Should I say "Amen" before receiving the Eucharist at Latin Mass?

[Mrs_Mac]

Sorry if this is a silly question, but I thought I read somewhere that the laity do not say “Amen” before receiving at TLM.

Since Friday night will be only my second Latin Mass, can someone advise? Should I say “Amen” or remain silent?

 

[bilop]

Sorry if this is a silly question, but I thought I read somewhere that the laity do not say “Amen” before receiving at TLM.

Since Friday night will be only my second Latin Mass, can someone advise? Should I say “Amen” or remain silent?

Remain silent. The rubrics do not call for a response.

God Bless

 

[Mrs_Mac]

Thank you for your fast response, bilop.

God bless you too.

 

[JuanCarlos]

If you accidently say Amen don’t worry though- as an altar servr, I can tell you we get that all the time

 

[jmcrae]

I think it’s physically impossible to make a response at the TLM, since you have to have your mouth open for the priest to drop the Host into your mouth before he gets to you; otherwise he will drop it on your face. They tend to move quite rapidly along.

 

[nor336]

Do yourself a favor and go to the Vatican web site for information on the church. Are you going to put your soul on the line by using info from people you don’t know? What are their credentials for giving this info? Go to your parish Priest at least before taking someones word, who you have no idea whether they are a genuine helpful individual or for that matter an agent of Satan. For God’s sake be careful!

Think about it — do you go to your Doctor when you need medical help or do you go on a forum and put you life in the hands of pure strangers.

 

[sancte_joseph]

Do yourself a favor and go to the Vatican web site for information on the church. Are you going to put your soul on the line by using info from people you don’t know? What are their credentials for giving this info? Go to your parish Priest at least before taking someones word, who you have no idea whether they are a genuine helpful individual or for that matter an agent of Satan. For God’s sake be careful!

Think about it — do you go to your Doctor when you need medical help or do you go on a forum and put you life in the hands of pure strangers.

Please don’t over exagerate!

Saying Amen or not will not “put your sould on the line”

 

[palmas85]

Sorry if this is a silly question, but I thought I read somewhere that the laity do not say “Amen” before receiving at TLM.

Since Friday night will be only my second Latin Mass, can someone advise? Should I say “Amen” or remain silent?

There is no response for receiving in the Traditional Mass. If you attend the Pauline in Latin, then you would say amen. The amen is an innovation that came about with the Pauline and is not required or expected in the Traditional Mass.

 

[nor336]

Please don’t over exagerate!

Saying Amen or not will not “put your sould on the line”

I didn’t say it would, I was talking in general about asking questions of people who you don’t know, when the answers are there for you at the Vatican web site and your local parish church.

 

[rescath]

In the Traditional Latin Mass, the priest says, “Corpus Domini Nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam aeternam.” May the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ guard (keep safe) your soul unto eternal life. So no response is expected here. Actually, because it’s so long, I’ve seen priests just say this for every couple of people to whom they give Holy Communion.

In the Novus Ordo, the idea is that the priest says “[This is the] Body of Christ” and you’re professing your belief in His Real Presence.

As others have said, absolutely NOT a grave matter if you were to say Amen. It would largely just slow the priest down too much if everyone were saying Amen – based on the typical rythm they follow distributing Holy Communion at the Traditional Latin Mass.

 

[jeff417]

Perhaps if we didn’t say AMEN in the New Mass, it too would move along more quickly and there would be less need of “Eucharistic Ministers.”

 

[Methodi]

Sorry if this is a silly question, but I thought I read somewhere that the laity do not say “Amen” before receiving at TLM.

Since Friday night will be only my second Latin Mass, can someone advise? Should I say “Amen” or remain silent?

After the Priest or Ucharistic minister gives U the host then U say amen , usually they say while they are administering the host to U, The Body Of Christ, U receive then say amen

 

[Methodi]

In the Traditional Latin Mass, the priest says, “Corpus Domini Nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam aeternam.” May the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ guard (keep safe) your soul unto eternal life. So no response is expected here. Actually, because it’s so long, I’ve seen priests just say this for every couple of people to whom they give Holy Communion.

In the Novus Ordo, the idea is that the priest says “[This is the] Body of Christ” and you’re professing your belief in His Real Presence.

As others have said, absolutely NOT a grave matter if you were to say Amen. It would largely just slow the priest down too much if everyone were saying Amen – based on the typical rythm they follow distributing Holy Communion at the Traditional Latin Mass.

I dont think it slows down the priest at all

 

[Methodi]

I think it’s physically impossible to make a response at the TLM, since you have to have your mouth open for the priest to drop the Host into your mouth before he gets to you; otherwise he will drop it on your face. They tend to move quite rapidly along.

I belong to a large parish, most receive in the hand, in other churches I go to I see the same thing, also a thing I dont like is ,I see people coming away from the altar chewing the host like a cow chewing a cud. I know its allowable But it looks bad to me

 

[SenorSalsa]

In the Traditional Latin Mass, the priest says, “Corpus Domini Nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam aeternam.” May the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ guard (keep safe) your soul unto eternal life. So no response is expected here. Actually, because it’s so long, I’ve seen priests just say this for every couple of people to whom they give Holy Communion.

He is also supposed to say Amen after the word aeternam. You would not respond because he is basically giving a blessing, where in the OF you are asked to state a belief basically.

But assuming he is saying the prayer for each person, as he should, just listen for the word amen, and then you should be ready to receive

 

[CassiusLonginus]

Not to draw the ire of nor336 if this is incorrect, but in the TLM I thought the only people who say ‘amen’ when receiving communion are the newly ordained priests at their ordination Mass. There are just a lot of little, beautiful, symbolic idiosyncrasies in the TLM from millenia of organic growth. Like at a requiem Mass the way the coffin is feet-first toward the altar if it’s a lay person who’s died, and head-first toward the altar if it’s a priest etc. What a neat religion…

 

[Mrs_Mac]

Here’s an update from the OP-

I went to the TLM on Friday night and received while remaining silent. The “Amen” was not expected. As some of you pointed out, it would have been impractical to say anything because I had to concentrate on keeping my mouth open- I wasn’t exactly sure when the Eucharist was going to fall on my tongue!

I just wanted to thank everyone for the many helpful and informative responses, especially the translation of the priest’s prayer while distributing Communion. I look forward to learning more about the TLM and attending it from time to time.

Blessings,
Mrs. Mac

 

[rescath]

I dont think it slows down the priest at all

But it would, though, because he’s usually placing the Blessed Sacrament on your tongue before he finishes the phrase to which you would respond “Amen”. Priests I’ve seen are so efficient that you barely have time to open your mouth much less say anything.

 

[rescath]

He is also supposed to say Amen after the word aeternam.

Yeah, you know, you’re right. I forgot that part.

But assuming he is saying the prayer for each person, as he should, just listen for the word amen, and then you should be ready to receive

Most priests are placing the Blessed Sacrament on your tongue WHILE they simultaneously say the prayer, so you need to be “ready to receive” well before he says Amen.

 

[rescath]

Not to draw the ire of nor336 if this is incorrect, but in the TLM I thought the only people who say ‘amen’ when receiving communion are the newly ordained priests at their ordination Mass. There are just a lot of little, beautiful, symbolic idiosyncrasies in the TLM from millenia of organic growth. Like at a requiem Mass the way the coffin is feet-first toward the altar if it’s a lay person who’s died, and head-first toward the altar if it’s a priest etc. What a neat religion…

Oh, and you haven’t even touched the surface with regard to intricate details that used to be involved in a Traditional Papal Mass or even Episcopal Mass. That Papal MC role was a full-time dedicated job that required years of study.