Which creed is said during mass?

[Phemie]

This is what the GIRM says regarding the Profession of Faith:

Now, I am still searching through the document, but I believe that the Nicene is the one used on Sundays. However, there is some wiggle room for Masses with Children. Furthermore, as others have indicated, the Renewal of Baptismal promises substitutes the Creed during Easter.

When this thread started, back in 2005, it’s true that the Nicene Creed was the universal norm with countries like Canada having indults to use the Apostles Creed. I do believe that within the last year or so the permission to use either was given.

 

[benedictgal]

When this thread started, back in 2005, it’s true that the Nicene Creed was the universal norm with countries like Canada having indults to use the Apostles Creed. I do believe that within the last year or so the permission to use either was given.

Oh! So this is an old thread. I didn’t even look at the dates. We really are reaching back! Thanks for clearing that one up.

 

[twf]

I think in Canada it is up to the local bishop. I live in the Archdiocese of Vancouver and it varies from parish to parish…so obviously here His Grace has left the decision up to his pastors. The majority of parishes I’ve been to in the archdiocese recite the Apostles’ Creed on Sundays/Solemnities. A few more traditional parishes use the Nicene.

Interestingly, other norms vary widely across the archdiocese as well. The vast majority of parishes receive Holy Communion standing (either on the hand or on the tongue), but some more traditional parishes (with Ordinary Form masses) receive kneeling at the altar rail. The archbishop seems to give pastors a pretty free hand…(which is great if you have a traditional pastor!). We have liberal OF Masses, we have moderate OF masses, we have traditional partly Latin OF masses, we have EF masses…and OF masses in every language known to man (Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Croatian, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Laotian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese). It’s a pretty diverse diocese.

 

[thistle]

Here in the Philippines only the Apostles Creed is said at Sunday Mass.
The GIRM only states the Creed. It does not state which Creed so either the Nicene or Apostles can be used.

 

[John_Lilburne]

… which creed is most commonly said, The Apostles Creed or the other one that is longer - Niacene (?) Is it up to the Priest to decide which will be said or is there some other significance? …

My experience, in Australia, is that the Nicene Creed is most commonly said. But the 2002 Missale Romanum left it up to the priest to decide between the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed. This is in the Order of Mass section of the 2002 Missale Romanum, not the General Instruction of the Roman Missal.