Preparation and
Vestments
Vestments
The area of the Church building, often a dedicated private room near the sanctuary, where the clergy and altar servers prepare for Mass, vestments are stored, and sacred vessels are stored.
What is the sacristy or vestry?
During the entrance procession, the priest reverences this structure which is the symbol of Christ at the heart of the assembly.
What is the Altar?
In this part of the Mass, Christ feeds His people from the table of His Word.
What is the Liturgy of the Word?
At the beginning of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, in this act representatives of the people bring forth the bread and wine that will become the Body and Blood of Christ and symbolize the self-offering of all present.
What is the preparation of the gifts?
The Communion Rite begins with this prayer which Jesus gave us in which we join our voices together to pray for the coming of God’s Kingdom, to ask God to provide for our needs, to forgive our sins, and to bring us to the joy of Heaven.
What is the Lord’s Prayer?
In this rite, the priest bestows a blessing that asks God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, to stay with us who have celebrated the holy mysteries of the death and resurrection of the Lord.
A: What is the Concluding Rite?
The garment that reminds the priest of his baptism when he was clothed in white to represent his freedom from sin, purity of new life, and Christian dignity.
What is an alb?
The Liturgy properly begins with this sign, one of the most ancient signs of our faith representing our path to God and the sacrifice that will be made present in the Mass we are about to celebrate.
What is the Sign of the Cross?
Taken from the Old Testament, this reading in some way echoes a theme that is at the heart of the Gospel of the day.
What is the First Reading?
A prayer of thanksgiving at the beginning of the Eucharistic Prayer in which the priest acting in the person of Christ as the head of His Body the Church gathers not only the bread and wine, but the substance of our lives and joins them to Christ’s perfect sacrifice offered to the Father.
What is the Prayer over the Gifts?
When we offer this sign to those around us, we prepare ourselves for unity and communion to receive the Body of Christ.
What is the Sign of Peace?
Words that mark the start of the concluding rite.
Are the words, “the Lord be with you?”
This long, narrow liturgical vestment worn around a priest’s neck symbolizes his authority to serve and is often colored according to the liturgical season.
What is a stole?
Drawing upon biblical pleas for mercy and forgiveness, in this act the faithful recall their sins and place their trust in God’s abiding mercy.
What is the Penitential Act?
Taken from inspired prayers in the Old Testament, the Book of Psalms, and canticles, this sung prayer follows the first reading and includes a repeated refrain by the assembly.
What is the Responsorial Psalm, or Responsorial?
The preface to the Eucharistic Prayer concludes with this song in which the assembly join the song of the angels giving praise to the Father in Heaven as recorded by the prophet Isaiah.
What is the Sanctus, or Holy, Holy, Holy?
Recalling the proclamation of John the Baptist of Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, we acclaim this liturgical prayer when the priest breaks the consecrated host.
What is the Agnus Dei or the Lamb of God?
After the Mass, we return to _________.
What is the world and our daily lives?
A liturgical color that represents penance and preparation during Advent and Lent
What is purple?
Drawn from the words of the song of the angels at the birth of Jesus, in this ancient hymn the gathered assembly join the heavenly choirs in offering praise and adoration to the Father and to Jesus through the Holy Spirit.
What is the Gloria?
Encouraging and challenging believers to embrace their faith in Jesus Christ and to live it out more authentically, the second reading at Mass is mostly from this part of the Bible.
What are the New Testament Letters or Epistles?
The priest extends his hands over the gifts and prays an invocation of the Holy Spirit asking that they may become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.
What is the Epiclesis?
By tradition, what person first said, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the Word, my soul shall be healed.”
Who was the Roman Centurion? (from the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke).
The only day of the year when no Mass is celebrated in the world.
What is Good Friday?
A garment that is worn at Mass and that is a symbol of charity required for the priest, calling to mind the easy yoke and light burden that followers of Christ share with Him.
A: What is a chasuble?
In the Introductory Rites, a prayer that serves to gather all the prayers of the gathered assembly into one prayer of the Church
What is the Collect /ˈkälˌekt/ (Opening Prayer)?
The summit of the Liturgy of the Word, the “Good News” proclaimed at Mass tells of the life, ministry, and preaching of Jesus.
What is the Gospel?
Said by the priest, these words recall what Jesus did the night before he died for us when Jesus taking bread said, “Take this, all of you and eat of it, for this is my body which will be given up for you.”
What are the Words of Institution?
Before receiving the Eucharist, Catholics say this word to affirm their belief in the real presence of Christ, the word means “it is true” or "I believe."
Is the word "Amen?"
This word literally means work of the people, within the Catholic Church it is used to describe all the public acts of worship that take place, as it draws the people into the work of God.
What is the word "Liturgy?"
A belt or rope representing self-mastery and the priest’s promise of obedience to his bishop.
What is a cincture?
In the context of the Mass, we are given a foretaste of ________.
What is Heaven?
Coming from an ancient Greek word meaning to hold a conversation, or to associate with, the priest preaches this to draw us into a deeper understanding of the Word of God which we have just heard, to lead us to the Eucharist that will be celebrated, and to encourage us to live the Word in our daily life.
What is the Homily?
After the final doxology in which the celebrant makes the prayer through, in, and with Jesus, in union with the Holy Spirit, and presents the offering to God the Father, the people respond with this joyous affirmation of their faith and participation in the Mass.
What is the Great Amen?
This prayer asks that the benefits of the Eucharist will remain active in our daily lives.
What is the prayer after Communion?
Deriving its meaning from the word “missa” from which the Mass receives its name, this act is really an instruction to go and bring Jesus into a world in need of a Saviour.
What is the Dismissal?