Spanish Mass: What do the People Say at the Words of Institution?

[Rich_C]

The texts of the Spanish Masses are agreed upon by Spanish bishops of other countries and I imagine some of the rubrics and customs are as well. The local bishop “allows” these within his own diocese when he “allows” Spanish Masses there, I would think. (I put the quotes there as there may be some pressure from Rome to employ more Spanish priests and deacons in some dioceses. According to a source, liturgically the U.S. is regarded now as a bilingual country.)

Maybe so, but it seems like the final answer is that the pope himself promulgated the “My Lord and my God” aspiration, and that’s why it isn’t some kind of “abuse.”

 

[Elizium23]

I am under the impression that a lot of liturgical change happens “organically”, i.e. it starts as an individual abuse, gains traction in a community, spreads to a culture, and eventually the Church deems it good and right (or at least decides it isn’t worth fighting against at that point) and adds it to the books. Kind of like CITH.

 

[TimothyH]

I’m the OP. I should have remembered the words of St. Thomas, “My Lord and my God.” I almost chose St. Thomas as my confirmation saint.

It was a nice Mass. I know the priest well. He is my confessor and I altar serve for him frequently at English Mass. Everyone was reverent. Many stayed in the pews during communion. They brought baskets of food for the priest up to the altar with the gifts. After the final blessing the priest and a seminarian went to the tabernacle, retrieved Jesus and processed out to repose him in the chapel for the night while everyone knelt. I went into the chapel to pray and they all stayed in the Church to sing songs and pray - they didn’t all run off immediately after but praised God.

And another thing - the women were pretty. Yeah, I noticed. I tried not to but I did.

I have it in my mind to learn Spanish now so I can serve at the Spanish Mass.

Me gusta tu crucifijo. ¿Estás sola? Y con tu espíritu!

-Tim-

 

[Rich_C]

I’m the OP. I should have remembered the words of St. Thomas, “My Lord and my God.” I almost chose St. Thomas as my confirmation saint.

It was a nice Mass… I have it in my mind to learn Spanish now so I can serve at the Spanish Mass.

Me gusta tu crucifijo. ¿Estás sola? Y con tu espíritu!

-Tim-

Sounds very reverent. When I was in the merchant marine I wound up at a Spanish Mass in some barrio in LA. Scary walk but nice people. I said the Our Father in Latin so I wouldn’t stand out so much.

I’m sure it wouldn’t be too hard for you to learn to serve in Spanish, especially if you can already do it in English. I’ve seen boys as young as 8 serve at the Latin Mass.