Ordinary of the Mass.
THE ASPERGES.
While the Priest sprinkles holy water before solemn Mass, the following Anthem is sung:
THOU shalt sprinkle me, O Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
Ps. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
V. Glory be to the Father, etc.
Anth. Thou shalt sprinkle me, etc.
The Priest having returned to the foot of the Altar says:
V. Show us, O Lord, Thy mercy;
R. And grant us Thy salvation.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer;
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
V. May the Lord be with you;
R. And with thy spirit.
HEAR us, O Holy Lord, Almighty Father, eternal God, and vouchsafe to send Thy holy Angel from heaven, to guard, cherish, protect, visit, and defend all
those that are assembled in this place: through Christ our Lord. Amen.
From Easter to Whitsunday inclusively, instead of the foregoing Anthem, the following is sung; and, to the V. Ostende nobis, and its R. Et salutare, are added Alleluias:
Anthem.
I SAW water flowing from the right side of the temple, Alleluia: and all unto whom that water came were saved, and they shall say, Alleluia.
Ps. Praise the Lord, because He is good; because His mercy endureth forever.
Glory, etc.
PART I.
THE PREPARATION OF THE OFFERERS, BY ACTS OF HUMILITY, PRAISE, FAITH, ETC.
The Priest, beginning at the foot of the Altar, says:
In the name of the Father, ✠ and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
V. I will go unto the altar of God.
R. To God, who giveth joy to my youth.
The following Psalm (42) is omitted in Passion time, and in Masses for the Dead.
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, O God, art my strength: why hast Thou cast me off? and why do I go sorrowful while the enemy afflicteth me?
P. Send forth Thy light and Thy truth: they have led me and brought me unto Thy holy mount, and into Thy tabernacles.
R. And I will go unto the Altar of God: to God, who giveth joy to my youth.
P. I will praise Thee upon the harp, O God, my God: why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?
R. Hope thou in God, for I will yet praise Him: who is 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.
V. I will go unto the Altar of God.
R. Unto God, who giveth joy to my youth.
V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who hath made heaven and earth.
Then, joining his hands and humbly bowing down, he says the Confiteor:
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, and to all the Saints, (and to you, Father,) that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech the blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, (and you, Father,) to pray to the Lord our God for me.
R. May Almighty God have mercy upon thee,and forgive thee thy sins, and bring thee unto life everlasting.
P. Amen.
The server then recites the Confiteor.
Then the Priest, with his hands joined, gives the Absolution, saying:
MAY Almighty God have mercy upon you, and forgive you your sins, and bring you unto life everlasting.
R. Amen.
Signing himself with the sign of the Cross, he says:
MAY the Almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, ✠ absolution, and remission of our sins,
R. Amen.
Then, bowing down, he proceeds:
V. Thou shalt turn again, O God, and quicken us.
R. And Thy people shall rejoice in Thee.
V. Show us Thy mercy , O Lord.
R. And grant us Thy salvation.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
The Priest then, extending and afterwards joining his hands, says:
Let us pray.
Then, going up to the Altar, he says:
TAKE away from us our iniquities, we beseech Thee, O Lord: that Ave may be worthy to enter with pure minds into the Holy of Holies. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Bowing down over the Altar, he kisses it and says:
WE beseech Thee, O Lord, by the merits of Thy Saints whose relics are here, and of all the Saints, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to forgive me all my sins. Amen.
Calvary, had I been an eyewitness of that bloody sacrifice.
The Kyrie eleison is then said:
LORD, have mercv,
R. Lord, have mercy.
P. Lord, have mercy,
R. Christ, have mercy,
P. Christ, have mercy,
R. Christ, have mercy,
P. Lord, have mercy,
R. Lord, have mercy,
P. Lord, have mercy.
Then is said or sung the angelical hymn, Gloria in Excelsis, except in Lent and Advent, and in Masses for the Dead.
GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. We praise Thee; we bless Thee; we worship Thee; we glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us: Thou who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; Thou who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For Thou only art holy: Thou only art the Lord: Thou only, O Jesus Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Priest kisses the Altar, and, turning to the people, says:
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
When he reads the Collects, say:
ALMIGHTY and Eternal God, we humbly beseech Thee to look down from Thy heavenly sanctuary upon this congregation, and graciously hear these prayers which Thy Church addresses to Thee for us by the ministry of this Thy Priest. Grant us, in Thy infinite mercy, pardon of our sins, health of mind and body, peace in our days, unity and increase of Catholic faith, fervent charity, sincere devotion, patience in suffering and every thing else conducive to Thy glory and our own salvation: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Whilst he reads the Epistle, say:
O ETERNAL God, who never ceasest to excite, us to the worship and love' of Thy holy name, or to arm us against the attacks of the world, the flesh, and the devil, by the public ministry of Thy Church, by the doctrine of Thy Prophets and Apostles, and by many other holy admonitions; grant we may faithfully attend to these lessons of salvation, that thus our knowledge of Thy law may never rise in judgment against us, but guide us securely to Thee: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
After the Epistle, is said:
R. Deo gratias / R. Thanks be to God.
Whilst the Priest reads the Gradual, say:
HOW wonderful, O Lord, is Thy name throughout the whole earth! I will bless our Lord at all times; His praise shall be always in my mouth. Be Thou my God and my Protector. In Thee alone will I put my trust; O let me never be confounded.
Before the Gospel the Priest bows down fore the Altar, and says:
CLEANSE my heart and my lips, O Almighty God, who didst cleanse the lips of the Prophet Isaias with a burning coal; and vouchsafe, through Thy gracious mercy, so to purify me that I may worthily proclaim Thy holy Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
MAY the Lord be in my heart and on my lips, that I may worthily and in a becoming manner proclaim His holy Gospel. Amen.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. The continuation of the holy Gospel according to N.
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
While the Priest reads the Gospel, say.
IT is not Thy Interpreters, O God, who are now to instruct me; it is Thy only Son; it is His word I am about to hear. I most gratefully embrace this heavenly doctrine. I stand up to declare in the face of heaven and earth, that I will walk faithfully in that way which He hath marked out for me. He tells me here, "that it will avail a man nothing to gain the whole world, if he lose his own soul; that the sensual, the covetous, the worldling, the libertine, the detractor, and such as are insensible to the miseries of the poor, shall have no share in His heavenly kingdom; and that in order to become His disciple, I must take up my cross and follow Him." I receive, with my whole heart, all these sacred maxims. Grant me the grace to put them in practice; for to what purpose should I declare myself Thy disciple, if I were not to live according to the maxims of Thy Gospel?
After the Gospel, is said:
R. Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
The Priest says in a low voice:
BY the words of the Gospel may our sins be blotted out.
THE NICENE 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 to 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:[1] and was made man. Was crucified also for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the scriptures. And ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of the Father,
and He shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead: of whose kingdom there shall be no end.
And I believe 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 look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
PART II.
THE PREPARATION AND SANCTIFICATION OF THE BREAD AND WINE FOR THE USE OF THE SACRIFICE.
Then the Celebrant kisses the Altar, and, turning to the people, says:
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
At the Offertory, say:
O HOLY Father, Almighty and Eternal God, how unworthy soever I may appear in Thy presence, yet I presume to offer Thee this Host, by the hands of the Priest, with the same intention which Christ my Saviour had when He first instituted this august Sacrifice, and which He now has at this very instant that He immolates Himself for us. I offer it in acknowledgment of Thy supreme dominion over me and all creatures. I offer it in expiation of my crimes, in thanksgiving for all Thy benefits. I offer it to obtain from Thy infinite goodness, for my parents, benefactors, friends and enemies, all those precious gifts and graces which only through Him can be obtained, who is Just by excellence, and who became a victim for the sins of man. I earnestly entreat Thee to bless and protect the Holy Catholic Church, our chief Pastor the Pope, our Bishops and Clergy. Remember also, O Lord, the souls of the faithful departed; and grant them, through the merits of Thy Son, eternal light and peace. Have mercy upon all heretics, infidels and sinners. Bless and preserve all mine enemies; and as I freely forgive them the injuries they have done, or mean to do me, so do Thou, in Thy mercy, forgive me mine offences. Amen.
Taking the paten with the Host.
ACCEPT, O holy Father, Almighty and Eternal God, this unspotted Host, which I, Thy unworthy servant, offer unto Thee, my living and true God, for my innumerable sins, offences, and negligences, and for all here present; as also for all faithful Christians, both living and dead; that it may avail both me and them unto life everlasting. Amen.
Pouring wine and water into the Chalice.
O GOD, ✠ who in creating human nature hast wonderfully dignified it, and still more wonderfully reformed it; grant that by the mystery of this Water and Wine, we may be made partakers of His divine nature, who vouchsafed to become partaker of our human nature, namely, Jesus Christ our Lord, Thy Son, who with Thee, in the unity of, etc. Amen.
Offering up the Chalice, he says:
WE offer unto Thee, O Lord, the Chalice of Salvation, beseeching Thy clemency, that it may ascend before Thy Divine Majesty, as a sweet odour, for our salvation, and for that of the whole world. Amen.
Bowing down.
ACCEPT us, O Lord, in the spirit of humility and contrition of heart; and grant that the Sacrifice we offer this day in Thy sight, may be pleasing to Thee, O Lord God.
Blessing the Bread and Wine.
COME, O Almighty and Eternal God the Sanctifier, and bless ✠ this Sacrifice prepared for the glory of Thy holy name.
Here, in solemn Masses, he blesses the Incense, saying:
MAY the Lord, by the intercession of the blessed Michael the Archangel, who standeth at the right side of the altar of perfumes, and of all his Elect, vouchsafe to bless this Incense, and receive it as an odor of sweetness: through Christ our Lord. Amen.
He incenses the bread and wine, saying:
MAY this incense which Thou hast blessed, O Lord, ascend to Thee, and may Thy mercy descend upon us.
Then he incenses the altar, saying:
LET my prayer, O Lord, be directed as incense in Thy sight, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and a door round about my lips.
Incline not my heart to evil words, to make excuses in sins.
Giving the censer to the Deacon, he says:
MAY the Lord enkindle within us the fire of His love, and the flame of everlasting charity. Amen.
Washing his hands, he says:
(Psalm 25, 6.)
I WILL wash my hands among the innocent, and I will compass Thy altar, O Lord.
That I may hear the voice of Thy 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 direct way: in the churches I will bless Thee, O Lord.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Bowing in the middle of the Altar, he says:
RECEIVE, O Holy Trinity, this Oblation, which we make Thee, in memory of the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honor of blessed Mary ever Virgin, of blessed John the Baptist, of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints: that it may be available to their honor and to our salvation: and may they vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven, whose memory we celebrate on earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Turning towards the people, he says:
PRAY, my brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father Almighty.
R. May the Lord receive the sacrifice from thy hands, to the praise and glory of His name, to our benefit, and to that of all His holy Church.
At the Secret Prayers, say:
MERCIFULLY hear our prayers, O Lord, and graciously accept this oblation which we Thy servants make unto Thee; and as we offer it to the honor of Thy name, so may it be to us a means of obtaining Thy grace here, and life everlasting hereafter. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen.
Which being finished, he says aloud the Preface.
WORLD without end.
R. Amen.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Lift up your hearts.
R. We lift them up unto the Lord.
V. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.
R. It is meet and just.
The Preface for all the Sundays in the Year, except from Christmas to the Octave of the Epiphany, and from Ash-Wednesday to Whitsunday.
IT is truly meet, just, right, and available to salvation, that we should always and in all places give thanks to Thee, O holy Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal God, who, together with Thine only begotten Son, and the Holy Ghost, art one God and one Lord; not in a singularity of one person, but in a trinity of substance. For what, according as Thou hast revealed, we believe of Thy glory, the same we believe of the Son, the same we believe of the Holy Ghost, without any difference or distinction. So that in the confession of the true and eternal Deity, we adore a distinction in the person, a
unity in the essence, and an equality in the majesty; which the Angels and Archangels, the Cherubim, and likewise the Seraphim, praise, and cease not daily to cry out with united voice, saying:
( Here the bell is rung thrice. )
HOLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and 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.
PART III.
THE CANON OF THE MASS, OR THE MAIN ACTION OF THE SACRIFICE.
The Priest, elevating his hands, raising his eyes towards heaven, says in a low voice:
We, therefore, humbly
pray and beseech Thee,
most merciful Father,through
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our
Lord, That Thou wouldst
vouchsafe to accept and bless
these ✠ gifts, these ✠ presents, these ✠ holy unspotted
sacrifices, which, in the first
place, we offer Thee for Thy
holy Catholic Church: which vouchsafe to grant peace, as
also to preserve, unite, and
govern it throughout the
whole world, together with
Thy servant N. our Pope;
N. our Bishop; as also all
orthodox believers and professors of the Catholic and
Apostolic Faith.
THE COMMEMORATION OF THE LIVING.
BE mindful, O Lord, of Thy servants, men and women, N. and N.
(Make commemoration of the living you intend to pray for.)
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 and all pertaining to them, for the redemption of their souls, for the hope of their salvation and well-being, and who pay their vows unto Thee, the eternal God, living and true.
COMMUNICATING with, and honoring in the first place the memory of the glorious ever Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord Jesus Christ; as also of Thy blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Thaddeus, Linus, Cletus, Clement, Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and all Thy Saints; by whose merits and prayers grant that we may in all things be defended by the aid of Thy protection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Spreading his hands over the oblation, he says:
WE therefore beseech Thee, O Lord, graciously to accept this oblation of our servitude, as also of Thy whole family; and to dispose our days in Thy peace, preserve us from eternal damnation, and rank us in the number of Thine elect. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
WHICH oblation do Thou, O God, vouchsafe in all respects to bless, ✠ approve, ✠ ratify, ✠ and accept; that it may be made 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 with eyes lifted up towards heaven, unto Thee, O God, His Almighty Father, giving thanks to Thee, did bless, ✠ break, and give unto His disciples, saying: Take, and eat ye all of this.
For this is My body.
After pronouncing the words of Consecration, the Priest, kneeling, adores the Sacred Host, and rising, elevates it.
[At the Elevation the bell is rung thrice.]
IN like manner after He had supped taking also this excellent chalice into His holy and venerable hands, giving Thee also thanks, He blessed ✠ and gave it to His disciples, saying: Take and drink ye all of this, FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL TESTAMENT, THE MYSTERY OF FAITH: WHICH SHALL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR MANY, TO THE REMISSION OF SINS.
As often as ye do these things, ye shall do them in remembrance of Me.
[The bell rings thrice.]
Kneeling, he adores, and, rising, elevates the Chalice.
WHEREFORE, O Lord, we servants, as also Thy holy people, calling to mind the blessed passion of the same Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, His resurrection from the dead, and admirable ascension into heaven, offer unto Thy most excellent Majesty, of Thy gifts bestowed upon us, a pure ✠ Host, a holy ✠ Host, an unspotted ✠ Host, the holy ✠ Bread of eternal life, and Chalice ✠ of everlasting salvation.
Extending his hands, he proceeds:
UPON which vouchsafe to look with a propitious and serene countenance, and to accept them, as Thou wert graciously pleased to accept the gifts of Thy just servant Abel, and the sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham, and that which Thy High Priest Melehisedech offered to Thee, — a holy sacrifice and unspotted victim.
Bowing down, he says:
WE most humbly beseech Thee, Almighty God, to command these things to be carried by the hands of Thy holy Angels to Thy altar on high, in the sight of Thy divine Majesty, that as many as shall partake of the most sacred Body ✠ and ✠ Blood of Thy Son at this altar may be filled with every heavenly grace and blessing. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
COMMEMORATION OF THE DEAD.
BE mindful, O Lord, of Thy servants N. and N., who are gone before us with the sign of faith, and rest in the sleep of peace.
Here particular mention is silently made of such of the Dead as are to be prayed for.
TO these, O Lord, and to A all that sleep in Christ, grant, we beseech Thee, a place of refreshment, light and peace; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Here, striking his breast, and raising his voice, he says:
ALSO, to us sinners, Thy servants, confiding 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, Cecily, Anastasia, and with all Thy saints, into whose company we beseech Thee to admit us, not in consideration of our merit, but of Thy own gratuitous pardon. Through Christ our Lord.
By whom, O Lord, Thou dost always create, sanctify, ✠ quicken, ✠ bless, ✠ and give us all these good things. By 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.
P. Forever and ever.
R. Amen.
PART IV.
THE COMMUNION, OR SACRAMENTAL, PART OF THE CANON.
Let us Pray.
INSTRUCTED by Thy saving precepts, and following Thy 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.
R. But deliver us from evil.
P. Amen.
He then says, in a low voice, "Amen," and continues:
DELIVER us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, from all evils, past, present, and to come: and by the intercession of blessed and glorious Mary ever Virgin, Mother of God, together with Thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and Andrew, and all the Saints, mercifully grant peace in our days: that, aided by the help of Thy mercy, we may be always free from sin, and secure from all disturbance. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God.
V. World without end.
R. Amen.
V. May the peace ✠ of the Lord be ✠ always with ✠ you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Breaking the Host, he puts a particle thereof into the Chalice, saying:
MAY this mingling and consecration of the Body
and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ be to us that receive it effectual to life everlasting. Amen.
Then, bowing down and striking his Breast three times, he 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 Thy peace.
[In Masses for the Dead, instead of "Have mercy on us." he says twice, "Give them rest," and lastly, "Give them eternal rest." The following prayer is also omitted.]
O LORD Jesus Christ, who saidst to Thy Apostles, Peace I leave you, My peace I give you: regard not my sins, but the faith of Thy Church; and vouchsafe to grant her that peace and unity which is agreeable to Thy will: who livest and reign est God world without end. Amen.
O LORD Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who, according to the will of Thy Father with 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 all evils; and make me always adhere to Thy commandments, and suffer me never to be separated from Thee. Who livest and reignest with God the Father world without end. Amen.
LET not the partaking of Thy body, O Lord Jesus Christ, which I, though unworthy, presume to receive, turn to my judgment and condemnation; but let it, through Thy mercy, become a safeguard and remedy, both of soul and body; who with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest God forever and ever. Amen.
Kneeling, Rising, and taking the Host in his hands, he says:
I WILL take the Bread of heaven, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
Be strikes his Breast, saying devoutly, thrice:
[Here the bell is rung thrice. ]
LORD, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed.
Receiving reverently both parts of the Host, he says:
MAY the body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
Taking the Chalice, he says:
WHAT return shall I make the Lord for all He has given to me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. Praising I will call upon the Lord, and shall be saved from my enemies.
Receiving the Blood of our Saviour, he says:
THE Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
At the Absolution:
MAY Almighty God have mercy upon you, and forgive you your sins, and bring you unto life everlasting.
R. Amen.
Making the sign of the Gross, he continues:
MAY the Almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon, ✠ absolution, and remission of your sins.
R. Amen.
Elevating a particle of the Blessed Sacrament, and turning towards the people, he says:
BEHOLD the Lamb of God, behold Him who taketh away the sins of the world.
And then 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.
He administers Communion, saying to each:
THE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve thy soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
Taking the first Ablution, he says:
GRANT, O Lord, that what we have taken with our mouth, we may receive with a pure mind; that of a temporal gift it may become to us an eternal remedy.
Taking the second Ablution, he says:
MAY Thy body, O Lord, which I have received, and Thy blood which I have drunk, cleave to my inmost parts; and grant, that no stain of sin remain in me, who have been fed with this pure and holy Sacrament. Who livest and reignest forever. Amen.
[Having wiped his Mouth, his Fingers, and the Chalice he then reads the Communion.]
LET it be now, O Lord, an effect of Thy mercy, that we, who have been present at this holy mystery, may find the benefit thereof in our souls.
V. The Lord be with you:
R. And with thy spirit.
PART V.
THE PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AFTER COMMUNION.
At the Post Communion say:
We give Thee thanks, O God, for Thy mercy, in admitting us to have a part in offering this sacrifice to Thy holy name: accept it now to Thy glory, and be ever mindful of our weakness: pardon all our defects, and grant our request, through, etc. Amen.
V. The Lord be with you:
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Depart; the Mass is finished.
Or, if Gloria in Excelsis has not been said:
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
Bowing before the Altar, the Priest says:
MAY the performance of my homage be pleasing to Thee, O Holy Trinity; and grant that the Sacrifice which I, though unworthy, have offered up in the sight of Thy Majesty, may be acceptable to Thee, and through Thy mercy, be a propitiation for me, and all those for whom it has been offered. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
He kisses the Altar, and turning to the people gives the blessing.
MAY Almighty God; the Father, Son, ✠ and Holy Ghost bless you.
R. Amen.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
The Gospel according to St. John.
THE beginning of the holy Gospel according to 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. This was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was made nothing that was made: in Him was life, and the life was the light of men: and the light shineth in darkness, and the darkneas did not comprehend it.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This one came for a witness, to testify concerning the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but he was to testify concerning the light. The true Light, which enlighteneth every man, cometh into this world.
He was in the world, and
the world was made through Him, and the world knew Him not. He came to His own possessions, and His own people received Him not. But to as many as received Him He gave power to become children of God, to those who 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. And the word was made Flesh [Here all kneel], and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Father, foil of grace and truth.
R. Thanks be to God.
PRAYERS AFTER MASS.
Ordered by Pope Leo XIII. to be said, kneeling, in all the Churches of the World after the celebration of Low Mass.
"Hail Mary," (three times).
HAIL, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope! to thee dp 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 pious, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That Ave may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray.
O GOD, our refuge and. our strength, graciously look upon Thy people who cry to Thee; and through the intercession of the glorious and Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Joseph, her Spouse, and Thy holy Apostles Peter and Paul and all the Saints, in Thy mercy and kindness hear the prayers which we pour forth for the conversion of sinners, and for the freedom and exaltation of Holy Mother the Church. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
HOLY Michael, the Archangel, defend us in the battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil — Rebuke him, O God, we suppliantly beseech Thee: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the divine power drive into hell Satan and the other evil spirits, who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII. grants to all who recite these prayers, as aforesaid, 300 days indulgence.
THE PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH.
WE turn in our trouble to thee, Blessed Joseph, and after praying for aid from thy holy Spouse, we seek with confidence thy patronage also. By the affection that united thee to the Virgin Immaculate Mother of God; by the fatherly love wherewith thou didst surround the Infant Jesus; we beseech thee to help us to the possession of the heritage that Jesus Christ conquered for us by His Blood, and to aid us by thy power and succor in our need.
Foster, O thou most wise guardian of the Holy Family, the elect people of Jesus Christ. Keep us, O thou most loving father, from every spot of error and corruption. Be favorable and help us from the heights of heaven, O thou our most mighty deliverer, in the fight we must wage against the powers of darkness. And even as thou didst once snatch the Child Jesus from the danger of death, so now defend the Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity. Grant us thy perpetual protection, so that, sustained by thy example and thy help, we may live in holiness, and die in piety, and reach the everlasting blessedness of heaven. Amen.
- ↑ At these words the people kneel down to adore God for the ineffable mystery of the Incarnation.