Question about Feast Days (Roman Catholic)?

Question

I'm a member of an Orthodox Church and during our Liturgy, prior to the reading of the Epistle and the Gospel, we say a few prayers one of which is called the Troparion. It varies from day to day, basically it glorifies a Saint, etc.

On the Feast Day of the Annunciation, for example, it is as follows:

"Today is the beginning of our salvation, the revelation of the eternal mystery! The Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin as Gabriel announces teh coming of Grace. Together with him let us cry to the Theotokos: Rejoice, O Full of Grace, the Lord is with you."

Is there any equivalent during the Mass? Or something similar such as the text is unique to that particular day? If so, what is that section called so I may find the text on the internet.

The reason I ask is because I have a godson to be baptized that day and both Churches celebrate the Annunciation that day. I would like to include the text of our Troparion and the Roman Catholic equivalent with my gift.

Answer 1

The Introit hymn/psalm is usually specific to the day. The Graduale and Alleluia (outside of Lent) change as well.

Some feasts (major ones) have a longer Sequence Hymn - very similar to the Troparions you mention.

The "Gradual" and "Tract" (as this is during Lent, and Alleluia is not sung in any way) are done between the Epistle and Gospel in a Traditional Catholic Mass,

Look up Gradual. Alleluia. Sequence or "sequentia" in Latin.

Here are the proper Introit, Gradual, Tract (replaces the Alleluia verse) for Annunciation:

Annunciation
of the Lord:
Rorate caeli... Caeli
enarrant
GR. Tollite portas
TR. Audi, filia
Ave Maria... et
benedictus
Ecce virgo

Any decent RCC Priest will let you include the Troparian.

Answer 2

Let me first congratulate you on providing one of the most intelligent questions I've seen today! And I think that's a beautiful idea.

We do have texts that are specific to the day, but they don't fall in the same portion of the mass, nor (as far as I can tell, knowing little about Orthodox liturgy) do they serve the same function.

BUT... give me a minute or two, and I'll find you what you are looking for.

[EDIT - okay, more than a minute or two; I need to check one of my books at home. What you are looking for is the preface to the Eucharistic Prayer for the Solemnity and/or the Introductory Prayer at the beginning of the mass.]

Answer 3

The main difference between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox is who is considered to lead the Church after Jesus ascended into Heaven. R.C.'s say the Pope and the Orthodox have various bishops. As to prayers, they are very similar, and sometimes, exactly the same.

There wuld be no problems in including the prayers of both Churches.

Answer 4

The Catholic Mass goes as follows (sorry it will be a bit long, ad NOT cut/pasted)...

Procession w/ act of Contrition (Lord have mercy ...)
The Gloria: Glory to God in the highest,
And peace to his people on Earth,
Lord God, heavenly king,
Almighty God and Father,
We worship you, we give You thanks,
We praise you for Your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
You take away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us,
You are seated at the right hand of the Father,
Receive our prayer,
For You alone are the holy one,
You alone are the Lord,
You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father,
Amen.

The Gloria is probably the eqivalent that you are looking for. It is said every Mass except during Lent.

On our feast days, special prayers are said by the Priest, usually during the petitions and prior to the Eucharistic Prayer.

Hope this helps. God Bless.

Answer 5

Basically there is a feast day for a saint everyday of the year in the Roman Catholic Church. There is a prayer specifically for a saint but seldom is it included in the liturgy.

Answer 6

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