The Offertory Here we reach a part of the Mass about which many have written much, usually intensely polemical, about the prayers to be used by the celebrant.  Rather than tread through that minefield I will simply say that I don't see that it really matters whether one use the prayers based on the Jewish... Continue Reading →

Before diving into this post I should answer a question I was emailed about processions.  I didn't deal with processions when I wrote about the opening rites because I plan to treat processions separately later.  The emailed question really referred to entrance processions, but we'll look at all types of processions in one post, after... Continue Reading →