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Traditional Catholic Faith => The Sacred: Catholic Liturgy, Chant, Prayers => Topic started by: Kephapaulos on May 28, 2012, 10:17:28 PM

Title: The Second Confiteor (or the Third rather)
Post by: Kephapaulos on May 28, 2012, 10:17:28 PM

Does anyone know of the history before St. Pius X of the Confiteor to be said by the servers before receiving Holy Communion? I thought I had gathered that St. Pius X had inserted it into the Missal's rubrics because of his encouragement of the faithful to receive Holy Communion more frequently, but I am not sure if I understood that correctly. I am not against its practice at Mass, but it is sad that it is not in the actual 1960 rubrics. It is a common practice still nonetheless.

Title: The Second Confiteor (or the Third rather)
Post by: Hobbledehoy on May 29, 2012, 12:16:00 AM

Let the renowned liturgical scholar Archdale A. King answer your queries. From the twenty-third chapter of his tome Liturgy of the Roman Church (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1957), here is the pertinent information:


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