Extraordinary Form of The Mass
In the liturgical legislation in force in 1962 very precise rules were laid down about the way the thurible was used. The altar as one example would be incensed in 29 places if attached to the rear wall of the sanctuary and 22 places if the altar was freestanding. Use of the 1962 texts as an extraordinary form of the Roman Rite is still permitted in accordance with the conditions laid down in the document Summorum Pontificum of 2007.
At the end of the offertory at solemn Mass in this form, the offerings are incensed by forming over them with the thurible first three crosses and then three circles, the first two anticlockwise and last clockwise. In contrast, the later form of the Roman Rite allows the priest to incense the offerings either with three swings of the thurible or by forming a cross once with the thurible over the offerings. The number of swings of the thurible while incensing the altar is also strictly prescribed.
In the celebration of a Low Mass according to the 1962 rubrics, incense is not used.
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