Solemn High Mass

High Mass — may mean: *Solemn Mass, a Tridentine Mass celebrated with deacon and subdeacon (international and general United States [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/18/M0341800.html The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000] …   Wikipedia

Solemn (High) Mass — or Solemn Mass n. former term for a highly ceremonial Mass with parts of the text sung by the celebrant, with a deacon and subdeacon assisting at the ceremonies, and with choir singing and organ music * * * …   Universalium

Pontifical High Mass — In the context of the Tridentine Mass of the Roman Catholic Church, a Pontifical High Mass, also called Solemn Pontifical Mass, is a Solemn or High Mass celebrated by a bishop using certain prescribed ceremonies. The term is also used among Anglo …   Wikipedia

Solemn Mass — ( la. missa solemnis) or Solemn High Mass or simply High Mass is when these terms are used in a technical sense, not merely as a description the full ceremonial form of the Tridentine Mass, celebrated by a priest with a deacon and a subdeacon,… …   Wikipedia

High Altar — • The chief altar in a church, raised on an elevated plane in the sanctuary, where it may be seen simultaneously by all the faithful in the body of the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. High Altar     High Altar …   Catholic encyclopedia

High church — relates to ecclesiology and liturgy in Anglican theology and practice. Although used by several Protestant Christian denominations, the term has traditionally been associated with the Anglican tradition in particular. It is virtually non existent …   Wikipedia

High Church Lutheranism — is the European name for the Lutheran movement that emphasises worship practices and doctrines that are similar to those found within both Roman Catholicism and the Anglo Catholic wing of Anglicanism. In North America the term Evangelical… …   Wikipedia

Mass (liturgy) — A 15th century Mass …   Wikipedia

Papal Mass — A Papal Mass is the Solemn Pontifical High Mass when celebrated by the Pope.There are numerous special ceremonials which are particular to the pope. A Solemn Papal Mass would be celebrated on solemn occasions such as a Papal Coronation, an ex… …   Wikipedia

Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or …   Catholic encyclopedia