"Singing" the Consecration?

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I find this an interesting question as it is one I had after Christmas. I went home to Oklahoma and the priest (who actually can sing pretty well) sang the Roman mystology (not sure if I’m spelling this correctly but it sounded like a recitation of Christ’s lineage or something with so many years after the reign of King David, etc) then he sang the entire midnight Mass except for the prayers of the faithful and the homily. I mean everything! It was beautiful and sounded very old fashioned, not like he just made it up. The organist discretely came in and out to keep him on pitch. It really stuck in my mind because even when my parish has a visiting priest with a great voice they never sing everything. I asked my parish music director what he thought that Mass might be called when I got home but he could not help out.

I’m a convert within the last 6 years, so I’ve never heard a Tridentine Mass or any of the freaky variations on the new form that people often discuss that happened in the '70’s. I’ve heard 1st Friday Mass sung by numerous co-celebrants at the Cistercian abbey at the U. of Dallas. I believe they also sang the consecration, but it has been a while since I heard it. However once again it sounded like a very old traditional type of melody. They had all of the songs for entrance, etc sung in Latin by a full choir, but the prayers were sung in English by the priests/monks.

Perhaps the OP could do a little research and find the proper music for a sung Mass and give it to the “Barry Manilow” priest as a gift. He obviously has a love of music or he would not be trying to sing. If he is doing it incorrectly he probably just does not know any better.
 
Oh my, I remember a priest who did this in my parish.

God bless him, but his voice was something else. And the tune he chose to sing the Eucharistic Prayer, accompanied by an organ, was just terrible. It was like something out of Jesus Christ Superstar or Godspell.

Without exaggerating, I almost lifted up a lit cigarette lighter once during the consecration, but my wife stopped me from doing it!
 
There are musical settings for each of the four eucharistic prayers in the sacramentary (roman missal)
 
I am pretty certain that before any of the major publishers of liturgical music publish a setting of the mass parts that they have proper approval to do so.

Several years ago, when the Eucharistic Prayer for Various Needs and Occasions was approved by the Swiss it had several additional parts for the assembly (approved by their ecclesiastical conference). Eventually those were not given recognito by the CDW.

Fast forward to a musical setting of said prayer that the publication of had to be delayed so the music could be edited so it conformed with the published prayer.
 
Our congregation sings when priest elevates the consecrated host. I thought that we must always be quiet and adore. Is this a new policy?
 
I was surprised recently at a nearby Catholic church when loud singing erupted at the moment the priest raised the consecrated host. The whole congregation sang. This is all new to me. I thought that this moment was a time for adoration and reflection. Am I wrong?
 
I believe this is when the priest proclaims, “Through Him, with Him, in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor comes from you Almighty God forever and ever, Amen.”

This practice happened in my parish about 10 years ago, but has since been educated and ceased.
 
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paulsp8:
Our congregation sings when priest elevates the consecrated host. I thought that we must always be quiet and adore. Is this a new policy?
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Are you referring to the elevation during the consecration? During the time for the Great Amen? Some other time?

If it is during the consecration, there are some newer Eucharistic prayers (not the main four prayers) that do not have the usual “Mystery of Faith” acclamations but have other acclamations which would be sung around the time of the elevation.

If the people are singing, “Through Him, with Him, and in Him…” with the priest prior to the Great Amen then this is wrong.
 
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Melanie01:
Goodness gracious me…at least at the Tridentine Mass there is hardly ever an issue with the rubics because they are unchanging, no deviation for eccentricity.

The Mass is an offering not a concert.
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Yes and the organ must be silent during the Canon. (Presumably that goes for guitars, kazoos etc.)
 
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paulsp8:
I was surprised recently at a nearby Catholic church when loud singing erupted at the moment the priest raised the consecrated host. The whole congregation sang. This is all new to me. I thought that this moment was a time for adoration and reflection. Am I wrong?
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No you are not wrong, you are just in the wrong church. The priest is not holding up a trophy. Find a better church, and complain to the bishop as well.
 
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