PREPARATION

• Usual Solemn Mass setup [plus 9:00 AM chalice and ciborium on credence to be used at communion station in the Lady Chapel]
• Chasuble and three maniples on epistle side altar rail.
• Christ the King vestments and frontal.

SEATING:

Sedilia: D, CEL. SD, Cr2, [Tympanist]
Credence: A, (credence), A, MC
Bishop’s Throne & Aumbry: Th2, (throne), (aumbry), Cr1
Epistle side clergy stalls: Verger to usual stall, choir cleric to Rector’s Stall, other assisting priest to middle stall

ENTRANCE:

• A/Cr1/A stay on floor and pivot – then wheel in after all have entered
• Line-up:
– Th2, SD, CEL, D, Th1, MC
– Choir clergy and Verger to Epistle side clergy stalls.
• After incense is laid on, Th1 go to floor, below A/Cr/A.

PROCESSION:

• After bidding, all wait to genuflect until after hymn introduction, then turn, and process according to custom.
• SMs proceed single file through Choir, join at top of Choir steps – on returning, resume single file at top steps
• Line-up at conclusion of procession
– Altar steps: A, Th2, SD, CEL, D, Th1, MC, A
• At conclusion of hymn, all genuflect
• Note: As is our custom with all festal Masses, there is no Introit, Opening Acclamation or Collect for Purity

KYRIE:

• SMs ascend steps, kiss altar, cense – then go to center-I to stand for remainder of Kyrie

GLORIA:

• SMs remain in center-I for opening choral measures – at MC’s cue, SMs turn right (in parallel), descend steps, turn and sit at sedilia for remainder of Gloria – all others sit

COLLECT:

• At conclusion of Gloria, all stand on MC’s cue
• SMs go to center of pavement, form center I – split for bidding, turn right to form straight I at epistle horn for Collect of the Day – MC puts Missal on altar
• After CEL chants Collect, SMs go to sedilia, as usual
• Everything proceeds as usual until conclusion of epistle

GOSPEL:

• At conclusion of epistle, SD moves book, but then goes to sedilia and remains standing
• MC cues all to stand for gradual and tract
• At MC’s cue – at beginning of verse 3 of the Golden Sequence – Th enters and all proceeds as usual for Gospel, homily, etc.

CREED:

• At conclusion of sermon, all stand – SMs remain standing at sedilia
• After opening measures of Creed – at MC’s cue – all sit
• At MC’s cue, all stand, and genuflect for the Incarnatus
• At MC’s cue, all stand and resume seats
• Prayers, Confession, Absolution, and Peace proceed as usual

OFFERTORY:
• Censing sequence: Th censes SMs as usual, goes to center behind SD, censes MC, servers on Gospel side, servers on epistle side – then proceeds directly to top of Choir steps (between Verger and Crucifer’s stalls), turns, censes clergy in hierarchical order, then Gospel side of Choir, then epistle side of Choir – then turns, descends steps to floor and censes people with full swings as usual – the rest proceeds as usual

SANCTUS:

• All stand in their customary places

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER, ETC.:

• The Mass proceeds as usual

AGNUS DEI:
• All servers receive communion during Agnus Dei: Priest and CM go to Gospel steps, Clergy, Verger go to epistle steps, while MC and AAs receive in place

COMMUNION, MOTET, POST-COMMUNION PRAYER:

• As usual

TE DEUM
• After the Blessing, SMs turn and go to the sedilia, where celebrant is assisted to change into cope.
• On MC’s cue, Th1+2 enter, genuflect at center, and go to sedilia to have thuribles charged, and then go back to center, genuflect, and go down to transept.
• Cr stands at his/her seat.
• Led by A1, SM’s , MC and A2 line up at foot of altar steps. Te Deum begins Th’s swinging thuribles lavishly.

EXIT PROCESSION:

• Upon conclusion of Te Deum, Thurifers immediately exit to smoke sacristy. MC cues ALL to genuflect.
• As organ accompaniment begins, ALL turn to face the congregation. CR retrieves cross. AAs go to join Cr – then A/Cr/A lead procession out the long way.
• Verger and choir clergy follow A/Cr/A.
• MC and SMs follow.