Chrism Mass
Chrism Mass
Chrism Mass
IMPORTANT NOTE: Since all Episcopal Conference at the present time have NOT
requested/received approval for the revised translation of the Blessing of the Holy
Oils (distinct from the approval of the Roman Missal), both the revised and the
former translations have been provided for the text fof the blessings. To simplify
matters, however, the translation of the rubrics followed the revised translation.
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INTRODUCTORY RITES
1.
2.
a.
b.
c.
3.
4.
5.
Greeting
Penitential Act
Form A
Form B
Form C
Lord have mercy
Glory to God
Opening Prayer
First Reading
Psalm
Second Reading
Gospel Acclamation
Gospel
Homily
Renewal of Pirestly Promises
Universal Prayer
15.
16.
17.
a.
b.
Invitation to Prayer
Prayer over the Offerings
The Eucharistic Prayer
The Preface Dialogue
Holy, Holy, Holy
CONCLUDING RITES
29.
30.
31.
Blessing
[Pontifical Blessing]
Dismissal
(1) a table on which the vessels of oil are to be placed, to be arranged in such a way
that the entire sacred action may be seen clearly by the people and that they may
participate in it;
(2) a faldstool for the Bishop, if the blessing takes place in front of the altar.
THE RITE OF BLESSING
The Chrism Mass is always a concelebrated Mass. Moreover, it is desirable that
among the Priests who concelebrate with the Bishop and are his representatives
and assistants in the ministering of holy Chrism, there be Priests from the different
areas of the diocese.
The preparation of the Bishop, the concelebrants and other ministers and their entry
into the church, as well as all that happens from the beginning of Mass to the end of
the Liturgy of the Word, is carried out as indicated in the rite of concelebration.
Deacons who have a part in the blessing of the Oils process to the altar ahead of
the can celebrating Priests.
From the Roman Missal:
The blessing of the Oil of the Sick and of the Oil of Catechumens and the
consecration of the Chrism are carried out by the Bishop, according to the Rite
described in the Roman Pontifical, usually on this day, at a proper Mass to be
celebrated during the morning.
If, however, it is very difficult for the clergy and the people to gather with the Bishop
on this day, the Chrism Mass may be anticipated on another day, but near to Easter.
This Mass, which the Bishop concelebrates with his presbyterate, should be, as it
were, a manifestation of the Priests communion with their Bishop. Accordingly it is
desirable that all the Priests participate in it, insofar as is possible, and during it
receive Communion even under both kinds. To signify the unity of the presbyterate
of the diocese, the Priests who concelebrate with the Bishop should be from
different regions of the diocese.
In accord with traditional practice, the blessing of the Oil of the Sick takes place
before the end of the Eucharistic Prayer, but the blessing of the Oil of Catechumens
and the consecration of the Chrism take place after Communion. Nevertheless, for
pastoral reasons, it is permitted for the entire rite of blessing to take place after the
Liturgy of the Word.
PENITENTIAL ACT
Then follows the Penitential Act, to which the Bishop invites the faithful, saying:
Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
A brief pause for silence follows. Then all recite together the formula of general
confession:
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,
And, striking their breast, they say:
through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;
Then they continue:
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
The absolution by the Priest follows:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
The people reply:
Amen.
Or:
The Bishop invites the faithful to make the Penitential Act:
Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
Or:
V. Kyrie, eleison.
R. Kyrie, eleison.
V. Christe, eleison.
R. Christe, eleison.
V. Kyrie, eleison.
R. Kyrie, eleison.
8. Then this hymn is either sung or said:
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
When this hymn is concluded, the Bishop, with hands joined, says:
Let us pray.
And all pray in silence with the Bishop for a while.
Then the Bishop, with hands extended, says the Collect prayer,
O God, who anointed your Only Begotten Son with the Holy Spirit
and made him Christ and Lord,
graciously grant
that, being made sharers in his consecration,
we may bear witness to your Redemption in the world.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever..
at the end of which the people acclaim:
Amen.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
Then the reader goes to the ambo and reads the First Reading, while all sit and
listen.
FIRST READING
Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9
The LORD anointed me and sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, and to give
them oil of gladness.
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,
because the LORD has anointed me;
He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly,
to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to the prisoners,
To announce a year of favor from the LORD
and a day of vindication by our God,
to comfort all who mourn;
To place on those who mourn in Zion
a diadem instead of ashes,
To give them oil of gladness in place of mourning,
a glorious mantle instead of a listless spirit.
You yourselves shall be named priests of the LORD,
The Deacon signs himself with the Sign of the Cross and replies:
Amen.
The Deacon, or the Priest, then proceeds to the ambo, accompanied, if appropriate,
by ministers with incense and candles. There he says:
The Lord be with you.
The people reply:
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest:
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
and, at the same time, he makes the Sign of the Cross on the book and on his
forehead, lips, and breast.
The people acclaim:
Glory to you, O Lord.
Then the Deacon, or the Priest, incenses the book, if incense is used, and proclaims
the Gospel.
Luke 22:14-23
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because of which he has anointed me.
Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had grown up,
and went according to his custom
into the synagogue on the sabbath day.
He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah.
He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.
Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down,
and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.
He said to them,
Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.
At the end of the Gospel, the Deacon, or the Priest, acclaims:
The Gospel of the Lord.
All reply:
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Then he takes the book to the Bishop, who kisses it, saying quietly:
Through the words of the Gospel
may our sins be wiped away.
When they have reached the altar or the seat, the Bishop receives the gifts.
The Deacon carrying the vessel for the sacred Chrism shows it to the Bishop, saying
in a loud voice: The oil for the holy Chrism. The Bishop accepts it and gives it to
one of his assisting Deacons, who places it on the table that has been prepared. The
same is done by those who carry the vessels for the Oil of the Sick and the Oil of
Catechumens. The first says: The Oil of the Sick; then the other says: The Oil of
Catechumens. These are received in the same way by the Bishop and placed by
the ministers on the table that has been prepared.
Then the Mass continues as in the rite of concelebration until the end of the
Eucharistic Prayer, unless the entire rite of blessing is to take place immediately.
When the entire rite of blessing of the holy Oils is to take place following upon the
Liturgy of the Word, the Bishop, at the conclusion of the Universal Prayer or Prayer
of the Faithful, approaches with the concelebrants the table where the blessing of
the Oil of the Sick and of the Oil of Catechumens and the consecration of the Chrism
are to take place, and then everything is done in the manner described in its proper
place.
Go to Blessing of the Oil of the Sick: Revised translation || Former translation
Go to Blessing of the Oil of Catechumens: Revised transation || Former translation
Go to Blessing of the holy Chrism: Revised translation || Former translation
The other Eucharistic Prayers may be found under the appropriate tab in the
iBreviary. The Blessing of the Oil of the Sick is done before the doxology, unless it
has already taken place after the Universal Prayer, or Prayer of the Faithful
the Faithful, click here to go to the rite for the Blessing of the Oil of Catechumens]
At the end of the blessing, the vessel containing the Oil of the Sick is restored to its
place and the Mass continues, up to and including Communion.
The Bishop, turned towards the people, extending and then joining his hands, adds:
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
The people reply:
And with your spirit.
Then, if appropriate, the Deacon, or one of the concelebrants, adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
And all offer one another a sign, in keeping with local customs, that expresses
peace, communion, and charity. The Bishop gives the sign of peace to a Deacon or
minister and some of the concelebrants. Those concelebrants nearer the principal
celebrant receive the Sign of Peace from him before the Deacon does.
Then the Bishop takes the Host, breaks it over the paten. The Deacons or some of
the concelebrants may help the principal celebrant to break the Hosts for the
Communion of both the concelebrants and the peope. The Bishop places a small
piece in the chalice, saying quietly:
May this mingling of the Body and Blood
of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.
Meanwhile the following is sung or said:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.
The invocation may even be repeated several times if the fraction is prolonged.
Only the final time, however, is grant us peace said.
Then the Bishop alone, with hands joined, says quietly:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,
The concelebrants approach the altar one after another or, if two chalices are used,
two by two. They genuflect, partake of the Blood of Christ, wipe the rim of the
chalice, and return to their seats.
However, the following may also be followed. The principal celebrant consumes the
Blood of the Lord standing as usual at the middle of the altar. The concelebrants
may partake of the Blood of the Lord while remaining in their places and drinking
from the chalice presented to them by the Deacon or by one of the concelebrants,
or even passed from one to the other. The chalice is always wiped either by the one
who drinks from it or by the one who presents it. After each has communicated, he
returns to his seat.
The Communion of the concelebrants may also be arranged in such a way that each
communicates from the Body of the Lord at the altar and, immediately afterwards,
While the Bishop is receiving the Body of Christ, the Communion Chant begins.
Ps 89 (88):2
I will sing for ever of your mercies, O Lord;
through all ages my mouth will proclaim your fidelity.
When the distribution of Communion is over, a Priest, Deacon or an acolyte purifies
the paten over the chalice and also the chalice itself.
While he carries out the purification, he says quietly:
Then the Deacon with hands joined and facing the people, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.
Or:
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
Or:
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
Or:
Go in peace.
The people reply:
Thanks be to God.
Then the Bishop venerates the altar as usual with a kiss, as at the beginning. After
making a profound bow with the ministers, he withdraws.
In the vesting room, it is appropriate for the Bishop to instruct the Priests on the
care and honor due to the sacred Oils and on diligently keeping them safe.
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