Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we, who by the message of an angel, have known the incarnation of Thy Son, the Christ, may by His passion and cross come to the glory of His resurrection. Through.

ANTHEMS AT SPRINKLING THE HOLY WATER.

Before Solemn Mass from Trinity to Palm Sunday inclusively, the following Anthem is sung:

Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be clean, thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

Ps.

y.

Ant.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy.
Glory, &c.

Thou shalt purge &c.

The Priest having returned to the foot of the Altar says:

O Lord show thy mercy upon us.

And grant us thy salvation.

O Lord, hear my prayer.

And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

And let my cry come unto thee.
The Lord be with you.

Graciously hear us, O holy Lord, Father Almighty, eternal God: and vouchsafe to send thy holy angels from heaven, who may keep, cherish, protect, visit, and defend all who are assembled in this place. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

From Easter to Whitsunday inclusively, instead of the foregoing, the following Anthem is sung and Alleluias are added to the V. Ostende nobis, and its R. Et. salutare, &c.

I saw water flowing from the right side of the temple, Alleluia; and all to whom that water came were saved, and they shall say, Alleluia.

ever.

Ps. Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for
Glory, &c.

THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS*

The Priest standing at the foot of the Altar, says:

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Antiphon.

Priest. I will go unto the Altar of God.

Server. Even unto the God of my joy and gladness.

PSALM XLIII.

[In Mass for the Dead, and from Passion Sunday till Easter Eve inclusive (unless a Festival occur), the Psalm, Glory be, etc., and repetition of the Antiphon are left out.]

P. Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people: O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.

S.

For Thou art the God of my strength; why hast Thou put me from Thee and why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?

P. O send out Thy light and Thy truth that they may lead me: and bring me unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy dwelling.

S. And that I may go unto the Altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness, and upon the harp I will give thanks unto Thee, O God, my God.

P.

within me?

Why art thou so heavy, O my soul: and why art thou so disquieted

S. O put thy trust in God; for I will yet give Him thanks: Who is the
my
countenance, and my God.

help of

P.

Priest.

Server.

Y.

R.

P.

C.

Glory be, etc. S. As it was, etc.

I will go unto the Altar of God.

Even unto the God of my joy and gladness.

Our help is in the name of the Lord.

Who made heaven and earth.

I confess, &c., as below.

May Almighty God be merciful to thee, and, forgiving thy sins, bring thee to everlasting life.

C. I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary ever a Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and

*In congregations which prefer the Latin language to the vernacular, the Mass may be said or sung either entirely or in part in Latin.

B

Paul, to all the saints, and to you, Father, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech the Blessed Mary, ever a Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, and you, Father, to pray to the Lord our God for me. May Almighty God be merciful unto you, and, forgiving your sins, bring you to life everlasting. R. Amen.

P.

P. May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, and remission of our sins. R. Amen.

Thou, O Lord, being turned towards us, wilt enliven us.

R. And Thy people will rejoice in Thee.

absolution,

Shew us, O Lord, Thy mercy.

And grant us Thy salvation.

O Lord, hear my prayer.

R.

And let my cry come unto Thee.

Y.

The Lord be with you.

R.

And with Thy spirit.

Let us pray.

When the Priest goes up to the altar, he says:

Take away from us our iniquities, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that we may be worthy to enter with pure minds into Thy Holy of Holies. Lord. Amen.

When he bows before the altar, he says:

Through Christ our

(here he kisses the

We beseech Thee, O Lord, by the merits of altar) all the saints, that thou wouldst vouchsafe to forgive me all my sins. Amen.

Here, at Solemn Masses, the Priest, before he reads the Introit, blesses the incense, saying, Mayest thou be blessed by Him, in whose honour thou shalt be burnt. Amen. And receiving the thurible from the deacon, he incenses the altar. He then reads the Introit, which, being variable, must be sought for in its proper place.

Introit. Tob. xii.

Blessed be the Holy Trinity, and undivided Unity; we will praise Him because He hath shown his mercy to us. Ps. viii. O Lord, our God, how wonderful is Thy name; even to the utmost boundaries of the earth. Y. Glory be to

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS.*

We

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. praise Thee, we bless Thee, we adore Thee, we glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory. O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayers. Who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For Thou only art holy, Thou only art Lord, Thou only art most high, O Jesus Christ, together with the Holy Ghost, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

P. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

Then are said the Collect, Epistle, Gradual and Tract, which seek in their proper places.

At the end of the Collect the Clerk answers, Amen; and at the end of the Epistle, R. Thanks be to God.

The prayer, Munda cor meum, before the Gospel.

Cleanse my heart and my lips, O Almighty God, who didst cleanse the lips of the prophet Isaias with a burning coal, and vouchsafe, through Thy gracious mercy, so to purify me, that I may worthily attend to Thy holy Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

May the Lord be in my heart, and on my lips, that I may worthily, and in a becoming manner, attend to His holy Gospel. Amen.

P. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

P. The continuation (or beginning) of the holy Gospel according to, &c.
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.

Seek the Gospel in its proper place, at the end of which is answered:

R. Praise be to Thee, O Christ.

Then the Priest says, in a low voice:

May our sins be blotted out by the words of the Gospel.

THE NICENE CREED.

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, and born of the Father before all ages; God of God, light of light; true God of true God; begotten, not made; consubstantial to the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven; † and became incarnate by the Holy Ghost, of the Virgin Mary; AND WAS MADE MAN. He was crucified also for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried. And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of the Father; and He is to come again with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; of whose kingdom there shall be no end.

*The Gloria in excelsis is omitted in Masses for the Dead: also in Lent, Advent, etc., unless the Mass be of a Saint. +Here all kneel in reverence of our Lord's Incarnation.

And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father; who together with the Father and the Son, is adored and glorified; who spoke by the Prophets. And in one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I expect the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.

P. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

P. Let us pray.

Amen.

Here follows the Offertory, which may be found in its proper place.

OBLATION OF THE HOST.

Accept, O holy Father, Almighty and eternal God, this unspotted Host, which I Thy unworthy servant offer unto Thee, my living and true God, for my innumerable sins, offences, and negligences, and for all here present; as also for all faithful Christians, both living and dead; that it may avail both me and them unto life everlasting. Amen.

When the Priest puts the Wine and Water into the Chalice, he says:

O God, who, in creating human nature, hast wonderfully dignified it, and still more wonderfully reformed it; grant that by the mystery of this Water and Wine, we may be made partakers of His divine nature, who vouchsafed to become partaker of our nature, namely, Jesus Christ our Lord, Thy Son, who with Thee, in the unity of, &c. Amen.

OBLATION OF THE CHALICE.

We offer unto Thee, O Lord, the Chalice of salvation, beseeching Thy clemency that it may ascend before Thy divine Majesty, as a sweet odour, for our salvation, and for that of the whole world. Amen.

When the Priest bows before the altar.

Accept us, O Lord, in the spirit of humility, and contrition of heart; and grant that the sacrifice we offer this day in Thy sight, may be pleasing to Thee, O Lord God.

When he blesses the Bread and Wine.

Come, O Almighty and eternal God, the sanctifier, and bless this sacrifice, prepared for the glory of Thy holy name.

Here, in solemn Masses, he blesses the Incense, saying:

May the Lord, by the intercession of blessed Michael the archangel standing at the right hand of the Altar of Incense, and of all his elect vouchsafe to bless this incense, and receive it as an odour of sweetness. Through. Amen.

At incensing the Bread and Wine, he says:

May this incense which Thou hast blest, O Lord, ascend to Thee, and may Thy mercy descend upon us.