When you reach the end of the aisle, bow of the head, walk around presiders chair to the mark. Priest and Deacon kiss the altar Corner of credence table, presider's side. Altar Server pew The presider and deacon will approach the thurifer.
Hand one of them the boat usually the deacon, but who takes it will vary, watch the cues. Present the thurible. Then hand the thurible to the presider. Alleluia begins By the deacon's chair In front of the priest When the alleluia begins go to stand in front of the priest give him space and he will cue you to come forward.
Wait for his cue to present the thurible. Then go down the stairs to lead the gospel procession. When the deacon returns the thurible swing it to create smoke behind the deacon as he reads. Offertory Cue Starting Mark Final Mark Action Gifts brought to the altar Altar server pew Corner of the credence table, presiders side When the gifts have been brought up, bring the thurible to the mark. Present the thurible when cued.
Return the thurible and boat to the stand when you are given back the thurible. You will need to choke up on the chain to swing the thurible while waiting. That is the last action of the thurifer during the Mass. It is permissible to sit at the back of the church and listen to the sermon.
TH, carrying thurible in left hand and boat in right, leads TT out from smoke sacristy, single file. TH steps into gate while TT take their places at altar rail.
TH moves thurible with blessed incense to right hand, goes back to gate. TH leads TT through Choir and down south aisle to baptistery, where all wait until Offertory procession is ready. TH begins Offertory procession at the conclusion of the Anthem. The MC will have ensured that the procession is ready to begin and cue the SMs to go to center to receive the gifts. TH leads Offertory procession, followed by TT. Upon arriving at altar rail, TH goes all the way to the opening at the right-side end of the rail.
Processors depart via smoke sacristy while TH steps through opening and moves to bottom of altar steps near the sedilia. MC passes behind SMs and takes book down Gospel-side steps for censing. TH waits until D and SD return to their places at center of steps. SD faces TH and they bow. TH censes SD with one double. They bow and TH moves to center, faces MC on left. They bow and TH censes each A with one double, then bows. Any clergy in choir are censed individually in order of seniority, two doubles for each cleric regardless of order.
If the Rector is in choir he is always censed first. If clergy are sitting on both sides of the choir, cense the most senior cleric first, then any other clergy on the same side, then turn, turning toward the altar and pausing to bow slightly in acknowledgment, and cense clergy on the other side.
After all clergy in choir are censed, everyone else in the choir — singers, lay choir ministers, Crucifer, Verger — is censed as a group, center-left-right. If choir and others are sitting on both sides, turn toward the altar, pausing to acknowledge it with a bow, and cense persons on the other side, center-left-right. After censing everyone in choir, TH proceeds to top of choir steps, bows to congregation, and censes them center-left-right with the chains at full length, then bows again, turns and proceeds to altar rail, genuflects at gate, comes into altar rail and takes place at cushion between MC and innermost A.
During the genuflections and elevation of the Elements, TH censes each Element with three doubles, more or less in concert with the genuflection-elevation-genuflection. The solemn theological reason for this is visual harmony.
The censing should begin when CEL begins to rise after the first genuflection. The final incensation occurs as the Elements are elevated during the concluding Doxology in the Eucharistic prayer. TH retrieves boat and goes to center. They genuflect and TH turns and departs to smoke sacristy, followed by TT single-file. After receiving Communion, TH may take an unoccupied seat in the rear of the Choir.
After hymn play-through, MC cues genuflection. After concluding prayer in baptistry, TH may collect vestments from clergy.
TH then returns to smoke sacristy to finish cleaning the thurible. When there is a procession, the opening entrance is the short way via the North Door. Incense is not laid on before Mass. TH leads procession across transept, turns and ascends steps, and goes to the right of center, approximately in front of the Epistle-side horn of the altar.
ALL genuflect. D turns to bid procession, then turns back to face altar. During the hymn play-though, swing the thurible side-to-side to aerate coals. MC cues ALL to genuflect as hymn play-through concludes. If A CR A are too close, do not do a Keep tension on the chains and keep the thurible high enough to avoid striking the floor.
Be alert for small children or unwary adults who may step out of their pews during the procession. Safety is more important than show. Upon return, ALL go to normal opening lineup at altar steps. In many cases, since the Procession takes the place of an Introit, the opening censing will take place during the Gloria.
However, if the Processional hymn is lengthy, the CEL may decide to cense immediately upon returning to the altar after the Procession. The Thurifer should be prepared for either situation. TH rises and turns when SMs rise. The procession itself is slower than a festal procession. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. It reads emphasis mine : [92] Tribus ductibus thuribuli incensantur: Ss.
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