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Holy Mass

Ordinary Form

Saturday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time · Year B · I

  • Saturday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
  • Saint Vincent, deacon and martyr
    Optional Memorial

Liturgy of the Word

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

Mass
The Introductory Rites

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

Entrance antiphon

Ps 66 (65): 4

All the earth shall bow down before you, O God, and shall sing to you,

shall sing to your name, O Most High!

Omnis terra adóret te, Deus, et psallat tibi; psalmum dicat nómini tuo, Altíssime.

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 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,

who govern all things,

both in heaven and on earth,

mercifully hear the pleading of your people

and bestow your peace on our times.

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 cæléstia simul et terréna moderáris, supplicatiónes pópuli tui cleménter exáudi, et pacem tuam nostris concéde tempóribus. Per Dóminum.

At the end of which the people acclaim:

Amen.

Amen.

The Liturgy of the Word

First Reading

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews

9:2-3.11-14

Lectio prior

Per proprium sanguinem introivit semel in Sancta

Léctio Epístolæ ad Hebrǽos

9, 2-3. 11-14

Fratres:

Tabernáculum præparátum est primum, in quo ínerat candelábrum et mensa et proposítio panum, quod dícitur Sancta; post secúndum autem velaméntum, tabernáculum, quod dícitur Sancta Sanctórum.

Christus autem cum advénit póntifex futurórum bonórum, per ámplius et perféctius tabernáculum, non manufáctum, id est non huius creatiónis, neque per sánguinem hircórum et vitulórum sed per próprium sánguinem introívit semel in Sancta, ætérna redemptióne invénta.

Si enim sanguis hircórum et taurórum et cinis vítulæ aspérsus inquinátos sanctíficat ad emundatiónem carnis, quanto magis sanguis Christi, qui per Spíritum ætérnum semetípsum óbtulit immaculátum Deo, emundábit consciéntiam nostram ab opéribus mórtuis ad serviéndum Deo vivénti.

Verbum Dómini.

There was a tent which comprised two compartments: the first, in which the lamp stand, the table and the presentation loaves were kept, was called the Holy Place; then beyond the second veil, an innermost part which was called the Holy of Holies. But now Christ has come, as the high priest of all the blessings which were to come. He has passed through the greater, the more perfect tent, which is better than the one made by men's hands because it is not of this created order; and he has entered the sanctuary once and for all, taking with him not the blood of goats and bull calves, but his own blood, having won an eternal redemption for us. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer are sprinkled on those who have incurred defilement and they restore the holiness of their outward lives; how much more effectively the blood of Christ, who offered himself as the perfect sacrifice to God through the eternal Spirit, can purify our inner self from dead actions so that we do our service to the living God.

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Deo gratias.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 46, 2-3. 6-7. 8-9 (R.: 6)

God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord.

Ascéndit Deus in iúbilo, et Dóminus in voce tubæ.

All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with shouts of joy! For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear, great king over all the earth.

Omnes gentes, pláudite mánibus,

iubiláte Deo in voce exsultatiónis.

Quóniam Dóminus Altíssimus, terríbilis,

rex magnus super omnem terram.

God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord.

Ascéndit Deus in iúbilo, et Dóminus in voce tubæ.

God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast. Sing praise for God, sing praise, sing praise to our king, sing praise.

Ascéndit Deus in iúbilo,

et Dóminus in voce tubæ.

Psállite Deo, psállite;

psállite regi nostro, psállite.

God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord.

Ascéndit Deus in iúbilo, et Dóminus in voce tubæ.

God is king of all the earth. Sing praise with all your skill. God is king over the nations; God reigns on his holy throne.

Quóniam rex omnis terræ Deus,

psállite sapiénter.

Regnávit Deus super gentes,

Deus sedet super sedem sanctam suam.

God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord.

Ascéndit Deus in iúbilo, et Dóminus in voce tubæ.

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

Gospel Acclamation

Acts 16:14

Alleluia, alleluia.

Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son.

Alleluia.

Allelúia.

Aperi, Dómine, cor nostrum,

ut intendámus verbis Fílii tui.

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 Mark

3:20-21

Evangelium

Dicebant sui: «In furorem versus est»

✠ Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Marcum

3, 20-21

Glory to you, O Lord.

Gloria tibi, Domine.

Jesus went home, and such a crowd collected that they could not even have a meal. When his relatives heard of this, they set out to take charge of him, convinced he was out of his mind.

In illo témpore:

Venit Iesus cum discípulis suis ad domum; et convénit íterum turba, ita ut non possent neque panem manducáre. Et cum audíssent sui, exiérunt tenére eum; dicébant enim: «In furórem versus est».

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.

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

Grant us, O Lord, we pray,

that we may participate worthily in these mysteries,

for whenever the memorial of this sacrifice is celebrated the work of our redemption is accomplished.

Through Christ our Lord.

Concéde nobis, quǽsumus, Dómine, hæc digne frequentáre mystéria, quia, quóties huius hóstiæ commemorátio celebrátur, opus nostræ redemptiónis exercétur. Per Christum.

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

The following Preface is said in Masses that have no proper Preface, and for which a Preface related to a specific liturgical time is not indicated.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere to give you thanks,

Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,

through Christ our Lord.

Vere dignum et iustum est,

æquum et salutáre,

nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere:

Dómine, sancte Pater, omnípotens ætérne Deus:

per Christum Dóminum nostrum.

In him you have been pleased to renew all things,

giving us all a share in his fullness.

For though he was in the form of God, he emptied himself

and by the blood of his Cross brought peace to all creation.

Therefore he has been exalted above all things,

and to all who obey him,

has become the source of eternal salvation.

In quo ómnia instauráre tibi complácuit,

et de plenitúdine eius nos omnes accípere tribuísti.

Cum enim in forma Dei esset, exinanívit semetípsum,

ac per sánguinem crucis suæ pacificávit univérsa;

unde exaltátus est super ómnia

et ómnibus obtemperántibus sibi

factus est causa salútis ætérnæ.

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:

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 II

The priest, with hands extended, says:

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,

the fount of all holiness.

Vere Sanctus es, Dómine, fons omnis sanctitátis.

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

Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,

by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall,

Hæc ergo dona, quaésumus,

Spíritus tui rore sanctífica,

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

so that they may become for us

the Body and ✠ Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

ut nobis Corpus et ✠ Sanguis fiant

Dómini nostri Iesu Christi.

He joins his hands.

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

At the time he was betrayed

and entered willingly into his Passion,

Qui cum Passióni voluntárie traderétur,

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

he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,

and gave it to his disciples, saying:

accépit panem et grátias agens 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, once more giving thanks,

he gave it to his disciples, saying:

accípiens et calicem,

íterum tibi grátias agens dedit 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, as we celebrate

the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,

we offer you, Lord,

the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,

giving thanks that you have held us worthy

to be in your presence and minister to you.

Mémores ígitur mortis et resurrectiónis eius,

tibi, Dómine, panem vitæ

et cálicem salútis offérimus,

grátias agéntes quia nos dignos habuísti

astáre coram te et tibi ministráre.

Humbly we pray

that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,

we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Et súpplices deprecámur

ut Córporis et Sánguinis Christi partícipes

a Spíritu Sancto congregémur in unum.

Remember, Lord, your Church,

spread throughout the world,

and bring her to the fullness of charity,

together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop

and all the clergy.

Recordáre, Dómine, Ecclésiæ tuæ toto orbe diffúsæ,

ut eam in caritáte perfícias

una cum Papa nostro N. et Epíscopo nostro N.

et univérso clero.

(In Masses for the Dead, the following may be added: )

In Masses for the Dead, the following 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.

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.

Remember also our brothers and sisters

who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,

and all who have died in your mercy:

welcome them into the light of your face.

Meménto étiam fratrum nostrórum,

qui in spe resurrectiónis dormiérunt,

omniúmque in tua miseratióne defunctórum,

et eos in lumen vultus tui admítte.

Have mercy on us all, we pray,

that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,

with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,

with the blessed Apostles,

and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages,

we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,

and may praise and glorify you

Omnium nostrum, quǽsumus, miserére,

ut cum beáta Dei Genetríce Vírgine María,

beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso,

beátis Apóstolis et ómnibus Sanctis,

qui tibi a sǽculo placuérunt,

ætérnæ vitæ mereámur esse consórtes,

et te laudémus et glorificémus

He joins his hands.

through your Son, Jesus Christ.

per Fílium tuum Iesum Christum.

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

Cf. Ps 23 (22): 5

You have prepared a table before me,

and how precious is the chalice that quenches my thirst.

Parásti in conspéctu meo mensam, et calix meus inébrians quam præclárus est!

Or: — 1 Jn 4: 16

We have come to know and to believe in the love that God has for us.

Nos cognóvimus et credídimus caritáti, quam Deus habet in nobis.

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

Pour on us, O Lord, the Spirit of your love,

and in your kindness

make those you have nourished by this one heavenly Bread

one in mind and heart.

Through Christ our Lord.

Spíritum nobis, Dómine, tuæ caritátis infúnde, ut, quos uno cælésti pane satiásti, una fácias pietáte concórdes. Per Christum.

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.