On a table in the
narthex:
·
A taper with
which to light the paschal candle
·
The paschal
candle
·
A candle for
the celebrant
·
A candle for
the M.C.
·
A brazier
containing either kindling or alcohol-saturated salt
·
A lighter (or
fireplace matches)
·
A flashlight
(to illuminate the celebrant’s book before the fire is lighted)
·
A special
notebook containing the text of the opening allocution and the prayer
for the Blessing of the New fire.
On a table near the
font:
·
The chrism
·
Candles for
the newly-baptized
·
A ewer
containing the water for Baptism
·
The empty vat
and sprinkler
·
A special
notebook containing the Baptismal liturgy
·
Marked Prayer
Books (leaflets?) for the candidates and/or sponsors
·
Towels
In the chancel:
·
Service
leaflets for all the ministers (concelebrants, readers, servers)
At the M.C.’s table
·
The Grace
Church Holy Week book
At the ambo:
·
Music for the
Exsultet
·
A lectionary,
with the lessons marked
Before the Rite
Begins
The ministers and
choir go to the narthex
by way of the north
aisle, in this
order:
·
The Choir
·
The thurifer
(carrying the thurible, without incense)
·
The
concelebrant who is to sing the Exsultet
·
The M.C.
·
The servers
·
The readers
·
The remaining
concelebrants
·
The celebrant
All but the
celebrant, the concelebrant who is to sing the Exsultet, the thurifer,
and the M.C. carry unlighted candles.
The members of the
choir stand on the south side of the narthex, facing north. The thurifer,
the concelebrant who is to sing the Exsultet, and the M.C. stand at the
south side of the table (the M.C. in the westernmost place)
The servers stand at
the north side of the table, facing south.
The readers and the
remaining concelebrants stand two abreast on the north side of the
narthex, facing south.
The Service of Light
1.
The
celebrant holds the book and reads the allocution. A server shines the
flashlight on the book.
2.
The
celebrant hands the book to the M.C.
3.
Another server ignites the fire.
4.
The
celebrant sings the blessing.
5.
The
celebrant puts on incense and censes the new fire. The thurifer, taking
the thurible from the celebrant, goes at once to the entrance to the nave
(six feet inside the door, toward the right)
6.
The
celebrant lights the paschal candle.
7.
The
M.C. puts the book down on the table, takes his candle, and goes to stand
at the left of the thurifer.
8.
The
concelebrant who is to sing the Exsultet, going to the entrance to the
nave,
holds the paschal candle high and sings, “The Light of Christ” (at a low
pitch).
9.
The
procession moves through the church in this order:
·
The thurifer
and M.C. (two abreast).
·
Mother Conway
(carrying the paschal candle)
·
The M.C.
·
The servers
(two or three abreast)
·
The readers
(two abreast)
·
The remaining
concelebrants (two abreast)
·
The principal
celebrant
All who walk in the
procession stand at least six feet behind those ahead of them.
They stop short whenever those ahead of them stop, never closing
in on those ahead.
9.
In
the middle of the nave, the concelebrant who is to sing the Exsultet stops
and sings (at a somewhat higher pitch), “The Light of Christ.” He does
not move an inch until all the ministers’ and people’s candles have been
lighted. The M.C. and the first two servers receive the light from
the Paschal candle. The M.C. passes it to those in the front to the
nave. The servers pass it to the servers, readers, and concelebrants
behind them, who, in turn pass it to the people in the pews on their right
and left.)
10.
When all the candles
have been lighted, the procession advances.
11.
The concelebrant who
is to sing the Exsultet, having ascended the chancel steps, turns west and
sings (at a still higher pitch), “The Light of Christ.” All the lights in
the church are turned on, except those near the altar. Those behind
him in the procession –other than the M.C.--stop and do not move
until he has put the paschal candle in its stand and the M.C. gives a
signal.) All the lights in the church (except those nearest the altar)
are turned on.
12.
Assisted by the M.C.,
the concelebrant who is to sing the Exsultet puts the candle into its
stand. Then the procession begins to advance. The concelebrant who is to
sing the Esxultet enters the ambo. The M.C. stands behind him, the
thurifer at his right (as at the Gospel).
13.
The servers pass
through the rails, bow to the altar, and take their places on the south
side (in the old sedilia).
14.
The readers, just
outside the rails, bow to the altar. Moving to the right (behind the old
organ console), they go to their stalls near the ambo. The first three
pass through the back row and go to the front row. The next three take
their places in the back row.
15.
The concelebrants,
(two by two), just outside the rails, bow to the altar and, moving to the
left, go to their stalls on the north side.
16.
The principal
celebrant, having ascended the chancel steps, bows to the altar and goes
directly to his chair.
17.
When all have taken
their places, the M.C. receives the censer from the thurifer and passes
it to the concelebrant who is to sing the Exsultet, who censes the paschal
candle (from the ambo) and the book and returns the censer to the M.C.
The M.C. passes it to the thurifer.
18.
He sings the
Exsultet.
At its conclusion the thurifer takes the censer to the sacristy (bowing to
the altar just outside the rails), and goes to his place (bowing to the
altar just inside the rails). The concelebrant who is to sing the
Exsultet and M.C. go to their places (as at the end of the Gospel).
The Old Testament
Lessons
21.
The readers do not
approach the ambo until the people are seated. They do not move during
the collects. As each goes to the ambo, the others move to the left, one
place closer to the ambo. On leaving the ambo each takes the place at the
east end of the bench.
22.
Particular collects
are assigned to individual concelebrants.
Holy Baptism
23.
The choir sings
Sicut cervus as the ministers, sponsors, and candidates assemble at
the font.
24.
The concelebrant who
has sung the Exsultet, assisted by the M.C., takes the paschal candle and
leads a procession to the font. The other ministers follow him (single
file) in this order:
·
The M.C.
·
The principal
celebrant
·
The remaining
concelebrants
·
The servers
25.
The procession
passes in front of the font.
26.
As he passes the
table near the font, the M.C. picks up the special notebook.
27.
The concelebrant who
has sung the Exsultet, the celebrant, and the M.C. stand directly behind
the font on the lowest step, facing west. The other concelebrants stand
behind them (on the second step, facing west).
28.
The servers stand on
the floor at the north side of the font, facing south.
29.
When the ministers
have assembled at the font, the celebrant gives a signal, and the sponsors
and candidates approach. One of the servers “organizes” them, if
necessary, and gives them marked Prayer Books if they do not have them.
30.
The presentation and
examination of the candidates and the baptismal covenant follow. (For
these the celebrant holds the book.)
31.
The M.C. holds the
book while the celebrant, with hands extended, sings the collect that
concludes the Litany for the Candidates and the Thanksgiving over the
Water.
32.
Immediately before
the Thanksgiving, a server brings the ewer to the celebrant, who pours the
water into the font.
33.
At the words, “now
sanctify this water, we pray you…” (in the Thanksgiving over the Water),
the celebrant takes the paschal candle from the concelebrant who is
holding it and immerses it in the water three times. He then returns the
candle to him.
34.
When each candidate
has been baptized, a server takes a candle from the table, lights it from
the paschal candle (held by The concelebrant who has sung the Exsultet),
and hands it to the celebrant, who delivers it to the newly-baptized or to
the sponsor. The newly-baptized and sponsor then withdraw to their
places in the semi-circle in front of the font.
35.
When all the
candidates have been baptized, and the appointed prayer has been said, a
server takes the vessel of Chrism from the table and gives it to the
celebrant, who walks around anointing the newly-baptized. accompanied by
the M.C. with the book.
36.
Immediately after
“We receive you into the household of God…” has been said, the
concelebrant who is holding the paschal candle, assisted by one of the
servers, puts it back into its stand by the ambo and returns to the font.
37.
Meanwhile, another
server gives the vat and sprinkler to the celebrant, who fills the vat.
38.
The celebrant
sprinkles those assembled at the font.
39.
The newly-baptized
and their sponsors return to their pews.
40.
The ministers at the
font go directly to the sacristy.
41.
The celebrant, in
silence, walks down the nave, sprinkling the people. On the way back he
passes through the chancel, sprinkling those who are there. Then he goes
to the sacristy. The thurifer follows him.
The Litany of the
Saints
43.
When the celebrant
has left the church and not before, the cantor begins the Litany of
the Saints. The M.C., thurifer, and servers immediately begin lighting
lamps and candles. When all the lamps and candles in the sanctuary have
been lighted, they return to the sacristy.
44.
As quickly as
possible the entrance procession forms and approaches the altar in the
following order:
·
Thurifer
·
Servers, now
bearing cross and candles
·
Concelebrants
(two by two)
·
Celebrant
45.
The thurifer,
crossbearer, and candlebearers go to their places on the south side.
46.
The concelebrants
(two by two) bow to the altar, ascend the steps, kiss the altar, turn
left, and descend to the north side. As soon as the celebrant has
ascended the altar steps, they proceed to their places, single file
(without bowing to the altar again).
47. The choir sings
the Kyrie Lux et origo while the celebrant censes the altar.
The Mass
48.
When the celebrant
begins to cense the altar, one server goes to the bell at each of the side
altars.
49.
After taking the
thurible back from the celebrant, the thurifer goes to the bell at the
high altar.
50.
During the fanfare
that precedes the Gloria in excelsis, the bells are rung.
51.
After the Great
Alleluia, during the singing of Psalm 114, the celebrant puts on incense,
and the M.C. leads the concelebrant who is to sing the Gospel goes to the
altar, where he takes up the Gospel Book. The thurifer and M.C. precede
him to the ambo. Candles are not carried in the Gospel procession at
the Easter Vigil Mass.
52.
The Creed and
the Prayers of the People are omitted.
53.
All Else is
done as usual.
54.
Eucharistic
Prayer D is used.