[Low Mass Local Norms]
Propers are prayers of the priest which change from week to week. These prayers are the Introit, Collect, Epistle, Gradual, Gospel, Offertory, Secret, Communion and Post Communion. The red booklet does not include the daily Propers. Todays Readings: [Printable Here]
The Latin responses to the priest (marked S in the red booklet) are made by the altar servers. The priest alone says the Pater Noster (Our Father, on p. 38) except for the last line, which the servers and people recite aloud (“Sed libera nos a malo”).
The Canon (which corresponds to the Eucharistic Prayer in the Ordinary Form) is said in a low voice by the priest. The bells are rung by the server before the Consecration, and at each Elevation.
Holy Communion is received on the tongue while kneeling at the altar rail. Standing is permitted in the case of a physical disability. The priest says the following in Latin to each communicant: “May the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve thy soul unto life everlasting. Amen.” The communicant does not respond “Amen”.