Commemoration (prayer)

As a commemoration (from Latin commemoratio, " mention, citing " ) refers to the commemoration of saints in the Roman liturgy on days on which already a big celebration, festival or commemoration of another saint is.

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In the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, it is possible to think of several Saints in a trade show. For this, the Opening Prayer ( Collecta ), the prayer over the gifts ( Secreta ) and the closing prayer ( Postcommunio ) of the lower- Remembrance of higher-ranking the attached.

On Sundays several prayers were due to festivals or Oktavtagen that overlap with this Sunday will be joined together. In the year 1960 the Pope John XXIII. , That only at most two different observances are commemorated. Later it was decreed that only one prayer should be used, with some flexibility in the choice of prayer was granted.

Add a trade show in the ordinary rite a commemoration is no longer provided.

Liturgy of the Hours

In both the extraordinary as well as in the ordinary form of the Hours of the Roman rite a commemoration only in Vespers, Lauds and Office of Readings ( in the ordinary rite ) or Matins is provided ( in the extraordinary rite ). For this purpose, in the extraordinary rite of the antiphon to kommemorierenden saints is used to Benedictus or Magnificat and the Oration strung together as described above. In the ninth Matins reading is taken from 'm mori Bankrupts day except on Sundays and certain higher-ranking feast days. In the ordinary rite Antiphon and Oration of the Oration of day Saints are added. In the Office of Readings, the hagiographic reading 'm mori Bankrupts day is added as a third reading, and after reading the Fathers (2nd reading).