sung mass
61High Mass — Rom. Cath. Ch. a Mass celebrated according to the complete rite, in which the liturgy is sung by the celebrant. Cf. Low Mass. [1100 50; ME, late OE] * * * …
62Low Mass — n. former term for a Mass of simple ceremony, the texts being recited, not sung, by the celebrant …
63Solemn High Mass — a Mass sung with the assistance of a deacon and subdeacon. * * * …
64Lady Mass — Votive mass for the Blessed Virgin Mary usually sung on Saturdays in certain monastic and parochial traditions, often in a particular Lady Chapel. La Messe de Nostre Dame by Guillaume de Machaut may be the first polyphonic example. The… …
65low mass — /loʊ ˈmæs/ (say loh mas) noun Roman Catholic Church (formerly) a mass said, and not sung, by a priest, assisted by a server only …
66Missa Cantata — (Latin for sung Mass ) is a form of Tridentine Mass defined officially in 1960 as a sung Mass celebrated without sacred ministers, i.e., deacon and subdeacon.[1] Other names in pre 1960 sources: Missa cantata sine Ministris (Sung/Chanted Mass… …
67Mozarabic Rite — • The name Mozarabic Rite is given to the rite used generally in Spain and in what afterwards became Portugal from the earliest times of which we have any information down to the latter part of the eleventh century, and still surviving in the… …
68Introit — • The Introit (Introitus) of the Mass is the fragment of a psalm with its antiphon sung while the celebrant and ministers enter the church and approach the altar Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Introit Introit …
69Lessons in the Liturgy — • The reading of lessons from the Bible, Acts of Martyrs, or approved Fathers of the Church, forms an important element of Christian services in all rites since the beginning Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lessons in the Liturgy …
70Gloria in Excelsis Deo — • The great doxology (hymnus angelicus) in the Mass is a version of a very old Greek form . It begins with the words sung by the angels at Christ s birth (Luke, ii, 14). To this verse others were added very early, forming a doxology Catholic… …
