Part 1 of 4
We gather
Introductory Rites
At Emmaus: Jesus joins two sad friends on the road (Luke 24:15).
Posture for this part. We stand for this whole part, from the entrance song to the end of the opening prayer (GIRM 43).
2The entrance
The cross leads the procession in. At the altar the priest bows and kisses it, because the altar is a sign of Christ himself.
Do Stand and sing.
Say The entrance hymn.
Did you know?
On which two Sundays can the priest wear rose (pink)?
Gaudete Sunday in Advent and Laetare Sunday in Lent (GIRM 346). The rest of the year his chasuble (from the Latin for “little house”: Catholic Encyclopedia) is green in Ordinary Time, violet in Advent and Lent, white at Christmas and Easter, and red at Pentecost and for martyrs. Right now it’s , so on most days it’s .
For parentsThe theology behind this moment, and where every fact comes from
Where this comes from
- Teaching The entrance song opens the Mass and draws us together as one (GIRM 47).
- Teaching The procession order: incense, candles with the cross, servers, a reader with the Book of the Gospels, the priest (GIRM 120).
- Teaching Kissing the altar shows reverence (GIRM 49), and the altar is a sign of Christ himself (CCC 1383; GIRM 298).
What the labels mean: Teaching, Tradition and Tip.