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Rite of Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction taken from Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass (The Roman Ritual) Vol. 1, Approved by the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland and confirmed by decree of the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship 29th May 1976.
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Rosary Meditations and material for Preparation for Mass and Thanksgiving after Mass taken from Eucharistic Adoration D667 first published CTS, 2004.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Preparation for Mass .............................................................................................. 5 The Order of Mass ...................................................................................................9 Thanksgiving After Mass .....................................................................................152 27 November First Sunday of Advent ...................................................... 161 30 November Saint Andrew (Scotland) ................................................... 165 4 December Second Sunday of Advent ................................................. 169 8 December Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary ...... 174 11 December Third Sunday of Advent ....................................................180 18 December Fourth Sunday of Advent ..................................................184 25 December The Nativity of the Lord ...................................................188 30 December The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.................... 207 1 January Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God................... 211 6 January The Epiphany of the Lord (England, Wales & Ireland) ... 216 8 January The Epiphany of the Lord (Scotland) ............................... 216 8 January The Baptism of the Lord (England, Wales & Ireland) ..... 224 9 January The Baptism of the Lord (Scotland) ................................ 224 15 January Second Sunday in Ordinary Time ................................... 230 22 January Third Sunday in Ordinary Time ...................................... 234 29 January Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time .................................... 238 2 February The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) ..................... 242 5 February Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time ........................................ 251 12 February Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time ....................................... 254 19 February Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time .................................. 259 22 February Ash Wednesday ................................................................ 263 26 February First Sunday of Lent ..........................................................271 1 March Saint David (Wales) ......................................................... 277 5 March Second Sunday of Lent .....................................................281 12 March Third Sunday of Lent ...................................................... 286 17 March Saint Patrick (Ireland) ...................................................... 292 19 March Fourth Sunday of Lent ..................................................... 297 20 March Saint Joseph ..................................................................... 304 25 March The Annunciation of the Lord ........................................ 309 26 March Fifth Sunday of Lent ......................................................... 314 2 April Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord ......................... 320 The Sacred Paschal Triduum.............................................341 6 April Thursday of the Lord’s Supper......................................... 342 7 April Friday of the Passion of the Lord .................................... 352 8 April Easter Vigil ....................................................................... 380 9 April Easter Sunday Mass during the day ................................. 423 16 April Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) ........... 428
4 Table of Con T en T s 23 April Third Sunday of Easter ..................................................... 433 24 April Saint George (England) ................................................... 438 30 April Fourth Sunday of Easter ................................................... 443 7 May Fifth Sunday of Easter ...................................................... 447 14 May Sixth Sunday of Easter....................................................... 451 18 May The Ascension of the Lord (England, Wales & Scotland) . 455 21 May The Ascension of the Lord (Ireland)................................ 455 21 May Seventh Sunday of Easter (England, Wales & Scotland) .. 464 28 May Pentecost Sunday ............................................................. 468 4 June The Most Holy Trinity...................................................... 487 11 June The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ ....................... 492 16 June The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus........................................ 499 18 June Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time................................. 505 24 June The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist ............................ 509 25 June Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time ................................... 518 29 June Saints Peter and Paul ........................................................ 522 2 July Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ............................. 532 9 July Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ............................. 535 16 July Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ................................ 538 23 July Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ............................... 543 30 July Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ........................... 547 6 August The Transfiguration of the Lord ....................................... 551 13 August Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ............................ 556 15 August The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary .................. 560 20 August Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time .............................. 568 27 August Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time ........................... 572 3 September Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time ...................... 575 10 September Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time ......................... 579 17 September Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time ...................... 583 24 September Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time ......................... 586 1 October Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time ......................... 590 8 October Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time .................... 594 15 October Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time ....................... 598 22 October Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time ........................ 602 29 October Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time ................................ 606 1 November All Saints ........................................................................... 609 2 November The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed............. 614 5 November Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time ..............................621 12 November Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time ........................ 624 19 November Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time ........................... 627 26 November Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe ................... 632 Rite of Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction ............................................... 637
I draw near, loving Lord Jesus Christ, to the table of your most delightful banquet in fear and trembling, a sinner, presuming not upon my own merits, but trusting rather in your goodness and mercy. I have a heart and body defiled by my many offences, a mind and tongue over which I have kept no good watch. Therefore, O loving God, O awesome Majesty, I turn in my misery, caught in snares, to you the fountain of mercy, hastening to you for healing, flying to you for protection; and while I do not look forward to having you as Judge, I long to have you as Saviour. To you, O Lord, I display my wounds, to you I uncover my shame. I am aware of my many and great sins, for which I fear, but I hope in your mercies, which are without number. Look upon me, then, with eyes of mercy, Lord Jesus Christ, eternal King, God and Man, crucified for mankind. Listen to me, as I place my hope in you, have pity on me, full of miseries and sins, you, who will never cease to let the fountain of compassion flow. Hail, O Saving Victim, Ad mensam dulcissimi convivii tui, pie Domine Iesu Christe, ego peccator de propriis meis meritis nihil præsumens, sed de tua confidens misericordia et accederebonitate,vereor et contremisco. Nam cor et corpus habeo multis criminibus maculatum, mentem et linguam non caute custoditam. Ergo, o pia Deitas, o tremenda maiestas, egointermiser,angustias deprehensus, ad te fontem misericordiæ recurro, ad te festino sanandus, sub tuam protectionem fugio; et, quem Iudicem sustinere nequeo, Salvatorem habere suspiro. Tibi, Domine, plagas meas ostendo, tibi verecundiam meam detego. Scio peccata mea multa et magna, pro quibus timeo: spero in misericordias tuas, quarum non est numerus. Respice ergo in me oculis misericordiæ tuæ, Domine Iesu Christe, Rex æterne, Deus et homo, crucifixus propter hominem. Exaudi me sperantem in te: miserere mei pleni miseriis et peccatis, tu qui fontem miserationis numquam manare cessabis. Salve, salutaris victima,
PREPARATION FOR MASS 5 PREPARATION FOR MASS Prayer of Saint Ambrose Oratio S. Ambrosii
6 MASS offered for me and for the whole human race on the wood of the Cross. Hail, O noble and precious Blood, flowing from the wounds of Jesus Christ, my crucified Lord, and washing away the sins of all the world. Remember, Lord, your creature, whom you redeemed by your Blood. I am repentant of my sins, I desire to put right what I have done. Take from me, therefore, most merciful Father, all my iniquities and sins, so that, purified in mind and body, I may worthily taste the Holy of Holies. And grant that this sacred foretaste of your Body and Blood which I, though unworthy, intend to receive, may be the remission of my sins, the perfect cleansing of my faults, the banishment of shameful thoughts, and the rebirth of right sentiments; and may it encourage a wholesome and effective performance of deeds pleasing to you and be a most firm defence of body and soul against the snares of my enemies. Amen.
PREPARATION FOR
Salve, nobilis et pretiose Sanguis, de vulneribus crucifixi Domini mei Iesu Christi profluens, et peccata totius mundi abluens. Recordare, Domine, creaturæ tuæ, quam tuo Sanguine redemisti. Pænitet me peccasse, cupio emendare quod feci.
pro me et omni humano genere in patibulo Crucis oblata.
Prayer of Saint Thomas Aquinas Oratio S. Thomæ Aquinatis Almighty eternal God, behold, I come to the Sacrament of your Only Begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, as one sick to the physician of life, as one unclean to
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, ecce accedo ad sacramentum Unigeniti Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi, accedo tamquam infirmus ad medicum vitæ
Aufer ergo a me, clementissime Pater, omnes iniquitates et peccata mea, ut, purificatus mente et corpore, digne degustare merear Sancta sanctorum. Et concede, ut hæc sancta prælibatio Corporis et Sanguinis tui, quam ego indignus sumere intendo, sit peccatorum meorum remissio, sit delictorum perfecta purgatio, sit turpium cogitationum effugatio ac bonorum sensuum regeneratio, operumque tibi placentium salubris efficacia, animæ quoque et corporis contra inimicorum meorum insidias firmissima tuitio. Amen.
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O most loving Father, grant that I may at last gaze for ever upon the unveiled face immundus ad fontem misericordiæ, cæcus ad lumen claritatis æternæ, pauper et egenus ad Dominum cæli et terræ. Rogo ergo immensæ largitatis tuæ
Grant, I pray, that I may receive not only the Sacrament of the Lord’s Body and Blood, but also the reality and power of that Sacrament.
O most gentle God, grant that I may so receive the Body of your Only Begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ, which he took from the Virgin Mary, that I may be made worthy to be incorporated into his Mystical Body and to be counted among its members.
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I ask, therefore, for the abundance of your immense generosity, that you may graciously cure my sickness, wash away my defilement, give light to my blindness, enrich my poverty, clothe my nakedness, so that I may receive the bread of Angels, the King of kings and Lord of lords, with such reverence and humility, such contrition and devotion, such purity and faith, such purpose and intention as are conducive to the salvation of my soul.
the fountain of mercy, as one blind to the light of eternal brightness, as one poor and needy to the Lord of heaven and earth.
O God, because you have said it, I believe that I shall receive the Sacred Body of Jesus Christ to eat, and his Precious Blood to drink. My God, I believe this with all my heart.Act of Humility
quem nunc velatum in via suscipere propono, revelata tandem facie perpetuo contemplari: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.
My God, I detest all the sins of my life. I am sorry for them, because they have offended you, my God, you who are so good. I resolve never to commit sin any more. My good God, pity me, have mercy on me, forgive me.
8 PREPARATION FOR MASS of your beloved Son, whom I, a wayfarer, propose to receive now veiled under these species: Who lives and reigns with you for ever and ever.
Act of Adoration
O Jesus, great God, present on the Altar, I bow down before you. I adore you.
Jesus, I love you. I desire with all my heart to receive you. Jesus, come into my poor soul, and give me your Flesh to eat and your Blood to drink. Give me your whole Self, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, that I may live for ever with you.
PRAYER BEFORE MASS
Amen.
O God, to whom every heart is open, every desire known and from whom no secrets are hidden; purify the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily praise your holy name. Amen. Before Holy Communion Prayer for Help O God, help me to make a good Communion. Mary, my dearest mother, pray to Jesus for me. My dear Angel Guardian, lead me to the Altar of God.
My God, I confess that I am a poor sinner; I am not worthy to receive the Body and Blood of Jesus, on account of my sins. Lord, I am not worthy to receive you under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul will be healed.
Act of Sorrow
Act of Love and Desire
Act of Faith
THE ORDER OF MASS
THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
SIGN OF THE CROSS
THE ORDER OF MASS WITH A CONGREGATION
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3. Pr. The Lord be with you. R. And with your spirit.
1. Pr. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. & œ And with your spir‑it. œ œ œ œ R. And with your spirit.
Before Mass begins, the people gather in a spirit of recollection, preparing for their participation in the Mass. All stand during the entrance procession.
The Priest greets the people, with one of the following:
After the Entrance Chant, the Priest and the faithful sign themselves with the Sign of the Cross: Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. & œ A‑men. œœ Response: Amen. GREETING
2. Pr. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. R. And with your spirit.
The Priest, or a Deacon, or another minister, may very briefly introduce the faithful to the Mass of the day.
12 THE ORDER OF MASS PENITENTIAL ACT *
R. K ý ri e, e lé i son. V. Christe, eleison. R. Chri ste, e lé i son. V. Kyrie, eleison. R. Ký ri e, e lé i son. Or: R. Ký ri e, e lé i son. Penitential Act No 2 R. Qui- a peccá- vi- mus ti- bi. R. Et sa lu tá re tu um da no bis. R. Quia peccávimus tibi. Pr. Osténde nobis, Dómine, misericórdiam tuam. S econd Kyrie (section 6 in the order of Mass) V.Or:Kyrie, eleison. R. K ý ri e, e lé i son. V. Christe, eleison. R. Chri ste, e lé i son. V. Kyrie, eleison. R. Ký ri e, e lé i son. Or: R. Ký ri e, e lé i son. Penitential Act No 2 R. Qui- a peccá- vi- mus ti- bi. R. Et sa lu tá re tu um da no bis. R. Et salutáre tuum da nobis. * From time to time on Sundays, especially in Easter Time, instead of the customary Penitential Act, the blessing and sprinkling of water may take place (as in pp.16-21) as a reminder of Baptism.
There are three forms of the Penitential Act which may be chosen from as appropriate. Each Penitential Act begins with the invitation to the faithful by the Priest: Pr. Fratres, agnoscámus peccáta nostra, ut apti simus ad sacra mystéria celebránda. A brief pause for silence follows. Then one of the following forms is used: 1. Confíteor Deo omnipoténti et vobis, fratres, quia peccávi nimis cogitatióne, verbo, ópere et omissióne: (and, striking their breast, they say:) mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa. Ideo precor beátam Mariám semper Vírginem, omnes Angelos et Sanctos, et vos, fratres, oráre pro me ad Dóminum Deum nostrum. 2. Pr. Miserére nostri, Dómine. eleison.
econd Kyrie (section in the order of Mass) V.Or:Kyrie,
PENITENTIAL ACT *
There are three forms of the Penitential Act which may be chosen from as appropriate. Each Penitential Act begins with the invitation to the faithful by the Priest: Pr. Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. A brief pause for silence follows. Then one of the following forms is used:
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For we have sinned a‑gainst you. œ œ œ œ R. For we have sinned against you. Pr. Show us, O Lord, your mercy. & á
1. I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (and, striking their breast, they say:) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
And grant us your sal‑va‑tion. œ œ œ œ R. And grant us your salvation. * From time to time on Sundays, especially in Easter Time, instead of the customary Penitential Act, the blessing and sprinkling of water may take place (as in pp.16-21) as a reminder of Baptism.
2. Pr. Have mercy on us, O Lord. & á
but
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music I’m not aware that there is a
equivalent of the English would be: R. De o grá
R. Ký- ri- e, e- lé - i- son. R. Chri ste, e lé i
R. Ký ri e, e lé i son. R. Chri- ste, e- lé - i- son. Concluding Rite - 2nd
I’m
Invocations naming the gracious works of the Lord may be made, as in the example below: 3. Pr. Qui missus es sanáre contrítos corde: Kýrie, eléison. Simple Form of the Kyrie Eleison (Number 3 of the Penitential Act) son. Rite - 2nd version of the Deo Gratias music not aware that there is a chant setting of the last dismissal (Ite in pace), but the of the English would be: Christe, eléison. Form of the Kyrie Eleison (Number 3 of the Penitential Act) version of Deo Gratias chant setting of the last dismissal (Ite in pace), the ti as. R. Christe, eléison. Pr. Qui ad déxteram Patris sedes, ad interpellándum pro nobis: Kýrie, eléison. Simple Form of the Kyrie Eleison (Number 3 of the Penitential Act) version setting De o grá ti as. R. Kýrie, eléison. The absolution by the Priest follows: Pr. Misereátur nostri omnípotens Deus et, dimíssis peccátis nostris, perdúcat nos ad vitam ætérnam.
Concluding
Simple
Concluding Rite Either: Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spí- ri-tu o. Be- ne- di- cat vos omni- potens us Pa ter, et Fí li us, et Spí ri tus Sanctus. A men. Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spí- ri-tu o. Be- ne- di- cat vos omni- potens us Pa ter, et Fí li us, et Spí ri tus Sanctus. A- men. Either (De Angelis): - te, missa est. Dé- o grá-ti- as. Concluding Rite Either: Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spí- ri-tu tu-o. Be- ne- di- cat vos omni- potens De us Pa ter, et Fí li us, et Spí ri tus Sanctus. A men. Or: Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spí- ri-tu tu-o. Be- ne- di- cat vos omni- potens De us Pa ter, et Fí li us, et Spí ri tus Sanctus. A- men. Either (De Angelis): V I- te, missa est. Dé- o grá-ti- as. R. Amen. The Kýrie, eléison (Lord, have mercy) invocations follow, unless they have just occurred. Pr. Kýrie, eléison. BgvvHUvjzjvvxzgzzz˘hvzzjvvj>c}cvvlvvzzJIvvzxhvxz˘hvzjvzzzjcv}cvgzzvHUvzjzjvvzxgzzzzx˘hvxjvzzj>czÌK y-ri-e, e-lé- i-son. ij. Chris-te, e-lé-i-son. ij. Ky-ri-e, e-lé-i-son. BvvzzgvzzzHUvzjzjvzzgvzvHIvzzhvzzuügv6z%$#mvv}ccccccccccccccc
R. Ký ri e, e lé i son. R. Chri ste, e lé i son. Concluding Rite - 2nd
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R. De o grá ti as. R. Kýrie, eléison. Pr. Qui peccatóres vocáre venísti:
of the last dismissal (Ite in pace), but the equivalent of the English would be: R.
the
of the Deo Gratias music I’m not aware that there is a chant
Invocations naming the gracious works of the Lord may be made, as in the example below: 3. Pr. You were sent to heal the contrite of heart: Lord, have mercy. Or: Kýrie, eléison. & œœ Lord, have mer‑cy. œ œ œ R. Lord, have mercy. Pr. You came to call sinners: Christ, have mercy. Or: Christe, eléison. & œœ Christ, have mer‑cy. œ œ œ R. Christ, have mercy. Pr. You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us: Lord, have mercy. Or: Kýrie, eléison. & œœ Lord, have mer‑cy. œ œ œ R. Lord, have mercy. The absolution by the Priest follows: Pr. May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. & œ A‑men. œœ R. Amen. The Kýrie, eléison (Lord, have mercy) invocations follow, unless they have just occurred. Pr. Lord, have mercy. & œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ & œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ Or: repeat music/words from Latin, p.14. Or: repeat music/words from Latin, p.14. Or: repeat music/words from Latin, p.14.
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And after a brief pause for silence, he continues with hands joined: Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui voluisti ut per aquam, fontem vitæ ac purificationis principium, etiam animæ mundarentur æternæque vitæ munus exciperent, dignare, quæsumus, hanc aquam ✠ benedicere, qua volumus hac die tua, Domine, communiri. Fontem vivum in nobis tuæ gratiæ renovari et ab omni malo spiritus et corporis per ipsam nos defendi concedas, ut mundis tibi cordibus propinquare tuamque digne salutem valeamus accipere.
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K y-ri-e, e-lé- i-son. ij. Chris-te, e-lé-i-son. ij. Ky-ri-e, e-lé-i-son.
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16 THE ORDER OF MASS Pr. Christe, eléison. Pr. Kýrie eléison.
Dominum Deum nostrum, fratres carissimi, suppliciter deprecemur, ut hanc creaturam aquæ benedicere dignetur, super nos aspergendam in nostri memoriam baptismi. Ipse autem nos adiuvare dignetur, ut fideles Spiritui, quem accepimus, maneamus.
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Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen.
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RITE FOR THE BLESSING AND SPRINKLING OF WATER
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If this rite is celebrated during Mass, it takes the place of the usual Penitential Act at the beginning of Mass. After the greeting, the Priest calls upon the people to pray in these or similar words:
If this rite is celebrated during Mass, it takes the place of the usual Penitential Act at the beginning of Mass. After the greeting, the Priest calls upon the people to pray in these or similar words: Dear brethren (brothers and sisters), let us humbly beseech the Lord our God to bless this water he has created, which will be sprinkled on us as a memorial of our Baptism. May he help us by his grace to remain faithful to the Spirit we have received.
T HE I NTROD uc TORy R ITES 17 Pr. Christ, have mercy. Pr. Lord, have mercy.
RITE FOR THE BLESSING AND SPRINKLING OF WATER
And after a brief pause for silence, he continues with hands joined: Almighty ever-living God, who willed that through water, the fountain of life and the source of purification, even souls should be cleansed and receive the gift of eternal life; be pleased, we pray, to ✠ bless this water, by which we seek protection on this your day, O Lord. Renew the living spring of your grace within us and grant that by this water we may be defended from all ills of spirit and body, and so approach you with hearts made clean and worthily receive your salvation. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. &
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Or: Domine Deus omnipotens, qui es totius vitæ corporis et animæ fons et origo, hanc aquam, te quæsumus, ✠ benedicas, qua fidenter utimur ad nostrorum implorandam veniam peccatorum et adversus omnes morbos inimicique insidias tuæ defensionem gratiæ consequendam.
Præsta, Domine, ut, misericordia tua interveniente, aquæ vivæ semper nobis saliant in salutem, ut mundo tibi corde appropinquare possimus, et omnia corporis animæque pericula devitemus.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen.
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Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Or,Amen.during Easter Time: Domine Deus omnipotens, precibus populi tui adesto propitius; et nobis, mirabile nostræ creationis opus, sed et redemptionis nostræ mirabilius, memorantibus, hanc aquam ✠ benedicere tu dignare. Ipsam enim tu fecisti, ut et arva fecunditate donaret, et levamen corporibus nostris munditiamque præberet.
Aquam etiam tuæ ministram misericordiæ condidisti; nam per ipsam solvisti tui populi servitutem, illiusque sitim in deserto sedasti; per ipsam novum foedus nuntiaverunt prophetæ, quod eras cum hominibus initurus; per ipsam denique, quam Christus in Iordane sacravit, corruptam naturæ nostræ substantiam in regenerationis lavacro renovasti. Sit igitur hæc aqua nobis suscepti baptismatis memoria, et cum fratribus nostris, qui sunt in Paschate baptizati, gaudia nos tribuas sociare.
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Or: Almighty Lord and God, who are the source and origin of all life, whether of body or soul, we ask you to ✠ bless this water, which we use in confidence to implore forgiveness for our sins and to obtain the protection of your grace against all illness and every snare of the enemy. Grant, O Lord, in your mercy, that living waters may always spring up for our salvation, and so may we approach you with a pure heart and avoid all danger to body and soul. Through Christ our Lord. R. Or,Amen.during
Easter Time: Lord our God, in your mercy be present to your people’s prayers, and, for us who recall the wondrous work of our creation and the still greater work of our redemption, graciously ✠ bless this water. For you created water to make the fields fruitful and to refresh and cleanse our bodies. You also made water the instrument of your mercy: for through water you freed your people from slavery and quenched their thirst in the desert; through water the Prophets proclaimed the new covenant you were to enter upon with the human race; and last of all, through water, which Christ made holy in the Jordan, you have renewed our corrupted nature in the bath of regeneration. Therefore, may this water be for us a memorial of the Baptism we have received, and grant that we may share in the gladness of our brothers and sisters who at Easter have received their Baptism. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
Antiphon Cf. Ez 47:1-2,9 Vidi aquam egredientem de templo, a latere dextro, alleluia; et omnes, ad quos pervenit aqua ista, salvi facti sunt, et dicent: alleluia, alleluia. When he returns to his chair and the singing is over, the Priest stands facing the people and, with hands joined, says: Deus omnipotens nos a peccatis purificet, et per huius Eucharistiæ celebrationem dignos nos reddat, qui mensæ regni sui participes efficiamur. R. Then,Amen.when it is prescribed, the hymn Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is sung or said.
Meanwhile, one of the following chants, or another appropriate chant is sung. Outside Easter Time
Where the circumstances of the place or the custom of the people suggest that the mixing of salt be preserved in the blessing of water, the Priest may bless salt, saying: Supplices te rogamus, omnipotens Deus, ut hanc creaturam salis benedicere ✠ tua pietate digneris, qui per Eliseum prophetam in aquam mitti eam iussisti, ut sanaretur sterilitas aquæ. Præsta, Domine, quæsumus, ut, ubicumque hæc salis et aquæ commixtio fuerit aspersa, omni impugnatione inimici depulsa, præsentia Sancti tui Spiritus nos iugiter custodiat.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R. ThenAmen.hepours the salt into the water, without saying anything. Afterward, taking the aspergillum, the Priest sprinkles himself and the ministers, then the clergy and people, moving through the church, if appropriate.
Antiphon Ps 50:9
Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. During Easter Time
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Where the circumstances of the place or the custom of the people suggest that the mixing of salt be preserved in the blessing of water, the Priest may bless salt, saying: We humbly ask you, almighty God: be pleased in your faithful love to bless ✠ this salt you have created, for it was you who commanded the prophet Elisha to cast salt into water, that impure water might be purified.
the salt into the water, without saying anything. Afterward, taking the aspergillum, the Priest sprinkles himself and the ministers, then the clergy and people, moving through the church, if appropriate. Meanwhile, one of the following chants, or another appropriate chant is sung. Outside Easter Time
Antiphon Ps 50:9
Sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed; wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. During Easter Time
Grant, O Lord, we pray, that, wherever this mixture of salt and water is sprinkled, every attack of the enemy may be repulsed and your Holy Spirit may be present to keep us safe at all times. Through Christ our Lord. R. ThenAmen.hepours
Antiphon Cf. Ez 47:1-2,9 I saw water flowing from the Temple, from its right-hand side, alleluia: and all to whom this water came were saved and shall say: alleluia, alleluia. When he returns to his chair and the singing is over, the Priest stands facing the people and, with hands joined, says: May almighty God cleanse us of our sins, and through the celebration of this Eucharist make us worthy to share at the table of his Kingdom. R. Then,Amen.when it is prescribed, the hymn Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is sung or said.
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On Sundays (outside Advent and Lent), Solemnities and Feast Days, this hymn is either sung or said:
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T HE I NTROD uc TORy R ITES 23 THE GLORIA
On Sundays (outside Advent and Lent), Solemnities and Feast Days, this hymn is either sung or said: & œ Glo‑ry to God in the high‑est, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ and on earth peace œ œœ œ œ to peo‑ple of good will. œ œ œ œ œ & œ We praise you, œœ œ œ we bless you, œœ œ œ we a‑dore you, œ œœ œ œ we glo‑ri‑fy you, œ œ œ œ & œ we give you thanks for your great glo‑ry, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ Lord God, heav-‐‑en-‐‑ly King, œœ œ œ œ œ œ O God, al might-‐‑y Fa-‐‑ther. œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ Lord Je-‐‑sus Christ, œ œ œ œ On-‐‑ly Be-‐‑got-‐‑ten Son, œ œ œ œ œ & œ Lord God, Lamb of God, œ œ œ œ œ Son of the Fa-‐‑ther, œ œ œ œ & œ you take a-‐‑way the sins of the world, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ have mer-‐‑cy on us; œ œ œ œ & œ you take a-‐‑way the sins of the world, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ re-‐‑ceive our prayer; œœ œ œ & œ you are seat-‐‑ed at the right hand of the Fa-‐‑ther, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ have mer-‐‑cy on us. œ œ œ œ & œ For you a-‐‑lone are the Ho-‐‑ly One, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ you a-‐‑lone are the Lord, œ œ œ œ œ
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lus Al-tíssimus, Ie-su Christe. Cum Sancto Spí-ri-tu, in gló-ri-a VvvvÇjvhvvJkbokvbbbbuh.<vv}v|bb6$#@v5$#vbbbesmNc}ccccccccccbbccvvbbb De- i Pa- tris. A- men. Glória in excélsis Deo et in terra pax homínibus bonæ voluntátis. Laudámus grátiasglorificámusadorámusbenedícimuste,te,te,te,ágimustibi
propter magnam glóriam tuam, Dómine Deus, Rex cæléstis, Deus Pater omnípotens. Dómine Fili Unigénite, Iesu Christe, Dómine Deus, Agnus Dei, Fílius Patris, qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére nobis; qui tollis peccáta mundi, súscipe deprecatiónem nostram. Qui sedes ad déxteram Patris, miserére nobis.
Quóniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dóminus, tu solus Altíssimus, Iesu Christe, cum Sancto Spíritu: in glória Dei Patris. Amen. When this hymn is concluded, the Priest, says: Pr. Orémus. And all pray in silence. Then the Priest says the Collect prayer, which ends: R. Amen.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. When this hymn is concluded, the Priest, says: Pr. Let us pray. And all pray in silence. Then the Priest says the Collect prayer, which ends: R. Amen. & œ you are seat-‐‑ed at the right hand of the Fa-‐‑ther, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ have mer-‐‑cy on us. œ œ œ œ & œ For you a-‐‑lone are the Ho-‐‑ly One, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ you a-‐‑lone are the Lord, œ œ œ œ œ & œ you a-‐‑lone are the Most High, œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ Je-‐‑sus Christ, œ œœœ œ with the Ho-‐‑ly Spir-‐‑it, œ œ œ œ œ & œ in the glo-‐‑ry of God the Fa -‐‑ ther. œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œœœœœœ A -‐‑ men. œœ
T HE I NTROD uc TORy R ITES 25 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
Reader: Verbum Do mi ni People: De o grá ti as After Second Reading: Reader: Verbum Do- mi- ni People: De- o grá- ti- as Before the Gospel: Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spíritu tuo. Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum (N) Glória tibi Dómine At the end of the Gospel: Verbum Domi- ni Laus ti-bi, Christe Reader: Verbum Do mi ni People: De- o grá- ti- as After Second Reading: Reader: Verbum Do mi ni People: De- o grá- ti- as Before the Gospel: Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spíritu tuo. Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum (N) Glória tibi Dómine At the end of the Gospel: Verbum Domi ni Laus ti bi, Christe Reader: Verbum Do mi ni People: De- o grá- ti- as After Second Reading: Reader: Verbum Do mi ni People: De- o grá- ti- as Before the Gospel: Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spíritu tuo. Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum (N) Glória tibi Dómine At the end of the Gospel: Verbum Domi ni Laus ti bi, Christe R. Deo grátias. It is appropriate to have a brief time of quiet between readings as those present take the word of God to
Reader: Verbum Do mi ni People: De o grá ti as After Second Reading: Reader: Verbum Do- mi- ni People: De- o grá- ti- as Before the Gospel: Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spíritu tuo. Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum (N) Glória tibi Dómine At the end of the Gospel: Reader: Verbum Do mi ni People: De o grá ti as After Second Reading: Reader: Verbum Do- mi- ni People: De- o grá- ti- as Before the Gospel: Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spíritu tuo. Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum (N) Glória tibi Dómine At the end of the Gospel: Reader: Verbum Do- mi- ni People: De- o grá- ti- as After Second Reading: Reader: Verbum Do mi ni People: De- o grá- ti- as Before the Gospel: Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spíritu tuo. R. Deo grátias. GOSPEL The assembly stands for the Gospel Acclamation. Except during Lent the Acclamation is: R. Allelúia! During Lent the following forms may be used or another similar phrase: R. Laus tibi, Christe, Rex ætérnæ glóriæ! Or: R. Laus et honor tibi, Dómine Iesu! Or: R. Glória et laus tibi, Christe! Or: R. Glória tibi, Christe, Verbo Dei! 26 THE ORDER OF MASS
By hearing the word proclaimed in worship, the faithful again enter into the unending dialogue between God and the covenant people. FIRST READING The reader goes to the ambo and proclaims the First Reading, while all sit and listen. The reader ends: Verbum Dómini. heart. PSALM The psalmist or cantor sings or says the Psalm, with the people making the response. SECOND READING On Sundays and certain other days there is a second reading. The reader ends: Verbum Dómini.
œ R. Thanks be to God.
FIRST READING
œ R. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL
Thanks be to God.
Thanks be to God.
SECOND READING
PSALM
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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
The reader goes to the ambo and proclaims the First Reading, while all sit and listen. The reader ends: The word of the Lord. & á
The assembly stands for the Gospel Acclamation. Except during Lent the Acclamation is: R. Alleluia! During Lent the following forms may be used or another similar phrase: R. Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory! Or: R. Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus! Or: R. Glory and praise to you, O Christ! Or: R. Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God!
It is appropriate to have a brief time of quiet between readings as those present take the word of God to heart.
By hearing the word proclaimed in worship, the faithful again enter into the unending dialogue between God and the covenant people.
On Sundays and certain other days there is a second reading. The reader ends: The word of the Lord. & á
The psalmist or cantor sings or says the Psalm, with the people making the response.
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At the ambo the Deacon, or the Priest says: Pr. The Lord be with you. & œ And with your spir‑it. œ œ œ œ R. And with your spirit. Pr. A reading from the holy Gospel according to N. He makes the Sign of the Cross on the book and, together with the people, on his forehead, lips, and breast. & á Glory to you, O Lord. œ œ R. Glory to you, O Lord. At the end of the Gospel: Pr. The Gospel of the Lord. & á Praise to you, Lord Je‑sus Christ. œ œ œ R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. THE HOMILY Then follows the Homily, which is preached by a Priest or Deacon on all Sundays and Holydays of Obligation. After a brief silence all stand. THE CREED On Sundays and Solemnities, the Profession of Faith will follow. Especially during Lent and Easter Time, the Apostles’ Creed may be used.
CREED & œ I be-‐‑lieve in one God, œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ b the Fa-‐‑ther al-‐‑might-‐‑y, œ œ œ œ œ œ mak-‐‑er of heav-‐‑en œ œ œ œ & œ and earth, œ œ of all things œœ œœ œœ b vis -‐‑ i -‐‑ ble and in -‐‑ vis -‐‑ i -‐‑ ble. œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ & œ I be-‐‑lieve in one Lord œ œ œ œ œ œ Je-‐‑sus Christ, œ œ œœ b the Only Be got-‐‑ten Son á œ œ œœ
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T HE L IT u R gy OF THE W ORD 31& œ and earth, œ œ of all things œœ œœ œœ b vis -‐‑ i ble and in vis i ble. œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ & œ I be-‐‑lieve in one Lord œ œ œ œ œ œ Je-‐‑sus Christ, œ œ œœ b the Only Be got-‐‑ten Son á œ œ œœ & œ of God, œ œ born of the Father be fore all a-‐‑ges. œ œ á œ œ œ œ œ God from God, œ œ & œ Light from Light, œ œœœ œ true God from true God, œ œ œ œ œœ b be-‐‑got-‐‑ten, not made, œ œ œ œ & œ con-‐‑sub-‐‑stan-‐‑tial with the Fa-‐‑ther; œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ b through him all things were œ œœ œœ œ & œ made. œ For us men and for our sal-‐‑va-‐‑tion œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ he came down from œ œ œ & œ heav-‐‑en, œ At the words that follow, up to and including , all bow. œ and by the Ho-‐‑ly Spir-‐‑it was in-‐‑car-‐‑nateand became man œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ b of the Vir-‐‑gin œ œ œ & œ Mar-‐‑y, œ œœ b and be-‐‑came man. œ œœ œ & œ For our sake he was cru-‐‑ci-‐‑fied œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ b un-‐‑der Pon-‐‑tius Pi-‐‑late, œ œ œ œ œ œœ b he & á suffered death and was bur-‐‑ied, œ œ œ œ œ and rose a-‐‑gain on the third day œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ & œœ b in accordance with the Scrip-‐‑tures. á œ œ œ œ œ He as-‐‑cend-‐‑ed in-‐‑to heav-‐‑en œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œœ b and is seated at the right hand of the Fa-‐‑ther. á œ œ œ œ œ He will come a-‐‑gain œ œ œ œ & b
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Patri: per quem ómnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos hómines et propter nostram salútem descéndit de cælis. (all bow) Et incarnátus est de Spíritu Sancto ex María Vírgine, et homo factus est. Crucifíxus étiam pro nobis sub Póntio Piláto; passus et sepúltus est, et resurréxit tértia die, secúndum Scriptúras, et ascéndit in cælum, sedet ad déxteram Patris. Et íterum ventúrus est cum glória, iudicáre vivos et mórtuos, cuius regni non erit finis. Et in Spíritum Sanctum, Dóminum et vivificántem: qui ex Patre Filióque procédit. Qui cum Patre et Fílio simul adorátur et conglorificátur: qui locútus est per prophétas. Et unam, sanctam, cathólicam et apostólicam Ecclésiam. Confíteor unum baptísma in remissiónem peccatórum. Et exspécto resurrectiónem mortuórum, et vitam ventúri s´æculi. Amen.
34 THE ORDER OF MASS Credo in unum Deum, Patrem génitum,DeumetFíliumEtvisibíliumfactóremomnipoténtem,cælietterræ,ómniumetinvisibílium.inunumDóminumIesumChristum,DeiUnigénitum,exPatrenatumanteómnias´æcula.deDeo,lumendelúmine,DeumverumdeDeovero,nonfactum,consubstantiálem
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, (all bow) and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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Credo in Spíritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclésiam cathólicam, Sanctórum vitamcarnisremissiónemcommuniónem,peccatórum,resurrectiónem,ætérnam.Amen.
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Intentions will normally be for the Church; for the world; for those in particular need; and for the local community. After each there is time for silent prayer, followed by the next intention, or concluded with a sung phrase such as Christe audi nos, or Christe exaudi nos, or by a responsory such as: R. Præsta, ætérne omnípotens Deus. Or: R. Te rogámus audi nos. Or: R. Kýrie, eléison. The Priest concludes the Prayer with a collect.
Credo in Deum, Patrem omnipoténtem, Creatórem cæli et terræ, et in Iesum Christum, Fílium eius únicum, Dóminum nostrum, at the words that follow up to and including Maria Virgine, all bow. qui concéptus est de Spíritu Sancto, natus ex María Vírgine, passus sub Póntio Piláto, crucifíxus, mórtuus, et sepúltus, descéndit ad ínferos, tértia die resurréxit a mórtuis, ascéndit ad cælos, sedet ad déxteram Dei Patris omnipoténtis, inde ventúrus est iudicáre vivos et mórtuos.
THE PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL (BIDDING PRAYERS)
Intentions will normally be for the Church; for the world; for those in particular need; and for the local community. After each there is time for silent prayer, followed by the next intention, or concluded with a sung phrase such as Christ, hear us, or Christ graciously hear us, or by a responsory such as: Let us pray to the Lord. R. Grant this, almighty God. Or: R. Lord, have mercy. Or: R. Kýrie, eléison. The Priest concludes the Prayer with a collect.
I believe in God, the Father almighty Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, at the words that follow up to and including the Virgin Mary, all bow. who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
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And I pray that this Holy Communion may not be for me an offence to be punished, but a saving plea for forgiveness. May it be for me the armour of faith, and the shield of good will. May it cancel my faults, destroy concupiscence and carnal passion, increase charity and patience, humility and obedience and all the virtues, may it be a firm defence against the snares of all my enemies, both visible and invisible, the complete calming of my impulses, both of the flesh and of the spirit, a firm adherence to you, the one true God, and the joyful completion of my life’s course. Gratias tibi ago, Domine, sancteomnipotensPater, æterne Deus, qui me indignumpeccatorem,famulum tuum, nullis meis meritis, sed sola dignatione misericordiæ tuæ satiare dignatus es pretioso Corpore et Sanguine Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi. Et precor,uthæc sancta communio non sit mihi reatus ad pœnam, sed intercessio salutaris ad veniam. Sit mihi armatura fidei, et scutum bonæ voluntatis. Sit vitiorum meorum evacuatio, atqueinperfectamotuumtamcontraomniumquecaritatisconcupiscentiæetlibidinisexterminatio,etpatientiæ,humilitatisetobœdientiæ,virtutumaugmentatio:insidiasinimicorumomniumvisibiliumquaminvisibilium,firmadefensio:meorum,tamcarnaliumquamspiritalium,quietatio:teunoacveroDeofirmaadhæsio,finismeifelixconsummatio.
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God, who have been pleased to nourish me, a sinner and your unworthy servant, with the precious Body and Blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: this through no merits of mine, but due solely to the graciousness of your mercy.
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Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, embolden me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds hide me. Never permit me to be parted from you. From the evil Enemy defend me. At the hour of my death call me and bid me come to you, that with your Saints I may praise you for age upon age. Amen. Anima Christi, sanctifica me. Corpus Christi, salva me. Sanguis Christi, inebria me. Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. Passio Christi, conforta me. O bone Iesu, exaudi me. Intra tua vulnera absconde me. Ne permittas me separari a te. Ab hoste maligno defende me. In hora mortis meæ voca me. Et iube me venire ad te, ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in sæcula sæculorum. Amen. Prayer of Self-Offering Oblatio sui Receive, Lord, my entire freedom. Accept the whole of my memory, my intellect and my will. Suscipe,universamDomine,meam libertatem. Accipe memoriam, intellectum atque voluntatem omnem.
And I beseech you to lead me, a sinner, to that banquet beyond all telling, where with your Son and the Holy Spirit you are the true light of your Saints, fullness of satisfied desire, eternal consummategladness,delight and perfect happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Et precor te, ut ad illud ineffabile convivium me peccatorem perducere digneris, ubi tu, cum Filio tuo et Spiritu Sancto, Sanctis tuis es lux vera, satietas plena, gaudium iucunditassempiternum,consummata et felicitas perfecta. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen. Prayer to the Most Holy Redeemer adAspirationesSs.mumRedemptorem
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Quidquid habeo vel possideo, mihi largitus es: id tibi totum restituo, ac tuæ prorsus voluntati trado Amoremgubernandum.tuisolumcum gratia tua mihi dones, et dives sum satis, nec aliud quidquam ultra posco. Amen.
Prayer to Our Lord Jesus Christ Crucified Oratio ad Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Crucifixum Behold, O good and loving Jesus, that I cast myself on my knees before you and, with the greatest fervour of spirit, I pray and beseech you to instill into my heart ardent sentiments of faith, hope and charity, with true repentance for my sins and a most firm purpose of amendment. With deep affection and sorrow I ponder intimately and contemplate in my mind your five wounds, having before my eyes what the prophet David had already put in your mouth about yourself, O good Jesus: They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones (Ps 21:17-18).
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En ego, o bone et dulcissime Iesu, ante conspectum tuum genibus me provolvo, ac maximo animi ardore te oro atque obtestor, ut meum in cor vividos fidei, spei et caritatis sensus, atque veram peccatorum meorum pœnitentiam, eaque emendandi firmissimam voluntatem velis imprimere; dum magno animi affectu et dolore tua quinque vulnera mecum ipse considero ac mente contemplor, illud præ oculis habens, quod iam in ore ponebat tuo David propheta de te, o bone Iesu: Foderunt manus meas et pedes dinumeraveruntmeos:omnia ossa mea (Ps 21:17-18).
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I believe, O Lord, but may I believe more firmly; I hope,butmay I hope more securely; I love,but may I love more ardently; I sorrow,butmay I sorrow more deeply. I adore you as my first beginning; I long for you as my last end; I praise you as my constant benefactor; I invoke you as my gracious protector. By your wisdom direct me, by your righteousness restrain me, by your indulgence console me, by your power protect me.
I offer you, Lord, my thoughts to be directed to you, my words, to be about you, my deeds, to respect your will, my trials, to be endured for you. I will whatever you will, I will it because you will it, I will it in the way you will it, I will it for as long as you will it. Lord, enlighten my understanding, I will, cleanse my heart, sanctify my soul. Credo, Domine, sed credam firmius; spero, sed sperem securius; amo, sed amem ardentius; doleo, sed doleam vehementius. Adoro te ut primum principium; desidero ut finem ultimum; laudo ut benefactorem perpetuum; invoco ut defensorem propitium. Tua me sapientia dirige, iustitia Offeropotentiaclementiacontine,solare,protege.tibi,Domine, cogitanda, ut sint ad te; dicenda, ut sint de te; facienda, ut sint secundum te; ferenda, ut sint propter te. Volo quidquid vis, volo quia vis, volo quomodo vis, volo quamdiu vis. Oro,intellectumDomine: illumines, voluntatem inflammes, cor animamemundes,sanctifices.
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Defleam præteritas iniquitates, repellam futuras tentationes, corrigam vitiosas propensiones, excolam idoneas virtutes. Tribue mihi, bone Deus, amorem tui, odium mei, zelum Studeamcontemptumproximi,mundi.superioribus obœdire, inferioribus subvenire, amicis Vincaminimicisconsulere,parcere.voluptatem austeritate, avaritiam Reddetepiditatemiracundiamlargitate,lenitate,fervore.meprudentem
in consiliis, constantem in periculis, patientem in adversis, humilem in prosperis. Fac,utDomine,siminoratione attentus, in epulis sobrius, in munere sedulus, in proposito firmus.
May I weep for past sins, repel future temptations, correct evil inclinations, nurture appropriate virtues. Give me, good God, love for you, hatred for myself, zeal for my neighbour, contempt for the world. May I strive to obey superiors, to help those dependent on me, to have care for my friends, forgiveness for my enemies. May I conquer sensuality by inininMayaexemplaryoutwardMaysteadfastdiligentmoderateMakehumblepatientsteadfastRenderlukewarmnessangeravariceausterity,bygenerosity,bygentleness,byfervour.meprudentinplanning,indangers,inadversity,inprosperity.me,OLord,attentiveatprayer,atmeals,inwork,inintent.Ibecarefultomaintaininteriorinnocence,modesty,behaviour,regularlife.Ibealwayswatchfulinsubduingnature,nourishinggrace,observingyourlaw,winningsalvation.
Curem habere innocentiam salutilegigratiæAssiduevitamconversationemmodestiaminteriorem,exteriorem,exemplarem,regularem.invigilemnaturædomandæ,fovendæ,servandæ,promerendæ.
May I learn from you how precarious are earthly things, how great divine things, how fleeting is time, how lasting things eternal. Grant that I may prepare for death, fear judgement, flee Throughgainhell,paradise.Christ our Lord. Amen.
Discam a te quam tenue quod quamterrenum,grande quod divinum, quam breve quod temporaneum, quam durabile quod æternum. Da, ut mortem præveniam, iudicium pertimeam, infernum Perparadisumeffugiam,obtineam.ChristumDominum
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nostrum. Amen. Prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary Orationes ad B. Mariam Virginem O Mary, Virgin and Mother most holy, behold, I have received your most dear Son, whom you conceived in your immaculate womb, brought forth, nursed and embraced most tenderly. Behold him at whose sight you used to rejoice and be filled with all delight; him whom, humbly and lovingly, once again I present and offer him to you to be clasped in your arms, to be loved by your heart, and to be offered up to the Most Holy Trinity as the supreme worship of adoration, for your own honour and glory and for my needs and for those of the whole world. I ask you therefore, most loving Mother: O Maria, Virgo et Mater sanctissima, ecce suscepi dilectissimum Filium tuum, quem immaculato utero tuo genuisti,concepisti,lactastiatque suavissimis amplexibus strinxisti. Ecce, cuius aspectu lætabaris et omnibus deliciis replebaris, illum ipsum tibi humiliter et amanter repræsento et offero, tuis bracchiis constringendum, tuo corde sanctissimæqueamandum,Trinitati in supremum latriæ cultum, pro tui ipsius honore et gloria et pro meis totiusque mundi necessitatibus, offerendum. Rogo ergo te, piissima Mater,
Act of Faith
O Jesus, I am not worthy to receive you, and yet you have come to me that my poor heart may learn of you to be meek and humble. Act of Love Jesus, I love you; I love you with all my heart. You know that I love you, and wish to love you daily more and more.
O Jesus, I believe that I have received your Flesh to eat and your Blood to drink, because you have said it, and your word is true. All that I have and all that I am are your gift and now you have given me yourself. Act of Adoration
entreat for me the forgiveness of all my sins and, in abundant measure, the grace of serving him in the future more faithfully, and at the last, final grace, so that with you I may praise him for all the ages of ages.
impetra mihi veniam omnium peccatorum meorum, uberemque gratiam ipsi deinceps fidelius serviendi, ac denique gratiam finalem, ut eum tecum laudare possim per omnia sæcula sæculorum. Amen. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
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O Jesus, my God, my Creator, I adore you, because from your hands I came and with you I am to be happy for ever. Act of Humility
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Jesus, you have given yourself to me, and now let me give myself to you: I give you my body, that I may be chaste and pure. I give you my soul, that I may be free from sin. I give you my heart, that I may always love you. I give you my every breath that I shall breathe, and especially my last. I give you myself in life and in death, that I may be yours for ever and ever. For Yourself O Jesus, wash away my sins with your Precious Blood.
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Listen now for a moment to Jesus Christ; perhaps he has something to say to you. Answer Jesus in your heart, and tell him all your troubles. Then say: For Perseverance Jesus, I am going away for a time, but, I trust, not without you. You are with me by your grace. I resolve never to leave you by mortal sin. Although I am so weak I have such hope in you. Give me grace to persevere. Amen.
O Jesus, may I lead a good life; may I die a happy death. May I receive you before I die. May I say when I am dying: “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul”.
O Jesus, the struggle against temptation is not yet finished. My Jesus, when temptation comes near me, make me strong against it. In the moment of temptation may I always say: “My Jesus, mercy! Mary, help!”
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Spiritual Communion is the heartfelt desire to receive Our Lord, even when we are unable because of the distance or for some other reason. This desire to receive him through spiritual Communion is an act of love which prolongs our thanksgiving even when we are not in the Eucharistic presence of Our Lord. The wish to live constantly in his presence can be fuelled by acts of love and desire to be united with him and is a means of drawing more deeply from the life of the Holy Spirit dwelling within our souls in the state of grace. ‘The effects of a sacrament can be received by desire. Although in such a case the sacrament is not received physically . . . nevertheless the actual reception of the sacrament itself brings with it fuller effect than receiving it through desire alone’ (St Thomas Aquinas). The writings of the saints reveal many formulae for making a spiritual Communion: Acts of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as being already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. (St Alphonsus Liguori)
I wish, my Lord, to receive You with the purity, humility and devotion with which your Most Holy Mother received You, with the spirit and fervour of the saints. Come, Lord Jesus. Give me, good Lord, a longing to be with You ... give me warmth, delight and quickness in thinking upon You. And give me Your grace to long for Your holy sacraments, and specially to rejoice in the presence of Your very blessed Body, Sweet Saviour Christ, in the Holy Sacrament of the altar. (St Thomas More)
IF I CAN’T GET TO MASS Spiritual Communion
(Pope Benedict XVI)
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This Mass is used on the evening of 24 December, either before or after First Vespers (Evening Prayer I) of the Nativity.
Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ex 16:6-7 Ant. ad introitum TODAY you will know that the Lord will come, and he will save us, and in the morning you will see his glory. HODIE scietis, quia veniet Dominus, et salvabit nos, et mane videbitis gloriam eius.
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
Today, anyone wishing to enter the Church of Jesus’s Nativity in Bethlehem will find that the doorway five and a half metres high, through which emperors and caliphs used to enter the building, is now largely walled up. Only a low opening of one and a half metres has remained. The intention was probably to provide the church with better protection from attack, but above all to prevent people from entering God’s house on horseback. Anyone wishing to enter the place of Jesus’s birth has to bend down. It seems to me that a deeper truth is revealed here, which should touch our hearts on this holy night: if we want to find the God who appeared as a child, then we must dismount from the high horse of our “enlightened” reason. We must set aside our false certainties, our intellectual pride, which prevents us from recognising God’s closeness. We must follow the interior path of Saint Francis - the path leading to that ultimate outward and inward simplicity which enables the heart to see. We must bend down, spiritually we must as it were go on foot, in order to pass through the portal of faith and encounter the God who is so different from our prejudices and opinions - the God who conceals himself in the humility of a newborn baby. In this spirit let us celebrate the liturgy of the holy night, let us strip away our fixation on what is material, on what can be measured and grasped. Let us allow ourselves to be made simple by the God who reveals himself to the simple of heart.
Solemnity At the Vigil Mass 24 December
The Lord takes delight in you.
FIRST READING
The nations then will see your integrity, all the kings your glory, and you will be called by a new name, one which the mouth of the Lord will confer.
Deus,QuiDominummereamur,nostrum,IesumChristum.tecumvivitetregnatinunitateSpiritusSancti,peromniasæculasæculorum.
The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said. Collect Collecta O God, who gladden us year by year as we wait in hope for our redemption, grant that, just as we joyfully welcome your Only Begotten Son as our Redeemer, we may also merit to face him confidently when he comes again as our Judge. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Deus, qui nos redemptionis nostræ annua exspectatione lætificas, præsta, ut Unigenitum tuum, quem læti suscipimus Redemptorem, venientem quoque Iudicem securi videre
About Sion I will not be silent, about Jerusalem I will not grow weary, until her integrity shines out like the dawn and her salvation flames like a torch.
A reading from the prophet Isaiah 62:1-5
You are to be a crown of splendour in the hand of the Lord, a princely diadem in the hand of your God; no longer are you to be named ‘Forsaken’ nor your land ‘Abandoned’, but you shall be called ‘My Delight’ and your land ‘The Wedded’; for the Lord takes delight in you and your land will have its wedding.
Like a young man marrying a virgin, so will the one who built you wed you, and as the bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so will your God rejoice in you.
The word of the Lord.
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I will keep my love for him always; for him my covenant shall endure.’
The word of the Lord.
When Paul reached Antioch in Pisidia, he stood up in the synagogue, held up a hand for silence and began to speak: ‘Men of Israel, and fearers of God, listen! The God of our nation Israel chose our ancestors, and made our people great when they were living as foreigners in Egypt; then by divine power he led them out.
Gospel Acclamation R. Alleluia, alleluia! Tomorrow there will be an end to the sin of the world and the saviour of the world will be our king. R. Alleluia!
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Responsorial Psalm Ps 88:4-5,16-17,27,29. R. Cf. v.2 R. I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord. ‘I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant: I will establish your dynasty for ever and set up your throne through all ages.’ R. Happy the people who acclaim such a king, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face, who find their joy every day in your name, who make your justice the source of their bliss. R. ‘He will say to me: “You are my father, my God, the rock who saves me.”
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 13:16-17,22-25
R. SECOND READING
Paul’s witness to Christ, the son of David.
‘Then he made David their king, of whom he approved in these words, “I have selected David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will carry out my whole purpose.” To keep his promise, God has raised up for Israel one of David’s descendants, Jesus, as Saviour, whose coming was heralded by John when he proclaimed a baptism of repentance for the whole people of Israel. Before John ended his career he said, “I am not the one you imagine me to be; that one is coming after me and I am not fit to undo his sandal.”’
The ancestry of Jesus Christ, the son of David. A genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, Tamar being their mother, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon was the father of Boaz, Rahab being his mother, Boaz the father of Obed, Ruth being his mother, Obed was the father of Jesse; and Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife, Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah; and Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers. Then the deportation to Babylon took place. After the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim,
24 December 191 GOSPEL A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 1:1-25
All kneel at the words and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate. Prayer over the Offerings Super oblata
As we look forward, O Lord, to the coming festivities, may we serve you all the more eagerly for knowing that in them you make manifest the beginnings of our redemption.
Through Christ our Lord. Tanto nos, Domine, quæsumus, promptiore servitio hæc præcurrere concede sollemnia, quanto in his constare principium nostræ redemptionis ostendis. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
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[This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a man of honour and wanting to spare her publicity, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’ Now all this took place to fulfil the words spoken by the Lord through the prophet: The Virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel, a name which means ‘God-is-with-us’. When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do: he took his wife to his home and, though he had not had intercourse with her, she gave birth to a son; and he named him Jesus. The Gospel of the Lord.] Shorter Form, verses 18-25. Read between [ ] The Creed is said.
Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary; of her was born Jesus who is called Christ.
The sum of generations is therefore: fourteen from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Babylonian deportation; and fourteen from the Babylonian deportation to Christ.
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A formula of Solemn Blessing, pp.132-135, may be used. At the Mass during the Night 25 December If, as in Bethlehem, the darkness of night overwhelms you, if you feel surrounded by cold indifference, if the hurt you carry inside cries out, “You are of little account; you are worthless; you will never be loved the way you want”, tonight, if this is what you are feeling, God answers back. He tells you: “I love you just as you are. Your littleness does not frighten me, your failings do not trouble me. I became little for your sake. To be your God, I became your brother. Don’t be afraid of me. Find in me your measure of greatness. I am close to you, and one thing only do I ask: trust me and open your heart to me”. (Pope Francis) On the Nativity of the Lord all Priests may celebrate or concelebrate three Masses, provided the Masses are celebrated at their proper times. Entrance Antiphon Ps 2:7 Ant. ad introitum THE Lord said to me: You are my Son. It is I who have begotten you this day.
DOMINUS dixit ad me: Filius meus es tu, ego hodie genui te.
Prayer after Communion Post communionem Grant, O Lord, we pray, that we may draw new vigour from celebrating the Nativity of your Only Begotten Son, by whose heavenly mystery we receive both food and drink. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Da nobis, quæsumus, Domine, Unigeniti Filii tui recensita nativitate vegetari, cuius cælesti mysterio pascimur et potamur. Qui vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculorum.
Preface I, II or III of the Nativity of the Lord, pp.44-47 Communion Antiphon Cf. Is 40:5 Ant. ad communionem The glory of t he Lord will be revealed, and all flesh will see the salvation of our God. Revelabitur gloria Domini, et videbit omnis caro salutare Dei nostri.
Or: Let us all rejoice in the Lord, for our Saviour has been born in the world. Today true peace has come down to us from heaven.
Vel: Gaudeamus omnes in Domino, quia Salvator noster natus est in mundo. Hodie nobis de cælo pax vera descendit.
You have made their gladness greater, you have made their joy increase; they rejoice in your presence as men rejoice at harvest time, as men are happy when they are dividing the spoils.
For the yoke that was weighing on him, the bar across his shoulders, the rod of his oppressor, these you break as on the day of Midian.
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Collect Collecta O God, who have made this most sacred night radiant with the splendour of the true light, grant, we pray, that we, who have known the mysteries of his light on earth, may also delight in his gladness in heaven. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
The people that walked in darkness has seen a great light; on those who live in a land of deep shadow a light has shone.
The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.
A reading from the prophet Isaiah 9:1-7
Deus, qui hanc sacratissimam verinoctemluminis da,illustrationefecisticlarescere,quæsumus,ut,cuiusin terra mysteria lucis agnovimus, eius quoque gaudiis perfruamur in cælo. Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
FIRST READING
A Son is given to us.
For all the footgear of battle, every cloak rolled in blood, is andburnt, consumed by fire. For there is a child born for us, a son given to us and dominion is laid on his shoulders; and this is the name they give him: Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God, Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace. Wide is his dominion in a peace that has no end, for the throne of David and for his royal power, which he establishes and makes secure in justice and integrity. From this time onwards and for ever, the jealous love of the Lord of hosts will do this. The word of the Lord. Responsorial Psalm Ps 95:1-3,11-13. R. Lk 2:11 R. Today a saviour has been born to us; he is Christ the Lord. O sing a new song to the Lord, sing to the Lord all the earth. O sing to the Lord, bless his name. R. Proclaim his help day by day, tell among the nations his glory and his wonders among all the peoples. R. Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad, let the sea and all within it thunder praise, let the land and all it bears rejoice, all the trees of the wood shout for joy at the presence of the Lord for he comes, he comes to rule the earth. R. With justice he will rule the world, he will judge the peoples with his truth. R.
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Gospel Acclamation Lk 2:10-11
A reading from the letter of St Paul to Titus 2:11-14
God’s grace has been revealed to the whole human race. God’s grace has been revealed, and it has made salvation possible for the whole human race and taught us that what we have to do is to give up everything that does not lead to God, and all our worldly ambitions; we must be self-restrained and live good and religious lives here in this present world, while we are waiting in hope for the blessing which will come with the Appearing of the glory of our great God and saviour Christ Jesus. He sacrificed himself for us in order to set us free from all wickedness and to purify a people so that it could be his very own and would have no ambition except to do good.
SECOND READING
R. Alleluia!
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R. Alleluia, alleluia! I bring you news of great joy: today a saviour has been born to us, Christ the Lord.
GOSPEL
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 2:1-14 Today a saviour has been born to you. Caesar Augustus issued a decree for a census of the whole world to be taken. This census – the first – took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria, and everyone went to his own town to be registered. So Joseph set out from the town of Nazareth in Galilee and travelled up to Judaea, to the town of David called Bethlehem, since he was of David’s House and line, in order to be registered together with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to a son, her first-born. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them at the inn. In the countryside close by there were shepherds who lived in the fields and took it in turns to watch their flocks during the night. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were terrified, but the angel said, ‘Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people. Today in the town of David a saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. And
Communion Antiphon Jn 1:14 Ant. ad communionem
Preface I, II or III of the Nativity of the Lord, pp.44-47.
PeraddignisfrequentareRedemptorisnativitatemnostrigaudemus,conversationibuseiusmereamurpervenireconsortium.ChristumDominumnostrum.
A formula of Solemn Blessing, pp.132-135, may be used.
The Gospel of the Lord. The Creed is said. All kneel at the words and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate.
The Word became flesh, and we have seen his glory. Verbum caro factum est, et vidimus gloriam eius. Prayer after Communion Post communionem Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God, that we, who are gladdened by participation in the feast of our Redeemer’s Nativity, may through an honourable way of life become worthy of union with him. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Da nobis, Dominequæsumus,Deusnoster, ut, qui
Grata tibi sit, Domine, quæsumus, hodiernæ festivitatis oblatio, ut, per hæc sacrosancta commercia, in illius inveniamur forma, in quo tecum est nostra substantia. Qui vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculorum.
Prayer over the Offerings Super oblata May the oblation of this day’s feast be pleasing to you, O Lord, we pray, that through this most holy exchange we may be found in the likeness of Christ, in whom our nature is united to you. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
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Da, quæsumus, omnipotens Deus, ut dum nova incarnati Verbi tui luce perfundimur, hoc in nostro resplendeat opere, quod per fidem fulget in mente.
At the Mass at Dawn
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The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.
God lowers himself and we try to become great. The Most High goes in search of shepherds, the unseen in our midst, and we look for visibility; we want to be seen. Jesus is born in order to serve, and we spend a lifetime pursuing success. God does not seek power and might; he asks for tender love and interior littleness. (Pope Francis)
LUX fulgebit hodie super nos, quia natus est nobis Dominus; et vocabitur admirabilis, Deus, Princeps pacis, Pater futuri sæculi: cuius regni non erit finis.
Collect Collecta Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, as we are bathed in the new radiance of your incarnate Word, the light of faith, which illumines our minds, may also shine through in our deeds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Entrance Antiphon Cf. Is 9:1,5; Lk 1:33 Ant. ad introitum TODAY a light will shine upon us, for the Lord is born for us; and he will be called Wondrous God, Prince of peace, Father of future ages: and his reign will be without end.
Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
Let us ask ourselves: can we accept God’s way of doing things? This is the challenge of Christmas: God reveals himself, but men and women fail to understand. He makes himself little in the eyes of the world, while we continue to seek grandeur in the eyes of the world, perhaps even in his name.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 96:1,6,11-12
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The word of the Lord.
And you shall be called ‘The-sought-after’, The‘City-not-forsaken’.wordoftheLord.
A reading from the prophet Isaiah 62:11-12
Look, your saviour comes. This the Lord proclaims to the ends of the earth: Say to the daughter of Sion, ‘Look, your saviour comes, the prize of his victory with him, his trophies before him.’
R. This day new light will shine upon the earth: the Lord is born for us.
A reading from the letter of St Paul to Titus 3:4-7
The Lord is king, let earth rejoice, the many coastlands be glad. The skies proclaim his justice; all peoples see his glory. R. Light shines forth for the just and joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice, you just, in the Lord; give glory to his holy name. R. SECOND READING
When the kindness and love of God our saviour for mankind were revealed, it was not because he was concerned with any righteous actions we might have done ourselves; it was for no reason except his own compassion that he saved us, by means of the cleansing water of rebirth and by renewing us with the Holy Spirit which he has so generously poured over us through Jesus Christ our saviour. He did this so that we should be justified by his grace, to become heirs looking forward to inheriting eternal life.
FIRST READING
They shall be called ‘The Holy People’, ‘The Lord’s Redeemed’.
It was for no reason except his own compassion that he saved us.
The Gospel of the Lord. The Creed is said. All kneel at the words and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate.
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R. Alleluia, alleluia! Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace to men who enjoy his favour.
Prayer over the Offerings Super oblata May our offerings be worthy, we pray, O Lord, of the mysteries of the Nativity this day, that, just as Christ was born a man and also shone forth as God, so these earthly gifts may confer on us what is divine. Through Christ our Lord. Munera nostra, quæsumus, Domine, nativitatis hodiernæ mysteriis apta proveniant, ut sicut homo genitus idem præfulsit et Deus, sic nobis hæc terrena substantia conferat quod divinum est. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
Gospel Acclamation Lk 2:14
Preface I, II or III of the Nativity of the Lord, pp.44-47. Communion Antiphon Cf. Zc 9:9 Ant. ad communionem Rejoice, O Daughter Sion; lift up praise, Daughter Jerusalem: Behold, your King will come, the Holy One and Saviour of the world. Exsulta, filia Sion, lauda, filia Ierusalem: ecce Rex tuus veniet sanctus et salvator mundi.
R. Alleluia!
The shepherds found Mary and Joseph and the baby. Now when the angels had gone from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.’ So they hurried away and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. When they saw the child they repeated what they had been told about him, and everyone who heard it was astonished at what the shepherds had to say. As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds went back glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; it was exactly as they had been told.
GOSPEL
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 2:15-20
At the Mass during the Day
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The Word of God, who created the world and who gives meaning to history and to humanity’s journey, became flesh and came to dwell among us. He came like a whisper, like the murmur of a gentle breeze, to fill with wonder the heart of every man and woman who is open to this mystery. The Word became flesh in order to dialogue with us. God does not desire to carry on a monologue, but a dialogue. For God himself, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is dialogue, an eternal and infinite communion of love and life. By the coming of Jesus, the Person of the Word made flesh, into our world, God showed us the way of encounter and dialogue. Indeed, he made that way incarnate in himself, so that we might know it and follow it, in trust and hope. (Pope Francis)
Entrance Antiphon Cf. Is 9:5 Ant. ad introitum ACHILD is born for us, and a son is given to us; his sceptre of power rests upon his shoulder, and his name will be called Messenger of great counsel.
Prayer after Communion Post communionem Grant us, Lord, as we honour with joyful devotion the Nativity of your Son, that we may come to know with fullness of faith the hidden depths of this mystery and to love them ever more and more. Through Christ our Lord.
Da nobis, Domine, Filii tui nativitatem læta devotione colentibus, huius arcana mysterii et plena fide cognoscere, et pleniore caritatis ardore diligere. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. A formula of Solemn Blessing, pp.132-135 may be used.
natus est nobis, et filius datus est nobis, cuius imperium super humerum eius, et vocabitur nomen eius magni consilii Angelus. The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.
PUER
Deus, qui substantiæhumanædignitatem et mirabiliter condidisti, et mirabilius reformasti, da, quæsumus, nobis eius divinitatis esse consortes, qui humanitatis nostræ fieri dignatus est particeps. Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
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FIRST READING
All the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. How beautiful on the mountains, are the feet of one who brings good news, who heralds peace, brings happiness, proclaims salvation, and tells Sion, ‘Your God is king!’ Listen! Your watchmen raise their voices, they shout for joy together, for they see the Lord face to face, as he returns to Sion. Break into shouts of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem; for the Lord is consoling his people, redeeming Jerusalem. The Lord bares his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. The word of the Lord.
A reading from the prophet Isaiah 52:7-10
O God, who wonderfully created the dignity of human nature and still more wonderfully restored it, grant, we pray, that we may share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
SEC OND READING
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews 1:1-6 God has spoken to us through his Son. At various times in the past and in various different ways, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets; but in our own time, the last days, he has spoken to us through his Son, the Son that he has appointed to inherit everything and through whom he made everything there is. He is the radiant light of God’s glory and the perfect copy of his nature, sustaining the universe by his powerful command; and now that he has destroyed the defilement of sin, he has gone to take his place in heaven at the right hand of divine Majesty. So he is now as far above the angels as the title which he has inherited is higher than their own name.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 97:1-6. R. v.3 R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have brought salvation. R. The Lord has made known his salvation; has shown his justice to the nations. He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
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Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring out your joy. R. Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp, with the sound of music. With trumpets and the sound of the horn acclaim the King, the Lord. R.
Gospel Acclamation. R. Alleluia, alleluia! A hallowed day has dawned upon us. Come, you nations, worship the Lord, for today a great light has shone down upon the earth. R. Alleluia!
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 1:1-18 The Word was made flesh, and lived among us. [In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things came to be, not one thing had its being but through him.
A man came, sent by God. His name was John. He came as a witness, as a witness to speak for the light, so that everyone might believe through him. He was not the light, only a witness to speak for the light. [The Word was the true light that enlightens all men; and he was coming into the world.
God has never said to any angel: You are my Son, today I have become your father; or: I will be a father to him and he a son to me. Again, when he brings the First-born into the world, he says: Let all the angels of God worship him. The word of the Lord.
All that came to be had life in him and that life was the light of men, a light that shines in the dark, a light that darkness could not overpower.]
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GOSPEL
John appears as his witness. He proclaims: ‘This is the one of whom I said: He who comes after me ranks before me because he existed before me.’ Indeed, from his fullness we have, all of us, received –yes, grace in return for grace, since, though the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth have come through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, it is the only Son, who is nearest to the Father’s heart, who has made him known. [The Gospel of the Lord.] Shorter Form, verses 1-5,9-14. Read between [ ] The Creed is said. All kneel at the words and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate.
He was in the world that had its being through him, and the world did not know him. He came to his own domain and his own people did not accept him.
But to all who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to all who believe in the name of him who was born not out of human stock or urge of the flesh or will of man but of God himself. The Word was made flesh, he lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory that is his as the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.]
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Prayer after Communion Post communionem Grant, O merciful God, that, just as the Saviour of the world, born this day, is the author of divine generation for us, so he may be the giver even of immortality. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Preface I, II or III of the Nativity of the Lord, pp.44-47.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Viderunt omnes fines terræ salutare Dei nostri.
Prayer over the Offerings Super oblata Make acceptable, O Lord, our oblation on this solemn day, when you manifested the reconciliation that makes us wholly pleasing in your sight and inaugurated for us the fullness of divine worship. Through Christ our Lord.
Oblatio tibi sit, Domine, hodiernæ sollemnitatis accepta, qua et nostræ reconciliationis processit perfecta placatio, et divini cultus nobis est indita plenitudo. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
Præsta, misericors Deus, ut natus hodie Salvator mundi, sicut divinæ nobis generationis est auctor, ita et immortalitatis sit ipse largitor. Qui vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculorum. A formula of Solemn Blessing, pp.132-135, may be used.
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Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 97:3 Ant. ad communionem
DIGNUS est Agnus, qui occisus est, accipere virtutem et divinitatem et sapientiam et fortitudinem et honorem. Ipsi gloria et imperium in sæcula sæculorum.
Collect Collecta Almighty ever-living God, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of the universe, grant, we pray, that the whole creation, set free from slavery, may render your majesty service and ceaselessly proclaim your Throughpraise.ourLord
The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.
Entrance Antiphon Rv 5:12; 1:6 Ant. ad introitum
Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui in dilecto Filio tuo, universorum Rege, omnia instaurare voluisti, concede propitius, ut tota creatura, a servitute liberata, tuæ maiestati deserviat ac te sine fine collaudet.
Solemnity
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OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
HOW worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and divinity, and wisdom and strength and honour. To him belong glory and power for ever and ever.
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As for you, my sheep, the Lord says this: I will judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and he-goats. The word of the Lord.
A reading from the prophet Ezekiel 34:11-12,15 17
Responsorial Psalm Ps 22:1-3,5-6. R. v.1 R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose. R. Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. He guides me along the right path; he is true to his name. R. You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes. My head you have anointed with oil; my cup is overflowing. R. Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life.
In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever. R.
As for you, my sheep, I will judge between sheep and sheep. The Lord says this: I am going to look after my flock myself and keep all of it in view. As a shepherd keeps all his flock in view when he stands up in the middle of his scattered sheep, so shall I keep my sheep in view. I shall rescue them from wherever they have been scattered during the mist and darkness. I myself will pasture my sheep, I myself will show them where to rest it is the Lord who speaks. I shall look for the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the wounded and make the weak strong. I shall watch over the fat and healthy. I shall be a true shepherd to them.
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The word of the Lord.
Blessings on the coming kingdom of our father David! R. Alleluia!
He will take his seat on his throne of glory, and he will separate men one from another. Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. All the nations will be assembled before him and he will separate men one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats. He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right hand, “Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me.” Then the virtuous will say to him in reply, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and make you welcome; naked and clothe you; sick or in prison and go to see
He will hand over the kingdom to God the Father; so that God may be all in all. Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep. Death came through one man and in the same way the resurrection of the dead has come through one man. Just as all men die in Adam, so all men will be brought to life in Christ; but all of them in their proper order: Christ as the first-fruits and then, after the coming of Christ, those who belong to him. After that will come the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, having done away with every sovereignty, authority and power. For he must be king until he has put all his enemies under his feet and the last of the enemies to be destroyed is death. And when everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subject in his turn to the One who subjected all things to him, so that God may be all in all.
GOSPEL
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians 15:20-26,28
Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord!
Gospel Acclamation Mk 11:10 R. Alleluia, alleluia!
SECOND READING
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 25:31 46
As we offer you, O Lord, the sacrifice by which the human race is reconciled to you, we humbly pray that your Son himself may bestow on all nations the gifts of unity and peace. Through Christ our Lord.
God. For you anointed your Only Begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, with the oil of gladness as eternal Priest and King of all creation, Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare, nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere: Domine, sancte Pater, omnipotens æterne Deus: Qui Unigenitum Filium tuum, Dominum nostrum Iesum oleoSacerdotemChristum,æternumetuniversorumRegem,exsultationisunxisti:
ut ipse Filius tuus cunctis gentibus unitatis et pacis dona concedat. Qui vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculorum. Preface: Christ, King of the Universe. Præfatio: De Christo universorum Rege. It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy almightyFather,andeternal
Hostiam tibi, Domine, humanæofferentes,reconciliationissuppliciterdeprecamur,
26 n ovember 635 you?” And the King will answer, “I tell you solemnly, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.” Next he will say to those on his left hand, “Go away from me, with your curse upon you, to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you never gave me food; I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to drink; I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, naked and you never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited me.” Then it will be their turn to ask, “Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or naked, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?” Then he will answer, “I tell you solemnly, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me.” And they will go away to eternal punishment, and the virtuous to eternal life.’
The Gospel of the Lord. The Creed is said. Prayer over the Offerings Super oblata
ut, seipsum in ara crucis hostiam immaculatam et pacificam offerens, redemptionissacramentahumanæperageret: et, suo subiectis imperio omnibus creaturis, æternum et universale regnum immensæ tuæ traderet maiestati: regnum veritatis et vitæ; regnum sanctitatis et gratiæ; regnumamorisiustitiæ,etpacis. Et ideo cum Angelis et Archangelis, cum Thronis et Dominationibus, cumquemilitiaomnicælestis exercitus, hymnum gloriæ tuæ canimus, sine fine dicentes: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus . . .
Communion Antiphon Ps 28:10-11 Ant. ad communionem
Prayer after Communion Post communionem
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Having received the food of immortality, we ask, O Lord, that, glorying in obedience to the commands of Christ, the King of the universe, we may live with him eternally in his heavenly Kingdom. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
And so, with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominions, and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven, we sing the hymn of your glory, as without end we acclaim: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts...
Immortalitatis alimoniam consecuti, quæsumus, Domine, ut, qui Christi Regis universorum gloriamur obœdire mandatis, cum ipso in cælesti regno sine fine vivere valeamus. Qui vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculorum.
so that, by offering himself on the altar of the Cross as a spotless sacrifice to bring us peace, he might accomplish the mysteries of human redemption and, making all created things subject to his rule, he might present to the immensity of your majesty an eternal and universal kingdom, a kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love and peace.
The Lord sits as King for ever. The Lord will bless his people with peace. Sedebit Dominus Rex in æternum; Dominus benedicet populo suo in pace.
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O saving Victim, opening wide The gate of heav’n to man below: Our foes press on from every side: Thine aid supply, thy strength bestow. O salutaris hostia, Quæ cæli pandis ostium; Bella premunt hostilia, Da robur, fer auxilium. To thy great name be endless praise, Immortal Godhead, One in Three: O grant us endless length of days In our true native land with thee. Amen. Uni Trinoque Domino Sit sempiterna gloria, Qui vitam sine termino Nobis donet in patria. Amen. Adoration A time for silent prayer, readings from Scripture, litanies or other prayers and hymns may be used. On some occasions, the Prayer of the Church might be said or sung.
RITE OF EUCHARISTIC EXPOSITION AND BENEDICTION
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The service of Benediction developed during the Middle Ages during the Corpus Christi processions in which the Blessed Sacrament was held up for veneration. The service was subsequently used at other times throughout the year as an opportunity to give thanks for the Mass and adore Christ present under the form of bread. Today, the Church encourages this rite to be celebrated in the context of a longer period of reading, prayer and reflection. Exposition
Pange lingua gloriosi Corporis
Of the Glorious Body Telling Pange Lingua Of the glorious Body telling, O my tongue, its mysteries sing, And the Blood, all price excelling, Which the world’s eternal King, In a noble womb once dwelling Shed for the world’s ransoming.
First of all, the minister exposes the Blessed Sacrament while a hymn is sung, during which he incenses the Sacrament. The following or another hymn may be chosen.
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Nobis datus, nobis natus Ex intacta Virgine, Et in mundo conversatus, Sparso verbi semine, Sui moras incolatus Miro clausit ordine. In supremae nocte cœnæ Recumbens cum fratribus, Observata lege plene Cibis in legalibus, Cibum turbæ duodenæ Se dat suis manibus. Verbum caro, panem verum Verbo carnem efficit, Fitque sanguis Christi merum, Et, si sensus deficit, Ad firmandum cor sincerum Sola fides sufficit.
Thy Godhead’s majesty; Sweet light, so shine on us, we pray, That earthly joys may fade away: Sweet Sacrament divine. (Francis(repeat)Stanfield)
Sweet Sacrament divine, Earth’s light and jubilee, In thy far depths doth shine
Sweet Sacrament of rest, Ark from the ocean’s roar, Within thy shelter blest Soon may we reach the shore; Save us, for still the tempest raves, Save, lest we sink beneath the waves: Sweet Sacrament of rest. (repeat)
Given for us, for us descending, Of a Virgin to proceed, Man with man in converse blending, Scattered he the Gospel seed, Till his sojourn drew to ending, Which he closed in wondrous deed. At the last great Supper lying Circled by his brethren’s band, Meekly with the law complying, First he finished its command Then, immortal Food supplying, Gave himself with his own hand. Word made Flesh, by word he maketh Very bread his Flesh to be; Man in wine Christ’s Blood Andpartaketh,ifsenses fail to see, Faith alone the true heart waketh To behold the mystery.
Sweet Sacrament Divine Sweet Sacrament divine, Hid in thine earthly home; Lo! round thy lowly shrine, With suppliant hearts we come; Jesus, to thee our voice we raise In songs of love and heartfelt praise: Sweet Sacrament divine. (repeat)
Sweet Sacrament of peace, Dear home of every heart, Where restless yearnings cease And sorrows all depart; There in thine ear, all trustfully We tell our tale of misery; Sweet Sacrament of peace. (repeat)
Benediction
The minister then says the following prayer (or a suitable alternative) Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the eucharist as the memorial of your suffering and death. May our worship of this sacrament of your body and blood help us to experience the salvation you won for us and the peace of the kingdom where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. R. Amen.
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Deus,Oremus.qui nobis sub sacramento mirabili passionis tuæ memoriam reliquisti: tribue, quæsumus, ita nos Corporis et Sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari, ut redemptionis tuæ fructum in nobis iugiter sentiamus. Qui vivis et regnas in sæcula sæculorum. R. Amen. The Priest or Deacon now puts on the humeral veil and blesses the congregation with the Blessed Sacrament. The Divine Praises formerly said at this point may more properly be included within the period of adoration.
Towards the end of the exposition, the priest or deacon goes to the altar, genuflects and kneels. Then this hymn or a suitable alternative is sung, during which the minister incenses the sacrament. Therefore we, before him bending This great Sacrament revere Types and shadows have their ending, For the newer rite is here Faith, our outward sense befriending, Makes the inward vision clear. Glory let us give, and blessing To the Father and the Son; Honour, might, and praise addressing, While eternal ages run; Ever too his love confessing, Who, from both, with both is one. Amen.
Tantum ergo Sacramentum Veneremur cernui, Et antiquum documentum Novo cedat ritui; Præstet fides supplementum Sensuum defectui. Genitori, Genitoque Laus et iubilatio. Salus, honor, virtus quoque Sit et Amen.ComparProcedentibenedictio;abutroquesitlaudatio.
Immediately after the Blessed Sacrament is reposed in the tabernacle, the following may be sung: Ant. Let us adore for ever the most holy Sacrament. Ps. O praise the Lord, all you nations, Acclaim him, all you peoples! For his mercy is confirmed upon us and the truth of the Lord remains for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Ant. Let us adore for ever the most holy Sacrament. Ant. Adoremus in æternum sanctissimum Sacramentum. Ps. Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes: laudate eum, omnes populi: Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia eius: et veritas Domini manet in etSicutGloriaæternum.Patri,etFilio,etSpirituiSancto.eratinprincipio,etnunc,etsemper,insæculasæculorum. Amen. Ant. Adoremus in æternum sanctissimum Sacramentum. An alternative acclamation: O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine! All praise, and all thanksgiving, Be every moment thine!
Reposition
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The Divine Praises Blessed be God. Blessed be his holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the name of Jesus. Blessed be his most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary, most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be St Joseph, her spouse most chaste. Blessed be God in his Angels and in his Saints.