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Lead us . . . so that the humble flock may reach where the brave Shepherd has gone before.
That is from the Opening Prayer from this Sunday’s Mass. The Opening Prayer, heard right after the Gloria, is referred to in the Roman Missal, our official Mass book, as the Collect. The priest, acting in the person of Christ (the priest and no one else), extends his arms and collects all the prayers of the faithful, uniting them as one, as he, standing in for Christ, addresses His Father.
That bears repeating: The priest alone raises his arms. The Church has never instructed people in the pews to raise their arms like the priest. In fact, the Church has told people to stop doing it because it is liturgical abuse. It is found nowhere in the Roman Missal for people to raise their arms as the priest does at Mass.
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That is from the Opening Prayer from this Sunday’s Mass. The Opening Prayer, heard right after the Gloria, is referred to in the Roman Missal, our official Mass book, as the Collect. The priest, acting in the person of Christ (the priest and no one else), extends his arms and collects all the prayers of the faithful, uniting them as one, as he, standing in for Christ, addresses His Father.
That bears repeating: The priest alone raises his arms. The Church has never instructed people in the pews to raise their arms like the priest. In fact, the Church has told people to stop doing it because it is liturgical abuse. It is found nowhere in the Roman Missal for people to raise their arms as the priest does at Mass.
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What Is a Priest, Anyway?
Lead us . . . so that the humble flock may reach where the brave Shepherd has gone before. That is from the Opening Prayer from this Sunday’s Mass. The Opening Prayer, heard right after the Gloria, is referred to in the Roman Missal, our official Mass book, as the Collect. The priest, acting in […]
