The Lay Folks Mass Book Part 8

Up to the Sanctus

At the end of the offertory, the Mass moves on to the Preface and the Sanctus. But first, the Secret prayers, called in this extract the priest’s “privy” prayers. In the 1962 Mass there is one Secret prayer but before that, there were generally at least two and sometimes three prayers. All of them are missing in the modern Mass.

The Secret prayers today …