THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM:

A VIEW FROM THE PEW Dorothy M. Conway 2019 PART 1: SOME BACKGROUND HISTORY, TYPES, CALENDAR

What is this Mass? Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite Traditional Latin Mass Usus Antiquior Tridentine Mass Vetus Ordo

Where did it come from? How is it different from the Mass that I know and attend every Sunday? The Mass of the Roman Rite

Early Church Leonine In response to Protestant Sacramentary: Reformation, the Council of Mass celebrated oldest Mass texts Trent is held (1545-1563) . in secret due to (Pope Leo 440-471) persecutions, In 1570, Pope Pius V codifies often on tombs Pope Saint existing Mass text: of martyrs in Gregory the Great Tridentine Missal catacombs codifies chant, Missal of Pope Saint Pius V arranges sections of existing Mass

AD 33 313 700 1570

1 The Mass of the Roman Rite

Council of Trent Summorum Pontificum: Tridentine Missal “Extraordinary Form” Vatican Council II Traditional Latin Mass

1570 1962 1965 1969 2007 SP: “Ordinary Form”

Novus Ordo Mass

Latin 1969 1973 2002 2007 Versions of the Editio Typica Latina Editio Typica Altera Editio Typica Tertia Novus Ordo Missal English Translation New English Translation 1975 to November, 2011 November 27, 2011 1 “Essentially the Missal of St. Pius V is the Gregorian Sacramentary; that again is formed from the Gelasian book which depends on the Leonine collection. We find the prayers of our Canon in the treatise de Sacramentis and allusions to it in the IV century. So our Mass goes back, without essential change, to the age when it first developed out of the oldest liturgy of all.”

Fr. Adrian Fortesque, The Mass: A Study of the Roman Liturgy, 1912

“There is no contradiction between the two editions of the Roman Missal. In the history of the liturgy there is growth and progress, but no rupture. What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too, and it cannot be all of a sudden entirely forbidden or even considered harmful. It behooves all of us to preserve the riches which have developed in the Church’s faith and prayer, and to give them their proper place.”

Pope Benedict XVI, Letter to Bishops with Summorum Pontificum, 2007) Overview of the 2 Forms of the Roman Rite Extraordinary Form (TLM) Ordinary Form (Novus Ordo)

• Ad orientem • Rubrics assume ad orientem, but • Latin priest is usually versus populum • Follows Traditional Calendar • Vernacular permitted • Missale Romanum 1962 • Follows New Calendar • Novus Ordo Missae (Typica Tertia) The Types of the Traditional Latin Mass Sacred Sacred Ordinary Propers Altar Type Incense Ministers Music of the Mass* of the Mass** Servers Schola chants the Introit, Schola chants Gradual, Alleluia, Offertory and Communion Celebrant Ordinary & some Sung by Schola & Solemn Propers congregation Subdeacon chants Epistle Deacon Yes 5-13+ High Hymns and Celebrant prays Deacon chants Gospel Subdeacon polyphony are these at Altar Celebrant chants the Collect common and the Postcommunion, prays other Propers at Altar Schola chants the Introit, High Gradual, Alleluia, Offertory and Communion. Missa Celebrant Same as Solemn Same as Solemn Yes 5-13+ Cantata Celebrant chants the Collect, Epistle, Gospel and Sung Postcommunion. Prays other Propers at altar. Low Mass is not chanted Low Celebrant Organ and Spoken by Celebrant Spoken by Celebrant No 1 or 2 hymns are permitted Other types include Pontifical, Requiem and Nuptial. *Ordinary of the Mass: Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy), Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest), Sanctus (Holy Holy Holy), Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)

**Propers of the Mass: Introit, Collect, Epistle, Gradual, (Tract and Sequence if present), Alleluia, Gospel, Offertory, Secret, Communion, Postcommunion The Extraordinary Form follows the Traditional Catholic Calendar

The Traditional and New Liturgical Calendars

Traditional New Calendar Calendar

Advent Advent Christmas Christmas Sunday in Octave Holy Family (Sunday) Octave Day of Christmas (1/1) Mary Mother of God (1/1) Holy Name of Jesus (Sunday) Epiphany (Sunday) Epiphany (1/6) Baptism of the Lord (Sunday) Holy Family (Sunday) Ordinary Time Sundays Sundays after Epiphany Lent Season of Septuagesima Easter Lent Divine Mercy Sunday Easter Sundays of Easter Low Sunday (Sunday in Octave) Ascension Thursday Sundays After Easter Sunday After Ascension Ascension Thursday Pentecost Sunday After Ascension Trinity Sunday Pentecost Corpus Christi (Sunday) Trinity Sunday Ordinary Time Sundays Corpus Christi (Thursday) Sundays After Pentecost PART 2: GOING TO THE MASS GETTING YOUR BEARINGS, A ROADMAP AND INSIGHTS

Walking in, what might be helpful at this Mass? • “Red Booklet Missal” or Hand Missal • Propers handout for the Mass of the Day • Bulletin with Music of the Mass Once in my pew, what might I notice before Mass? • SILENCE: The silence before Mass is out of respect for the Blessed Sacrament and prepares one’s soul for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. • VEILING: Many girls and women are wearing veils, hats or scarves. • ALTAR: The arrangement of the altar looks different. Direction of the priest will be ad orientem, and 3 altar cards are present. Interesting clue: Six candles lit on the altar: Solemn or High Mass Four candles lit on the altar: High Mass Two candles lit on the altar: Low Mass • RELICS: Relics of the saints (in reliquaries) may be on the altar A Roadmap and Comparison Between the 2 Forms

Extraordinary Form (TLM) Ordinary Form (Novus Ordo) • Mass of the Catechumens • Introductory Rites – Prayers at Foot of Altar – Entrance, Greeting, Penitential Act – Introit – Glory to God, Collect – Kyrie • Liturgy of the Word – Gloria – 1st Reading, Psalm, 2nd Reading – Collect – Gospel Acclamation, Gospel – Epistle, Gradual, Alleluia – Homily – Gospel – Profession of Faith – Sermon – Universal Prayer – Credo • Liturgy of the Eucharist • Mass of the Faithful – Presentation of Gifts, Altar Preparation – Offertory – Prayer over the Offerings – Preface – Eucharistic Prayer (Preface, Holy Holy – Sanctus Holy, 1st Half of Prayer, Mystery of – The Canon Faith, 2nd Half of Prayer, Doxology) – Pater Noster – Lord’s Prayer, Sign of Peace, Lamb of – Agnus Dei God, Communion, Prayer After – Communion Communion – Postcommunion • Concluding Rites – Blessing – Optional announcements – Last Gospel – Greeting and Blessing – Dismissal The Traditional Latin Mass: Observations Prayers at the Foot of Altar to the Gospel

• There are many things going on all at the same time. Celebrant Deacon Subdeacon Altar Servers: Each position has its duties Schola (choir): Chants certain Propers (Introit, Gradual, Alleluia, Offertory, Communion), Credo and the Ordinary of the Mass Congregation: Joins the Schola in singing Ordinary and Credo The Traditional Latin Mass: Observations Prayers at the Foot of Altar to the Gospel

• The Celebrant will be quietly praying the Propers and Ordinary at the altar AT THE SAME TIME that the choir is singing the very same thing. There are times that the Sacred Ministers will sit, especially while the Schola finishes singing the Gloria and Credo. When the Sacred Ministers sit, the Congregation sits. The Traditional Latin Mass: Observations Prayers at the Foot of Altar to the Gospel

• One interesting note about the Sacred Music: some of the greatest treasures of our musical heritage WERE COMPOSED FOR THIS MASS. The parts of the Mass that were composed include the Ordinary and Credo (Schubert, Palestrina, Vierne, etc.) as well as the Propers (Faure and Mozart Requiems).

• How to know when to sit/kneel/stand: the general postures of the Faithful are described in the red booklet missal. These postures are for High or Solemn High Mass. A chart of Low Mass postures will be available after the talk and is often provided at Low Masses. • Certain Latin responses are said only by the servers. The Faithful join in certain responses as directed. The Traditional Latin Mass: Observations The Credo to the Last Gospel

• When singing the Credo, everyone kneels from "ET INCARNATUS EST" through "HOMO FACTUS EST”. • The Celebrant prays the Canon in a whispered voice (“silent Canon”) • After the Consecration, the Celebrant will keep thumb and index finger pressed together to protect any particles of the Blessed Sacrament. • Only the Celebrant chants the Pater Noster (Our Father). The Faithful respond at the end (sed libera nos a malo). The Traditional Latin Mass: Observations The Credo to the Last Gospel The Reception of Holy Communion “Catholics who are well disposed (i.e. fasting for one hour, not in a state of mortal sin and desirous of receiving the Holy Eucharist) approach the Communion rail and kneel to receive the Sacred Host on the tongue. The priest will pray in Latin, “May the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve your soul unto life everlasting. Amen.” As the priest says the “Amen” at the end of the prayer the communicant opens his or her mouth as the priest places the Sacred Host on his or her tongue.

Source: SanctaMissa.org The Traditional Latin Mass: Observations Some Final Points

• After the Last Gospel, the servers and Sacred Ministers will process out. • As the crucifix passes your pew, it is customary to bow or genuflect. • The Faithful often remain in the pew for silent prayers of thanksgiving after the Recessional hymn has finished. • A reverent silence is maintained in the Church after the Mass, and there is no applause.