Mass of Paul VI

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The Mass of Paul VI is the post–Vatican II form of the Roman Catholic liturgy, promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969 as the standard modern celebration of the Mass in the Latin Church.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic liturgy
Eucharistic liturgy
Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite
form of the Roman Rite
allows concelebration by priests
use of extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion
use of lay lectors
approvedBy Holy See
belongsToChurch Latin Church
belongsToDenomination Roman Catholic Church
cameIntoEffect 1970
celebratedFacing usually versus populum
centralAction celebration of the Eucharist
emphasizes active participation of the faithful
use of the vernacular
expandedElement Liturgy of the Word readings
geographicScope worldwide in the Latin Church
governingDocument Missale Romanum (1969)
hasAlternativeName Novus Ordo Missae
Ordinary Form of the Mass
post–Vatican II Mass
hasEucharisticPrayers multiple Eucharistic Prayers
hasPart Concluding Rites
Introductory Rites
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Liturgy of the Word
includes Communion under one or both kinds
Penitential Act
Prayer of the Faithful
Sign of Peace
influencedBy Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium
introducedFeature three-year Sunday lectionary cycle
two-year weekday lectionary cycle
juridicalStatus standard form of Mass in the Roman Rite
languagePolicy Latin permitted
vernacular languages permitted
liturgicalFamily Roman Rite
mayBeCelebratedFacing ad orientem
normativeForm Ordinary Form in the Latin Church
promulgatedBy Pope Paul VI
promulgationYear 1969
replaced Tridentine Mass
retainsElement Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I)
revisedAfterCouncil Second Vatican Council
subjectOfDebate liturgical reform discussions
usesBook Lectionary for Mass
Roman Missal of Paul VI


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