Penitential Act

In Paul Turner's Blog by Paul Turner

Q: One more question.

Late at night, I’ll watch random YouTube searches of Masses throughout the country. I was watching the beginning of a morning Mass at a Cathedral with their bishop presiding. For the Penitential Act, he asked for the mercy of the cross etc. paused, then continued with “May almighty God have mercy on us..”. Then the cantor chanted the Kyrie and transitioned without skipping a beat into the chant of the Gloria. I checked another video to make sure it was a fluke. Same thing the previous Sunday. That’s not exactly “right” either is it?
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A: Correct. Not exactly right. One of the options for the penitential act is not omitting all the options.