FAQs About our Online Mass

Latin:
Panis angelicus
fit panis hominum;
Dat panis cœlicus
figuris terminum:
O res mirabilis!
Manducat Dominum
pauper, servus et humilis.

Te trina Deitas
unaque poscimus:
Sic nos tu visita,
sicut te colimus;
Per tuas semitas
duc nos quo tendimus,
Ad lucem quam inhabitas.
Amen.

English:
Thus Angels' Bread is made
the Bread of man today:
the Living Bread from heaven
with figures dost away:
O wondrous gift indeed!
the poor and lowly may
upon their Lord and Master feed.

Thee, therefore, we implore,
O Godhead, One in Three,
so may Thou visit us
as we now worship Thee;
and lead us on Thy way,
That we at last may see
the light wherein Thou dwellest aye.
Amen.

Q. Why do you almost always use the same hymns?

A. We have run into copyright issues almost every time we have tried to expand the choices of music we use on our online Mass. Whenever this happens, whether or not the copyright claim is valid (and it often is not), it causes ads to be shown during Mass and takes hours to remedy.

Q. What is the image that is usually displayed on the screen during the Communion hymn? Is there a way for me to get a copy of it?

A. We found the image online when we were beginning to add music and graphics to our online Mass. We have no idea where it is from, exactly what medium it is, or who the artist is. However, you may download a jpeg file by clicking here.

Q.  Why do you use the Apostles' Creed instead of the Nicene Creed at Sunday Mass?

A. The Roman Missal indicates that the Apostles' Creed may be used in place of the Nicene Creed, especially during Lent and Easter. We prefer the Apostles' Creed.

Q.  In our parish, we (insert liturgical practice or here).  Will you do this?

A. While the Mass is the same everywhere, the Roman Missal provides options for different prayers and hymns that are used differently in particular parishes (i.e. choices different prayers for the Penitential Rite, a choice between the Nicene Creed or the Apostles' Creed, the Eucharistic Prayer and a few others). Within this context, every parish has its traditional preferences. We are happy to share ours with you as we worship together.

Q. Why is it that personal pronouns for God are not capitalized in the texts used in the graphics during Mass?

A. The reason the personal pronouns that refer to God are not capitalized on the graphics we show during Mass is that they are not capitalized in the Roman Missal (sacramentary) nor the official Lectionary of the Church (although the Lectionary does capital all the letters in the word LORD). While capitalizing personal pronouns for God is a practice that some people follow, we adhere to the practice of reproducing prayers and readings for graphics as they are written in the official publications of the Church.

Q. Why is it that sometimes the color on the screen seems to change when the priest is at the pulpit?

A. This is caused by the sunlight coming through the stained glass windows, especially on a day when the sun keeps coming in and out of the clouds.

Q. Why is it that closed captioning for the hearing impaired is sometimes not available?

A. There are two answers to this question. Sometimes, the option has been changed on an individual viewer’s computer, device, or app.  Other times, for whatever reason, YouTube has not made them available. We always ensure that the option to produce closed captioning is available when we upload the Mass to YouTube. However, there have been a few times that the captioning has not been available. This is not under our control.

Q. Technical questions/requests/suggestions…

A. Our online Masses are recorded using an iPhone at the altar, and an iPad at the pulpit and we are recording the Mass in a church, not a studio. So, honoring requests for different camera angles, lighting, and sound is not possible.