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Missa pro populo (Latin: "Mass for the people") is a term used in liturgical texts and rules of the Western Catholic Church. It refers to the requirement of all ordained pastors to say Mass for the people entrusted to them. Each celebration of Mass can be dedicated (the technical term is 'applied') for a particular intention. [1]
In the Catholic Church, a Mass stipend is a donation given by the laity to a priest for celebrating a Mass for a particular intention. Despite the name, it is considered as a gift or offering ( Latin : stips ) freely given rather than a payment ( Latin : stipendium ) as such.
The image of the Mass of Saint Gregory had been especially associated with large indulgences since the jubilee year of 1350 in Rome, when it was at least widely believed that an indulgence of 14,000 years had been granted for praying in the presence of the Imago Pietatis ("Man of Sorrows"), a popular pilgrimage destination in the basilica of ...
Caleb Martin, layman, Lake View Mennonite Church, 10995 Smith Road, North East. Church - not a building, event or organization - but a people. One of the best answers to the question "Why go to ...
The Catholic Church had technically banned the practice of selling indulgences as long ago as 1567. As the Times points out, a monetary donation wouldn't go amiss toward earning an indulgence.
Within the fixed structure of the Roman-Rite Mass outlined below, the "proper" or daily-varying parts are the Scripture readings and responsorial psalm, the antiphons at the entrance and communion processions, and the texts of the three prayers known as the collect, the prayer over the gifts, and the prayer after communion. These convey themes ...
Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up unto the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give Him thanks and praise. Next, the proper preface is chanted or spoken by the pastor. Below is an example:
The Roman Martyrology, meanwhile, gives an account of all the saints (not only martyrs) commemorated in the Church each day. Other Roman-Rite liturgical books include the Roman Gradual and the Gospel Book or Evangeliary. The Catholic Church is composed of 24 autonomous particular churches, the largest of which is the Latin Church.