The Mass in Köln (the Use of Köln, Germany), part 3

The High Altar of the Cathedral of Köln. The golden Reliquary is the Shrine of the Three Kings (Dreikönigenschrein), begun by the goldsmith Nicholas of Verdun in 1180 or 1181 and completed after his death circa 1225. The reliquary is believed to contain the bones of the Three Magi.

Sequitur Offertorium. Deinde Praeparatio accessoria ad Canonem: Lavabo inter innocentes manus meas: et circumdabo altare tuum, Domine.
Deinde fac Signum Crucis super Calicem: In nomine Patris + et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quae retribuit mihi. Calicem salutaris accipiam et nomen Domini invocabo.
Tenens Calicem in medio Altaris dic: In spiritu humilitatis, et in animo contrito suscipiamur, Domine, a te: sic fiat sacrificium hodie et placeat tibi, Domine Deus.
Accipe Patenam: Acceptabile fiat omnipotenti Deo sacrificium istud in odorem suavitatis.
Benedic utriumque: Veni, invisibilis Sanctificator, omnipotens aeterne Deus: benedic + et sanctifica hoc sacrificum nomini tuo praeparatum. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.

Inclina et dic: Suscipe sancta Trinitas, hanc oblationem, quam tibi offerimus in memoriam passionis, resurrectionis, ascensionis Domini nostri Jesu Christi: et in honorem sanctissimae Dei Genitricis Virginis Mariae: et Sanctorum quorum hodie festivitas celebratur: et quorum hic nomina et reliquiae habentur: nec non et Sanctorum tuorum qui tibi placuerunt ab initio mundi. Ut proficiat ad honorem: nobis autem et omnibus fidelibus vivis et defunctis ad salutem et ad remissionem omnium peccatorum: et ut omnes pro nobis dignentur interdecere in coelis, quorum memoriam agimus in terris. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Verte te ad populum: Orate pro me peccatore, fratres et sorores: ut meum pariter et vostrum sacrificium acceptum sit omnipotenti Deo.
<Domini, exaudi orationem meam.> Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Oremus. Deinde legatur Secreta, cujus finis est initium Praefationis.
<Per omnia saecula saeculorum.> Amen.

<Dominus vobiscum.> Et cum spiritu tuo.
<Sursum corda.> Habemus ad Dominum.
<Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro.> Dignum et justum est.
Vere dignum et justum est, aequum et salutare etc. etc.
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.

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The Offertory shall then follow. Then the assessory preparation up to the Canon: I wash my hands among the innocent, and go around Your altar, O Lord.
Then he shall make the Sign of the Cross over the Chalice: In the name of the Father, + and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. What return shall I make to the Lord for all He has given me? I will take the Chalice of salvation and call upon the Name of the Lord.
He shall hold the Chalice at the middle of the Altar, saying: In a humble spirit and with a contrite heart, may we be accepted by You, O Lord; may our sacrifice be so offered this day and please You, O Lord God.
He shall then take the Paten: May this Sacrifice be acceptable to the Almighty God, in the odor of sweetness.
He shall then bless both: Come, O invisible Sanctifier, Almighty and Eternal God; bless + and sanctify this sacrifice prepared for the glory of Your Name, through Christ our Lord.

He shall bow and say: Receive, O Holy Trinity, this oblation which we offer to You in memory of the Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ: and in honor of the most-Holy Mother of God, the Virgin Mary; and those Saints whose feast we now celebrate, whose names and relics we have, and also Your Saints who make this request of You from the beginning of the world. To them let it bring honor, and to us salvation, and all the faithful living and dead, and the remission of all sins; and may they intercede for us in Heaven, whose memory we honor here on Earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

He shall face the people: Brothers and sisters, pray for me, a sinner; that my Sacrifice and equally yours may be accepted by the Almighty God.
<O Lord, hear my prayer.> And let my cry come to You.
Let us pray He shall then recite the Secret; and at its end begin the Preface
<Forever and ever.> Amen.

<The Lord be with you.> And with your spirit.
<Lift up your hearts.> We have lifted them up to the Lord.
<Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.> It is meet and just.
It is truly meet and just, right and profitable etc. etc.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and Earth are filled with your glory; Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

The Mass in Köln (the Use of Köln, Germany), part 2

Archbishop Gero of Cologne (900-976) placing a Host in the wooden (oak) head of the monumental Gero Crucifix (which he donated to the Cathedral of Cologne; the crucifix itself will be featured in later post). According to a popular story (also mentioned in the Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg), when the Archbishop noticed that the head of Christ had developed a crack, he placed a Host and a relic of the True Cross on it, which resulted in the crack being miraculously healed. This particular depiction of the miracle is in an 11th century Altarpiece in the Cathedral.

Quando non de B.M.V.
Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.
Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus. Tu solus Dominus, Tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

Quando de B.M.V.
Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.
Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Spiritus et alme orphanorum Paraclite. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, Primogenitus Mariae Virginis Matris.
Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram, ad Mariae gloriam. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, Mariam sanctificans. Tu solus Dominus, Mariam gubernans. Tu solus Altissimus, Maria coronans, Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

<Dominus vobiscum.> Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus. Collecta, ad collectam respondetur: Amen. Deinde Lectio, Graduale, Alleluia, Sequentia, Tractus. Preparando Calicem dicat: In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Sanguis exivit de latere Domini nostri Jesu Christi.
Intendo aquam dicit: Et aqua in remissionem peccatorum. Fiat haec commixtio vini et aquae in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
Deinde: Deus, qui humanae substantiae dignitatem mirabiliter condidisti, et mirabilius reformasti: da nobis per hujus aquae et vini mysterium, ejus divinitatis esse consortes, qui humanitatis nostrae fieri dignatus est particeps, Jesus Christus, Filius tuus, Dominus noster: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus; per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Ante Evangelium: Jube, Domine benedicere. Dominus sit in corde meo et in labiis meis: ut digne et competenter annuntiem Evangelium pacis. In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
<Dominus vobiscum.> Et cum spiritu tuo.
<Sequentia sancti Evangelii secundum hic nominatur nomen Evangelistae cujus Evangelium pronunciandum.> Gloria tibi Domini.
Post Evangelium: Per haec sancta Evangelica dicta deleantur universa crimina nostra et delicta. Amen.

Deinde se dicendum: Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem coeli et terrae, visibilium omnium, et invisibilium. Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum. Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. Genitum, not factum, consubstantialem Patri: per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines, et propter nostram salutem descendit de coelis. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine; et Homo factus est. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis: sub Pontio Pilato passus, et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas. Et ascendit in coelum: sedet ad dexteram Patris: Et iterum venturus est com gloria, iudicare vivos et mortuos: cujus regni non erit finis. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem: qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur: qui locutus est per prophetas. Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum. Et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.
Deinde clara voce: <Dominus vobiscum.> Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.

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On days other than feasts of the B.V.M.
Glory to God in the highest. And on earth peace to men of good will. We praise You. We bless You. We adore You. We glorify You. We give You thanks for Your great Glory.
Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. Lord the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
You who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. You who take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. You who sit at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For You alone are the Holy One. You alone are the Lord. You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

On feasts of the B.V.M.
Glory to God in the highest. And on earth peace to men of good will. We praise You. We bless You. We adore You. We glorify You. We give You thanks for Your great Glory. Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father almighty. Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son. O Spirit, the nurturer of orphans, the Paraclete. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, First-Born of Mary the Virgin Mother.
You who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. You who take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer, to the glory of Mary. You who sit at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For You alone are the Holy One, who sanctified Mary. You alone are the Lord, who guided Mary. You alone are the Most High, who crowned Mary, Jesus Christ. With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
<The Lord be with you.> And with your spirit.
Let us pray. The Collect is said here; at its end: Amen. Then follows the Lesson, Gradual, Alleluia, Sequence and Tract.

When he prepares the Chalice, he shall say: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. From the side of Our Lord Jesus Christ came forth blood.
He then holds out the water: And water for the remission of sins. May this mingling of wine and water be made in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Then, he continues: O God, who established the nature of man in wondrous dignity, and still more admirably restored it, grant that by the mystery of this water and wine, may we come to share in His Divinity, who humbled himself to share in our humanity, Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the holy Spirit; God, forever and ever. Amen.

Before the Gospel: Grant, O Lord, to bless. May the Lord be in my heart and upon my lips that I may worthily and fittingly proclaim the Gospel of Peace. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
<The Lord be with you.> And with your spirit.
<The continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Here he shall name the name of the Evangelist with the Gospel that will be proclaimed.> Glory be to You, O Lord.
After the Gospel: May the words of this Holy Gospel wipe away our entire sins and offenses. Amen.

Then he shall say: 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, born of the Father before all ages. God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God. Begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father; through whom all things were made. 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. Who was also crucified for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried; and on the third day rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who together with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, and who spoke through the prophets. And one holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. And I await the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Then he shall say in a clear voice: <The Lord be with you.> And with your spirit.
Let us pray.

The Mass in Köln (the Use of Köln, Germany)

We will now then turn to the Use of Cologne, more specifically, the Use of the Roman Rite in Cologne (otherwise known as Köln), Germany.

What is a 'Use'?
The Liturgical definition of a 'Use' is basically a local adaptation/modification of a particular Rite to a specific locale (for example, a Diocese). Present-day examples of this might include the Zaire Use (An inculturated version of The Ordinary form of the Roman Rite as practiced in a very limited extent in some African countries) or the Anglican Use.

Before Pope Pius V released his bull Quo Primum that promulgated his revision of the Roman Missal, a lot of places in Europe had their own particular 'Uses' which were usually derived from the Roman Rite. They all agree on the Canon (save for very minor differences in wording), but when it comes to the Ordinary and the rubrics, some places may have developed or added a particular custom that other places might not have. Other differences include celebrating feast days of saints particular to the area, a trifling variety in the Calendar, and the Propers, namely, some extra Epistles, Gospels, sequences, and/or prefaces.

About Cologne (Latin: Colonia [Colonia Agrippina], German: Köln, Kölsch: Kölle): Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants. It is one of the oldest cities in Germany, having been founded by the Romans in the year 38 BC. Cologne was granted the status of a Roman "city" in the year 50 AD.
Cologne lies on the River Rhine. The city's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of Europe's oldest universities.

Besides its economic and political significance in the Middle Ages the city also became an outstanding centre of medieval pilgrimage, when the Archbishop Rainald of Dassel gave the relics of the Three Wise Men (the Magi) to Cologne's cathedral in 1164 (after they in fact had been captured from Milan). Besides the three magi Cologne preserves the relics of Saint Ursula and Albertus Magnus.

The Cathedral of Cologne (German: Kölner Dom, official name: Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria)

THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS ACCORDING TO THE USE OF KÖLN, GERMANY, FROM THE 1525 MISSALE COLONIENSE

Ante medium Altaris signando se signo Sanctae Crucis:
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
Celebrans: Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini.
Ministri: Qui fecit cœlum et terram.
Celebrans: Et introibo ad Altare Dei.
Ministri: Ad Deum qui laetificat juventútem meam.
Celebrans: Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus.
Ministri: Quoniam in saecula misericordia ejus.

Celebrans: Confíteor Deo coeli et beatae Mariae Virgini et omnibus Sanctis Dei et vobis, quia peccavi nimis in vita mea contra legem Dei mei cogitatione, locutione, concensu, visu, verbo et opere, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor gloriosam Virginem Mariam et omnes Sanctos Dei et vos, orare pro me peccatore.
Ministri: Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus, et dimissis omnibus peccatis tuis, perducat te Jesus Christus sine macula cum gaudio in vitam aeternam.
Celebrans: Amen.
Ministri: Confíteor Deo coeli et beatae Mariae Virgini et omnibus Sanctis Dei et te, quia peccavi nimis in vita mea contra legem Dei mei; cogitatione, locutione, concensu, visu, verbo et opere; mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor gloriosam Virginem Mariam et omnes Sanctos Dei et te, orare pro me peccatore.
Celebrans: Misereatur vestri omnipotens Deus, et dimissis omnibus peccatis vestris, perducat te Jesus Christus sine macula cum gaudio in vitam aeternam.
Ministri: Amen.
Celebrans: Exaudi quaesumus Domine supplicum preces confitentium tibi parce peccatis, ut pariter nobis indulgentiam tribuas benignus et pacem. Per Dominum.
Ministri: Amen.

Accendens ad Altare: Aufer a nobis, quaesumus, Domine, cunctas iniquitates nostras: ut ad Sancta sanctorum puris mentibus introire mereamur. Per Dominum.
Osculando Altare: Da mihi, Domine, sensum rectum et vocem puram, ut placeant tibi verba mea; atque cunctis audientibus ea, propter nomen sanctum tuum proficiant in vitam aeternam.
Osculando Crucifixum: Tuam Crucem adoramus, Domine; et tuam sanctam recolimus passionem. Miserere nostri, qui passus est pro nobis.
Osculando Evangelium: Pax Christi et Ecclesiae quam nobis per sanctum Evangelium tradidit; confirmet et conservet corda et corpora nostra in vitam aeternam.

Ad Introitum Celebrans: Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini.
Ministri: Qui fecit coelum et terram.
C: Sit nomen Domini benedictum.
Ministri: Nunc et usque in saeculum.

Introitus legatur, deinde:
Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison.
Christe Eleison. Christe Eleison. Christe Eleison.
Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison.

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[The Celebrant] before the middle of the Altar, shall make the sign of the Holy Cross:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Celebrant: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
Minister: Who made Heaven and Earth.
Celebrant: And I shall go in to the Altar of God.
Minister: To God who grants joy to my youth.
Celebrant: O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.
Minister: And His mercy endures forever.

Celebrant: I confess to God in Heaven, and to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and to all the Saints of God and to you; that I have exceedingly sinned in my life against the law of my God; in thought, speech, judgment, sight, word and deed; through my fault, through my fault, through my most grevious fault. Therefore I ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the Saints of God and you, to pray for me, a sinner.
Minister: May almighty God have mercy on you, and forgiving you your sins, lead you to Jesus Christ without stain as well as joyful into life everlasting.
Celebrant: Amen.
Minister: I confess to God in Heaven, and to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and to all the Saints of God and to you; that I have exceedingly sinned in my life against the law of my God; in thought, speech, judgment, sight, word and deed; through my fault, through my fault, through my most grevious fault. Therefore I ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the Saints of God and you, to pray for me, a sinner.
Celebrant: May almighty God have mercy on you, and forgiving you your sins, lead you to Jesus Christ without stain as well as joyful into life everlasting.
Minister: Amen.

Celebrant: Graciously hear, we beseech You, O Lord, the prayers of Your suppliants, pardon the sins of those who confess to You; that, in Your bounty, You may grant us both pardon and peace; through our Lord...
Celebrant: Amen.

Going up into the Altar, he shall say: Take away from us, we beseech You, O Lord, all our iniquities, that we may be worthy to enter with pure minds into the Holy of Holies; through our Lord...
He shall then kiss the Altar: Give me, O Lord, a right sense and a pure voice, that my words may be pleasing to You; and for the sake of Your Holy Name may it perfect all of them who hear it into everlasting life.
He shall then kiss the Crucifix: We adore Your Cross, O Lord; We contemplate Your Holy Passion. Have mercy on us, You who have suffered for us.
He shall then kiss the Gospel Book: May the peace of Christ and the Church, which He bequeathed us by the Holy Gospel conserve and confirm our soul and body unto everlasting life.

The Celebrant then begins: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
Minister: Who made Heaven and Earth.
Celebrant: Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Minister: From henceforth, now and forever.
The Introit is now said, then:
Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison.
Christe Eleison. Christe Eleison. Christe Eleison.
Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison.

August 15th-The Assumption

First Reading (Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab): The Temple of God which is in Heaven was opened, and the Ark of His Covenant was seen in His Temple; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. And a great sign appeared in Heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head, a crown of twelve stars; and she was with child, and she cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth.

And another sign appeared in Heaven: and behold, a great fiery-red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns; and upon his heads were seven diadems. And his tail swept the third part of the stars of Heaven, and cast them to the Earth; and the dragon stood before the woman who is about to bring forth, that when she brings forth he may devour her Child.

And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her Child was caught up to God and to His Throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God.

And I heard a great voice in Heaven, saying: "Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ."

Second Reading (1 Cor 15:20-27a): Brethren: Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who are asleep.
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead; for as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
But each in his proper order: Christ the first-fruits; afterwards those who are Christ's, at His coming; then the end, when He will deliver up the kingdom to God and the Father, when He will have made useless all rule and all authority and power; for He must reign until he has put all His enemies under His feet.
The last enemy that will be destroyed is Death, for "He has put all things in subjection under his feet."

Gospel (Luke 1:39-56): And Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, and entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the infant leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she who believed; for there will be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord."

And Mary said: "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior;
For he has looked upon the low estate of his handmaid.
For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.
For He who is mighty had done great things to me; And holy is His Name.
And His mercy is for generations of generations, to those who fear Him.
He has showed might with his arm; He has scattered the proud in the thought of their heart.
He brought down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
He has the filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he had sent away empty.
He has helped Israel His servant, that He might remember mercy,
As he spoke to our fathers, toward Abraham and his seed forever."

And Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her house.

The Mass as it was in Rome: the Roman Mass of the 15th century, part 5

Oremus. Preceptis salutaribus et divina institutione formati audemus dicere:

Pater noster qui es in celis
Sanctificetur nomen tuum
Adueniat regnum tuum
Fiat uoluntas tua sicut in celo et in terra
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie
Et dimitte nobis debita nostra
Sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris
et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
Sed libera nos a malo Amen.

Libera nos quaesumus Domine ab omnibus malis preteritis presentibus et futuris et intercedente beata et gloriosa semper uirgine Dei genitrice Maria cum beatis apostolis tuis Petro et Paulo atque Andrea et omnibus sanctis da propitius pacem in diebus nostris ut ope misericordie tue adiuti et a peccato simus semper liberi et ab omni perturbatione securi. Hic frangit Hostiam primo in duas partes dicens: Per eumdem Dominum nostrum Iesum Xpm Filium tuum Deinde frangit unam partem in duas partes dicens: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus Hic eleuet modicus tertiam partem cum calice dicens: Per omnia secula seculorum.

Amen.

Hic facit signum Crucis super sanguinem dicens: Pax + Domini sit + semper uobis+cum.
R./ Et cum spiritu tuo.

Sequitur: Agnus Dei qui tolis peccata mundi miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei qui tolis peccata mundi miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi dona nobis pacem.

Hic inclinat se ante corpus Domini dicens: Domine Iesu Xpe qui dixisti Apostolis tuis pacem meam do vobis pacem relinquo uobis ne respicias peccata mea sed fidem ecclesie tue eamque secundum uoluntatem tuam pacificare et coadunare digneris qui vivis et regnas Deus per omnia secula seculorum. Amen.

Hic deosculatur Altare dicens: Pax tecum.
R./ Et cum spiritu tuo.

Domine Iesu Xpe fili Dei uiui qui ex uoluntate Patris cooperante Spiritu Sancto per mortem tuam mundum uiuificasti libera me per hoc sacrificium Corpus et Sanguinem tuum ab omnibus iniquitatibus meis et uniuersis malis et fac me tuis semper inherere mandatis et a te numquam separari permittas qui cum eodem Deo Patre et Spiritu Sancto uiuis et regnas Deus in secula seculorum. Amen.

Perceptio corporis tui Domine Iesu Xpe quod ego indinus sumere presumo non mihi proueniat in iudicium et condemnationem sed pro tua pietate prosit michi ad tutamentum mentis et corporis et ad medelam percipiendam qui uiuis et regnas cum Deo Patre etcetera.

Hic accipitur patena cum corpore Xpi: Panem celestem accipiam et nomen Domini inuocabo.
Hic percutiat ter pectus dicens: Domine non sum dignus et intres sub tectum meum sed tantum dic uerbo et sanabitur anima mea.
Hic sumat corpus reuerenter signans se illo dicens: Corpus Domini nostri Iesu Xpi custodiat animam meam in uitam eternam. Amen.

Hic accipiat calicem et dicat: Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quae retribuit michi. Calicem salutaris accipiam et nomen Domini inuocabo. Laudans inuocabo Dominum et ab inimicis meis saluus ero.
Hic sumat sanguinem dicens: Sanguis Domini nostri Iesu Xpi custodiat animam meam in uitam eternam. Amen.
Post sumptionem sanguinis dicat: Quod ore sumpsimus Domine pura mente capiamus et de munere temporali fiat nobis remedium sempiternum Amen.

Hic dicit purificando: Corpus tuum Domine quod sumpsi et Sanguis quem potaui adhereat uisceribus meis et presta ut in me non remaneat scelerum macula quem pura et sancta refererunt sacramenta Qui uiuis.

Finita missa et data benedictione inclinat se ante medium altaris et dicit hanc orationem qua finita osculatur altare: Placeat tibi sancta Trinitas obsequium seruitutis mee et presta ut sacrificium quod oculis tue maiestatis indignus obtuli tibi sit acceptabile michique et omnibus proquibus illud obtuli sit te miserante propitiabile. Per Xpm Dominum nostrum Amen.
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Let us pray. Taught by our Savior's command and formed by the word of God, we dare to say:

Our Father, who art in Heaven,
Holy 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. Amen.

Deliver us, O Lord, we beg You, from all evils, past, present, and to come; and by the intercession of the blessed and glorious ever-Virgin, Mother of God, Mary, together with Your Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and Andrew, and all the Saints; mercifully grant peace in our days, that through the bounteous help of Your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all disturbance. Here he breaks the Host first into two pieces, saying: Through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, Then he breaks the first half into two pieces, saying: who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit; God, Here he moderately elevates the third part with the Chalice, saying: forever and ever.

Amen.

Here he makes the sign of the Cross over the Blood, saying: The peace + of the Lord be + always + with you.
R./ And with your spirit.

Then follows: Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Here he shall bow before the body of the Lord, saying: Lord Jesus Christ, who said to Your Apostles: My peace I give to you, Peace I leave you; look not upon my sins, but upon the faith of Your Church; and deign to give her that peace and unity which is agreeable to Your will: God, who lives and reigns, forever and ever. Amen.

Here he kisses the Altar, saying: Peace be with you.
R./ And with your spirit.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God; who, by the will of the Father and the cooperation of the Holy Spirit, has by Your death given life to the world; deliver me by this, Your most sacred Body and Blood, from all my iniquities and from every evil; make me cling always to Your commandments, and permit me never to be separated from You. Who with the same God the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns; God, frever and ever. Amen.

Let not the partaking of Your Body, O Lord Jesus Christ, which I, though unworthy, presume to receive, turn to my judgment and condemnation; but through Your mercy may it be to me a safeguard and a healing remedy both of soul and body. Who lives and reigns with God the Father etc.

Here he shall take the paten with the body of Christ: I will take the Bread of Heaven, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
Here he strikes his breast, saying: Lord, I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed.
Here he shall consume the Host reverently and sign himself, saying: May the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul to everlasting life. Amen.

Here he shall take the Chalice and say: What return will I make to the Lord for all the things that He has given to me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and call upon the Name of the Lord. I will call upon the Lord and give praise, and I will be saved from my enemies.
Here he shall consume the Blood, saying: May the Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul to everlasting life. Amen.
After consuming the Blood, he shall say: Grant, O Lord, that what we have taken with our mouth, we may receive with a pure mind; and that from a temporal gift it may become for us an everlasting remedy. Amen.

Here, while purifying, he shall say: May Your Body, O Lord, which I have received and Your Blood which I have drunk, cleave to my bowels, and grant that no stain of sin remain in me; whom these pure and holy Sacraments have refreshed; who lives, etc.

When the Mass is finished and the benediction given, he shall bow before the middle of the Altar and say this prayer; afterwards he shall kiss the Altar: May the tribute of my homage be pleasing to You, O most holy Trinity. Grant that the Sacrifice which I, unworthy as I am, have offered in the presence of Your Majesty, may be acceptable to You. Through Your mercy may it bring forgiveness to me and to all for whom I have offered it; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Mass as it was in Rome: the Roman Mass of the 15th century, part 4

NOTE: The following article contains the text of the Canon of the Mass from the Missale Romanum Mediolani. I would not be providing an English translation of it here, as it is exactly similar to the one used in the Post-1570 Roman Mass anyway, but would kindly refer the reader to this link which has the Canon (post-1570 version) in both Latin and English, which could also be helpful for comparison between the rubrics.

Te igitur, clementissime Pater per Iesum Xpm Filium tuum Dominum nostrum supplices rogamus ac petimus uti accepta habeas et benedicas hec + dona hec + munera hec + sancta sacrificia illibata in primis que tibi offerimus pro Ecclesia tua sancta catholica quam pacificare custodire adunare et regere digneris toto orbe terrarum una cum famulo tuo Papa nostro N. et Antistite nostro N. et omnibus orthodoxis atque catholice et apostolice fidei cultoribus.

Memento Domine famulorum famularumque tuarum N. et omnium circumstantium quorum tibi fides cognita est, et nota deuotio: pro quibus tibi offérimus uel qui tibi offerunt hoc sacrificium laudis pro se suisque omnibus pro redemptione animarum suarum, pro spe salutis et incolumitatis sue tibique reddunt uota sua eterno Deo, uiuo et uero.

Communicantes et memoriam uenerantes in primis gloriose semper uirginis Marie, genitrícis Dei et Domini nostri Iesu Christi sed et beatorum apostolorum ac martyrum tuorum Petri et Pauli Andree Iacobi Ioannis Thome Iacobi Philippi Bartholomei Matthei Simonis et Thaddei Cleti Clementis Xysti Cornelii Cyprini Laurentii Crisogoni Ioannis et Pauli Cosme et Damiani et omnium sanctorum tuorum quorum meritis precibusque concedas ut in omnibus protectionis tue muniamur auxilio. Per eumdem Xpm Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Hanc igitur oblationem seruitutis nostre sed et cuncte famílie tue quesumus Domine ut placatus accípias diesque nostros in tua pace disponas atque ab eterna damnatione nos eripi et in electorum tuorum iubeas grege numerari. Per Xpm Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Quam oblationem tu Deus in omnibus quesumus bene+dictam adscrip+tam, ra+tam rationabilem acceptabilemque facere digneris ut nobis Cor+pus et San+guis fiat dilectissimi Fílii tui Domini nostri Iesu Xpi.

Hic accipiat hostiam in manibus dicendo¹: Qui pridie quam pateretur accepit panem in sanctas ac uenerabiles manus suas et elevatis oculis in celum ad te Deum Patrem suum omnipotentem tibi gratias agens bene+dixit fregit deditque discipulis suis dicens: Accipite et manducate ex hoc omnes.

Hoc est enim Corpus meum.

Hic deponat hostiam et leuet calicem dicens²: Simili modo postquam cenatum est accipiens et hunc preclarum calicem in sanctas ac uenerabiles manus suas item tibi gratias agens bene+dixit deditque discipulis suis dicens: Accipite et bibite ex eo omnes.Hic est enim Calix Sanguinis mei
noui et eterni testamenti
mysterium fidei
qui pro uobis et pro multis effundetur
in remissionem peccatorum.

Hec quotiescumque feceritis, in mei memoriam facietis.

Vnde et momores Domine nos serui tui sed et plebs tua sancta eiusdem Xpi Filii tui Domini nostri tam beate Passionis nec non et ab inferis Resurrectionis sed et in coelos gloriose Ascensionis offerimus preclare maiestati tuae de tuis donis ac datis hostiam + puram hostiam + sanctam, hostiam + immaculatam panem + sanctum vite eterne et calicem + salutis perpetue.

Supra que propitio ac sereno uultu respicere digneris et accepta habere sicuti accepta habere dignatus es munera pueri tui iusti Abel et sacrificium patriarce nostri Abrahe et quod tibi obtulit summus sacerdos tuus Melchisedech sanctum sacrificium immaculatam hostiam. Hic inclinet se dicat³.

Supplices te rogamus omnipotens Deus iube hec perferri per manus sancti Angeli tui in sublime altare tuum in conspectu diuine maiestatis tue ut quoquot ex hac altaris participatione sacrocanctum Filii tui Cor+pus et San+guinem sumpserimus omni benedictione celesti et gratia repleamur. Per eumdem Xpm Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Memento etiam Domine famulorum famularumque tuarum N. et N. qui nos precesserunt cum signo fidei et dormiunt in somno pacis. Ipsis Domine et omnibus in Christo quiescentibus locum refrigerii lucis et pacis ut indulgeas deprecamur. Per eumdem Xpm Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Hic percutiat pectus suum aliquantum altius dicens⁴: Nobis quoque peccatoribus famulis tuis de multitudine miserationum tuarum sperantibus partem aliquam et societatem donare digneris cum tuis sanctis Apostolis et martiribus cum Ioanne Stephano Matthia Barnaba Ignatio Alexandro Marcellino Petro Felicitate Perpetua Agata Lucia Agnete Cecilia Anastasia et omnibus Sanctis tuis intra quorum nos consortium non estimator meritim sed uenie quesumus largitor admitte. Per Xpm Dominum nostrum. Hic non dicitur Amen⁵:

Per quem hec omnia Domine semper bona creas sancti+ficas vivi+ficas bene+dicis et prestas nobis. Per ip+sum et cum ip+so et in ip+so est tibi Deo Patri + omnipotenti in unitate Spiritus + Sancti omnis honor et gloria.

Per omnia secula seculorum.
R./ Amen.

FOOTNOTES (Translations of the rubrics)

1.) Here he shall take the Host in his hands and say:
2.) Here he shall put down the Host and raise the Chalice, saying:
3.) He shall bow and say:
4.) Here he shall beat his breast deeply to some extent, saying:
5.) Here Amen is not said.

August 6th-The Transfiguration

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves; and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him. Then Peter answered, and said to Jesus: "Lord, it is good for us to be here! If you wish, I will make three tents here; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying: "This is my Son--the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him." And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.

And Jesus came and touched them, and said: "Rise, and do not fear." And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only. And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying: "Tell the vision to no man until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."

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O wondrous sight! O vision fair
Of glory that the Church shall share,
Which Christ upon the mountain shows,
Where brighter than the sun He glows!

From age to age the tale declares
How with the three disciples there
Where Moses and Elijah meet,
The Lord holds converse high and sweet.

The law and prophets there have place,
Two chosen witnesses of grace,
The Father’s voice from out the cloud
Proclaims His only Son aloud.

With shining face and bright array,
Christ deigns to manifest that day
What glory shall be theirs above
Who joy in God with perfect love.

And faithful hearts are raised on high
By this great vision’s mystery;
For which in joyful strains we raise
The voice of prayer, the hymn of praise.

O Father, with the eternal Son,
And Holy Spirit, ever One,
Vouchsafe to bring us by Thy grace
To see Thy glory face to face.

The Mass as it was in Rome: the Roman Mass of the 15th century, part 3

NOTE: The following are the various Prefaces (and special forms of the Communicantes and the Hanc Igitur) for various feasts and seasons. I will not provide an English translation of them here, but please kindly check the links below to various Masses which contain the English versions of these Propers.

1.)THE PREFACE OF THE NATIVITY: The following Preface is sung everyday starting from the vigil of the Nativity of the Lord up to the Epiphany and in the Purification of the Virgin, and the Mass of the Body of Christ (i.e. Corpus Christi).

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur quotidie a vigilia nativitatis Domini usque ad Epyphaniam et in purificatione Virginis Marie et in Missa de corpore Christi: Eterne Deus quia per incarnati Uerbi mysterium noua mentis nostre oculis lux tue claritatis infulsit ut dum uisibiliter Deum cognoscimus per hunc in inuisibilium amorem rapiamur. Et ideo cum Angelis et Archangelis cum Tronis et Dominationibus cumque omni militia celestis exercitus hymnum glorie tue canimus sine fine dicentes:

Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt celi et terra gloria tua. Osanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Osanna in excelsis.

Communicantes et noctem uel diem sacratissimum celebrantes qua uel quo beate Marie intemerata virginitas huic mundo edidit Saluatorem sed et memoriam venerantes in primis eiusdem gloriose semper uirginis Marie Genitricis eiusdem Dei et Domini nostri Iesu Christi sed et beatorum Apostolorum et cetera.

2.) THE PREFACE OF THE EPIPHANY: The follwing Preface is sung at the Epiphany of the Lord and during the whole octave:

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur in Epyphania Domini et per totam octavam: Eterne Deus quia cum Unigenitus tuus in substantia nostre mortalitatis apparuit noua nos immortalitatis sua lucem reparauit. Et ideo.

Communicantes et diem sacratissimum celebrantes quo Unigenitus tuus in tua tecum gloria coeternus in ueritate carnis nostre uisibiliter corporalis apparuit sed et memoriam uenerantes in primis gloriose semper uirginis Marie genetricis eiusdem Dei et Domini nostri Iesu Xpi sed et beatorum Apostolorum et cetera.

3.) THE PREFACE FOR LENT: The following Preface is sung everyday starting from Ash Wednesday up to Palm Sunday, unless the Mass occurs during a Feast:

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur quotidie a Die Cineris usque ad Dominicam in ramis Palmarum. Nisi in Missa de festo si occurrerit: .Eterne Deus qui corporali ieiunio uitia comprimis mentem eleuas uirtutem largiris et premia per Xpm Dominum nostrum per quem maiestatem.

4.) THE PREFACE FOR EASTER: The following Preface is sung everyday starting from the Paschal Vigil up to the (Easter) Octave, in solemn feasts, and in all Sundays that had not been assigned with another Preface up to the feast of the Ascension:

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur quotidie a vigilie Pasche usque ad octavam et in solemnibus festis et per omnes Dominicas usque ad Ascencionem ubi non assignatur alia Prephatio: Aequum et salutare, te quidem Domine omni tempore sed in hoc potissimum die gloriosis predicare cum Pascha nostrum immolatus est Cristus. Ipse enim verus est Agnus qui abstulit peccata mundi. Qui mortem nostram moriendo destruxit et uitam resurgendo reparavit. Et ideo cum Angelis.

Infra Ac.: Communicantes, et diem sacratissimum celebrantes Resurrectionis Domini nostri Iesu Xpi secundum carnem sed et memoriam uenerantes in primis gloriose semper Uirginis Marie genetricis eiusdem Dei et Domini nostri Iesu Christi sed et beatorum Apostolorum et cetera.

Hanc igitur oblationem servitutis nostre set et cuncte familie tue quam tibi offerimus pro his quoque quos regenerare dignatus es ex aqua et Spiritu Sancto tribuens eis remissionem omnium peccatorum quesumus Domine ut placatus accipias diesque nostros et cetera.

5.) THE PREFACE OF THE ASCENSION: The following Preface is sung in Ascension day and all the way up to the vigil of Pentecost:

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur in die Ascensionis et deinceps usque ad vigiliam Pentecostes: Per Xpm Dominum nostrum. Qui post resurrectionem suam omnibus discipulis suis manifestus apparuit et ipsis cernentibus est elevatus in celum ut nos divinitatis sue tribueret esse participes. Et ideo.

Communicantes et diem sacratissimum celebrantes quo Dominus noster unigenitus Filius tuus unitam sibi fragilitatis nostre substantiam in glorie tue dextera collocauit sed et memoriam uenerantes in primis gloriose semperque Uirginis Marie genetricis eiusdem Dei et Domini nostri Iesu Xpi sed et beatorum Apostolorum, et cetera.

6.) THE PREFACE FOR PENTECOST: The following Preface is sung from the vigil of Pentecost up to its octave:

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur a vigilia Pentecostes usque ad octavam: Per Xpm Dominum nostrum. Qui ascendens super omnes celos sedensque ad dexteram tuam promissum Spiritum Sanctum hodierna die in filios adoptionis effudit. Quapropter profusis gaudiis totus in orbe terrarum mundus exsultat. Sed et superne Uirtutes atque angelice Potestates hymnum glorie tue concinunt sine fine dicentes: Sanctus.

Communicantes et diem sacratissimum Pentecosten celebrantes quo Spiritus Sanctus Apostolis innumeris linguis apparuit sed et memoriam venerantes et cetera.

Hanc igitur oblationem seruitutis nostre set et cuncte familie tue quam tibi offerimus pro his quoque quos regenerare dignatus es ex aqua et Spiritu Sancto tribuens eis remissionem omnium peccatorum quesumus Domine ut placatus accipias et cetera.

7.) THE PREFACE OF THE APOSTLES: The following Preface is sung in all feasts of the Apostles and Evangelists and the octaves thereof, save on other Feasts within the octave:

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur in omnibus festis Apostolorum et Euangelistarum, et per octauas eorum et si de alio festo infra illas octauas agatur et hoc ubi alia non assignatur: Equum et salutare te Domine suppliciter exorare ut gregem tuum pastor eterne non deseras: sed per beatos Apostolos tuos continua protectione custodias. Ut hisdem rectoribus gubernetur quos operis tui vicarios eidem contulisti preesse pastores. Et ideo.

8.) THE PREFACE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN: The following Preface is sung in all Solemnities of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in the octaves thereof; save the feast of the Purification, on other Feasts within the octave, and at major Saturdays when the Mass of the Blessed Virgin is celebrated:

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur in omnibus solemnitatibus Beate Marie Uirginis, et infra octauas earum, excepto festo Purificationis etiam si de alio festo infra octavas agtur et similitur quando in diebus Sabbati maior Missa de Beata Uirgine celebratur: Eterne Deus. Et te in Assumptione (Annuntiatione, Nativitate, Visitatione, Veneratione) beate Marie semper uirginis collaudare benedicere et predicare. Que et unigenitum tuum Sancti Spiritus obumbratione concepit et uirginitatis gloria permanente lumen eternum mundo effudit Iesum Xpm Dominum nostrum. Per quem.

9.) THE PREFACE OF THE HOLY CROSS: The following Preface is sung in the solemnities of the Holy Cross:

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur in solemnitatibus Sancte Crucis: Eterne Deus. Qui salutem humani generis in ligno crucis constituisti ut unde mors oriebatur inde uita resurgeret et qui in ligno uincebat in ligno quoque vinceretur per Xpm Dominum nostrum. Per quem.

10.) THE PREFACE OF THE HOLY TRINITY:

Prephatio in Sancta Trinitate: Eterne Deus. Qui cum unigenito Filio tuo et Spiritu Sancto unus es Deus unus es Dominus non in unius singularitate persone sed in unius Trinitate substantie. Quod enim de tua gloria reuelante te credimus hoc de Filio tuo hoc de Spiritu Sancto sine differentia discretionis sentimus. Vt in confessione uere sempiterneque Deitatis et in personis proprietas et in essentia unitas et in maiestate adoretur equalitas. Quam laudant Angeli atque Archangeli Cherubin quoque ac Seraphin qui non cessant clamare quottidie una voce dicentes: Sanctus.

11.) THE COMMON PREFACE: The following Preface is sung in Double Feasts and the octaves thereof; save on other Feasts within the octave, and on all Semidouble Feasts and on Sundays without an assigned Proper:

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur in festis duplicibus et per octauas eorum etiam si de alio festo infra illas agitur. Et in omnibus semiduplicibus et Dominicis nisi proprium assignetur:

V./ Per omnia secula seculorum.
R./ Dominus uobiscum.
V./ Et cum spiritu tuo.
R./ Sursum corda.
V./ Habemus ad Dominum.
R./ Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro.
V./ Dignum et iustum est.

Vere dignum et iustum est equum et salutare nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere Domine sancte Pater omnipotens eterne Deus per Xpm Dominum nostrum. Per quem maiestatem tuam laudant Angel adorant Dominationes tremunt Potestates celi celorumque virtutes ac beata Seraphim socia exsultatione concelebrant. Cum quibus et nostras voces ut admitti iubeas deprecamur supplici confessione dicentes: Sanctus.

12.) THE COMMON PREFACE: The following Preface is sung in Simple Feasts and in ferial days without an assigned Proper:

Sequens Prephatio cum suo cantu dicitur in festis simplicibus et in diebus ferialibus nisi propria assignetur:

V./ Per omnia secula seculorum.
R./ Dominus uobiscum.
V./ Et cum spiritu tuo.
R./ Sursum corda.
V./ Habemus ad Dominum.
R./ Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro.
V./ Dignum et iustum est.

Vere dignum et iustum est equum et salutare nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere Domine sancte Pater omnipotens eterne Deus per Xpm Dominum nostrum. Per quem maiestatem tuam laudant Angel adorant Dominationes tremunt Potestates celi celorumque virtutes ac beata Seraphim socia exsultatione concelebrant. Cum quibus et nostras voces ut admitti iubeas deprecamur supplici confessione dicentes: Sanctus.

The Mass as it was in Rome: the Roman Mass of the 15th century, part 2

Completo Euangelio dicit Sacerdos: Credo in unum Deum. Patrem omnipotentem factorem celi et terre, uisibilium omnium, et inuisibilium. Et in unum Dominum Iesum Xpm Filium Dei unigenitum. Et ex Patre natum ante omnia secula. Deum de Deo Lumen de lumine Deum uerum de Deo uero. Genitum, non factum, consubstantialem Patri per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem descendit de celis. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria uirgine et homo factus est. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato passus et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die secundum Scripturas. Et ascendit in celum sedet ad dexteram Patris. Et iterum uenturus est cum gloria iudicare uiuos et mortuos cuius regni non erit finis. Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum, et uiuificantem qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur qui locutus est per Prophetas. Et unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum. Et uitam uenturi seculi. Amen.

Quando Sacerdos offert hanc Hostiam super altare dicat hanc orationem: Suscipe sancte Pater omnipotens et eterne Deus hanc immaculatem Hostiam quam ego indignus famulus tuus offero tibi Deo meo uivo et uero pro innumerabilis peccatis et offensionibus et negligentiis meis et pro omnibus fidelibus Xpianis uiuis atque defunctis: ut michi et illis proficiat ad salutem in vitam eternam. Amen.

Quando mittit aquam in calicem dicit orationem: Deus qui humane substantie dignitatem mirabiliter condidisti, et mirabilius reformasti da nobis per huius aque et uini mysterium eius diuinitatis esse consortes qui humanitatis nostre fieri dignatus est particeps Iesus Xpus filius tuus Dominus noster qui tecum uiuit et regnat in unitate cum Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia secula seculorum. Amen.

Deinde dicit: In spiritu humilitatis et in animo contrito sucipiamur a te Domine et sic fiat sacrificium nostrum in conspectu tuo hodie ut placeat tibi Domine Deus.

Sequitur oratio super hostiam et calicem cum signo Crucis: Veni Sanctifìcator omnipotens eterne Deus: et bene+dic hoc sacrificium tuo sancto nomini preparatum.

Cum incensum oblata dicit: Per intercessionem beati Michaelis Archangeli stantis a dextris altaris incensi et omnium electorum suorum incensum istud dignetur Dominus bene+dicere et in odorem suauitatis accipere. Per Xpm Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Cum incensat oblata dicit: Incensum istud a te bene+dictum ascendat ad te, Domine et descendat super nos misericordia tua.

Cum incensat altare dicit: Dirigatur Domine oratio mea sicut incensum in conspectu tuo eleuatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum. Pone Domine custodiam ori meo et ostium circumstantie labiis meis ut non declinet cor meum in uerba malitie ad excusandas excusationes in peccatis.

Quando reddit turribulum Diacono dicit: Accendat in nobis Dominus ignem sui amoris et flamma eterne caritatis. Amen.

Quando Sacerdos lauat manus dicit Lavabo inter innocentes manus meas usque in finem cum Gloria Patri. Tunc inclinat se ante altare et dicit hanc orationem: Suscipe sancta Trinitas hanc oblationem quam tibi offerimus ob memoriam passionis resurrectionis et ascensionis Iesu Xpi Domini nostri: et in honorem beate Marie semper uirginis et beati Ioannis Baptiste et sanctorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli et istorum et omnium sanctorum ut illis proficiat ad honorem nobis autem ad salutem et illi pro nobis intercedere dignentur in celis quorum memoriam agimus in terris. Per Xpm Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Erigens se deosculatur altare et uertens se ad populum dicat: Orate pro me fratres ut meum ac uestrum sacrificium acceptabile fiat apud Deum Patrem omnipotentem.
Circonstantes vero respondent: Suscipiat Dominus sacrificium de manibus tuis ad laudem et gloriam nominis sui ad utilitatem quoque nostram totiusque Ecclesie sue sancte. Amen.

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With the completion of the Gospel, the Priest shall say: 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, begotten of the Father before all ages; God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made. Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man. Who was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried, and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into Heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father. And He shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead; of His Kingdom there will be no end.

And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped 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 await for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

When the Priest offers the Host over the Altar, he shall say this prayer: Accept, O Holy Father, Almighty and Eternal God, this spotless host, which I, Your unworthy servant, offer to You, my living and true God, to atone for my numberless sins, offences, and negligences; on behalf of all here present and likewise for all faithful Christians living and dead, that it may profit me and them as a means of salvation to life everlasting. Amen.

When the water is poured in the Chalice, this prayer shall be said: O God, who established the nature of man in wondrous dignity, and still more admirably restored it; grant, that by the Mystery of this water and wine, we may come to share in the divinity of Him who deigned to become a partaker of our humanity, Jesus Christ Your Son, our Lord; Who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit; God, forever and ever. Amen.

Then is said: In the spirit of humility and with a contrite heart, may we be accepted by You, O Lord: and may our sacrifice be so offered this day in Your sight as to be pleasing to You, O Lord God.

The prayer shall be continued over the Host and Chalice, with the Sign of the Cross: Come, O Sanctifier, Almighty and eternal God, and bless + this sacrifice prepared for the glory of Your holy Name.

With the offering of the incense is said: Through the intercession of blessed Michael the Archangel, standing at the right hand of the altar of incense, and of all His elect may the Lord deign to bless + this incense and to receive it in the odor of sweetness; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

With the censing of the Oblations is said: May this incense blessed by You, arise before You, O Lord, and may Your mercy come down upon us.

With the censing of the Altar is said: Let my prayer, O Lord, like incense before You; the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice. O Lord, set a watch before my mouth, a guard at the door of my lips. Let not my heart incline to the evil of engaging in deeds of wickedness. (Ps. 141:2-4)

With the returning of the censer to the Deacon is said: May the Lord enkindle in us the fire of His love and the flame of everlasting charity. Amen.

When the Priest shall wash his hands, he shall say: I will wash my hands in innocence (Ps. 25 [26]:6-11) up to the end, with the Glory be to the Father.
Then he shall bow to the Altar and say this prayer: Accept, O holy Trinity, this oblation which we make to You in memory of the Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Christ our Lord; and in honor of Blessed Mary ever-Virgin, of blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, of these and of all the Saints; that it may add to their honor and aid our salvation; and may they deign to intercede in Heaven for us who honor their memory here on Earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

He shall rise, kiss the Altar, and turn around to the people, saying: Pray for me, brethren, that my Sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father Almighty.
Those round about shall respond rightly: May the Lord accept the Sacrifice from your hands, to the praise and glory of His Name, for our good and for that of all His holy Church, Amen.

Responses to King James-Onlyists

Check out this page which had a lot of interesting (and thorough) rebuttals against the arguments of KJV-onlyists.

A good number of the people the author answers in the site seem to assert that the "1611 King James Version is the Word of God."

However, the KJV that most of us are familiar with right now is not the original 1611 KJV, but a later revision (the text commonly called today as the 'King James Version' is the 1769 Oxford Edition by Benjamin Blayney; incidentally, Blayney's revision also originally had the Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha; however he removed marginal cross-references to these boks, wherever these had been provided by the original translators), with the spelling (proper and uniform spelling was still a rather foreign concept in English when the KJV was first published) and at times, even the wording itself changed in these revisions (Blayney's edition differed from the original 1611 edition in 24,000 places; since then, further six were introduced and 30 of Blayney's proposed changes were reverted); so technically, the KJV widely distributed and found on the internet today is not the original 1611 Authorized Version, but a later revision.

If we believe that the Word of God is not to be tampered with, then Blayney, F.S. Parris (who edited the Cambridge edition of the KJV in 1762 which Blayney superseded) and others of their ilk had committed a grave blunder. And considering that Blayney's edition is the one most commonly found right now, then the Word of God that is the King James Version that we have now might be corrupted!

I'd note that one of the people whom the owner of the site rebuts has an interesting statement:

Those who put together the NIV did it to make money. The NIV bible is a copyrighted book. The King James Bible, on the other hand, is 80 to 90 percent the work of William Tyndale. He received revelation from God to translate the Bible into English so that even the plowboy could understand the scripture. He tried to obtain a license from the State church, but was turned down. Because God was calling him to do it, he fled England and went to Germany. He secretly translated and printed the Bible, often fleeing for his life.
Tyndale's concern was not making money or copyrighting the text. Even today the King James Bible is not copyrighted. Tyndale was driven by God to do the translation and was eventually strangled and burned for his efforts.

The statement that 'the KJV is under public domain' is only applicable in countries which are not under the control of the British Sovereign, like America.

Perhaps it is a little known fact to many of you (at least, those of you who are not in the UK) that even in the present day, the rights to the King James Version is held by the British Crown under perpetual Crown copyright; thus, only publishers who have a letters patent (a legal instrument in the form of an open letter issued by a monarch or government, granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or to some entity such as a corporation) are licensed to reproduce the KJV there.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the publishing rights to the KJV are held by the Queen's Printer (presently this position is held by the Cambridge University Press), while in Scotland, it is held by the Scottish Bible Board (the publishing house Collins prints the Bible under license from that Board). The terms of the letters patent prohibit those other than the holders, or those authorized by the holders from printing, publishing or importing the KJV into the United Kingdom. This protection that the King James Version (and the Book of Common Prayer) enjoy is a relic of former ages, when the British Crown held a monopoly over all printing and publishing in the United Kingdom.

Tyndale may have had noble (in his view, at least) intentions, but to say that just because other Bibles are copyrighted and the KJV is not (outside of the UK), then it follows that their respective translators are only in it for the money (I'm not saying they're all innocent, though) and that these translations are not better is a rather twisted logic, in my opinion. So the copyrighted=false argument does not really hold water as the KJV itself is still in copyright in the UK and soon enough a good number of presently-copyrighted Bible translations will soon become public domain after a considerable period of time, that is if their copyrights aren't renewed.

Sure, Tyndale may have set out to translate the Scriptures for the plowboy or the common layman (Neither he, nor John Wyclif were the first people to translate the Bible into English, however, contrary to popular belief), but can the modern-day layman understand the English of the Authorized Version (I should also note that even during the time of its publication, the English of the King James Version was already quite antiquated), much less in its original (1611) form?

Now, do not think that I hate the King James Version, nor am I denying the impact it had on the English language itself and on many people; on the contrary, I do find the King James Version quite beautiful itself (though there are other more beautiful, in my opinion, translations out there). I only find it irksome that people would taut a single translation of the Bible (be it the King James or the Douay-Rheims or whatever), put it on par (or even above) the original texts, and then claim that the English version is the true word of God and all the others are deceptions of the Devil.