Tips for using the 1962 Roman Missal

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I am new to the Traditional Latin Mass and have just purchased the 1962 Roman Missal (Baronius Press). Certainly there are other beginners out there like myself who are always looking for tips, advice and expert opinion in regard to navagating through this beautiful missal while following along in prayer during the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form). If there is anyone out there who wants to share some tips for beginners, that would be wonderful.
God Bless!
 
I have an Angelus Press Missal, but I’ll share nonetheless.

I usually put a ribbon on
  1. The beginning of the Mass
  2. The upcoming Sunday “propers” (the part that changes every Sunday- readings, etc. Next Sunday is the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost.)
  3. The Proper of the Saints (What today’s Feast Day is- for example, today is September 6, and there is no feast day today. But on Monday, September 8th, it will be the Feast day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
  4. The part that has various devotions- I’m not sure what Baronius Press did for this, but Angelus Press’ has an extensive devotional section in the back and front)
  5. Save for Masses that require you to use the Common of the Saints- you’ll never use it if you don’t go to a daily TLM. If you do go to TLM’s during the week, the Proper of that day will tell you which page in the “Common” to go to- you can then use this ribbon to hold your place there. Sometimes this can be quite complex- the Propers of the day may require you to go to 3 different places in the Missal!
 
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This was difficult for me but after a few Masses and some research it became very easy.
Around the middle of your missal is the “Main” part of the missal that you primarily use during the Liturgy. I put the “Red” ribbon marker there. It begins with the sign of the cross and you just follow along at a “medium” pace reading the missal and follow Father as he prays the Liturgy in Latin.
After the sign of the cross, he recites Psalm 42…Judica Me, then the Confiteor, (His public confession), then the server recites the Confiteor, representing us (our public confession) then the Priest goes up to the Altar as it says in the missal.
The way the missal is used is; you flip from the “Main “part of the Mass to the “Propers of the day” then back again to the “main” section. The “Propers” being, The Introit, Collect, Epistle, Gradual, Gospel, Preface, and Communion verses. The Propers change but not the main “Order of the Mass”
After Father goes up to the Altar he goes to the “Epistle” side (The right side) to read the Introit and that’s our cue to flip to the propers of the day to the “Introit” That’s where I place my “green” ribbon marker. There are many “visual cues” if you try to be aware of Fathers movements and many audible cues, “Dominus Vobiscum” (The Lord Be with You) “Oremus (Let us Pray) servers responses, and of course the “bells” at the “Sanctus (Holy,Holy,Holy) and at the Elevations.
After the Introit ,you hear Father pray the “Kyrie Elison”,then the Gloria, you just keep reading along as he is reciting in Latin, you eventually learn the pace that Father goes ,so after a few Masses you follow along pretty easily. After the Gloria, it’s time to flip to the “green” marker again and read the 'Collects" for the day, then the Epistle is read, followed by the "Gradual”.
Then Father then goes to the "Left "side of the altar to read the Gospel and when done Father goes to the Ambo and reads the Epistle and The Gospel in English and gives announcements and a “Sermon” After the Sermon the Credo is said (back to the Red ribbon)
Then comes the next part of the Mass “The Mass of the Faithful” Most of the rest of the mass is in the main red ribbon section except for the Preface (I put my Purple marker there) and the Communion verses. If you just read along the English parts in the missal and be aware of the “cues” after a few Liturgys you’ll be a pro. You will be “Praying the Mass” following Father as he is Praying the Mass in Latin.
Some just use their Missal for the “Main” part of the Mass; others flip only to the Epistle and Gospel readings to follow along but not to the other propers for the day. I love my Missal and use it to Pray every part of the Mass. As far as standing, sitting, kneeling, just follow what everyone else does, this also will come natural after a while.
This is a very rough and abbreviated explanation but it will at least get you started on what’s going on. My first Latin Mass was totally strange to me and I thought I would never go again but after I understood it, it is “The most beautiful thing this side of Heaven.”
I downloaded the “Full Mass” from the link below and put it on my mp3 player, to “practice” and tune my ear to the Latin. I followed along reading my missal while listening to it and it really helped me.The readings (Propers) are from Trinity Sunday (The first Sunday after Pentecost) in your missal. (Baronius Missal page 738, Angelus Missal; page 696)
latinmassireland.org/thelati … audio.html

Propers for Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days can be found here
uvoc.org/Propers/Propers_2008…_Calendar.html

Weekday Propers are found in the front of the Missal in the “The Liturgical Calendar”

Hope this helps someone to understand what an absolute treasure our Catholic Mass Missal is.
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jpy15062:
Thank You for posting that. I have been to the Traditional Latin Mass for the last 3 weeks now. The beauty and reverence of the TLM is far superior. If people would simply experience it for themselves, they would be hooked. The 1962 missal is a treasure indeed. It is my hope that the popularity of the TLM will continue to grow.
 
The beauty and reverence of the TLM is far superior. If people would simply experience it for themselves, they would be hooked.

**I’ve been to the TLM several times, and in my opinion, it’s got a long way to go before it beats the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

Language is not the issue. I just like to hear the congregation responding, preferably in chant.**
 
bpbasilphx said:
The beauty and reverence of the TLM is far superior. If people would simply experience it for themselves, they would be hooked.

**I’ve been to the TLM several times, and in my opinion, it’s got a long way to go before it beats the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

Language is not the issue. I just like to hear the congregation responding, preferably in chant.**
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Well, all of us think our Rite is “best” 😃
 
bpbasilphx said:
The beauty and reverence of the TLM is far superior. If people would simply experience it for themselves, they would be hooked.

**I’ve been to the TLM several times, and in my opinion, it’s got a long way to go before it beats the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

Language is not the issue. I just like to hear the congregation responding, preferably in chant.**
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The Maternal Heart Community in Lewisham, Sydney, know the chants for the ordinary of the mass, and respond with the choir. I don’t know them off by heart, so I just take my copy of the Liber Usualis with me and chant along! 😃
 
Are we straying off topic here? I thought this was a question from the OP ,new to the Traditional Latin Mass, about asking for tips for using the 1962 Traditional Latin Mass Missal 🤷
 
jpy15026 said:
Are we straying off topic here? I thought this was a question from the OP ,new to the Traditional Latin Mass, about asking for tips for using the 1962 Traditional Latin Mass Missal 🤷
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Oops… Hehehe 😛

A really good tip is to actully get familiar with the EF before you actually go to your first one - otherwise you will not be able to spend the whole time actually praying the mass, because you will be too busy trying to flip through your pages in the missal.
A good way of getting familiar with the EF is to watch videos of it being done. An excellent one is “The Eternal Gift”, narrated by Fulton Sheen while he was still a Monsignor. It should be on YouTube, so watch, and follow along with your missal, and get familiar with it.
 
These are all excellent tips. Online videos and different websites have been helpful. Books have helped too. One thing I have learned to do so far is to put the priority on praying the prayers of the Mass in the Missal in the right order without regard trying to match and keep up with Father prayer for prayer timing wise at least for now. As I gain more experience with the Traditional Latin Mass, I hope to be able to follow him prayer for prayer. 😉
 
bpbasilphx said:
**I’ve been to the TLM several times, and in my opinion, it’s got a long way to go before it beats the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

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And I have been to the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom several times and in my opinion it’s got a long way to go before it beats the TLM or even that rarest of all Liturgies - the OF celebrated without Liturgical abuses AND reverently.

😃

James
 
People have given good advise in this thread. Speaking of the Propers, don’t forget the Secret. The priest says most of it silently after the Orate Fratres, and before the Preface. You will only hear the per omnia saecula saeculorum at the end of the Secret.
 
James0235 said:
And I have been to the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom several times and in my opinion it’s got a long way to go before it beats the TLM or even that rarest of all Liturgies - the OF celebrated without Liturgical abuses AND reverently.

😃

James
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Albeit that I’m a non-Westerner, I also appreciate the EF. Always have. And yes, the OF without liturgical “oddities” (I hesitate to toss around the word “abuse” although I have seen true *abuse *more times than I care to remember) is a rare duck.

As for the Romano-centric tone of the post, all I can say is you are entitled to your opinion. I am not of the Byzantine tradition, but Eastern (or Oriental, if one prefers), and we are entitled to ours as well.
 
preV2tradcath said:
People have given good advise in this thread. Speaking of the Propers, don’t forget the Secret. The priest says most of it silently after the Orate Fratres, and before the Preface. You will only hear the per omnia saecula saeculorum at the end of the Secret.
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I just remembered a funny story about the “secret”. When I was converting I took my catechism classed one-on-one with the Priest. We were going through the missal one day and I had a question about the “Secret”. I said “I realize you can’t tell me what the prayer is”, then proceeded to ask my question. He have me a funny look and said “no, the secret is just the name of the prayer. You will find it right here”. I thought it was some kind of secret prayer that they couldn’t reveal :o
 
mm3861 said:
I am new to the Traditional Latin Mass and have just purchased the 1962 Roman Missal (Baronius Press). Certainly there are other beginners out there like myself who are always looking for tips, advice and expert opinion in regard to navagating through this beautiful missal while following along in prayer during the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form). If there is anyone out there who wants to share some tips for beginners, that would be wonderful.
God Bless!
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Check out the Brevarium Romanum that you can purchase from their online store. It is in Latin only, though, which, if you do not know Latin, may not be good.
 
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