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Introit Psalms sung as aprocessional.

ca. 397:

St. Ambrose introduced practiceof singing an antiphon before andafter the psalm.

ca. 700-900:

psalm shrunk to one versewith antiphons. Said atevery Mass by priest ataltar (Also sung inprocession).

Middle Ages:

any embelishments added to elaborate on the psalm and fillthe complicated melodies.

1570:

Simpler formrestored withpromulgationof TridentineMissal.

1600-1900:

Gradually droppedas a processional

1907:

restoredasprocessional music

1969:

Made optional Saidwhen there is noprocessional song.

Prayers atthe foor ofthe altar

Private preparation prayers said by priest with no set form followed by a private admissionof sin said while approaching the altar.

ca. 900:

Psalm 43 becomes a commonly used prayer followed by aconfiteor and the "Aufer a nobis." To avoid rushing, prayersare said while at the foot of the alter.

1570:

Prayers set in final form following Councilof Trent.

1969:

Prayers abolished.

Confiteor Originally part of prayers aidby priest as he approchedthe altar with no set form.

Usually said with a profound bow or kneeling. 1080:

Basic form ofcurrentConfiteorused at Cluny.

1184:

Cistercianorder addedMary to list ofsaintspetitioned.

1314:

3rd Council ofRavenna limits saintspetitioned by name tothose in the currentTridentine form.

1570:

Norm in Rome made universal in TridentineMissal.

1969:

Confiteor re-writtenand added to newpenitential rite as anoption.

Kyrie ca. 500:

Introduced into the Roman rite from theEast with the addition of "Christeeleison" and a litany Sung alternatingbetween clergy and faithful.

890-1000:

Litany graduallydropped. Triplerepetition of Kyrie,Christe, Kyriebecomes norm.

Middel Ages:

ariey of texts inserted to fill up complicatedmelodies.

1570:

Extraneous texts removed. Triple repetitionrestored.

1969:

Triple repetitiondropped. Now is just aresponsory.

Gloria c. 128-139:

PopeTelsphorussupposedlyadded fisthalf of Gloriato ChristmasMass.

c.360:

St. Hillary translatedthe rest of the Gloriathat we have today.

c.498-514:

Pope Symmachus extended use of Gloria to all Sundays andbirths of martyrs but limited its use to bishops.

11th century:

Priests givenpermission touse Gloriasame asbishops

Middle Ages:

Manu additional parts inserted intoGloria agains wishes of Rome

1570:

Additions abolished

Collect Dateuncertain:Legendattributesoriginalcollects toPopeDamascus(366-384)

V-VI Century:

First record of collects found in missal.

ca. 1100:

Use of multiple collects adopted byRome from Northern Europe.

1570:

Number of collects decreased to one foralmost all occasions.

1969:

Number of collectsdecreased to one for alldays.

Readings Lessons from Bible readfrom earliest times. No setlength or selections

V Century:

Number of readingsreduced to two with afixed length

VII Century:

Number of readings reduced to one from the Epistles except on certain feasts

1969:

Number of readings forSundays increased totwo and a three yearcycle of readingscreated

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Gradual andAlleluia

Psalms originally sung betweenreadings followed by Alleluia

VI Century:

Lengthreduced fromentire psalmto two verses.

VII Century:

When number of readings was reduced second psalm (tract) dropped except on certain occasions. Alleluia combined with graduale

1969:

New responsorialpsalms written asoptions in place ofGradual and Tract

Dismissalof

Cathechumens

Until the end of the sixth century catechumens were dismissedfrom the church at this time In all other rites the catechumenswere dismissed after the sermon.

1973:

New Rite of ChristianInitiation providesoption for a dismissalof the cathechumensafter the homily.

Gospel The Gospel was originallyread by a male lector and didnot have a fixed length

ca. 400:

Reading the gospel became the duty of the Deacon.

Sermon The sermon was given from the earliest times but was not a usual practice at all Masses in Rome 1563:

Council of Trent commanded that sermonsbe given at all Sunday and feast day andother times deamed appropriate.

1969:

Regulationsconcerning sermonsreafirmed in GIRM

Creed 1014:

Nicene Creed added to the Mass on Sundays and feasts

Prayers ofthe Faithful

Prayers where said for the Church,state, poor, enemies, travelers,prisoners and anyone else thoughtto be in need of spiritual help.

ca.500:

Prayers dropped except for a litany on Good Friday, possibly because the prayers were seen as repetative of the prayers in the Canon.

1969:

Prayers of the Faithfulrestored.

OffertoryProcession

The faithful would bringforward gifts of bread andwine for the consecration.Whatever was notconsecrated was distributedto the poor.

ca. 400:

Other churches began preparing the gifts before Mass andheld a solemn procession at this time.

ca. 900:

Practice of bringing bread and wine along with the offertory procession disappears.

1969:

Offertory processionrestored but people nolonger bring bread andwine from home.

OffertoryChant

A psalm wassung during theOffertoryprocession

c.300-400:

Psalm shortened to a few verses with an antiphon.

ca. 1000-1100:

Shortened again to just an antiphon.

1969:

Made optional. Sung ifthere is not an offertorysong.

OffertoryPrayers

3 ca. 1300:

Various offertoryprayers came to beused in all parts ofEurope.

1570:

Prayers set into one form in the TridentineMissal taking parts from various regions.

1969:

Prayers rewritten andshortened.

Lavabo from the earliest times:

Washing of hands has been done usually twice, once after receiving the gifts and again in its curent location. There were no fixedprayers

1400:

First washingvanished andPsalm 25

1570:

Psalm 25 is made the universal prayer to theHoly Trinity in use in parst of Europe alsomade universal

1969:

Psalm 25 abolishedand replaced with a 1sentence prayer.

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becomes acommonprayer duringthe remainingwashing.

Prayer to the HolyTrinity droppen.

OrateFratres

ca. 1400:

Various formscome into useasking thepeople to prayfor theworthiness ofthe sacrifice.

1570:

Form standarized in Tridentine Missal

Secret Said silently from earliest times and always had different forms for different feasts. 1969:

Secret made audible

Preface Originally not considered separate from the Canon.Was much longer and contained a list op p1etitions

ca. 600:

Number ofprefacesgrew to267.

ca. 700:

Number ofprefacesreduced to 54including themost commonpreface stillused today.

ca. 800:

Number of prefacesreduced to 10, all ofwhich are found inthe TridentineMissal. Preface nowconcidered aseparate portion ofthe Mass

Middle Ages:

Number of prefaces increased to fifteen.

1969: Number ofprefaces increased to55.

Sanctus ca.119-128:

Attributed to Pope Sixtus I. Sungat solemn feasts.

529:

council of Vaison orders Sanctus to be sung at all Masses

The Canon tothe

Consecration

Original form of Canon is unknown.Writing from the 4th century containmany of the same prayers as in theTridentine Mass but in a differentorder.

ca.

500: Prayersset in orderfound inTridentineMass.

589:

St. Gregoryset Canonin currentform foundinTridentineMass

ca. 750

Canon said silently

1960:

St Josephadded tothe Canon

1969:

Three new EucharisticPrayers added. Canonkept as an option.2 Eucharistic Prayersof reconciliation added.

Consecration Original form was a blending of different gospelaccounts.

ca. 600:

Words of consecration same as in TridentineMass.

Middle Ages:

Various ceremonies such as elevation of host andchalice and ringing of bells added. No set form.

1570:

Ceremonial form set for Tridentine Mass.

1969:

Words of consecrationrewritten

Mystery ofFaith

1969:

Phrase "mysteriumfidei" removed fromconsecration and madeinto a new responsory.

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To the end ofthe Canon

Original form of Canon is unknown:

Writings from the 4th centurycontain many of the same prayers asin the Tridentine Mass but in adifferent order.

ca. 500:

in order foundin TridentineMass

589:

Womenlisted inCanonpossiblyadded bySt.Gregory.

ca. 750:

Canon said silent

1969:

Three new EucharisticPrayers added. Canonkept as an option.2 Eucharistic Prayersof reconciliation added

Pater Noster Pater Noster has been a part of all liturgies from theearliest times. Originally was said after Communionin Rome.

ca. 589:

St. Gregory claims to have moved the Pater Noster to its current location

Sign of Peace Sign of Peace has been apart of all liturgies. Originallycame before the Canon.

ca. 400:

Sign of Peace moved after the fraction and comingling.

Middle Ages:

Practice of passing thepeace from the piest to thedeacon and to the faithfulbecomes common.

Late Middle Ages:

Practice slowly fades until it is a formality exchanged between theclergy at high Masses

1969:

Sign if Peace moved toits current location withthe option for a generalexchange of peace.

Fraction Fraction was originally a much more complicated ritualinvolving laying out the broken host in the sign of the cross

Ceremony involved in the fraction gradually dwindled until it reached its present form.

Agnus Dei -- XIIth Century:

Current triplerepetitionending indona nobispacemadopted butsomechurches endwith misererenobisinstead.

Middle Ages:

Additional textsinserted and oftenused as a communionsong.

1570:

Additional texts dropped.

Commixture Placing of a particle of the Host into the chalice is ancient and originally was done twice/First, apiece of the Host from the previous Mass was added at the Pax. Second, rightbefore Communion.

Xth Century:

First commixture disappears

XIVth Century:

Current practice which is a shortened version of rite becomes the norm.

Communionof the Priest

From the earliest times:

the priest received Communion before everyone.

IXth-Xth Century :

Prayers for holinessand grace appear insome missals butare not universallyused.

Middle ages:

Other prayers introduced but original prayers are most common and eventually become norm.

1969:

Priest now choosesbetween the prayersinstead of saying both.

CommunionPrayers

Late Middle Ages:

Prayers said before distribution ofCommunion outside of Mass becomecommon during Mass. No set form.

1614:

confiteor, EcceAgnus Dei andDomine Non SumDignus added toRoman Missal

1962:

Confiteor dropped

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Communionof the Faithful

From the earliest times:

the faithful received Communionunder both species, standing. TheHost was distributed in de hand butwomen were reguired to have a clothover their hands to receive

ca.590:

Practice of Communion on the tongue appears butnot common.

Xth-XIth Century:

Communion in thehand decreases and isabolished for fear ofproganation.

XIth-XVIth Century:

Practice of kneelingto receiveCommunionbecomes primarypractice.

1414:

After a long decrease in reception from the chalice, practiceabolished to combat Hussite heresy.

1963-1970:

Communion underboth species restoredin most cases alongwith option to recievein the hand andstanding.1968: Permissiongranted for laity todistribute Communionin extraordinarycircumstances for thefist time in the historyof the Church.

CommunionAntiphon

Vth Century:

First mention of a Communion chant. Originally the Communion song sungalternately by choir, subdeacons and laity.

XIIth Century:

Length decreased to a simple antiphon said by the priest after Communion butstill occassionally sung as well.

1969:

Antiphon may be sungduring Communion. Ifthere is no singing, it isrecited by a reader orthe laity. It may alsoberecited by the priestbefore he givesCommunion to thefaithful.

Ablutions ca. 700:

First mentionsof a specialhandcleansingfollowingCommunion.

IXth century:

Special ceremoniesfor cleansing thechalice appear butonly include the useof water.

XIth Century:

Cleansing begins toinclude wine.

1256:

Dominican ordo introduces ceremonies that eventually become the normfor the Latin church.

1969:

Use of wine madeoptional.

Post-Communion

Prayer

From the earliest times:

A prayer without a set form was used and originally combined a prayer of thanksgiving and blessing which marked the end om Mass. The blessing eventually dwindled as a separate final blessing evolved. Over thecenturies the prayers were standardized.

Oratio superpopulum

3th Century:

Originally a prayer ofblessing over the people

6th Century:

Use of prayer dwindled until it was only used during Lent as a prayer over non-communicants. Some areas retained sporadic use of the prayers during theyear.

1969:

Prayer droppedcompletely

Placeat Unknown:

Practice of the priest kissing the altar before leaving is veryancient but dat of introduction is unknown. Took placefollowing the dismissal.

9th Century:

Prayer as found in the TridentineOrdo appears in France andspreads quickly throughoutEurope.

Middle Ages:

Additional prayers added without aset form.

1570:

Medival additions dropped and formstandarized

1969:

Prayer droppedcompletely

Final Blessing 8th Century:

First mention of a final blessingseparate from the post-communionprayer. Only given by the Pope.

11th Century:

Priests geven permission tegive blessing but not amandatory part of the Mass

14th Century:

final blessing given by bishop is thesame as in the Tridentine missal.

1604:

Final blessing given by allclergy standarized.

1969:

blessing moved otbefore the dismissal.Many new optionalblessings added.