Ordo Missae
The Order of Holy Mass
Latin and English for following the Traditional Latin Mass
A personal edition · Project Liturgy
Index
Contents
- Quomodo Missae assistendumHow to Follow the Mass3
- Orationes ante MissamPrayers Before Mass4
- Praeparatio SacerdotisThe Priest's Vesting Prayers5
- Asperges meThe Sprinkling with Holy Water7
- Preces ad Gradus AltarisPrayers at the Foot of the Altar8
- Introitus et KyrieThe Introit and Kyrie11
- Gloria in excelsisThe Gloria12
- OratioThe Collect12
- Epistola et GradualeThe Epistle and Gradual13
- EvangeliumThe Gospel13
- CredoThe Creed14
- OffertoriumThe Offertory16
- PraefatioThe Preface19
- Canon MissaeThe Canon of the Mass21
- Pater NosterThe Lord's Prayer26
- Agnus DeiThe Agnus Dei27
- CommunioHoly Communion29
- Dimissio et BenedictioThe Dismissal and Blessing31
- Ultimum EvangeliumThe Last Gospel31
- Preces post MissamPrayers After Low Mass33
- Orationes post MissamPrayers After Mass34
- Responsa in Missa cantataResponses at High Mass36
- Missa pro DefunctisThe Mass for the Dead38
- Sacramentum PaenitentiaePrayers for Confession42
- Communio extra MissamHoly Communion Outside Mass43
- Benedictio Sanctissimi SacramentiBenediction of the Blessed Sacrament46
- Altare et ParamentaThe Altar and Its Furnishings49
Page numbers match the printed book. Rubrics are in red. ℣. marks the priest's versicle; ℟. the response of the server and people, in bold. ✠ marks a sign of the cross.
Quomodo Missae assistendum
How to Follow the Mass
This book gives the unchanging Order of Mass. The parts that change each day (Introit, Collect, Epistle, Gradual, Gospel, Offertory, Secret, Communion and Postcommunion) are found in a daily missal or a parish handout; the rubrics here show where each one falls.
Latin is on the left and English on the right. Rubrics, the directions for what is done, are in red. Answers made by the server, and at a sung Mass by the choir and people, are in bold.
What you will see and hear. The priest uses three levels of voice. Parts the people or server answer, and parts sung at a High Mass, are said aloud; a few are said half-aloud so the server can follow; the rest, including the whole Canon, is said silently. Several times during Mass he raises his eyes briefly to the crucifix, at moments where the prayer itself speaks of looking up to God.
Postures. Customs differ from place to place; when in doubt, follow the people around you.
Preces ad gradus altaris
Kneel.
Introitus, Kyrie, Gloria, Oratio
Low Mass: kneel. High Mass: stand, sitting when the priest sits.
Epistola, Graduale
Low Mass: kneel or sit. High Mass: sit.
Evangelium
Stand.
Sermo
Sit.
Credo
Stand, kneeling at "Et incarnatus est." At High Mass, sit when the priest sits, and kneel while the choir sings "Et incarnatus est."
Offertorium
Sit.
Praefatio
Low Mass: kneel. High Mass: stand.
Sanctus to the Communion
Kneel.
Ablutions and Communion verse
Low Mass: kneel. High Mass: sit.
Postcommunio
Low Mass: kneel. High Mass: stand.
Benedictio
Kneel.
Ultimum Evangelium
Stand, genuflecting at "Et Verbum caro factum est."
Preces post Missam
Kneel.
Orationes ante Missam
Prayers Before Mass
These may be said privately while waiting for Mass to begin.
Ad Mensam dulcissimi convivii tui, pie Domine Iesu Christe, ego peccator de propriis meritis nihil praesumens, sed de tua confidens misericordia et bonitate, accedere vereor et contremisco.
To the table of your most sweet banquet, loving Lord Jesus Christ, I, a sinner who presumes nothing on my own merits but trusts in your mercy and goodness, draw near with fear and trembling.
Nam cor et corpus habeo multis criminibus maculatum, mentem et linguam non caute custoditam.
For my heart and body are stained by many sins, and I have not kept careful watch over my mind and tongue.
Ergo, o pia Deitas, o tremenda Maiestas, ego miser, inter angustias deprehensus, ad te fontem misericordiae recurro, ad te festino sanandus, sub tuam protectionem fugio. Amen.
Therefore, O loving Godhead, O awesome Majesty, I, wretched and hemmed in by distress, run back to you, the fountain of mercy; I hurry to you to be healed, and I take refuge under your protection. Amen.
Praeparatio Sacerdotis
The Priest's Vesting Prayers
Before Mass the priest washes his hands and puts on each vestment with a short prayer from the Missal. Knowing them helps us see the vestments as the armor and garments of the priestly office.
Washing the hands:
Da, Domine, virtutem manibus meis ad abstergendam omnem maculam: ut sine pollutione mentis et corporis valeam tibi servire.
Give strength to my hands, O Lord, to wipe away every stain, that I may serve you without defilement of mind or body.
The amice, a linen cloth, first touched to the head and then laid on the shoulders:
Impone, Domine, capiti meo galeam salutis, ad expugnandos diabolicos incursus.
Place on my head, O Lord, the helmet of salvation, to repel the assaults of the devil.
The alb, the long white linen tunic:
Dealba me, Domine, et munda cor meum; ut, in Sanguine Agni dealbatus, gaudiis perfruar sempiternis.
Make me white, O Lord, and cleanse my heart, that, made white in the Blood of the Lamb, I may enjoy eternal delights.
The cincture, the cord tied at the waist:
Praecinge me, Domine, cingulo puritatis, et exstingue in lumbis meis humorem libidinis; ut maneat in me virtus continentiae et castitatis.
Gird me, O Lord, with the cincture of purity, and quench in me the fire of concupiscence, that the virtue of continence and chastity may abide in me.
The maniple, worn on the left forearm:
Merear, Domine, portare manipulum fletus et doloris; ut cum exsultatione recipiam mercedem laboris.
May I be worthy, O Lord, to bear the maniple of weeping and sorrow, that I may receive with joy the reward of my labor.
The stole, crossed over the breast:
Redde mihi, Domine, stolam immortalitatis, quam perdidi in praevaricatione primi parentis: et, quamvis indignus accedo ad tuum sacrum mysterium, merear tamen gaudium sempiternum.
Give back to me, O Lord, the stole of immortality which I lost through the sin of our first parents; and though I am unworthy to approach your sacred mystery, may I still be found worthy of everlasting joy.
The chasuble, the outer vestment:
Domine, qui dixisti: Iugum meum suave est, et onus meum leve: fac, ut istud portare sic valeam, quod consequar tuam gratiam. Amen.
O Lord, who said, "My yoke is sweet and my burden light," grant that I may so carry this burden as to obtain your grace. Amen.
Asperges me
The Sprinkling with Holy Water
On Sundays before the principal Mass, the priest sprinkles the altar, the ministers and the people with holy water while the choir sings. In Paschaltide the Vidi aquam is sung instead.
Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.
You will sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be clean; you will wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great mercy.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The antiphon Asperges me is repeated. The priest then says:
℣. Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam.
℣. Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
℟. Et salutare tuum da nobis.
℟. And grant us your salvation.
℣. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
℟. And let my cry come to you.
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
Oremus. Exaudi nos, Domine sancte, Pater omnipotens, aeterne Deus: et mittere digneris sanctum Angelum tuum de caelis; qui custodiat, foveat, protegat, visitet atque defendat omnes habitantes in hoc habitaculo. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
Let us pray. Hear us, holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, and be pleased to send your holy Angel from heaven to guard, cherish, protect, visit and defend all who dwell in this house. Through Christ our Lord.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Preces ad Gradus Altaris
Prayers at the Foot of the Altar
Mass of the Catechumens. The priest, standing at the foot of the altar, makes the sign of the cross. The server's answers are in bold.
In nomine Patris, ✠ et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
In the name of the Father, ✠ and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
℣. Introibo ad altare Dei.
℣. I will go in to the altar of God.
℟. Ad Deum qui laetificat iuventutem meam.
℟. To God, who gives joy to my youth.
Psalm 42 follows. It is omitted in Masses for the Dead and in Passiontide.
Iudica me, Deus, et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab homine iniquo et doloso erue me.
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an unholy nation; rescue me from the unjust and deceitful man.
℟. Quia tu es, Deus, fortitudo mea: quare me repulisti, et quare tristis incedo, dum affligit me inimicus?
℟. For you, O God, are my strength; why have you cast me off, and why do I go about in sorrow while the enemy afflicts me?
Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam: ipsa me deduxerunt, et adduxerunt in montem sanctum tuum, et in tabernacula tua.
Send out your light and your truth; they have led me and brought me to your holy mountain and into your dwelling places.
℟. Et introibo ad altare Dei: ad Deum qui laetificat iuventutem meam.
℟. And I will go in to the altar of God, to God who gives joy to my youth.
Confitebor tibi in cithara, Deus, Deus meus: quare tristis es, anima mea, et quare conturbas me?
I will praise you on the harp, O God, my God. Why are you sad, my soul, and why do you trouble me?
℟. Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc confitebor illi: salutare vultus mei, et Deus meus.
℟. Hope in God, for I will yet praise him, the salvation of my countenance and my God.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
℟. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper: et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
℣. Introibo ad altare Dei.
℣. I will go in to the altar of God.
℟. Ad Deum qui laetificat iuventutem meam.
℟. To God, who gives joy to my youth.
℣. Adiutorium nostrum ✠ in nomine Domini.
℣. Our help ✠ is in the name of the Lord.
℟. Qui fecit caelum et terram.
℟. Who made heaven and earth.
The priest bows low and says the Confiteor.
Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, beatae Mariae semper Virgini, beato Michaeli Archangelo, beato Ioanni Baptistae, sanctis Apostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis, et vobis, fratres: quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, et opere: mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper Virginem, beatum Michaelem Archangelum, beatum Ioannem Baptistam, sanctos Apostolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, et vos, fratres, orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum.
I confess to almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, and to you, brethren, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, all the Saints, and you, brethren, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
℟. Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus, et, dimissis peccatis tuis, perducat te ad vitam aeternam.
℟. May almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to everlasting life.
℣. Amen.
℣. Amen.
The server, bowing, says the Confiteor for the people, saying "tibi, pater" and "te, pater" in place of "vobis, fratres" and "vos, fratres."
℟. Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, beatae Mariae semper Virgini, beato Michaeli Archangelo, beato Ioanni Baptistae, sanctis Apostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis, et tibi, pater: quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, et opere: mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper Virginem, beatum Michaelem Archangelum, beatum Ioannem Baptistam, sanctos Apostolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, et te, pater, orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum.
℟. I confess to almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, and to you, father, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, all the Saints, and you, father, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Misereatur vestri omnipotens Deus, et, dimissis peccatis vestris, perducat vos ad vitam aeternam.
May almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to everlasting life.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Indulgentiam, ✠ absolutionem, et remissionem peccatorum nostrorum tribuat nobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus.
May the almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, ✠ absolution and remission of our sins.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
℣. Deus, tu conversus vivificabis nos.
℣. O God, you will turn and give us life.
℟. Et plebs tua laetabitur in te.
℟. And your people will rejoice in you.
℣. Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam.
℣. Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
℟. Et salutare tuum da nobis.
℟. And grant us your salvation.
℣. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
℟. And let my cry come to you.
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
Going up to the altar, the priest prays silently:
Oremus. Aufer a nobis, quaesumus, Domine, iniquitates nostras: ut ad Sancta sanctorum puris mereamur mentibus introire. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Let us pray. Take away from us our iniquities, we beseech you, O Lord, that we may be worthy to enter the Holy of Holies with pure minds. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Oramus te, Domine, per merita Sanctorum tuorum, quorum reliquiae hic sunt, et omnium Sanctorum: ut indulgere digneris omnia peccata mea. Amen.
We pray you, O Lord, by the merits of your Saints whose relics are here, and of all the Saints, that you will be pleased to forgive me all my sins. Amen.
Introitus et Kyrie
The Introit and Kyrie
The priest reads the Introit, which changes with each Mass, at the Epistle side of the altar. See the Proper of the day. He then returns to the center for the Kyrie, said alternately with the server.
℣. Kyrie, eleison.
℣. Lord, have mercy.
℟. Kyrie, eleison.
℟. Lord, have mercy.
℣. Kyrie, eleison.
℣. Lord, have mercy.
℟. Christe, eleison.
℟. Christ, have mercy.
℣. Christe, eleison.
℣. Christ, have mercy.
℟. Christe, eleison.
℟. Christ, have mercy.
℣. Kyrie, eleison.
℣. Lord, have mercy.
℟. Kyrie, eleison.
℟. Lord, have mercy.
℣. Kyrie, eleison.
℣. Lord, have mercy.
Gloria in excelsis
The Gloria
Said on feasts and on Sundays outside Advent and Septuagesima–Lent; omitted in Masses for the Dead.
Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Glory to God in the highest. And on earth peace to men of good will.
Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te.
We praise you. We bless you. We adore you. We glorify you.
Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.
We give you thanks for your great glory.
Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite, Iesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris.
Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father almighty. Lord Jesus Christ, only-begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
You who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. You who take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. You who sit at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus. Tu solus Dominus. Tu solus Altissimus, Iesu Christe. Cum Sancto Spiritu ✠ in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.
For you alone are holy. You alone are Lord. You alone, O Jesus Christ, are most high, with the Holy Spirit, ✠ in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Oratio
The Collect
The priest kisses the altar and turns to the people.
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
At the Epistle side he says "Oremus" and reads the Collect or Collects of the day from the Proper. At the end of the last:
℣. ...per omnia saecula saeculorum.
℣. ...for ever and ever.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Epistola et Graduale
The Epistle and Gradual
The priest reads the Epistle of the day. At its end the server answers:
℟. Deo gratias.
℟. Thanks be to God.
Then follow the Gradual and Alleluia, or the Tract in penitential seasons, and on certain days a Sequence. See the Proper.
Evangelium
The Gospel
The missal is carried to the Gospel side. The priest, bowing at the center, prays:
Munda cor meum ac labia mea, omnipotens Deus, qui labia Isaiae Prophetae calculo mundasti ignito: ita me tua grata miseratione dignare mundare, ut sanctum Evangelium tuum digne valeam nuntiare. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, who cleansed the lips of the prophet Isaiah with a burning coal; in your gracious mercy be pleased so to cleanse me that I may worthily proclaim your holy Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Iube, Domine, benedicere. Dominus sit in corde meo et in labiis meis: ut digne et competenter annuntiem Evangelium suum. Amen.
Grant, O Lord, a blessing. May the Lord be in my heart and on my lips, that I may proclaim his Gospel worthily and fittingly. Amen.
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
℣. ✠ Sequentia sancti Evangelii secundum N.
℣. ✠ The continuation of the holy Gospel according to N.
℟. Gloria tibi, Domine.
℟. Glory to you, O Lord.
All stand. The Gospel of the day is read. At its end:
℟. Laus tibi, Christe.
℟. Praise to you, O Christ.
℣. Per evangelica dicta deleantur nostra delicta.
℣. By the words of the Gospel may our sins be blotted out.
On Sundays and feasts a sermon may follow.
Credo
The Creed
Said on Sundays and certain feasts. All kneel at "Et incarnatus est."
Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem caeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium.
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
Et in unum Dominum Iesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum. Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. Genitum, non factum, consubstantialem Patri: per quem omnia facta sunt.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages; God from God, light from light, true God from true God; begotten, not made; of one substance with the Father, through whom all things were made.
Qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem descendit de caelis.
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven.
ET INCARNATUS EST DE SPIRITU SANCTO EX MARIA VIRGINE: ET HOMO FACTUS EST.
AND WAS INCARNATE BY THE HOLY SPIRIT OF THE VIRGIN MARY, AND WAS MADE MAN.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis: sub Pontio Pilato passus, et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas. Et ascendit in caelum: sedet ad dexteram Patris. Et iterum venturus est cum gloria iudicare vivos et mortuos: cuius regni non erit finis.
He was also crucified for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried. On the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem: qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur: qui locutus est per Prophetas.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who together with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified; who spoke through the Prophets.
Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum. ✠ Et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.
And in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. And I await the resurrection of the dead, ✠ and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Offertorium
The Offertory
The Mass of the Faithful begins.
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
The priest says "Oremus" and reads the Offertory verse of the day. He then offers the host:
Suscipe, sancte Pater, omnipotens aeterne Deus, hanc immaculatam hostiam, quam ego indignus famulus tuus offero tibi, Deo meo vivo et vero, pro innumerabilibus peccatis, et offensionibus, et negligentiis meis, et pro omnibus circumstantibus, sed et pro omnibus fidelibus christianis vivis atque defunctis: ut mihi, et illis proficiat ad salutem in vitam aeternam. Amen.
Receive, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, this spotless host, which I, your unworthy servant, offer to you, my living and true God, for my countless sins, offenses and negligences, for all here present, and for all faithful Christians living and dead, that it may profit me and them for salvation unto life everlasting. Amen.
Pouring wine and a little water into the chalice:
Deus, ✠ qui humanae substantiae dignitatem mirabiliter condidisti, et mirabilius reformasti: da nobis per huius aquae et vini mysterium, eius divinitatis esse consortes, qui humanitatis nostrae fieri dignatus est particeps, Iesus Christus, Filius tuus, Dominus noster: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus: per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen.
O God, ✠ who wonderfully created the dignity of human nature and still more wonderfully restored it, grant that through the mystery of this water and wine we may share in the divinity of him who was pleased to share in our humanity, Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Offering the chalice:
Offerimus tibi, Domine, calicem salutaris, tuam deprecantes clementiam: ut in conspectu divinae maiestatis tuae, pro nostra et totius mundi salute, cum odore suavitatis ascendat. Amen.
We offer you, O Lord, the chalice of salvation, beseeching your mercy that it may rise with a sweet fragrance before your divine majesty, for our salvation and for that of the whole world. Amen.
In spiritu humilitatis, et in animo contrito suscipiamur a te, Domine: et sic fiat sacrificium nostrum in conspectu tuo hodie, ut placeat tibi, Domine Deus.
In a spirit of humility and with a contrite heart may we be received by you, O Lord; and may our sacrifice be so offered in your sight this day that it may please you, O Lord God.
Veni, sanctificator omnipotens aeterne Deus: et benedic ✠ hoc sacrificium, tuo sancto nomini praeparatum.
Come, O Sanctifier, almighty and eternal God, and bless ✠ this sacrifice prepared for your holy name.
Washing the tips of his thumbs and forefingers at the Epistle side, the priest recites Psalm 25:
Lavabo inter innocentes manus meas: et circumdabo altare tuum, Domine. Ut audiam vocem laudis: et enarrem universa mirabilia tua.
I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will go around your altar, O Lord, that I may hear the voice of praise and tell of all your wonders.
Domine, dilexi decorem domus tuae: et locum habitationis gloriae tuae. Ne perdas cum impiis, Deus, animam meam: et cum viris sanguinum vitam meam.
O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the place where your glory dwells. Do not destroy my soul with the wicked, O God, nor my life with men of blood,
In quorum manibus iniquitates sunt: dextera eorum repleta est muneribus. Ego autem in innocentia mea ingressus sum: redime me, et miserere mei. Pes meus stetit in directo: in ecclesiis benedicam te, Domine.
in whose hands are iniquities, whose right hand is full of bribes. But I have walked in my innocence; redeem me and have mercy on me. My foot has stood on level ground; in the assemblies I will bless you, O Lord.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Bowing at the center:
Suscipe, sancta Trinitas, hanc oblationem, quam tibi offerimus ob memoriam passionis, resurrectionis, et ascensionis Iesu Christi, Domini nostri: et in honorem beatae Mariae semper Virginis, et beati Ioannis Baptistae, et sanctorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli, et istorum, et omnium Sanctorum: ut illis proficiat ad honorem, nobis autem ad salutem: et illi pro nobis intercedere dignentur in caelis, quorum memoriam agimus in terris. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Receive, O holy Trinity, this offering which we make to you in memory of the passion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ our Lord, and in honor of blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, these Saints and all the Saints, that it may bring honor to them and salvation to us, and that they whom we remember on earth may be pleased to intercede for us in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Turning to the people:
℣. Orate, fratres: ut meum ac vestrum sacrificium acceptabile fiat apud Deum Patrem omnipotentem.
℣. Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father almighty.
℟. Suscipiat Dominus sacrificium de manibus tuis ad laudem et gloriam nominis sui, ad utilitatem quoque nostram, totiusque Ecclesiae suae sanctae.
℟. May the Lord receive the sacrifice from your hands, to the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and for the good of all his holy Church.
℣. Amen.
℣. Amen.
The priest reads the Secret(s) of the day silently. At the end of the last he says aloud:
℣. ...per omnia saecula saeculorum.
℣. ...for ever and ever.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Praefatio
The Preface
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
℣. Sursum corda.
℣. Lift up your hearts.
℟. Habemus ad Dominum.
℟. We have lifted them up to the Lord.
℣. Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro.
℣. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
℟. Dignum et iustum est.
℟. It is right and just.
The Common Preface is given here; on feasts and in seasons a proper Preface is said.
Vere dignum et iustum est, aequum et salutare, nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere: Domine sancte, Pater omnipotens, aeterne Deus: per Christum Dominum nostrum.
It is truly right and just, fitting and profitable to salvation, that we should always and everywhere give thanks to you, holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, through Christ our Lord.
Per quem maiestatem tuam laudant Angeli, adorant Dominationes, tremunt Potestates. Caeli caelorumque Virtutes ac beata Seraphim socia exsultatione concelebrant.
Through him the Angels praise your majesty, the Dominations adore it, the Powers stand in awe. The heavens and the Virtues of heaven and the blessed Seraphim celebrate it together in exultation.
Cum quibus et nostras voces ut admitti iubeas, deprecamur, supplici confessione dicentes:
With them we pray you to let our voices also be admitted, as we say in humble praise:
The bell is rung three times.
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. ✠ Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. ✠ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Canon Missae
The Canon of the Mass
The priest continues in silence. All kneel.
Te igitur, clementissime Pater, per Iesum Christum Filium tuum Dominum nostrum, supplices rogamus ac petimus, uti accepta habeas, et benedicas, haec ✠ dona, haec ✠ munera, haec ✠ sancta sacrificia illibata.
Therefore, most merciful Father, we humbly pray and beseech you through Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord, to accept and bless these ✠ gifts, these ✠ offerings, these ✠ holy and unblemished sacrifices,
In primis, quae tibi offerimus pro Ecclesia tua sancta catholica: quam pacificare, custodire, adunare, et regere digneris toto orbe terrarum: una cum famulo tuo Papa nostro N. et Antistite nostro N. et omnibus orthodoxis, atque catholicae et apostolicae fidei cultoribus.
which we offer you first of all for your holy Catholic Church: be pleased to grant her peace, to guard, unite and govern her throughout the whole world, together with your servant N. our Pope, N. our Bishop, and all who hold the orthodox, catholic and apostolic faith.
Commemoration of the living.
Memento, Domine, famulorum famularumque tuarum N. et N. et omnium circumstantium, quorum tibi fides cognita est, et nota devotio, pro quibus tibi offerimus: vel qui tibi offerunt hoc sacrificium laudis, pro se, suisque omnibus: pro redemptione animarum suarum, pro spe salutis et incolumitatis suae: tibique reddunt vota sua aeterno Deo, vivo et vero.
Remember, O Lord, your servants N. and N., and all here present, whose faith and devotion are known to you, for whom we offer, or who offer to you, this sacrifice of praise for themselves and all their own, for the redemption of their souls, for the hope of their salvation and safety; and who pay their vows to you, the eternal, living and true God.
Communicantes, et memoriam venerantes, in primis gloriosae semper Virginis Mariae, Genitricis Dei et Domini nostri Iesu Christi: sed et beati Ioseph, eiusdem Virginis Sponsi, et beatorum Apostolorum ac Martyrum tuorum, Petri et Pauli, Andreae, Iacobi, Ioannis, Thomae, Iacobi, Philippi, Bartholomaei, Matthaei, Simonis et Thaddaei: Lini, Cleti, Clementis, Xysti, Cornelii, Cypriani, Laurentii, Chrysogoni, Ioannis et Pauli, Cosmae et Damiani: et omnium Sanctorum tuorum; quorum meritis precibusque concedas, ut in omnibus protectionis tuae muniamur auxilio. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
In communion with, and honoring the memory first of the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord Jesus Christ, and of blessed Joseph her Spouse, and of your blessed Apostles and Martyrs Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Thaddeus, Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of all your Saints: by their merits and prayers grant that in all things we may be defended by the help of your protection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Spreading his hands over the oblation. The bell is rung once.
Hanc igitur oblationem servitutis nostrae, sed et cunctae familiae tuae, quaesumus, Domine, ut placatus accipias: diesque nostros in tua pace disponas, atque ab aeterna damnatione nos eripi, et in electorum tuorum iubeas grege numerari. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Graciously accept, O Lord, we beseech you, this offering of our service and of your whole family; order our days in your peace, and command that we be rescued from eternal damnation and counted among the flock of your chosen. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Quam oblationem tu, Deus, in omnibus, quaesumus, bene ✠ dictam, adscrip ✠ tam, ra ✠ tam, rationabilem, acceptabilemque facere digneris: ut nobis Cor ✠ pus, et San ✠ guis fiat dilectissimi Filii tui Domini nostri Iesu Christi.
Be pleased, O God, we beseech you, to make this offering in every way blessed +, approved +, ratified +, reasonable and acceptable, so that it may become for us the Body ✠ and Blood ✠ of your most beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Consecration.
Qui pridie quam pateretur, accepit panem in sanctas ac venerabiles manus suas, et elevatis oculis in caelum ad te Deum Patrem suum omnipotentem, tibi gratias agens, bene ✠ dixit, fregit, deditque discipulis suis, dicens: Accipite, et manducate ex hoc omnes.
Who, on the day before he suffered, took bread into his holy and venerable hands, and with eyes lifted up to heaven, to you, God, his almighty Father, giving thanks to you, he blessed ✠ it, broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat of this, all of you.
HOC EST ENIM CORPUS MEUM.
FOR THIS IS MY BODY.
The priest genuflects, elevates the Sacred Host, and genuflects again. The bell is rung three times. Adore in silence, or say: My Lord and my God. From now until the ablutions the priest keeps each thumb and forefinger joined, since they have touched the Sacred Host.
Simili modo postquam cenatum est, accipiens et hunc praeclarum Calicem in sanctas ac venerabiles manus suas: item tibi gratias agens, bene ✠ dixit, deditque discipulis suis, dicens: Accipite, et bibite ex eo omnes.
In like manner, after they had supped, taking also this excellent chalice into his holy and venerable hands, and again giving thanks to you, he blessed ✠ it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and drink of this, all of you.
HIC EST ENIM CALIX SANGUINIS MEI, NOVI ET AETERNI TESTAMENTI: MYSTERIUM FIDEI: QUI PRO VOBIS ET PRO MULTIS EFFUNDETUR IN REMISSIONEM PECCATORUM.
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT, THE MYSTERY OF FAITH, WHICH SHALL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR MANY UNTO THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
Haec quotiescumque feceritis, in mei memoriam facietis.
As often as you do these things, you shall do them in memory of me.
The priest genuflects, elevates the Chalice, and genuflects again. The bell is rung three times.
Unde et memores, Domine, nos servi tui, sed et plebs tua sancta, eiusdem Christi Filii tui Domini nostri tam beatae passionis, nec non et ab inferis resurrectionis, sed et in caelos gloriosae ascensionis: offerimus praeclarae maiestati tuae de tuis donis ac datis, hostiam ✠ puram, hostiam ✠ sanctam, hostiam ✠ immaculatam, Panem ✠ sanctum vitae aeternae, et Calicem ✠ salutis perpetuae.
Mindful therefore, O Lord, we your servants, and with us your holy people, of the blessed passion of this same Christ your Son our Lord, of his resurrection from the dead, and of his glorious ascension into heaven, offer to your excellent majesty, from your own gifts and bounty, a pure ✠ victim, a holy ✠ victim, a spotless ✠ victim, the holy ✠ Bread of eternal life and the Chalice ✠ of everlasting salvation.
Supra quae propitio ac sereno vultu respicere digneris: et accepta habere, sicuti accepta habere dignatus es munera pueri tui iusti Abel, et sacrificium Patriarchae nostri Abrahae: et quod tibi obtulit summus sacerdos tuus Melchisedech, sanctum sacrificium, immaculatam hostiam.
Be pleased to look upon them with a gracious and serene countenance, and to accept them as you were pleased to accept the gifts of your just servant Abel, the sacrifice of our patriarch Abraham, and that which your high priest Melchisedech offered you, a holy sacrifice, a spotless victim.
Supplices te rogamus, omnipotens Deus: iube haec perferri per manus sancti Angeli tui in sublime altare tuum, in conspectu divinae maiestatis tuae: ut quotquot ex hac altaris participatione sacrosanctum Filii tui Cor ✠ pus, et San ✠ guinem sumpserimus, omni benedictione caelesti et gratia repleamur. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
We humbly beseech you, almighty God, command that these be carried by the hands of your holy Angel to your altar on high, in the sight of your divine majesty, so that as many of us as, by sharing in this altar, shall receive the most holy Body ✠ and Blood ✠ of your Son may be filled with every heavenly blessing and grace. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Commemoration of the dead.
Memento etiam, Domine, famulorum famularumque tuarum N. et N., qui nos praecesserunt cum signo fidei, et dormiunt in somno pacis. Ipsis, Domine, et omnibus in Christo quiescentibus, locum refrigerii, lucis et pacis, ut indulgeas, deprecamur. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Remember also, O Lord, your servants N. and N., who have gone before us with the sign of faith and sleep the sleep of peace. To them, O Lord, and to all who rest in Christ, grant, we beseech you, a place of refreshment, light and peace. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Striking his breast and saying the first three words aloud:
Nobis quoque peccatoribus famulis tuis, de multitudine miserationum tuarum sperantibus, partem aliquam et societatem donare digneris, cum tuis sanctis Apostolis et Martyribus: cum Ioanne, Stephano, Matthia, Barnaba, Ignatio, Alexandro, Marcellino, Petro, Felicitate, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucia, Agnete, Caecilia, Anastasia, et omnibus Sanctis tuis: intra quorum nos consortium, non aestimator meriti, sed veniae, quaesumus, largitor admitte. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
To us sinners also, your servants, who hope in the multitude of your mercies, be pleased to grant some part and fellowship with your holy Apostles and Martyrs: with John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia and all your Saints; into whose company admit us, we beseech you, not weighing our merits but granting us pardon. Through Christ our Lord.
Per quem haec omnia, Domine, semper bona creas, sancti ✠ ficas, vivi ✠ ficas, bene ✠ dicis, et praestas nobis.
Through whom, O Lord, you always create, sanctify +, fill with life +, bless ✠ and bestow upon us all these good things.
Per ip ✠ sum, et cum ip ✠ so, et in ip ✠ so, est tibi Deo Patri ✠ omnipotenti, in unitate Spiritus ✠ Sancti, omnis honor, et gloria.
Through ✠ him, and with ✠ him, and in ✠ him, is to you, God the Father ✠ almighty, in the unity of the Holy ✠ Spirit, all honor and glory,
℣. Per omnia saecula saeculorum.
℣. For ever and ever.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Pater Noster
The Lord's Prayer
Oremus. Praeceptis salutaribus moniti, et divina institutione formati, audemus dicere:
Let us pray. Taught by saving precepts and formed by divine instruction, we dare to say:
Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie. Et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation.
℟. Sed libera nos a malo.
℟. But deliver us from evil.
℣. Amen.
℣. Amen.
Libera nos, quaesumus, Domine, ab omnibus malis, praeteritis, praesentibus, et futuris: et intercedente beata et gloriosa semper Virgine Dei Genitrice Maria, cum beatis Apostolis tuis Petro et Paulo, atque Andrea, et omnibus Sanctis, ✠ da propitius pacem in diebus nostris: ut ope misericordiae tuae adiuti, et a peccato simus semper liberi, et ab omni perturbatione securi.
Deliver us, we beseech you, O Lord, from all evils, past, present and to come; and by the intercession of the blessed and glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with your blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, Andrew and all the Saints, ✠ graciously grant peace in our days, that aided by your mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all disturbance.
Per eundem Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus,
Through the same Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God,
℣. Per omnia saecula saeculorum.
℣. For ever and ever.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
℣. Pax ✠ Domini sit ✠ semper vobis ✠ cum.
℣. The peace of the Lord ✠ be always ✠ with you +.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
Haec commixtio et consecratio Corporis et Sanguinis Domini nostri Iesu Christi fiat accipientibus nobis in vitam aeternam. Amen.
May this mingling and hallowing of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ be for us who receive it unto life eternal. Amen.
Agnus Dei
The Agnus Dei
Striking his breast at each "miserere nobis" and "dona nobis pacem." In Masses for the Dead, "dona eis requiem" is said, and "sempiternam" the third time; the priest then does not strike his breast, since he is praying for the dead rather than for himself.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
Domine Iesu Christe, qui dixisti Apostolis tuis: Pacem relinquo vobis, pacem meam do vobis: ne respicias peccata mea, sed fidem Ecclesiae tuae; eamque secundum voluntatem tuam pacificare et coadunare digneris: Qui vivis et regnas Deus per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles, "Peace I leave you, my peace I give you": look not on my sins but on the faith of your Church, and be pleased to give her peace and unity according to your will, who live and reign, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Domine Iesu Christe, Fili Dei vivi, qui ex voluntate Patris, cooperante Spiritu Sancto, per mortem tuam mundum vivificasti: libera me per hoc sacrosanctum Corpus et Sanguinem tuum ab omnibus iniquitatibus meis, et universis malis: et fac me tuis semper inhaerere mandatis, et a te numquam separari permittas: Qui cum eodem Deo Patre et Spiritu Sancto vivis et regnas Deus in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who by the will of the Father, with the cooperation of the Holy Spirit, gave life to the world by your death: deliver me by this your most holy Body and Blood from all my iniquities and from every evil; make me always cling to your commandments, and never let me be parted from you, who with the same God the Father and the Holy Spirit live and reign, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Perceptio Corporis tui, Domine Iesu Christe, quod ego indignus sumere praesumo, non mihi proveniat in iudicium et condemnationem: sed pro tua pietate prosit mihi ad tutamentum mentis et corporis, et ad medelam percipiendam: Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Let not the receiving of your Body, Lord Jesus Christ, which I, unworthy, presume to take, turn to my judgment and condemnation; but in your loving kindness may it be a safeguard and healing remedy for soul and body, who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Communio
Holy Communion
Panem caelestem accipiam, et nomen Domini invocabo.
I will take the Bread of heaven and call upon the name of the Lord.
Striking his breast three times and saying the first four words aloud each time; the bell is rung each time.
Domine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea.
Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed.
Corpus Domini nostri Iesu Christi custodiat animam meam in vitam aeternam. Amen.
May the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ keep my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quae retribuit mihi? Calicem salutaris accipiam, et nomen Domini invocabo. Laudans invocabo Dominum, et ab inimicis meis salvus ero.
What return shall I make to the Lord for all he has given me? I will take the chalice of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. Praising, I will call upon the Lord, and I shall be saved from my enemies.
Sanguis Domini nostri Iesu Christi custodiat animam meam in vitam aeternam. Amen.
May the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ keep my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
Communion of the faithful. Turning to the people with the Sacred Host, the priest says:
Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi.
Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
℟. Domine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea. (ter)
℟. Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed. (three times)
Kneel at the rail. The priest says to each communicant:
Corpus Domini nostri Iesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam aeternam. Amen.
May the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ keep your soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
The ablutions. The priest prays:
Quod ore sumpsimus, Domine, pura mente capiamus: et de munere temporali fiat nobis remedium sempiternum.
What we have taken with our mouth, O Lord, may we receive with a pure mind; and from a gift in time may it become for us a remedy for eternity.
Corpus tuum, Domine, quod sumpsi, et Sanguis, quem potavi, adhaereat visceribus meis: et praesta; ut in me non remaneat scelerum macula, quem pura et sancta refecerunt sacramenta: Qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
May your Body, O Lord, which I have received, and your Blood, which I have drunk, cling to my inmost being; and grant that no stain of sin may remain in me, whom these pure and holy sacraments have refreshed, who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
The priest reads the Communion verse of the day, then turns to the people.
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
He reads the Postcommunion(s) of the day. At the end of the last:
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Dimissio et Benedictio
The Dismissal and Blessing
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
℣. Ite, missa est.
℣. Go, the Mass is ended.
℟. Deo gratias.
℟. Thanks be to God.
When the Gloria has not been said, "Benedicamus Domino" is said instead, with the same answer. In Masses for the Dead: "Requiescant in pace." R. Amen.
Placeat tibi, sancta Trinitas, obsequium servitutis meae: et praesta; ut sacrificium, quod oculis tuae maiestatis indignus obtuli, tibi sit acceptabile, mihique, et omnibus, pro quibus illud obtuli, sit, te miserante, propitiabile. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
May the homage of my service be pleasing to you, O holy Trinity; and grant that the sacrifice which I, unworthy, have offered in the sight of your majesty may be acceptable to you, and through your mercy may obtain forgiveness for me and for all for whom I have offered it. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus, Pater, et Filius, ✠ et Spiritus Sanctus.
May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, ✠ and the Holy Spirit.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Ultimum Evangelium
The Last Gospel
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
℣. ✠ Initium sancti Evangelii secundum Ioannem.
℣. ✠ The beginning of the holy Gospel according to John.
℟. Gloria tibi, Domine.
℟. Glory to you, O Lord.
In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat Verbum. Hoc erat in principio apud Deum. Omnia per ipsum facta sunt: et sine ipso factum est nihil, quod factum est: in ipso vita erat, et vita erat lux hominum: et lux in tenebris lucet, et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was made nothing that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men; and the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Ioannes. Hic venit in testimonium, ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine, ut omnes crederent per illum. Non erat ille lux, sed ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.
Erat lux vera, quae illuminat omnem hominem venientem in hunc mundum. In mundo erat, et mundus per ipsum factus est, et mundus eum non cognovit. In propria venit, et sui eum non receperunt. Quotquot autem receperunt eum, dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri, his, qui credunt in nomine eius: qui non ex sanguinibus, neque ex voluntate carnis, neque ex voluntate viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt.
That was the true light, which enlightens every man coming into this world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own did not receive him. But to all who received him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
All genuflect.
ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST, et habitavit in nobis: et vidimus gloriam eius, gloriam quasi Unigeniti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis.
AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us; and we saw his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
℟. Deo gratias.
℟. Thanks be to God.
Preces post Missam
Prayers After Low Mass
Said kneeling after Low Mass: the Ave Maria three times, then the Salve Regina and the prayers that follow.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. (ter)
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. (three times)
Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae, vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
℣. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix.
℣. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
℟. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Oremus. Deus, refugium nostrum et virtus, populum ad te clamantem propitius respice; et intercedente gloriosa et immaculata Virgine Dei Genitrice Maria, cum beato Ioseph, eius Sponso, ac beatis Apostolis tuis Petro et Paulo, et omnibus Sanctis, quas pro conversione peccatorum, pro libertate et exaltatione sanctae Matris Ecclesiae, preces effundimus, misericors et benignus exaudi. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum.
Let us pray. O God, our refuge and our strength, look kindly on your people who cry to you; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph her Spouse, of your blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints, in your mercy and goodness hear the prayers we pour out for the conversion of sinners and for the freedom and exaltation of holy Mother Church. Through the same Christ our Lord.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio; contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium. Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecamur: tuque, Princeps militiae caelestis, satanam aliosque spiritus malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum pervagantur in mundo, divina virtute in infernum detrude.
Holy Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
℣. Cor Iesu sacratissimum.
℣. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟. Miserere nobis. (ter)
℟. Have mercy on us. (three times)
Orationes post Missam
Prayers After Mass
For private thanksgiving.
Anima Christi, sanctifica me. Corpus Christi, salva me. Sanguis Christi, inebria me. Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. Passio Christi, conforta me.
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O bone Iesu, exaudi me. Intra tua vulnera absconde me. Ne permittas me separari a te. Ab hoste maligno defende me. In hora mortis meae voca me. Et iube me venire ad te, ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
O good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds hide me. Never let me be parted from you. From the wicked foe defend me. At the hour of my death call me, and bid me come to you, that with your Saints I may praise you for ever and ever. Amen.
En ego, o bone et dulcissime Iesu, ante conspectum tuum genibus me provolvo, ac maximo animi ardore te oro atque obtestor, ut meum in cor vividos fidei, spei et caritatis sensus, atque veram peccatorum meorum paenitentiam, eaque emendandi firmissimam voluntatem velis imprimere.
Behold, O good and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself on my knees in your sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech you to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, true repentance for my sins, and a most firm resolve to amend them,
Dum magno animi affectu et dolore tua quinque vulnera mecum ipse considero ac mente contemplor, illud prae oculis habens, quod iam in ore ponebat tuo David propheta de te, o bone Iesu: Foderunt manus meas et pedes meos: dinumeraverunt omnia ossa mea.
while with deep affection and sorrow I ponder within myself and contemplate your five wounds, having before my eyes what David the prophet long ago put in your mouth concerning you, O good Jesus: "They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones."
Responsa in Missa cantata
Responses at High Mass
At a sung Mass the choir and people sing the answers below. The priest's parts are shown for reference.
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
℣. ...per omnia saecula saeculorum.
℣. ...for ever and ever.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
The priest intones the first words of the Gloria and the Creed; the choir continues.
℣. Gloria in excelsis Deo.
℣. Glory to God in the highest.
℣. Credo in unum Deum.
℣. I believe in one God.
At a sung Mass the priest sits during the longer chants of the Gloria and Creed, and waits for the choir to finish the Sanctus before continuing to the Consecration.
Before and after the Gospel:
℣. ✠ Sequentia sancti Evangelii secundum N.
℣. ✠ The continuation of the holy Gospel according to N.
℟. Gloria tibi, Domine.
℟. Glory to you, O Lord.
At the Preface:
℣. Sursum corda.
℣. Lift up your hearts.
℟. Habemus ad Dominum.
℟. We have lifted them up to the Lord.
℣. Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro.
℣. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
℟. Dignum et iustum est.
℟. It is right and just.
At the end of the Pater noster:
℣. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
℣. And lead us not into temptation.
℟. Sed libera nos a malo.
℟. But deliver us from evil.
℣. Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum.
℣. The peace of the Lord be always with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
The dismissal, sung by the deacon:
℣. Ite, missa est.
℣. Go, the Mass is ended.
℟. Deo gratias.
℟. Thanks be to God.
℣. Benedicamus Domino.
℣. Let us bless the Lord.
℟. Deo gratias.
℟. Thanks be to God.
Missa pro Defunctis
The Mass for the Dead
The Requiem follows the Order of Mass with these changes: Psalm 42 is omitted at the foot of the altar; there is no Gloria or Creed; the water is not blessed at the Offertory; at the Agnus Dei "dona eis requiem" is said, and "sempiternam" the third time; the first prayer before Communion is omitted; the dismissal is "Requiescant in pace"; no blessing is given. The Last Gospel is still read.
Introit.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Ps. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Ierusalem: exaudi orationem meam, ad te omnis caro veniet.
Ps. A hymn befits you, O God, in Sion, and a vow shall be paid to you in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer; to you all flesh shall come.
Gradual.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis. V. In memoria aeterna erit iustus: ab auditione mala non timebit.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. V. The just man shall be held in everlasting remembrance; he shall not fear evil tidings.
Tract.
Absolve, Domine, animas omnium fidelium defunctorum ab omni vinculo delictorum. V. Et gratia tua illis succurrente, mereantur evadere iudicium ultionis. V. Et lucis aeternae beatitudine perfrui.
Loose, O Lord, the souls of all the faithful departed from every bond of sin. V. And by the help of your grace may they be found worthy to escape the judgment of vengeance. V. And to enjoy the happiness of eternal light.
Sequence. Dies irae.
Dies irae, dies illa,
Solvet saeclum in favilla:
Teste David cum Sibylla.
That day of wrath, that day
will dissolve the world in ashes,
as David and the Sibyl bear witness.
Quantus tremor est futurus,
Quando iudex est venturus,
Cuncta stricte discussurus!
What trembling there will be
when the Judge shall come
to sift all things strictly!
Tuba mirum spargens sonum
Per sepulcra regionum,
Coget omnes ante thronum.
The trumpet, spreading its wondrous sound
through the tombs of every land,
will summon all before the throne.
Mors stupebit et natura,
Cum resurget creatura,
Iudicanti responsura.
Death and nature will stand amazed
when all creation rises again
to answer to the Judge.
Liber scriptus proferetur,
In quo totum continetur,
Unde mundus iudicetur.
A written book will be brought forth
in which all is contained,
by which the world shall be judged.
Iudex ergo cum sedebit,
Quidquid latet apparebit:
Nil inultum remanebit.
When therefore the Judge is seated,
whatever is hidden will appear;
nothing will remain unpunished.
Quid sum miser tunc dicturus?
Quem patronum rogaturus,
Cum vix iustus sit securus?
What shall I, wretch, say then?
What advocate shall I ask for,
when even the just are scarcely safe?
Rex tremendae maiestatis,
Qui salvandos salvas gratis,
Salva me, fons pietatis.
King of awesome majesty,
who freely save those to be saved,
save me, fount of mercy.
Recordare, Iesu pie,
Quod sum causa tuae viae:
Ne me perdas illa die.
Remember, loving Jesus,
that I am the reason for your journey;
do not lose me on that day.
Quaerens me, sedisti lassus:
Redemisti Crucem passus:
Tantus labor non sit cassus.
Seeking me, you sat down weary;
you redeemed me by suffering the Cross;
let not such labor be in vain.
Iuste iudex ultionis,
Donum fac remissionis
Ante diem rationis.
Just Judge of vengeance,
grant the gift of forgiveness
before the day of reckoning.
Ingemisco, tamquam reus:
Culpa rubet vultus meus:
Supplicanti parce, Deus.
I groan as one guilty;
my face blushes for my fault;
spare your suppliant, O God.
Qui Mariam absolvisti,
Et latronem exaudisti,
Mihi quoque spem dedisti.
You who absolved Mary
and heard the thief's prayer
have given hope to me as well.
Preces meae non sunt dignae:
Sed tu bonus fac benigne,
Ne perenni cremer igne.
My prayers are not worthy,
but in your goodness deal kindly with me,
that I may not burn in everlasting fire.
Inter oves locum praesta,
Et ab haedis me sequestra,
Statuens in parte dextra.
Give me a place among the sheep,
and set me apart from the goats,
placing me at your right hand.
Confutatis maledictis,
Flammis acribus addictis:
Voca me cum benedictis.
When the accursed are confounded
and given over to the bitter flames,
call me with the blessed.
Oro supplex et acclinis,
Cor contritum quasi cinis:
Gere curam mei finis.
Kneeling and bowed I pray,
my heart crushed as if to ashes;
take care of my last end.
Lacrimosa dies illa,
Qua resurget ex favilla
Iudicandus homo reus.
Huic ergo parce, Deus:
Tearful will be that day
when from the ashes shall rise
guilty man to be judged.
Spare him then, O God.
Pie Iesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem. Amen.
Loving Lord Jesus,
grant them rest. Amen.
Offertory.
Domine Iesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni, et de profundo lacu: libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum: sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam: Quam olim Abrahae promisisti, et semini eius.
Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the deep pit; deliver them from the lion's mouth, that hell may not swallow them up, that they may not fall into darkness; but let the standard-bearer Saint Michael bring them into the holy light, which you once promised to Abraham and to his seed.
℣. Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus: tu suscipe pro animabus illis, quarum hodie memoriam facimus: fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti, et semini eius.
℣. Sacrifices and prayers of praise we offer you, O Lord; receive them on behalf of the souls we remember today. Make them, O Lord, pass over from death to life, which you once promised to Abraham and to his seed.
Agnus Dei.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona eis requiem. (bis)
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, grant them rest. (twice)
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona eis requiem sempiternam.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, grant them eternal rest.
Communion.
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine: Cum Sanctis tuis in aeternum: quia pius es. V. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis. Cum Sanctis tuis in aeternum: quia pius es.
May eternal light shine upon them, O Lord, with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful. V. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them, with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful.
Dismissal.
℣. Requiescant in pace.
℣. May they rest in peace.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
The Absolution. After a funeral Mass, the priest stands at the coffin or catafalque while the choir sings:
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna, in die illa tremenda: Quando caeli movendi sunt et terra: Dum veneris iudicare saeculum per ignem.
Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death on that dreadful day, when the heavens and the earth shall be moved, when you come to judge the world by fire.
℣. Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira. Quando caeli movendi sunt et terra.
℣. I am made to tremble, and I fear, when the judgment shall come and the wrath to come, when the heavens and the earth shall be moved.
℣. Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde. Dum veneris iudicare saeculum per ignem.
℣. That day, a day of wrath, of calamity and misery, a great and exceedingly bitter day, when you come to judge the world by fire.
℣. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis.
℣. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
The coffin is sprinkled and incensed. As the body is carried from the church:
In paradisum deducant te Angeli: in tuo adventu suscipiant te Martyres, et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Ierusalem. Chorus Angelorum te suscipiat, et cum Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam habeas requiem.
May the Angels lead you into paradise; may the Martyrs receive you at your coming and bring you into the holy city Jerusalem. May the choir of Angels receive you, and with Lazarus, who once was poor, may you have eternal rest.
Sacramentum Paenitentiae
Prayers for Confession
Before confession, ask the Holy Spirit for light, examine your conscience honestly, and be sorry for your sins with a firm purpose of amendment.
Entering the confessional, make the sign of the cross and say:
Benedic mihi, Pater, quia peccavi.
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
Say how long it has been since your last confession, confess your sins, and listen to the priest's counsel and penance. Then make an act of contrition:
Deus meus, ex toto corde paenitet me omnium meorum peccatorum, eaque detestor, quia peccando, non solum poenas a te iuste statutas promeritus sum, sed praesertim quia offendi te, summum bonum, ac dignum qui super omnia diligaris. Ideo firmiter propono, adiuvante gratia tua, de cetero me non peccaturum peccandique occasiones proximas fugiturum. Amen.
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.
The priest gives absolution:
Dominus noster Iesus Christus te absolvat; et ego auctoritate ipsius te absolvo ab omni vinculo excommunicationis et interdicti, in quantum possum et tu indiges. Deinde ego te absolvo a peccatis tuis, in nomine Patris, ✠ et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
May our Lord Jesus Christ absolve you; and by his authority I absolve you from every bond of excommunication and interdict, so far as I am able and you have need. Then I absolve you from your sins, in the name of the Father, ✠ and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Passio Domini nostri Iesu Christi, merita beatae Mariae Virginis et omnium Sanctorum, quidquid boni feceris et mali sustinueris, sint tibi in remissionem peccatorum, augmentum gratiae et praemium vitae aeternae. Amen.
May the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the Saints, whatever good you do and whatever evil you endure, gain for you the forgiveness of sins, an increase of grace, and the reward of everlasting life. Amen.
After confession, give thanks to God and say your penance promptly.
Communio extra Missam
Holy Communion Outside Mass
When Holy Communion is given apart from Mass, the priest vests in surplice and stole, spreads a corporal on the altar, and takes the ciborium from the tabernacle.
The server says the Confiteor, as at Mass. The priest turns to the people:
Misereatur vestri omnipotens Deus, et, dimissis peccatis vestris, perducat vos ad vitam aeternam.
May almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to everlasting life.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Indulgentiam, ✠ absolutionem, et remissionem peccatorum vestrorum tribuat vobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus.
May the almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon, ✠ absolution and remission of your sins.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi.
Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
℟. Domine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea. (ter)
℟. Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed. (three times)
Corpus Domini nostri Iesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam aeternam. Amen.
May the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ keep your soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
Returning to the altar, the priest says:
O sacrum convivium, in quo Christus sumitur: recolitur memoria passionis eius: mens impletur gratia: et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.
O sacred banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of his Passion is renewed, the soul is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.
℣. Panem de caelo praestitisti eis.
℣. You have given them bread from heaven.
℟. Omne delectamentum in se habentem.
℟. Containing in itself all sweetness.
℣. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
℟. And let my cry come to you.
℣. Dominus vobiscum.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spiritu tuo.
℟. And with your spirit.
Oremus. Deus, qui nobis sub Sacramento mirabili passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti: tribue, quaesumus, ita nos Corporis et Sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari; ut redemptionis tuae fructum in nobis iugiter sentiamus. Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Let us pray. O God, who under a wonderful Sacrament have left us a memorial of your Passion, grant us so to venerate the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood that we may always feel within us the fruit of your redemption, who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
In Paschaltide "Alleluia" is added to the antiphon, versicle and response, and this prayer is said instead:
Spiritum nobis, Domine, tuae caritatis infunde: ut, quos sacramentis paschalibus satiasti, tua facias pietate concordes. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate eiusdem Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Pour into us, O Lord, the Spirit of your love, that those whom you have fed with the paschal sacraments may by your goodness be of one mind. Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Having replaced the ciborium in the tabernacle, the priest blesses the people:
Benedictio Dei omnipotentis, Patris, et Filii, ✠ et Spiritus Sancti, descendat super vos et maneat semper.
May the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the Son, ✠ and the Holy Spirit, come down upon you and remain for ever.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
Benedictio Sanctissimi Sacramenti
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
The Blessed Sacrament is placed in the monstrance and incensed while all kneel and sing:
O salutaris Hostia,
Quae caeli pandis ostium:
Bella premunt hostilia,
Da robur, fer auxilium.
O saving Victim,
who open the gate of heaven:
hostile wars press upon us;
give strength, bring help.
Uni trinoque Domino
Sit sempiterna gloria,
Qui vitam sine termino
Nobis donet in patria. Amen.
To the one and triune Lord
be glory everlasting,
who grants us life without end
in our true homeland. Amen.
Prayers or hymns may follow. Before the blessing, all sing:
Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Bowing low, then, let us venerate
so great a Sacrament;
let the old law give way
to the new rite;
let faith supply
what the senses fail to grasp.
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et iubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio. Amen.
To the Father and the Son
be praise and jubilation,
salvation, honor and power
and blessing too;
to the One who proceeds from both
be equal praise. Amen.
℣. Panem de caelo praestitisti eis.
℣. You have given them bread from heaven.
℟. Omne delectamentum in se habentem.
℟. Containing in itself all sweetness.
Oremus. Deus, qui nobis sub Sacramento mirabili passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti: tribue, quaesumus, ita nos Corporis et Sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari; ut redemptionis tuae fructum in nobis iugiter sentiamus. Qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum.
Let us pray. O God, who under a wonderful Sacrament have left us a memorial of your Passion, grant us, we beseech you, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood that we may always feel within us the fruit of your redemption, who live and reign for ever and ever.
℟. Amen.
℟. Amen.
In Paschaltide "Alleluia" is added to the versicle and response. The priest blesses the people with the monstrance in silence; the bell is rung. Then all repeat the Divine Praises after him:
Benedictus Deus. Benedictum Nomen Sanctum eius. Benedictus Iesus Christus, verus Deus et verus homo. Benedictum Nomen Iesu. Benedictum Cor eius sacratissimum. Benedictus Sanguis eius pretiosissimus. Benedictus Iesus in sanctissimo altaris Sacramento.
Blessed be God. Blessed be his holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be his most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the altar.
Benedictus Sanctus Spiritus, Paraclitus. Benedicta excelsa Mater Dei, Maria sanctissima. Benedicta sancta eius et immaculata Conceptio. Benedicta eius gloriosa Assumptio. Benedictum nomen Mariae, Virginis et Matris. Benedictus sanctus Ioseph, eius castissimus Sponsus. Benedictus Deus in Angelis suis, et in Sanctis suis.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste Spouse. Blessed be God in his Angels and in his Saints.
As the Blessed Sacrament is returned to the tabernacle:
Adoremus in aeternum sanctissimum Sacramentum.
Let us adore for ever the most holy Sacrament.
Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes: laudate eum, omnes populi. Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia eius: et veritas Domini manet in aeternum.
Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise him, all you peoples. For his mercy is confirmed upon us, and the truth of the Lord remains for ever.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Adoremus in aeternum sanctissimum Sacramentum.
Let us adore for ever the most holy Sacrament.
Altare et Paramenta
The Altar and Its Furnishings
A short guide to the things you see at Mass. Each is named in Latin and described in English.
Altare
The altar, the table of sacrifice. A consecrated altar holds relics of martyrs in its stone, which is why the priest kisses it.
Tabernaculum
The tabernacle, the veiled cabinet on the altar where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved.
Tabulae secretarum
The altar cards, framed texts set on the altar so the priest can read prayers said away from the missal.
Missale et pulpitum
The missal and its stand, moved from the Epistle side to the Gospel side during Mass.
The Sacred Vessels.
Calix
The chalice, the cup of gold or gilded silver in which wine is consecrated.
Patena
The paten, the small gilded plate that holds the priest's Host.
Palla
The pall, a stiffened linen square that covers the chalice.
Corporale et bursa
The corporal, a square of linen spread under the chalice and Host, and the burse, the flat case in which it is carried.
Purificatorium
The purificator, a linen cloth used to wipe the chalice and the priest's lips and fingers.
Urceoli
The cruets, the small vessels of wine and water.
Ciborium
The ciborium, a covered vessel holding the Hosts for the Communion of the faithful.
Pyxis
The pyx, a small case for carrying Communion to the sick.
Ostensorium et lunula
The monstrance, which displays the Blessed Sacrament at Benediction, and the lunette, the glass holder that keeps the Host upright within it.
Thuribulum
The thurible, the censer in which incense is burned at High Mass and Benediction.
Hostiae
The altar breads, thin round wafers of unleavened wheat bread: a large one for the priest and small ones for the people.
The Vestments.
Amictus
The amice, a linen cloth worn about the neck and shoulders.
Alba
The alb, the long white linen tunic.
Cingulum
The cincture, the cord that girds the alb.
Manipulus
The maniple, a short band worn on the left forearm.
Stola
The stole, the long band that marks the priest's office.
Casula
The chasuble, the outer vestment of the priest at Mass, in the color of the day.
Pluviale
The cope, the long cape worn at the Asperges, at Benediction, and in processions.
Dalmatica et tunicella
The dalmatic and tunicle, the vestments of the deacon and subdeacon at Solemn Mass.
Superpelliceum
The surplice, the white garment worn over the cassock by servers and clergy in choir.
Vestis talaris et biretum
The cassock, the ankle-length garment of clergy and servers, and the biretta, the square cap worn by clergy.
The Liturgical Colors.
Albus
White, for feasts of our Lord, our Lady, and saints who were not martyrs, and for Christmas and Easter.
Ruber
Red, for Pentecost, feasts of the Passion and of the Holy Cross, and for martyrs and Apostles.
Viridis
Green, for the Sundays and weekdays after Epiphany and after Pentecost.
Violaceus
Violet, for Advent, Septuagesima, and Lent, and for days of penance.
Niger
Black, for Good Friday and Masses for the dead.
Rosaceus
Rose, on Gaudete Sunday in Advent and Laetare Sunday in Lent, where it is the custom.
The engravings in this book are taken from John Walsh, The Mass and Vestments of the Catholic Church (New York: Benziger Brothers, 1916), which is in the public domain.