Pontifical mass

A pontifical mass is a solemn liturgical celebration of the catholic Liturgie. It is celebrated by a bishop according to the regulations of the Cæremoniale Episcoporum.

The prelate celebrates the mass on the Trône of his clean Cathédrale or in the cathedral of another diocese, if the permission is granted to him. The ceremonial envisages the use of various vestments such as the Chape, the Chasuble, the Dalmatique, the Tunique, the Grémial, the Burette, the Chandelle S, the Encensoir, the Amict, the Rochet, the Surplis, the episcopal Crosse, the Miter

The ceremony envisages also the presence of priests, Sous-diacre S, of Diacre S, Acolyte S and being used as mass. Vêtu of the Wrapped magna, the bishop enters the cathedral, visits the the Blessed Sacrament and goes to the Chapelle, called the Secretarium, where it attends the Tierce. At the time of the song of the Psalm S, it reads the Prière S and threads the other church vestments.

The procession carried out by the Flatterer, the Carrying cross and the assistants goes then to the Maître-autel. The bishop reads the prayers with the foot of the furnace bridge, threads the Manipule and after having embraced the furnace bridge and the Gospel and to have encensé the furnace bridge, it goes to the throne, where it officiates until the Offertoire. Its gloves are then taken off, and having washed its hands, it goes to the furnace bridge and continues the mass.

The ceremonies are rather similar to those of the other solemn masses; however, the bishop sings Pax vobis instead of Dominus vobiscum, it reads the epistle, the Graduel and the Gospel sitting on its throne, gives a kiss of peace to each one of its five principal ministers, washes its hands after the Ablution S, sings the special formula of the episcopal blessing by making three signs of the cross and begins the last Gospel of Jean Saint on the furnace bridge by finishing it while returning on the throne or towards the vestimentary one.

In a pontifical Mass of requiem, the Greek Sandals, the episcopal Gloves, the episcopal Stick and the seventh candle are not used. A titular bishop usually officiates with the Prie-Dieu without the deacons. A pontifical mass can also be celebrated by a Abbé or a Protonotaire as it is specified in Inter multiplices cleaned Pie X. In Rome, the pontifical mass celebrated by the pope has characteristics. A Cardinal-bishop acts as assisting priest, a cardinal-diadre acts like a deacon, a listener of the Rote Roman is sub-deacon, there is a deacon and a Greek sub-deacon and the other offices are filled by the members by the assistants of the papal Throne and the members of the Collège of the prelates, etc the procession of cardinals, bishops, prelates and of the members of the Capella pontificia, vêtus according to their row in the order prescribed, precede the Holy Father while entering the Basilique Saint-Pierre.

The pope, carrying the amict, the belt, the paddle, the pectoral Cross, the Stolon, the cover and the Tiare is carried in the basilica with the Sedia gestatoria with both flabella on the sides. Seven assistants accompany the carrier by the cross. The pope is received with the door by the cardinal-priest and the chapter; he visits the Blessed Sacrament and goes to the small throne for the third, where he receives the obedience of the cardinals, bishops and abbots.

When the psalms are sung, it reads the prayers for the preparation of the mass, fits its Greek sandals then sings the prayers of the third. After that, the church vestments are removed until the Ceinture and the pope washes his hands and puts the Subcinctorium, the pectoral Croix, the Fanon, the stolon, the tunic, the Dalmatique, the gloves, the chasuble, pallium, the miter and the episcopal Bague. He gives finally the last Kiss of peace with the last three cardinal-priests.

The epistle is sung initially in Latin by the apostolic sub-deacon then in Greek by the Greek sub-deacon and the Gospel is partially sung so on. While raising the Host and the chalice, the pope is turned over in half-circle towards the epistles and the Gospel. After having given the kiss of peace to the assisting priest and to the assisting deacon, it goes to the throne and receives the communion upright.

The deacon raises the Patène containing the covered host of the Astérique and places it in the hands of the sub-deacon, which are covered with the Linteum pectoral, so that the sub-deacon can the ramner with the throne, and then the deacon raises the chalice and brings it to the pope on the throne. The pope consumes the small portion of the host and communicates through the chalice in a small tube called Fistule. He then divides the other part of the host, gives the communion to the deacon and with the sub-deacon, the kiss of peace gives them, after which he receives the wine of purification in another chalice and purifies his fingers in a small cut.

The deacon and the sub-deacon, incomes with the furnace bridge, divide the chalice through the dent; the sub-deacon consumes the part of the host in the chalice and both will drink the water and the wine used in the purification of the chalice. The pope returns to the furnace bridge to finish the mass. After the Blessing, the assisting priest publishes the plenary Indulgence. After the end of the last Gospel, the pope goes up on the sedia gestatoria, puts on his tiara and returns in procession as it had entered.

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