Question about the Great Amen

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Actually, “amen” is the one universal word the whole Church speaks at the end of Time, according to the final proclamation of the New Testament. Are the four living creatures who say “amen” in the Apocalypse not the very pillars of the Church, the evangelists? They speak for us, showing us how to preach and praise God perfectly, as guided by the Holy Spirit.

5:13-14: “And every creature which is in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard all saying: ‘to Him that sitteth on the throne and to the Lamb: benediction and honour and glory and power, forever and ever’, and the four living creatures said: ‘amen’.”

I’d say that “amen” is the most important word in the world, after “Jesus”. “God saves”, it is true, but “Amen” not only communicates truth - it is the name Christ gave to Himself in the same revelation to St. John.

3:14 says: “These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the beginning of the creation of God:”

This word is great and eternal and wonderful. It has pure meaning. When Zadok and Nathan anointed Solomon King of Israel, the whole army of Israel said “Amen. Alleluia”!

I think the Great Amen should be sung with great emotion, but if the Low Mass can do without any singing at all, it isn’t be all that necessary.

I’m just stating that from my religious background, Amen was something we said all the time.

The word amen (play /ˌɑːˈmɛn/ or /ˌeɪˈmɛn/; Hebrew: {אָמֵן}, Modern Amen Tiberian ʼĀmēn; Greek: ἀμήν ; Arabic: آمين‎, ʼĀmīn ; “So be it; truly”) is a declaration of affirmation[1][2] found in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament. Its use in Judaism dates back to its earliest texts.[3] It has been generally adopted in Christian worship as a concluding word for prayers and hymns.[2] In Islam, it is the standard ending to Dua (supplication). Common English translations of the word amen include: “Verily,” and “Truly.” It can also be used colloquially to express strong agreement,[2] as in, for instance, amen to that… Wikipedia[4]

 

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Oftentimes, people would have their own interpretations–even to the point of insisting that it is not mentioned in theGIRM. But the Church is clear on her guidelines–the pope and pontifical congregations and commissions could promulgate rules and principles to clarify, to explain and to instruct the implemented rules, like Inaestimabile Donum. The last paragraph speaks clearly of this:
This instruction, prepared by the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship, was approved on April 17,1980, by the Holy Father, John Paul II, who confirmed it with his own authority and ordered it to be published and to be observed by all concerned. .

Thus to those who say that it has no importance or it creates an imbalance to the liturgy, it contradicts to what this document clearly stated (which I have already quoted): “This Amen especially should be emphasized by being sung, since it is the most important in the whole Mass.”