Author Topic: Could anyone help explain these mass terms? (Read 2022 times)

PenitentWoman · « **on:** July 21, 2012, 09:07:51 AM »

Lauds

Low Mass

Solemn High Mass

Sext

Vespers and Benediction

Compline

Could a person participate in more than one in a single day?

Thanks! :-)

Capt McQuigg · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2012, 09:25:12 AM »

Good questions, Penitent Woman.

A newbie, or someone just coming over from the novus ordo would need those terms explained to them.

Add these terms:

Roman Canon

Offertory

Secret

Gradual

Louise · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2012, 09:27:50 AM »

Hi PW,

Lauds, Sext, and Compline are part of the Divine Liturgy of the Hours, which is the Church's prayer.

Reading a little here below might be helpful in explaining it in greater detail, and I'm sure there are many good resources online that explain it too.

The Canonical Hours

I should add, you can get most all of the Breviary prayers here

The Roman Breviary

morningstar · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2012, 09:42:10 AM »

PW, I highly recommend the book "The Latin Mass Explained", by Msgr. George Moorman. It is by far the easiest to understand explanation I've read, and is not a long read. Absolutely excellent!

You can get it here at Amazon which will help Matthew and this site : )

The Latin Mass Explained

morningstar · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2012, 10:07:28 AM »

I found this here which takes you step by step through High Mass.

They also have a video link you can click on to watch it.

Latin Mass instructions

p.s. disclaimer, IMHO I wouldn't recommend going to the forum on Fisheaters, but their main page contains a lot of very good and helpful information. I'll include the link below. That should keep you busy for a good long while : )

Guide to Catholic Traditions

by the way, the terms Capt McQuiqg posted above can also be found in the above link, on the left side under "The Sacrifice of the Mass". Enjoy!