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Holy Mass

Ordinary Form

Thirty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time · Year A

  • Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
    Solemnity

Liturgy of the Word

The readings open in the Douay-Rheims Bible, which numbers the Psalms as the Vulgate does.

The Introductory Rites

All stand. The Priest approaches the altar with the ministers and venerates it while the Entrance Song is sung.

Entrance antiphon

Rev 5: 12; 1: 6

How worthy is the Lamb who was slain,

to receive power and divinity,

and wisdom and strength and honor.

To him belong glory and power for ever and ever.

Dignus est Agnus, qui occísus est, accípere virtútem et divinitátem et sapiéntiam et fortitúdinem et honórem. Ipsi glória et impérium in sǽcula sæculórum.

All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:

✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

✠ In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti.

The people reply:

Amen.

Amen.

Then the Priest greets the people:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God,

and the communion of the Holy Spirit

be with you all.

Grátia Dómini nostri Iesu Christi,

et cáritas Dei,

et communicátio Sancti Spíritus

sit cum ómnibus vobis.

Or:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grátia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro

et Dómino Iesu Christo.

Or:

The Lord be with you.

Dóminus vobíscum.

The people reply:

And with your spirit.

Et cum spíritu tuo.

In this first greeting a Bishop, instead of The Lord be with you, says:

Peace be with you.

Pax vobis.

The Priest, or a Deacon, or another minister, may very briefly introduce the faithful to the Mass of the day.

Blessing and sprinkling of water

RITE FOR THE BLESSING AND SPRINKLING OF WATER (when it takes place instead of the customary Penitential Act)

On Sundays, especially in Easter Time, the blessing and sprinkling of water as a memorial of Baptism may take place from time to time in all churches and chapels, even in Masses anticipated on Saturday evenings. 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 stands at his chair and faces the people. With a vessel containing the water to be blessed before him, he 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.

Dóminum Deum nostrum, fratres caríssimi, supplíciter deprecémur,

ut hanc creatúram aquæ benedícere dignétur,

super nos aspergéndam in nostri memóriam baptísmi.

Ipse autem nos adiuváre dignétur,

ut fidéles Spirítui, quem accépimus, maneámus.

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.

Omnípotens sempitérne Deus,

qui voluísti ut per aquam,

fontem vitæ ac purificatiónis princípium,

étiam ánimæ mundaréntur

æternǽque vitæ munus excíperent,

dignáre, quǽsumus, hanc aquam ✠ benedícere,

qua vólumus hac die tua, Dómine, communíri.

Fontem vivum in nobis tuæ grátiæ renovári

et ab omni malo spíritus

et córporis per ipsam nos deféndi concédas,

ut mundis tibi córdibus propinquáre

tuámque digne salútem valeámus accípere.

Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.

Amen.

Amen.

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.

Dómine Deus omnípotens,

qui es totíus vitæ córporis et ánimæ fons et orígo,

hanc aquam, te quǽsumus, ✠ benedícas,

qua fidénter útimur

ad nostrórum implorándam véniam peccatórum

et advérsus omnes morbos

inimicíque insídias tuæ defensiónem grátiæ consequéndam.

Præsta, Dómine,

ut, misericórdia tua interveniénte,

aquæ vivæ semper nobis sáliant in salútem,

ut mundo tibi corde appropinquáre possímus,

et ómnia córporis animǽque perícula devitémus.

Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.

Amen.

Amen.

Or, 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.

Dómine Deus omnípotens,

précibus pópuli tui adésto propítius;

et nobis, mirábile nostræ creatiónis opus,

sed et redemptiónis nostræ mirabílius, memorántibus,

hanc aquam ✠ benedícere tu dignáre.

Ipsam enim tu fecísti,

ut et arva fecunditáte donáret,

et levámen corpóribus nostris munditiámque præbéret.

Aquam étiam tuæ minístram misericórdiæ condidísti;

nam per ipsam solvísti tui pópuli servitútem,

illiúsque sitim in desérto sedásti;

per ipsam novum fœdus nuntiavérunt prophétæ,

quod eras cum homínibus initúrus;

per ipsam dénique,

quam Christus in Iordáne sacrávit,

corrúptam natúræ nostræ substántiam

in regeneratiónis lavácro renovásti.

Sit ígitur hæc aqua nobis suscépti baptísmatis memória,

et cum frátribus nostris, qui sunt in Pascháte baptizáti,

gáudia nos tríbuas sociáre.

Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.

Amen.

Amen.

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.

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.

Súpplices te rogámus, omnípotens Deus,

ut hanc creatúram salis ✠ benedícere

tua pietáte dignéris,

qui per Eliséum prophétam in aquam mitti eam iussísti,

ut sanarétur sterílitas aquæ.

Præsta, Dómine, quǽsumus,

ut, ubicúmque hæc salis et aquæ commíxtio fúerit aspérsa,

omni impugnatióne inimíci depúlsa,

præséntia Sancti tui Spíritus nos iúgiter custódiat.

Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.

Amen.

Amen.

Then he pours 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 1 — Ps 51 (50): 9

Sprinkle me with hyssop, o Lord, and I shall be cleansed;

wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

Ps 51 (50): 9

Aspérges me, Dómine, hyssópo et mundábor:

lavábis me, et super nivem dealbábor.

Ps 50, 9

Antiphon 2 — Ez 36: 25-26

I will pour clean water upon you,

and you will be made clean of all your impurities,

and i shall give you a new spirit, says the Lord.

Ez 36: 25-26

Effúndam super vos aquam mundam,

et mundabímini ab ómnibus inquinaméntis vestris,

et dabo vobis cor novum, dicit Dóminus.

Ez 36, 25-26

Hymn — Cf. 1 Pt 1: 3-5

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who in his great mercy has given us new birth into a living hope

through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

into an inheritance that will not perish,

preserved for us in heaven

for the salvation to be revealed in the last time!

Cf. 1 Pt 1: 3-5

Benedíctus Deus et Pater Dómini nostri Iesu Christi,

qui secúndum misericórdiam suam magnam regenerávit nos in spem vivam,

per resurrectiónem Iesu Christi ex mórtuis,

in hereditátem incorruptíbilem,

in cælis conservátam nobis

in salútem témpore novíssimo revelándam!

cf. 1 Petr 1, 3-5

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.

Deus omnípotens nos a peccátis puríficet,

et per huius Eucharístiæ celebratiónem

dignos nos reddat,

qui mensæ regni sui partícipes efficiámur.

Amen.

Amen.

Penitential Act (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 a reminder of Baptism.)

The Priest invites the faithful to the Penitential Act.

Penitential Act

Brethen (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Fratres, agnoscámus peccáta nostra,

ut apti simus ad sacra mystéria celebránda.

A brief pause for silence follows. Then all recite together the formula of general confession:

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,

Confíteor Deo omnipoténti et vobis, fratres,

quia peccávi nimis

cogitatióne, verbo, ópere et omissióne:

And, striking their breast, they say:

through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;

mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa.

Then they continue:

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.

Ideo precor beátam Maríam semper Vírginem,

omnes Angelos et Sanctos,

et vos, fratres, oráre pro me

ad Dóminum Deum nostrum.

The absolution by the Priest follows:

May almighty God have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins,

and bring us to everlasting life.

Misereátur nostri omnípotens Deus

et, dimíssis peccátis nostris,

perdúcat nos ad vitam ætérnam.

The people reply:

Amen.

Amen.

Lord, have mercy.

Kýrie, eléison.

Lord, have mercy.

Kýrie, eléison.

Christ, have mercy.

Christe, eléison.

Christ, have mercy.

Christe, eléison.

Lord, have mercy.

Kýrie, eléison.

Lord, have mercy.

Kýrie, eléison.

The Gloria in excelsis(Glory to God in the highest) is said.

Dicitur Gloria in excelsis.

Then, when it is prescribed, this hymn is either sung or said:

Glory to God in the highest,

Glória in excélsis Deo

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.

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.

et in terra pax

homínibus bonae voluntátis.

Laudámus te,

benedícimus te,

adorámus te,

glorificámus te,

grátias ágimus tibi

propter magnam glóriam tuam,

Dómine Deus, Rex caeléstis,

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.

The Priest says:

Let us pray.

Orémus.

And all pray in silence with the Priest for a while.

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the Collect prayer;

Collect

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 praise.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui in dilécto Fílio tuo, universórum Rege, ómnia instauráre voluísti, concéde propítius, ut tota creatúra, a servitúte liberáta, tuæ maiestáti desérviat ac te sine fine colláudet. Per Dóminum.

At the end of which the people acclaim:

Amen.

Amen.

The Liturgy of the Word

First Reading

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel

34:11-12.15-17

Lectio prior

Vos, grex meus, ego iudico inter pecus et pecus

Léctio libri Ezechiélis prophétæ

34, 11-12.15-17

Hæc dicit Dóminus Deus:

«Ecce ego ipse requíram oves meas et visitábo eas. Sicut vísitat pastor gregem suum in die, quando fúerit in médio óvium suárum dissipatárum, sic visitábo oves meas et liberábo eas de ómnibus locis, in quibus dispérsæ fúerant in die nubis et calíginis.

Ego pascam oves meas et ego eas accubáre fáciam, dicit Dóminus Deus. Quod períerat, requíram et, quod eiéctum erat, redúcam et, quod confráctum fúerat, alligábo et, quod infírmum erat, consolidábo et, quod pingue et forte, custódiam et pascam illas in iudício.

Vos autem, grex meus, hæc dicit Dóminus Deus: Ecce ego iúdico inter pecus et pecus, inter aríetes et hircos».

Verbum Dómini.

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. 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.

Thanks be to God.

Deo gratias.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 22, 1-3a. 3b-4. 5. 6 (R.: 1)

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Dóminus pascit me, et nihil mihi déerit.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.

Dóminus pascit me, et nihil mihi déerit:

in páscuis viréntibus me collocávit,

super aquas quiétis edúxit me,

ánimam meam refécit.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Dóminus pascit me, et nihil mihi déerit.

Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. He guides me along the right path; he is true to his name.

Dedúxit me super sémitas iustítiæ propter nomen suum.

Nam et si ambulávero in valle umbræ mortis,

non timébo mala, quóniam tu mecum es.

Virga tua et báculus tuus

ipsa me consoláta sunt.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Dóminus pascit me, et nihil mihi déerit.

You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes. My head you have anointed with oil; my cup is overflowing.

Parásti in conspéctu meo mensam

advérsus eos qui tríbulant me;

impinguásti in óleo caput meum,

et calix meus redúndat.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Dóminus pascit me, et nihil mihi déerit.

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.

Etenim benígnitas et misericórdia subsequéntur me

ómnibus diébus vitæ meæ,

et inhabitábo in domo Dómini

in longitúdinem diérum.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Dóminus pascit me, et nihil mihi déerit.

Second Reading

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians

15:20-26.28

Lectio secunda

Tradet regnum Deo et Patri, ut sit Deus omnia in omnibus

Léctio Epístolæ primæ beáti Pauli apóstoli ad Corínthios

15, 20-26. 28

Fratres:

Christus resurréxit a mórtuis, primítiæ dormiéntium. Quóniam enim per hóminem mors, et per hóminem resurréctio mortuórum: sicut enim in Adam omnes moriúntur, ita et in Christo omnes vivificabúntur. Unusquísque autem in suo órdine: primítiæ Christus; deínde hi, qui sunt Christi, in advéntu eius; deínde finis, cum tradíderit regnum Deo et Patri, cum evacuáverit omnem principátum et omnem potestátem et virtútem.

Opórtet autem illum regnáre, donec ponat omnes inimícos sub pédibus eius. Novíssima autem inimíca destruétur mors. Cum autem subiécta fúerint illi ómnia, tunc ipse Fílius subiéctus erit illi, qui sibi subiécit ómnia, ut sit Deus ómnia in ómnibus.

Verbum Dómini.

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.

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Deo gratias.

There follows the Alleluia or another chant laid down by the rubrics, as the liturgical time requires.

Gospel Acclamation

Mk 11:9.10

Alleluia, alleluia.

Blessed is he who inherits the kingdom of David our Father. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Alleluia.

Allelúia.

Benedíctus, qui venit in nómine Dómini!

Benedíctum quod venit regnum patris nostri David!

Allelúia.

The Lord be with you.

Dóminus vobíscum.

And with your spirit.

Et cum spíritu tuo.

Gospel

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

25:31-46

Evangelium

Sedebit super thronum gloriæ suæ et separabit eos ab invicem

✠ Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum

25, 31-46

Glory to you, O Lord.

Gloria tibi, Domine.

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 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.'

In illo témpore: Dixit Iesus discípulis suis:

«Cum vénerit Fílius hóminis in glória sua, et omnes ángeli cum eo, tunc sedébit super thronum glóriæ suæ. Et congregabúntur ante eum omnes gentes; et separábit eos ab ínvicem, sicut pastor ségregat oves ab hædis, et státuet oves quidem a dextris suis, hædos autem a sinístris.

Tunc dicet Rex his, qui a dextris eius erunt: “Veníte, benedícti Patris mei; possidéte parátum vobis regnum a constitutióne mundi. Esurívi enim, et dedístis mihi manducáre; sitívi, et dedístis mihi bíbere; hospes eram, et collegístis me; nudus, et operuístis me; infírmus, et visitástis me; in cárcere eram, et venístis ad me”.

Tunc respondébunt ei iusti dicéntes: “Dómine, quando te vídimus esuriéntem et pávimus, aut sitiéntem et dédimus tibi potum? Quando autem te vídimus hóspitem et collégimus, aut nudum et cooperúimus? Quando autem te vídimus infírmum aut in cárcere et vénimus ad te?”.

Et respóndens Rex dicet illis: “Amen dico vobis: Quámdiu fecístis uni de his frátribus meis mínimis, mihi fecístis”.

Tunc dicet et his, qui a sinístris erunt: “Discédite a me, maledícti, in ignem ætérnum, qui præparátus est Diábolo et ángelis eius. Esurívi enim, et non dedístis mihi manducáre; sitívi, et non dedístis mihi potum; hospes eram, et non collegístis me; nudus, et non operuístis me; infírmus et in cárcere, et non visitástis me”.

Tunc respondébunt et ipsi dicéntes: “Dómine, quando te vídimus esuriéntem aut sitiéntem aut hóspitem aut nudum aut infírmum vel in cárcere et non ministrávimus tibi?”.

Tunc respondébit illis dicens: “Amen dico vobis: Quámdiu non fecístis uni de mínimis his, nec mihi fecístis”.

Et ibunt hi in supplícium ætérnum, iusti autem in vitam ætérnam».

Verbum Dómini.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Laus tibi, Christe.

Then he kisses the book, saying quietly:

Through the words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away.

Per evangélica dicta deleántur nostra delícta.

Then follows the homily, which is to be preached by a Priest or Deacon on all Sundays and holy days of obligation; on other days, it is recommended.

The Creed is said.

At the end of the homily, the Symbol or Profession of Faith or Creed, when prescribed, is either sung or said:

Creed

I believe in one God,

Credo in unum Deum,

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,

At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, 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

he 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.

Patrem omnipoténtem,

factórem caeli et terrae,

visibílium ómnium et invisibílium.

Et in unum Dóminum Iesum Christum,

Fílium Dei Unigénitum,

et ex Patre natum ante ómnia saecula.

Deum de Deo, lumen de lúmine,

Deum verum de Deo vero,

génitum, non factum, consubstantiálem Patri:

per quem ómnia facta sunt.

Qui propter nos hómines

et propter nostram salútem

descéndit de caelis.

Ad verba quæ sequuntur, usque ad factus est, omnes se inclinant.

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 caelum,

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 saeculi.

Amen.

Then follow the Universal Prayer, that is, the Prayer of the Faithful or Bidding Prayers.

The Liturgy of the Eucharist

The Priest, standing at the altar, takes the paten with the bread and holds it slightly raised above the altar with both hands, saying in a low voice:

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,

for through your goodness

we have received the bread we offer you:

fruit of the earth and work of human hands,

it will become for us the bread of life.

Benedíctus es, Dómine, Deus univérsi,

quia de tua largitáte accépimus panem,

quem tibi offérimus,

fructum terræ et óperis mánuum hóminum:

ex quo nobis fiet panis vitæ.

Then he places the paten with the bread on the corporal.

If, however, the Offertory Chant is not sung, the Priest may speak these words aloud; at the end, the people may acclaim:

Blessed be God for ever.

Benedíctus Deus in sǽcula.

The Deacon, or the Priest, pours wine and a little water into the chalice, saying quietly:

By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity.

Per huius aquæ et vini mystérium

eius efficiámur divinitátis consórtes,

qui humanitátis nostræ fíeri dignátus est párticeps.

The Priest then takes the chalice and holds it slightly raised above the altar with both hands, saying in a low voice:

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,

for through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you:

fruit of the vine and work of human hands,

it will become our spiritual drink.

Benedíctus es, Dómine, Deus univérsi,

quia de tua largitáte accépimus vinum,

quod tibi offérimus,

fructum vitis et óperis mánuum hóminum,

ex quo nobis fiet potus spiritális.

Then he places the chalice on the corporal.

If, however, the Offertory Chant is not sung, the Priest may speak these words aloud; at the end, the people may acclaim:

Blessed be God for ever.

Benedíctus Deus in sǽcula.

After this, the Priest, bowing profoundly, says quietly:

With humble spirit and contrite heart

may we be accepted by you, O Lord,

and may our sacrifice in your sight this day

be pleasing to you, Lord God.

In spíritu humilitátis

et in ánimo contríto

suscipiámur a te, Dómine;

et sic fiat sacrifícium nostrum

in conspéctu tuo hódie,

ut pláceat tibi, Dómine Deus.

Then the Priest, standing at the side of the altar, washes his hands, saying quietly:

Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity

and cleanse me from my sin.

Lava me, Dómine, ab iniquitáte mea,

et a peccáto meo munda me.

Standing at the middle of the altar, facing the people, extending and then joining his hands, he says:

Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),

that my sacrifice and yours

may be acceptable to God,

the almighty Father.

Oráte, fratres:

ut meum ac vestrum sacrifícium

acceptábile fiat apud Deum Patrem omnipoténtem.

The people reply:

May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

for the praise and glory of his name,

for our good

and the good of all his holy Church.

Suscípiat Dóminus sacrifícium de mánibus tuis

ad laudem et glóriam nóminis sui,

ad utilitátem quoque nostram

totiúsque Ecclésiæ suæ sanctæ.

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the Prayer over the Offerings;

Prayer over the Offerings

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.

Hóstiam tibi, Dómine, humánæ reconciliatiónis offeréntes, supplíciter deprecámur, ut ipse Fílius tuus cunctis géntibus unitátis et pacis dona concédat. Qui vivit et regnat in sǽcula sæculórum.

at the end of which the people acclaim:

Amen.

Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

The Lord be with you.

Dóminus vobíscum.

The people reply:

And with your spirit.

Et cum spíritu tuo.

The Priest, raising his hands, continues:

Lift up your hearts.

Sursum corda.

The people reply:

We lift them up to the Lord.

Habémus ad Dóminum.

The Priest, with hands extended, adds:

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

Grátias agámus Dómino Deo nostro.

The people reply:

It is right and just.

Dignum et iustum est.

The Priest, with hands extended, continues the Preface.

Preface

Preface

Preface: Christ, King of the Universe.

Father, all powerful and ever-living God,

we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.

Vere dignum et iustum est,

æquum et salutáre,

nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere:

Dómine, sancte Pater, omnípotens ætérne Deus:

You anointed Jesus Christ, your only Son, with the oil of gladness,

as the eternal priest and universal king.

As priest he offered his life on the altar of the cross

and redeemed the human race

by this one perfect sacrifice of peace.

As king he claims dominion over all creation,

that he may present to you, his almighty Father,

an eternal and universal kingdom:

a kingdom of truth and life,

a kingdom of holiness and grace,

a kingdom of justice, love, and peace.

Qui Unigénitum Fílium tuum,

Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum,

Sacerdótem ætérnum et universórum Regem,

óleo exsultatiónis unxísti:

ut, seípsum in ara crucis

hóstiam immaculátam et pacíficam ófferens,

redemptiónis humánæ sacraménta perágeret:

et, suo subiéctis império ómnibus creatúris,

ætérnum et universále regnum imménsæ tuæ tráderet maiestáti:

regnum veritátis et vitæ;

regnum sanctitátis et grátiæ;

regnum iustítiæ, amóris et pacis.

And so, with all the choirs of angels in heaven

we proclaim your glory

and join in their unending hymn of praise:

Et ídeo

cum Angelis et Archángelis,

cum Thronis et Dominatiónibus,

cumque omni milítia cæléstis exércitus,

hymnum glóriæ tuæ cánimus, sine fine dicéntes:

At the end of the Preface he joins his hands and concludes the Preface with the people, singing or saying aloud:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.

Pleni sunt cæli et terra glória tua.

Hosánna in excélsis.

Benedíctus qui venit in nómine Dómini.

Hosánna in excélsis.

Eucharistic Prayer

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III

The Priest, with hands extended, says:

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,

and all you have created

rightly gives you praise,

for through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,

by the power and working of the Holy Spirit,

you give life to all things and make them holy,

and you never cease to gather a people to yourself,

so that from the rising of the sun to its setting

a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.

Vere Sanctus es, Dómine,

et mérito te laudat omnis a te cóndita creatúra,

quia per Fílium tuum,

Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum,

Spíritus Sancti operánte virtúte,

vivíficas et sanctíficas univérsa,

et pópulum tibi congregáre non désinis,

ut a solis ortu usque ad occásum

oblátio munda offerátur nómini tuo.

He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:

Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you:

by the same Spirit graciously make holy

these gifts we have brought to you for consecration,

Súpplices ergo te, Dómine, deprecámur,

ut hæc múnera, quæ tibi sacránda detúlimus,

eódem Spíritu sanctificáre dignéris,

He joins his hands and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:

that they may become the Body and ✠ Blood of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,

ut Corpus et ✠ Sanguis fiant

Fílii tui Dómini nostri Iesu Christi,

He joins his hands.

at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.

cuius mandáto hæc mystéria celebrámus.

In the formulae that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly and distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.

For on the night he was betrayed

Ipse enim in qua nocte tradebátur

He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:

he himself took bread,

and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing,

broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:

accépit panem

et tibi grátias agens benedíxit,

fregit,

dedítque discípulis suis, dicens:

He bows slightly

Take this, all of you, and eat of it,

for this is my body,

which will be given up for you.

Accípite et manducáte ex hoc omnes:

Hoc est enim Corpus meum,

quod pro vobis tradétur.

He shows the consecrated host to the people, places it again on the paten, and genuflects in adoration.

After this, he continues:

In a similar way, when supper was ended,

Símili modo, postquam cenátum est,

He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:

he took the chalice,

and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing,

and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:

accípiens cálicem,

et tibi grátias agens benedíxit,

dedítque discípulis suis, dicens:

He bows slightly.

Take this, all of you, and drink from it,

for this is the chalice of my Blood,

the Blood of the new and eternal covenant,

which will be poured out for you and for many

for the forgiveness of sins.

Do this in memory of me.

Accípite et bíbite ex eo omnes:

Hic est enim calix Sánguinis mei

novi et ætérni testaménti,

qui pro vobis et pro multis effundétur

in remissiónem peccatórum.

Hoc fácite in meam commemoratiónem.

He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects in adoration.

Then he says:

The mystery of faith.

Mystérium fídei.

And the people continue, acclaiming:

We proclaim your Death, O Lord,

and profess your Resurrection

until you come again.

Mortem tuam annuntiámus, Dómine,

et tuam resurrectiónem confitémur, donec vénias.

Or:

The mystery of faith.

Mystérium fídei.

And the people continue, acclaiming:

When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,

we proclaim your Death, O Lord,

until you come again.

Quotiescúmque manducámus panem hunc

et cálicem bíbimus,

mortem tuam annuntiámus, Dómine, donec vénias.

Or:

The mystery of faith.

Mystérium fídei.

And the people continue, acclaiming:

Save us, Saviour of the world,

for by your Cross and Resurrection

you have set us free.

Salvátor mundi, salva nos,

qui per crucem et resurrectiónem tuam liberásti nos.

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:

Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial

of the saving Passion of your Son,

his wondrous Resurrection

and Ascension into heaven,

and as we look forward to his second coming,

we offer you in thanksgiving

this holy and living sacrifice.

Mémores ígitur, Dómine,

eiúsdem Fílii tui salutíferæ passiónis

necnon mirábilis resurrectiónis

et ascensiónis in cælum,

sed et præstolántes álterum eius advéntum,

offérimus tibi, grátias referéntes,

hoc sacrifícium vivum et sanctum.

Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church

and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim by whose death

you willed to reconcile us to yourself,

grant that we, who are nourished

by the Body and Blood of your Son

and filled with his Holy Spirit,

may become one body, one spirit in Christ.

Réspice, quǽsumus, in oblatiónem Ecclésiæ tuæ

et, agnóscens Hóstiam, cuius voluísti immolatióne placári,

concéde, ut qui Córpore et Sánguine Fílii tui refícimur,

Spíritu eius Sancto repléti,

unum corpus et unus spíritus inveniámur in Christo.

May he make of us

an eternal offering to you,

so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect,

especially with the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,

with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,

with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs

(with Saint N.: the Saint of the day or Patron Saint)

and with all the Saints,

on whose constant intercession in your presence

we rely for unfailing help.

Ipse nos tibi perfíciat munus ætérnum,

ut cum eléctis tuis hereditátem cónsequi valeámus,

in primis cum beatíssima Vírgine, Dei Genetríce, María,

cum beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso,

cum beátis Apóstolis tuis et gloriósis Martýribus

( cum Sancto N.: Sancto diei vel patrono)

et ómnibus Sanctis,

quorum intercessióne

perpétuo apud te confídimus adiuvári.

May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation,

we pray, O Lord,

advance the peace and salvation of all the world.

Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity

your pilgrim Church on earth,

with your servant N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,

the Order of Bishops, all the clergy,

and the entire people you have gained for your own.

Hæc Hóstia nostræ reconciliatiónis profíciat,

quǽsumus, Dómine,

ad totíus mundi pacem atque salútem.

Ecclésiam tuam, peregrinántem in terra,

in fide et caritáte firmáre dignéris

cum fámulo tuo Papa nostro N. et Epíscopo nostro N.,

cum episcopáli órdine et univérso clero

et omni pópulo acquisitiónis tuæ.

Listen graciously to the prayers of this family,

whom you have summoned before you:

in your compassion, O merciful Father,

gather to yourself all your children

scattered throughout the world.

Votis huius famíliæ, quam tibi astáre voluísti,

adésto propítius.

Omnes fílios tuos ubíque dispérsos

tibi, clemens Pater, miserátus coniúnge.

To our departed brothers and sisters

and to all who were pleasing to you

at their passing from this life,

give kind admittance to your kingdom.

There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory

Fratres nostros defúnctos

et omnes qui, tibi placéntes, ex hoc sǽculo transiérunt,

in regnum tuum benígnus admítte,

ubi fore sperámus,

ut simul glória tua perénniter satiémur,

In Masses for the Dead another prayer may be added.

† Remember your servant N.

whom you have called (today)

from this world to yourself.

Grant that he (she)

who was united with your Son in a death like his,

may also be one with him in his Resurrection,

when from the earth

he will raise up in the flesh those who have died,

and transform our lowly body

after the pattern of his own glorious body.

To our departed brothers and sisters, too,

and to all who were pleasing to you

at their passing from this life,

give kind admittance to your kingdom.

There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory,

when you will wipe away every tear from our eyes.

For seeing you, our God, as you are,

we shall be like you for all the ages

and praise you without end,

† Meménto fámuli tui (fámulae tuae)N.,

quem (quam)(hódie) ad te ex hoc mundo vocásti.

Concéde, ut, qui (quae) complantátus (complantáta)

fuit similitúdini mortis Fílii tui,

simul fiat et resurrectiónis ipsíus,

quando mórtuos suscitábit in carne de terra

et corpus humilitátis nostræ

configurábit córpori claritátis suæ.

Sed et fratres nostros defúnctos,

et omnes qui, tibi placéntes, ex hoc sǽculo transiérunt,

in regnum tuum benígnus admítte,

ubi fore sperámus,

ut simul glória tua perénniter satiémur,

quando omnem lácrimam abstérges ab óculis nostris,

quia te, sícuti es, Deum nostrum vidéntes,

tibi símiles érimus cuncta per sǽcula,

et te sine fine laudábimus,

He joins his hands.

through Christ our Lord,

through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.

per Christum Dóminum nostrum,

per quem mundo bona cuncta largíris.

He takes the chalice and the paten with the host and raising both, he says:

Through him, and with him, and in him,

O God, almighty Father,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

all glory and honour is yours,

for ever and ever.

Per ipsum, et cum ipso, et in ipso,

est tibi Deo Patri omnipoténti,

in unitáte Spíritus Sancti,

omnis honor et glória

per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.

The people acclaim:

Amen.

Amen.

Then follows the Communion Rite.

The communion rite

After the chalice and paten have been set down, the Priest, with hands joined, says:

At the Saviour's command and formed by divine teaching,

we dare to say:

Præcéptis salutáribus móniti,

et divína institutióne formáti,

audémus dícere:

He extends his hands and, together with the people, continues:

Our Father,

who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come,

thy will be done on earth

as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Pater noster,

qui es in caelis:

sanctificétur nomen tuum;

advéniat regnum tuum;

fiat volúntas tua,

sicut in caelo, et in terra.

Panem nostrum cotidiánum da nobis hódie;

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris;

et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem;

sed líbera nos a malo.

With hands extended, the Priest alone continues, saying:

Deliver us, Lord, we pray,

from every evil,

graciously grant peace in our days,

that, by the help of your mercy,

we may be always free from sin

and safe from all distress,

as we await the blessed hope

and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Líbera nos, quǽsumus, Dómine, ab ómnibus malis,

da propítius pacem in diébus nostris,

ut, ope misericórdiæ tuæ adiúti,

et a peccáto simus semper líberi

et ab omni perturbatióne secúri:

exspectántes beátam spem

et advéntum Salvatóris nostri Iesu Christi.

He joins his hands.

The people conclude the prayer, acclaiming:

For the kingdom,

the power

and the glory

are yours now and for ever.

Quia tuum est regnum,

et potéstas,

et glória in sǽcula.

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says aloud:

Lord Jesus Christ,

you said to your apostles:

Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,

look not on our sins,

but on the faith of your Church,

and graciously grant her peace and unity

in accordance with your will.

Dómine Iesu Christe,

qui dixísti Apóstolis tuis:

Pacem relínquo vobis,

pacem meam do vobis:

ne respícias peccáta nostra,

sed fidem Ecclésiæ tuæ;

eámque secúndum voluntátem tuam

pacificáre et coadunáre dignéris.

He joins his hands.

Who live and reign for ever and ever.

Qui vivis et regnas in sǽcula sæculórum.

The people reply:

Amen.

Amen.

The Priest, turned towards the people, extending and then joining his hands, adds:

The peace of the Lord be with you always.

Pax Dómini sit semper vobíscum.

The people reply:

And with your spirit.

Et cum spíritu tuo.

Then, if appropriate, the Deacon, or the Priest, adds:

Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

Offérte vobis pacem.

And all offer one another a sign, in keeping with local customs, that expresses peace, communion, and charity. The Priest gives the sign of peace to a Deacon or minister.

Then he takes the host, breaks it over the paten, and places a small piece in the chalice, saying quietly:

May this mingling of the Body

and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ

bring eternal life to us who receive it.

Hæc commíxtio Córporis et Sánguinis

Dómini nostri Iesu Christi

fiat accipiéntibus nobis in vitam ætérnam.

Meanwhile the following is sung or said:

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,

have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,

have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,

grant us peace.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: miserére nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: miserére nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: dona nobis pacem.

Then the Priest, with hands joined, says quietly:

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,

who, by the will of the Father

and the work of the Holy Spirit,

through your Death gave life to the world,

free me by this, your most holy Body and Blood,

from all my sins and from every evil;

keep me always faithful to your commandments,

and never let me be parted from you.

Dómine Iesu Christe, Fili Dei vivi,

qui ex voluntáte Patris,

cooperánte Spíritu Sancto,

per mortem tuam mundum vivificásti:

líbera me per hoc sacrosánctum Corpus et Sánguinem tuum

ab ómnibus iniquitátibus meis et univérsis malis:

et fac me tuis semper inhærére mandátis,

et a te numquam separári permíttas.

Or:

May the receiving of your Body and Blood, Lord Jesus Christ,

not bring me to judgment and condemnation,

but through your loving mercy

be for me protection in mind and body

and a healing remedy.

Percéptio Córporis et Sánguinis tui, Dómine Iesu Christe,

non mihi provéniat in iudícium et condemnatiónem:

sed pro tua pietáte prosit mihi ad tutaméntum mentis et córporis,

et ad medélam percipiéndam.

The Priest genuflects, takes the host and, holding it slightly raised above the paten or above the chalice, while facing the people, says aloud:

Behold the Lamb of God,

behold him who takes away the sins of the world.

Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

Ecce Agnus Dei,

ecce qui tollit peccáta mundi.

Beáti qui ad cenam Agni vocáti sunt.

And together with the people he adds once:

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,

but only say the word,

and my soul shall be healed.

Dómine, non sum dignus,

ut intres sub téctum meum,

sed tantum dic verbo,

et sanábitur ánima mea.

The Priest, facing the altar, says quietly:

May the Body of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.

Corpus Christi custódiat me in vitam ætérnam.

And he reverently consumes the Body of Christ.

Then he takes the chalice and says quietly:

May the Blood of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.

Sanguis Christi custódiat me in vitam ætérnam.

And he reverently consumes the Blood of Christ. The prayer before Communion may be said by the people or by the priest.

After this, he takes the paten or ciborium and approaches the communicants. The Priest raises a host slightly and shows it to each of the communicants, saying:

The Body of Christ.

Corpus Christi.

The communicant replies:

Amen.

Amen.

And receives Holy Communion.

If a Deacon also distributes Holy Communion, he does so in the same manner.

If any are present who are to receive Holy Communion under both kinds, the rite described in the proper place is to be followed.

While the Priest is receiving the Body of Christ, the Communion Chant begins.

Communion antiphon

Ps 28: 10-11

The Lord sits as King for ever.

The Lord will bless his people with peace.

Sedébit Dóminus Rex in ætérnum; Dóminus benedícet pópulo suo in pace.

When the distribution of Communion is over, the Priest or a deacon or an acolyte purifies the paten over the chalice and also the chalice itself. While he carries out the purification, the Priest says quietly:

What has passed our lips as food, O Lord, may we possess in purity of heart, that what has been given to us in time may be our healing for eternity.

Quod ore súmpsimus, Dómine,

pura mente capiámus,

et de múnere temporáli

fiat nobis remédium sempitérnum.

Then the Priest may return to the chair. If appropriate, a sacred silence may be observed for a while, or a psalm or other canticle of praise or a hymn may be sung.

Then, standing at the altar or at the chair and facing the people, with hands joined, the Priest says:

Let us pray.

Orémus.

All pray in silence with the Priest for a while, unless silence has just been observed. then the Priest, with hands extended, says the prayer after Communion.

Prayer after communion

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.

Immortalitátis alimóniam consecúti, quǽsumus, Dómine, ut, qui Christi Regis universórum gloriámur obœdíre mandátis, cum ipso in cælésti regno sine fine vívere valeámus. Qui vivit et regnat in sǽcula sæculórum.

At the end of which the people acclaim:

Amen.

Amen.

The concluding rites

If they are necessary, any brief announcements to the people follow here.

Then the dismissal takes place. The Priest, facing the people and extending his hands, says:

The Lord be with you.

Dóminus vobíscum.

The people reply:

And with your spirit.

Et cum spíritu tuo.

On certain days or occasions, this formula of blessing is preceded, in accordance with the rubrics, by another more solemn formula of blessing or by a prayer over the people

The Priest blesses the people, saying:

May almighty God bless you,

the Father, and the Son, ✠ and the Holy Spirit.

Benedícat vos omnípotens Deus,

Pater, et Fílius, ✠ et Spíritus Sanctus.

The people reply:

Amen.

Amen.

Bishop's blessing

In a Pontifical Mass, the celebrant receives the miter and, extending his hands, says:

The Lord be with you.

Dóminus vobíscum.

All reply:

And with your spirit.

Et cum spíritu tuo.

The celebrant says:

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Sit nomen Dómini benedíctum.

All reply:

Now and for ever.

Ex hoc nunc et usque in sǽculum.

The celebrant says:

Our help is in the name of the Lord.

Adiutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini.

All reply:

Who made heaven and earth.

Qui fecit cælum et terram.

Then the celebrant receives the pastoral staff, if he uses it, and says:

May almighty God bless you,

Benedícat vos omnípotens Deus,

making the Sign of the Cross over the people three times, he adds:

the Father, ✠ and the Son, ✠ and the Holy ✠ Spirit.

Pater, ✠ et Fílius, ✠ et Spíritus ✠ Sanctus.

All:

Amen.

Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest himself, with hands joined and facing the people, says:

Go forth, the Mass is ended.

Ite, missa est.

Or: Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.

Or: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

Or: Go in peace.

The people reply:

Thanks be to God.

Deo grátias.

Then the Priest venerates the altar as usual with a kiss, as at the beginning. After making a profound bow with the ministers, he withdraws.

If any liturgical action follows immediately, the rites of dismissal are omitted.