The special rite in this part of the Mass is the chanting of the Gospel in Latin and Greek.ĭuring the papal mass, there is one very particular rite, which has never been allowed in any other diocese or rite, that is, the pope's Communion at his throne.Ĭanonization. The Liturgy of the Word of the papal mass closely follows closely the rite of a bishop's pontifical Mass in his own cathedral.
Historically, the first part of the papal mass was the solemn entry of the pope, carried on the sedes gestatoria and wearing his great mantle and the tiara, both of which have fallen into disuse. In a pontifical mass, the pope wears several vestments, as explained below the college of cardinals and bishops or abbots attending Mass are vested in cope or chasuble (the cardinal deacons in dalmatics), and all wear the white miter. While the ritual he observes is that followed by all archbishops, there are nonetheless many ceremonies special to the pope. However, as bishop of Rome, he regularly celebrates according to the Roman Rite.Ĭeremonial.
As supreme head of the universal Church, the pope can officiate in any existing liturgical rite, Eastern or Western.
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