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Feb. 11 The Feast of the Apparition of Our Blessed Lady at Lourdes (White) Double Major
The Feast of the Apparition of Our Blessed Lady at Lourdes: Our Blessed Lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous on February 11, 1858, and said "I am the Immaculate Conception." Pope Pius X in 1908 ordered that this feast be kept in the Universal Church on this day. The miracles at Lourdes have continued to the astonishment of the world down to the present time. In 1933 Bernadette was canonized and her feast fixed on this day.
Solemn Sprinkling with Holy Water
The Asperges 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 Gloria Patri after the psalm verse is omitted. In Paschal-time the Asperges is replaced by Vidi Aquam.
I SAW water coming forth from the temple on the right side, alleluia: and all those to whom this water came were saved, and shall say, alleluia
VIDI aquam egredientem de templo, a latere dextro, allehiia: et omnes ad quos pervenit aqua ista, salvi facti sunt, et dicent, alleluia.
Ps. 117. Give praise to the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endureth forever.
Ps. 117. Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus: quoniam in seculum misericordia ejus.
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 Spiritui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
I saw water coming forth from the temple on the right side, alleluia: and all those to whom this water came, were saved, and shall say, alleluia.
P . Show us, O Lord, Thy mercy.
R. And grant us Thy salvation.
P. 0 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.
Vidi aquam egredientem de templo, a latere dextro alleluia: et omnes ad quos pervenit aqua ista, salvi facti sunt, et dicent, alleluia.
P. Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam. Alleluia.
R. Et salutare tuum da nobis. Alleluia.
P. Domine, exaudi orationem meam. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
P. Dominus. vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus
EXAUDI nos, Domine sancte, Pater omnipotens, zterne Deus: et mittere digneris sanctum Angelum tuum de celis, qui custodiat, foveat, protegat, visitet atque defendat omnes habitantes in hoc habitaculo. Per Christum Dominum 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 thecross, 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.
H. To God, Who giveth joy to my youth.
IN nomine Patris, et Fili, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
P. Introibo ad altare Dei.
R. Ad Deum qui Letificat juventutem 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 dlsqulet 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 discerne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab homine iniquo et doloso erue me.
R. Quia tu es Deus fortitudo mea: quare me repulisti, et quare iristis incedo, dum affligit me inimicus?
P. Emitte lucem tuam, et veritaatem tuam: ipsa me deduxerunt, et adduxerunt in montem sanctum tuum, et in tabernacula tua.
P. Et introibo ad altare Dei ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam.
P. Confitebor tibi in cithara Deus, Deus meus: quare tristis es anima mea, et quare conturbas me?
R. Spera in 'Deo, quoniam adhuc: confitebor illi: salutare vultus mei, et Deus meus.
P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princlplo et nunc, et semper, et in sscula szculorum. Amen.
P. Introibo ad altare Dei.
R. Ad Deum qui laetiticat juventutem meam.
P. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who made heaven and earth
P. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini.
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 Michgel 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, say- ing:) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech the blessed Mary ever virgin, biessed 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 Mi- chael 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, throughmy fault, through my mostgrievous fault. Therefore Ibeseech the blessed Mary ever virgin, blessed Michaelthe 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. CONFITEOR Deo omnipotenti, beate Marie semper virgini, beato Michaeli archangelo, beato Joanni Bapiiste, sanctisApostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis et vobis fratres, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, et Opere: (Percutit sibi pectus ter, dicens:) mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper virginem, beatum Michaelem archangelum, beatumJoannem Baptistam, sanctos Apostolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, et vos fratres, orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum.
R. Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus, et dimissis peccatis tuis, perducat te ad vitam sternam.
P. Amen.
R. CONFITEOR Deo omnipotenti,beate Marie semper virgini, beato Michaeli archangelo, beato Joanni Baptiste, sanctisApostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis, et tibi, Pater, quia peccavi nimis cogitaiione, verbo, et Opere: (Percuie tibi pectus ter, dicens:) mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper virginem, beatum Michaelem archangelum, beatumJoannem . Baptistam, sanctos Apostolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, et te, Pater, orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nosirum.
P. Misereatur vestri omnipotens Deus, et dimissis peccatis vestris, perducat vos ad vitam miernam.
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. Indulgentiam, absolutionem et remissionem peceatorum nosirorum, tribuat nobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus.
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 conversus vivificabis nos.
R. Et plebs tua laetabitur in te.
P. Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam.
R. Bt salutare tuum da nobis.
P. Domine exaudi orationem meam.
R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Oremus.
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 Domine, iniquitates nostras: ut ad Sancta Sanctorum puris mereamur mentibus introire. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
He bows down over the altar, which he kisses, saying:
WE BESEECH Thee,Lord, by the merits of those of Thy saints whoserelics are here, and of allthe saints, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to pardon me all my sins. Amen.
ORAMUS te, Domine, per merita sanctorum tuorum, quorum reliquie hic sunt et omnium sanctorum: ut indulgere digneris omniapeccata mea. Amen.
Standing at the Epistle side of the altar, the Preist reads the Introit, which varies according to the Mass being celebrated,
Saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Ps. 44, 2. My heart hath uttered a good word; I speak my works to the King. V. Glory.
VIDI civitatem sanctam, Jerusalem novam descendentem de caelo a Deo, paratam sicut sponsam ornatam viro suo. Ps. 44, 2. Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum, dico ego opera mea regi. F. Gloria 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 eleison.
R. Kyrie eleison.
P. Kyrie eleison.
R. Christe eleison.
P. Christe eleison.
R. Christe eleison.
P. Kyrie eleison.
R. Kyrie eleison.
R. Kyrie eleison.
When the Gloria is to be said or sung the priest standing at the middle of the altar, extends and joins his bands, making a slight bow.
GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. We praise Thee; we bless Thee; we adore Thee; we glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly king, God the Father almighty, O Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For Thou alone art holy; Thou alone art the Lord; Thou alone, O Jesus Christ, together with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
GlORIA inexcelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonz voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus rex celestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili Unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tolis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.
Turning to the people, the priest says:
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
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.
God, Who by the immaculate conception of the Virgin didst prepare a worthy habitation for Thy Son, we humbly beseech Thee that, worthily celebrating the apparition of the same Virgin, we may obtain health of soul and body. Through the same.
Deus, qui per immaculatam Virginis Conceptionem dignum Filio tuo habitaculum preparasti: supplices a te quaesumus; ut eandem Virginis Apparitionem celebrantes, salutem mentis et corporis consequamur. Per eumdem Dominum.
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.
And the temple of God was opened in heaven; and the ark of His testament was seen in His temple, and there were lightnings and voices, and an earthquake and great hail, and a great sign appeared in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: Now is come salvation.
Lectio libri Apocalypsis beati Joannis Apostoli. Pertus est templum Dei in caelo: et visa est arca testamenti ejus in templo ejus, et facta sunt fulgura, et voces, et terremotus, et grande magna. Et signum magnum apparuit in caelo: Mulier amicta sole, et luna sub pedibus ejus et in capite ejus corona stellarum duodecim. Et audivi vocem magnam in caelo dicentem: Nunc facta est salus, et virtus et regnum.
The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come, the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. V. Cant. 2, 10, 14. Arise, my love, my beautiful one; and come; my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall. And strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of His Christ. Cant. 2, 12.
Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra, tempus putationis advenit, vox turturis audita est in terra nostra. V. Cant. 2, 10, 14. Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni: columba mea in foraminibus petra, in caverna macera.
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.
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. + The following (or the begipning) is taken Holy Gospel according to St. N
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
The priest goes to the Gospel side Of the altar and reads the Gospel.
STAND
Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Luke. At that time, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The angel, coming to her, said unto her: Hail! full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women. Having heard this, she was troubled, and thought within herself what manner of salvation this should be. The angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God: behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call His name Jesus.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
At end of Gospel the server says:
R. Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
Ingressus Angelus ad eam dixit: Ave, gratia plena: Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus. Quam cum audisset, turbata est in sermone ejus, et cogitabat qualis esset ista salutatio. At ait Angelus ei: Noli timere, Maria, invenisti enim gratia apud Deum: ecce concipies in utero, et paries filium, et vocabis nomen eius Jesum.
The. priest klsses the book saying:
P. May our sins be blotted out by the Words of. the Gospel.
R. Laus libi Christe.
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 Pather 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.
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.
CREDO in unum Deum, Patrem ommpotentem factorem celi et terre, visibilium omnium et invisibilium. Et in Unum DOminumJesuim Christum, Filium Dei ugigenitum. Et ex Dotre natum ante omnia safcula. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. Genitum, non factum, consubstantialem Patri: per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines, et Dpropter nostram salutem descendit de celis. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine: ET HOMO FACTUS EST (Hic genuflectitur) Crucifixus etiam pro nobis: sub Pontio Pilato passus, et sepultus est: Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas. Et ascendit in celum: sedet ad dexteram Patris. et Iiterum venturus est cum gloria, judicare vivos et mortuos: cujus regni non erit finis. 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. Et unam, sanctam, Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. Et exspecto resurrectibnem mortuorum. Et vitam venturi seculi. Amen.
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Then the priest uncovers the chalice.
Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women.
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.
Ave, gratia plena: Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus.
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.
SUSCIPE sancte Pater omniipotens 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 defunetis: ut.mihi et illis proficiat ad salutem in vitam eternam. 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, andfor that of the whole world. Amen.
HUMBLED in mind, and contrite of heart, may we find favor with Thee, O Lord; and may the sacrifice we thls day offer up be well pleasing to Thee, Who art our Lord and our Fod.
COME, Thou, the Sanctifier, God, almighty and everlasting: bless + this sacrifice which is prepared for the glory of Thy holy name.
At the middle of the altar the priest says:
Going to the Epistle side the priest washes his fingers and says:
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 inocence redeem me, and have mercy on me.
My foot hath stood in the right way; in the churches I will bless Thee, O Lord.
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.
Going to the Epistle side the priest washes his fingers and says:
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.
P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. 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.
B. 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.
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.
May the sacrifice of praise which we offer Thee, O Lord, by the merits of the glorious and immaculate Virgin, we offer, may it be to Thee an odor of fragrance unto the sweetness, and for us health of body and soul. Through our Lord.
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.
The priest now says in a louder voice, or sings:
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.
Remain kneeling until after Communion.
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.
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.
TE igitur clementissime Pater, per Jesum Christum Filium tuum Dominum nostrum, supplices rogamus ac petimus, uti accepta habeas, et benedicas hec dona, hec ; munera, hecsancta sacrificia illibata, in primis que tibi offerimus pro Ecclesia tua sancta Catholica; quam pacificare, custodire, adunare, et regere digneris toto orbe terrarum: una cum famulo iuo Papa nostro N. et Antistite nostro N. et omnibus orthodoxis, atque Catholice et Apostolice fidei cultoribus.
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, Six- tus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of al Thy saints: for the sake of whose merits and prayers do Thou grant that in all things we may be defended by the belp of Thy protection. Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.
MEMENTO Demine 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 suz: tibique reddunt vota sua aeterno Deo vivo et vero.
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.
The priest extends his hands over the oblation.
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 be come 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:
Here the bell is rung once.
The priest bends over the Host and says:
For this is My Body
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
Hoc est enim Corpus Meum
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:
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.
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 salva- ion.
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 biemish.
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.
Hic est enim Calix Sanguinis mei, mobi et eterni testamenti: mysterium fidei, qui pro nobis et pro multis effunbetur in remigsionem peceatorum,
Hec quotiescumque feceritis in mei memoriam facietis.
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.
UNDE et memores Domine, nos servi tui, sed et plebs tua sancta, ejusdem Christi Filii tui Domini nostri tam beate passionis, nec non et ab inferis resurrectionis, sed et in celos gloriose ascensionis: offerimus preelare majestati tuae; de tuis donis ac datis, hostiam puram, hostiam + sanctam, hostiam immaculatam, Panem sanctum vite aeterne, et Calieem salutis perpetusz,
SUPRA que propitio ac sereno vultu respicere digneris: et accepta habere, sicuti accepta habere dignatus es munera pueri, tui justi Abel, et sacrificium patriarche nostri Abrahm: et quod tibi obtulit summus Sacerdos tuus Melchisedech, sanctum sacrificium, imunacuiavam hostiam.
SUPPLICES te rogamus, omnipotens Deus; jube haec perferri per manus sancti Angeli tui in sublime altare tuum, in conspectu divine majestatis tuae: ut quotquot ex bac altaris participatione, sacrosanctum Fili tui Coripus et Sanmaguinem sumpserimus omni benedictione caelestl et gratia repleamur. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Striking his breast the priest says:
TO US sinners, also, Thy servants, who put our t 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.
MEMENTO etiam, Domine, famulerum amularumque tuarum W. et N. qui nos precesserunt cum signo fidei, et dormiunt in somno pacis.
IPSIS Domine, et omnibus in Christo quiescentibus, locum refrigerii, Iucis et pacis, ut indulgeas, deprecamur, per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Raising his voice the priest says or sings:
P. World without end.
R. Amen.
NOBIS quoque peccatoribus famulis. tuis, de multitudine miserationum tuarum sperantibus, partem aliquam et societatem donare digneris, cum tuis sanctis Apostolis et Martyribus: cum Joanne, Stephano, Matthia, Barnaba, Ignatio, Alexandro, Marcellino, Petro, Felicitate, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucia, Agnete, Caecilia, Anastasia, et omnibus sanctis tuis: intra quorum nos consortium, non zstimator meriti, sed venie, quasumus, largitor admitte. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
PER quem haec omnia, Domine, semper bona creas, sanctitificas, vivificoas, benedicis et raestas nobis.
PER ipisum, et cum ipmso, et in ipmso, est tibi Deo Patri omnipotenti, in unitate Spiritus Sancti, omnis honor et gloria.
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 irespass against us and lead us not into temptation.
Per omnia secula saeculorum.
R. Amen.
P. Oremus
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.
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.
R. Sed libera nos a malo.
P. Amen.
LIBERA nos, quaesumus Domine, ab omnibus malis preteritis, presentibus, 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 misericordie tue adjuti, et a peccato simus semper liberi, et ab omni perturbatione securi.
The priest drops a particle of the Sacred Host into the Chalice.
MAY this commingling and consecrating of the Body and Blood of OurLord Jesus Christ avail us who receive it unto life everlasting. Amen.
Per eumdem Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum,
Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus.
Per omnia secula seculorum.
R. Amen.
P. Pax Domini sit semper vobisicum.
B. Et cum spiritu tuo.
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.
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. Ament
AGNUS Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.
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.
Except in Masses for the dead, the priest, bowing and with joined hands, says:
The priest genuflects, rises and says:
I WILL take the bread of heaven, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
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.
PANEM coelestem accipiam et nomen Domini invocabo.
Holding the Sacred Host in his right hand the priest makes the sign of the cross with it and says:
MAY the Body of OurLord Jesus Christ keep my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
DOMINE, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea.
The priest receives Holy Communion and after a brief meditation continues:
WHAT shal 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.
CORPUS Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam meam in vitam aeternam. Amen.
The priest takes the chalice in his right hand and makes the sign of tbe cross, saying:
MAY the Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ in keep my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
QUID retribuamDomino pro omnibus qua retribuit mihi? Calicemsalutaris accipiam, et nomen Domini invocabo. Laudans invocabo Dominum, et ab inimicis meis salvus ero.
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 Misereator 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
SANGUIS Domini nos tri Jesu Christi custodiat animam meam in vitam sternam. 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
MISEREATUR vestri omnipotens Deus, et dimissi peccatis vestris, perducat vos ad vitam aeternam Amen.
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.
INDULGEMTIAM absolutionem, et remissionem peccatorum vestorum, tribuat vobis omnipotens et misericors Dominux.
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.
ECCE Agnus Dei, ecce Qui tollit peccata mundi.
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 untolife everlasting. Amen.
DOMINE, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea.
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, I may we receive the heavenly food which haspassed our lips; bestowed upon us in time, may it be the healing of our souls for eternity.
CORPUS Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam tuaim in vitam aeternam. Amen.
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.
QUOD ore sumpsimus Domine, pura mente capiamus: et de munere temporali fiat nobis remedium sempiternum.
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:
Thou hast visited the earth, and hast plentifully watered it; thou hast multiplied its place, thou hast enriched it in many ways.
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
P.Let us pray.
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:
And the right hand of Thine, O Lord, may support those whom Thou... immaculate Mother, that with her help we may deserve to reach our everlasting country. Who liveth.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Oremus.
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.
Et dextera tua, Domine, immaculata Mater, ... ad aeternam patriam, per eius auxilium, mereamur. Qui vivis.
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.
K. Thanks be to God.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
B. Et cum spiritu tuo.
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.
P. Ite, missa est.
R. Deo gratias.
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.
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 toSt. 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 witbout 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, wliose 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.
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.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Initium sancti Eyangelii secundum Joannem.
R. Gloria tibi Domine.
IN PRINCIPIO erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deua et Deus erat Verburn. 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 tenebre eam non comprehenderunt. Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Joannes.Hic venit in testimonium, ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine, ut omnes crederent per illum. Non erat ille lux, sed ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine. Erat lux vera que 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 ejus. Qui non ex sanguinibus, neque ex voluntate carnis, neque ex voluntate viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt.
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 worub, 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.)
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.