| Question Title | Posted By | Question Date |
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| Gloria during Lent | Maria | Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
Question: Dear Brother, I know we do not sing the Gloria during Lent. But is the Gloria sung during feast days that fall during the Lent period. Our church choir sang it on March 15 (Saturday - for the feast of St. Joseph). God Bless |
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| Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek
Dear Maria, That's okay, unless you meant that it was sung during the anticipated Sunday Mass, which takes precedence. The rubrics and GIRM say nothing of omitting the Gloria on solemnities during Lent, only Sundays. In fact in the Proper of Seasons on each Sunday it specifically says that the Gloria is omitted, but this instruction in not included in the Proper of Saints for St. Joseph, which always falls during Lent. Mr. Slavek Footer Notes: (a) A Eucharistic Minister is clergy (Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion). Laity are Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and should never be called Eucharistic Ministers. (b) There is no such Mass called the Novus Ordo. The Current Mass is the Roman Missal of 2000, or the Oridinary Form of the Mass. The Tridentine Mass is the Roman Missal of 1962, or the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Please refrain from using the term, Novus Ordo. Thanks. (c) The titles of Acolyte and Lector belong exclusively to the Installed Offices of Acolyte and Lector, who are men (only) appointed by the Bishop. These roles performed by others are Altar Servers and Readers, respectively. |
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