Question
Question
Is singing allowed after the Blessed Sacrament is put into the monstrance??? Or should this be a time of silence?
--Sung-out in Syracuse
Answer
Answer
Yes, and encouraged! Paragraph 33 of the Order for the Solemn Exposition of the Holy Eucharist states:
The celebrant then goes to the altar and, after placing incense in the censor, kneels and incenses the holy Eucharist. Meanwhile, a suitable song may be sung by the people. A period of silent prayer may also be observed.
Clearly the rite envisions both, but any time some thing is mentioned first in the Roman Rite, this is the preference.