"Usus Antiquior -- Missa Cantata"

[Monica4316]

Hi

would you say that this is High Mass (Tridentine), or Low Mass?

There’s a parish that I want to visit, and on their website it says they have Latin Mass, “Missa Cantata”, and I’m wondering what that means. It also says on the website they use the 1962 missal.

Thanks

 

[WhollyRoamin]

Missa Cantata means Sung Mass. It is often a way to describe a Low Mass where a choir sings the propers. Maybe think of it as a Medium Mass? In truth, it could also refer to a Solemn High Mass. The terms get confusing.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missa_Cantata

 

[Monica4316]

thanks I guess I’ll find out! lol!

are there any devotions that happen after the Mass?

and… are there missals?

lol sorry so many questions, but I’m asking cause I might be visiting this weekend.

 

[Cluny]

In the Solemn Mass, aka High Mass, the Priest is assisted by Deacon and Subdeacon.

In a Missa Cantata (literally, Sung Mass), the Priest does not have Deacon or Subdeacon.

Incense is used at the Solemn Mass by rubric. Incense is used at a Missa Canata by indult, which is usually granted.

The ceremonial at a Missa Cantata more approximates Solemn Mass than Low Mass.
“Low Mass with propers sung by the Choir” is a meaningless term. The very meaning of “low mass” meant that it was said in a “low voice”–that is spoken.

Frequently in an ordinary parish church the term “High Mass” was used for what properly was a Missa Cantata.

 

[OraProNobisIHM]

thanks I guess I’ll find out! lol!

are there any devotions that happen after the Mass?

and… are there missals?

lol sorry so many questions, but I’m asking cause I might be visiting this weekend.

There might be devotions after Mass. It would vary from parish to parish, though.

And, there should be missals available for use. If not the big black ones, then the small red booklets.

Ask an usher at the church this weekend, and he can answer your questions!

Enjoy!

 

[WhollyRoamin]

In every TLM parish that I’ve attended, after the Mass follows the truncated Leonine prayers of 3 Hail Marys, 1 Hail Holy Queen and the short form of the St. Michael prayer. Just takes a couple minutes. There could be some other things. It’s also not uncommon to stay and pray in thanksgiving silently for a minute or two before you leave.

Likewise, there are usually red paperback “loaner” missals available. If it’s your first TLM, you might be totally lost when you try to follow along in the book. Don’t be afraid to give up the page-flipping, put aside the book and just unite your prayers to Father’s-- and trust that he’s offering the Mass correctly.

Have fun! Sit as close to the front as you are comfortable, it’s easier to follow along up there.

 

[Cluny]

In every TLM parish that I’ve attended, after the Mass follows the truncated Leonine prayers of 3 Hail Marys, 1 Hail Holy Queen and the short form of the St. Michael prayer. Just takes a couple minutes. There could be some other things. It’s also not uncommon to stay and pray in thanksgiving silently for a minute or two before you leave.

Properly these are done ONLY after a Low Mass, and not even then under certain circumstances.

There have been threads about this in the past.

 

[Chatter163]

In the Solemn Mass, aka High Mass, the Priest is assisted by Deacon and Subdeacon.

In a Missa Cantata (literally, Sung Mass), the Priest does not have Deacon or Subdeacon.

Incense is used at the Solemn Mass by rubric. Incense is used at a Missa Canata by indult, which is usually granted.

The ceremonial at a Missa Cantata more approximates Solemn Mass than Low Mass.
“Low Mass with propers sung by the Choir” is a meaningless term. The very meaning of “low mass” meant that it was said in a “low voice”–that is spoken.

Frequently in an ordinary parish church the term “High Mass” was used for what properly was a Missa Cantata.

The rubrics of 1960 eliminated the need for an indult to use incense at a Missa Cantata.

Most EF locales today use a Missa Cantata with incense for their High Mass, so in that regard its ceremonial more closely resembles a Solemn Mass.

 

[corsair]

The parish we are going to begins (before Mass) with a Rosaryand the prayer to the North American Martyr’s. Another parish that we occasionally get to go to, in Canada, starts with the Rosary, then Chaplet of Divine Mercy another does the Rosary in Latin.

It is great preparation for the Mass. If you are lucky you’ll get to take part in Benediction after Mass.