The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-17
THE MANNER OF ASSISTING AT
MASS AND VEsPERs.
Low M SIS.

law as IOllOWS.
l. When the celebrant enters the
sanctuary, all should rise. They re-
main standing until the priest des-
cends from the altar to begin Mass,
when all shall kneel
2. They remain kneeling until the
Gospel. AS the altar boy ascends to
place the Missal on the left side OF
the altar, all shall rise and remain
standing during the Gospel land dur
ing the "Credo,'' should it be said,
until the celebrant says "Dominus Vo-
biSCum.'
3. While the priest is making the
announcement, or preaching, the peo-
pie should be seated. If the Gospel is
read to the congregation they should
stand.
4. Should the "Credo" be said, the
congregation genuf1ects with the
priest at the words let homo factus
est"
5. After ''Dominus Vobiscum' all
sit down and continue so till the
"Sanctus," when they shall reverently
kneel Thus they remain until the
priest receives the first ablution, when
all may sit down.
g. They kneel again, however, as
soon as he goes to the book.
Z After the blessing, all rise and
stand during the last Gospel, genufiect-
ing at EFT Verbum caro- factum est"
8. When the priest descends from
the altar, they kneel and recite with
him the prayers after Mass.
9. Not until the priest has retired
from the sanctuary should any person
leave the church or his place therein.
High Mass.
10. At the entrance of the process
sion all rise The congregation kneel
| when the celebrant intones the As
| perges me- and stand when he sprin-
| kIes them with holy water, and re-
main standing until the prayer is sung.
Kneel at the beginning of Mass.
II. At the information of the
Gloria" all stand, and after the cele-
brant has taken his seat, all sit down.
u. When he comes to the altar, all
arise and stand during the singing of
| the prayers. ut is customary to kneel
| during the singing of the prayer for
the departed, in Masses Of Re
! quiem.')
| 10. When he begins to read" the
Epistle, all sit down and arise as the
altar boy ascends with the Missal to
the Gospel side.
IA After the Gospel all sit, and
stand only when the preacher begins
to read the Gospel.
| Is. When the celebrant leaves his
seat to intone the "Credo,' all arise
and remain standing while he recites
it. genufecting at the words let homo
factus est and sitting down when the
tceleDraflt Is seated.
16. During the singing of ''et homo
factus est" by the choir all kneel, anC
at it's close re-seat themselves.
| II. AS the priest rises to go to the
altar, all arise, and sit down again
after he has sung "Oremus.
10. When he sings per omnia
saecula saeculorum' at the Preface
all rise and stand until the 'sanctus,'
when they kneel and then sit down
after the first ablutiOn.
10. When the celebrant goes to the
Book all stand. They stand during
| prayers, kneel for blessing, and stant
during the last Gospel and remain Sc
till the celebrant has left the sanctu
| arv." Then the congregation kneels
for a short prayer.
Solemn High Mass.
The rules are the same for High
| Mass. Note, however:
20. That the people do not stant
while the celebrant reads" the Cos
pei, but only when the Deacon goes
to sing it.
Vespers.
p. All should stand when The
celebrant enters the sanctuary, ant
J remain standing until he has arrived
at the altar.
%. All should kneel while thu
: celebrant is saying the first prayer a
the foot of the altar; they rise Whe1
: he rises to go to his seat, and re1nal1
standing until the celebrant sits doWl
: after intoning the Deus in adjutor
ium"
/ %. At the Gloria Patri'' at the enc
of each psalm, all should bow tn
head, but not stand up.
"a. During the singing of the Mag
nifcat' and prayer, the people Should
stand, making the sign of the cross
the beginning of the "Magnificat ant
remain standing till the time of thu
sermon, when they should kneel un
til the priest goes to the pulpit
25. For benediction the congrega
ton should stand at the entrance ant
departure of the procession. The!
kneel when the celebrant goes to opel
:, the tabernacle for the exposition o
the Blessed Sacrament and remain
kneeling till he has replaced tn
Blessed Sacrament therein. Then al
stand till the eelebrant has left thu
sanctuary.
How TO SECURE TRUE HAPPi
NESS.