Holy Mass
Ordinary Form
Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent · Year B · I
- Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Liturgy of the Word
- First reading Wis 2:1.12-22
- Responsorial psalm Ps 33, 17-18. 19-20. 21 and 23 (R.: 19a)
- Gospel Jn 7:1-2.10.25-30
The readings open in the Douay-Rheims Bible, which numbers the Psalms as the Vulgate does.
All stand. The Priest approaches the altar with the ministers and venerates it while the Entrance Song is sung.
Entrance antiphon
Cf. Ps 54 (53): 3-4
O God, save me by your name;
by your power, defend my cause. O God, hear my prayer;
give ear to the words of my mouth.
Deus, in nómine tuo salvum me fac, et in virtúte tua líbera me. Deus, exáudi oratiónem meam, áuribus pércipe verba oris mei.
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.
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.
Brethren (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 the Priest says:
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Miserére nostri, Dómine.
The people reply:
For we have sinned against you.
Quia peccávimus tibi.
The Priest:
Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
Osténde nobis, Dómine, misericórdiam tuam.
The people:
And grant us your salvation.
Et salutáre tuum da nobis.
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.
Brethren (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.
Oder: Eine andere, frei formulierte Einladung.
A brief pause for silence follows.
The Priest or another minister says invocations naming the gracious works of the Lord to which he invites the people to respond, as in the example below:
You were sent to heal the contrite of heart:
Lord, have mercy.Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Qui missus es sanáre contrítos corde: Kýrie, eléison.
The people reply:
Lord, have mercy.Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Kýrie, eléison.
The Priest:
You came to call sinners:
Christ, have mercy.Or: Christe, eleison.
Qui peccatóres vocáre venísti: Christe, eléison.
The people reply:
Christ, have mercy.Or: Christe, eleison.
Christe, eléison.
The Priest:
You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us:
Lord, have mercy.Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Qui ad déxteram Patris sedes, ad interpellándum pro nobis: Kýrie, eléison.
The people reply:
Lord, have mercy.Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Kýrie, eléison.
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
O God, who have prepared
fitting helps for us in our weakness,
grant, we pray, that we may receive
their healing effects with joy
and reflect them in a holy way of life.
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.
Deus, qui fragilitáti nostræ cóngrua subsídia præparásti, concéde, quǽsumus, ut suæ reparatiónis efféctum et cum exsultatióne suscípiat, et pia conversatióne recénseat. Per Dóminum.
At the end of which the people acclaim:
Amen.
Amen.
First Reading
A reading from the Book of Wisdom
2:1.12-22
Lectio prior
Morte turpissima condemnemus eum
Léctio libri Sapiéntiæ
2, 1a.12-22
Dixérunt ímpii enim cogitántes apud se non recte:
«Circumveniámus ergo iustum, quóniam inútilis est nobis et contrárius est opéribus nostris et impróperat nobis peccáta legis et diffámat in nos peccáta disciplínæ nostræ. Promíttit se sciéntiam Dei habére et fílium Dei se nóminat.
Factus est nobis in accusatiónem cogitatiónum nostrárum; gravis est nobis étiam ad vidéndum, quóniam dissímilis est áliis vita illíus, et immutátæ sunt viæ eius. Tamquam scória æstimáti sumus ab illo, et ábstinet se a viis nostris tamquam ab immundítiis; beáta dicit novíssima iustórum et gloriátur patrem se habére Deum.
Videámus ergo si sermónes illíus veri sint, et tentémus, quæ in éxitu eius erunt: si enim est verus fílius Dei, suscípiet illum et liberábit eum de mánibus contrariórum.
Contumélia et torménto interrogémus eum, ut sciámus modéstiam eius et probémus patiéntiam illíus; morte turpíssima condemnémus eum: erit enim ei visitátio ex sermónibus illíus».
Hæc cogitavérunt et erravérunt; excæcávit enim illos malítia eórum, et nesciérunt sacraménta Dei neque mercédem speravérunt sanctitátis nec iudicavérunt honórem animárum immaculatárum.
Verbum Dómini.
The godless say to themselves, with their misguided reasoning: Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man, since he annoys us and opposes our way of life, reproaches us for our breaches of the law and accuses us of playing false to our upbringing. He claims to have knowledge of God, and calls himself a son of the Lord. Before us he stands, a reproof to our way of thinking, the very sight of him weighs our spirits down; his way of life is not like other men's, the paths he treads are unfamiliar. In his opinion we are counterfeit; he holds aloof from our doings as though from filth; he proclaims the final end of the virtuous as happy and boasts of having God for his father. Let us see if what he says is true, let us observe what kind of end he himself will have. If the virtuous man is God's son, God will take his part and rescue him from the clutches of his enemies. Let us test him with cruelty and with torture, and thus explore this gentleness of his and put his endurance to the proof. Let us condemn him to a shameful death since he will be looked after - we have his word for it.' This is the way they reason, but they are misled, their malice makes them blind. They do not know the hidden things of God, they have no hope that holiness will be rewarded, they can see no reward for blameless souls.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 33, 17-18. 19-20. 21 and 23 (R.: 19a)
The Lord is near to broken hearts.
Iuxta est Dóminus iis qui contríto sunt corde.
The Lord turns his face against the wicked to destroy their remembrance from the earth. The just call and the Lord hears and rescues them in all their distress.
Vultus autem Dómini super faciéntes mala,
ut perdat de terra memóriam eórum.
Clamavérunt, et Dóminus exaudívit,
et ex ómnibus tribulatiónibus eórum liberávit eos.
The Lord is near to broken hearts.
Iuxta est Dóminus iis qui contríto sunt corde.
The Lord is close to the broken-hearted; those whose spirit is crushed he will save. Many are the trials of the just man but from them all the Lord will rescue him.
Iuxta est Dóminus iis qui contríto sunt corde,
et confráctos spíritu salvábit.
Multæ tribulatiónes iustórum,
et de ómnibus his liberábit eos Dóminus.
The Lord is near to broken hearts.
Iuxta est Dóminus iis qui contríto sunt corde.
He will keep guard over all his bones, not one of his bones shall be broken. The Lord ransoms the souls of his servants. Those who hide in him shall not be condemned.
Custódit ómnia ossa eórum,
unum ex his non conterétur.
Rédimet Dóminus ánimas servórum suórum,
et non puniéntur omnes qui sperant in eo.
The Lord is near to broken hearts.
Iuxta est Dóminus iis qui contríto sunt corde.
There follows the Alleluia or another chant laid down by the rubrics, as the liturgical time requires.
Gospel Acclamation
Mt 4:4
Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
Non in pane solo vivet homo,
sed in omni verbo quod procédit de ore Dei.
The Lord be with you.
Dóminus vobíscum.
And with your spirit.
Et cum spíritu tuo.
Gospel
✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to John
7:1-2.10.25-30
Evangelium
Quærebant eum apprehendere, sed nondum venerat hora eius
✠ Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Ioánnem
7, 1-2.10.25-30
Glory to you, O Lord.
Gloria tibi, Domine.
Jesus stayed in Galilee; he could not stay in Judaea, because the Jews were out to kill him. As the Jewish feast of Tabernacles drew near, after his brothers had left for the festival, Jesus went up as well, but quite privately, without drawing attention to himself. Meanwhile some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, 'Isn't this the man they want to kill? And here he is, speaking freely, and they have nothing to say to him! Can it be true the authorities have made up their minds that he is the Christ? Yet we all know where he comes from, but when the Christ appears no one will know where he comes from. Then, as Jesus taught in the Temple, he cried out: 'Yes, you know me and you know where I came from. Yet I have not come of myself: no, there is one who sent me and I really come from him, and you do not know him, but I know him because I have come from him and it was he who sent me.' They would have arrested him then, but because his time had not yet come no one laid a hand on him.
In illo témpore:
Ambulábat Iesus in Galilǽam; non enim volébat in Iudǽam ambuláre, quia quærébant eum Iudǽi interfícere.
Erat autem in próximo dies festus Iudæórum, Scenopégia. Ut autem ascendérunt fratres eius ad diem festum, tunc et ipse ascéndit, non maniféste sed quasi in occúlto.
Dicébant ergo quidam ex Hierosolymítis: «Nonne hic est, quem quærunt interfícere? Et ecce palam lóquitur, et nihil ei dicunt. Numquid vere cognovérunt príncipes quia hic est Christus? Sed hunc scimus unde sit, Christus autem cum vénerit, nemo scit unde sit».
Clamávit ergo docens in templo Iesus et dicens: «Et me scitis et unde sim scitis. Et a meípso non veni, sed est verus, qui misit me, quem vos non scitis. Ego scio eum, quia ab ipso sum, et ipse me misit».
Quærébant ergo eum apprehéndere, et nemo misit in illum manus, quia nondum vénerat hora eius.
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 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
May this sacrifice, almighty God, cleanse us by its mighty power and lead us to approach its source with ever greater purity.
Through Christ our Lord.
Hæc sacrifícia nos, omnípotens Deus, poténti virtúte mundátos, ad suum fáciant purióres veníre princípium. Per Christum.
at the end of which the people acclaim:
Amen.
Amen.
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.
The following Preface is said in Masses of Lent, especially on Sundays when a more specific Preface is not prescribed.
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.
For by your gracious gift each year
your faithful await the sacred paschal feasts
with the joy of minds made pure,
so that, more eagerly intent on prayer
and on the works of charity,
and participating in the mysteries
by which they have been reborn,
they may be led to the fullness of grace
that you bestow on your sons and daughters.
Quia fidélibus tuis dignánter concédis
quotánnis paschália sacraménta
in gáudio purificátis méntibus exspectáre:
ut, pietátis offícia et ópera caritátis propénsius exsequéntes,
frequentatióne mysteriórum, quibus renáti sunt,
ad grátiæ filiórum plenitúdinem perducántur.
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:
The following Preface is said in Masses of Lent, especially on Sundays when a more specific Preface is not prescribed.
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.
Vere dignum et iustum est,
æquum et salutáre,
nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere:
Dómine, sancte Pater, omnípotens ætérne Deus:
For you have given your children a sacred time
for the renewing and purifying of their hearts,
that, freed from disordered affections,
they may so deal with the things of this passing world
as to hold rather to the things that eternally endure.
Qui fíliis tuis ad reparándam méntium puritátem,
tempus præcípuum salúbriter statuísti,
quo, mente ab inordinátis afféctibus expedíta,
sic incúmberent transitúris
ut rebus pótius perpétuis inhærérent.
And so, with all the Angels and Saints,
we praise you, as without end we acclaim:
Et ídeo, cum Sanctis et Angelis univérsis,
te collaudámus, sine fine dicéntes:
The following Preface is said in Masses of the weekdays of Lent and on days of fasting.
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.
Vere dignum et iustum est,
æquum et salutáre,
nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere:
Dómine, sancte Pater, omnípotens ætérne Deus:
For you will that our self-denial should give you thanks,
humble our sinful pride,
contribute to the feeding of the poor,
and so help us imitate you in your kindness.
Qui nos per abstinéntiam tibi grátias reférre voluísti,
ut ipsa et nos peccatóres ab insoléntia mitigáret,
et, egéntium profíciens aliménto,
imitatóres tuæ benignitátis effíceret.
And so we glorify you with countless Angels,
as with one voice of praise we acclaim:
Et ídeo, cum innúmeris Angelis,
una te magnificámus laudis voce, dicéntes:
The following Preface is said in Masses of the weekdays of Lent and on days of fasting.
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.
Vere dignum et iustum est,
æquum et salutáre,
nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere:
Dómine, sancte Pater, omnípotens ætérne Deus:
Qui corporáli ieiúnio vítia cómprimis, mentem élevas,
virtútem largíris et prǽmia:
per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
Per quem maiestátem tuam laudant Angeli,
adórant Dominatiónes, tremunt Potestátes.
Cæli cælorúmque Virtútes, ac beáta Séraphim,
sócia exsultatióne concélebrant.
Cum quibus et nostras voces ut admítti iúbeas, deprecámur,
súpplici confessióne dicéntes:
For through bodily fasting you restrain our faults,
raise up our minds,
and bestow both virtue and its rewards,
through Christ our Lord.
Through him the Angels praise your majesty,
Dominions adore and Powers tremble before you.
Heaven and the Virtues of heaven and the blessed Seraphim
worship together with exultation.
May our voices, we pray, join with theirs
in humble praise, as we acclaim:
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks, Father most holy,
through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ,
your Word through whom you made all things,
whom you sent as our Saviour and Redeemer,
incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin.
Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutáre,
nos tibi, sancte Pater,
semper et ubíque grátias ágere
per Fílium dilectiónis tuæ Iesum Christum,
Verbum tuum per quod cuncta fecísti:
quem misísti nobis Salvatórem et Redemptórem,
incarnátum de Spíritu Sancto et ex Vírgine natum.
Fulfilling your will and gaining for you a holy people,
he stretched out his hands as he endured his Passion,
so as to break the bonds of death and manifest the resurrection.
Qui voluntátem tuam adímplens
et pópulum tibi sanctum acquírens
exténdit manus cum paterétur,
ut mortem sólveret et resurrectiónem manifestáret.
And so, with the Angels and all the Saints
we declare your glory,
as with one voice we acclaim:
Et ídeo cum Angelis et ómnibus Sanctis
glóriam tuam prædicámus,
una voce dicéntes:
It is truly right to give you thanks,
truly just to give you glory, Father most holy,
for you are the one God living and true,
existing before all ages and abiding for all eternity,
dwelling in unapproachable light;
yet you, who alone are good, the source of life,
have made all that is,
so that you might fill your creatures with blessings
and bring joy to many of them by the glory of your light.
Vere dignum est tibi grátias ágere,
vere iustum est te glorificáre, Pater sancte,
quia unus es Deus vivus et verus,
qui es ante sǽcula et pérmanes in ætérnum,
inaccessíbilem lucem inhábitans;
sed et qui unus bonus atque fons vitæ cuncta fecísti,
ut creatúras tuas benedictiónibus adimpléres
multásque lætificáres tui lúminis claritáte.
And so, in your presence are countless hosts of Angels,
who serve you day and night
and, gazing upon the glory of your face,
glorify you without ceasing.
Et ídeo coram te innúmeræ astant turbæ Angelórum,
qui die ac nocte sérviunt tibi
et, vultus tui glóriam contemplántes,
te incessánter gloríficant.
With them we, too, confess your name in exultation,
giving voice to every creature under heaven,
as we acclaim:
Cum quibus et nos et, per nostram vocem,
omnis quæ sub cælo est creatúra
nomen tuum in exsultatióne confitémur, canéntes:
It is truly right and just
that we should always give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
Vere dignum et iustum est
nos tibi semper grátias ágere,
Dómine, sancte Pater, omnípotens ætérne Deus:
Qui ad abundantiórem vitam habéndam
nos incitáre non désinis,
et, cum sis dives in misericórdia,
véniam offérre persevéras ac peccatóres invítas
ad tuæ solum indulgéntiæ fidéndum.
A nobis autem, qui fœdus tuum tóties violávimus,
numquam avérsus,
humánam famíliam
per Iesum Fílium tuum, Redemptórem nostrum,
novo caritátis vínculo tam arcte tibi iunxísti,
ut nullo modo possit dissólvi.
Nunc quidem tempus grátiæ et reconciliatiónis
pópulo tuo præbes,
eíque ad te ánimum converténti
in Christo Iesu speráre concédis
cunctísque homínibus tríbuis deservíre,
dum plénius Spirítui Sancto se cóncredit.
Et ídeo, admiratióne perfúsi,
tui amóris virtútem extóllimus
nostrúmque de salúte gáudium profiténtes,
cum innúmeris cæléstium turbis hymnum concínimus,
sine fine dicéntes:
For you do not cease to spur us on
to possess a more abundant life
and, being rich in mercy,
you constantly offer pardon
and call on sinners
to trust in your forgiveness alone.
Never did you turn away from us,
and, though time and again we have broken your covenant,
you have bound the human family to yourself
through Jesus your Son, our Redeemer,
with a new bond of love so tight
that it can never be undone.
Even now you set before your people
a time of grace and reconciliation,
and, as they turn back to you in spirit,
you grant them hope in Christ Jesus
and a desire to be of service to all,
while they entrust themselves
more fully to the Holy Spirit.
And so, filled with wonder,
we extol the power of your love,
and, proclaiming our joy
at the salvation that comes from you,
we join in the heavenly hymn of countless hosts,
as without end we acclaim:
It is truly right and just
that we should give you thanks and praise,
O God, almighty Father,
for all you do in this world,
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Vere dignum et iustum est
nos tibi grátias ágere atque laudes persólvere,
Deus Pater omnípotens,
pro ómnibus, quæ in hoc mundo operáris,
per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum.
For though the human race
is divided by dissension and discord,
yet we know that by testing us
you change our hearts
to prepare them for reconciliation.
Cum enim genus humánum
dissensióne sit atque discórdia divísum,
experiéndo tamen cognóvimus te ánimos fléctere,
ut sint ad reconciliatiónem paráti.
Even more, by your Spirit you move human hearts
that enemies may speak to each other again,
adversaries may join hands,
and peoples seek to meet together.
Per Spíritum namque tuum pérmoves hóminum corda,
ut inimíci íterum in collóquia véniant,
adversárii manus coniúngant,
pópuli sibi óbviam quærant veníre.
By the working of your power
it comes about, O Lord,
that hatred is overcome by love,
revenge gives way to forgiveness,
and discord is changed to mutual respect.
Tua operánte virtúte fit étiam, Dómine,
ut ódium vincátur amóre, últio cedat indulgéntiæ,
discórdia in mútuam dilectiónem convertátur.
Therefore, as we give you ceaseless thanks
with the choirs of heaven,
we cry out to your majesty on earth,
and without end we acclaim:
Quaprópter cum choris cæléstibus
grátias tibi indesinénter agéntes
maiestáti tuæ in terris sine fine clamámus:
It is truly right and just to give you thanks
and raise to you a hymn of glory and praise,
O Lord, Father of infinite goodness.
Vere dignum et iustum est
tibi grátias ágere
tibíque glóriæ et laudis hymnum cánere,
Dómine, Pater infinítæ bonitátis.
For by the word of your Son's Gospel
you have brought together one Church
from every people, tongue, and nation,
and, having filled her with life by the power of your Spirit,
you never cease through her
to gather the whole human race into one.
Quia verbo Evangélii Fílii tui,
ex ómnibus pópulis, linguis et natiónibus
unam Ecclésiam collegísti,
per quam, Spíritus tui virtúte vivificátam,
omnes hómines in unum congregáre non désinis.
Manifesting the covenant of your love,
she dispenses without ceasing
the blessed hope of your Kingdom
and shines bright as the sign of your faithfulness,
which in Christ Jesus our Lord
you promised would last for eternity.
Ipsa tuæ dilectiónis testaméntum maniféstans,
spem beátam regni incessánter largítur
ac véluti signum tuæ fidelitátis respléndet
quam in Christo Iesu Dómino nostro,
in ætérnum promisísti.
And so, with all the Powers of heaven,
we worship you constantly on earth,
while, with all the Church,
as one voice we acclaim:
Et ídeo, cum ómnibus cælórum Virtútibus,
in terris te iúgiter celebrámus,
cum univérsa Ecclésia una voce dicéntes:
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father,
creator of the world and source of all life.
Vere dignum et iustum est,
æquum et salutáre,
nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere:
Dómine, sancte Pater, mundi creátor et fons omnis vitæ:
Qui ópera sapiéntiæ tuæ numquam derelínquis,
sed in médio nostri adhuc próvidus operáris.
In manu poténti et bráchio exténto
pópulum tuum Israel per desértum duxísti;
nunc autem Ecclésiam tuam in mundo peregrinántem,
Spíritus Sancti virtúte semper comitáris,
eámque per témporis sémitas
in gáudium ætérnum regni tui condúcis,
per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
Unde et nos cum Angelis et Sanctis
hymnum glóriæ tuæ cánimus, sine fine dicéntes:
For you never forsake the works of your wisdom,
but by your providence are even now at work in our midst.
With mighty hand and outstretched arm
you led your people Israel through the desert.
Now, as your Church makes her pilgrim journey in the world,
you always accompany her
by the power of the Holy Spirit
and lead her along the paths of time
to the eternal joy of your Kingdom,
through Christ our Lord.
And so, with the Angels and Saints,
we, too, sing the hymn of your glory,
as without end we acclaim:
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
holy Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
through Christ our Lord.
Vere dignum et iustum est,
æquum et salutáre,
nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere,
sancte Pater, Dómine cæli et terræ,
per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
For by your Word you created the world
and you govern all things in harmony.
You gave us the same Word made flesh as Mediator,
and he has spoken your words to us
and called us to follow him.
He is the way that leads us to you,
the truth that sets us free,
the life that fills us with gladness.
Quia per Verbum tuum mundum creásti
et univérsa in æquitáte moderáris.
Ipsum, caro factum, nobis mediatórem dedísti,
qui verba tua nobis est locútus
et ad sui sequélam nos vocávit;
ille via est quæ nos ad te ducit,
véritas quæ nos líberat,
vita quæ gáudio nos replet.
Through your Son
you gather men and women,
whom you made for the glory of your name,
into one family,
redeemed by the Blood of his Cross
and signed with the seal of the Spirit.
Per Fílium tuum hómines,
quos ad glóriam tui nóminis fecísti,
sánguine crucis eius redémptos
et Spíritus sigíllo signátos
in unam cólligis famíliam.
Therefore now and for ages unending,
with all the Angels,
we proclaim your glory,
as in joyful celebration we acclaim:
Quaprópter nunc et usque in sǽculum,
ómnibus cum Angelis glóriam tuam prædicámus,
iucúnda celebratióne clamántes:
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Father of mercies and faithful God.
Vere dignum et iustum est,
æquum et salutáre,
nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere,
Pater misericordiárum et Deus fidélis:
For you have given us Jesus Christ, your Son,
as our Lord and Redeemer.
Quia Iesum Christum Fílium tuum,
Dóminum ac redemptórem nobis dedísti.
He always showed compassion
for children and for the poor,
for the sick and for sinners,
and he became a neighbour
to the oppressed and the afflicted.
Semper ille misericórdem se osténdit
erga párvulos et páuperes,
infírmos et peccatóres
atque próximum se fecit
oppréssis et afflíctis.
By word and deed he announced to the world
that you are our Father
and that you care for all your sons and daughters.
Verbo et ópere mundo nuntiávit
te esse Patrem
omniúmque filiórum tuórum curam habére.
And so, with all the Angels and Saints,
we exalt and bless your name
and sing the hymn of your glory,
as without end we acclaim:
Et ídeo cum Angelis et Sanctis
univérsiste collaudámus et benedícimus
hymnúmque 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 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.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER I ( ROMAN CANON)
The priest, with hands extended, says:
To you, therefore, most merciful Father,
we make humble prayer and petition
through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord:
Te ígitur, clementíssime Pater,
per Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum, Dóminum nostrum,
súpplices rogámus ac pétimus,
He joins his hands and says
that you accept
uti accépta hábeas
He makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:
and bless ✠ these gifts, these offerings,
these holy and unblemished sacrifices,
et benedícas ✠ hæc dona, hæc múnera,
hæc sancta sacrifícia illibáta,
With hands extended, he continues:
which we offer you firstly
for your holy catholic Church.
Be pleased to grant her peace,
to guard, unite and govern her
throughout the whole world,
together with your servant N. our Pope
and N. our Bishop,
and all those who, holding to the truth,
hand on the catholic and apostolic faith.
in primis, quæ tibi offérimus
pro Ecclésia tua sancta cathólica:
quam pacificáre, custodíre, adunáre
et régere dignéris toto orbe terrárum:
una cum fámulo tuo Papa nostro N.
et Antístite nostro N.
et ómnibus orthodóxis atque cathólicæ
et apostólicæ fídei cultóribus.
Comemoration of the Living
Remember, Lord, your servants (N. and N.)
Meménto, Dómine,
famulórum famularúmque tuárum N. et N.
The priest joins his hands and prays briefly for those for whom he intends to pray. Then, with hands extended, he continues:
and all gathered here,
whose faith and devotion are known to you.
For them, we offer you this sacrifice of praise
or they offer it for themselves
and all who are dear to them:
for the redemption of their souls,
in hope of health and well-being,
and paying their homage to you,
the eternal God, living and true.
et ómnium circumstántium,
quórum tibi fides cógnita est et nota devótio,
pro quibus tibi offérimus:
vel qui tibi ófferunt hoc sacrifícium laudis,
pro se suísque ómnibus:
pro redemptióne animárum suárum,
pro spe salútis et incolumitátis suæ:
tibíque reddunt vota sua ætérno Deo, vivo et vero.
Within the Action
In communion with those whose memory we venerate,
especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary,
Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ,
Communicántes,
et memóriam venerántes,
in primis gloriósæ semper Vírginis Maríæ,
Genetrícis Dei et Dómini nostri Iesu Christi:
and blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
your blessed Apostles and Martyrs,
Peter and Paul, Andrew,
(James, John,
Thomas, James, Philip,
Bartholomew, Matthew,
Simon and Jude;
Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus,
Cornelius, Cyprian,
Lawrence, Chrysogonus,
John and Paul,
Cosmas and Damian)
and all your Saints;
we ask that through their merits and prayers,
in all things we may be defended
by your protecting help.
(Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)
sed et beáti Ioseph, eiúsdem Vírginis Sponsi,
et beatórum Apostolórum ac Mártyrum tuórum,
Petri et Pauli, Andréæ,
(Iacóbi, Ioánnis,
Thomæ, Iacóbi, Philíppi,
Bartholomǽi, Matthǽi,
Simónis et Thaddǽi:
Lini, Cleti, Cleméntis, Xysti,
Cornélii, Cypriáni, Lauréntii, Chrysógoni,
Ioánnis et Pauli, Cosmæ et Damiáni)
et ómnium Sanctórum tuórum;
quorum méritis precibúsque concédas,
ut in ómnibus protectiónis tuæ muniámur auxílio.
(Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen).
With hands extended, the Priest continues:
Therefore, Lord, we pray:
graciously accept this oblation of our service,
that of your whole family;
order our days in your peace,
and command that we be delivered from eternal damnation
and counted among the flock of those you have chosen.
Hanc ígitur oblatiónem servitútis nostræ,
sed et cunctæ famíliæ tuæ,
quǽsumus, Dómine, ut placátus accípias:
diésque nostros in tua pace dispónas,
atque ab ætérna damnatióne nos éripi
et in electórum tuórum iúbeas grege numerári.
He joins his hands.
(Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)
(Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen).
Holding his hands extended over the offerings, he says:
Be pleased, O God, we pray,
to bless, acknowledge,
and approve this offering in every respect;
make it spiritual and acceptable,
so that it may become for us
the Body and Blood of your most beloved Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Quam oblatiónem tu, Deus, in ómnibus, quǽsumus,
benedíctam, adscríptam, ratam,
rationábilem, acceptabilémque fácere dignéris:
ut nobis Corpus et Sanguis fiat dilectíssimi Fílii tui,
Dómini nostri Iesu Christi.
He joins his hands.
In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly and distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.
On the day before he was to suffer,
Qui, prídie quam paterétur,
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took bread in his holy and venerable hands,
accépit panem in sanctas ac venerábiles manus suas,
He raises his eyes.
and with eyes raised to heaven
to you, O God, his almighty Father,
giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
broke the bread
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
et elevátis óculis in cælum
ad te Deum Patrem suum omnipoténtem,
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, the Priest 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 this precious chalice
in his holy and venerable hands,
and once more giving you thanks, he said the blessing
and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
accípiens et hunc præclárum cálicem
in sanctas ac venerábiles manus suas,
item 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 blessed Passion,
the Resurrection from the dead,
and the glorious Ascension into heaven
of Christ, your Son, our Lord,
we, your servants and your holy people,
offer to your glorious majesty
from the gifts that you have given us,
this pure victim,
this holy victim,
this spotless victim,
the holy Bread of eternal life
and the Chalice of everlasting salvation.
Unde et mémores, Dómine,
nos servi tui,
sed et plebs tua sancta,
eiúsdem Christi, Fílii tui, Dómini nostri,
tam beátæ passiónis,
necnon et ab ínferis resurrectiónis,
sed et in cælos gloriósæ ascensiónis:
offérimus præcláræ maiestáti tuæ
de tuis donis ac datis
hóstiam puram,
hóstiam sanctam,
hóstiam immaculátam,
Panem sanctum vitæ ætérnæ
et Cálicem salútis perpétuæ.
Be pleased to look upon these offerings
with a serene and kindly countenance,
and to accept them,
as once you were pleased to accept
the gifts of your servant Abel the just,
the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith,
and the offering of your high priest Melchizedek,
a holy sacrifice, a spotless victim.
Supra quæ propítio ac seréno vultu
respícere dignéris:
et accépta habére,
sícuti accépta habére dignátus es
múnera púeri tui iusti Abel,
et sacrifícium Patriárchæ nostri Abrahæ,
et quod tibi óbtulit summus sacérdos tuus Melchísedech,
sanctum sacrifícium, immaculátam hóstiam.
Bowing, with hands joined, he continues:
In humble prayer we ask you, almighty God:
command that these gifts be borne
by the hands of your holy Angel
to your altar on high
in the sight of your divine majesty,
so that all of us, who through this participation at the altar
receive the most holy Body and Blood of your Son,
Súpplices te rogámus, omnípotens Deus:
iube hæc perférri per manus sancti Angeli tui
in sublíme altáre tuum,
in conspéctu divínæ maiestátis tuæ;
ut, quotquot ex hac altáris participatióne
sacrosánctum Fílii tui Corpus et Sánguinem sumpsérimus,
He stands upright again and signs himself with the Sign of the Cross, saying:
may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing.
omni benedictióne cælésti et grátia repleámur.
He joins his hands.
(Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)
(Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen).
Commemoration of the Dead
With hands extended, the Priest says:
Remember also, Lord, your servants N. and N.,
who have gone before us with the sign of faith
and rest in the sleep of peace.
Meménto étiam, Dómine,
famulórum famularúmque tuárum N. et N.,
qui nos præcessérunt cum signo fídei,
et dórmiunt in somno pacis.
He joins his hands and prays briefly for those who have died and for whom he intends to pray.
Then, with hands extended, he continues:
Grant them, O Lord, we pray,
and all who sleep in Christ,
a place of refreshment, light and peace.
Ipsis, Dómine, et ómnibus in Christo quiescéntibus,
locum refrigérii, lucis et pacis,
ut indúlgeas, deprecámur.
He joins his hands.
(Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)
(Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen).
He strikes his breast with his right hand, saying:
To us, also, your servants, who, though sinners,
Nobis quoque peccatóribus fámulis tuis,
And, with hands extended, he continues:
hope in your abundant mercies,
graciously grant some share
and fellowship with your holy Apostles and Martyrs:
with John the Baptist, Stephen,
Matthias, Barnabas,
(Ignatius, Alexander,
Marcellinus, Peter,
Felicity, Perpetua,
Agatha, Lucy,
Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia)
and all your Saints;
admit us, we beseech you,
into their company,
not weighing our merits,
but granting us your pardon,
de multitúdine miseratiónum tuárum sperántibus,
partem áliquam et societátem donáre dignéris
cum tuis sanctis Apóstolis et Martýribus:
cum Ioánne, Stéphano,
Matthía, Bárnaba,
(Ignátio, Alexándro,
Marcellíno, Petro,
Felicitáte, Perpétua,
Agatha, Lúcia,
Agnéte, Cæcília, Anastásia)
et ómnibus Sanctis tuis:
intra quorum nos consórtium,
non æstimátor mériti, sed véniæ,
quǽsumus, largítor admítte.
He joins his hands.
through Christ our Lord.
Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
And he continues:
Through whom
you continue to make all these good things, O Lord;
you sanctify them, fill them with life,
bless them, and bestow them upon us.
Per quem hæc ómnia, Dómine,
semper bona creas, sanctíficas, vivíficas, benedícis,
et præstas nobis.
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.
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.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER IV
The Priest, with hands extended, says:
We give you praise, Father most holy,
for you are great
and you have fashioned all your works
in wisdom and in love.
Confitémur tibi, Pater sancte,
quia magnus es et ómnia ópera tua
in sapiéntia et caritáte fecísti.
Hóminem ad tuam imáginem condidísti,
eíque commisísti mundi curam univérsi,
ut, tibi soli Creatóri sérviens,
creatúris ómnibus imperáret.
Et cum amicítiam tuam, non obœdiens, amisísset,
non eum dereliquísti in mortis império.
Omnibus enim misericórditer subvenísti,
ut te quæréntes invenírent.
Sed et fœdera plúries homínibus obtulísti
eósque per prophétas erudísti in exspectatióne salútis.
You formed man in your own image
and entrusted the whole world to his care,
so that in serving you alone, the Creator,
he might have dominion over all creatures.
And when through disobedience he had lost your friendship,
you did not abandon him to the domain of death.
For you came in mercy to the aid of all,
so that those who seek might find you.
Time and again you offered them covenants
and through the prophets
taught them to look forward to salvation.
And you so loved the world, Father most holy,
that in the fullness of time
you sent your Only Begotten Son to be our Saviour.
Made incarnate by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary,
he shared our human nature
in all things but sin.
To the poor he proclaimed the good news of salvation,
to prisoners, freedom,
and to the sorrowful of heart, joy.
To accomplish your plan,
he gave himself up to death,
and, rising from the dead,
he destroyed death and restored life.
Et sic, Pater sancte, mundum dilexísti,
ut, compléta plenitúdine témporum,
Unigénitum tuum nobis mítteres Salvatórem.
Qui, incarnátus de Spíritu Sancto
et natus ex María Vírgine,
in nostra condiciónis forma est conversátus
per ómnia absque peccáto;
salútem evangelizávit paupéribus,
redemptiónem captívis,
mæstis corde lætítiam.
Ut tuam vero dispensatiónem impléret,
in mortem trádidit semetípsum
ac, resúrgens a mórtuis,
mortem destrúxit vitámque renovávit.
And that we might live no longer for ourselves
but for him who died and rose again for us,
he sent the Holy Spirit from you, Father,
as the first fruits for those who believe,
so that, bringing to perfection his work in the world,
he might sanctify creation to the full.
Et, ut non ámplius nobismetípsis viverémus,
sed sibi qui pro nobis mórtuus est atque surréxit,
a te, Pater, misit Spíritum Sanctum primítias credéntibus,
qui, opus suum in mundo perfíciens,
omnem sanctificatiónem compléret.
He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:
Therefore, O Lord, we pray:
may this same Holy Spirit
graciously sanctify these offerings,
Quaésumus ígitur, Dómine,
ut idem Spíritus Sanctus
hæc múnera sanctificáre dignétur,
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 our Lord Jesus Christ
ut Corpus et ✠ Sanguis fiant
Dómini nostri Iesu Christi
He joins his hands.
for the celebration of this great mystery,
which he himself left us
as an eternal covenant.
ad hoc magnum mystérium celebrándum,
quod ipse nobis relíquit in fœdus ætérnum.
In the formulae that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly and distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.
For when the hour had come
for him to be glorified by you, Father most holy,
having loved his own who were in the world,
he loved them to the end:
and while they were at supper,
Ipse enim, cum hora venísset
ut glorificarétur a te, Pater sancte,
ac dilexísset suos qui erant in mundo,
in finem diléxit eos:
et cenántibus illis
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took bread, blessed and broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
accépit panem, benedíxit ac 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,
Símili modo
He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
taking the chalice filled with the fruit of the vine,
he gave thanks,
and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
accípiens cálicem, ex genímine vitis replétum,
grátias egit, 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 now celebrate the memorial of our redemption,
we remember Christ's Death
and his descent to the realm of the dead,
we proclaim his Resurrection
and his Ascension to your right hand,
and, as we await his coming in glory,
we offer you his Body and Blood,
the sacrifice acceptable to you
which brings salvation to the whole world.
Unde et nos, Dómine, redemptiónis nostræ memoriále nunc celebrántes,
mortem Christi
eiúsque descénsum ad ínferos recólimus,
eius resurrectiónem
et ascensiónem ad tuam déxteram profitémur,
et, exspectántes ipsíus advéntum in glória,
offérimus tibi eius Corpus et Sánguinem,
sacrifícium tibi acceptábile et toti mundo salutáre.
Look, O Lord, upon the Sacrifice
which you yourself have provided for your Church,
and grant in your loving kindness
to all who partake of this one Bread and one Chalice
that, gathered into one body by the Holy Spirit,
they may truly become a living sacrifice in Christ
to the praise of your glory.
Réspice, Dómine, in Hóstiam,
quam Ecclésiæ tuæ ipse parásti,
et concéde benígnus ómnibus
qui ex hoc uno pane participábunt et cálice,
ut, in unum corpus a Sancto Spíritu congregáti,
in Christo hóstia viva perficiántur,
ad laudem glóriæ tuæ.
Therefore, Lord, remember now
all for whom we offer this sacrifice:
especially your servant N. our Pope,
N. our Bishop, and the whole Order of Bishops,
all the clergy,
those who take part in this offering,
those gathered here before you,
your entire people,
and all who seek you with a sincere heart.
Nunc ergo, Dómine, ómnium recordáre,
pro quibus tibi hanc oblatiónem offérimus:
in primis fámuli tui, Papæ nostri N.
Epíscopi nostri N. et Episcopórum órdinis univérsi,
sed et totíus cleri, et offeréntium,
et circumstántium,
et cuncti pópuli tui,
et ómnium, qui te quærunt corde sincéro.
Remember also
those who have died in the peace of your Christ
and all the dead,
whose faith you alone have known.
Meménto étiam illórum,
qui obiérunt in pace Christi tui,
et ómnium defunctórum,
quorum fidem tu solus cognovísti.
To all of us, your children,
grant, O merciful Father,
that we may enter into a heavenly inheritance
with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
and with your Apostles and Saints in your kingdom.
There, with the whole of creation,
freed from the corruption of sin and death,
may we glorify you
Nobis ómnibus, fíliis tuis, clemens Pater, concéde,
ut cæléstem hereditátem cónsequi valeámus
cum beáta Vírgine, Dei Genetríce, María,
cum beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso,
cum Apóstolis et Sanctis tuis
in regno tuo, ubi cum univérsa creatúra, a
corruptióne peccáti et mortis liberáta,
te glorificémus per Christum Dóminum nostrum,
He joins his hands.
through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.
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.
Eucharistic Prayers for Masses of Reconciliation I
The Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation may be used in Masses in which the mystery of reconciliation is conveyed to the faithful in a special way, as, for example, in the Masses for Promoting Harmony, For Reconciliation, For the Preservation of Peace and Justice, In Time of War or Civil Disturbance, For the Forgiveness of Sins, For Charity, of the Mystery of the Holy Cross, of the Most Holy Eucharist, of the Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, as well as in Masses during Lent. Although these Eucharistic Prayers have been provided with a proper Preface, they may also be used with other Prefaces that refer to penance and conversion, as, for example, the Prefaces of Lent.
The Priest, with hands extended, says:
You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
and from the world's beginning
are ceaselessly at work,
so that the human race may become holy,
just as you yourself are holy.
Vere Sanctus es, Dómine,
qui ab orígine mundi semper operáris
ut, sicut Sanctus es ipse,
sanctus fiat homo.
He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:
Look, we pray, upon your people's offerings
and pour out on them the power of your Spirit,
Réspice, quǽsumus, múnera pópuli tui
et super ea Spíritus tui virtútem effúnde
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
ut Corpus et ✠ Sanguis fiant
He joins his hands.
of your beloved Son, Jesus Christ,
in whom we, too, are your sons and daughters.
dilécti Fílii tui, Iesu Christi,
in quo et nos fílii tui sumus.
Quamvis vero olim pérditi
tibi appropinquáre nequirémus,
summo nos amóre dilexísti:
Fílius enim tuus, qui solus est Iustus,
morti trádidit seípsum,
ligno crucis pro nobis non dedignátus affígi.
Indeed, though we once were lost
and could not approach you,
you loved us with the greatest love:
for your Son, who alone is just,
handed himself over to death,
and did not disdain to be nailed for our sake
to the wood of the Cross.
But before his arms were outstretched between heaven and earth,
to become the lasting sign of your covenant,
he desired to celebrate the Passover with his disciples.
Sed ántequam bráchia eius
inter cælum et terram exténta
efficeréntur tui foéderis indelébile signum,
ipse cum discípulis suis Pascha vóluit celebráre.
In the formulae that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly and distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.
As he ate with them,
Convéscens autem,
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took bread
and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to them, saying:
accépit panem
et tibi grátias agens benedíxit,
fregit et dedit illis, dicens:
He bows slightly.
Take this, all of you, and eat of it,
for thiw 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,
knowing that he was about to reconcile all things in himself
through his Blood to be shed on the Cross,
Simíliter, postquam cenátum est,
sciens se ómnia in seípso reconciliatúrum
per sánguinem suum in cruce fundéndum,
He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took the chalice, filled with the fruit of the vine,
and once more giving you thanks,
handed the chalice to his disciples, saying:
accépit cálicem, genímine vitis replétum,
et íterum tibi grátias agens
discípulis suis trádidit, 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 your Son Jesus Christ,
who is our Passover and our surest peace,
we celebrate his Death and Resurrection from the dead,
and looking forward to his blessed Coming,
we offer you, who are our faithful and merciful God,
this sacrificial Victim
who reconciles to you the human race.
Mémores ígitur Fílii tui Iesu Christi,
qui Pascha nostrum est et pax nostra certíssima,
mortem eius et resurrectiónem ab ínferis celebrámus
atque, beátum eius advéntum præstolántes,
offérimus tibi, qui fidélis et miséricors es Deus,
hóstiam, quæ hómines tecum reconcíliat.
Look kindly, most compassionate Father,
on those you unite to yourself
by the Sacrifice of your Son,
and grant that, by the power of the Holy Spirit,
as they partake of this one Bread and one Chalice,
they may be gathered into one Body in Christ,
who heals every division.
Réspice, benígnus, clementíssime Pater,
quos tibi coniúngis Fílii tui sacrifício,
ac præsta ut, Spíritus Sancti virtúte,
ex hoc uno pane et cálice partícipes,
in unum corpus congregéntur in Christo,
a quo omnis auferátur divísio.
Be pleased to keep us always
in communion of mind and heart,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop.
Help us to work together
for the coming of your Kingdom,
until the hour when we stand before you,
Saints among the Saints in the halls of heaven,
with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
the blessed Apostles and all the Saints,
and with our deceased brothers and sisters,
whom we humbly commend to your mercy.
In communióne mentis et cordis
nos semper serváre dignéris
una cum Papa nostro N. et Epíscopo nostro N.
Adiuva nos, ut simul advéntum regni tui præstolémus
usque ad horam qua tibi adstábimus,
sancti inter sanctos in sede cælésti,
cum beáta Vírgine Dei Genetríce María,
beátis Apóstolis et ómnibus Sanctis
atque frátribus nostris defúnctis,
quos tuæ misericórdiæ supplíciter commendámus.
Then, freed at last from the wound of corruption
and made fully into a new creation,
we shall sing to you with gladness
the thanksgiving of Christ,
who lives for all eternity.
Tum vero, a corruptiónis vúlnere tandem liberáti
et nova plene constitúti creatúra,
gaudéntes tibi canémus gratiárum actiónem
He joins his hands.
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.
Eucharistic Prayers for Masses of Reconciliation II
The Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation may be used in Masses in which the mystery of reconciliation is conveyed to the faithful in a special way, as, for example, in the Masses for Promoting Harmony, For Reconciliation, For the Preservation of Peace and Justice, In Time of War or Civil Disturbance, For the Forgiveness of Sins, For Charity, of the Mystery of the Holy Cross, of the Most Holy Eucharist, of the Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, as well as in Masses during Lent. Although these Eucharistic Prayers have been provided with a proper Preface, they may also be used with other Prefaces that refer to penance and conversion, as, for example, the Prefaces of Lent.
The Priest, with hands extended, says:
You, therefore, almighty Father,
we bless through Jesus Christ your Son,
who comes in your name.
He himself is the Word that brings salvation,
the hand you extend to sinners,
the way by which your peace is offered to us.
When we ourselves had turned away from you
on account of our sins,
you brought us back to be reconciled, O Lord,
so that, converted at last to you,
we might love one another
through your Son,
whom for our sake you handed over to death.
Te ígitur, Pater omnípotens,
benedícimus per Iesum Christum Fílium tuum,
qui in tuo nómine venit.
Ipse est pro homínibus Verbum salútis,
manus, quam peccatóribus pórrigis,
via, qua pax tua nobis præbétur.
Cum nosmetípsos a te, Dómine,
propter peccáta nostra avertissémus,
ad reconciliatiónem nos reduxísti,
ut ad te tandem convérsi nos ínvicem diligerémus
per Fílium tuum, quem in mortem pro nobis tradidísti.
And now, celebrating the reconciliation
Christ has brought us,
we entreat you:
He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:
sanctify these gifts by the outpouring of your Spirit,
Et nunc reconciliatiónem
a Christo nobis allátam celebrántes,
te deprecámur:
Spíritus tui effusióne hæc dona sanctífica,
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,
whose command we fulfil
when we celebrate these mysteries.
ut fiant Corpus et ✠ Sanguis Fílii tui,
cuius mandátum implémus
hæc celebrántes mystéria.
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.
For when about to give his life to set us free,
as he reclined at supper,
Ipse enim, vitam cum esset datúrus,
ut nos liberáret,
discúmbens
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he himself took bread into his hands,
and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:
accépit panem in manus suas
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, on that same evening,
Símili modo véspere illo
He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took the chalice of blessing in his hands,
confessing your mercy,
and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
accépit cálicem benedictiónis in manus suas,
tuam cónfitens misericórdiam
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:
Celebrating, therefore, the memorial
of the Death and Resurrection of your Son,
who left us this pledge of his love,
we offer you what you have bestowed on us,
the Sacrifice of perfect reconciliation.
Memóriam ígitur agéntes
Fílii tui mortis et resurrectiónis,
qui hoc pignus dilectiónis suæ nobis relíquit,
tibi quod nobis tribuísti offérimus
perféctæ reconciliatiónis sacrifícium.
Holy Father, we humbly beseech you
to accept us also, together with your Son,
and in this saving banquet
graciously to endow us with his very Spirit,
who takes away everything
that estranges us from one another.
Pater sancte, súpplices deprecámur,
ut nos quoque accéptos hábeas cum Fílio tuo
et in hoc salutári convívio
eiúsdem Spíritum nobis præstáre dignéris,
qui ómnia áuferat quæ nos ínvicem aliénant.
May he make your Church a sign of unity
and an instrument of your peace among all people
and may he keep us in communion
with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop
and all the Bishops
and your entire people.
Ipse Ecclésiam tuam inter hómines
signum effíciat unitátis pacísque tuæ instruméntum,
et nos in communióne consérvet
cum Papa nostro N. et Antístite nostro N.
et cunctis Epíscopis et univérso pópulo tuo.
Just as you have gathered us now at the table of your Son,
so also bring us together,
with the glorious Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with your blessed Apostles and all the Saints,
with our brothers and sisters
and those of every race and tongue
who have died in your friendship.
Bring us to share with them the unending banquet of unity
in a new heaven and a new earth,
where the fullness of your peace will shine forth
Quemádmodum nunc ad mensam Fílii tui nos congregásti,
ita nos cóllige cum gloriósa Dei Genetríce Vírgine María,
beátis Apóstolis tuis et ómnibus Sanctis,
cum frátribus nostris,
atque homínibus cuiúsvis stirpis et sermónis
in tua amicítia defúnctis,
ad perpétuæ unitátis convívium,
in cælis novis et terra nova,
ubi plenitúdo pacis tuæ refúlget,
He joins his hands.
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
in Christo Iesu Dómino nostro.
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.
Eucharistic Prayer for Masses for Various Needs I
The Church on the Way to Unity
Ecclesia in viam unitatis progrediens
The following form of this Eucharistic Prayer is appropriately used with Mass formularies such as, For the Church, For the Pope, For the Bishop, For the Election of a Pope or a Bishop, For a Council or Synod, For Priests, For the Priest Himself, For Ministers of the Church, and For a Spiritual or Pastoral Gathering.
The Priest, with hands extended, says:
You are indeed Holy and to be glorified, O God,
who love the human race
and who always walk with us on the journey of life.
Blessed indeed is your Son,
present in our midst
when we are gathered by his love,
and when, as once for the disciples, so now for us,
he opens the Scriptures and breaks the bread.
Vere Sanctus es et glorificándus,
amátor hóminum Deus,
qui semper illis ades in itínere vitæ.
Vere benedíctus Fílius tuus,
qui præsens est in médio nostri
cum ab eius amóre congregámur,
et sicut olim pro discípulis
nobis Scriptúras áperit et panem frangit.
He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:
Therefore, Father most merciful,
we ask that you send forth your Holy Spirit
to sanctify these gifts of bread and wine,
Rogámus ergo te, Pater clementíssime,
ut Spíritum Sanctum tuum emíttas,
qui hæc dona panis et vini sanctíficet,
He joins his hands and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:
that they may become for us
the Body and ✠ Blood
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ut nobis Corpus et ✠ Sanguis fiant
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.
On the day before he was to suffer,
on the night of the Last Supper,
Qui prídie quam paterétur,
in suprémæ nocte Cenæ,
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took bread and said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:
accépit panem et benedíxit ac 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,
Símili modo, postquam cenátum est,
He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
when supper was ended,
he took the chalice, gave you thanks
and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
accípiens et cálicem,
tibi grátias egit,
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, holy Father,
as we celebrate the memorial of Christ your Son, our Saviour,
whom you led through his Passion and Death on the Cross
to the glory of the Resurrection,
and whom you have seated at your right hand,
we proclaim the work of your love until he comes again
and we offer you the Bread of life
and the Chalice of blessing.
Unde et nos, Pater sancte,
mémores Christi Fílii tui Salvatóris nostri,
quem per passiónem et mortem crucis
ad resurrectiónis glóriam perduxísti
et ad déxteram tuam sedére fecísti,
opus tuæ caritátis annuntiámus, donec ipse véniat,
tibíque panem vitæ et cálicem benedictiónis offérimus.
Look with favour on the oblation of your Church,
in which we show forth
the paschal Sacrifice of Christ that has been handed on to us,
and grant that, by the power of the Spirit of your love,
we may be counted now and until the day of eternity
among the members of your Son,
in whose Body and Blood we have communion.
In oblatiónem Ecclésiæ tuæ,
in qua paschále Christi sacrifícium
nobis tráditum exhibémus,
réspice propítius, et concéde,
ut virtúte Spíritus caritátis tuæ,
inter Fílii tui membra,
cuius Córpori communicámus et Sánguini,
nunc et in Diem æternitátis numerémur.
Lord, renew your Church (which is in N.)
by the light of the Gospel.
Strengthen the bond of unity
between the faithful and the pastors of your people,
together with N. our Pope, N. our Bishop,
and the whole Order of Bishops,
that in a world torn by strife
your people may shine forth
as a prophetic sign of unity and concord.
Ecclésiam tuam, Dómine, ( quæ est N.)
lúmine rénova Evangélii.
Vínculum unitátis confírma
inter fidéles et pastóres plebis tuæ,
una cum Papa nostro N. et Epíscopo nostro N.
et univérso órdine episcopáli,
ut pópulus tuus,
hoc in mundo discórdiis laceráto,
unitátis et concórdiæ
prophéticum signum elúceat.
Remember our brothers and sisters (N. and N.),
who have fallen asleep in the peace of your Christ,
and all the dead, whose faith you alone have known.
Admit them to rejoice in the light of your face,
and in the resurrection give them the fullness of life.
Meménto fratrum nostrórum (N. et N.)
qui in pace Christi tui dormiérunt
omniúmque defunctórum,
quorum fidem tu solus cognovísti:
eos ad lumen vultus tui fruéndum admítte
et in resurrectióne dona eis vitæ plenitúdinem.
Grant also to us,
when our earthly pilgrimage is done,
that we may come to an eternal dwelling place
and live with you for ever;
there, in communion with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with the Apostles and Martyrs,
(with Saint N.: the Saint of the day or Patron)
and with all the Saints,
we shall praise and exalt you
Concéde nos quoque,
terréna exácta peregrinatióne,
ad ætérnam perveníre mansiónem,
ubi tecum semper vivémus
et cum beáta Vírgine Dei Genetríce María,
cum Apóstolis et Martýribus,
( cum Sancto N. : Sancto diei vel patrono)
Sanctísque ómnibus communicántes,
te laudábimus et magnificábimus
He joins his hands.
through Jesus Christ, your Son.
per Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum.
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.
Eucharistic Prayer for Masses for Various Needs II
God Guides the Church on the Way of Salvation
Deus Ecclesiam suam in viam salutis conducens
The following form of this Eucharistic Prayer is appropriately used with Mass formularies such as, For the Church, For Vocations to Holy Orders, For the Laity, For the Family, For Religious, For Vocations to Religious Life, For Charity, For Relatives and Friends, and For Giving Thanks to God.
The Priest, with hands extended, says:
You are indeed Holy and to be glorified, O God,
who love the human race
and who always walk with us on the journey of life.
Blessed indeed is your Son,
present in our midst
when we are gathered by his love,
and when, as once for the disciples, so now for us,
he opens the Scriptures and breaks the bread.
Vere Sanctus es et glorificándus,
amátor hóminum Deus,
qui semper illis ades in itínere vitæ.
Vere benedíctus Fílius tuus,
qui præsens est in médio nostri
cum ab eius amóre congregámur,
et sicut olim pro discípulis
nobis Scriptúras áperit et panem frangit.
He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:
Therefore, Father most merciful,
we ask that you send forth your Holy Spirit
to sanctify these gifts of bread and wine,
Rogámus ergo te, Pater clementíssime,
ut Spíritum Sanctum tuum emíttas,
qui hæc dona panis et vini sanctíficet,
He joins his hands and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:
that they may become for us
the Body and ✠ Blood
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ut nobis Corpus et ✠ Sanguis fiant
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.
On the day before he was to suffer,
on the night of the Last Supper,
Qui prídie quam paterétur,
in suprémæ nocte Cenæ,
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took bread and said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:
accépit panem et benedíxit ac 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,
Símili modo, postquam cenátum est,
He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
when supper was ended,
he took the chalice, gave you thanks
and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
accípiens et cálicem,
tibi grátias egit,
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, holy Father,
as we celebrate the memorial of Christ your Son, our Saviour,
whom you led through his Passion and Death on the Cross
to the glory of the Resurrection,
and whom you have seated at your right hand,
we proclaim the work of your love until he comes again
and we offer you the Bread of life
and the Chalice of blessing.
Unde et nos, Pater sancte,
mémores Christi Fílii tui Salvatóris nostri,
quem per passiónem et mortem crucis
ad resurrectiónis glóriam perduxísti
et ad déxteram tuam sedére fecísti,
opus tuæ caritátis annuntiámus, donec ipse véniat,
tibíque panem vitæ et cálicem benedictiónis offérimus.
Look with favour on the oblation of your Church,
in which we show forth
the paschal Sacrifice of Christ that has been handed on to us,
and grant that, by the power of the Spirit of your love,
we may be counted now and until the day of eternity
among the members of your Son,
in whose Body and Blood we have communion.
In oblatiónem Ecclésiæ tuæ,
in qua paschále Christi sacrifícium
nobis tráditum exhibémus,
réspice propítius, et concéde,
ut virtúte Spíritus caritátis tuæ,
inter Fílii tui membra,
cuius Córpori communicámus et Sánguini,
nunc et in Diem æternitátis numerémur.
And so, having called us to your table, Lord,
confirm us in unity,
so that, together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,
with all Bishops, Priests and Deacons,
and your entire people,
as we walk your ways with faith and hope,
we may strive to bring joy and trust into the world.
Ad mensam ergo tuam convocátos, Dómine,
nos in unitáte confírma:
ut, una cum Papa nostro N.
et Epíscopo nostro N.,
cum ómnibus Epíscopis, presbýteris, diáconis
et univérso pópulo tuo,
in fide ac spe per sémitas tuas ambulántes,
gáudium et fidúciam in mundum effúndere valeámus.
Remember our brothers and sisters (N. and N.),
who have fallen asleep in the peace of your Christ,
and all the dead, whose faith you alone have known.
Admit them to rejoice in the light of your face,
and in the resurrection give them the fullness of life.
Meménto fratrum nostrórum (N. et N.)
qui in pace Christi tui dormiérunt
omniúmque defunctórum,
quorum fidem tu solus cognovísti:
eos ad lumen vultus tui fruéndum admítte
et in resurrectióne dona eis vitæ plenitúdinem.
Grant also to us,
when our earthly pilgrimage is done,
that we may come to an eternal dwelling place
and live with you for ever;
there, in communion with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with the Apostles and Martyrs,
(with Saint N.: the Saint of the day or Patron)
and with all the Saints,
we shall praise and exalt you
Concéde nos quoque,
terréna exácta peregrinatióne,
ad ætérnam perveníre mansiónem,
ubi tecum semper vivémus
et cum beáta Vírgine Dei Genetríce María,
cum Apóstolis et Martýribus,
( cum Sancto N. : Sancto diei vel patrono)
Sanctísque ómnibus communicántes,
te laudábimus et magnificábimus
He joins his hands.
through Jesus Christ, your Son.
per Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum.
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.
Eucharistic Prayer for Masses for Various Needs III
Jesus, Way to the Father
Iesus via ad Patrem
The following form of this Eucharistic Prayer is appropriately used with Mass formularies such as, For the Evangelization of Peoples, For Persecuted Christians, For the Nation or State, For Those in Public Office, For a Governing Assembly, At the Beginning of the Civil Year, and For the Progress of Peoples.
The Priest, with hands extended, says:
You are indeed Holy and to be glorified, O God,
who love the human race
and who always walk with us on the journey of life.
Blessed indeed is your Son,
present in our midst
when we are gathered by his love,
and when, as once for the disciples, so now for us,
he opens the Scriptures and breaks the bread.
Vere Sanctus es et glorificándus,
amátor hóminum Deus,
qui semper illis ades in itínere vitæ.
Vere benedíctus Fílius tuus,
qui præsens est in médio nostri
cum ab eius amóre congregámur,
et sicut olim pro discípulis
nobis Scriptúras áperit et panem frangit.
He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:
Therefore, Father most merciful,
we ask that you send forth your Holy Spirit
to sanctify these gifts of bread and wine,
Rogámus ergo te, Pater clementíssime,
ut Spíritum Sanctum tuum emíttas,
qui hæc dona panis et vini sanctíficet,
He joins his hands and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:
that they may become for us
the Body and ✠ Blood
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ut nobis Corpus et ✠ Sanguis fiant
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.
On the day before he was to suffer,
on the night of the Last Supper,
Qui prídie quam paterétur,
in suprémæ nocte Cenæ,
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took bread and said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:
accépit panem et benedíxit ac 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,
Símili modo, postquam cenátum est,
He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
when supper was ended,
he took the chalice, gave you thanks
and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
accípiens et cálicem,
tibi grátias egit,
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, holy Father,
as we celebrate the memorial of Christ your Son, our Saviour,
whom you led through his Passion and Death on the Cross
to the glory of the Resurrection,
and whom you have seated at your right hand,
we proclaim the work of your love until he comes again
and we offer you the Bread of life
and the Chalice of blessing.
Unde et nos, Pater sancte,
mémores Christi Fílii tui Salvatóris nostri,
quem per passiónem et mortem crucis
ad resurrectiónis glóriam perduxísti
et ad déxteram tuam sedére fecísti,
opus tuæ caritátis annuntiámus, donec ipse véniat,
tibíque panem vitæ et cálicem benedictiónis offérimus.
Look with favour on the oblation of your Church,
in which we show forth
the paschal Sacrifice of Christ that has been handed on to us,
and grant that, by the power of the Spirit of your love,
we may be counted now and until the day of eternity
among the members of your Son,
in whose Body and Blood we have communion.
In oblatiónem Ecclésiæ tuæ,
in qua paschále Christi sacrifícium
nobis tráditum exhibémus,
réspice propítius, et concéde,
ut virtúte Spíritus caritátis tuæ,
inter Fílii tui membra,
cuius Córpori communicámus et Sánguini,
nunc et in diem æternitátis numerémur.
By our partaking of this mystery, almighty Father,
give us life through your Spirit,
grant that we may be conformed to the image of your Son,
and confirm us in the bond of communion,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,
with all other Bishops,
with Priests and Deacons,
and with your entire people.
Huius participatióne mystérii, omnípotens Pater,
nos Spíritu vivífica
et imágini Fílii tui confórmes fíeri concéde
atque in vínculo communiónis confírma
una cum Papa nostro N., et Epíscopo nostro N.
cum céteris Epíscopis, cum presbýteris et diáconis
et univérso pópulo tuo.
Grant that all the faithful of the Church,
looking into the signs of the times by the light of faith,
may constantly devote themselves
to the service of the Gospel.
Fac ut omnes Ecclésiæ fidéles,
témporum signa lúmine fídei perscrutántes,
in servítium Evangélii cohærénter se impéndere váleant.
Keep us attentive to the needs of all
that, sharing their grief and pain,
their joy and hope,
we may faithfully bring them the good news of salvation
and go forward with them
along the way of your Kingdom.
Ad cunctórum hóminum necessitátes redde nos inténtos
ut luctus eórum et angóres,
gáudium et spem participántes,
núntium salútis illis fidéliter afferámus
et cum eis in viam regni tui progrediámur.
Remember our brothers and sisters (N. and N.),
who have fallen asleep in the peace of your Christ,
and all the dead, whose faith you alone have known.
Admit them to rejoice in the light of your face,
and in the resurrection give them the fullness of life.
Meménto fratrum nostrórum (N. et N.)
qui in pace Christi tui dormiérunt
omniúmque defunctórum,
quorum fidem tu solus cognovísti:
eos ad lumen vultus tui fruéndum admítte
et in resurrectióne dona eis vitæ plenitúdinem.
Grant also to us,
when our earthly pilgrimage is done,
that we may come to an eternal dwelling place
and live with you for ever;
there, in communion with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with the Apostles and Martyrs,
(with Saint N.: the Saint of the day or Patron)
and with all the Saints,
we shall praise and exalt you
Concéde nos quoque,
terréna exácta peregrinatióne,
ad ætérnam perveníre mansiónem,
ubi tecum semper vivémus
et cum beáta Vírgine Dei Genetríce María,
cum Apóstolis et Martýribus,
( cum Sancto N. : Sancto diei vel patrono)
Sanctísque ómnibus communicántes,
te laudábimus et magnificábimus
He joins his hands.
through Jesus Christ, your Son.
per Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum.
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.
Eucharistic Prayer for Masses for Various Needs IV
Jesus, the Compassion of God
Iesus pertransiens benefaciendo
The following form of this Eucharistic Prayer is appropriately used with Mass formularies such as, For Refugees and Exiles, In Time of Famine or For Those Suffering Hunger, For Our Oppressors, For Those Held in Captivity, For Those in Prison, For the Sick, For the Dying, For the Grace of a Happy Death, and In Any Need.
The Priest, with hands extended, says:
You are indeed Holy and to be glorified, O God,
who love the human race
and who always walk with us on the journey of life.
Blessed indeed is your Son,
present in our midst
when we are gathered by his love,
and when, as once for the disciples, so now for us,
he opens the Scriptures and breaks the bread.
Vere Sanctus es et glorificándus,
amátor hóminum Deus,
qui semper illis ades in itínere vitæ.
Vere benedíctus Fílius tuus,
qui præsens est in médio nostri
cum ab eius amóre congregámur,
et sicut olim pro discípulis
nobis Scriptúras áperit et panem frangit.
He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:
Therefore, Father most merciful,
we ask that you send forth your Holy Spirit
to sanctify these gifts of bread and wine,
Rogámus ergo te, Pater clementíssime,
ut Spíritum Sanctum tuum emíttas,
qui hæc dona panis et vini sanctíficet,
He joins his hands and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:
that they may become for us
the Body and ✠ Blood
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ut nobis Corpus et ✠ Sanguis fiant
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.
On the day before he was to suffer,
on the night of the Last Supper,
Qui prídie quam paterétur,
in suprémæ nocte Cenæ,
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took bread and said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:
accépit panem et benedíxit ac 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,
Símili modo, postquam cenátum est,
He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
when supper was ended,
he took the chalice, gave you thanks
and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
accípiens et cálicem,
tibi grátias egit,
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, holy Father,
as we celebrate the memorial of Christ your Son, our Saviour,
whom you led through his Passion and Death on the Cross
to the glory of the Resurrection,
and whom you have seated at your right hand,
we proclaim the work of your love until he comes again
and we offer you the Bread of life
and the Chalice of blessing.
Unde et nos, Pater sancte,
mémores Christi Fílii tui Salvatóris nostri,
quem per passiónem et mortem crucis
ad resurrectiónis glóriam perduxísti
et ad déxteram tuam sedére fecísti,
opus tuæ caritátis annuntiámus, donec ipse véniat,
tibíque panem vitæ et cálicem benedictiónis offérimus.
Look with favour on the oblation of your Church,
in which we show forth
the paschal Sacrifice of Christ that has been handed on to us,
and grant that, by the power of the Spirit of your love,
we may be counted now and until the day of eternity
among the members of your Son,
in whose Body and Blood we have communion.
In oblatiónem Ecclésiæ tuæ,
in qua paschále Christi sacrifícium
nobis tráditum exhibémus,
réspice propítius, et concéde,
ut virtúte Spíritus caritátis tuæ,
inter Fílii tui membra,
cuius Córpori communicámus et Sánguini,
nunc et in Diem æternitátis numerémur.
Bring your Church, O Lord,
to perfect faith and charity,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,
with all Bishops, Priests and Deacons,
and the entire people you have made your own.
Ecclésiam tuam, Dómine,
in fide et caritáte perfícere dignéris,
una cum Papa nostro N. et Epíscopo nostro N.,
et cunctis Epíscopis, presbýteris et diáconis,
et omni pópulo acquisitiónis tuæ.
Open our eyes
to the needs of our brothers and sisters;
inspire in us words and actions
to comfort those who labour and are burdened.
Make us serve them truly,
after the example of Christ and at his command.
And may your Church stand as a living witness
to truth and freedom,
to peace and justice,
that all people may be raised up to a new hope.
Aperi óculos nostros
ut necessitátes fratrum agnoscámus;
verba et ópera nobis inspíra,
ad laborántes et onerátos confortándos;
fac nos sincére ipsis inservíre,
Christi exémplo eiúsque mandáto.
Ecclésia tua vivum testimónium exsístat
veritátis et libertátis,
pacis atque iustítiæ,
ut omnes hómines in spem novam erigántur.
Remember our brothers and sisters (N. and N.),
who have fallen asleep in the peace of your Christ,
and all the dead, whose faith you alone have known.
Admit them to rejoice in the light of your face,
and in the resurrection give them the fullness of life.
Meménto fratrum nostrórum (N. et N.)
qui in pace Christi tui dormiérunt
omniúmque defunctórum,
quorum fidem tu solus cognovísti:
eos ad lumen vultus tui fruéndum admítte
et in resurrectióne dona eis vitæ plenitúdinem.
Grant also to us,
when our earthly pilgrimage is done,
that we may come to an eternal dwelling place
and live with you for ever;
there, in communion with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with the Apostles and Martyrs,
(with Saint N.: the Saint of the day or Patron)
and with all the Saints,
we shall praise and exalt you
Concéde nos quoque,
terréna exácta peregrinatióne,
ad ætérnam perveníre mansiónem,
ubi tecum semper vivémus
et cum beáta Vírgine Dei Genetríce María,
cum Apóstolis et Martýribus,
( cum Sancto N. : Sancto diei vel patrono)
Sanctísque ómnibus communicántes,
te laudábimus et magnificábimus
He joins his hands.
through Jesus Christ, your Son.
per Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum.
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.
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
Eph 1: 7
In Christ, we have redemption by his Blood, and forgiveness of our sins,
in accord with the riches of his grace.
In Christo habémus redemptiónem per sánguinem eius, remissiónem peccatórum, secúndum divítias grátiæ eius.
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
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that, as we pass from old to new,
so, with former ways left behind,
we may be renewed in holiness of mind.
Through Christ our Lord.
Præsta, quǽsumus, Dómine, ut, sicut de prætéritis ad nova transímus, ita, vetustáte depósita, sanctificátis méntibus innovémur. Per Christum.
At the end of which the people acclaim:
Amen.
Amen.
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
Prayer over the People for optional use
Look upon your servants, O Lord,
and in your goodness protect with heavenly assistance those who trust in your mercy.
Through Christ our Lord.
Réspice, Dómine, super fámulos tuos, et in tua misericórdia confiténtes cælésti prótege benígnus auxílio. Per Christum.
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.