The ministry of servers lmi

The Ministry of SERVERSThe Ministry of SERVERS

““SERVING GOD AND SERVING GOD AND

GOD’S PEOPLE AT MASS”GOD’S PEOPLE AT MASS”

ALTAR SERVERS’ ALTAR SERVERS’

IDENTITY & MISSIONIDENTITY & MISSION

ALTAR

- Altar of the Word- Altar of the Eucharist

The Ministry of SERVERSThe Ministry of SERVERS

SERVERS = ministers

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The name server clearly points out what they do at mass: serve God and God’s people by helping

the priest and his fellow worshipers to praise God as well as they can.

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a. Clergy

b.People

c. God

Why does the priest need servers to Why does the priest need servers to help him at mass?help him at mass?

CLERGY

Priest cannot do everything at massPriest cannot do everything at mass and so different kinds of people must help him: deacons, readers, and acolytes. Today, servers are doing some of the tasks that the acolytes were doing in the past such as preparing the altar and sanctuary before the mass and making the responses.

In the past, acolyte would carry the chalice, candles and other items needed for the mass. He would prepare everything for the mass and then help the priest in the altar. When mass is over, the acolyte would pack everything up again and carry it out.

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Who are the acolytes?Who are the acolytes?

They are young men who are studying to be priests, and their serving in the altar gives them a good chance to learn what they needed to know about the mass. That is exactly the main reason why the church would say that only boys could serve at the mass, because only men could be priests.

But presently, servers do not need to be studying to be priests, and not all servers will become priests when they get older.

In 1994, PJP II (Pope John Paul II) allowed girls to serve at the altar, and if the diocesan bishop will permit too. It is good that girls have now joined boys at altar servers almost everywhere in the United States but not here in the Philippines.

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PEOPLESC 14: “The Church earnestly desires that all the faithful be led to that full, conscious, and active participation in liturgical celebrations called for

by the very nature of the liturgy.”Part of the ministry of the servers is to help set the pace for all who take part in the mass. What you do there and how you do it can help other people to understand the mass better and make their love for God stronger.

As server, you should try to become very you should try to become very involved in the mass, so that other people will involved in the mass, so that other people will become involved also.become involved also.

You should always keep in your mind that the people in church will be watching you carefully. However, they are not so interested to see if you make mistakes, but they like to see what it means to be really involved in the mass. NOTE: People will take more interest in the mass if they see you taking more interest in it while you serve.

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“It makes difference how we carry the candles, whether and how we genuflect or bow, what kind of posture we have when sitting or standing, whether we seem to be prayerful and interested when we are not performing any actions.”

Bishop Untener

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Even at mass, our outward actions and appearance tell others a lot about how we are feeling on the inside. At mass, our action and appearance should show that we love God and God’s people. It should be clear to all who see that we think serving is worth doing and worth doing well. We should try to be the best servers we can be.

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GOD

Service is more than helping others. It is about who and what you are.

It is thus more than what we do in the church – it is the way we live at home, school and play; it is how we treat and live with others.

Serving in our church reflects what we do all the time.

PROFILE OF AN ALTAR SERVER

1. Reverence

2. Discipline

3. Decorum

4. Piety

5. Brotherly

WHAT DOES THE CHURCH EXPECT OF YOU?

first, to know what you are doing second, to render a true holy service

Serving is a craft, which the Church expects to be carried out well.

SACREDSACRED

OBJECTSOBJECTS

DIFFERENT KINDS

Sacred Vessels Sacred Linen Sacred Vestments Liturgical Books

Sacred Vessels

Paten

Chalice

Ciborium

Intinctorium

Cruets (Plate)

Pitcher & Basin

Communion Plate

Bell

Sacramentary Stand

Thurible

Incense Boat

Processional Cross

Processional Candles

Monstrance

Lunette

Pyx

Aspergillum

Oil Stocks

Sacred Linen

Corporal

Pall

Altar Cloth

Purificator

Finger Towel

Sacred Vestments

Cassock/Soutane

Surplice

Alb

Chasuble

Stole

Dalmatic

Cope

Humeral Veil

Cincture

Mitre

Crozier

Pectoral Cross

Ring

Skull Cap or Zucchetto

Pallium

Liturgical Books

Sacramentary

Lectionary

Gospel Book

Collectio Rituum

LITURGY & LITURGY &

HOLY MASSHOLY MASS

WHAT IS LITURGY?

it comes from the Greek word for a public duty, a service, a public organization

Christian liturgy: we are not anymore talking of what we do but what God does

Vatican II: “an action of JC, an action of eternal worship in which he involves us, the members of His Mystical Body, the Church”

Where Christ is present during the Liturgy?

in the assembly of the people in the sacred minister in the proclamation of readings in the sacraments in the Mass (presider/people/bread and wine)

As a server, you are part of the signs and symbol of the Liturgy, able to help or hinder the meaning and power of worship.

4 Kinds of Liturgical Observance

1. Solemnities

2. Feasts

3. Memorials

4. Ferials

5 Seasons of the Year

1. Advent

2. Christmas

3. Lenten

4. Easter

5. Ordinary

Liturgical Colors

1. White

2. Red

3. Green

4. Purple/Violet

5. Rose

The Liturgical Setting

1. Altar 2. Lectern3. Commentator Stand4. Presidential Chair5. Tabernacle (with Vigil Light)6. Credence Table7. Offertory Table8. Sacrarium9. Sacristy

4 MAIN PARTS OF THE MASS

1. Introductory Rite

2. Liturgy of the Word

3. Liturgy of the Eucharist

4. Concluding Rite

INTRODUCTORY RITE

1. Entrance Song

2. Veneration of the Altar & Greeting of the People

3. Penitential Rite

4. Gloria

5. Opening Prayer/Collect

LITURGYOF THE WORD

1. First Scripture Reading

2. Responsorial Psalm

3. Second Scripture Reading

4. Alleluia/Gospel Verse

5. Gospel

6. Homily

7. Profession of Faith

8. Prayers of the Faithful/General Intercession

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST1. Preparation of the Gifts

- Offertory- Prayer Over the Gifts

2. Eucharistic Prayer- Preface- Sanctus- Epiclesis- Narrative of Institution- Elevation- Acclamation- Anamnesis- Offering- Intercessions- Doxology/Amen

3. Communion Rite

-Lord’s Prayer

-Rite of Peace

-Lamb of God

-Prayer after Communion

-Brief Announcement

CONCLUDING RITE

1. Final Blessing

2. Dismissal

PRINCIPLE OF PRINCIPLE OF CEREMONIESCEREMONIES

Uniformity of Actions Precedence Postures and Basic Actions

a. Handsb. Sign of the Crossc. Standing d. Sittinge. Walking f. Turning g. Kneelingh. Sign of Peacei. Genuflectionsj. Bows

GIRM 2003 275. A bow signifies reverence and honor shown to

the persons themselves or to the signs that represent them. There are two kinds of bows: a bow of the head and a bow of the body.

A bow of the head is made when the three Divine Persons are named together and at the names of Jesus, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of the Saint in whose honor Mass is being celebrated.

GIRM 2003b. A bow of the body, that is to say a profound bow, is

made to the altar; during the prayers Munda cor meum (Almighty God, cleanse my heart) and In spiritu humilitatis (Lord God, we ask you to receive); in the Creed at the words Et incarnatus est (by the power of the Holy Spirit . . . made man); in the Roman Canon at the words Supplices 68 te rogamus (Almighty God, we pray that your angel). The same kind of bow is made by the deacon when he asks for a blessing before the proclamation of the Gospel. In addition, the priest bows slightly as he speaks the words of the Lord at the consecration.

Movements in the Sanctuary

a. Books

b. Candles

c. Cross

d. Bells

e. Presentations

Reverences

a. Blessed Sacrament (Tabernacle)

b. Altar

c. Gospel

d. Bishop

e. Faithful

Incensation Incensation 276. Thurification or incensation is an

expression of reverence and of prayer, as is signified in Sacred Scripture (cf. Ps 141 [140]:2, Rev 8:3).

IncensationIncense may be used if desired in any form of Mass: During the Entrance procession; At the beginning of Mass, to incense the cross and

the altar; At the Gospel procession and the proclamation of

the Gospel itself; After the bread and the chalice have been placed

upon the altar, to incense the offerings, the cross, and the altar, as well as the priest and the people;

At the showing of the host and the chalice after the consecration.

Incensation 277. The priest, having put incense into the

thurible, blesses it with the sign of the Cross, without saying anything. Before and after an

incensation, a profound bow is made to the person or object that is incensed, except for the incensation of the altar and the offerings for the Sacrifice of the Mass.

Incensation The following are incensed with three swings

of the thurible: the Most Blessed Sacrament, a relic of the Holy Cross and images of the Lord exposed for public veneration, the offerings for the sacrifice of the Mass, the altar cross, the Book of the Gospels, the Paschal Candle, the priest, and the people.

Incensation The following are incensed with two swings

of the thurible: relics and images of the Saints exposed for public veneration. This should be done, however, only at the beginning of the celebration, after the incensation of the altar.

Incensation The cross, if situated on or near the altar, is

incensed by the priest before he incenses the altar; otherwise, he incenses it when he passes in front of it.

The priest incenses the offerings with three swings of the thurible or by making the sign of the cross over the offerings with the thurible, then going on to incense the cross and the altar.

Incensing

a. Use of Thurible

b. Carrying

c. Presenting

d. Closing

e. Giving

f. Incensation

PONTIFICAL PONTIFICAL SERVINGSERVING

4 Servers are Directly Associated with the Bishop:

1. Mitre-Bearer- the two tails of the mitre (lappets) are held

towards him- to protect the mitre he covers himself with

the vimpa, a silk-scraf worn around the neck like a stole

4 Servers are Directly Associated with the Bishop:1. Mitre-Bearer- in procession- when moving from place to place (if distance is not

too short)- when seated- when he stands to speak to the people- when he receives the gifts- he baptizes, confirms, witnesses a marriage, during

the laying on of hands in ordination and anointing of the sick in public celebration

4 Servers are Directly Associated with the Bishop:2. Crozier-Bearer- he holds the crozier with the crook turned to him- hands to the bishop the staff making sure that the

crook points away from the bishop- carried in his left-hand in procession- when moving from place to place- held in both hands during Mass- while giving the homily?- final blessing- when he confirms, if he wishes

4 Servers are Directly Associated with the Bishop:

3. Book Bearer

4. Mic Bearer

Practical Tips

a. Foresight

b. Focus

c. Fun

d. Faith