What Is a Latin Low Mass
Low Mass (Called in Latin, Missa Lecta, Which Literally Means “Read Mass”) Is a Tridentine Mass Defined Officially in the Code of Rubrics Included in the 1962...
Low Mass (called in Latin, Missa lecta, which literally means “read Mass”) is a Tridentine Mass defined officially in the Code of Rubrics included in the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal as a Mass in which the priest does not chant the parts that the rubrics assign to him.
What is the difference between a Catholic High Mass and a low mass?
A High Mass is scheduled for every Sunday, each Holy Day of Obligation and certain major holy days. Low Masses are generally offered during the week and on Saturdays, especially when only a small group of people are expected to attend.
What is the Latin word for Mass?
The term mass is derived from the ecclesiastical Latin formula for the dismissal of the congregation: Ite, missa est (“Go, it is the sending [dismissal]”).
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