Holy Mass simulator

Choose who you are, how involved you want to be, and what kind of celebration it is. You can start again at any time.

1. Your role

2. Involvement

3. The celebration

Kind of celebration

Ministers

The Bishop presides (mitre- and crozier-bearers) Confirmation within Mass (the Bishop presides; no Creed) Christmas Mass during the Night (Proclamation, genuflection at the Creed, blessing of the crib) Candlemas: the Presentation of the Lord (blessing of candles, procession with the Canticle of Simeon) Ash Wednesday (blessing and giving of ashes after the Homily; no Penitential Act, Gloria or Alleluia) Palm Sunday (commemoration of the entrance, procession with palms, Passion in parts) Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Mandatum, Altar of Repose, stripping of the altar) Good Friday: Celebration of the Passion of the Lord (prostration, Passion of St John, Solemn Intercessions, Adoration of the Cross, Communion) Corpus Christi: canopy (local custom) Corpus Christi: processional lights (local custom) Corpus Christi: prayer stations (local custom) Baptism of children within Mass (reception at the door, baptism at the font after the Homily; no Penitential Act or Creed) Funeral Mass (reception of the body at the door, violet, no Gloria or Creed; the final commendation) Deacon Altar servers Lay lector and psalmist Readers Lector joins the entrance and exit processions Collection usher Authorised EMHC assists when needed Use reserved hosts from the tabernacle (and repose the rest) Deacon distributes Holy Communion

Rites and options

Incense Communion under both kinds Gloria Creed Second Reading Procession of the gifts Solemn Blessing Introductory rite Music Eucharistic Prayer

Bells (local custom)

Bell once the procession has gathered at the entrance Altar bell before the consecration Altar bell at the elevations

The church

Parish: Legacy layout.

Crucifix Processional cross stand Crucifix body (corpus) Sanctuary windows Tabernacle Tabernacle mounting Altar size Nave seating Sanctuary floor Projector screen for hymns and Mass parts (Screen operator)

Vestments and robes

Priest and Deacon vestments Servers' robes Servers' cinctures (girdles) Pectoral cross on the senior server

4. Game options

Other ministers sometimes forget (Priest, Deacon and M.C. must notice) Decisions Bells and thurible sounds Play the generated recordings for spoken parts Symbols beside answers (hover an answer to see where it is) Sacristan training: open the locked church and set out from the cupboard First-person view First-person camera

Book

Abbreviated, paraphrased excerpts for practice: not the approved liturgical text.

Ite, missa est

The Path through the liturgical year

Celebrations in order of precedence, from a weekday Mass to the Sacred Paschal Triduum. Every celebration here can be played at any time. Completing one in any role or involvement counts towards your seniority, with no passing score. Earn 1 star for completion, 2 at 70% or more and 3 at 90% or more in Choice, Timed or Expert. Watch and Guided earn 1 star. Your best stars are kept. Celebrations marked "In preparation" are not in the simulator yet.

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Ordinary Time

Sunday Mass

Sunday of the Lord

Liturgical Colour

Green (Viridis)

Ordo & Mass Structure

Entrance
Penitential Act
Gloria
Readings
Gospel Acclamation
Creed
Preface
Eucharistic Prayer
Blessing

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