Q: Please advise if the presider joins in parts of the Mass that he introduces or intoned.

For example,  does he say/sing the Holy Holy…the Great Amen, the Lamb of God, and other parts he dialogues with the people about?

Thanks for your ongoing expert guidance.

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A: This depends on the part of the Mass, and the simplest place to find the answers is in the Order of Mass itself—or in my books Let Us Pray or Ars Celebrandi.

The presider joins the people in the Holy, Holy, Holy, but not the memorial acclamation or Amen, which are designated for the people’s response. He may join the Lamb of God as well. Here’s a previous post on a related topic: https://paulturner.org/mystery-of-faith/

The presider does not respond to dialogues he initiates, such as “The Lord be with you” or “Lift up your hearts.”

He recites the Lord’s Prayer with the people, but not the doxology “For the Kingdom”—unless he is a concelebrant.

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