Altar candles
Two lighted candles flank the cross for the priest’s Low Mass shown here. The 1962 rubrics distinguish numbers by form: four or six for Missa cantata and six for Solemn Mass, with separate episcopal provisions.
Key points
- Two lighted candles flank the cross for the priest’s Low Mass shown here. The 1962 rubrics distinguish numbers by form: four or six for Missa cantata and six for Solemn Mass, with separate episcopal provisions.
- One burning candle at each end of the altar.