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Fourth Sunday of Lent (Purple or Rose)
STATION AT HOLY CROSS IN JERUSALEM
Sunday of the First Class
Solemn Sprinkling with Holy Water
The Aspérges or sprinkling with holy water may be performed every Sunday immediately before High Mass. This water is blessed before the ceremony.
The priest who is about to celebrate High Mass enters the sanctuary vested in alb and stole (and sometimes in a cope also) of the color of the Mass, accompanied on his left by an acolyte bearing the vessel of holy water. Arriving at the foot of the altar the priest, while intoning the following anthem sprinkles the altar three times, then himself, and afterward his assistants. Then he sprinkles the congregation. On Passion Sunday and on Palm Sunday the Glória Patri after the psalm verse is omitted. In Paschal-time the Asperges is replaced by Vidi Aquam.
THOU shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed: Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
ASPÉRGES me Dómine, hyssópo, et mundábor: lavábis me et super nivem dealbábor.
Ps. 50 HAVE mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
Ps. 50. MISERÉRE mei Deus, secúndum magnam misericórdiam tuam.
P. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculórum. Amen.
THOU shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed: Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
P. Show us, O Lord, Thy mercy.
R. And grant us Thy salvation.
P. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray
GRACIOUSLY hear us, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal God; and vouchsafe to send down from heaven Thy holy angel, that he may watch over, foster, safeguard, abide with and defend all who dwell in this house. Through Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.
ASPÉRGES me Dómine, hyssópo et mundábor: lavábis me, et super nivem dealbábor.
P. Osténde nobis, Dómine, misericórdiam tuam.
R. Et salutáre tuum da nobis.
P. Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
R. Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
P. Dóminus vobíscum.
R. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Orémus
EXAUDI nos Dómine sancte, Pater omnipotens, aetérne Deus: et mittere dignéris sanctum Angelum tuum de caelis, qui custódiat, fóveat, prótegat, vísitet atque deféndat omnes habitántes in hoc habitáculo. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
R. Amen.
Sit while the celebrant vests for Mass.
When the priest enters the Sanctuary, stand until he begins the prayers at the foot of the altar. Then kneel.
Bowing before the altar, the priest makes the sign of the cross, saying:
IN THE name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
P. I will go in to the altar of God.
R. To God, Who giveth joy to my youth.
IN nómine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
P. Introibo ad altáre Dei.
R. Ad Deum qui Laetificat juventútem meam.
The priest and server say Psalm 42 alternately:
P. JUDGE me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy; deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.
R. For Thou art, God, my strength: why hast Thou cast me off and why do I go sorrowful whilst the enemy afflicteth me?
P. Send forth Thy light and Thy truth: they have conducted me and brought me unto Thy holy hill, and into Thy tabernacles.
R. And I will go in to the altar of God: to God Who giveth joy to my youth.
P. To Thee, O God, my God, I will give praise upon the harp: why art thou sad, O my soul, and why dost thou disquiet me?
R. Hope in God, for I will still give praise to Him, the salvation of my countenance and my God.
P. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
P. I will go in to the altar of God.
R. To God, Who giveth joy to my youth.
P. JUDICA me Deus, et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab hómine iníquo et dolóso érue me.
R. Quia tu es Deus fortitúdo mea: quare me repulísti, et quare tristis incédo, dum affligit me inimícus?
P. Emitte lucem tuam, et veritátem tuam: ipsa me deduxérunt, et adduxérunt in montem sanctum tuum, et in tabernácula tua.
P. Et introíbo ad altáre Dei ad Deum qui laetificat juventútem meam.
P. Confitébor tibi in cithara Deus, Deus meus: quare tristis es ánima mea, et quare contúrbas me?
R. Spera in ‘Deo, quóniam adhuc: confitébor illi: salutare vultus mei, et Deus meus.
P. Gloria Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in principio et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculórum. Amen.
P. Introibo ad altáre Dei.
R. Ad Deum qui laetificat juventútem meam.
P. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who made heaven and earth
P. Adjutorium nostrum in nómine Dómini.
R. Qui fecit celum et terram.
Bowing down low, the priest says:
P. 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; (The priest strikes his breast three times, saying:) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech the 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 to the Lord our God for me.
R. May almighty God have mercy on thee and, having forgiven thee thy sins; bring thee to life everlasting.
P. Amen.
R. 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 thee, Father, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed: (Now strike your breast (three times, saying:) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech the blessed Mary ever virgin, blessed Michael the archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, all the Saints, and thee, Father, to pray to the Lord our God for me.
P. May almighty God have mercy on you and, having forgiven you your sins, bring you to life everlasting.
R. Amen.
P. CONFÍTEOR Deo omnipoténti, beáte Marie semper virgini, beáto Michaéli archángelo, beáto Joánni Baptístae, sanctis Apóstolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis et vobis fratres, quia peccavi nimis cogitatióne, verbo, et Opere: (Percutit sibi pectus ter, dicens:) mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa. Ideo precor beátam Maríam semper virginem, beátum Michaélem archángelum, beátum Joánnem Baptistam, sanctos Apóstolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, et vos fratres, oráre pro me ad Dóminum Deum nostrum.
R. Misereátur tui omnipotens Deus, et dimíssis peccatis tuis, perdúcat te ad vitam aetérnam.
P. Amen.
R. CONFÍTEOR Deo omnipoténti, beáte Marie semper virgini, beáto Michaéli archángelo, beáto Joánni Baptiste, sanctis Apóstolis Petro et Paulo, ómnibus Sanctis, et tibi, Pater, quia peccávi nimis cogitatione, verbo, et Opere: (Percutit tibi pectus ter, dicens:) mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa. Ideo precor beátam Maríam semper virginem, beátum Michaélem archángelum, beátum Joánnem . Baptístam, sanctos Apóstolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, et te, Pater, oráre pro me ad Dóminum Deum nostrum.
P. Misereátur vestri omnípotens Deus, et dimissis peccátis vestris, perdúcat vos ad vitam aeternam.
R. Amen.
The priest signs himself, saying:
P. May the almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, + absolution, and remission of our sins.
R. Amen.
P. Indulgéntiam, absolutionem et remissionem peccatórum nostrórum, tribuat nobis omnipotens et miséricors Dóminus.
R. Amen.
Again bowing slightly, the priest goes on:
P. Thou wilt turn again, O God, and quicken us.
R. And Thy people will rejoice in Thee.
P. Show us, O Lord, Thy mercy.
R. And grant us Thy salvation.
P. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
P. Let us pray.
P. Deus tu convérsus vivificábis nos.
R. Et plebs tua laetábitur in te.
P. Osténde nobis, Dómine, misericórdiam tuam.
R. Bt salutáre tuum da nobis.
P. Domine exáudi oratiónem meam.
R. Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
P. Dominus vobíscum.
R. Et cum spíritu tuo.
P. Orémus.
Going. up to the altar, the priest prays silently:
TAKE away from us our iniquities, we beseech Thee, O Lord; that, being made pure in heart we may be worthy to enter into the Holy of Holies. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
AUFER a nobis, quaesumus Dómine, iniquitates nostras: ut ad Sancta Sanctórum puris mereámur méntibus introire. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
He bows down over the altar, which he kisses, saying:
WE BESEECH Thee, Lord, by the merits of those of Thy saints whose relics are here, and of all the saints, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to pardon me all my sins. Amen.
ORAMUS te, Dómine, per mérita sanctórum tuórum, quorum relíquie hic sunt et ómnium sanctórum: ut indulgére dignéris ómnia peccáta mea. Amen.
Standing at the Epistle side of the altar, the Priest reads the Introit, which varies according to the Mass being celebrated.
Is. 66, 10, 11
REJOICE, O Jerusalem, and come together all you that love her; rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow: that you may exult and be filled from the breasts of your consolation. Ps. 121, 1. I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord. V. Glory.
Is. 66, 10, 11
LÆTÁRE, Jerúsalem: et convéntum fácite, omnes qui dilígitis eam: gaudéte cum lætítia, qui in tristítia fuístis: ut exsultétis, et satiémini ab ubéribus consolatiónis vestræ. Ps. 121, 1. Lætátus sum in his, quæ dicta sunt mihi: in domum Dómini íbimus. V. Glória Patri.
The priest returns to the middle of the altar and says, alternately with the server:
P. LORD, have mercy on us.
R. Lord, have mercy on us.
P. Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Christ, have mercy on us.
P. Christ, have mercy on us.
R. Christ, have mercy on us.
P, Lord, have mercy On us.
R. Lord, have mercy on us.
P. Lord, have mercy on us.
P. KYRIE eléison.
R. Kyrie eléison.
P. Kyrie eléison.
R. Christe eléison.
P. Christe eléison.
R. Christe eléison.
P. Kyrié eléison.
R. Kyrie eléison.
R. Kyrie eléison.
Here follow the Prayers appointed for the day, which are compiled according to the Mass of the Season, Mass of the Saints, or Mass for the Dead.
GRANT, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that we, who justly suffer for our deeds, may be relieved by the consolation of Thy grace. Through our Lord.
CONCÉDE, quæsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, qui ex mérito nostræ actiónis afflígimur, tuæ grátiæ consolatióne respirémus. Per Dóminum.
The priest next reads the Epistle, or Lesson, from the Mass he is celebrating, after which the server says: Deo gratias (Thanks be to God). Then follows the Gradual, or Tract or Sequence.
Gal. 4, 22-31
Lesson from the Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Galatians.
BRETHREN: It is written that Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-woman, and the other by a free-woman. But he who was of the bond-woman was born according to the flesh; but he of the free-woman was by promise. Which things are said by an allegory. For these are the two testaments: the one from Mount Sina, engendering unto bondage, which is Agar: for Sina is a mountain in Arabia, which hath affinity to that Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children: but that Jerusalem which is above is free, which is our mother. For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not; for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. But as then he that was born according to the flesh persecuted him that was after the spirit, so also it is now. But what saith the Scripture? Cast out the bond-woman and her son; for the son of the bond-woman shall not be heir with the son of the free-woman. So then, brethren, we are not the children of the bond-woman, but of the free; by the freedom wherewith Christ hath made us free.
Gal. 4, 22-31
Léctio Epístolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Gálatas.
FRATRES: Scriptum est: Quóniam Ábraham duos fílios hábuit; unum de ancílla, et unum de líbera. Sed qui de ancílla, secúndum carnem natus est: qui autem de líbera, per repromissiónem: quæ sunt per allegoríam dicta. Hæc enim sunt duo testaménta. Unum quidem in monte Sina, in servitútem génerans: quæ est Agar: Sina enim mons est in Arábia, qui conjúnctus est ei, quæ nunc est Jerúsalem, et servit cum fíliis suis. Illa autem, quæ sursum est Jerúsalem, líbera est, quæ est mater nostra. Scriptum est enim: Lætáre, stérilis, quæ non paris: erúmpe, et clama, quæ non parturís: quia multi fílii desértæ, magis quam ejus, quæ habet virum. Nos autem, fratres, secúndum Isaac promissiónis fílii sumus. Sed quómodo tunc is, qui secúndum carnem natus fúerat, persequebátur eum, qui secúndum spíritum: ita et nunc. Sed quid dicit Scriptúra? Éjice ancíllam, et fílium ejus: non enim heres erit fílius ancíllæ cum fílio líberæ. Itáque, fratres, non sumus ancíllæ fílii, sed líberæ: qua libertáte Christus nos liberávit.
Ps. 121, 1, 7
I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord. V. Let peace be in thy strength, and abundance in thy towers.
Ps. 121, 1, 7
Lætátus sum in his, quæ dicta sunt mihi: in domum Dómini íbimus. V. Fiat pax in virtúte tua: et abundántia in túrribus tuis.
Ps. 124, 1, 2
They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Sion: he shall not be moved forever that dwelleth in Jerusalem. V. Mountains are round about it: so the Lord is round about His people, from henceforth now and for ever.
Ps. 124, 1, 2
Qui confídunt in Dómino, sicut mons Sion: non commovébitur in ætérnum, qui hábitat in Jerúsalem. V. Montes in circúitu ejus: et Dóminus in circúitu pópuli sui ex hoc nunc, et usque in sæculum.
The priest, returning to the middle of the altar, bows down, his hands joined, and says the Prayer before the Gospel.
CLEANSE my heart and my lips, O almighty God, Who didst cleanse with a burning coal the lips of the prophet Isaias; and vouchsafe in Thy loving kindness so to purify me that I may be enabled worthily to announce Thy holy Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to bless me.
The Lord be in my heart and on my lips, that I may worthily and becomingly announce His gospel. Amen.
MUNDA cor meum, ac lábia mea, omnipotens Deus, qui lábia Isaíae prophéte cálculo mundásti igníto: ita me tua grata miseratióne dignáre mundáre, ut sanctum Evangélium tuum digne váleam nuntiáre, Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
Jube Dómine benedícere.
Dóminus sit in corde meo, et in lábiis meis; ut digne et competénter annúntiem Evangélium suum. Amen.
The priest goes to the Gospel side of the altar and reads the Gospel.
STAND
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
P. Dóminus vobíscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. + The following (or the beginning) is taken from the Holy Gospel according to St. N
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
P. Seqúentia (vel Initium) Sancti Evangélii secundum
R. Glória tibi Dómine.
John 6, 1-15
Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. John.
AT THAT time, Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is that of Tiberias; and a great multitude followed Him, because they saw the miracles which He did on them that were diseased. Jesus therefore went up into a mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. Now the pasch, the festival-day of the Jews, was near at hand. When Jesus therefore had lifted up his eyes, and seen that a very great multitude cometh to Him, He said to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat? And this He said to try him; for He Himself knew what He would do. Philip answered, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little. One of His disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to Him, There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves and two fishes; but what are these among so many? Then Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. The men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when He had given thanks, He distributed to them that were set down. In like manner also of the fishes, as much as they would. And when they were filled, He said to His disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost. They gathered up therefore, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above to them that had eaten. Now those men, when they had seen what a miracle Jesus had done, said, This is of a truth the prophet that is to come into the world. Jesus therefore, when He knew that they would come to take Him by force and make Him king, fled again into the mountain Himself alone.
John 6, 1-15
Sequéntia sancti Evangélii secúndum Joánnem.
IN ILLO témpore: Ábiit Jesus trans mare Galilææ, quod est Tiberíadis: et sequebátur eum multitúdo magna, quia vidébant signa, quæ faciébat super his, qui infirmabántur. Súbiit ergo in montem Jesus: et ibi sedébat cum discípulis suis. Erat autem próximum Pascha, dies festus Judæórum. Cum sublevásset ergo óculos Jesus, et vidísset quia multitúdo máxima venit ad eum, dixit ad Philíppum: Unde emémus panes, ut mandúcent hi? Hoc autem dicébat tentans eum: ipse enim sciébat quid esset factúrus. Respóndit ei Philíppus: Ducentórum denariórum panes non suffíciunt eis, ut unusquísque módicum quid accípiat. Dicit ei unus ex discípulis ejus, Andréas frater Simónis Petri: Est puer unus hic, qui habet quinque panes hordeáceos, et duos pisces: sed hæc quid sunt inter tantos? Dixit ergo Jesus: Fácite hómines discúmbere. Erat autem fænum multum in loco. Discubuérunt ergo viri, número quasi quinque mílla. Accépit ergo Jesus panes: et cum grátias egísset, distríbuit discumbéntibus: simíliter et ex píscibus quantum volébant. Ut autem impléti sunt, dixit discípulis suis: Collígite quæ superavérunt fragménta, ne péreant. Collegérunt ergo, et implevérunt duódecim cóphinos fragmentórum ex quinque pánibus hordeáceis, quæ superfuérunt his, qui manducáverant. Illi ergo hómines cum vidíssent quod Jesus fécerat signum, dicébant: Quia hic est vere Prophéta, qui ventúrus est in mundum. Jesus ergo cum cognovísset quia ventúri essent ut ráperent eum, et fácerent eum regem, fugit íterum in montem ipse solus.
At end of Gospel the server says:
R. Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
R. Laus tibi Christe.
The priest kisses the book saying:
P. May our sins be blotted out by the Words of the Gospel.
P. Per évangélica dicta deleántur nostra delicta.
The priest returns to the middle of the altar and recites the Creed.
I BELIEVE in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages; God of God, light of light, true God of true God; begotten, not made; consubstantial with the Father, by Whom all things were made. Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, AND WAS MADE MAN. (Here genuflect) He was crucified also for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried. And the third day He arose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven. He sitteth at the right hand of the Father: and He shall come again with glory, to judge the living and the dead: and His kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who, together with the Father and the Son, is adored and glorified: Who spoke by the prophets. And one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. And I expect the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
CREDO in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem factórem celi et terre, visibílium ómnium et invisibilium. Et in Unum Dóminum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigénitum. Et ex Patre natum ante ómnia saecula. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. Génitum, non factum, consubstantiálem Patri: per quem ómnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos hómines, et propter nostram salútem descéndit de celis. Et incarnátus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine: ET HOMO FACTUS EST (Hic genuflectitur) Crucifixus étiam pro nobis: sub Póntio Piláto passus, et sepúltus est: Et resurréxit tértia die, secúndum Scriptúras. Et ascéndit in celum: sedet ad déxteram Patris. et íterum ventúrus est cum glória, judicáre vivos et mórtuos: cujus regni non erit finis. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dóminum et vivificántem: qui ex Patre Filióque procédit. Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adorátur et conglorificátur: qui locútus est per prophétas. Et unam, sanctam, Catholicam et Apostólicam Ecclésiam. Confiteor únum baptísma in remissiónem peccatórum. Et exspécto resurrectiónem mortuórum. Et vitam ventúri seculi. Amen.
The priest kisses the altar and turning to the people, says:
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
P. Let us pray.
P. Dóminus vobíscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Orémus.
SIT
Then the priest uncovers the chalice.
Ps. 134, 3, 6
Praise ye the Lord, for He is good: sing ye to His name, for He is sweet: whatsoever He pleased He hath done in heaven and in earth.
Ps. 134, 3, 6
Laudáte Dóminum, quia benígnus est: psállite nómini ejus, quóniam suávis est: ómnia quæcúmque vóluit, fecit in cælo et in terra.
RECEIVE, O Holy Father, almighty and eternal God, this spotless host, which I, Thine unworthy servant, offer unto Thee, my living and true God, for my countless sins, trespasses, and omissions; likewise for all here present, and for all faithful Christians, whether living or dead, that it may avail both me and them to salvation, unto life everlasting. Amen.
SÜSCIPE sancte Pater omnipotens aetérne Deus, hanc immaculátam hóstiam, quam ego indignus fámulus tuus óffero tibi Deo meo vivo et vero, pro innumerabilibus peccátis et offensiónibus et negligéntiis meis, et pro ómnibus circumstántibus, sed et pro ómnibus fidélibus Christiánis vivis atque defunctis: ut mihi et illis proficiat ad salútem in vitam etérnam. Amen.
The priest goes to the Epistle side and pours wine and water into the chalice.
GOD, Who in creating man didst exalt his nature very wonderfully and yet more wonderfully didst establish it anew: by the mystery signified in the mingling of this water and wine, grant us to have part in the Godhead of Him Who hath vouchsafed to share our manhood, Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God; world without end. Amen.
DEUS, qui humáne Substántie dignitátem mirabiliter condidisti, et mirabílius reformásti: da nobis per hujus aquae et vini mystérium, ejus qui humanitátis nostrae fieri dignátus est párticeps, Jesus Christus, Filius tuus, Dóminus noster: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus; per ómnia secula saeculórum, Amen.
At the middle of the altar the priest says:
WE OFFER unto Thee, O Lord, the chalice of salvation, beseeching Thy clemency that it may ascend as a sweet odor before Thy divine majesty, for our own salvation, and for that of the whole world. Amen.
IN spiritu humilitatis, et in ánimo contrito suscipiámur a te Dómine: et sic fiat sacrifícium nostrum in conspéctu tuo hódie, ut pláceat tibi Domine Deus.
VENI sanctificátor omnípotens aetérne Deus, et bénedic hoc sacrifícium tuo sancto nómini preparátum.
HUMBLED in mind, and contrite of heart, may we find favor with Thee, O Lord; and may the sacrifice we this day offer up be well pleasing to Thee, Who art our Lord and our God.
COME, Thou, the Sanctifier, God, almighty and everlasting: bless + this sacrifice which is prepared for the glory of Thy holy name.
IN spiritu humilitatis, et in ánimo contrito suscipiámur a te Dómine: et sic fiat sacrifícium nostrum in conspéctu tuo hódie, ut pláceat tibi Domine Deus.
VENI sanctificátor omnípotens aetérne Deus, et bénedic hoc sacrifícium tuo sancto nómini preparátum.
Going to the Epistle side the priest washes his fingers and says:
I I WILL wash my hands among the innocent, and will compass Thine altar, O Lord.
That I may hear the voice of praise, and tell of all Thy wondrous works.
I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth.
Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: nor my life with men of blood.
In whose hands are iniquities: their right hand is filled with gifts.
But as for me, I have walked in my innocence redeem me, and have mercy on me.
My foot hath stood in the right way; in the churches I will bless Thee, O Lord.
LAVABO inter innocéntes manus meas: et circúmdabo altare tuum Dómine.
Ut áudiam vocem laudis: et enárrem univérsa mirabília tua.
Dómine diléxi decórem domus tuae, et locum habitatiónis glórie tuae.
Ne perdas cum ímpiis Deus ánimam meam: et cum viris sánguinum vitam meam.
In quorum mánibus iniquitátes sunt: déxtera eórum repléta est munéribus.
Ego autem in innocéntia mea ingréssus sum: rédime me, et miserére mei.
Pes meus Stetit in dirécto: in ecclésiis benedícam te Dómine.
P. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculórum. Amen.
The priest returns to the middle of the altar and bowing slightly says:
RECEIVE, O holy Trinity, this oblation offered up by us to Thee in memory of the passion, resurrection, and ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honor of blessed Mary, ever a virgin, of blessed John the Baptist, of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, of these, and of all the saints, that it may be available to their honor and to our salvation; and may they whose memory we celebrate on earth vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
SUSCIPE sancta Trínitas hanc oblatiónem, quam tibi offérimus ob memóriam passiónis resurrectiónis et ascensiónis Jesu Christi Dómini nostri: et in honórem beate Maríe semper vírginis, et beáti Joánnis Baptíste, et sanctórum, Apostolórum Petri et Pauli, et istórum, et ómnium Sanctórum: ut illis proficiat ad honórem, nobis autem ad salútem: et illi pro nobis intercédere ddignéntur in caelis quorum memoriam ágimus in terris. Per eúmdem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
The priest kisses the altar and turning to the people, says:
P. BRETHREN, pray that my sacrifice and yours may be well pleasing to God the Father almighty.
R. MAY the Lord receive this sacrifice at thy hands, to the praise and glory of His name, to our own benefit, and to that of all His Holy Church.
P. ORATE, fratres, ut meum ac vestrum sacrificium acceptábile fiat apud Deum Patrem omnipoténtem.
R. SUSCIPIAT Dominus sacrifícium de mánibus tuis ad laudem et glóriam nóminis sui, ad utilitátem quoque nostram, totiúsque Ecclésiae suae sanctaee.
Then with hands extended, the priest says the Secret prayers. Their order and number are the same as Prayers said after the Gloria and will be found in the proper place in each Mass.
WE BESEECH Thee, O Lord, look favorably upon the sacrifices here before Thee, that they may profit us both for devotion and for salvation. Through our Lord.
SACRIFÍCIIS præséntibus, Dómine, quæsumus, inténde placátus: et devotióni nostræ profíciant, et salúti. Per Dóminum.
The priest now says in a louder voice, or sings:
P. World without end.
R. Amen
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
P. Lift up your hearts.
R. We have them lifted up unto the Lord.
P. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God,
R. It is right and just.
P. Per ómnia saecula Seculórum.
R. Amen.
P. Dóminus vobíscum.
R. Et cum spíritu tuo.
P. Sursum corda.
R. Habémus ad Dóminum.
P. Grátias agámus Domino Deo nostro.
R. Dignum .et justum est.
IT IS truly meet and just, right and profitable, for us, at all times, and in all places, to give thanks to Thee, O Lord, the holy One, the Father almighty, the everlasting God: Who, together with Thine only-begotten Son and the Holy Ghost, art one God, one Lord, not in the singleness of one Person, but in the Trinity of one substance. For that which; according to Thy revelation, we believe of Thy glory, the same we believe of Thy Son, the same of the Holy Ghost, without difference or distinction; so that in the confession of one true and eternal Godhead we adore distinctness in persons, oneness in essence, and equality in majesty: Which the angels praise, and the archangels, the cherubim also and the seraphim, who cease not, day by day crying out with one voice, to repeat:
VERE dignum et justum est, equum et salutáre, nos tibi semper, et úbique grátias agere: Dómine sancte, Pater omnipotens, aetérne Deus. Qui cum unigénito Fílio tuo, et Spíritu Sancto, unus es Deus, unus es Dóminus: non in uníus singularitáte persónae, sed in uníus Trinitáte substantiae. Quod enim de tua glória, revelánte te, credimus, hoc de Filio tuo, hoc de Spíritu sancto, sine diferéntia discretiónis sentímus. Ut in confessióne vére, sempiternaeque Deitátis, et in persónis proprietas, et in esséntia únitas, et in majestáte adorétur equálitas. Quam laudant Angeli, atque Archangeli, Chérubim quoque ac Séraphim: qui non cessant clamáre quotidie, una voce dicéntes:
Remain kneeling until after Communion.
HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. The heavens and the earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
SANCTUS, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dóminus Deus Sábaoth. Pleni sunt celi et terra glória tua; Hosánna in excélsis. Benedíctus qui venit in nómine Dómini. Hosánna in excélsis.
The priest now prays silently. The + indicates that he makes the sign of the cross over the offerings.
THEREFORE, we humbly pray and beseech Thee, most merciful Father, through Jesus Christ Thy Son, Our Lord, to receive and to bless these + gifts, these + presents, these + holy unspotted sacrifices, which we offer up to Thee, in the first place, for Thy holy Catholic Church, that it may please Thee to grant her peace, to guard, unite, and guide her, throughout the world; as also for Thy servant N., our Pope, and N., our Bishop, and for all who are orthodox in belief and who profess the Catholic and apostolic faith.
TE igitur clementissime Pater, per Jesum Christum Filium tuum Dóminum nostrum, súpplices rogámus ac pétimus, uti accépta hábeas, et benedicas haec dona, haec múnera, hec sancta sacrifícia illibáta, in primis que tibi offérimus pro Ecclésia tua sancta Cathólica; quam pacificáre, custodire, adunáre, et régere dignéris toto orbe terrárum: una cum fámulo tuo Papa nostro N. et Antístite nostro N. et ómnibus orthodóxis, atque Cathólicae et Apostólicae fidei cultóribus.
BE MINDFUL, O Lord, of Thy servants, A. and N., and of all here present, whose faith and devotion are known to Thee, for whom we offer, or who offer up to Thee, this sacrifice of praise, for themselves, their families, and their friends, for the salvation of their souls and the health and welfare they hope for, and who now pay their vows to Thee, God eternal, living, and true.
MEMÉNTO Dómine famulórum, famularúmque tuárum N et N. et ómnium circumstántium, quorum tibi fides cógnita est, et nota devótio, pro quibus tibi offérimus: vel qui tibi offerunt hoc sacrifícium laudis pro se, suisque ómnibus: pro redemptióne animárum suárum, pro spe salútis et incolumitatis suae: tibíque reddunt vota sua aetérno Deo vivo et vero.
HAVING communion with and venerating: the memory, first, of the glorious Mary, ever a virgin, mother of Jesus Christ, our God and our Lord: likewise of Thy blessed apostles and martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Thaddeus; of Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of all Thy saints: for the sake of whose merits and prayers do Thou grant that in all things we may be defended by the help of Thy protection. Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.
COMMUNICANTES, et memóriam venerántes, in primis glorióse semper vírginis Marie genitricis Dei et Dómini nostri Jesu Christi: sed et beatórum. Apostolórum ac Martyrum tuórum, Petri et Pauli, Andreae, Jacóbi, Joánnis, Thomae, Jacóbi, Philippi, Bartholomaei, Matthei, Simónis et Thaddzi: Lini, Cleti, Clementis, Xysti, Cornélii, Cypriáni, Lauréntii, Chrysógoni, Joánnis et Pauli, Cosmae et Damiáni, et ómnium sanctórum tuórum: quorum méritis precibúsque concédas, ut in ómnibus protectiónis tue muniámur auxílio. Per eúmdem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
The priest extends his hands over the oblation.
WHEREFORE, we beseech Thee, O Lord, graciously to receive this oblation which we Thy servants, and with us Thy whole family, offer up to Thee: dispose our days in Thy peace; command that we be saved from eternal damnation and numbered among the flock of Thine elect. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
HANC ígitur oblatiónem servitútis nostrae, sed et cunctae famílie tuae, quesumus, Dómine, ut placátus accípias: diesque nostros in tua pace dispónas, atque ab aetérna damnatióne nos éripi, et in electórum tuórum júbeas grege numerari. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
Here the bell is rung once.
AND do Thou, O God, vouchsafe in all respects to bless +, consecrate +, and approve + this our oblation, to perfect it and to render it well-pleasing to Thyself, so that it may become for us the body + and blood + of Thy most beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
WHO, the day before He suffered, took bread into His holy and venerable hands, and having lifted up His eyes to heaven, to Thee, God, His almighty Father, giving thanks to Thee, blessed it +, broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying:
Take ye and eat ye all of this:
QUAM oblatiónem tu, Deus, in ómnibus, quesumus benedictam, adscriptam, ratam, rationabilem, acceptabilémque facere dignéris: ut nobis Corpus, et Sanguis fiat dilectissimi Filii tui Domini nostri Jesu Christi.
QUI pridie quam paterétur, accépit panem in sanctas ac venerábiles manus suas: et elevátis óculis in celum ad te Deum Patrem suum omnipoténtem, tibi grátias agens, benedixit, fregit, dedítque discípulis suis, dicens: Accipite et manducáte ex hoc omnes:
The priest bends over the Host and says:
For this is My Body
Hoc est enim Corpus Meum
Then the priest adores and elevates the Sacred Host.
The bell is rung.
When the priest elevates the Sacred Host, look at it and say devoutly:
My Lord and My God
Indulgence of seven years, and seven quarantines, Pope Pius X, May 18, 1907.
The priest uncovers the chalice and says:
IN LIKE manner, after He had supped, taking also into His holy and venerable hands this goodly chalice again giving thanks to Thee, He blessed it +, and gave it to His disciples, saying:
Take ye, and drink ye all of this:
SÍMILI modo postquam coenátum est, accípiens et hunc praeclárum Cálicem in sanctas ac venerabiles manus suas: item tibi grátias agens, benedíxit, deditque discípulis suis, dicens:
Accipite et bíbite ex eo omnes:
The priest bends over the chalice and says:
For this is the Chalice of My Blood, of the new and everlasting testament, the mystery of faith, which for you and for many shall be shed unto the remission of sins.
As often as ye shall do these things, ye shall do them in memory of Me.
Hic est ením Calix Sanguinis meí, novi et eterni testamenti: mysterium fidei, quí pro nobís et pro multís effundétur in remissiónem peccatórum,
Haec quotiescúmque fecéritis in mei memóriam faciétis.
The priest adores and elevates the chalice. The bell is rung.
WHEREFORE, O Lord, we, Thy servants, as also Thy holy people, calling to mind the blessed passion of the same Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, His resurrection from the grave, and His glorious ascension into heaven, offer up to Thy most excellent majesty of Thine own gifts bestowed upon us, a victim + which is pure, a victim + which is holy, a victim + which is stainless, the holy bread + of life everlasting, and the chalice + of eternal salvation.
VOUCHSAFE to look upon them with + gracious and tranquil countenance, and to accept them, even as Thou wast pleased to accept the offerings of Thy just servant Abel, and the sacrifice of Abraham, our patriarch, and that which Melchisedech, Thy high priest, offered up to Thee, a holy sacrifice, a victim without blemish.
WE HUMBLY beseech Thee, almighty God, to command that these our offerings be borne by the hands of Thy holy angel to Thine altar on high in the presence of Thy divine Majesty; that as many of us as shall receive the most sacred + Body and + Blood of Thy Son by partaking thereof from this altar may be filled with every heavenly blessing and grace: Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
UNDE et mémores Dómine, nos servi tui, sed et plebs tua sancta, ejúsdem Christi Filii tui Dómini nostri tam beáte passiónis, nec non et ab inferis resurrectionis, sed et in celos glorióse ascensiónis: offérimus praeclárae majestáti tuæ; de tuis donis ac datis, hóstiam puram, hóstiam + sanctam, hóstiam immaculátam, Panem sanctum vitae aetérnae, et Calicem salútis perpetuae,
SUPRA que propítio ac seréno vultu respicere dignéris: et accépta habére, sícuti accépta habére dignátus es munera púeri, tui justi Abel, et sacrifícium patriárche nostri Abrahae: et quod tibi óbtulit summus Sacérdos tuus Melchísedech, sanctum sacrificium, immaculatam hostiam.
SUPPLICES te rogámus, omnípotens Deus; jube hæc perférri per manus sancti Ángeli tui in sublíme altáre tuum, in conspéctu divíne majestátis tuæ: ut quotquot ex hac altaris participatióne, sacrosánctum Filii tui Corpus et Sanguinem sumpsérimus omni benedictióne caelesti et grátia repleamur. Per eúmdem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
BE MINDFUL also, O Lord, of Thy servants N. and N., who have gone before us with the sign of faith and who sleep the sleep of peace.
To THESE, O Lord, and to all who rest in Christ, grant, we beseech Thee, a place of refreshment, light, and peace. Through the same Christ our Lord Amen.
MEMENTO étiam, Dómine, famulórum famularúmque tuárum N. et N. qui nos precessérunt cum signo fídei, et dórmiunt in somno pacis.
IPSIS Dómine, et ómnibus in Christo quiescéntibus, locum refrigérii, lucis et pacis, ut indúlgeas, deprecámur, per eúmdem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
Striking his breast the priest says:
TO US sinners, also, Thy servants, who put our trustrust in the multitude of Thy mercies, vouchsafe to grant some part and fellowship with Thy holy apostles and martyrs; with John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicitas, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia, and with all Thy saints. Into their company do Thou, we beseech Thee, admit us, not weighing our merits, but freely pardoning our offenses: through Christ our Lord.
BY WHOM, O Lord, Thou dost always create, sanctify +, quicken +, bless +, and bestow upon us all these good things.
THROUGH him +, and with Him +, and in Him +, is to Thee, God the Father + almighty, in the unity of the Holy + Ghost, all honor and glory.
NOBIS quoque peccatóribus fámulis tuis, de multitúdine miserationum tuárum sperantibus, partem áliquam et societátem donáre dignéris, cum tuis sanctis Apóstolis et Martyribus: cum Joánne, Stéphano, Matthía, Bárnaba, Ignátio, Alexándro, Marcellino, Petro, Felicitate, Perpétua, Agatha, Lúcia, Agnéte, Caecilia, Anastásia, et ómnibus sanctis tuis: intra quorum nos consórtium, non aestimátor mériti, sed véniae, quaesumus, largitor admitte. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
PER quem haec ómnia, Dómine, semper bona creas, sanctificas, vivificas, benedicis et praestas nobis.
PER ipsum, et cum ipso, et in ipso, est tibi Deo Patri omnipoténti, in unitáte Spiritus Sancti, omnis honor et glória.
Raising his voice the priest says or sings:
P. World without end.
R. Amen.
Per ómnia secula saeculórum.
R. Amen.
P. Orémus
Let us pray
ADMONISHED by salutary precepts, and following divine directions, we presume to say:
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.
PRAECEPTIS salutáribus móniti, et divina institutióne formáti, audémus dícere:
PATER noster, qui es in celis: sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua sicut in celo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidiánum. da nobis hódie: et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem.
R. But deliver us from
evit.
P. Amen.
DELIVER us, we beseech Thee, O. Lord, from all evils, past, present, and to come: and by the intercession of the blessed and glorious Mary, ever a virgin, Mother of God, and of Thy holy apostles Peter and Paul, of Andrew, and of all the saints, graciously grant peace in our days, that through the help of Thy bountiful mercy we may always be free from sin and secure from all disturbance.
R. Sed líbera nos a malo.
P. Amen.
LIBERA nos, quaesumus Dómine, ab ómnibus malis pretéritis, preséntibus, et futúris: et intercedénte beáta et gloriósa semper Virgine Dei Genitríce María, cum beátis Apóstolis tuis Petro et Paulo, atque Andréa, et ómnibus sanctis, da propítius pacem in diébus nostris: ut ope misericórdie tue adjuti, et a peccáto simus semper líberi, et ab omni perturbatióne secúri.
The priest breaks the Sacred Host, saying:
Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord.
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God.
World without end.
R. Amen.
P. May the peace + of the Lord + be always with + you.
R. And with Thy spirit.
Per eúmdem Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum Fílium tuum,
Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spiritus Sancti Deus.
Per ómnia secula seculórum.
R. Amen.
P. Pax Dómini sit semper vobíscum.
R. Et cum spíritu tuo.
The priest drops a particle of the Sacred Host into the Chalice.
MAY this commingling and consecrating of the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ avail us who receive it unto life everlasting. Amen.
HAEC commixtio et consecrátio Córporis et Sánguinis Dómini nostri Jesu Christi fiat accipiéntibus nobis in vitam aetérnam. Amen.
Bowing down the priest says:
LAMB of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: grant us peace.
AGNUS Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserére nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, dona nobis pacem.
Except in Masses for the dead, the priest, bowing and with joined hands, says:
LORD Jesus Christ Who didst say to Thine apostles: Peace I leave you, My peace I give you: look not upon my sins, but upon the faith of Thy Church, and vouchsafe to grant her peace and unity according to Thy will: Who livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.
DOMINE Jesu Christe, qui dixísti Apóstolis tuis: pacem relinquo vobis, pacem meam do vobis: ne respícias peccáta mea, sed fidem Ecclésie tue; eámque secúndum voluntátem tuam pacificáre et coadunáre dignéris. Qui vivis et regnas Deus, per ómnia saecula Seculórum. Amen.
LORD Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, Who, according to the will of the Father, through the co-operation of the Holy Ghost, hast by Thy death given life to the world: deliver me by this Thy most Sacred Body and Blood from all my iniquities, and from every evil; make me always cleave to Thy commandments, and never suffer me to be separated from Thee, Who with the same God, the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.
LET not the partaking of Thy Body, O Lord Jesus Christ, which I, all unworthy, presume to receive, turn to my judgment and condemnation; but through Thy loving kindness may it be to me a safeguard and remedy for soul and body; Who, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, God, world without end. Amen.
DOMINE Jesu Christe, Fili Dei vivi, qui ex voluntáte Patris cooperánte Spíritu Sancto, per mortem tuam mundum vivificasti: libera me per hoc sacrosanctum Corpus et Sanguinem tuum ab ómnibus iniquitátibus meis et univérsis malis: et fac me tuis semper inherére mandátis: et a te nunquam separári permíttas: qui cum eódem Deo Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivis et regnas Deus in saecula saeculérum. Amen.
PERCEPTIO Córporis tui Dómine Jesu Christe, quod ego indígnus súmere praesúmo, non mihi provéniat in judícium et condemnatiónem: sed pro tua pietáte prosit mihi ad tutaméntum mentis et córporis, et ad medélam percipiéndam. Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia secula saeculórum. Amen.
The priest genuflects, rises and says:
I WILL take the bread of heaven, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
PANEM coeléstem accipiam et nomen Dómini invocábo.
Taking the Sacred Host with his left hand the priest strikes his breast three times, saying (here the bell is rung) :
LORD, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word, and soul shall be healed.
DÓMINE, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanábitur ánima mea.
Holding the Sacred Host in his right hand the priest makes the sign of the cross with it and says:
MAY the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ keep my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
CORPUS Dómini nostri Jesu Christi custódiat ánimam meam in vitam aetérnam. Amen.
The priest receives Holy Communion and after a brief meditation continues:
WHAT shall I render unto the Lord for all the things that He hath rendered unto me? I will take the chalice of salvation and will call upon the name of the Lord. With high praises will I call upon the Lord, and I shall be saved from all mine enemies.
QUID retríbuam Dómino pro ómnibus quae retribuit mihi? Cálicem salutáris accípiam, et nomen Dómini invocábo. Laudans invocábo Dóminum, et ab inimícis meis salvus ero.
The priest takes the chalice in his right hand and makes the sign of the cross, saying:
MAY the Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ in keep my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
SANGUIS Dómini nostri Jesu Christi custódiat ánimam meam in vitam aetérnam. Amen.
Here Holy Communion is administered to those of the faithful who desire to receive It. In the name of the communicants who kneel at the sanctuary rails the acolytes recite the Confiteor as found on page 758, the priest responding with the Misereatur and the Indulgentiam.
The priest gives the Absolution. This is a sacramental which wipes out venial sins.
May almighty God have mercy upon you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to life everlasting.
R. Amen
MISEREATUR vestri omnipotens Deus, et dimissi peccatis vestris, perducat vos ad vitam aeternam Amen.
All present join the priest in making the sign of the Cross.
MAY the almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon, + absolution, and remission of your sins.
R. Amen
INDULGENTIAM absolutionem, et remissionem peccatorum vestrorum, tribuat vobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus.
Facing the people with the Ciborium and holding up one of the Sacred Particles before the communicants the priest says:
BEHOLD the Lamb of God, behold Him who taketh away the sins of the world.
ECCE Agnus Dei, ecce Qui tollit peccata mundi.
Then he says three times:
LORD, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
DÓMINE, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea.
He then goes to the communion rails and gives Holy Communion to each communicant saying:
MAY the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ keep your soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
CORPUS Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam aeternam. Amen.
When all have communicated he returns to the altar and replaces the ciborium in the tabernacle. The priest receives wine in the chalice and says:
INTO a pure heart, O Lord, may we receive the heavenly food which has passed our lips; bestowed upon us in time, may it be the healing of our souls for eternity.
QUOD ore sumpsimus Domine, pura mente capiamus: et de munere temporali fiat nobis remedium sempiternum.
The priest goes to the Epistle side and while the server pours wine and water over his fingers, he says:
MAY Thy Body, O Lord, which I have received, and Thy Blood which I have drunk cleave to mine inmost parts: and do Thou grant that no stain of sin remain in me, whom pure and holy mysteries have refreshed: Who lives and reignest world without end. Amen.
CORPUS tuum, Domine, quod sumpsi, et Sanguis, quem potavi, visceribus meis: et praesta, ut in me non remaneat scelerum macula, quem pura et sancta refecerunt sacramenta. Qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculórum. Amen.
The priest at the Epistle side recites the Communion, which will be found in its proper place in each Mass, then returning to the middle of the altar, he faces the people, saying:
Ps. 121, 3, 4
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together; for thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, to praise Thy name, O Lord.
Ps. 121, 3, 4
Jerúsalem, quæ ædificátur ut cívitas, cujus participátio ejus in idípsum: illuc enim ascendérunt tribus, tribus Dómini, ad confiténdum nómini tuo, Dómine.
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
P. Let us pray.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Orémus.
GRANT US, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that we may treat with unfeigned veneration and ever receive with heartfelt faith Thy holy rites which we constantly celebrate. Through our Lord.
DA NOBIS, quæsumus, miséricors Deus: ut sancta tua, quibus incessánter explémur, sincéris tractémus obséquiis, et fidéli semper mente sumámus. Per Dóminum.
Going to the Epistle side he says the prayers called Postcommunions. They correspond to the Prayers and Secrets already read.
Then the priest going back to the middle kisses the altar, and turning toward the people says:
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
P. Dóminus vobíscum.
R. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Should the Mass be one in which the Gloria in excelsis is omitted, then, in place of Ite, missa est, the priest says or sings Benedicamus Domino (Let us bless the Lord). But in Masses for the dead is substituted the prayer, Requiescant in pace (May they rest in peace), to which is answered, Amen.
Kneel
P. Go, the Mass is ended.
R. Thanks be to God.
P. Ite, missa est.
R. Deo grátias.
Bowing down over the altar, the priest prays:
MAY the lowly homage of my service be pleasing to Thee, O most holy Trinity: and do Thou grant that the sacrifice which I, all unworthy, have offered up in the sight of Thy majesty, may be acceptable to Thee, and, because of Thy loving-kindness, may avail to atone to Thee for myself and for all those for whom I have offered it up. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
PLACEAT tibi sancta Trínitas, obséquium servitútis meae; et praesta, ut sacrifícium, quod óculis tue majestátis indígnus obtuli, tibi sit acceptábile, mihique et ómnibus, pro quibus illud óbtuli, sit, te miseránte, propitiábile. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
The priest kisses the altar, and at the word “Pater” turns toward the people, and blesses them, saying:
MAY almighty God, the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Ghost, bless you.
R. Amen.
BENEDÍCAT vos omnipotens Deus, Pater, et Filius, + et Spiritus Sanctus.
R. Amen.
The priest now goes to the Gospel side of the altar; he makes the sign of the cross. first upon the altar, and then upon his forehead, lips, and heart, and reads a passage from the Gospel—as a rule, the first verses of that according to St. John, as below. But if because of the occurrence of a festival day, the Gospel proper to a Sunday has not been read in its proper place, it must be read here. In this case he signs the book, not the altar.
Stand
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
P. The beginning of the holy Gospel, according to St. John.
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
IN THE beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by 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 shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him. He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light. That was the true light which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world. He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become the sons of God: to them that believe in His name: who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
P. Dóminus vobíscum.
R. Et cum spíritu tuo.
P. Inítium sancti Evangélii secundum Joánnem.
R. Glória tibi Dómine.
IN PRINCÍPIO 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 hóminum: et lux in ténebris lucet, et ténebrae eam non comprehendérunt. Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Joánnes. Hic venit in testimónium, ut testimónium perhibéret de lúmine, ut omnes créderent per illum. Non erat ille lux, sed ut testimónium perhibéret de lúmine. Erat lux vera que illúminat omnem hóminem veniéntem in hunc mundum. In mundo erat, et mundus per ipsum factus est, et mundus eum non cognóvit. In própria venit, et sui eum non recepérunt. Quotquot autem recepérunt eum, dedit eis potestátem filios Dei fíeri, his qui credunt in nómine ejus. Qui non ex sanguinibus, neque ex voluntáte carnis, neque ex voluntáte viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt.
Here all genuflect.
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.
R. Thanks be to God.
Et Verbum caro factum est, et habitávit in nobis et vidimus glériam ejus, glóriam quasi unigéniti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritátis.
R. Deo gratias
Kneel
After Low Mass the priest kneeling at the altar steps, says with the people the prayers which follow.
Hail Mary three times. Then,
HAIL, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, 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 towards us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O, clement, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary.
P. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray
GOD, our refuge and our strength, look down with favor upon Thy people who cry to Thee; and through the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of her Spouse, blessed Joseph, of Thy holy apostles, Peter and Paul, and all the saints, mercifully and graciously hear the prayers which we pour forth to Thee for the conversion of sinners and for the liberty and exaltation of holy mother Church. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. We humbly beseech God to command him, and do thou, O prince of the heavenly host, by the divine power thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who roam through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Most sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us! (Three times alternately with the priest.)
SALVE Regina Mater misericordiae, vita, dulcédo, et spes nostra salve. Ad te clamámus exsules, filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus geméntes, et flentes in hac lacrymárum valle, Eia ergo advocáta nostra, illos tuos misericórdes óculos ad nos convérte. Et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsílium osténde. O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
P. Ora pro nobis sancta Dei Génitrix.
R. Ut digni efficiámur promissionibus Christi.
Orémus
DEUS refúgium nostrum et virtus, populum ad te clamantem propitius réspice; et intercedénte gloriósa et immaculáta Vírgine Dei Genitrice María, cum beáto Josépho ejus Sponso, ac beátis Apóstolis tuis Petro et Paulo, et ómnibus Sanctis, quas pro conversióne peccatórum, pro libertáte et exaltatióne sanctae Matris Ecclésie, preces effundimus, miséricors et benígnus exáudi. Per eúmdem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
Sancte Michael Archangele, defénde nos in proelio; contra nequítiam et insídias diaboli ésto presidium. Imperet illi Deus; súpplices deprecámur: tuque, Princeps militiae coeléstis, Sátanam aliósque Spíritus malignos, qui ad perditiónem animárum pervagantur in mundo, divína virtúte in inférnum detrúde. Amen.
Cor Jesu sacratissimum, miserére nobis.
Indulgence of 10 years—S. C. Penit, May 30, 1934.
Indulgence of seven years and seven quarantines. - Pius X, June 17, 1904.
Stand and remain in the pew until the priest has entered the sacristy.