The Visigothic Liturgy
The Visigothic / Mozarabic Liturgy
650 A.D., used in Spain
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 forever. 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, the Priest
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...
Kyri eleison. Khriste eleison. Kyrie eleison.
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 forever.
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, the Priest 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.) the Priest 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 forever. Amen.
V. Blessed
art Thou.
Bless the Lord, all ye works
of the Lord: say a hymn, and exalt Him above all forever. Amen.
Bless the
Lord, O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael.
Say a hymn, and exalt Him
above all forever. 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 forever.
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
With Priest 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 the Priest (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 the Priest turns to the
people, and they make their offerings if they wish. As the Priest receives the offerings, the Choir
sings the:]
SACRIFICIUM (changing with the Mass)
[To each person offering bread
or wine the Priest says:]
MAYST thou
receive a hundredfold: and possess life eternal in the kingdom of God. Amen.
[And the offerant shall kiss
the stole of the Priest, and withdraw.]
[Then the Priest 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 forevermore.
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 the Priest 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" the Priest 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 the Priest 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 of the Living. The Symbol (or Ad Confractionem) being ended,
there begins the:]
VII. PRAYER
Priest: LET us pray.
[The Priest says the "Ad
Orationem Dominicam," varying with the Mass. The Ad Orationem leads directly into the:]
OUR FATHER
Priest: OUR Father, Who art in heaven.
R.: Amen.
Priest: Hallowed be Thy name.
R.: Amen.
Priest: Thy kingdom come.
R.: Amen.
Priest: Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
R.: Amen.
Priest: Give us this day our daily bread.
R.: For Thou art God.
Priest: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors.
R.: Amen.
Priest: And lead us not into temptation.
R.: But deliver us from evil.
Priest: DELIVERED from all evil, strengthened forever in
good, may we be worthy to serve Thee, our God and Lord: put an end, O Lord,
[Here the Priest strikes his
breast:]
to our sins: grant joy to them
that are afflicted: bestow redemption upon the captives: health upon the sick:
and repose to the departed. Grant peace and safety in all our days: shatter the audacity of our
enemies: and hearken, O God, to the prayers of Thy servants, all faithful
Christians, upon this day and at all times. Through our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth
and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God: ever through all
the ages of ages.
R.: Amen.
[Now he takes the first
particle, called Kingdom, from the paten and holds it over the chalice, saying
in the season of Resurrection only:]
THE Lion of the tribe of Juda,
the root of David, hath prevailed, alleluia.
Choir: WHO sittest upon the Cherubim, root of David, alleluia.
[The Priest sings this three
times, and the Choir answers him each time. And afterwards he says this prayer within himself
in a subdued voice:]
HOLY things for the holy, and
may the mingling of the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ be to us that receive and
drink It for forgiveness: and be granted unto the faithful departed for their
repose.
[He lowers the particle
into the chalice and veils the chalice: and the D. says in a loud voice:]
BOW down yourselves for a
blessing.
Priest: The Lord be always with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
[The Priest, still turned
East, says the:]
BENEDICTION, varying with the Mass.
[The Benediction consists of
three varying petitions, to each of which the response is "Amen." The fourth does not vary:]
Priest: WHICH may He deign to grant: by Thy mercy, O our
God, Who art blessed, and livest, and rulest all things unto ages of ages.
R. Amen.
Priest: The Lord be always with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
AD ACCEDENTES
[The Choir sings the AD
ACCEDENTES, which varies.]
[This said, the Priest takes
the other particle following and says:]
Collect: I will take the bread of heaven from the table of
the Lord: and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
[He says the Commemoration of
the Dead, holding that particle over the chalice. And after the Comm. he says silently:]
Collect: O LORD my God, grant me so to receive the Body and Blood of Thy Son our
Lord Jesus Christ: that by It I may deserve to receive the remission of all my
sins, and to be filled with Thy Holy Spirit, O our God. Who livest and reignest unto ages of ages: amen.
Collect: HAIL forever, most holy Flesh of Christ: unto
eternity the highest sweetness.
[Here he makes the sign of the
Cross with the Host and receives the particle which he holds in his hand. Then he veils the chalice, and goes to the paten:
and he consumes all the particles in order. And then he takes the paten and holds it over the
chalice, and cleans it thoroughly with his thumb, and then says:]
Collect: HAIL forever, heavenly Drink: to me before all things and above all things,
Thou art sweet.
Collect: MAY the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
keep my body and soul unto eternal life. Amen.
[Here he partakes of the
Blood. And when
the Priest has received the Blood, he says immediately:]
Priest: O LORD my God, Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit: make me ever to seek Thee
and love Thee: and never depart from Thee, through this holy Communion which I
have received: for Thou art God, and there is no other besides Thee: unto ages
of ages. Amen.
[Apparently it is here that
the people are communicated. During this time the Choir sings:]
The COMMUNIO, which varies.
[The Priest goes to the right
horn of the Altar and says:]
MAY the Body of our Lord Jesus
Christ which we have taken, and His holy Blood which we have drunk, cling to
our bowels, O eternal, almighty God: that it may not come unto our judgment,
nor our condemnation, but be profitable to us for salvation, and for the
healing of our souls unto life eternal. Amen.
BY Thy mercy, O our God, Who
art blessed, and livest, and rulest all things unto ages of ages.
R. Amen.
V. The Lord be always with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Priest: THE solemnities are accomplished in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: may
our vow be accepted with peace.
R. Thanks be to God.
[The Priest says the [Final]
COLLECT, varying with the season, ending:]
R. Amen.
The Liturgy
of the Mozarabic Rite is ended.
[At the end of Mass is said
the Ant. to the praise of the glorious Virgin Mary:]
Ant.: HAIL, Queen of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and
our hope, hail! To thee do we cry, banished
children of Eve. To thee do we breathe forth
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, O our advocate, those thine eyes of
mercy towards us. And after this exile, show
unto us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement: O loving: O sweet Ever-Virgin Mary.
V.
After childbirth thou didst remain a Virgin.
R.
Mother of God, intercede for us.
The end of the Divine Liturgy of the Mozarabic Rite
of the Mass. Thanks be to God.
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