January 2022 archive of The Liturgy Blog
Liturgy Corner January 30 2022 - The Dialogue of the Mass: Part 3 Thanks be to God
Posted by Peter Grodi on 1/20/22
There are a few different times during the Liturgy that the congregation responds, “Thanks be to God,” after a prompt from a minister. First, after each of the first two readings, the congregation says it following the reader pronouncing, “The Word of the Lord.” The congregation also uses this ... Read More »
Liturgy Corner January 16 2022 - The Dialogue of the Mass: Part 2 Gloria
Posted by Peter Grodi on 1/20/22
We are all very familiar with these words as we hear/say them at least four times each Mass. But what is the purpose? What does it actually mean? Is it just a formal greeting? Let me ask you a question. If I took a vote at Mass next sunday ... Read More »
Liturgy Corner January 9 2022 - The Dialogue of the Mass: Part 1 "The Lord Be with You" "And With Your Spirit
Posted by Peter Grodi on 1/20/22
We are all very familiar with these words as we hear/say them at least four times each Mass. But what is the purpose? What does it actually mean? Is it just a formal greeting? Let me ask you a question. If I took a vote at Mass next sunday ... Read More »
Liturgy Corner January 2 2022 - The Octave of Easter
Posted by Peter Grodi on 1/20/22
The Feast of Mary, Mother of God, concludes the celebration of the Octave of Christmas. Now, if you ask any person on the street (and most people in our Church), "How many days is Christmas?", you would probably get a variety of answers. Some would say, "Uh, just 1. ... Read More »
Liturgy Corner December 19 - Wrapping up the Past and Looking to the Future
Posted by Peter Grodi on 1/20/22
In the past weeks, I have been writting about the silent prayers of the priest at Mass. If you did not get to read these articles or perhaps missed one or two of them, remember that you can always go to the parish website and read them or share ... Read More »
Liturgy Corner December 12 - The Silent Prayers of the Priest Part 4: Communion
Posted by Peter Grodi on 1/20/22
After the silent prayers of the offertory, the priest prays the prayers of the prelude and the Eucharistic prayer out loud. As a side note, this is a particularly significant change instituted in the Norvus Ordo Mass. Those of a particular age or who have been able to attend ... Read More »