Sunday Mass

bb book bearer

(Hold the Sacramentary with two hands.)

br bell ringer

C Celebrant (Presider of the Mass)

cr cross bearer

(Make sure the corpus is always facing you.)

D Deacon

EM Eucharistic Minister

Lc Lector

Entrance Procession

Lc EM br

C (D) cr —>

Lc EM bb

Assignments:

Server #1—book bearer (bb)

Server #2—bell ringer (br)

Server #3—cross bearer (cr)

When the music begins, cr leads the procession toward the altar. Gently bowing to the tabernacle/altar, cr places the cross in its stand and goes directly to his/her place. Meanwhile, the other altar servers wait for C at the 1st step of the sanctuary, one on each side (see pg. 15).

After the bow or genuflection together with C, the servers go to their seats.

When C says, “Let us pray”, bb brings the Sacramentary to C. After C finishes saying the opening prayer and closes the Sacramentary, bb places the book on the altar and then goes back to his/her seat.

Posture: Stand. If your hands are freed, fold them upright.
After giving something to C, server makes a slight bow.

When C, accompanied by br and bb, is at the 1st step of the sanctuary, at the center aisle, cr leads the gift bearers toward the sanctuary.

cr puts the cross away. C receives the offertory gifts and give them to br and bb. With gifts in hands, br and bb go and wait for C by the credence table. One by one, br and bb hand over the gifts to C. bb then gets the water cruet wait for C.

After C returns the cruet of water and the empty flask of wine to br and bb, these two servers get ready to bring water and towel to C for washing his hands. the servers bring water and towel for C to wash his hands. br places the tower over his/her wrist and holds the bowl, and bb handles the water pitcher. C places his hands over the bowl and bb pours the water over the hands of C.

When C says, “Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice …”, the altar servers go down together and stand by the 2nd step of the sanctuary, facing the altar. br is near the bell, bb is in the middle, and cr is to the right of bb. At the end of “Holy, Holy …”, all kneel down.

When C elevates the Body of Christ, br rings the bell. When C elevates the Blood of Christ from the chalice, br rings the bell again.

At the end of “Amen” for the doxology (Through him, with him, and in him …”), the servers stand up and remain where they are for the entire prayer of the “Our Father”.

At the invitation to offer the sign of peace (“Let us offer each other the sign of peace”), the servers go directly toward the altar to exchange the sign of peach with C and with one another. (Note: Servers do not leave the sanctuary.)

At the end of the exchange of the sign of peace, the servers stand by the altar, near the credence table, preparing to receive Holy Communion.

Posture: Kneel during the Eucharistic Prayer

While C is distributing holy communion to the congregation, bb picks up the Sacramentary and places it on the little table next to the chair of C.

When C returns to the altar from giving holy communion, bb gets the cruet of water and be ready to pour water into the chalice of C. bb puts away the cruet and wait by the credence table for C to finish purifying the chalice. C hands to bb the chalice to be put away on the credence table.

Posture: Sit up straight. While standing, if your hands are freed, fold them upright.

Genuflection Line-up:

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ALTAR

Lc EM br C bb EM Lc

cr

Facing the tabernacle and altar, all genuflect or bow together with C and proceed back to the sacristy. (Note: The line up for exit procession is in the same order as the line up for the entrance procession).