Checklist for Preparation for Holy Thursday
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Holy Thursday
Checklist for Preparation for Holy Thursday Ministers Lector 1: Thurifer: Selected Lector 2: Cross bearer:
EME 1: Candle bearer 1:
EME 2: Candle bearer 2:
EME 3: Altar Server 1:
EME 4: Altar Server 2:
EME 5: Cantor:
People’s feet to be washed
People to carry the gifts and oils
Decoration Who is Responsible: Decoration Done: Yes No of Place of Resposition Introductory Rites Use Incense: Yes No Procession Order Book of the Gospels For Entrance Song, Carried in: Yes No thurifer, cross bearer, and Gloria write in Book of the Gospels candle bear 1 & 2, choice of song. Pre-placed: Yes No other ministers, minister carrying Book Entrance Song: If the Sprinkling Rite of the Gospels, Presider is chosen then the Incense Altar: Yes No Penitential Rite is not adjust according to used. Gloria: decisions made
Holy Thursday 1 Liturgy of the Word Gospel Procession: Yes No Gospel Procession Use Incense: Yes No Thurifer, candle bearer Use Candle Bearers: Yes No 1 & 2, deacon/priest Readings given to Lector: Yes No Petitions written for Adjust according to Prayer of the Faithful: Yes No decisions made Mandatum Number of people: ______It is important to plan People selected Yes No this well in order that it run as smoothly and Have chairs: Yes No efficiently as possible. Plan prepared for setup: Yes No Plan prepared for breakdown: Yes No Liturgy of the Reception of Holy Oils: Yes No Eucharist Gift procession have people: Yes No Gift procession use cross: Yes No For Preparation Song, Sanctus, Gift process use candles: Yes No Acclamation, Great Preparation Song: Amen write in choice Use Incense: Yes No of Mass. Incense Gifts and Altar: Yes No Incense People: Yes No If receiving oils have Eucharistic Prayer: one person for each oil Incense during Eucharistic Prayer: Yes No Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy): Memorial Acclamation: Great Amen: Communion Rite Our Father (Sung): Yes No For Lamb of God and Lamb of God: Communion Song write in choice of Communion Song: song or Mass.
Transfer of the Route Selected for procession: Yes No Incense is used in the Holy Eucharist Doors and lights assigned: Yes No procession to place of Song for Procession: reposition
Place of Reposition prepared: Yes No Other Issues Use Program for Mass: Yes No Program Prepared by: Program Prepared: Yes No Place of Reservation prepared: Yes No Altar Stripped Yes No
Holy Thursday 2 Holy Thursday Day of Service Preparation Done On the credence table: 1. Normal Mass chalice 2. ____ other chalices 3. Corporal 4. _____ purificators 5. Bowl for hand washing 6. Hand towel
For the Mandatum: 1. Pitcher, filled with water. 2. Large bowl 3. ____ towels 4. apron
These things need to be set up on the gift table in the back of the church: 1. hosts (enough for Thursday and two Friday services.) 2. paten 3. large glass pitcher with wine 4. big ciborium (included in #1) 5. Sacred Oils (if being brought forward)
_____ Chairs needed and placed.
These things need to be set out in the altar server vesting room: 1. Processional cross 2. four small processional candles 3. Thurible and incense 4. matches 5. Extra charcoal
These things need to be set out in the sacristy:
1. Humeral veil 2. charcoal 3. matches
The sacramentary gets put out in its normal place.
Book of the Gospels placed
Holy Thursday 3 Introductory Rites Order of the procession: 1. Thurible and incense (______) 2. Cross (______) 3. Two small processional candles (______) (______) 4. mc’s and remaining servers line up by twos 5. readers follow
Just before the procession begins, the priest puts incense in the thurible.
All servers go to their places except the thurifer. Candle bearers will place candles (______)
After the celebrant kisses the altar the thurifer brings the thurible to the priest. The celebrant will incense the altar. As soon as the incense person gets it back, bring it to the sacristy.
While the incensation is going on, we continue the opening hymn.
The book bearer (______) gets the book ready for the opening prayer.
Liturgy of the Word
Then all listen to the first reading, psalm, second reading
Gospel Procession
The thurifer (______) will get the thurible and incense boat and waits at the door. When the gospel acclamation is started the thurifer will go out to the celebrant at the chair. The candle bearers will get the candles and stand on either side of the book of the gospels on the altar. The thurifer will hand the boat to the priest and hold up the thurible. The priest will then place in the incense and bless it. The thurifer will then go next to the candle bearer nearest the sacristy and when the priest picks up the book of the Gospels the thurifer the two candle bearers followed by the priest process to the ambo. The candle bearers will stand one on each side of the ambo facing towards each other. The thurifer will stand behind the ambo. The priest after saying the gospel according… will take the thurible to incense the gospel and then hand it back. After the gospel is proclaimed the thurifer returns to the sacristy and candle bearers return candles to their place. The coals are dumped and new ones lit.
Then comes the homily. As soon as the homily is done, we have the washing of feet.
Holy Thursday 4 WASHING OF FEET
The priest goes to get the Mandatum things and removes his shoes and chasuble – giving it to (______) who places it carefully on the priest’s chair. Priest dons apron . Meanwhile those whose feet will be washed go to the places prepared and sit, removing at least one shoe and sock.
Priest places a towel over one arm and carries the bowl with that hand. He takes the pitcher in the other hand and kneels in front of the first server to be washed. He washes the foot, takes the towel and dries the foot, leaving the towel with the person in case it is needed further.
The priest takes the bowl and pitcher and rises and goes to the next person kneels and washes.
The first person/server immediately upon having feet washed, gets up to help serve by picking up a few towels and brings them to the priest, who is now kneeling at the second person. The server follows along, handing a towel to the priest each time.
Second person immediately upon having his or her feet washed, gets up to help serve by picking up first wet towel and his/her own and follows picking up wet used towels.
Third, as above brings group of 3 or 4 towels to first server who is helping priest
Fourth collects wet towels from the second and brings them to the sacristy.
When last foot is washed, priest returns bowl and pitcher to its place, dries his hands and (______) brings chasuble and helps the priest on with it. Watch microphone!
After the feet have been washed we pray the prayers of the faithful. While this is happening, two processional candle bearers (______) (______) and mc (______) go to the back of the church, via the side aisle, for the gift procession. Will use candles in the vesting room.
Holy Thursday 5 Liturgy of the Eucharist Preparation of the Gifts The gift procession goes: 1. MC 2. Processional candles 3. Persons carrying the oils (if being done) 4. Persons carrying the gifts Procession begins when priest come down to receive the gifts. When the procession reaches the sanctuary, candles go to either side of the main aisle and face in. Oils are received with appropriate rite being used. Book bearer (______) holds book for priest. (if oils are received) As soon as the procession begins, the book bearer (______) prepares the altar. The celebrant goes down to receive the gifts with two servers (______) (______). Candle bearers then place candles next to the altar on either side. The thurifer (______) goes and gets the thurible and the incense boat and after the priest bows brings them to the priest. The priest will place incense into the thurible and then incense the altar and gifts and then hand the thurible back to the thurifer who will then incense the priest and then the congregation. The thurifer will then stand on the tabernacle side. Eucharistic Prayer At the Holy, Holy, Holy the mc (______) places incense into the thurible and the thurifer will go and kneel on the tabernacle side of the altar. When the priest raises the Body of Christ the thurifer will bow, raise the thurible three times and bow again. And do the same thing when the cup with the precious blood is raised. Communion Rite At the sign of peace the thurifer will go and dump the coals and light new ones. During the Lamb of God, the servers (______) (______) bring the extra ciboria. After all of the servers have received communion, servers should go back to where they were sitting. Book bearer (______) removes book. After communion (______) and (______) help with any clean up of altar. A priest will consolidate the Blessed Sacrament into the one big ciborium. After communion is all done, the Thurifer (______) goes to the sacristy and returns with thurible and boat. After communion is over, one server (______) goes to the sacristy and gets the humeral veil. Cross bearer gets cross stands in the center aisle facing the altar. All stand for the prayer after communion.
Holy Thursday 6 Transfer of the Holy Eucharist
When the prayer after communion is over, everyone comes out and kneels before the altar. The thurifer (______) comes and kneels near the celebrant. The processional candle bearers (______) (______) kneel. The server who has the humeral veil (______) kneels near the celebrant.
The priest and thurifer stand and put incense into the thurible. They kneel.
The thurifer gives the incense to the celebrant. The celebrant then bows incenses the Blessed Sacrament and bows again.
After celebrant incenses the Blessed Sacrament he receives the humeral veil from (______), goes to the altar, genuflects, and picks up the Blessed Sacrament covering it with the veil.
All servers and ministers stand at the same time as the priest.
Candle bearers (______) (______) take two candles from opening procession and join cross bearer.
Two servers (______) (______) take two candles from gift procession and stand at either side of priest. Thurifer stands and moves to center.
Priest followed by candles come to sanctuary steps (top) facing congregation. Cross and two candles turn and lead procession out main aisle, followed by MCs, choir members and the congregation starting from the first row Thurifer has also turned and stays right in front of priest with the sacrament. They move bench by bench as the congregation process out and in front of them.
PROCESSION TO PLACE OF RESPOSITION Process to the back and out the door the two masters of ceremonies will be in front of the line. (______) will take people to the left; and (______) will take people to the right and into the doors into Fr. Mara Hall. When we get to the altar for adoration, four candles are arranged on or around the altar; everyone kneels. The celebrant brings the Blessed Sacrament to altar, places it, genuflects, and then removes the humeral veil and gives it to (______). Celebrant stands at the center, thurifer comes and the thurible is prepared. The priest and the thurifer then kneel. After the celebrant has knelt down, the thurifer gives him the incense and he bows, incenses the Blessed Sacrament and bows again. Now all kneel in silence and wait for the celebrant. After the celebrant leaves the rest will leave in a staggered time.
Altar is stripped at this time.
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