In liturgical worship, what term describes the people's responses?

• A. Acclamation
• B. Doxology
• C. Responsory
• D. Antiphon

Answer: (A)

In liturgical worship, acclamation captures the moment when the people offer brief expressions of praise or agreement in response to what is proclaimed or prayed. These are usually short exclamations like “Amen” or “Praise the Lord,” signaling the congregation’s active participation and assent to the liturgical action.

This fits best because the other terms describe more specific musical or liturgical forms. A responsory is a formal call-and-response pattern with prescribed lines between a leader and the people. An antiphon is a refrain or response sung by different groups in alternation, often before or after psalms. A doxology is a short hymn of praise to God, typically concluding a prayer or service, not the general sense of a spontaneous or customary response by the assembled worshipers.