+  ORDINARY OF THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS  +

Taken from the pre-Vatican II Marian Missal and St. Andrew Daily Missal

MASS OF THE FAITHFUL

THE CONCLUSION OF HOLY MASS    

    ACTS OF THANKSGIVING
From the ABLUTIONS to the LEONINE PRAYERS

"Go ye into the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature." (St. John 6: 55)

THE PRAYERS DURING THE ABLUTIONS

The Communion is a liturgical act. Let us then make our thanksgiving with the Priest who thanks God in the name of the Church. This is the best way of making the very thanksgiving that Jesus in our hearts gives to God the Father.

The priest cleansing the chalice represents
Christ being anointed by pure women.

For the Ablutions, the Priest moves to the Epistle side of the Altar steps and holds out the Chalice to the Mass Server (or the Deacon or Sub-Deacon at Solemn High Masses) who pours wine into it for the first ablution as the Priest consumes the unconsecrated wine and says the following prayer:


Corpus Tuum, Domine, quod sumpsi, et Sanguis, quem potavi, adhaereat visceribus meis: et praesta; ut in me non remaneat scelerum macula, quem pura et sancta refecerunt sacramenta: Qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

May Thy Body, O Lord, which I have received, and Thy Blood which I have drunk, cleave to my bowels; and grant that no stain of sin may remain in me, who have been fed with this pure and holy Sacrament; Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.

The Priest then returns to the Mass Server at the side steps of the Epistle side and, with his fingers extended over the chalice, allows the Server to pour the remainder of wine and water over his fingers into the Chalice. The Priest returns to the center of the Altar where he consumes this and purifies the Chalice and Paten, then folds up the Corporal, placing it folded over the Chalice. Then taking the Pall he places it on top of the Chalice and retrieves the Purificator which he places inside the Burse and sets it upon the Chalice and veil.

While the Priest is doing this the Altar Server genuflects at the center of the Altar and retrieves the Missal from the Gospel side of the Altar, back to the foot of the Altar and then places it on the Epistle side of the Altar. If there are more than one Mass Servers or at a Solemn High Mass, the other Server or Sub-deacon simultaneously retrieves the Chalice veil from the Epistle side to the Gospel side. They genuflect together at the center of the foot of the Altar and proceed to their destinations, afterwards bowing towards the Priest and Tabernacle.

The priest preparing the chalice again represents
Christ rising from the dead.


THE COMMUNION ANTIPHON

The Priest returns to the Missal on the Epistle side where he prays the Communion Antiphon from the PROPER OF THE DAY.

At the conclusion of the Communion Verse, the Priest returns to the center of the Altar, bows and kisses the Altar and turns to the Faithful saying Dominus vobiscum.

The priest saying the Dominus vobiscum represents
Christ appearing to His mother and His disciples.

V. Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
V. Oremus.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Let us pray.

THE POSTCOMMUNION PRAYERS

The Priest returns to the Missal where he reads POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER from the PROPER OF THE HOLY MASS Once the Priest completes the Prayer he closes the Book and the Altar Server responds: Amen.

The priest saying the last prayers in the Postcommunion represents
Christ teaching for forty days.


THE DISMISSAL

The Priest returns to the center of the Altar and turns to the Faithful, pronouncing again Dominus vobiscum.

The priest saying the Dominus vobiscum just before the Ite Missa est represents
Christ taking leave of His disciples with His final words in Sts. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to "Feed My sheep" and ascending into Heaven.

V. Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.

THE FINAL BLESSING
V. Ite, Missa est.
R. Deo gratias.

    If the Gloria in excelsis has not been said, there is said instead of the ITE, MISSA EST the following:
V. Benedicamus Domino.
R. Deo gratias.
    At Solemn High Masses the Deacon chants the ITE MISSA EST
      For Requiem Masses the following is pronounced:
    V. Requiescant in pace.
    R. Amen.
    During Easter and Easter Week, an "Alelulia" is added twice at the end of each response.

V. Go, the Mass is ended.
R. Thanks be to God.

    If the Glory in the highest has not been said, there is said instead of the ITE, MISSA EST the following:
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
    At Solemn High Masses the Deacon chants the ITE MISSA EST
      For Requiem Masses the following is pronounced:
    V. May they rest in peace.
    R. Amen.
      During Easter and Easter Week, an "Alelulia" is added twice at the end of each response.

THE FINAL BLESSING

The Priest bows down and dwells briefly on the end for which he has offered to God, through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Victim of Calvary as he prays the BLESSING PRAYER below before turning to the Faithful and invoking upon them the blessing of God and making over them the Sign of the Cross. Note: This Blessing is omitted in Requiem Masses.

The priest saying the Ite Missa est blessing represents
Christ sending down the Holy Ghost on Pentecost Sunday.

Placeat tibi, sancta Trinitas, obsequium servitutis meae: et praesta: ut sacrificium, quod oculis tuae maiestatis indignus obtulit, tibi sit acceptabile, mihique et omnibus, pro quibus illud obtuli, sit, te miserante, propitiabile. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

V. Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus, Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus Sanctus.

R. Amen.

May the performance of my homage be pleasing to Thee, O holy Trinity: and grant that the Sacrifice which I, though unworthy, have offered up in the sight of Thy Majesty, may be acceptable to Thee, and through Thy mercy, be a propitiation for me, and for all those for whom I have offered it. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

V. May almighty God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, bless you.

R. Amen.

THE LAST GOSPEL

All stand as the Priest moves to the far Gospel side where he reads the Gospel of St. John 1: 1-14 from the Mass Card on the Gospel side. At his response of the GLORIA TIBI, DOMINE Priest, Mass Server and the Faithful all make the Sign of the Cross on their foreheads, lips and breasts before the Priest reads the Gospel.

The priest saying the Last Gospel, which is really the First words of the beloved Disciple Saint John, represents
sending the Apostles into all parts of the world to preach the Gospel and preserving His Holy Church for all time.

V. Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
V. Initium + sancti Evangelii secundum Joannem.
R. Gloria tibi, Domine

In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat Verbum. Hoc erat in principio apud Deum. Omnia per ipsum facta sunt: et sine ipso factum est nihil quod factum est: in ipso vita erat, et vita erat lux hominem: et lux in tenebris lucet, et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt. Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Ioannes. Hic venit in testimonium, ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine, ut omnes crederent per illum. Non erat ille lux, sed ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine. Erat lux vera quae illuminat omnem hominem venientem in hunc mundum. In mundo erat, et mundus per ipsum factus est et mundus eum non cognovit. In propria venit, et sui eum non receperunt. Quotquot autem receperunt eum, dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri, his, qui credunt in nomine eius: qui non ex sanguinibus, neque ex voluntate carnis, neque ex voluntate viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt.

Here all kneel
ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST,
et habitavit in nobis: et vidimus gloriam eius, gloriam quasi Unigeniti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis.

R. Deo gratias.

V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. The beginning + of the holy Gospel according to John.
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was made nothing that was made: in Him was life, and the life was the Light of men; and the Light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness, to testify concerning the Light, that all might believe through Him. He was not the Light, be he was to testify concerning the Light. That was the true Light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world. He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him to them He gave power to become sons of God, to them that believe in His Name, who are born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Here all kneel
AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH,
and dwelt among us: and we saw His glory, the glory as of the Only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

R. Thanks be to God.


    The Priest returns to the center of the Altar, bows and descends the Altar to kneel at the bottom step with the Server to say the Leonine Prayers, the Prayers ordered by Pope Leo XIII. These prayers for protection against the devil were unbelieveably discontinued first by the Sillonist Cardinal Angelo Roncalli in his notorious revision of the Roman Missal in 1962 (Ring a bell, Motu fans?) and then continued by the perverted Cardinal Giovanni Montini, who also did away with Pope St. Pius X's vital Oath Against Modernism. These grave omissions have been followed by their Modernist conciliar successors Bishop Karol Wojtyla and Father Joseph Ratzinger. What a horror, but then it was these very men, most specificially the man they called Paul VI, spurred on by the known Freemason Annibale Bugnini, who ushered in "the abomination of desolation" with the pagan Modernist, Masonic and Protestant ritual known as the Novus Ordo - the New Order 'Mess' which, of course is no Mass at all, but A Great Sacrilege to God.

LEONINE PRAYERS AT THE END OF HOLY MASS
    Note: At Solemn High Masses the Leonine Prayers are omitted in favor of a Hymm. This does not apply at Low Masses.
V. Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructis ventris tui, Jesus.

R. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. Repeated three times

V. Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae, vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes in hac lacrymarum valle.
Eia ergo, Advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis, post hoc exilium, ostende.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.
V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix.
R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.

V. OREMUS
Deus, refugium nostrum et virtus, populum ad te clamantem propitius respice; et intercedente gloriosa et immaculata Virgine Dei Genitrice Maria, cum beato Joseph, ejus Sponso, ac beatis Apostolis tuis Petro et Paulo, et omnibus Sanctis, quas pro conversione peccatorum, pro libertate et exaltatione sanctae Matris Ecclesiae, preces effundimus, misericors et benignum exaudi. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum.
R. Amen.

Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio, contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium. Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecamur: tuque, Princeps Militiae Coelestis, satanam aliosque spiritus malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum pervagantur in mundo, sdivina virtute, in infernum detrude.
R. Amen.

V. Cor Jesu Sacratissimum.
R. Miserere nobis.
V. Cor Jesu Sacratissimum.
R. Miserere nobis.
V. Cor Jesu Sacratissimum.
R. Miserere nobis.
V. Requiem aeternam dona eis (ei), Domine.
R. Et lux perpetua luceat eis (ei).
V. Animae eorum (anima ejus) et animae omnium fidelium defunctorum per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace.
R. Amen.

V. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

V. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

R. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. Repeated three times

V. Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry poor banished children of Eve.
To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us.
And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

V. LET US PRAY.
O God, our Refuge and our Strength, look down in mercy on Thy people who cry to Thee: and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of St. Joseph her Spouse, of Thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints, in mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the freedom and exaltation of our holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

Saint Michaelthe Archangel, defend us in battle: be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. - May God rebuke him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.
R. Amen.

V. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
R. Have mercy on us.
V. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
R. Have mercy on us.
V. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
R. Have mercy on us.
V. Eternal rest grant unto them (him or her), O Lord.
R. And let perpetual light shine upon them (him or her).
V. May their souls (his or her soul) and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

V. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.


      Although it is not recited in the Leonine Prayers, we include below for your edification and for why His Holiness Pope Leo XIII composed the Prayer to St. Michael, the full Prayer:

Complete Prayer to Saint Michael
    The following is the longer version of the vital prayer composed by Pope Leo XIII in 1888 after his startling vision as to the future of the Church. This prayer was dedicated for the Feast of St. Michael 1448 years from the date of the election of the first Leo - Pope Saint Leo the Great. Everyone is familiar with the first prayer below which was mandated by His Holiness as part of the Leonine Prayers after Low Mass. After Vatican II, in legion with the devil Giovanni Montini outlawed this necessary prayer and then one wonders how "the smoke of satan" got into the sanctuary? The conciliarists wanted to make sure the words in bold below would never see the light of day again for in it Leo foretold what would happen: The shepherd would be struck, the sheep scattered. Below are both the short and longer versions of this poignant prayer which should never be forgotten.

    Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray, and do thou, O heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.

O glorious Archangel Saint Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, be our defense in the terrible warfare which we carry on against principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, spirits of evil. Come to the aid of man, whom God created immortal, made in His own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil. Fight this day the battle of our Lord, together with the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer, and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist thee, nor was there place for them any longer in heaven. That cruel, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with his angels. Behold this primeval enemy and slayer of men has taken courage. Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits, invading the earth in order to blot out the Name of God and of His Christ, to seize upon, slay, and cast into eternal perdition, souls destined for the crown of eternal glory. That wicked dragon pours out. as a most impure flood, the venom of his malice on men of depraved mind and corrupt heart, the spirit of lying, of impiety, of blasphemy, and the pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity. These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the Immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on Her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where has been set up the See of the most holy Peter and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck the sheep may be scattered. Arise then, O invincible Prince, bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits to the people of God, and give them the victory. They venerate thee as their protector and patron; in thee holy Church glories as her defense against the malicious powers of hell; to thee has God entrusted the souls of men to be established in heavenly beatitude. Oh, pray to the God of peace that He may put Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may no longer be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church. Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that they may quickly conciliate the mercies of the Lord; and beating down the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, do thou again make him captive in the abyss, that he may no longer seduce the nations. Amen.

    V: Behold the Cross of the Lord; be scattered ye hostile powers.
    R: The Lion of the Tribe of Juda has conquered the root of David.
    V: Let Thy mercies be upon us, O Lord.
    R: As we have hoped in Thee.
    V: O Lord hear my prayer.
    R: And let my cry come unto Thee.
V: Let us pray. O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we call upon Thy holy Name, and as suppliants, we implore Thy clemency, that by the intercession of Mary, ever Virgin, immaculate and our Mother, and of the glorious Archangel Saint Michael, Thou wouldst deign to help us against Satan and all other unclean spirits, who wander about the world for the injury of the human race and the ruin of our souls. Amen.




Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Conclusion of the Mass - the Ablutions to the Leonine Prayers