Ordinary Directs Low Mass
Changes Beginning March 7
The Commission on the Sacred Liturgy, by order of the Most Reverend Bishop, published directives concerning the liturgical changes that go into effect on March 7; the First Sunday of Lent. The directives follow:
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Bishop Connolly to Illustrate Two New Mass Rites The Most Reverend Bishop will set a personal ex ample in putting into effect the liturgical decisions of the Vatican .Council and especi'ally the newest changes eeheduled to go into effect by March 7. The new rite of eoncelebration will be used In the ordination of three aew diocesan priests and ~ La Salette Fathers on 8ldurday morning at 10 o'clock
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struction for the Proper Imple mentation of the Constitution of the Sacred Liturgy, issued on September 26, 1964 and effective on March 7, 1965, the Holy See published on January 27, 1965 a new text of the Ordo Missae [Order of Things in Mass], the Ritus Servandus in Celebratione Missae [Rites to be followed in the celebration of Mass], and the rules De Defectibus [How to solve defects or mistakes in the ce:lebration of Mass]. 2. The new rubrics make a clear distinction between the LIturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, anala gous to that of the Pontifical Mass. The celebrant, after the opening prayers, kisses the altar at the middle and goes to his seat. From here he presides over the ceremony. . 3. The new rubrics also indi cate that Scripture readings should be proclaimed from the pulpit or at the edge of the
New Bedfordite, Latin America Bureau Head, 'Examines Church's Progress in South
directions have been given to have the new changes exem. 'Rev. John J.' Considine, M.M., New Bedford born director of the Latin American Bur plified in special Masses-facing eau of the National OathoIlc Welfare Conference, is the editor of a just published survey the people--to be offered soon III each deanery of the diocese. of the Church's progress in the Latin republics. Titled "The Church in the New Latin Saturday's ordination eeremo- America," the book is issued in hard cover and paperback by -Fides Publishers. It details .nes will inCOrPorate both the work being done by clergy nobody knows how to run a gov J,farch changes and the new rite and laity in combating pov ernment, nobody knows how to ~ eoncelebration. Mass will be rt . offered facing the congregation. e y, Ignorance and spiritual work a farm, nobody cares too much about overcoming illiter Seminarians' from St. John's apathy in South America. In acy, illegitimacy, widespread in Seminary, Brighton, will lead his introduction Father Consi digence, and so forth. the congregation in the singing dine notes: "Probably the great and responsary parts of the Mass. est single obstacle to friendly "However painful it is to dwell Since the above ceremony is not relations between Latin Amer on this situation, it is salutary ply the outcome of the Council ieans and people in the United for responsible persons to face decisions but also a preview of States is a mild but deeply built the problem frontally. ~e the March changes, the Most in disdain on the part of the - Catholic Inter-American Coop Reverend Bishop has invited great preponderance of our citi eration Program sets this as its :representatives from throughout zens. goal. Its interest is to urge the conveyance of greater knowl the diocese to witness those rites "Almost unconsciously the av edge of Latin America, a better ~hich they themselves will then erage American approaches the acquaintance with Latin Amer;. Dffer come March '1. Latin American with the feeling lcans, and from this knowledge During the next few weeks, that here is a man who comes Turn to Page Eighteen Turn to Pas:e sa from a part of the world whe~ FRo J. J. CONSIDINE, M.M.
Diocesan Aim Is The Anchor Our Lady of Angels parigh in Fall River and Sacred Heart parish In North Attleboro today have their sights set on complete family cover age as The Anchor subscription cam paign opens next Sunday. The North Attleboro parish has IlChieved quota sales since 1959. Rev. Joseph S. Larue, pastor, has increased his subscriptions annually. They now far exceed Ms parish quota and are within a relatively :few sales of achieving complete family coverage. Rev. Edmond L. Dickinson handles the subscription work with his pastor. The Fall River parish sky-rock eted in sales under Rt. Rev. Anthony let. Gomes, pastor. The South End
prelate has effected a change in his sales plan this year, hoping to achieve complete :f.amily coverage which is very close to his 1964 sub scriptions. Six other parishes scattered throughout the diocese have had quota-sales, or better, during the first eight years of The Anchor. They are: Our Lady of the Isle, Nantucket, Rev. Daniel E. Carey, pastor. Our Lady of Mount Oannel, See konk, Rev. John J. Murphy, pastor. Sacred Heart, Acushnet, Rev. Aurele Pepin, SS.OC., pastor. St. Patrick's Falmouth. Rev. James E. Gleason, pastor..
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sanctuary, and that a lector or a suitable layman should read the Epipstle, while a deacon, another priest or the celebrant reads the Gospel. 4. If however, there is no pul pit, or if the structure of the church makes it more suitable, the celebrant may remain at the altar until the Prayer (Collect): the Scriptures may be proclaim ed from the altar; and the Epis tle and Gospel may be read by the celebrant himself, in the ab SE.'nce of a suitable minister. When the celebrant offers Mass privately, he remains at the altar. 5. At the beginning of Mass Psalm 42 is omitted. Whenever another liturgical service im mediately precedes the Mass, the Players at the foot of the altar, together with ""Aufer a Nobis," and "Oramus te" are omitted en tirely. • 6. ''The parts of the Proper which are sung or n;lCited by the schola or by the people are not said privately by the celebrant." Instr., no. 48 a. Since the English text is not yet available for use by the congregation, the priest may find it simpler at low Mass to say these palms and antiphons himself. However the rubrics show that it is desirable at prin cipal Masses that they be recited by a small group or schola, or even by a well-trained lector or commentator. ,. No genuflection is made at the Gospel, except during the account of Our Lord's Passion. At the Creed all bow rather than genuflect except on the feasts of the Nativity of Our Lord and .the Annunciation. 8. The Secret is now said aloud as is the embolism (Libera nos, quaesumus). The "Amen" a'fter the Lord's Prayer is omit ted. 9. A comparison of the new and old rubrics indicates that the bells are rung at the usual times, but are omitted at the Sanctlis. Thus the faithful kneel after say ing the hymn, "Holy, holy, holy." Following is a brief synopsis of the low Mass as it is mod ified by the ~w rubrics: Tum to Page Twenty
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St. Pius X, South Yannouth, Rev. Christopher L. Broderick, pas tor. Sacred Heart, Fan River, Rt. Rev. Felix S. Childs, pastor. St. Roch's parish in Fall River where Rev. George S. Daigle, pastor, with the aid of his curate, Rev. Reg inald Barrette, has been in the quota-class since 1958 and Rev. Leo J. Duarte in Provincetown has ·had St. Peter the Apostle parish in the same bracket since 1959. The Town of F'airhaven is far out in front in community-wide sales on population basis. Every Fairhaven parish meets or exceeds its quota. An Fairhaven parishes are staffed by the Fathers of the
Sacred Hearts. As a matter of fact, every dioces'an parish served by the Sacred Hearts Fathers is ift the quota class, regardless of its loca tion in the diocese. This is in sharp contrast with the City of Taunton where there is only one current quota parish. It is Holy Rosary parish where Rev. Callistu8 Szpara, O.F.M. Conv. is pastor. The Franciscan priest brought his parish into the select group last year. Other Taunto'ti parishes have achieved quota s'ales at different times but have failed to remain in the blue-ribbon brac ket. This year the drive is to gaill complete family coverage.