Responses during Consecration at Mass

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I am a catholic finding his way back. Upon return to Mass there is a group of women who mumble something after father consecrates the bread and the wine and the bells ring. I was an alter boy for years when I was young and there was no congregational responses during that intimate part of the Mass. Does anyone know what they could be saying
 
I can’t know what the group in your parish is saying, of course, but there is one man in mine who exclaims, “My Lord and my God” at each part of the consecration. Could that be what the group of ladies in your parish is saying?
 
Could be, I don’t expect anyone to say anything at that time and I miss it. Thanks for the quick response
 
People often say, “My Lord and My God” during the consecration as the PP mentioned. It’s either a whisper or silent. I have found that quite a few older parishioners say it much louder than a whisper because they have gotten hard of hearing.
 
So basically, there’s no set congregational response, but some people like to insert a response as their own form of personal piety. Some people do so quietly, and others not as much. 🙂
 
When I was a boy in Parochial School in the 1940’s, and the Mass was in Latin, the Nuns taught us to beat our breast one time and say “My Lord and my God” each time the chimes rang during the Consecration. This instruction, which was obligatory, was also printed in all Latin-English missels of that time.
In all probability this is what your older bretheran are doing. All the “reforms” cannot change this early devotional teaching!
 
George_Stegmeir said:
When I was a boy in Parochial School in the 1940’s, and the Mass was in Latin, the Nuns taught us to beat our breast one time and say “My Lord and my God” each time the chimes rang during the Consecration. This instruction, which was obligatory, was also printed in all Latin-English missels of that time.
In all probability this is what your older bretheran are doing. All the “reforms” cannot change this early devotional teaching!
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Me too. (only I was a girl and learned this in the 60s). We were taught to say “My Lord and My God” three times for the elevation of the host and “My Jesus, mercy” three times with the elevation of the cup. It was supposed to be silent.
 
Pope St. Pius X offered and indulgence for one who said silently or very quietly the words “Dominus meus et Deus meus,” or “My Lord and my God,” during the elevation of the Host during Mass. I don’t know if an indulgence is still attached to this pious action or whether there was ever anything associated with the elevation of the chalice.
 
Corki said:
Me too. (only I was a girl and learned this in the 60s). We were taught to say “My Lord and My God” three times for the elevation of the host and “My Jesus, mercy” three times with the elevation of the cup. It was supposed to be silent.
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Also a girl, also learned in 60s, still say to this date! (to myself though, silently).
 
At Spanish Masses, many people say “Señor mio y Dios mio” (“My Lord and my God”) at the Consecration, but in a conversational voice. This is a praiseworthy practice which may still have indulgences attached, but it should be done silently. The only audible sound should be the vibration of tuned bronze.
 
mds0815 said:
I am a catholic finding his way back. Upon return to Mass there is a group of women who mumble something after father consecrates the bread and the wine and the bells ring. I was an alter boy for years when I was young and there was no congregational responses during that intimate part of the Mass. Does anyone know what they could be saying
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when I was a child we were taught to say “My Lord and My God” after the consecration and strike the breast, but it was supposed to be completely silent. People here say it out loud, sometimes the priest corrects them but they still do it. the memorial acclamation recited by the whole congregation was supposed to replace this.
 
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