Mass EC Flashcards

1
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What does Mass begin

A

entrance chant or song

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2
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How do the celebrant and other ministers enter the church?

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In procession and reverence the altar with a bow and/or a kiss

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3
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what is the altar a symbol of

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Christ at the heart if the assembly and so does deserve this special reverence

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4
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What happens after the celebrant and ministers enter in procession and reverence the altar with a bow and/or a kiss

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all make the sign of the cross and the celebrant extends a greeting to the people in the church with words taken from scripture

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5
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What follows the greeting

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the penitential act

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6
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What do the faithful recall “at the very beginning of the Mass”

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their sins and place their trust in God’s abiding mercy

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7
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What does the penitential act include

A

The Kyrie Eleison

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8
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What does the Greek phrase Kyrie Eleison mean

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Lord, have mercy

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9
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What the Kyrie Eleison, this litany, recall

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God’s merciful actions throughout history

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10
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What occurs on Sunday, especially in Easter Time, in place of the customary penitential act

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from time to time the blessing and sprinkling of the water to recall BAPTISM

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11
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What follows the penitential act on sundays, solemnities, and other feasts

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Gloria

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12
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How does the GLORIA begin

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by echoing the proclamation of the angels at the birth of Christ:

“GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST”

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13
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What occurs in the GLORIA or the ancient hymn

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the gathered assembly joins the heavenly choir in offering praise and adoration to the Father and Jesus through the Holy Spirit

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14
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What does the INTRODUCTORY RITES conclude with

what happens in the collect

A
  • an opening prayer called the COLLECT

The Collect:
- the celebrant invites the gathered assembly to pray
- after a brief silence, proclaims the prayer of the day
- gathers the prayers of all into one and disposes all to hear the word of God in the context of celebration

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15
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What is most of the LITURGY OF THE WORD made up of

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  • readings from scripture
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16
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How many scripture readings are on SUNDAYS AND SOLEMNITIES

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  • there are three scripture readings
17
Q

During most of the year:

Where is the first reading from?
Where is the second reading from?

A
  • first reading: the old testament
  • second reading: new testament letters from the apostles known as the epistles
18
Q

During easter time:

where is the first reading taken from?
where is the last reading taken from?

A
  • first reading: the Acts of the Apostles which tells the story of the church in earliest days
  • last reading: one of the four Gospels
19
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In the LITURGY OF THE WORD:

who does the Church feed?

A
  • the people of God from the table of his Word (Sacrosanctum Concilium)
20
Q

What are the scriptures? What occurs in the Scriptures

A
  • the word of God
  • written under the inspiration of the HS
  • God speaks to us, leading us along hte path to salvation
21
Q

When is the Responsorial Psalm sung? What does the pslam helps us do?

A
  • between the readings
  • helps us to meditate on the word of God
22
Q

What is the high point of the LITURGY OF THE WORD

A

the reading of the Gospel

23
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Why does the GOSPEL receive several special signs of honor and reverence

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  • because the Gospels tell of the life, ministry, and preaching of Christ
24
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What do the gathered assembly do when they hear the Gospel? What is the Gospel introduced by?

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  • gathered assembly stands to hear the Gospel
  • by acclamation of praise
25
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What is that acclamation of praise in the Gospel hearing, apart from Lent

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“Alleluia”

26
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Where is Alleluia from

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derived from a Hebrew phrase meaning “Praise the Lord”

27
Q

Who reads the Gospel

A

a deacon, if not, a priest

28
Q

What does the celebrant do after the scripture readings

A

celebrant preaches the homily

29
Q

What does the preacher do in the homily

A

the preacher:
- focuses on the Scripture texts or some other texts from the liturgy
- drawing from them lessons that may help us to live better lives
- more faithful to Christ’s call to grow in holiness

30
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What follows the homily in many masses

A

the profession of faith which is either the Nicene or Apostles’ Creed

31
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What is the Nicene Creed

A
  • the ancient statement of faith dating from the 4th century
32
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what is the Apostles’ Creed?

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the ancient baptismal creed of the Church in Rome

33
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What takes the place of the Creed

A

baptismal promises renewed from a formula based on the Apostles’ Creed

34
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What does the LITURGY OF THE WORD conclude with

A
  • the Universal Prayer aka the Prayer of the Faithful
35
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Who does the gathered assembly intercedes with

A
  • God on behalf of the Church, the world, themselves
  • entrusting their needs to the faithful and loving God