To the Reader
Dear in
Christ, I set before you the venerable Liturgy of the Hispanic
Christians of the first millennium, the Liturgy of Sts. Isidore and
Leander, a very early form of the Roman liturgy, by some accounts, and
by others an early form of the Gallican family. It will be seen that
this Liturgy, in many of its particulars, is strikingly similar to
certain particulars of the Old Sarum Rite Mass. Whether this is
due to an early Roman prototype or to some cross-fertilisation between
England and Spain remains a mystery.
The following
translation was made from the Missale Mixtum, published by Cardinal
Ximenes at the turn of the 16th century. It contains some later
interpolations into this Rite, but on the whole the ancient form is
admirably preserved. The edition published in Spain in the early 1950s
shows a division of the Priest's parts herein, part being assigned to
the Priest, and part to the Deacon. Time has not permitted me to work a
restored Deacon's role into the current presentation.
This
presentation is not wholly complete, but near enough, I believe, to
share profitably. Because the preponderance of Propers (changeable
texts) is even stronger in the Mozarabic than in other Western
liturgies, the full glory of this Rite requires the many proper texts,
which sadly cannot be added to this presentation at this time, but
which ought to be added to this page in the future.
Through the
prayers of our holy fathers Isidore and Leander, Lord Jesus Christ our
God, have mercy upon us. Amen.
The Translator [Rev. Fr. Hieromonk
Aidan (Keller)]
June 2001
Mozarabic Mass
Key: P. = Priest, D.
= Deacon, Choir = Quire (choir), R. = Response (choir/people)
PREPARATION
When
the Priest (P.) is prepared to celebrate at Mass, going into the
sacristy he washes his hands, saying:
Let us pray.
Collect: O Lord, almighty Father, grant to our
faculties, we beseech Thee, that like as the defilements of the hands
are outwardly washed away: so the filth of our minds may mercifully be
cleansed by Thee: and the array of holy virtues may increase within us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then
he kneels before the vestments and says 4 Hail Marys.
And from his inmost heart he shall commend
himself to the glorious Virgin Mary: that he might offer it as an
acceptable sacrifice to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And that he might have her for a Mediatress
and Helper in this sacrifice. Then he arms
himself with the sign of the Cross and says over each vestment:
In the name of the
Father + and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
At
the amice.
Collect:
Place upon my head, O Lord, the helmet of salvation, for
fighting and overcoming all the wiles of the Devil: and for overcoming
the savagery of all mine enemies. Through
our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in
the unity of the Holy Spirit, God: through all the ages of ages. Amen.
At the
alb.
Collect: CLOTHE me, O Lord, in the vestment of salvation and
the tunic of righteousness: and with the vesture of gladness encompass
me for ever. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
At the
cincture.
Collect: GIRD me,
O Lord, with the cincture of faith, and the loins of my body with the
virtue of chastity, and extinguish in them the feeling of
concupiscence: that the unbroken chain of a chastity entire may abide
in me continually. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
At the
maniple.
Collect: MAY I be
worthy, I beseech Thee, O Lord, to carry the sheaf of justice, and bear
it with patience: bearing it with joy, may I receive a portion with Thy
Saints. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
At the
stole.
Collect: GIVE me once again, O Lord, I beseech Thee, the
stole of immortality, which I lost in the prevarication of our first
parent: and inasmuch as I presume to draw nigh to Thy holy Mystery with
this adornment, unworthy though I be, grant that I may be worthy to
rejoice with the same unto eternity. Through
our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, God: through all the ages of ages. Amen.
At the
chasuble.
Collect: THY yoke, O Lord, is sweet, and Thy burden light:
grant that I may so avail to wear it, that I may attain Thy grace. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
After
he is vested, thePriest says this:
Responsory: FATHER,
I have sinned against heaven and before Thee, and I am not now worthy
to be called Thy son: | Make me as one of Thy hired servants.
Verse: How
many hired servants in my Father's house abound with bread, and I here
perish with hunger: I will arise, and will go to my Father, and say to
Him: | Make me as one...
Kyrieleyson. Xristeleyson. Kyrieleyson.
Our Father...
V. From my hidden sins cleanse me, O Lord.
R. And from those of others spare Thy servant.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let
us pray.
Collect: O GOD, Who makest
worthy of the unworthy, righteous ones of sinners, and clean of the
unclean: cleanse my heart and my body from all the filth and
consideration of sin: and make me a worthy and striving minister to Thy
holy altars: and grant that upon this altar to which I, unworthy, dare
to approach, I may offer Thee acceptable sacrifices for my sins and
offences and goings astray, daily and beyond number, and for the sins
of all the living, and of the faithful departed, and of them that have
commended themselves to my prayers, and may my vow be acceptable to
Thee by Him Who offered Himself a sacrifice to Thee, O God the Father,
for our sakes, Who is the worker of all works, and the only High Priest
without the stains of sin: Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord.
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, God: through all the ages of ages.
Amen.
And
straightway, joined his hands before his breast, he shall humbly set
forth, and go to the Altar, and begin to say:
Rejoice, Mary...
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. May the
grace of the Holy Spirit be with us.
V. I shall go in unto the altar of God.
R. To God Who giveth gladness to my youth.
Ps.
JUDGE me, O God...
He
shall say the whole of Ps. 42, with Glory Be, then:
V. I shall go in unto the altar of God.
R. To God Who giveth gladness to my youth.
V. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to preserve us.
R. This day without sin.
V. O confess to the Lord, for He is good.
R. For His mercy endureth for ever.
V. Pray for us, holy Theotokos.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
On
principal Feasts only, the Priest sings:
By the glory of Thy
name, O Christ, Son of the living God, and by the intercession of the
holy Virgin Mary, and of blessed James, and of all thy holy ones,
assist and have mercy upon Thine unworthy servants, and be Thou in our
midst, O our God: Who livest and reignest unto the ages of ages.
R.
Thanks be to God.
Then
the Choir begins the Officium, and he the confession:
I confess to almighty
God, and the blessed Ever-Virgin Mary: and the holy Apostles Peter and
Paul, and all the Saints: and
to you, brethren, I reveal that I have gravely sinned, through pride,
in the law of my God, thought, word, deed and omission, through my
fault: through my fault: through my most grievous fault.
Therefore I beseech the All-blessed Virgin
Mary, and all holy men and women, and you, brethren, to pray for me.
Absolution:
May almighty God have mercy on thee (you), and, all thy (your)
sins forgiven, bring thee (you) to eternal life. R.
Amen.
Absolution
to the people: May
the merciful Lord grant you pardon, absolution, and remission of all
your sins, with the amendment of your ways and life: through the grace
of the Holy Spirit. R. Amen.
V. O God, Thou wilt turn and quicken us.
R. And Thy people shall be glad in Thee.
V. Show us, O Lord, Thy mercy.
R. And Thy salvation do Thou give unto us.
V. Thy priests shall be clothed with
righteousness.
R. And Thy Saints shall rejoice.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let
us pray.
Collect:
Take away from us all our iniquities, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
and the spirit of pride and haughtiness, which Thou dost resist: and
fill us with the spirit of fear, and give us a heart that is broken and
humbled, which Thou dost not despise: that we may be worthy to enter
with pure minds into the Holy of Holies. Through
our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the
unity of the same Holy Spirit, God: through all the ages of ages. Amen.
And
straightway he goes up to the Altar, and makes a Cross over the Altar,
saying:
In the name of the
Fa+ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
And
he kisses the Altar, and kissing it says the Ant.:
Hail, precious Cross,
who art consecrated by the Body of Christ, and adorned with His limbs
as with pearls. Make safe this assembly present, gathered unceasingly
in the praises of thee.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. For by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the
world.
Let
us pray.
Collect:
Hearken to us, O God of our salvation: and by the victory of
the holy Cross defend us from all dangers. Through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Collect: By the power of
the holy Cross, and by the intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, and
of blessed Peter, Prince of the Apostles, and of all the Saints,
absolve, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the chains of our transgressions: and
whatsoever we might deserve for them graciously turn away: and grant us
to come rejoicing unto the remembrance of all that Thou hast done for
us, by which Thou hast vouchsafed to fashion us anew.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Another: OUR consciences...
Another Collect: O
LORD, let there be with us...
Upon
unfolding the corporals, the Priest says:
MAY
these our Gifts be pleasing unto Thee, we beseech Thee, O Lord, in Thy
sight, that we may be able to please Thee: lift up your gates, O ye
princes, and be lifted up, ye everlasting gates, and the King of glory
shall enter in. Who is this King of glory?
the Lord strong and mighty in war: the Lord of hosts, He is the King of
glory.
Washing
the chalice, he says:
VOUCHSAFE,
O Lord, to cleanse this vessel, in which may I be worthy to receive Thy
precious holy Body. Who with the Father
and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, God: through all the ages of
ages. Amen.
When
he places the host on the paten, he says:
MAY
the blessing of God the Fa+ther almighty, and the Son, and the Holy
Spirit, descend upon this victim to be offered unto thee, God the
Father. Amen.
When
the Choir has finished singing the Officium, thePriest says:
V. EVER through all the ages of ages.
R. Amen.
On
most Feasts, and Sundays outside Advent and Lent, the Priest intones:
GLORY
be.
And
the Choir takes it up and sings it to the end:
To
God in the highest. And on earth peace to
men of good will. We praise Thee. We bless Thee. We
worship Thee. We glorify Thee. We give
thanks to Thee for Thy great glory. O Lord
God, heavenly King, God the Father almighty. O
Lord the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. O
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. That
takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us.
That takest away the sins of the world:
receive our prayer. That sittest at the
right hand of the Father: have mercy upon us. For
Thou only art holy. Thou only art the Lord. Thou only art most high, O Jesus Christ. With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the
Father. Amen.
Again,
the Priest says:
V. EVER through all the ages of ages.
R. Amen.
Without
"Let us pray," (once said by the D.) thePriest says the:
COLLECT (changing
with the season)
R. Amen.
In
the midst of the Altar, the Priest says:
V. BY Thy mercy, O our God, Who art blessed:
and livest, and rulest all things unto the ages of ages.
R. Amen.
V. The Lord be always with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
The
reader of the Lesson says:
A
READING from the Book of N.
R. Thanks be to God.
After
the last words of the Lesson:
R. Amen.
Again
the Priest says:
V. The Lord be always with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. The Hymn of the three Youths.
The Angel of the Lord
likewise descended with Ananias and his companions into the furnace. And he drave away the flame of fire from the
furnace: and made the midst of the furnace as a wind of dew blowing. And the fire touched them not at all, nor
troubled them, nor did them any harm. Then
those three, as with one mouth, praised, and magnified, and blessed the
Lord from the furnace, saying: O Lord God of our fathers, Thou art both
worthy of praise, and exalted above all for ever. Amen.
V. Blessed art Thou.
Bless the Lord, all ye
works of the Lord: say a hymn, and exalt Him above all for ever. Amen.
Bless
the Lord, O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael.
Say a hymn, and exalt
Him above all for ever. Amen.
For
God hath delivered us from Hades: and from the hand of death hath He
saved us, and He hath delivered us from the midst of the furnace of
burning: a breeze hath He brought us in the midst of the fire.
The
Priest says:
V. O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy
endureth for ever.
R. Amen.
V. The Lord be always with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Then
shall they sing the:
PSALLENDO (varying
with the Mass)
The
D. says:
BE
silent!
[The
reader of the Epistle says:]
A
READING from N. or
The
Continuation of the Epistle of the Apostle Paul to the N.
R. Thanks be to God.
[While
the Epistle is read, the D. puts wine in the chalice, saying:]
MIX
in this chalice, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that which flowed from Thy
side: that it may be for the remission of our sins.
Amen.
[Blessing
of the water:]
GRANT,
O Lord, to bless.
[A
minister shall say:]
MAY
it be blessed by Him Whose Spirit moved over the waters.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
[Placing
water into the wine, he says:]
FROM
the side of our Lord Jesus Christ blood and water are asserted to have
come forth: these, therefore, we mingle together: that the merciful
Lord may condescend to sanctify them both unto the healing of our souls. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The GOSPEL
| WithPriest as reader:
Collect: STRENGTHEN me, O King
of the Saints, having the highest principality: grant to my mouth
upright speech, and fair-sounding: that I may please Thee and all that
stand round about.
[He
bows at the midst of the altar and says:]
GRANT, O Lord,
to bless. May the Lord be in my heart and in my mouth and upon my lips
to declare the Holy Divine Gospel.
|
With D. as
reader:
CLEANSE my heart and body and my lips, almighty and merciful
God, Who didst cleans the lips of Isaias the Prophet with a burning
coal. So also deign to cleanse me by Thy freely-flowing compassion:
that I may be worthy to declare the Holy Gospel. Through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
[He
asks the Priest's blessing:]
GRANT, O Lord,
to bless.
[The
Priest says:]
THE Lord
strengthen thine understanding and thy lips: that thou mayest rightly
speak His holy words to us.
|
[The
reader of the Gospel says:]
A
READING from the Holy Gospel according to N.
Choir: Glory
be to Thee, O Lord.
In those days...
[After
the last word of the Gospel:]
R. Amen.
[Apparently
it is after the Gospel that thePriest (D.) kisses the Gospel, saying:]
HAIL,
Word of God: reformation of virtue: restoration of health.
[Then
the Priest says:]
V. THE Lord be always with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
[The
Choir begins to sing the LAUDA (varying with the Mass).
Meanwhile, the Priest offers the host and
chalice:]
Collect: LET this our
oblation be acceptable to Thy majesty, almighty God, which we offer
Thee for our sins and offences: and for the stability of the Holy,
Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Through
Christ our Lord.
[Setting
the paten upon the corporals, he says:]
In
the name of the Fa+ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
[Then
he takes the chalice, sanctifying it and saying:]
IN
the name of the Fa+ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Collect: WE offer
Thee, O Lord, the chalice of Jesus Christ Thy Son, humbly beseeching
Thy mercy, that it may go up before the sight of Thy divine majesty
with an odour of sweetness. Through the
same Christ our Lord. Amen.
[He
places the chalice upon the Altar and takes the filiola without a
sanctification, and puts it over the chalice, saying:]
Collect: THIS oblation, we beseech Thee, O Lord, graciously
accept: and pardon the sins of all them that make offering of them, and
of them for whom it is offered unto Thee. Through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
[He
bows himself, joining his hands, and says this prayer:]
IN
the spirit of humility, and with a contrite heart, may we be accepted
of Thee, O Lord: and may our sacrifice be in such wise that it may be
accepted by Thee this day, and be pleasing unto Thee, O Lord God. Come, Holy Spirit the Sanctifier: sanctify
this sacrifice prepared unto Thee at my hands.
[Incense
is placed in the thurible, the minister saying:]
GRANT,
O Lord, to bless.
Priest: May it be blessed by Him in Whose
honour it shall be burnt. In the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
[Then
he censes the sacrifice, saying:]
THROUGH
this incense be pleased, O Lord, with me and Thy people, sparing our
sins: and let Thy wrath and fury find rest: mercifully grant that to
Thee we may be a good odour unto life eternal. Amen.
[The
Priest bows at the midst of the Altar, with joined hands, and says in a
ringing voice:]
ASSIST
me, brethren, in your prayers, and make prayer for my sake unto God.
Choir: THE
Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit assist thee.
[And
thePriest turns to the people, and they make their offerings if they
wish. As thePriest receives the offerings,
the Choir sings the:]
SACRIFICIUM
(changing with the Mass)
[To
each person offering bread or wine thePriest says:]
MAYST
thou receive a hundredfold: and possess life eternal in the kingdom of
God. Amen.
[And
the offerant shall kiss the stole of thePriest, and withdraw.]
[Then
thePriest blesses the antidoron, saying:]
V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who hath made
heaven and the earth.
V. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
R. From henceforth, now, and for evermore.
Collect: BLE+SS, O Lord, this creature of bread, as Thou
didst bless the five loaves in the wilderness: that all who partake
thereof may receive health both of body and of soul.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
May
the bles+sing of God the Father almighty, and the Son, and the Holy
Spirit, descend upon this bread: and upon all that eat thereof.
[Here he has
water poured upon his hands, and says:]
I
WILL wash my hands in innocency, O Lord, and encompass Thine Altar:
that I may hear the voice of Thy praise, and tell of all Thy wondrous
works. Destroy not my soul with the
ungodly, O God, nor my life with men of blood.
[He
signs the oblation with three fingers as he says silently:]
IN
the name of the Father, + and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: Thou
reignest, God, unto the ages of ages.
R. Amen.
[The
Priest bows before the Altar and says silently this prayer:]
I
SHALL approach unto Thee in the humility of my spirit:
I shall speak to Thee,
for Thou hast given me great hope in Thy power. Thou,
then, O Son of David, Who art come unto us in the flesh, the Mystery
being laid open by the key of Thy Cross: open the secrets of my heart,
sending one of the Seraphim, who with that flaming coal which is taken
from Thine altar will cleanse my lips of pollution, clear my clouded
mind, minister the occasion to that which should be taught: that the
tongue which serves to the use of my neighbours out of charity may make
no sound in error: but resound with the praises of Truth without end. Through Thee, my God: Who livest and reignest
to ages of ages. Amen.
[Here
begins the Mass.]
V. The Lord be always with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
I. PRAYER
[The
Priest says the MISSA, varying with the Mass, ending:]
R. Amen.
Priest: BY Thy mercy, O
our God, Who art blessed: and livest, and rulest all things unto ages
of ages.
R. Amen.
[The
Priest lifts up his hands and says:]
Let us pray. Agios, Agios, Agios, O Lord God, King eternal.
To Thee be praises and thanks.
[Then
he begins the Preces:]
Let us have in mind the
Holy Catholic Church, in our prayers: that the Lord mercifully
vouchsafe to increase her in faith, hope, and charity.
Let us have in mind all the lapsed, captives,
sick ones, and travellers: that the Lord mercifully vouchsafe to
behold, redeem, heal, and strengthen them.
[The
Choir answers:]
GRANT
this, O almighty, everlasting God.
II. PRAYER
[Afterwards
thePriest says the ALIA PRAYER, varying with the Mass, ending:] R. Amen.
Priest: BY Thy mercy, O
our God, in Whose sight the names of the Saints, Apostles and Martyrs,
Confessors and Virgins, are declared.
R.
Amen.
Priest: OUR Priests N. and N. (he names the B.
and Metropolitans), and the Pope of Rome, and the rest, offer the
Oblation to God the Lord, for themselves and for all the clergy and
peoples of the Church given into their care: and for all the
brotherhood. Again, all the Presbyters,
Deacons, clergy, N. and N. (he names those of
the people that gave the offering), and the people that stand
round about, make offering: to the honour of the Saints, for themselves
and their own.
Choir: THEY offer for themselves and for all
the brotherhood.
Priest: MAKING remembrance of the most blessed
Apostles and Martyrs: the glorious, holy Virgin Mary, Zacharias, John,
the Infants: of Peter and Paul, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas: of
Bartholomew, Matthew, James, Simon and Jude: of Matthias, Mark, and
Luke.
Choir: AND of all Martyrs.
Priest: AGAIN, for the spirits of them that are
fallen asleep. Of Hilary, Athanasius,
Martin, Ambrose, Augustine, Fulgentius, Leander: of Isidore, David,
Julian, again Julian, Peter, again, Peter. Of
John the servant of God. Of Visitanus,
Viventus, Felix: Cyprian, Vincent, Gerontius: Zacharias, Zenapolus,
Dominic, Justus: of Saturninus, Salvatus, again Salvatus: of Bernard,
Raymond, John, Celebrunus, Gundesalvus, Martin: of Roderic, John,
Guterrius, Sancius, again Sancius: of Dominic, Julian, Julian, Philip,
Stephan, John, again John, Felix.
Choir: AND of all that
are fallen asleep.
III. PRAYER
[The
Priest says the Post Nomina, varying with the Mass, but ending:]
R.
Amen.
Priest: FOR Thou art the
life of the living, the health of the sick, and the repose of all the
faithful departed. Unto endless ages of
ages.
R.
Amen.
IV. PRAYER
[The
Priest says the Ad Pacem, varying with the Mass, but ending:]
R.
Amen.
[Then,
in the midst of the Altar, he says:]
Priest: FOR Thou art our
true Peace, and charity unbroken: Thou livest with Thee: and reignest
with the Holy Spirit, one God: unto ages of ages.
R. Amen.
[The
Priest lifts up his hands, blessing the people:]
THE grace of God the
Father almighty, the peace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit, be always with us all.
Choir: AND with men of good will.
Priest: WHEREFORE make peace with them that
stand near you.
[The
Choir sings the Responsory:]
MY peace I give you: My
peace I commit to you: not as the world giveth peace do I give to you.
V. A new
commandment I give you: that ye love one another.
MY
peace I give...
V. Glory and honour to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit: unto ages of ages. Amen.
MY
peace I give...
[While
the Choir says "My peace" thePriest takes the bread from the paten, and
says:]
RECEIVE the kiss of
peace and love: that you may be fit for the most holy Mysteries of God.
[And
straightway he gives the pax to the D., or the server, and the server
to the people. After this thePriest bows
himself, joins his hands, and sings:]
I WILL go in unto the
altar of God.
Choir: UNTO God Who giveth gladness to my
youth.
[The
Priest places his hands upon the chalice and says:]
OPEN your ears to the
Lord.
Choir: WE have them unto the Lord.
Priest: LIFT up your hearts.
Choir: LET us lift them unto the Lord.
[The
Priest, with joined hands, bows to the midst of the Altar, and says:]
TO our God and Lord
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who is in the heavens: let us render
worthy praises, and worthy thanks.
[As
the Priest says "Let us render" above, he lifts his hands on high. And the Choir answers:]
IT is meet and just.
INLATION
[Then
the Priest sings the INLATION, varying with the Mass:]
IT is meet and just,
... saying thus:
Choir: HOLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth:
Heaven and earth are full of the glory of Thy majesty.
Osanna to the Son of David.
Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the
Lord. Osanna in the highest.
Agyos, Agyos, Agyos Kyrie o Theos.
V. PRAYER
[Afterwards
the Priest sings the POST SANCTUS, varying with the Mass, but ending:]
R.
Amen.
[Then,
in silence, the Priest joins his hands and, bowing before the Altar,
says this prayer:]
BE PRESENT, be present,
O Jesus, good High Priest, in our midst: as Thou wert in the midst of
Thy disciples: sancti+fy this oblation, + that what is sanctified + we
may receive through the hands of Thy holy Angel, O holy Lord and
Redeemer everlasting. Our Lord Jesus
Christ, the night in which He was betrayed, took bread: and, giving
thanks, bles+sed and brake: and gave to His disciples, saying: Take, and eat.
This . is . My . Body .
which . is . delivered . for . you.
[The
Priest elevates the Body here:]
AS often as ye shall
eat: ye shall do it in remembrance + of Me.
LIKEWISE also the
chalice, after He had supped, saying:
[Over
the chalice the Priest says:]
This + is . the .
chalice . of . the . New . Testament . in . My . Blood, . which . shall
. be . shed . for . you . and . for . many . for . the . remission . of
. sins.
[The
Priest elevates the chalice, veiled with the filiola, here:]
AS often as ye shall
drink: ye shall do it in remembrance + of Me.
[Note
that on all days except Feasts the Priest, after having said "in
remembrance of Me," and after the Choir answers, "Amen," says in a
raised voice:]
AS often as ye shall
eat this bread and drink this chalice, ye shall show forth the death of
the Lord, till He come. In glory + from
heaven. R. Amen.
VI. PRAYER
[The
Priest says the POST PRIDIE, varying with the Mass, but ending:]
R.
Amen.
Priest: THEE bestowing it, O holy Lord: for
unto us Thine unworthy servants Thou dost create exceeding good:
sancti+fy: quicken: + bl+ess: and give us all these things: that they
may be blessed by Thee our God unto ages of ages. Choir:
Amen.
[Then
the Priest unveils the chalice, and taking the Lord's Body from the
paten holds It in his hand above the chalice, saying the Ad
Confractionem, except where the Choir sings a proper one.
Afterward the Priest says:]
V.
The Lord be always with you.
R.
And with thy spirit.
Priest: THE Faith which
we believe with the heart let us then say with the mouth.
[And
the Priest elevates the Body of Christ that It may be seen by the
people. And the Choir says the Symbol
antiphonally:]
Choir: WE believe in one
God, the Father almighty. Maker of heaven
and earth. The Creator of all things
visible and invisible. And in one our
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. Born, not made. Omousion to the Father, that is, of the same
substance with the Father. By Whom all
things were made which are in heaven and which are on earth. Who for us men, and for our salvation, came
down from heaven. And became incarnate by
the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate.
Was buried; the third day he arose. He ascended into heaven: sitteth at the right
hand of God the Father almighty. Whence He
shall come to judge the living and the dead. Of
Whose kingdom there shall be no end. And
in the Holy Spirit the Lord and Giver of life, both proceeding from the
Father and the Son. With the Father and
the Son to be worshipped and conglorified. Who
spake by the Prophets: and one Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the remission of
sins. I wait for the resurrection of the
dead and the life of the Age to come. Amen.
{Here
in the Missal is a diagramme of the bread arranged on the paten.}
[After
this the Priest breaks the Eucharist in the middle, and lays the middle
portion in the paten: and from the other portion he makes five smaller
particles and lays them in the paten: and he takes the other portion
and makes four smaller particles, and lays them in the paten likewise,
in order, as shown above. Apparently it is
during this time that if there be one proper, the Choir sings the:]
AD
CONFRACTIONEM, varying.
[The
Priest cleans his fingers thoroughly. And
having veiled the chalice he makes the Commemoration | 