Roman Missal (1962): Ordo Missae (English)

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Incense

RubricIn Solemn Masses the altar is here incensed. The deacon says:

Bless, reverend father!

RubricWhilst blessing the incense the priest says:

Be blessed + by Him in whose honor thou art burnt. Amen.

Introit

Kyrie

S. Lord, have mercy.

S. Christ, have mercy.

P. Christ, have mercy.

S. Christ, have mercy.

S. Lord, have mercy.

RubricAfterwards, standing at the middle of the altar, extending and then joining his hands, and bowing slightly, the priest says—except during Lent, Advent and in Masses for the Dead—the Gloria. When he says the words: We adore Thee, We give Thee thanks; Jesus Christ; and Receive our prayer, he bows, and at the end he signs himself with the Sign of the Cross from forehead to breast:

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. We 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 prayer. Who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For Thou only art holy. Thou only art the Lord. Thou only art most high, O Jesus Christ. Together with the Holy Ghost + in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Collect

RubricThen the priest kisses the altar, and turning to the people says:

RubricThe Collects mean the collected prayers of all the faithful assisting at the Holy Sacrifice. Raising his voice, his hands, and his sentiments to God, the priest excites the faithful to unite their prayers with his.

Lesson

Gradual

Evangelium

RubricIn Solemn Masses the priest blesses the incense, and the deacon, kneeling before the altar with his hands joined, says the Munda cor.

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 announce Thy holy Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

RubricAfterwards he takes the book from the altar, and again kneeling down before the priest, asks his blessing, saying:

D. Sir, give me thy blessing.

RubricThe priest answers:

P. The Lord be in thy heart and on thy lips, that thou mayest worthily and in a becoming manner, proclaim His holy Gospel.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

RubricThen, turning back towards the book, with his hands joined, the priest—at Solemn Masses the deacon—says:

Evangelium

RubricThe Missal is transferred to the other side of the altar. At Low Masses, the priest, bowing down at the middle of the altar, with his hands joined, says:

Give me Thy blessing, O Lord. The Lord be in my heart and on my lips, that I may worthily and in a becoming manner, proclaim His holy Gospel. Amen.

Evangelium

RubricIn Masses for the Dead, the Munda cor is said, but the blessing is not asked, and the priest does not kiss the Gospel.

Creed

RubricOn Sundays and certain Feasts the priest recites the Creed, a summary of the Catholic Doctrine. This profession of faith was drawn up in the General Councils of Nicaea in 325 and Constantinople in 381 to condemn heretics who denied that Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost were God.

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 with the Father, by whom all things were made. Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven. (Here kneel down.) 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, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father. And He shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, of whose kingdom there shall be no end.

And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, proceeding from the Father and the Son. 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 look for the resurrection of the dead. And the life of the world to come. Amen.