Prayers at the Foot of the Altar
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Prayers at the Foot of the Altar are the introductory penitential and preparatory prayers recited by the priest and server at the beginning of the traditional Roman Catholic Low Mass.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prayers at the Foot of the Altar canonical | 2 |
| Offertories | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prayers at the Foot of the Altar Context triple: [Low Mass, hasPart, Prayers at the Foot of the Altar]
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A.
Answered Prayers
Answered Prayers is Truman Capote’s famously unfinished, posthumously published novel that offers a scandalous, thinly veiled portrayal of New York high society.
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B.
Vespers
Vespers is an evening prayer service in the Byzantine Rite, marking the liturgical beginning of the day with psalms, hymns, and incense.
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C.
The Light of Faith
The Light of Faith is an encyclical letter of Pope Francis (begun by Benedict XVI) that reflects on the nature, role, and contemporary relevance of Christian faith.
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D.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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E.
Book of Blessings
The Book of Blessings is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that contains the official rites and prayers for a wide variety of blessings for people, places, and objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prayers at the Foot of the Altar Target entity description: Prayers at the Foot of the Altar are the introductory penitential and preparatory prayers recited by the priest and server at the beginning of the traditional Roman Catholic Low Mass.
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A.
Answered Prayers
Answered Prayers is Truman Capote’s famously unfinished, posthumously published novel that offers a scandalous, thinly veiled portrayal of New York high society.
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B.
Vespers
Vespers is an evening prayer service in the Byzantine Rite, marking the liturgical beginning of the day with psalms, hymns, and incense.
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C.
The Light of Faith
The Light of Faith is an encyclical letter of Pope Francis (begun by Benedict XVI) that reflects on the nature, role, and contemporary relevance of Christian faith.
-
D.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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E.
Book of Blessings
The Book of Blessings is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that contains the official rites and prayers for a wide variety of blessings for people, places, and objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the Roman Rite Mass
ⓘ
introductory rite ⓘ liturgical prayer ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
God the Father
ⓘ
linked to:
the Father
Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Council of Trent reforms ⓘ |
| category |
Catholic liturgy
ⓘ
Latin liturgical prayers ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Roman Missal of 1570
ⓘ
linked to:
Missale Romanum
|
| contrastsWith | Penitential Act of the post-Vatican II Mass ⓘ |
| gesture |
bowing
ⓘ
striking the breast ⓘ |
| includesText |
Antiphon Introibo ad altare Dei
ⓘ
Confiteor ⓘ Indulgentiam prayer ⓘ Misereatur prayer ⓘ Psalm 42 (Judica me, Deus) ⓘ
linked to:
Psalm 42
Versicle Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini ⓘ |
| invokes |
Blessed Virgin Mary
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
Holy Apostles Peter and Paul ⓘ
linked to:
Saints Peter and Paul
Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
linked to:
John the Baptist
Saint Michael the Archangel ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Michael
all the saints ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalFamily | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
penitential preparation
ⓘ
spiritual preparation for Mass ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeasonVariation |
omission of Psalm 42 in Masses for the Dead
ⓘ
omission of Psalm 42 in Passiontide in some usages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Low Mass
ⓘ
Traditional Latin Mass ⓘ
linked to:
Tridentine Mass
|
| performedAt | foot of the altar ⓘ |
| performedBy |
altar server
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| positionInLiturgy |
at the very beginning of Low Mass
ⓘ
before the Kyrie ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rubricalStatus | obligatory in the traditional Roman Low Mass ⓘ |
| setting | sanctuary of a Catholic church ⓘ |
| theme |
confession of sins
ⓘ
desire to approach the altar of God ⓘ request for mercy ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
need for divine grace before offering the Sacrifice of the Mass
ⓘ
priest’s unworthiness ⓘ |
| usedBy | priests of the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| usedIn |
1962 Roman Missal
ⓘ
linked to:
pre-1962 Roman Missal
pre-1962 Roman Missal ⓘ |
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Subject: Prayers at the Foot of the Altar Description of subject: Prayers at the Foot of the Altar are the introductory penitential and preparatory prayers recited by the priest and server at the beginning of the traditional Roman Catholic Low Mass.
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