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"My" own words and "my" thanks

The liturgy is given entirely by the Holy Church. The words provided in the Missal are to be prayed exactly as they are.

For example, "private prayers" such as a "private thanksgiving" before communion represent a liturgical abuse, as does the inclusion of words in the consecration formula, for example, that are not there at all ("Accipite et manducate", etc. are not part of the old rite consecration formula).

As far as this is possible in the NOM, it should be pointed out that such things never existed in the traditional rites.

Modern people have a penchant for self-expression. Even a biritual priest cannot switch to the Tridentine "at the push of a button", which previous generations had learned from childhood.

A Word from Anna Katharina Emmerik

In "Secrets of the Old and New Covenants," the author writes about the saint: "She said many things and what is difficult to say, that if only a priest would offer the bloodless sacrifice in the dignity and spirit as the apostles did, then he could avert all trouble."

(Chapter Victory of the Warring Church over its Enemies)

Volume

Is it worth mentioning that St. is the highest thing on earth? The celebrant will pray the words provided by the Church at the appropriate volume and will never raise his voice in such a way that it could be perceived negatively in any way.

For example, what is to be prayed in a low voice (such as the "Nobis quoque peccatoribus" is not loud and what is to be prayed quietly (such as the flying "famulis tuis") is also prayed quietly.

It is also well known that the consecration formula must be prayed so quietly that it can only be noticed by those who are closer to the altar.

Sanctus candle

In the traditional Dominican rite, a Sanctus candle is obligatory on the epistle side of the altar. In the traditional Roman rite this is optional, but is never on the altar. In the “Lurz” (Rite and Rubrics of the Holy Mass, Würzburg 1941, p. 22) we read:
"The candelabra on the epistle page, which is still required in the general rubrics (Tit. XX.), is 'almost generally out of use today' (J. Braun). A reminder of this is the beautiful custom of having one or more candlesticks next to or in front of the altar after the Sanctus Lighting candles (Sanctus candle)."

Reverend comments on the right time to light it. Christian Kunz (The liturgical activities of the altar boy, Regensburg 1902, p. 37): "If there is a habit of lighting the so-called Consecration candlestick, the altar boy does this after he has crossed himself at Benedictus etc., or only during of the Memento for the Living."

Pileolus

Pileolus means “cap” in Latin – and that’s exactly what it is. The Pope wears a white one, the cardinals a red one and the bishops (and some canons) a purple pileolus. All other clerics may wear a black, brown or white pileolus (depending on the spiritual association to which they belong).

The pileolus is forbidden at the mass of the simple priest. The biretta must be used when accessing and returning to or from the altar.

In the pontifical liturgy or in the silent masses of higher prelates, the pileolus is worn by the celebrant until the preface and after communion. That’s why the Pileolus is also called Soli Deo (“only before God” – I take this hat off).

Octave of the All Souls

"In the week after All Souls' Day (including the eighth day), all masses and services that are performed for one or more deceased people by name or for the poor souls as a whole may also be celebrated as funeral masses according to the form, i.e. in black color. As You have to take the Missa quotidiana form (with the appropriate oration). (...) All funeral masses for this group are permitted on all days of the 3rd and 4th classes."
(Prelate Wilhelm Lurz, “Introduction to the new categories”, Munich 1960, p. 69).

Agnus Dei

At the Agnus Dei, the celebrant stands at the altar and beats his chest each time he hears the words “miserere nobis” and “dona nobis pacem”.

There is no provision for the celebrant to kneel at this point and it never occurred at this point in the Missale Romanum.

Elevation

(Not only) in the Baldeschi section we read:
"When performing this act, the priest should make sure that he raises the Holy Host in a straight line... and does not lift it so high that he extends his arms excessively and indecently.... He will also take care that that he neither holds them completely immobile in the air nor lifts them up so quickly that you hardly have time to see them (...)."

A rising "to the height of the elevation" is only intended during it and not during the sacrifice or at the end of the canon during the "omnis honor et gloria".

Blessing

At the end of the Holy Mass, the simple priest says the words of blessing and makes a simple blessing cross. Only in the pontifical liturgy is a sung blessing given. In the traditional liturgy, the church does not recognize any sung blessing by the simple priest. This also applies to places of pilgrimage.

Leonine prayers

The Leonine prayers come from a private revelation by Leo XIII. His requirement to perform this after every non-sung mass was repealed in 1962.
Let's read what the Bishop of Springfield responded in 2024 (!) to a retired seminarian who publicly stated that the Leonine prayers were private prayers and were rightly suppressed by the Holy See:

The Leonine prayers are therefore optional (and, by the way, not forbidden at all even after the office has been sung), but if you pray them, please do so "at the foot of the altar" according to the instructions of Leo away from the altar but only when he kneels in front of it.

Likewise, the insertion of any other saints except "... et immaculata Virgine Dei Genitrice Maria, cum beato Ioseph, eius Sponso, ac beatis Apostolis tuis Petro et Paulo et omnibus Sanctis;" simply not intended and this was never practiced that way. Anyone who wishes to introduce any private innovations may do so in the Novus Ordo.

Daily Rorate Mass during Advent

According to the decree of November 24, 1885, a votive mass (unica Missa cantata) de Beata Maria Virgine according to the Rorate form may be held daily in Advent, excluding certain festival days.

As the decree clearly states, this only applies to one office. No right can be derived from this to celebrate the Rorate Mass every day as a "Read Mass" and it should be clear that the permission was not intended to ensure that somewhere during the entire Advent during the week only the Rorate form is used for celebration.