Sunday, December 11, 2022
Claude and I attended the 10:30 a.m. High Mass at this cathedral during our family weekend.
The robed choir from the choir loft (we did not see the robes until the end of the mass) sang a prelude in Gregorian chant.
The processional included seven servers, including two holding globed candles on poles and one censer bearer. One of the servers could have been a deacon.
The altar was incensed at the beginning of the mass and before the gospel and also escorted the gift bearers at the Offertory. Before the Preface the candle bearers and the censer bearer came for the incensing of the altar and the congregation, remaining in front of the altar through the Consecration and leaving after the Prayer of the Faithful, with heavy incensing at the Consecration and diminishing until the Prayer of the Faithful. There was so much incense I was afraid I wasn't going to see the altar. I'm sure people with respiratory problems would be affected by all the clouds of smoke.
The choir was lovely, and sang most of the mass.
The recessional included all of the above with incense.
Attending this mass was memorable to experience more of the pomp of the ceremony.
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