Concluding rites at Mass end with giving thanks, ‘and now we’ve got a job to do’

Once the prayer after Communion ends at Mass, the priest may include brief announcements that are not disruptive to the flow of the liturgy as he prepares the congregation for the concluding rites, said Father Tom Margevicius, director of worship for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. If detail is needed at that point, the priest can refer Mass participants to the weekly bulletin, he said.

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