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The papal liturgy had several variants. As a rule it was divided into a Low Mass and into a Pontifical Mass, similarly to the bishop\u2019s Mass. An everyday Mass was usually celebrated in a private chapel in the Apostolic Palace or in the residence in Castel Gandolfo. The Pope was dressed and celebrated the Mass in the same manner as every bishop did; he used the missal and the altar cards, so this liturgy did not differ much from an everyday mass of any priest. Until now, only in the case of Pius XII we have encountered photos on which one may observe that it was only the butler in a tail-coat and none of the papal familiares<\/em> who served the Pope during the Mass.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Since the times of Pius XI who, as we know, was Il Papa Polacco<\/em>, Popes celebrated their private Masses in Castel Gandolfo in front of a copy of the Icon of Jasna G\u00f3ra.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Pope did not celebrate a Solemn Pontifical Mass, <\/b>but when a Mass in public took place, the Eucharist was celebrated usually on an portable altar, which was placed in one of the chambers in the Apostolic Palace.\u00a0Sometimes it occurred that such a Mass was celebrated on one of the papal altars that were normally reserved for solemn masses. The Pontiff was dressed up like a priest. Still, he was assisted by two bishops (those, who stand in the picture) and by four master of ceremonies. The role of a torch-bearers was fulfilled by the papal chaplains.\u00a0During such a mass, the Pope used alternately a Missal and the Pontifical Canon.<\/p>\n

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The papal recited Mass celebrated in Saint Peter’s Basilica by the Altar of Confession.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taking into consideration the length of solemn Masses, the Pope ordained the bishops during the recited masses, for which he was dressed in pontifical vestments, apart from falda. As it can be seen in the picture, during the papal recited masses, just like during the bishop’s ones, it was bugia that was used, not a candle. Next to the Gospel side <\/b>by his Missal stands a consecrated bishop (a curved top of a crosier is visible);\u00a0next to him stand co-consecrators (although their presence was not necessary) dressed in the copes. By the side of Epistle, a ferule can be noticed. Still, the most beautiful element is the tail of the Pope’s choir cassock \u2665<\/p>\n

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Pope Pius X during the Mass of Episcopal Ordination in the Sistine Chapel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another kind of the masses celebrated at the Pope’s chapels was a Missa coram Summo Pontifice,<\/em> that is the mass in the presence of the Holy Father. He assisted in it from the throne (in the same manner as the other bishops did) dressed in mantum and accompanied by the cardinals in solemn choir dress.<\/p>\n

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Three pictures presenting the coram<\/em> Mass celebrated on the Altar of the Chair of St. Peter. Pius XI sitting at the throne, surrounded by the numerous members of the Papal Court (sitting at the stairs \u2665); the Pope kneeling by the faldstool during Canon is read (a moment close to the consecration); the chanting of the Gospel \u2013 an interesting arrangement of the assist: set at an angle, slightly toward the nave [source: 20lecie<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Requiem Mass could be celebrated coram S. P.<\/em> as well. The Pope was dressed in a red mantum and violet stole then. After the mass, it was the Pope who gave absolution upon the catafalque. If the Requiem preceded the Office for the Dead, the Pope participated in it dressed in the cappa magna.<\/p>\n

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Singing of the Epistle during a Requiem Mass in the Sistine Chapel in the presence of Pope Pius XI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The most solemn of the papal liturgy was a Solemn Pontifical Mass in which numerous members of the Papal Court took part, as well as the cardinals parati<\/em> \u2013 dressed in liturgical vestments that were put on their cassocks and rochets, that reflected their degrees within the College: cardinal deacons in the dalmatics, cardinal priests in chasubles and cardinal bishops in copes, all in white mitres of damask silk.<\/p>\n

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Solemn Pontifical Mass that took place in Saint Peter’s Basilica on the day of the announcement of the dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[English translation by Oktawia]<\/p>\n

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The papal liturgy had several variants. As a rule it was divided into a Low Mass and into a Pontifical Mass, similarly to the bishop\u2019s Mass. An everyday Mass was usually celebrated in a private chapel in the Apostolic Palace or in the residence in Castel Gandolfo. The Pope was dressed and celebrated the Mass in the same manner as every bishop did; he used the missal and the altar cards, so this liturgy did not differ much from an everyday mass of any priest. Until now, only in the case of Pius XII we have encountered photos on which one may observe that it was only the butler in a tail-coat and none of the papal familiares who served the Pope during the Mass. When Pope did not celebrate a Solemn Pontifical Mass, but when a Mass in public took place, the Eucharist was celebrated usually on an portable altar, which was placed in one of the chambers in the Apostolic Palace.\u00a0Sometimes it occurred that such a Mass was celebrated on one of the papal altars that were normally reserved for solemn masses. The Pontiff was dressed up like a priest. Still, he was assisted by two bishops (those, who stand in the picture) and by four master of ceremonies. The role of a torch-bearers was fulfilled by the papal chaplains.\u00a0During such a mass, the Pope used alternately a Missal and the Pontifical Canon. Taking into consideration the length of solemn Masses, the Pope ordained the bishops during the recited masses, for which he was dressed in pontifical vestments, apart from falda. As it can be seen in the picture, during the papal recited masses, just like during the bishop’s ones, it was bugia that was used, not a candle. Next to the Gospel side by his Missal stands a consecrated bishop (a curved top of a crosier is visible);\u00a0next to him stand co-consecrators (although their presence was not necessary) dressed in the copes. By the side of Epistle, a ferule can be noticed. Still, the most beautiful element is the tail of the Pope’s choir cassock \u2665 Another kind of the masses celebrated at the Pope’s chapels was a Missa coram Summo Pontifice, that is the mass in the presence of the Holy Father. He assisted in it from the throne (in the same manner as the other bishops did) dressed in mantum and accompanied by the cardinals in solemn choir dress. The Requiem Mass could be celebrated coram S. P. as well. The Pope was dressed in a red mantum and violet stole then. After the mass, it was the Pope who gave absolution upon the catafalque. If the Requiem preceded the Office for the Dead, the Pope participated in it dressed in the cappa magna. The most solemn of the papal liturgy was a Solemn Pontifical Mass in which numerous members of the Papal Court took part, as well as the cardinals parati \u2013 dressed in liturgical vestments that were put on their cassocks and rochets, that reflected their degrees within the College: cardinal deacons in the dalmatics, cardinal priests in chasubles and cardinal bishops in copes, all in white mitres of damask silk. [English translation by Oktawia]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pontificalis-aula"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12648,"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409\/revisions\/12648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikomutoprzeszkadzalo.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}