How to Serve The Tridentine Low Mass

Prayers at the foot of the altar

Introit to epistle

After the epistle, both servers rise and go to the center

Genuflect

The second server will pass in front of the first and go to the missal

He will pick up the missal, and decend diagonally down the steps to the center

Genuflect

The second server will ascend diagonally up the steps to the gospel side and place the missal on the altar facing the center. As he is doing this the first server will turn to his right and stand in front of his place

The second server will remain near the missal until the name of Jesus is said, or if it is not said when the first line of the gospel is finished. The first server will turn towards the Gospel when it starts

The second sever will then go to, and stand at, his place

After the gospel if there is to to be a homily the celebrant and the servers will go to the center

Genuflect

The celebrant will go to the pulpit, and the servers their seats

Homily

After the the homily the servers will go to the center with the celebrant

Genuflect

The celebrant will ascend the altar and the servers will go and kneel at their places

Father will remove the chalice veil

When the veil is removed go to the center

Genuflect

Go to the credence table

The First server will pick up the wine. The second server will pick up the water

They will go to the second step. They will both slightly bow, the first server will hand the celebrant the wine with his right hand. When the celebrant is done he will hand it back to the first server who will recieve it with his left hand. The second server will do the same with the water. When both servers have their cruet they bow together and return to the credence table

For the washing of the hands the first server will hold the hand-towel and the second server will hold the water and lavabo bowl

The servers will meet father at the steps, bow, the second server will pour water over the celebrant's hands and stop when he raises his thumb. The first server will then hold out the hand-towel for the celebrant to dry his hands then bow again once the first server receives the towel

Both servers return to the credence table place and everything away. The first server will then pick up the bells

Both servers go to the center

Genuflect

They then go to kneel at their place

When the celebrant, after the preface, says 'sanctus sanctus sanctus' the first server will ring the bell three times

When the celebrant places his hands together over the chalice ring the bells once

Rise and kneel at the feet of the celebrant on the top step

The celebrant will bow and say the words of consecration, he will then genuflect. The first server will ring once for the genuflection. Both servers will raise the chasuble at the elevation of the host and the first server will ring the bells three times during the elevation. After the elevtion the celebrant will genuflect, ring the bells for this genuflection as well

Just as in the first elevation the celebrant will bow and say the words of consecration, he will then genuflect. The first server will ring once for the genuflection. Both servers will raise the chasuble at the elevation of the chalice and the first server will ring the bells three times, ring the bell for the second genuflection as before

Both servers than return to their place kneeling until the 'Domine, non sum dignus'. The celebrant will say this three times and for each time the first server will ring the bells

After the Domine, non sum dignus both servers rise, go to the center

Genuflect

The second server will remain in the center as the first server, carring the bells, goes to the credence table.

He places the bells down and picks up the patten

He returns to the center and both servers kneel in place

After the celebrant has consumed the presious blood the servers may say a second confeitor if it is the celebrant's wish. Always ask before hand whether there will be a second confeitior when serving for the first time with a priest. After he presents the host and the people's 'Domine non sum dignus' concludes the servers will receive

Usually the first server will hand the patten to the second server after receiving andd then go to kneel at his place while the second server assits with the communion of the faithful. If there are two rows of people and an available patten the first server may assist in distribution

After the communion of the faithful is over the server/s hands his/their patten/s to the celebrant. If the tabernacle is open they kneel at their place until it is closed.

When it is closed both servers go to the center

Genuflect and go to the credence table

The first server picks up the wine, the second server picks up the water

They go to the second step

At the priests indication the first server will go to and pour wine in the chalice

Then after the celebrant has consumed the wine he will come over to both servers. The first server will pour a small amount of wine into the chalice over the celebrants fingers, the second server does the same with the water

After placing the cruets on the credence table both cervers go to the center

Genuflect and go to the sides of the altar. The first server picks up the chalice veil, the second server picks up the missal

They decend diagonally towards the center and genuflect

Then they ascend the steps diagonally. The second server, going first, places the book facing forwards on the epistle side, the first server then places the chalice veil on the gospel side

Both servers then go to the place nearst to them and kneel

Rise for the last gospel. The first server will hold the last gospel card if necessary

The servers will join father at the foot of the altar and kneel for the lienine prayers

Genuflect in unison and depart