The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-14
HOW TO ASSIST AT HIGH MASS.

The High Mass is so called because
some parts of it are sung by the priest
and the responses are made by the
choir. It's nature and effects do not
differ from those of a Low Mass.
The manner in which one should as
sist at High Mass differs somewhat
from that required at Low Mass.
The following simple rules may serve
as a guide to enable one to follow
High Mass in becoming manner.
/. When the celebrant enters the
sanctuary the congregation rises and
remains standing until he reaches the
foot of the altar to begin the AS
perges; then all kneel with him while
he intones the Asperges, after which
they rise and stand with bowed heads
while being sprinkled with Holy Wa
ter. Each one should make the Sign
of the Cross at this time; and remain
standing until the celebrant finishes
the prayer which follows the Asperges.
g. The priest then lays aside the
Cope and puts on the Maniple and
ChasupIe and coming to the foot OF
the altar, begins Mass. Then the con-
gregation kneels and so remains until
the priest intones the "Gloria in Elk
celsis,' when all rise and remain
standing until the priest, having fin
ished the reading of the Gloria, goes
to his seat.
8. When the priest rises from his
seat at the end of the singing of the
Gloria by the choir, the people rise
with him and remain standing during
the singing of the 'Dominus Vobis-
cum and the prayer or prayers that
follow.
4. During the reading of the Epis-
tie the people are seated. They stand
during the singing of the Gospel.
When the announcements are being
made and the sermon preached they
sit. After the sermon, when the priest
goes to the altar to intone the ''Credo''
the congregation rises and remains
standing during the recitation of the
Credo by the celebrant, genuf1ecting
with him at the words, eft incarnatus
est" When the priest returns to his
seat the congregation sits until the
choir finishes the Credo. Then all
rise with the priest and remain stand
ing during the "Dominus Vobiscum'
and the "Oremus," after which they
sit
s. When the celebrant begins the
Preface the people rise and remain
standing during the singing of it and
until the ringing of the bell at the
Sanctus, when they kneel and act at
the Conservation in the same manner
as at Low Mass; that is to say, when
the bell is run at the time of Conse
Grafton the head is bowed reverently
AS the priest elevates the Sacred Host
raise the head and look at the Host
as it is being elevated and say: "MJ
Lord and My God," to gain the indul
gence attached to the recitation o.
these words.
g. During the singing of the "Pate1
Noster" stand and remain standing
until the priest begins the "Agnus
Del" then kneel and remain kneeling
until the second ablution after the
priest has received Holy Communion
then sit until the priest is about tt
sing the "Dominus Vobiscum," wheI
all rise and remain standing during
the prayer or prayers that follow.
z. Kneel during the giving of the
blessing by the celebrant and stant
during the reading of the last Gospel
genufecting at the words ''Verbun
caro- factum est" in the Gospel of st
John. which is usually said at the ent
of Mass. No one should leave hi
place in church until the celebran
leaves the Sanctuary, when, after /;
short prayer of thanksgiving for thu
privilege of attending Mass, all with
draw.