Mass Questions

Cincture

Cord used as a belt for the alb

Tongue or hand

How can you receive communion?

With opening prayers

How does the priest begin mass?

Paten

Small dish usually used with the chalice

Cruets

Small pitchers of water and wine for the mass

Vestments

Special robes worn by priests, deacons, or servers

Paschal Candle

The large ornate candle used at funerals, baptisms, and Easter until Pentecost

Priesthood

What does the stole represent?

Wine is Jesus, water is us.

What does the water and wine represent?

He collects prayers from the people

Why are they called the "Collect" prayers?

Chalice veil (peplum)

A cloth covering used to hide the chalice and paten up to the offertory and after Communion. It is selected by the liturgical color for the service

Cassock

Black/red/white vestment worn by alter servers and priests

Dalmatic

Colored vestment worn only by the deacon

Chasuble

Colored vestment worn only by the priest

Thurible

Container for burning incense

Chalice

Gold cup used by the priest/Eucharistic ministers for the Blood of Christ

Ciborium

Gold cup with a lid for the Body of Christ in the Tabernacle

By kissing it

How does the priest reverence the altar?

Bells

Rung during the consecration of the mass

Altar vessels

Sacred vessels used during the celebration of the liturgy

Finger bowl

Small bowl for priests to wash hands during the Liturgy of the Eucharist

Corporal

Small white cloth placed in the center of the altar

Purificator

Small white cloth used with chalice

Pall

Stiff white board placed over the chalice

Lectionary

The book of scriptures read at the liturgy of the Word

Sacramentary

The book the priest prays from during the mass at the altar

Boat

The container for incense

Processional Cross

The cross carried in and out of the mass

Stoup

The holy water fountains or font at the entrances of church.

Aspergillum

The holy water sprinkler

Tabernacle

The ornate receptacle used to place the Body of Christ

Ambo

The place where the Word of God is proclaimed

Sacristy

The room where priests rest before mass

Sanctuary

The sacred space elevated before the congregation

Thurible

The server responsible for the thurible

Credence table

The small table off to one side of the sanctuary for sacred vessels

Altar

The table of the Lord in the sanctuary

Altar cloth

The tablecloth for the altar (always white)

Bread and wine

What are the offertory gifts?

Collect

What are the opening prayers called?

The Great Amen

What concludes the Eucharistic prayer?

Joy

What do the white colored vestments symbolize?

We listen to God's word

What do we do in the Liturgy of the Word?

We tell each other 'peace be with you'

What do we say to each other after we've prayed the Our father?

Chalice. He drops water in it

What does he pour the wine into? What does he do to it?

Sacrament of Baptism

What does the alb represent?

The gospel acclamation

What does the cantor sing?

New life and hope

What does the green color represent on the vestments?

The scripture

What does the homily explain?

He gives last blessing, prays closing prayer, then gives final blessing.

What does the priest do at the very end of mass?

He cleans it

What does the priest do to the chalice and paten after communion?

Penance and preparation

What does the purple vestments symbolize?

Blood or fire

What does the red color symbolize?

It becomes Jesus' body and blood

What does the wine and water become during the Liturgy of the Eucharist

The priest breaks bread and gives it to the people

What happens during the Lamb of God?

We receive the body and blood of Chist

What happens during the Liturgy of the Eucharist?

He prays for forgiveness of sins and sins of the people

What happens when the priest's hands are washed?

Type of garment Jesus would have worn

What is a Chasuble?

The responsorial psalm

What is read at every mass?

Our Father

What prayer do we pray during the Liturgy of the Eucharist?

Ordinary time

When does the priest wear green vestments?

Advent and Lent

When does the priest wear purple?

Feast day of martyrs and the Holy Spirit

When is the color red worn?

Christmas, Easter, weddings, funerals, ect...

When is the white colored vestments worn?

the lecturn

Where does the lector read the Lectionary from?

Alb

White robe worn over street clothes, priests, deacons

The priest

Who is the first person to leave the Church?

He is praying that the Gospel will be on his heart

Why does the priest make the sign of the cross on his forehead, lips, and heart?