Mass XI In Rome, the liturgy was first celebrated in Greek. Josef Jungmann suggests the ''
in the Roman Mass is best seen as a vestige of an opening litany like those in some Eastern churches, which was retained even after Latin became normative. The Kyrie'' is positioned after the
Prayer of Thanksgiving in the Lutheran Mass. As early as the sixth century,
Pope Gregory the Great noted that there were differences in the way in which Eastern and Western churches sang the '
. In the Eastern churches it is sung in unison by those present, whereas in the Western church the clergy sing and the people respond. Also, the Western church would sing ' as many times as ''''. In the
Roman Rite liturgy, the variant , is a transliteration of Greek, . '
may also be used as a response of the people to intentions mentioned in the Prayer of the Faithful. Since 1549, Anglicans have normally sung or said the ' in English. In the 1552
Book of Common Prayer, the '
was inserted into a recitation of the Ten Commandments. Modern revisions of the Prayer Book have restored the option of saying the ' without the Commandments. Other denominations, such as
Methodism, also use the '''' in their liturgies.
'''' as section of the Mass ordinary In the
Tridentine Mass form of the
Roman Rite, '
is sung or said three times, followed by a threefold ' and by another threefold ''''. Collectively, the nine invocations are said to unite the petitions of the faithful to those of the nine
choirs of angels in heaven.
Text '''' () : '''' () :
Musical settings The is the first sung prayer of the
Mass ordinary and is usually part of any
musical setting of the Mass, one exception being the
early English school, whose liturgy featured a
troped that was therefore
proper to the day. '''' movements sometimes have a
ternary (ABA) musical structure that reflects the symmetrical structure of the text.
Polyphonic settings can be found in five (or four) movements, calling for
alternatim performance, i. e. alternating with
Gregorian chant or with
organ versets. Musical settings exist in a variety of styles.
In litanies Reflecting its original liturgical function, the '''' is the standard beginning for public and private litanies in the Roman Rite, such as the
Litany of the Saints or the
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary. == Modern Catholic thought ==