Chapter X: Front Matter (10)
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Jesus, receive our prayers. Lord Jesus, grant our petitions.
O God the Father, Creator of the world,
_Have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed._
O God the Son, Redeemer of mankind,
_Deliver the souls of the faithful departed._
O God the Holy Ghost, perfecter of the elect,
_Accomplish the bliss of the faithful departed._
Blessed Virgin Mary, who, by the special privilege of grace, was triumphantly assumed into the kingdom of thy Son, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
Blessed angels, who, ordering aright the first act of your will, were fixed forthwith in unchangeable happiness, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
Blessed patriarchs, who were filled with joy when the Desired of Nations put an end to your captivity, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
Blessed prophets, who after patiently awaiting the arrival of the Messiah, were at length consoled by a visit from him in person, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
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Blessed saints, who at the glorious resurrection of our Saviour, were translated from Limbo to the visible presence of God, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
Blessed apostles, who at the last day shall sit to judge the twelve tribes of Israel, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
Blessed disciples of our Lord, who followed his steps in the narrow paths to perfection, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
Blessed martyrs, who passed through the sea of your own blood, entering immediately into the land of promise, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
Blessed confessors, who despised the vanity of the earth, and placed your affections on the joys of heaven, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
Blessed virgins, who, with your lighted lamps, awaited the coming of the heavenly spouse, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
O holy saints, who, being freed from all irregular attachment to creatures, were perfectly fitted for an immediate union with your Creator, _Pray for the souls of the faithful departed._
Be merciful, O Lord, and pardon their sins.
Be merciful, O Lord, and hear their prayers.
From the shades of death, where the light of thy countenance shineth not, _Deliver them, O Lord._
From the evils to which immortification in this world must expose them in the other, _Deliver them, O Lord._
From thy displeasure, provoked by negligence and ingratitude,
_Deliver them, O Lord._
From the pains of purgatory, so justly inflicted upon unexpiated sins, _Deliver them, O Lord._
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From the torments of purgatory, incomparably greater than the bitterest anguish of this life, _Deliver them, O Lord._
By the multitude of thy mercies, ever compassionate to human frailties, _Deliver them, O Lord._
By the virtue of thy cross, whereon thou reconciledst the world to thy Father, _Deliver them, O Lord._
By thy victorious descent into hell, to break the chains of death, _Deliver them, O Lord._
By thy glorious resurrection from the tomb, to open the kingdom of heaven, _Deliver them, O Lord._
By thy triumphant ascension into heaven, to lead captivity captive, _Deliver them, O Lord._
By thy dread coming to judge the world,
_Deliver them, O Lord._
We sinners,
_Beseech thee to hear us._
That it please thee to hasten the day when thy faithful shall be delivered from the mansions of sorrow, _We Beseech thee to hear us._
That it please thee to shorten the time of their expiation, and to admit them speedily into thy heavenly sanctuary, _We Beseech thee to hear us._
That it please thee through the prayers and good works performed in thy church, to receive them into thy eternal tabernacles, _We Beseech thee to hear us._
That it please thee to accept, in atonement for their sins, the infinite value of thy unbloody sacrifice, _We Beseech thee to hear us._
That the blessed view of Jesus may comfort them, and his unfading glory shine upon them, _We Beseech thee to hear us._
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That the whole triumphant church may soon celebrate their deliverance and the choir of angels sing new hymns of joy, on their neverending happiness, _We Beseech thee to hear us._
That we ourselves may share in their triumph, and unite with all the citizens of heaven in eternal alleluias, _We Beseech thee to hear us._
Son of God,
_We Beseech thee to hear us._
Lamb of God, who shalt come with glory to judge the living and the dead, _Give rest to the souls of the faithful departed_.
Lamb of God, at whose presence the heavens and the earth shall be moved, _Give rest to the souls of the faithful departed_.
Lamb of God, in whose book of life the names of thy elect are inscribed, _Give rest to the souls of the faithful departed_.
The Antiphon.
Deliver us, O Lord, from eternal death, in that tremendous day, when the heavens and the earth shall be moved; whilst thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. We tremble and are sore afraid at the discussion which will take place, and at thy future wrath; when the heavens and the earth shall be moved; when thou shalt come to judge the world by fire.
That day is a day of wrath, of calamity, and of misery; a great and a most bitter day; when thou shalt come to judge the world by fire.
Give them, O Lord, eternal rest, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Amen.
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Let Us Pray.
O God, the creator and redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of thy servants departed, the remission of all their sins, that by means of pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon which they have ever earnestly desired: who livest and reignest, &c. Amen.
A Prayer Upon The Day
Of A Person's Decease Or Burial.
O Lord, we commend unto thy infinite clemency, the souls of thy servants lately deceased: pardon them, we beseech thee, in the multitude of thy mercies, the sins which they have committed through human frailty, and grant them eternal life in thy kingdom of bliss. Amen.
Another Prayer.
O God, whose property it is always to have mercy, and to spare, we humbly present our prayers to thee in behalf of the soul of thy servant _N_. which thou hast called out of this world, beseeching thee not to deliver into the hands of the enemy, nor forget it for ever; but command it to be received by the holy angels, and to be carried into paradise; that as it believed and hoped in thee, it may be delivered from the pains of hell, and inherit life everlasting; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Vespers For Sundays.
Our Father. Hail Mary. (_In silence_.)
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V. Deus, in adjutorium meum intende.
V. O God, come to my assistance.
R. Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Ghost.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula
sæculorum. Amen. Alleluia.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen. Alleluiah.
From Saturday before Septuagesaima Sunday, till Saturday in
Holy Week, instead of _Alleluia_, is said,
Laus tibi, Domine, Rex eternæ gloriæ.
Praise be to thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.
N. B.--In Paschal time all the Psalms are said under this only. Anthem. _Alleluia_.
_Ant_. Dixit Dominus.
_Ant_. The Lord said.
_Ant_. Alleluia.
_Ant_. Alleluiah.
Psalm CIX.
_Christ's Exaltation and everlasting Priesthood._
Dixit Dominus Domino meo: *sede a dextris meis.
The Lord said unto my Lord, sit on my right hand.
Donec ponam inimicos tuos: *scabellum pedum tuorum.
Until I make thy enemies the footstool of thy feet.
Virgam virtutis tuæ emittet Dominus ex Sion: *Dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum.
The Lord will send the sceptre of thy power out of Sion: rule
thou in the midst of thy enemies.
Tecum principium in die virtutis tuæ, in splendoribus sanctorum: *ex utero ante luciferum genui te.
Dominion shall be with thee in the day of thy power in the
brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day star I
begat thee.
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Juravit Dominus, et non pœnitebit eum: *Tu es sacerdos in æternam secundum ordinem Melchisedech.
The Lord swore, and it shall not repent him: Thou art a priest
for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech.
Dominus a dextris tuis: *confregit in die iræ suæ reges.
The Lord at thy right hand hath broken kings in the day of his
wrath.
Judicabit in nationibus, implebit ruinas: *conquassabit capita in terra multorum.
He shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins: he shall
crush the heads in the land of many.
De torrente in via bibet: *propterea exaltabit caput.
He shall drink of the torrent in the way; therefore shall he
lift up the head.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
_Ant_. Dixit Dominus.
_Ant_. The Lord said unto my Lord: sit thou on my right.
_Ant_. Fidelia.
_Ant_. All his commandments.
Psalm. CX.
_God is to be praised for his graces and benefits to his
Church._
Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo: *in concilio justorum, et congregatione.
I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: in the council
of the just, and in the congregation.
Magna opera Domini: *exquisita in omnes voluntates ejus.
Great are the works of the Lord: sought out according to all
his wills.
Confessio et magnificentia opus ejus: *et justitia ejus manet in sæculum sæculi.
His work is praise and magnificence: and his justice continueth
for ever and ever.
Memoriam fecit mirabilium suorum, misericors et miserator Dominus: *escam dedit timentibus se.
He hath made a remembrance of his wonderful works, being a
merciful and gracious Lord: he hath given food to them that
fear him.
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Memor erit in sæculum testamenti sui; *virtutem operum suorum annuntiabit populo suo.
He will be mindful for ever of his covenant: he will shew forth
to his people the power of his works.
Ut det illis hæreditatem gentium: *opera manuum ejus veritas et judicium.
That he may give them the inheritance of the Gentiles: the
works of his hands are truth and judgment.
Fidelia omnia mandata ejus, confirmata in sæculum sæculi: *facta in veritate et equitate.
All his commandments are faithful: confirmed for ever and ever,
made in truth and equity.
Redemptionem misit populo suo: *mandavit in æternum testamentum suum.
He hath sent redemption to his people: he hath commanded his
covenant for ever.
Sanctum et terribile nomen ejus: *initium sapientiæ timor Domini.
Holy and terrible is his name: the fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom.
Intellectus bonus omnibus facientibus eum *laudatio ejus manet in sæculum sæculi.
A good understanding to all that do it: his praise continued
for ever and ever.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory, &c.
_Ant_. Fidelia.
_Ant_. All his commandments are faithful: confirmed for
ever and ever.
_Ant_. In mandatis.
_Ant_. In his commandments.
Psalm CXI.
_The good man is happy._
Beatus vir, qui timet Dominum: *in mandatis ejus volet nimis.
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight
exceedingly in his commandments.
Potens in terra erit semen ejus: *generatio rectorum benedicetur.
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generations of the
righteous shall be blessed.
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Gloria et divitiæ in domo ejus: *et justitia ejus manet in sæculum sæculi.
Glory and wealth shall be in his house; and his justice
remaineth for ever and ever.
Exortum est in tenebris lumen rectis: *misericors, et miserator et justus.
To the righteous a light is risen up in darkness; he is
merciful, and compassionate and just.
Jucundus homo qui miseretur et commodat: disponet sermones suos in judicio: *quia in æternum non commovebitur.
Acceptable is the man that showeth mercy and lendeth; he shall
order his words with judgment; because he shall not be moved
for ever.
In memoria æterna erit justus: *ab auditione mala non timebit.
The just shall be in everlasting remembrance: he shall not fear
the evil hearing.
Paratum cor ejus sperare in Domino, confirmatum est cor ejus: *non commovebitur, donec despiciat inimicos suos.
His heart is ready to hope in the Lord: his heart is
strengthened, he shall not be moved, until he look over his
enemies.
Dispersit, dedit pauperibus: justitia ejus manet in sæculum sæculi: *cornu ejus exaltabitur in gloria.
He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice
remaineth for ever and ever, his horn shall be exalted in
glory.
Peccator videbit et irascetur, dentibus suis fremet, et tabescet: *desiderium peceatorum peribit.
The wicked shall see and shall be angry, he shall gnash with
his teeth and pine away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory, &c.
_Ant_. In madatis ejus cupit nimis.
_Ant_. In his commandments he has great delight.
_Ant_. Sit nomen Domini.
_Ant_. Let the name of the Lord.
Psalm CXII.
_God is to be praised for his regard to the poor and
humble._
Laudate pueri Dominum: *laudate nomen Domini.
Praise the Lord, ye children: praise ye the name of the Lord.
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Sit nomen Domini benedictum: *ex hoc nunc et usque in sæculum.
Blessed be the name of the Lord, from henceforth now and for
ever.
A solis ortu usque ad occasum: *laudabile nomen Domini.
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the
name of the Lord is worthy of praise.
Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus: *et super cœlos gloria ejus.
The Lord is high above all nations: and his glory above the
heavens.
Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster, qui in altis habitat: *et humilia respicit in cœlo et in terra?
Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high: and looketh
down on the low things in heaven and in earth?
Suscitans a terra inopem: *et de steroore erigens pauperem.
Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor
out of the dunghill:
Ut collocet eum cum principibus: *cum principibus populi sui.
That he may place them with princes, with the princes of his
people.
Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo: *matrem filiorum lætantem.
Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful
mother of children.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory, &c.
_Ant_. Sit nomen Domini.
_Ant_. Let the name of the Lord be blessed for ever.
_Ant_. Nos qui vivimus.
_Ant_. We that live.
Psalm CXVI.
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes: *laudate eum omnes populi.
O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him all ye people.
Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus: *et Veritas Domini manet in æternum.
For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of Lord
remaineth for ever.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
_Ant_. Nos qui vivimus benedicimus Domino.
_Ant_. We that live bless our Lord.
_In Paschal time, Ant_.
Alleluiah, Alleluiah, Alleluiah.
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_The Little Chapter_.--2 Cor. 1.
Benedictus Deus, et Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi, Pater misericordiarum, et Deus totius consolationis, qui consolatur nos in omni tribulatione nostra.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, who comforts us in
all our tribulation.
R. Deo Gratias.
R. Thanks be to God.
_The Hymn Lucis Creator._
Lucis Creator optime,
Lucem dierum proferens,
Primordiis lucis novæ,
Mundi parans originem.
Creator of the radiant light.
Fountain of bliss, essential sight.
Emitting splendour's orient beam.
The world's creation to proclaim.
Qui mane junctum vesperi.
Diem vocari præcipis,
Illabitur Tetrum Chaos;
Audi preces cum fletibus.
Who, with the morn's enliv'ning ray,
Dispell'st the shades and call'st the day;
Approaching night over-spreads the spheres;
Now gracious hear our sighs and tears.
Ne mens gravata crimine
Vitæ sit exul munere;
Dum nil perenne cogitat,
Seseque culpis illigat.
Distain'd with guilt and foul offence,
Let not a sudden summons hence,
Present us at thy awful seat,
Victims of fleeting vain deceit.
Cœleste pulset ostium;
Vitale tollat præmium;
Vitemus omne noxium;
Purgemus omne pessimum.
But rather while at mercy's door,
Contrite, our treasons we deplore,
Admit thy suppliants; grant us peace.
That triumph of thy saving grace.
Præsta, Pater piissime;
Patrique compar, Unice;
Cum Spiritu Paracleto,
Regnans per omne sæculum.
Amen.
Eternal Father, lend thine ear;
Co-eternal Son, receive our prayer;
O Holy Ghost, we cry to thee,
God! three in one eternally.
Amen.
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V. Dirigatur, Domine, oratio mea.
V. Let my prayer, like incense,
R. Sicut incensum in conspectu tuo.
R. Ascend to thee, O Lord.
_The Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary_.--Luke, i.
Magnificat *anima mea Dominum:
My soul doth magnify the Lord:
Et exultavit spiritus meus *in Deo salutari meo.
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ: *ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.
Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for
behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est; *et sanctum nomen ejus.
For he that is mighty, hath done great things to me, and holy
is his name.
Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies, *timentibus eum.
And his mercy is from generation to generation, to them that
fear him.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo; *dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.
He hath showed might in his arm; he hath scattered the proud in
the conceit of their hearts.
Deposuit potentes de sede; *et exaltavit humiles.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted
the humble.
Esurientes implevit bonis; *et divites dimissit inanes.
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he
hath sent away empty.
Suscepit Israel puerum suum, *recordatus misericordiæ suæ.
He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his
mercy.
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros: *Abraham et semini ejus in sæcula.
As he spoke to our Fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for
ever.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory, &c.
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The Litany Of The Blessed Virgin.
In Latin.
Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, audi nos. Christe, exaudi nos.
Pater de cœlis Deus,
_miserere nobis._
Fili redemptor mundi Deus,
_miserere nobis._
Spiritus Sancte Deus,
_miserere nobis._
Sancta Trinitas unus Deus,
_miserere nobis._
Sancta Maria,
_Ora pro nobis._
Sancta Dei Genitrix,
_Ora pro nobis._
Sancta Virgo virginum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Mater Christi,
_Ora pro nobis._
Mater Divinæ gratis,
_Ora pro nobis._
Mater purissima,
_Ora pro nobis._
Mater castissima,
_Ora pro nobis._
Mater inviolata,
_Ora pro nobis._
Mater intemerata,
_Ora pro nobis._
Mater amabilis,
_Ora pro nobis._
Mater admirabilis,
_Ora pro nobis._
Mater Creatoris,
_Ora pro nobis._
Mater Salvatoris,
_Ora pro nobis._
Virgo prudentissima,
_Ora pro nobis._
Virgo veneranda,
_Ora pro nobis._
Virgo prædicanda,
_Ora pro nobis._
Virgo potens,
_Ora pro nobis._
Virgo clemens,
_Ora pro nobis._
Virgo fidelis,
_Ora pro nobis._
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Speculum justitiæ,
_Ora pro nobis._
Sedes sapientiæ,
_Ora pro nobis._
Causa nostræ lætitiæ,
_Ora pro nobis._
Vas spirituale,
_Ora pro nobis._
Vas honorabile,
_Ora pro nobis._
Vas insigne devotionis,
_Ora pro nobis._
Rosa mystica,
_Ora pro nobis._
Turris Davidica,
_Ora pro nobis._
Turris eburnea,
_Ora pro nobis._
Domus aurea,
_Ora pro nobis._
Fœderis arca,
_Ora pro nobis._
Janua cœli,
_Ora pro nobis._
Stella matutina,
_Ora pro nobis._
Salis infirmorum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Refugium peccatorum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Consolatrix affiictorum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Auxilium Christianorum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Regina Angelorum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Regina Patriarcharum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Regina Prophetarum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Regina Apostolorum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Regina Martyrum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Regina Confessorum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Regina Virginum,
_Ora pro nobis._
Regina Sanctorum Omnium,
_Ora pro nobis._
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
_Parce nobis, Domine._
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
_Exaudi nos, Domine._
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
_Miserere nobis._
V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei genitrix.
R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
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Method Of Serving At Mass.
[The Clerk, kneeling at the left side of the Priest, should
answer as follows:]
P. + In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
Introibo ad altare Dei.
C. Ad Deum qui lætificat juventutem meam.
P. Judica me, Deus, et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab nomine iniquo et doloso erue me.
C. Quia tu es, Deus, fortitudo mea: quare me repulisti, et quare tristis incedo dum affligit me inimicus.
P. Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam: ipsa me deduxerunt et adduxerunt in montem: sanctum tuum, et in tabernacula tua.
C. Et introibo ad altare Dei: ad Deum qui lætificat juventutem meam.
P. Confitebor tibi in cithara, Deus, Deus meus: quare tristis es anima mea, et quare conturbas me?
C. Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc confitebor illi, salutare vultus mei, et Deus meus.
P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto;
C. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.
P. Introibo ad altare Dei.
C. Ad Deum qui lætificat juventutem meam.
P. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini.
C. Qui fecit cœlum et terram.
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P. Confiteor Deo, &c.
[Bow your head when the priest begins the Confiteor, and
continue bent till the _Dominus Vobiscum._]
C. Misereatur tui omnipotent Deus, et dimissis peccatis tuis, perducat te ad vitam æternam.
P. Amen.
C. Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, beatæ Mariæ semper Virgini, beato Michaeli Archangelo, beato Joanni Baptistæ, sanctis apostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis, et tibi pater, (_here turn your head towards the priest, and then go on_,) quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, et opere, (_striking your breast thrice, say_,) mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa: ideo precor beatam Mariam semper Virginem, beatum Michaelem Archangelum, beatum Joannem Baptistam, sanctos apostolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes sanctos, et te pater, (_here turn again towards the priest_,) orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum.
P. Misereatur vestri, &c.
C. Amen.
P. Indulgentiam, &c.
C. Amen.
P. Deus tu conversus vivificabis nos.
C. Et plebs tua lætabitur in te.
P. Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam.
C. Et salutare tuum da nobis.
P. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
C. Et clamor mens ad te veniat.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
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P. Kyrie eleison.
C. Kyrie eleison.
P. Kyrie eleison.
C. Christe eleison.
P. Christe eleison.
C. Christe eleison.
P. Kyrie eleison.
C. Kyrie eleison.
P. Kyrie eleison.
P. Dominus vobiscum: _or_, Flectamus genua.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo: _or_, Levate.
P. Per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
C. Amen.
[At the end of the Epistle say, _Deo gratias_, and after
the Gradual and Alleluia, or Tract, remove the took to the
gospel side of the altar, and return to the epistle side--make
a low reverence as you pass the middle of the altar, then stand
up whilst the gospel is read,]
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Sequentia [_or_ initium] sancti Evangelii, &c.
[Here make the sign of the cross--1st, upon your forehead; 2nd,
upon your mouth; 3rd, upon your breast; and say, _Gloria tibi
Domine._ At the end of the gospel say,]
C. Laus tibi, Christe.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
[Going to the middle of the altar, kneel and make a reverence,
then proceed to prepare the wine and water; present them to the
priest, making a reverence; afterwards pour water on his
fingers, present him with a towel, and return to your place at
the epistle side of the altar.]
P. Orate fratres, &c.
C. Suscipiat Dominus sacrificium de manibus tuis ad laudem et gloriam nominis sui, ad utilitatem quoque nostram, totiusque ecclesiæ suæ sanctæ.
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P. Per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
C. Amen.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Sursum corda.
C. Habemns ad Dominum.
P. Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro.
C. Dignum et justum est.
[When the priest says, _Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, &c._
ring the bell each time he pronounces it. When he spreads his
hands over the chalice, ring the bell, then proceed to the
centre of the altar, where kneeling ring the bell with your
right, and hold up the vestment with your left hand, during the
elevation. Then return to your former place, and as often as
you pass by the blessed sacrament, adore on your knees.]
P. Per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
C. Amen.
P. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
C. Sed libera nos a malo.
P. Per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
C. Amen.
P. Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
[Each time the priest says, _Domine non sum dignus_, ring
the bell. When he has received the chalice, serve him with wine
only; on his presenting the chalice again, serve him with wine
and water. Remove the book to the epistle side of the altar,
and retire to your place on the gospel side.]
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
C. Amen.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
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P. Ite, missa est; _or_, Benedicamus Domino.
C. Deo gratias.
_Note_.--In Mass for the Dead, the priest says,
P. Requiescant in pace.
C. Amen.
[Remove the book, if left open; kneel before the centre of the
altar, and receive the priest's blessing.]
P. Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus Sanctus.
C. Amen. [_Then rise_.]
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Initium [Sequentia] sancti Evangelii, &c.
C. Gloria tibi Domine.
At the end of the Gospel, say,
C. Deo gratias.
Psalm cxxix.
P. De profundis clamavi ad te Domine: Domine exaudi vocem meam.
C. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes in vocem deprecationis meæ.
P. Si iniquitates observaveris Domine: Domine, quis sustinebit?
C. Quia apud te propitiatio est: et propter legem tuam sustinui te Domine.
P. Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus: speravit anima mea in Domino.
C. A custodia matutina usque ad noctem: speret Israel in Domino.
P. Quia apud Dominum misericordia: et copiosa apud eum redemptio.
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C. Et ipse redimet Israel ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.
P. Requiem æternum dona eis Domine.
C. Et lux perpetua luceat eis.
P. A porta inferi.
C. Erue, Domine, animas eorum.
P. Requiescant in pace.
C. Amen.
P. Domine exaudi orationem meam.
C. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
[At the end of the Prayer, say, _Amen_].
P. Requiem æternam dona eis Domine.
C. Et lux perpetua luceat eis.
P. Requiescant in pace.
C. Amen.
End Of The First Part Of Catholic Piety.
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Supplement To The
Manual Of Catholic Piety.
On The Sacrifice Of The Mass
And The Use Of The Latin Liturgy.
From the beginning of the world, the servants of God, were
always accustomed to offer sacrifice to him, by way of
acknowledging his sovereignty, and paying their homage to him.
In the law of nature, and in the law of Moses, there was a
great variety of sacrifices; some _bloody_, others
_unbloody_; some were called _Holocausts_, or
Whole-burnt Offerings; others, _Sin Offerings;_ others,
_Offerings of Thanksgiving;_ others, _Pacific_ or
_Peace Offerings_. All these sacrifices of the law of
nature and the law of Moses, were of themselves but _weak and
feeble elements_, and figures of the great sacrifice of
Jesus Christ, offered afterwards on the altar of the cross for
the sins of the whole world.
It was to renew the memory of this great sacrifice of the
cross, and to apply the fruits of it to our souls, that Christ
our Lord instituted the Eucharist and commemorative sacrifice
of the Mass; for as the ancient sacrifices were required to
represent the sacrifice of the cross, and to prefigure the
death of Christ, then to come; so, in like manner, a
commemorative sacrifice was required in the new law, to be a
standing memorial of the sacrifice of the cross, and to
represent the death of Christ, already past. This is the solemn
liturgy of the Catholic Church, and the pure offering that is
made to God in every place among the Gentiles, according to the
prophecy of Malachy, chap. i. ver. 10, 11. By it Christ is a
_priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech_,
(Psalm 109,) whose sacrifice was bread and wine. (Gen. 15.) It
is the same in substance with the sacrifice of the cross,
because both the victim offered, and the priest, or
_principal offerer,_ is the same Jesus Christ.
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The difference is only in the manner of offering: in the
sacrifice of the cross, Christ offered himself in a bloody
manner, and actually died; in the sacrifice of the Mass, he
offers himself on our altars in an unbloody manner, by the
ministry of the priests of his church, under appearances that
mystically represent and show forth his death.
The sacrifice of the Mass is still celebrated in the ancient
language which was universally used throughout the Roman
empire, and in which the liturgy and public offices of the
church were performed in all the western parts of Europe, when
the Christian religion was first published to the world. All
sermons, exhortations, and instructions which regard the
faithful, are regularly delivered to them in the vulgar or
maternal language which they speak and understand; but it is
deemed an expedient point of discipline, to retain the same
ancient, fixed, and unchangeable language, in the celebration
of the divine mysteries, and in the solemn prayers which are
addressed immediately to God, and which regard the office of
the clergy. The chief reasons which induce the Catholic Church
to make choice of the Latin, in preference to any of the mixed
languages that sprung from it after the dismemberment of the
Roman empire, and are now in use in the European nations, are
the following:
1st--She is the church of all ages, and of all nations; and
therefore, to show her antiquity and catholicity, as well as
her aversion to novelty and changes in religious matters, she
still retains the same ancient and universal language which the
saints have used for so many ages from the apostles' days, and
which is fixed and unchangeable, taught every where in public
schools, generally learned by persons of all conditions, and
the best known and most universally understood in the western
parts of the world.
2dly--In order to preserve the purity of her faith, and a
greater conformity in her public worship in all countries, and
to avoid the various alterations and corruptions which the
living languages, spoken in different places, are liable to in
every century, the church wisely judges, that as there is but
one true faith, there should be but one common language for all
the faithful, spread over the different nations of the world,
to commune with each other in the profession of one and the
same faith, and in the exercise of the same religious duties.
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3rdly--Another good effect and advantage that arises from this
point of ecclesiastical discipline, is, that the same priest
can perform the public church offices in all places where he
travels; and a Catholic is never at a loss to join with those
of his own religion, and assist at the public worship of God,
whithersoever he may have occasion to go, since he meets with
the same Mass and Liturgy, in the same words, abroad, which he
was accustomed to near at home; whereas, if the divine service
was to be performed in the maternal language of every country,
and to be translated into as many different tongues as the
ignorant people understand and speak in the different
provinces, there would be nothing but a Babel of confusion, and
a man of one country would be at a loss to serve God on the
Lord's day in another country.
As to any inconvenience that may seem to attend this
ecclesiastical discipline, it is no way material, especially
when compared to the great advantages that arise from it; nor
does it affect the substance of religion; neither is it a
prejudice to the illiterate, who do not understand the Latin;
for though they may not perhaps understand the particular form
of prayers, which it is only the priest's office to offer to
God, for and in the name of the congregation, yet they know
them at least as to the substance, and may find the meaning of
every thing fully explained in their manuals. They are taught
from their childhood to accompany the officiating priest
through every part of his function, with proper and suitable
prayers, and are frequently instructed in the nature, the
benefit, and the ends for which the Mass is offered, and in the
manner of assisting thereat with attention and devotion, which
is sufficient to concur in and partake of the sacrifice, though
the people should neither hear nor cite the same prayers with
the priest.
The very seeing of the priest was more than God was pleased to
require in the old law; for we read, (St. Luke, 1. 10,) _that
the whole multitude of the people were praying without_, when
Zacharias went into the temple to burn incense; and (Levit.
xvi. 17.) it was expressly ordered, that there should be no man
in the tabernacle, or temple, when the high-priest went with
the blood of the victims into the sanctuary to make atonement,
which is a clear proof that it was not necessary for the people
to hear and understand the particular form of prayers, that the
priest offered to God for them in the sacrifices at which they
assisted.
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Moreover, we find that after the Babylonian captivity, nay,
even in our Saviour's time, the public service of the Jewish
synagogue was performed in the old Hebrew language, though it
was not understood by the common people, who only spoke the
Syriac, (Nah. viii. 13,) into which the scriptures were not
then translated from the Hebrew.
But does not the sacred scripture condemn this practice? No:
far from condemning, it authorises it, as appears from what has
been already said. As to the text of St. Paul, (1 Cor. xiv.)
the apostle does not speak one word, in that whole chapter, of
the liturgy of the church, which at Corinth was in Greek, and
consequently in a known language. He treats of the miraculous
gift of speaking all tongues, which was communicated by the
Holy Ghost to the first believers; and he cautions the
Corinthians against all confusion and disorder in the use of
this miraculous gift at their pious meetings and assemblies, by
directing them, that if they spoke with tongues, it should be
done by two, or at most by three, and that one should interpret
the meaning of the words. In short, the apostle only blames the
abuse of the gifts of tongues, which some of the Corinthians
were guilty of, by affecting, out of ostentation, to make
extemporary prayers, and to preach and exhort, at the same
time, all or any of them together, in tongues utterly unknown,
which, for want of an interpreter, could be of no edification
to the rest of the faithful. But when it is done in proper
circumstances, without confusion, and when the sense of the
words is expounded by an interpreter, the apostle does not
reprehend, but permits and orders the speaking in tongues that
are not commonly understood, as appears from the 5th and 29th
verses. Now the faithful have the public liturgy and church
offices interpreted in their ordinary prayer books; and their
pastors are commanded by the Council of Trent, (Sess. 22. chap.
8,) to explain to them the mysteries contained in the Mass, and
to teach them to accompany the priest with suitable prayers and
devotion adapted to every part of it.
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The Ordinary Of The Holy Mass.
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