Thw Confiteir
Thw Confiteir
Are there any regulations on this? The only time we ever say it at my parish is during Lent, every other week of the year, we do the "Lord you X", Lord Have Mercy" call and response.
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Re: Thw Confiteir
It is optional, the Kyrie may take its place as you note.
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Re: Thw Confiteir
There are three options for the Penitential Rite, and the Confiteor is only one of them. I use it almost all the time, but that's because I'm a cranky old stick-in-the-mud.
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True.
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Re: Thw Confiteir
I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen both done, it is one or the other.peregrinator wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2025 3:45 pmWell if you say the Confiteor you're still supposed to say the Kyrie (even though some don't).
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If the confeteor is used the kyrie is still used but it is slightly shorter - just simply Lord have mercy R/Lord have mercy etc. with no petition in between.
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You would think so but the rubrics say otherwiseDoom wrote: ↑Thu Mar 20, 2025 10:52 amI’m pretty sure I’ve never seen both done, it is one or the other.peregrinator wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2025 3:45 pmWell if you say the Confiteor you're still supposed to say the Kyrie (even though some don't).
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Fixed that for youIf the confeteor is used the kyrie is still supposed to be used but it is slightly shorter - just simply Lord have mercy R/Lord have mercy etc. with no petition in between.

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Re: Thw Confiteir
We always use both....the Confiteor followed by the Kyrie. The Kyrie is always sung....unless the music director is not at mass, then I simply lead the spoken form.
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Fixed that fix for youperegrinator wrote: ↑Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:15 pmFixed that for youIf the confiteor is used the kyrie is still supposed to be used but it is slightly shorter - just simply Lord have mercy R/Lord have mercy etc. with no petition in between.![]()

Re: Thw Confiteir
You may be right, and it went by so quickly that I never consciously noticed it, that is the problem with being so familiar with the liturgy, you come to miss things because you're narrowly focused on what you know is coming next. I will pay closer attention this week.
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Re: Thw Confiteir
I've been to many Masses at which the Kyrie was skipped after the Confiteor so it seems to be a somewhat widespread practice.