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Temple Knights of the Holy Eucharist Serving at Mass Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? Who shall stand in His Holy Place? 1 Let us pray…. St. Michael the Archangel Arrive 45 minutes before Mass • Get busy preparing the sanctuary! • Don’t wait until other guys arrive! • No loitering! 3 Check the Bulletin Board in the Vesting Sacristy for Teams, Schedules, Quick Reference Guide, etc. 4 Dress Code for Mass Black Shirt, Slacks, Socks, and Shoes 5 Vesting Sacristy Etiquette • Be quiet, respectful of the clergy • Stay out of the clergy vesting area unless absolutely necessary to enter (important question, get the candle taper, lighter, etc.) • Keep the entrance to clergy vesting area clear • Be mindful of what is going on around you (anointing of the sick, baptisms, video taping activity, etc.); keep the noise down, don’t get in the way, etc. 6 Set up the Sanctuary before Mass Everybody should help! Celebrant & Deacon Chair 8 Bookholder Chair, Missal Table, Credence Tables 9 Candlebearers, Acolytes, Thurifer & Boat Seating Leave enough space for the Deacon to pass by while kneeling after Holy Communion!! 10 Roman Missal & Intercessions (Gray Binder underneath) 2 Ribbons, Upper is Prayers, Lower is Preface 11 Credence Table with Chalice, Cups, Purificators, Ciboria, Water Cruet, Towel, Lavabo Dish, Missal Stand 12 Gift Table, Host Ciborium, Wine Cruet 13 Master of Ceremony Seat (Upper) Honor Guard Seats (Lower) 14 Thurible, Stand, Candles, Torches Remove from closet in Working Sacristy To proper location in Sanctuary 15 Incense, Coals, Boat, Tong, & Tray stored in Working Sacristy Cabinet Always wipe the counter clean!!! 16 Cross, 2 Procession Candles placed next to Tabernacle in the Sanctuary 17 Torches placed in the Chapel 18 Thurible, stand, boat across from the purification table, behind the brick wall 19 Candle‐lighting Taper on the column 20 Stored Chairs & Kneelers in Chapel 21 Vested: Cassock & Surplice 22 Thurifer lights 2 coals 15 minutes before Mass never add incense! 23 Light the “star” side of the coal Blow on it to make sure its all lit 24 Boatbearer lights Candles with Taper At the same time when Thurifer lights the coals 25 Always genuflect when passing before the Tabernacle before/after Mass During Mass focus shifts from Tabernacle to Altar BOW during Mass to the Altar 26 Lighting the Candle with Taper 27 Before Mass: Stand near the door, Be there 10 minutes before Mass, Keep entrance pathway clear 28 St. Michael Prayer Before Mass Lead by Clergy (unless unavailable) 2 minutes before Mass begins 29 MC Needs to Assist Readers Need to explain where they line up (behind the servers, before honor guard) 30 Line up when told by clergy Limit talking, proper stance facing forward 31 Processing –not too slow or too fast 10 feet or 5 paces between Knights processing 32 Genuflect in Pairs (except for Thurifer, Boat, Crucifer, Candles) 33 Entering the Sanctuary 34 Crucifer & Candles to the Stands 35 Place the Cross & Candles on the stands 36 Thurifer & Boat to Center of Sanctuary Boat on the Ambo Side, Thurifer on the Chair Side 37 Honor Guard off Sanctuary Seating 38 Bookholder Seating 39 Crucifer, Candles, Thurifer, Boat Seating Thurifer & Boat Sit on end 40 Priest & Deacon to Main Chairs 41 Priest & Deacon Venerate (kiss) altar 42 Thurifer & Boat Approach when the clergy turn Boatbearer hands Boat to Deacon 43 Deacon presents boat, thurifer presents thurible to priest 44 Priest loads thurible with incense 45 Priest blesses incense 46 Deacon hands boat back to boatholder 47 Thurifer closes, hands thurible to Deacon 48 Deacon presents thurible to priest 49 Priest/Deacon bow, priest incenses altar 50 Process around altar, Deacon may pin‐ back chausible during 51 Priest hands thurible to deacon when finished incensing the altar 52 Deacon hands thurible back to thurifer when finished, all “bow” 53 Thurifer & Boatholder retire to thurible and boat to the stand behind the brick partition 54 Stand for Thurible & Boat 55 Bookholder Waits to present Missal 56 “Let us pray” – the Collect Bookholder brings the Missal to the Priest Open to the proper prayer 57 All are seated at same time during the readings (1st, Psalm, 2nd) 58 Thurifer & Boatbearer retrieve the Thurible and Boat after the Psalm 59 Thurifer & Boat Presented after 2nd Reading concludes, before Gospel Acclamation is sung 60 Boat to Deacon, Thurible Presented Thurifer and Boat on one knee Careful NOT to hold over the vestments (FIRE!) 61 Priest loads incense in Thurible 62 Priest blesses the incense 63 Thurifer, boat, candles move into position for Gospel procession 64 Priest blessed deacon before the Gospel Procession 65 Deacon reverences (bows) before taking the Book of the Gospels 66 Deacon Elevates the Book of the Gospels 67 Procession: Thurifer, boat, candles, Deacon (start by the chairs) 68 Gospel Procession around front of the altar toward the Ambo 69 Process Arrives at the Ambo 70 Thurifer & Boat in Back Candlebearers to the Side of the Ambo 71 Deacon: After the introduction, receives Thurible from the Thurifer 72 Deacon bows reverences the Gospel (bows) 73 Deacon Incenses the Gospel 74 Deacon returns Thurible to Thurifer 75 Deacon Proclaims the Gospel 76 After the Gospel is Proclaimed Thurifer, boat, candlebearers return Candles, Thurible to proper places 77 Thurifer lights, and adds 1 new coal to the Thurible at this time; waits until homily ends to be seated 78 Deacon & Priest Meet at altar, bow Homily Preached 79 Homily 80 After Homily, Preacher returns to Chairs 81 Recite the Nicene Creed 82 Bookbearer waits to present Gray Binder to Deacon with Intercessions During the last part of the Creed 83 Deacon Prays General Intercessions Bookholder holds the Binder 84 After Intercessions: Prepare the Altar Deacon proceeds first, bows at Altar 85 Servers: Missal, Chalice, Water, Cups Altar Servers go BEFORE Crucifer & Candlebearers leave the sanctuary to lead up the Giftbearers!! 86 After servers pass, Crucifer and Candlebearers process to back of Church to the Baptismal Font 87 Crucifer & Candlebearers process to Sanctuary Steps 88 Stop at sanctuary steps NOTE: Altar is being prepared at the same time 89 Turn and process to baptismal font 90 Hand the Missal & Stand to Deacon 91 Deacon arranges the stand & Missal 92 Chalice presented to the Deacon 93 Deacon positions on altar 94 Cups & Purificators presented to Deacon Note location of server with cups 95 Deacon removes cups, purificators and places on the altar corporal 96 Water cruet, lavabo dish and towel handed to the Deacon 97 Water placed on right side near cups 98 Altar is prepared, time get the gifts 99 Deacon, Servers process to the sanctuary steps to receive the gifts of bread and wine 100 Giftbearers are escorted by the Crucifer and Candlebears to the Sanctuary 101 Deacon & Servers Bow when the Crucifer arrives 102 Crucifer and Candlebearers retire to the Sanctuary 103 Gifts are handed to the Deacon 104 Gifts handed by the Deacon to the Servers 105 Giftbearers, Deacon & Servers bow to one another following the exchange 106 Servers follow behind the Deacon with the Gifts to the Altar, then hand to Deacon Bread handed to Deacon first, then the Wine 107 Deacon hands bread to the Priest 108 Deacon pours wine from cruet into chalice 109 Priest prays over the bread 110 Deacon mingles water in the wine (mingling prayer) 111 Deacon hands cup to priest 112 Server takes wine/water cruets Other Server takes lavabo dish & towel 113 Servers move back toward Ambo Note: Servers must move back to make space for the incensing of the altar 114 Deacon places the pall on chalice 115 Thurifer & Boat Approach when turn Boatbearer hands the Boat to the Deacon 116 Deacon presents boat, thurifer presents thurible to priest 117 Priest loads thurible with incense 118 Priest blesses incense 119 Deacon hands boat back to boatholder 120 Thurifer closes, hands thurible to Deacon 121 Deacon presents thurible to priest 122 Priest/Deacon bow, priest incenses altar 123 Process around altar, Deacon may pin‐ back chausible during 124 Priest hands thurible to Deacon when finished incensing the altar 125 Deacon reverences Priest with a bow 126 Deacon incenses Priest 2x3 time Note: In the absence of the Deacon, an Acolyte may Incense the Priest 127 Deacon processes to front of the altar to incense the assembly of people 128 Deacon invites the people to stand In the absence of the Deacon, an Acolyte may do this 129 Deacon reverences (bows) to the assembly (they do the same) 130 Deacon incenses the people An Acolyte may do this in the absence of the Deacon 131 While Deacon Incenses the People The Servers Approach the Priest Wash his Hands 132 Servers reverence (bow) to the Priest after washing the hands 133 The Servers must approach the Priest and leave the lane between the Altar and the Ambo open for Deacon to return the Thurible back to Thurifer 134 Deacon hands the thurible to the Thurifer after incensing 135 Reverence (bow) to each other 136 Priest begins Eucharistic Prayer 137 Thurible & Boat return to the Stand 138 The Stand 139 Prior to the Sanctus (Holy Holy) Thurifer, Boat, Honor Guard (torchbearers) retrieve the thurible, boat, torches 140 Getting the Torches from the stand in the Chapel to process at the Sanctus 141 During the Sanctus (Holy Holy) Thurible, Boatbearer, Torches process 142 Processing to front of Sanctuary Steps 143 Processing during Sanctus 144 Formation at the Steps 145 Thurible, Boatbearer in the middle 1st Torchbearers split next to them 146 Other Torchbearers split to side steps 147 Kneel at the end of the
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