Who recites the Responsorial Psalm?

[martystuber]

Our church has 2 lectors at Mass. One reads the 1st reading and the other reads the 2nd. Does it matter who recites the Responsorial Psalm? I tried looking thru the GIRM - but I didn’t see anything about it.

 

[mamaslo]

On Sundays, holy days etc the Cantor proclaims the Psalm, and the Gospel Acclamation. During weekday Mass, I have heard the lector read the psalm and a person sings as a Cantor would from the congregation the Gospel Acclamation as a chant.

 

[Spirithound]

Our church has 2 lectors at Mass. One reads the 1st reading and the other reads the 2nd. Does it matter who recites the Responsorial Psalm? I tried looking thru the GIRM - but I didn’t see anything about it.

Ideally, it would be a third person. If only 2 readers are possible, I think I have seen it most often done that the first reader recites the Psalm.

 

[englishredrose]

No it does not matter

On sundays the choir does it though sometimes it can be read. Anyone on the reading list can read it as a said responsorial psalm.

At said services the priest tends to do the lot but thats his personal style. He can ask anyone to read the lesson and the psalm. Its their choice.

You wouldn’t be wrong for reading it but wouldn’t do if without checking with whoever produces the readers lists for it possibly is already assigned to people if not the choir or priest or deacon

 

[paperwight66]

No it does not matter

On sundays the choir does it though sometimes it can be read. Anyone on the reading list can read it as a said responsorial psalm.

At said services the priest tends to do the lot but thats his personal style. He can ask anyone to read the lesson and the psalm. Its their choice.

You wouldn’t be wrong for reading it but wouldn’t do if without checking with whoever produces the readers lists for it possibly is already assigned to people if not the choir or priest or deacon

With the greatest respect, englishredrose, you are an Anglican. We are talking about a Roman Catholic Mass, not an Anglican service.

 

[Skeptic92]

With the greatest respect, englishredrose, you are an Anglican. We are talking about a Roman Catholic Mass, not an Anglican service.

He’s correct though, if the Psalm is recited it can be read by any of the lectors, if it is chanted it’s normally a mix between the Cantor & Choir.

 

[ChelleyD]

We have one lector/reader at each Sunday Mass at my church (4 total between vigil and Sun Morn). Each mass has it’s own particular “feel” or “style” to it - i.e. music/no music, traditional music/contemporary music, so each Mass is a bit different in the respect of what the lectors do. But when I read at the 9 AM Mass, I do both readings and the responsorial psalm if the choir is not singing it on that particular Sunday. Before the new Mass translation went into effect, more often than not the lector would do the psalm. Since then (except for Lent) the choir has done the psalm. Our priest is slowly working more and more chant into this particular Mass as well. (YEA!)

 

[arkwright]

It is the practice in our parish for everyone to say the psalm .

The practice was started several years ago by our late parish priest and continued by the new parish priest .

 

[Phemie]

Ideally, it would be a third person. If only 2 readers are possible, I think I have seen it most often done that the first reader recites the Psalm.

I remember several years ago reading that the Psalm is a response to the First Reading and, as such, if only the two readers are available it should not be read by the same person who does the First Reading so that’s how we do it in our parish. If there is no cantor one reader does the First Reading and the Prayers of the Faithful and the other does the Psalm and the Second Reading.

 

[TimothyH]

At a weekday and Saturday Mass, I usually see the same person do both the the first reading and the Psalm, as well as the acclamation.

-Tim-

 

[DebChris]

It is generally the cantor who leads the Responsorial Psalm.