Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Dominican Rite Solemn Mass: Feast of St. Dominic, Portland OR 2011

Here are two videos from the recent celebration of the Feast of St. Dominic at Holy Rosary Church in Portland OR according to the Dominican Rite Solemn Mass. The celebrant is Fr. Anthony-M. Patalano, O.P., pastor; deacon, Fr. Vincent Kelber, O.P., the new parochial vicar; subdeacon, Mr. Jesson Mata ("The Urban Monk"). Fr. Anthony will soon be moving to Holy Family Cathedral, Ancorage AK to become the new pastor. Fr. Vincent has just completed his service there.

In this first video, we see the celebration from the Collect to the the singing of the Epistle. Notice the Dominican swing of the ministers to the side for the Collect, the seating of the priest with the spreading of the Mappula over his lap, and the deacon's opening of the corporal during the Epistle.



In this second video, we see Mr. Jesson Mata, who will be subdeacon, introducing the video (with Bro. Simon Kim, O.P.) and talking about the rite on the way to Portland from Seattle. He then interviews the servers for the Mass, and explains the vesting of the ministers. Excepts from the Mass are as follows:

At 5:45: The Aspeges

At 5:50: Prayers at the Foot of the Altar

At 6:08: Officium and Kyrie

at 6:17: Gloria (with procession of Chalice to altar) and Collect

at 7:36: Epistle (with unfolding of Chalice)

at 7:40: Chants between the Readings (with preparation of Chalice)

at 7:50: Gospel

at 7: 58: Creed

at 8:06: The Great Swing to the left for the Offertory

at 8:26: The Preface (with incensing) and Sanctus

at 8:39: The Consecration

at 8:45: The Pater Noster and the Pax

at 8:57: Communion

at 9:15: Postcommunion Collect to the Blessing

at 10:04 Last Gospel and Recessional



3 comments:

James Joseph said...

How do a sub-deacon and a properly instituted lector compare?

Are dub-deacons ordained into minor orders or are they instituted by competant authority?

Is it possible to chant the Epistles in Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite?

And, is it appropriate for a properly instituted lector to vest as a sub-deacon, assuming the deacon is suitably vested in a dalmatic?

Is it possible that we could have an entry discussing this at length?

Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P. said...

Dear James Joseph,

Sorry this reply is so late, but the comment was late also. I hope you get it. Here are your questions with answers:

How do a sub-deacon and a properly instituted lector compare?

A lector (old from or new form) is not a subdeacon, they are installed by different rites (in both the old and new liturgy). All those ordained in the old rite as sub-deacons had already been installed as lectors (old form); so too the modern acolyte is already installed as a lector. By the way, since the office of the modern acolyte (which is NOT the same as the old office of acolyte), may be called a subdeacon if the bishops' conference so decides: because functionally the two ministries are the same.

Are dub-deacons ordained into minor orders or are they instituted by competant authority?

I assume you mean "sub-deacons." If the old rite of conferring minor orders is used, they are "ordained to minor orders"; if the new rite is used, the proper language is "instituted to the ministry." So "installation" and "ordination" are functionally equivalent: one is used in the old rite, the other in the new. By the way, "ordination" to the minor orders could (and can) be done by a non-bishop, e.g. an abbot, if delegated by the bishop. This is also true today, since the bishop is the "ordinary" minister of this installation.

Is it possible to chant the Epistles in Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite?

Yes, I have done it many times. And the Gospel may also be sung. The music books (Ordinary Form) have the chants for both.

And, is it appropriate for a properly instituted lector to vest as a sub-deacon, assuming the deacon is suitably vested in a dalmatic?

There is a need to distinguish here. An installed lector is not functionally a "sub-deacon." BUT, in the Extraordinary form is was (and is) common for even a layman to dress and function as a "straw" subdeacon (he does not however wear the maniple). An installed acolyte, as functionally equal to a subdeacon (and even in places so called) can certainly function in all respects as a subdeacon: his installation is functionally equal to that of the old minor order of subdeacon (and uses the same ritual: handing over of the chalice and paten).

Is it possible that we could have an entry discussing this at length?

I don't think that would be helpful and something of a distraction from the topic of this blog. This issue has been discussed (ad nauseum) at New Liturgical Movement and at What Does the Prayer Really Say" (Fr. Z.). I suggest you do a search on either to see the comments.

Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P. said...

Oh, one nuance. As to the question of whether a lector/acolyte can vest as a subdeacon. I assumed you meant in the Extraordinary Rite. My rely concerns that possibility.

In the Ordinary form the proper vesting of a lector (if the lector is a installed and a cleric) is the alb or a cassock and surplice. There is no provision for use of the dalmatic for a lector. Also, in the old rite the lector (who sang the prophecy as a third reading on a number of feasts) never wore a dalmatic. He wore a surplice with the cassock or habit.