Giving to God what belongs to God
“So each of us shall give an account of himself to God.” Romans 14: 12
"Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account.” Hebrews 13: 17
Eucharistic Prayers, not naming the Pope or Bishop
The Order of Mass calls for the naming of the Pope and Bishop in the Eucharistic Prayer. Traditionally, the priest uses the first name of the Pope and Bishop. (Why first names only? See this article by Fr. Edward McNamara, LC.) In 2025 in the Archdiocese of Hartford, priests would say, "Leo, our Pope, and Christopher, our Archbishop."
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GIRM (2011 USCCB official English translation), Chapter IV, #149:
"[....] The Diocesan Bishop, or one who is equivalent to the Diocesan Bishop in law, must be mentioned by means of this formula: together with your servant N., our Pope, and N., our Bishop (or Vicar, Prelate, Prefect, Abbot). [....] In each of the Eucharistic Prayers, these formulas are to be adapted according to the requirements of grammar."
Redemptionis Sacramentum, par 56:
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"The mention of the name of the Supreme Pontiff and the diocesan Bishop in the Eucharistic Prayer is not to be omitted, since this is a most ancient tradition to be maintained, and a manifestation of ecclesial communion. For “the coming together of the eucharistic community is at the same time a joining in union with its own Bishop and with the Roman Pontiff”."
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Paragraph 56 above, is mentioned in "Grave Matters" in par. 173:
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"Although the gravity of a matter is to be judged in accordance with the common teaching of the Church and the norms established by her, objectively to be considered among grave matters is anything that puts at risk the validity and dignity of the Most Holy Eucharist: namely, anything that contravenes what is set out above in nn. [...] 56 [....]"​​
An Exception on the Death of a Pope or Bishop
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According to Father Edward McNamara, LC, when a Pope or Bishop dies, the section of the Eucharist Prayer which refers to the Pope or Bishop is omitted. He writes,
"With respect to naming the pope most of the recent liturgical manuals don't go into such detail, but manuals from before the Second Vatican Council can still be found that touch on the more arcane aspects of liturgy.
"In this case the pope's name, and the entire phrase referring to the pope, is omitted from the Eucharistic Prayer during the period of the sede vacante. Mention is made only of the local bishop and the clergy according to the literary form of each prayer."
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Source: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/when-the-holy-see-is-vacant-4668