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General Instruction
Including Adaptations
of the Roman Missal
for the Dioceses of the United States of America
Concordat cum originali:
- Msgr. James Patrick Moroney
- Executive Director, Secretariat for the Liturgy
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The English translation of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (Third Typical Edition) © 2002, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright holder.
This text is confirmed for use in the Dioceses of the United States of America. Persons from other nations should consult the local Episcopal Conference regarding the appropriate text for their nation.
Contents
Foreword to This Edition
Decree of Confirmation
Decree of PublicationThe General Instruction of the Roman Missal
Preamble
A Witness to Unchanged Faith
A Witness to Unbroken Tradition
Accommodation to New ConditionsChapter 1
The Importance and Dignity of the Eucharistic CelebrationChapter II
The Structure of the Mass, Its Elements and Its Parts
- Reading and Explaining the Word of God
- The Prayers and Other Parts Pertaining to the Priest
- The Other Formulas in the Celebration
- The Vocal Expression of the Different Texts
- The Importance of Singing
- Movements and Posture
- Silence
- The Entrance
- Greeting of the Altar and of the People Gathered Together
- The Act of Penitence
- The Kyrie Eleison
- The Gloria
- The Collect
- Silence
- The Biblical Readings
- The Responsorial Psalm
- The Homily
- The Profession of Faith
- The Prayer of the Faithful
- The Preparation of the Gifts
- The Prayer over the Offerings
- The Eucharistic Prayer
- The Communion Rite
- The Lord's Prayer
- The Rite of Peace
- The Fraction
- Communion
- The Concluding Rites
Chapter III
The Duties and Ministries in the Mass
- The Duties of Those in Holy Orders
- The Duties of the People of God
- Particular Ministries
- The Ministry of the Instituted Acolyte and Lector
- Other Ministries
- The Distribution of Duties and the Preparation of the Celebration
- The Articles to Be Prepared
- The Introductory Rites
- The Liturgy of the Word
- The Liturgy of the Eucharist
- The Concluding Rites
- The Introductory Rites
- The Liturgy of the Word
- The Liturgy of the Eucharist
- The Concluding Rites
- The Introductory Rites
- The Liturgy of the Eucharist
- Introductory Rites
- The Liturgy of the Word
- The Introductory Rites
- The Liturgy of the Word
- The Liturgy of the Eucharist
- The Manner of Speaking the Eucharistic Prayer
- Eucharistic Prayer I, that is, The Roman Canon
- Eucharistic Prayer II
- Eucharistic Prayer III
- Eucharistic Prayer IV
- The Communion Rite
- The Concluding Rites
- The Introductory Rites
- The Liturgy of the Word
- The Liturgy of the Eucharist
- The Concluding Rites
- Veneration of the Altar and the Book of the Gospels
- Genuflections and Bows
- Incensation
- The Purification
- Communion under Both KindsChapter V
The Arrangement and Furnishing of Churches for the Celebration of the Eucharist
- General Principles
- Arrangement of the Sanctuary for the Sacred Synaxis (Eucharistic Assembly)
- The Altar and Its Appointments
- The Ambo
- The Chair for the Priest Celebrant and Other Seats
- The Places for the Faithful
- The Place for the Choir and the Musical Instruments
- The Place for the Reservation of the Most Holy Eucharist
- Sacred ImagesChapter VI
The Requisites for the Celebration of Mass
Chapter VII
- The Bread and Wine for Celebrating the Eucharist
- Sacred Furnishings in Genera
- Sacred Vessels
- Sacred Vestments
- Other Things Intended for Church Use
The Choice of the Mass and Its Parts
- The Choice of Mass
- The Choice of Mass Texts
- The Readings
- The Orations
- The Eucharistic Prayer
- The ChantsChapter VIII
Masses and Prayers for Various Circumstances and Masses for the DeadChapter IX
- Masses and Prayers for Various Circumstances and Masses for the Dead
- Masses for the Dead
Adaptations Within the Competence of Bishops and Bishops' ConferencesIndex to This Edition
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And the new G. I. R. M. without the Americn Diocese adapatations
Questions and Answers about the General Instructions for the Roman Missal
G. I. R. M. adapatations (American) approved by the Holy See
6. In setting forth its instructions for the revision of the Order of Mass, the Second Vatican Council, using the same words as did Saint Pius V in the Apostolic Constitution Quo primum, by which the Missal of Trent was promulgated in 1570, also ordered, among other things, that some rites be restored "to the original norm of the holy Fathers."11 From the fact that the same words are used it can be seen how both Roman Missals, although separated by four centuries, embrace one and the same tradition. Furthermore, if the inner elements of this tradition are reflected upon, it also becomes clear how outstandingly and felicitously the older Roman Missal is brought to fulfillment in the new.
7. In a difficult period when the Catholic faith on the sacrificial nature of the Mass, the ministerial priesthood, and the real and permanent presence of Christ under the eucharistic species were placed at risk, Saint Pius V was especially concerned with preserving the more recent tradition then unjustly being assailed, introducing only very slight changes into the sacred rite. In fact, the Missal of 1570 differs very little from the very first printed edition of 1474, which in turn faithfully follows the Missal used at the time of Pope Innocent III. Moreover, even though manuscripts in the Vatican Library provided material for the emendation of some expressions, they by no means made it possible to inquire into "ancient and approved authors" farther back than the liturgical commentaries of the Middle Ages.
8. Today, on the other hand, countless learned studies have shed light on the "norm of the holy Fathers" which the revisers of the Missal of Saint Pius V followed. For following the publication first of the Sacramentary known as the Gregorian in 1571, critical editions of other ancient Roman and Ambrosian Sacramentaries were published, often in book form, as were ancient Hispanic and Gallican liturgical books which brought to light numerous prayers of no slight spiritual excellence that had previously been unknown.
In a similar fashion, traditions dating back to the first centuries, before the formation of the rites of East and West, are better known today because of the discovery of so many liturgical documents.
Moreover, continuing progress in the study of the holy Fathers has also shed light upon the theology of the mystery of the Eucharist through the teachings of such illustrious Fathers of Christian antiquity as Saint Irenaeus, Saint Ambrose, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, and Saint John Chrysostom.
9. For this reason, the "norm of the holy Fathers" requires not only the preservation of what our immediate forebears have passed on to us, but also an understanding and a more profound study of the Church's entire past and of all the ways in which her one and only faith has been set forth in the quite diverse human and social forms prevailing in the Semitic, Greek, and Latin areas. Moreover, this broader view allows us to see how the Holy Spirit endows the People of God with a marvelous fidelity in preserving the unalterable deposit of faith, even amid a very great variety of prayers and rites.
I can't help but seeing "Borg" whenever I see this.
SD
I had heard this before. We are now to rise before we say this prayer.
SD
So does ours. Even the ushers walk to the front and kneel. It is really very powerful to see everyone on their knees praising Our Lord in the Eucharist.
General Instruction of the Roman Missal (Third Typical Edition)
Copyright © 2003, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.,
Washington, D.C. All rights reserved.
Order a copy of this publication.
Order form in .PDF format
GIRM in .PDF format
Concordat cum originali:
The English translation of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (Third Typical Edition) © 2002, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright holder.
This text is confirmed for use in the Dioceses of the United States of America. Persons from other nations should consult the local Episcopal Conference regarding the appropriate text for their nation.
Contents
Foreword to This Edition
Decree of Confirmation
Decree of Publication
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal
Preamble
A Witness to Unchanged Faith
A Witness to Unbroken Tradition
Accommodation to New Conditions
Chapter 1
The Importance and Dignity of the Eucharistic Celebration
Chapter II
The Structure of the Mass, Its Elements and Its Parts
Chapter III
The Duties and Ministries in the Mass
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