Ordinary of the Mass (Anglican Missal)

Work in progress: the complete text Ordinary of the Mass (scan PDF pp. 499–522, printed C2–C24).

The title leaf (scan PDF p. 499) carries only a foot mark "P" while the following leaves are printed C2–C24; "P" is a printer's signature mark, and the series letter is C.

Order of the Mass

After the Preparation, the Priest says:

OUR FATHER, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen.

And this prayer for Purity:

ALMIGHTY GOD, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name. Through Christ our Lord. ℟. Amen.

The Ten Commandments

Having kissed the Altar, and begged forgiveness by the merits of the Saints, the Priest reads the Introit at the South side, and afterward, in the Centre, rehearses the Ten Commandments.

¶ After the first nine is said, ℟., Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law; but after the last, ℟., Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.

God spake these words, and said: I am the Lord thy God:

I. Thou shalt have none other gods but me.

II. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, and shew mercy unto thousands in them that love me, and keep my commandments.

III. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain.

IV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.

V. Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

VI. Thou shalt do no murder.

VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

VIII. Thou shalt not steal.

IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.

Or, alternately with the Server he says the Kyrie eleison as followeth:

Kyrie eleison. (Lord, have mercy upon us.) Kyrie eleison. (Lord, have mercy upon us.) Kyrie eleison. (Lord, have mercy upon us.) Christe eleison. (Christ, have mercy upon us.) Christe eleison. (Christ, have mercy upon us.) Christe eleison. (Christ, have mercy upon us.) Kyrie eleison. (Lord, have mercy upon us.) Kyrie eleison. (Lord, have mercy upon us.) Kyrie eleison. (Lord, have mercy upon us.)

[The Ordinary continues: Summary of the Law, Gloria in excelsis, Collects, Epistle, Gradual, Gospel, Creed — to be transcribed in Phase 2.]

Source: The Anglican Missal (London: Society of SS. Peter and Paul, 1921), Order of the Mass, scan PDF pp. 499–500 (printed pp. P/C2 in the scan; see the note above). Scan: Internet Archive digitization of the Trinity College, Toronto copy.

Summary of the Law

Or (outside the Provinces of Canterbury and York) in place of the X Commandments may be said:

Our Lord Jesus Christ said: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind and with all thy strength: This is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

℟. Lord have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.

And afterward in the midst of the Altar, he says: Glory be to God on high if it is to be said here.

Gloria in excelsis Deo

When it is to be said here.

Glory be to God on high. And in earth peace, good will towards men. 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 Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord. Thou only, O Jesu Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Then he says: ℣. The Lord be with you. ℟. And with thy spirit. And the Collects, with one for the King's majesty (page G 95), or other Collect (page C 56). And after that, the Epistle, Gradual, Tract, or Alleluia with Verse or Sequence, as the Season requires. Which ended, bowing down in the midst of the Altar he says:

Cleanse my heart and my lips, O Almighty God, who didst cleanse the lips of Isaiah the Prophet with a living coal: and of thy sweet mercy deign so to cleanse me, that I may worthily proclaim thy holy Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then, at the Book, with hands joined, he says: ℣. The Lord be with you. ℟. And with thy spirit. And announces: The holy Gospel is written in the — Chapter of N., beginning at the — Verse, and reads the Gospel.

℟. Praise be to thee, O Christ.

Afterward, he kisses the Gospel Book, saying: By the words of the Gospel may our sins be blotted out. Then, in the midst of the Altar, the Priest says the Creed following, when it is to be said.

The Creed

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 his Father before all worlds. God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God. Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father: By whom all things were made. Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven. (Here genuflect) And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary: And was made man. And 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 sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead: Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost the Lord, and giver of Life: Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son. Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified: Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Holy Catholick and Apostolick Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the Resurrection of the dead. And the life of the world to come. Amen.

Then he kisses the Altar, and turning to the people says: ℣. The Lord be with you. ℟. And with thy spirit. Afterwards he says: Let us pray, and the Offertory.

The Offertory

The Priest takes the Paten with the Host, and offering it, says:

O holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, take thou this spotless Host, which I thine unworthy servant now present; for thou art my living and true God: so let me plead for all my countless sins, wickedness and neglect; and for all those here present, as also for all the faithful in Christ, both quick and dead, that it may set forward their salvation and mine, till we attain eternal life. Amen.

Then he blesses the water to be mixed in the Chalice, saying:

O God, who hast laid the foundations of man's being in wonder and honour, and again in greater wonder hast adorned the same: grant that, by the mystery of this water and wine, he who shared with us our human nature may make us to be co-heirs of his very Godhead, even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord: Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God: world without end. Amen.

Afterward he offers the Chalice, saying:

We here present to thee, O Lord, the Cup of Salvation: and of thy mercy grant that in the sight of thy divine majesty it may ascend as a sweet-smelling savour for our salvation, and that of all the whole world. Amen.

Then bowing down a little, says:

With humble spirits and contrite souls, let us now enter thy presence, O Lord: and so offer our sacrifice to thee, that it may this day be precious in thy sight, O Lord our God.

And afterward:

Come, O thou Fount of Holiness, almighty, eternal God: and bless this sacrifice made ready for thy holy Name.

The Priest washes his hands, saying: Ps. 26.

I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord: and so will I go to thine altar, etc.

After which, he says:

Receive, O holy Trinity, this oblation which we present to thee in memory of the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension, of our Lord Jesus Christ: and in honour of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, of blessed John Baptist, of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, of these and all the Saints: let it be to their honour and our salvation: grant that while we remember them on earth, in heaven they may plead for us. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then he says the Prayer for the Church, or

Brethren, pray: that both my sacrifice, and yours also, may be acceptable to God the Father Almighty.

The Minister, or the bystanders here present answer; if not, the Priest says:

The Lord receive this sacrifice at thy (or my) hands, to the praise and glory of his Name, both to our benefit, and that of all his holy Church.

The Priest in a low voice says: Amen. Then with hands extended immediately without Let us pray, he adds the secret Prayers. Which ended, when he shall have come to the end, with a loud voice, he says: World without end, with the Preface.

Prayer for the Church

After the offering of the Oblations, the Priest kisses the Altar, and turning to the people, extending and joining his hands, says: Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church, militant here in earth, And the ℟ is made as above. The Priest proceeds in a low voice:

1. FOR THE CHURCH.

ALMIGHTY & EVERLIVING GOD, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks, for all men: We humbly beseech thee most mercifully to accept our alms and oblations, and to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto thy Divine Majesty; beseeching thee to inspire continually the universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord.

2. FOR UNITY IN THE CHURCH.

AND grant, that all they that do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity, and godly love.

3. FOR THE KING AND COUNCIL.

WE beseech thee also to save and defend all Christian kings, princes, and governours; and specially thy servant, N., our King: that under him we may be godly and quietly governed: and grant unto his whole Council, and to all that are put in authority under him, that they may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue.

4. FOR PRELATES AND PRIESTS.

GIVE grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops and Curates, that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments.

5. FOR THE CONGREGATION.

AND to all thy people give thy heavenly grace: and specially to this congregation here present: that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear, and receive thy holy Word; truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life.

6. FOR THE TEMPTED AND TRIED.

AND we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them, who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity.

7. FOR GRACE TO FOLLOW THE SAINTS.

AND we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear: beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom: Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake: Our only Mediator and Advocate. ℟. Amen.

The Order of Ministering Holy Communion

¶ The Priest, after the Prayer for the Church, (or having received the Most Precious Blood, before taking the ablutions, genuflects and) turns him towards the people, saying in places where it is customary:

Ye that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways: draw near with faith, and take this holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.

Or straightway this general Confession is made, in the name of all those that are minded to receive the holy Communion.

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men. We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings. The remembrance of them is grievous unto us. The burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father. For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past. And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy Name. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶ Then the Priest (or the Bishop, being present) turning himself to the people, pronounces this Absolution:

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him; Have mercy upon you: pardon and deliver you from all your sins: Confirm and strengthen you in all goodness: And bring you to everlasting life. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. ℟. Amen.

Then the Priest says, when it is to be said:

Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him: So God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Hear also what Saint Paul saith: This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.

Hear also what Saint John saith: If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins.

After which the Priest proceeds with the Mass, saying: ℣. The Lord be with you. ℟. And with thy spirit. ℣. Lift up your hearts, etc.

Prefaces

The Sursum corda dialogue, printed in full before the first Preface below, precedes each Preface as printed: ℣. The Lord be with you. ℟. And with thy spirit. ℣. Lift up your hearts. ℟. We lift them up unto the Lord. ℣. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. ℟. It is meet and right so to do. It is not repeated in full before each Preface in this draft; the proper text and the Sanctus of each Preface are given in full.

Prefaces without note

On the Nativity of our Lord

The following Preface is said in Masses of Christmas; and in all Masses throughout the Octave, even in those which have another Preface, provided that a Commemoration of the Octave be made in them. It is also said in the Mass of the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas if it be resumed after January 1st, in Masses of the Vigil of the Epiphany, on the Purification of Blessed Mary, on the Feast of Corpus Christi, and on the Sunday within the Octave of Corpus Christi, if a Commemoration of the Octave be not omitted. Also on the Transfiguration of our Lord, and on the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. It is also said, according to the Rubrics, in all Masses in which a Commemoration has been made of any of the Offices mentioned above, or which are celebrated within their common Octaves (where they have them) or between the 2nd and 4th of January inclusive, unless the Mass itself or a prior Commemoration, requires another Preface.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God. Because thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be born (as on this day or night, or as at this time) for us: who, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very man of the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother; and that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

WITHIN THE ACTION. And here we do give unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks: On this most holy day whereon blessed Mary, with maidenhood inviolate, brought forth the Saviour to this world: For the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy Saints, from the beginning of the world: And chiefly in the same glorious and most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and God, and in the holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs, whose examples, O Lord, and steadfastness in thy faith, and keeping thy holy commandments, grant us to follow.

But in the first Mass of the Nativity of our Lord is said: On this most holy night, whereon, etc. Afterward is always said: Most holy day, whereon, etc., until the Octave of the Nativity of our Lord inclusively, in all Masses which are not of the Dead.

On the Epiphany of our Lord

The following Preface is said in Masses of the Epiphany and of the Sunday within the Octave. It is also said, according to the Rubrics, in all Masses which are said within the Octave, provided that a Commemoration of the Octave be made, and that the Mass itself or a prior Commemoration does not require another Preface.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God. Because when thou didst give thine only Son in likeness of our mortal flesh, he restored us by the new star of his own deathless life. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

WITHIN THE ACTION. And here we do give unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks: On this most holy day whereon thy only-begotten Son, co-eternal with thee in thy glory, manifestly appeared in the true substance of our flesh: For the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy Saints, from the beginning of the world: And chiefly in the glorious and most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and God, and in the holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs, whose examples, O Lord, and steadfastness in thy faith, and keeping thy holy commandments, grant us to follow.

And thus it is said throughout the Octave in all Masses which are not of the Dead.

In Lent

The following Preface is said in all Masses of the Season from Ash Wednesday till the Saturday before Passion Sunday inclusively. It is also said, according to the Rubrics, in all Masses of Feasts and Vigils occurring, and in Votive Masses celebrated at that time, provided that the Mass itself, or a prior Commemoration, does not require another Preface.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee: O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God: Who by bodily fasting dost overcome the vice within us, dost raise the mind, and dost grant us thy power, and all that thou hast promised: through Christ our Lord. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

In Masses of the Passion and of the Holy Cross

The following Preface is said in all Masses of the Season from Passion Sunday to Maundy Thursday inclusively, and in all Masses of the Cross, and of the Passion, as also upon the Feasts of the Most Sacred Heart and of the Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is also said, according to the Rubrics, in all Masses of Feasts and Vigils occurring in Passiontide, and in Votive Masses celebrated at that time, and in all Masses in which a Commemoration is made of any of the above Offices, namely of the Cross, etc., or which are celebrated within their common Octaves, where they have them, unless the Mass itself, or a prior Commemoration, requires another Preface.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God. Who upon the Wood of the Cross didst accomplish the salvation of the race of man: that whence death arose, thence Life also might rise again: and that he who by a tree was once the vanquisher, might also by a Tree be vanquished: through Christ our Lord. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

In Easter

The following Preface is said in all Masses of the Season from Easter Even until the Vigil of the Ascension inclusively. It is also said, according to the Rubrics, in Masses of Feasts occurring or in Votives celebrated at that time, unless the Mass itself, or a prior Commemoration requires another Preface.

In the Mass of Holy Saturday is said: chiefly on this night. On Easter day until Low Saturday inclusively: chiefly on this day. And afterwards: chiefly are we bound to praise thee.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God. But chiefly (on this day) are we bound to praise thee for the glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: for he is the very Paschal Lamb which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world: who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

WITHIN THE ACTION. And here we do give unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks: On this most holy day, whereon Jesus Christ our Lord did rise again in his own flesh: For the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy Saints, from the beginning of the world: And chiefly in the glorious and most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and God, and in the holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs, whose examples, O Lord, and steadfastness in thy faith, and keeping thy holy commandments, grant us to follow: he joins his hands.

Holding his hands spread out over the Oblation, he says: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the Cross for our redemption: who made there (by his one oblation of himself once offered:) On behalf also of those whom thou hast been pleased to regenerate by water and the Holy Ghost, granting unto them remission of all their sins; A full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world: and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death until his coming again: he joins his hands.

Hear us, O merciful Father, etc., as in the Canon.

It is said thus from Easter Even till Saturday before Low Sunday, inclusively. But in the Mass of Holy Saturday, within the action is said: On this most holy night.

On the Ascension of our Lord

The following Preface is said in Masses of the Ascension of our Lord, and of the Sunday within the Octave. It is also said, according to the Rubrics, in Masses of Feasts occurring at that time, or in Votive Masses, which are celebrated during the Octave, or on the Friday after the Octave, unless the Mass itself, or a prior Commemoration, requires another Preface.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God: through thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Who, after his most glorious Resurrection manifestly appeared to all Apostles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven to prepare a place for us; that where he is, thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

WITHIN THE ACTION. And here we do give unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks: On this most holy day whereon our Lord, thy only-begotten Son, set on high at the right hand of thy glory our frail human nature in union with himself: For the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy Saints, from the beginning of the world: And chiefly in the glorious and most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and God, and in the holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs, whose examples, O Lord, and steadfastness in thy faith, and keeping thy holy commandments, grant us to follow.

At Pentecost

The following Preface is said in Masses of the Season, from the Vigil of Pentecost until the following Saturday inclusively, and in Votive Masses of the Holy Ghost, but omitting as at this time. It is also said, in accordance with the Rubrics, in all Masses in which a Commemoration is made of the Holy Ghost or of the Octave of Pentecost.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God: through Jesus Christ our Lord; According to whose most true promise, the Holy Ghost came down (as on this day or as at this time) from heaven with a sudden great sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to all truth; giving them both the gift of divers languages, and also boldness with fervent zeal constantly to preach the Gospel unto all nations: whereby we have been brought out of darkness and error into the clear light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

WITHIN THE ACTION. And here we do give unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks: On this most holy day of Pentecost, whereon the Holy Ghost appeared to the Apostles in countless tongues of fire: For the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy Saints, from the beginning of the world: And chiefly in the glorious and most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and God, and in the holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs, whose examples, O Lord, and steadfastness in thy faith, and keeping thy holy commandments, grant us to follow: he joins his hands.

Holding his hands spread out over the Oblation, he says: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the Cross for our redemption: who made there (by his one oblation of himself once offered:) On behalf also of those whom thou hast been pleased to regenerate by water and the Holy Ghost, granting unto them remission of all their sins; A full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world: and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death until his coming again: he joins his hands.

Hear us, O merciful Father, etc., as in the Canon.

It is said thus until the Saturday following, inclusively, in all Masses which are not of the Dead.

On the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity

The following Preface is said in Masses of the Most Holy Trinity, in the greater Sundays of Advent, Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima, and of the lesser Sundays, even if anticipated, after the Octave of the Epiphany and Pentecost. It is said also, according to the Rubrics, in Masses in which a Commemoration is made of the Most Holy Trinity, or of the above Sundays, and also in Masses which are celebrated within the Octave of Trinity Sunday, where such is observed. But it is not said on the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday, if a Commemoration be made of the Octave of Corpus Christi, nor in the Mass of any Sunday resumed within the week.

Or this on Sundays:

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God. Who art one God, one Lord; not one only Person, but three Persons in one Substance. For that which we believe of the glory of the Father, the same we believe of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, without any difference or inequality. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Or this in the dioceses of the American Church:

For the precious death and merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and for the sending to us of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; who art one with thee in thy Eternal Godhead. Therefore with Angels, as above.

On Feasts and in Votive Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The following Preface is said in all Masses of Blessed Mary (except on the Feast of the Purification, and in Masses in which a Commemoration of the Octave of Christmas has been made, in which Masses the Preface of Christmas is said). It is also said, according to the Rubrics, in all Masses, which are not of the Season of Advent, nor of any Feast of our Lord, in which a Commemoration has to be made of Blessed Mary, or which are celebrated within common Octaves of Blessed Mary, unless the said Mass, or a prior Commemoration, requires another Preface.

But either The Annunciation, or The Visitation, or The Assumption, or The Nativity, or The Presentation is said according to the name of the Feast.

In Masses of the immaculate Conception is said: The immaculate Conception. In Masses of the Seven Sorrows: The Transfixion. On the Feast of Mount Carmel: The Commemoration.

In all other Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary is said: The Festivity. In the Office of St. Mary on Saturdays, and in Votive Masses in which a special Mystery has not to be celebrated: The Veneration.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God: And that in ‡‡‡‡ of Blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, we should praise, bless, and tell forth thy wonders: In that by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost, she conceived thy only-begotten Son, and without let to the glory of her abiding maidenhood, brought forth for man the Light eternal, even Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

On Feasts and in Votive Masses of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The following Preface is said in all Masses of St. Joseph. It is also said, according to the Rubrics, in all Masses which are not of our Lord, in which a Commemoration has been made of St. Joseph, or which are celebrated within a common Octave of St. Joseph, unless the said Mass or a prior Commemoration requires another Preface.

In Votive Masses is said: In the Veneration.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee: O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God. And that (on the Festival) of Joseph the blessed, we should praise, bless, and tell forth thy wonders. Who being a righteous man was espoused to the Virgin Mother of God by thine appointment; a faithful and wise servant made ruler of thy Household: that in the office of a father he should guard thy only-begotten Son, conceived by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost, even Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

On Feasts and in Votive Masses of the Apostles and Evangelists

The following Preface is said in all Masses of the Holy Apostles, or Evangelists, except within the Octave of Christmas, when the Preface of Christmas is said. It is also said, according to the Rubrics, in all Masses which are not of our Lord, in which a Commemoration has been made of Apostles or Evangelists, or which are celebrated within their common Octaves, unless the same Mass or a prior Commemoration requires another Preface.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we, O Lord, should humbly entreat thee, that thou, the everlasting Shepherd, do not leave thy flock untended, but by thy blessed Apostles do keep it in thy continual protection; that it may be governed by those same rulers whom, in thy stead, thou hast given for thy work, as shepherds of thy people. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

On Feasts and Ferias throughout the year

The following Preface is said in all Masses which have no proper Preface, unless the Preface of any commemorated Office, or the proper Preface of an Octave or Season occurring, has to be read in accordance with the Rubrics. It is also said in Masses of the Dedication of a Church and of other Feasts of our Lord, where celebrated, which have no proper Preface, and in which no Preface has to be said of a commemorated Office, nor of an Octave (which are not of our Lord), nor the Preface of Lent. It is likewise said in Masses of the Ferias of Advent, although a Commemoration be made therein of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee: O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

In Masses of the Dead

The following Preface is said in all Masses of the Dead.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God: through Jesus Christ our Lord. In whom hath been manifested forth unto us the hope of a glorious resurrection: giving unto them that bewail the certain condition of their mortality the comfort of thy promise of immortality to come. For thou, O Lord, changest, but takest not away the life of thy faithful people, granting unto them at the dissolution of the tabernacle of their earthly pilgrimage, an everlasting dwelling-place in the heavens. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Other Prefaces proposed by Convocation

The following are proper middles only, to be used within the common Preface frame (Sursum corda dialogue, "It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God", "Therefore with Angels and Archangels…", and Sanctus, as at the Prefaces without note above).

On the Epiphany, and throughout the Octave

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who in substance of our mortal flesh, manifested forth his glory, that he might bring us out of darkness into his own marvellous light.

On Maundy Thursday

Through Jesus Christ our Lord: who, having loved his own which were in the world, loved them unto the end, and on the night before he suffered, sitting at meat with his disciples, did institute these holy mysteries, that we, receiving the benefits of his Passion, and being quickened by his Resurrection, might be made partakers of his divine nature, and be filled with all the fulness of God.

On the Feast of the Transfiguration

Because by the mystery of thine incarnate Word, the light of thy glory did shine anew upon mankind: to the intent that we might be transformed into his image from glory to glory.

On All Saints' Day

And (except when the Preface of any of the great Festivals is appointed to be said) on the Festivals of Apostles and Evangelists, and on the Feast of St. John the Baptist.

Who in the righteousness of thy Saints hast given us an ensample of godly life, and in their blessedness a glorious pledge of the hope of our calling: that, being compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, we also with patience may run the race that is set before us, and with them receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.

On the Dedication of a Church, or on the Anniversary of the same

Who, though thy glory is in the world, and thy greatness is unbounded, dost vouchsafe to hallow for thy Name places meet for thy worship, and through them to stir up in the hearts of thy people the spirit of grace and of supplication.

Communicantes: from the Latin Rite

Latin and English are printed in parallel columns in the book; both are given here, Latin first.

In Nativitate Domini, usque ad Octavam inclusive

Communicántes, et [diem sacratíssimum] vel [noctem sacratíssimam] celebrántes, [quo] vel [qua] beátæ Maríæ intemeráta virgínitas, huic mundo édidit Salvatórem: sed et memóriam venerántes, in primis ejúsdem gloriósæ semper Vírginis Maríæ, Genitrícis ejúsdem Dei et Dómini nostri Jesu Christi: sed et beatórum Apostolórum, etc.

Communicating, and celebrating the most holy day [night] whereon Blessed Mary, with maidenhood inviolate, brought forth the Saviour to this world: but also worshipping the memorial: first, of the glorious and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles, etc.

In Die Epiphaniae, et per totam Octavam

Communicántes, et diem sacratíssimum celebrántes, quo Unigénitus tuus in tua tecum glória coætérnus, in veritáte carnis nostræ visibíliter corporális appáruit: sed et memóriam venerántes, in primis gloriósæ semper Vírginis Maríæ, Genitrícis ejúsdem Dei et Dómini nostri Jesu Christi: sed et beatórum Apostolórum, etc.

Communicating, and celebrating the most holy day whereon thy only-begotten Son, co-eternal with thee in thy glory, manifestly appeared in the true substance of our flesh: but also worshipping the memorial: first, of the glorious and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles, etc.

A Vigilia Paschae, usque ad Sabbatum in Albis inclusive

Communicántes, et [diem sacratíssimum] vel [noctem sacratíssimam] celebrántes Resurrectiónis Dómini nostri Jesu Christi secúndum carnem: sed et memóriam venerántes, in primis gloriósæ semper Vírginis Maríæ, Genitrícis ejúsdem Dei et Dómini nostri Jesu Christi: sed et beatórum Apostolórum, etc.

Communicating, and celebrating the most holy day [night] whereon Jesus Christ our Lord did rise again in his own flesh: but also worshipping the memorial: first, of the glorious and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles, etc.

Sequitur:

Hanc ígitur oblatiónem servitútis nostræ, sed cunctæ famíliæ tuæ, quam tibi offérimus pro his quoque, quos regeneráre dignátus es ex aqua, et Spíritu Sancto, tríbuens eis remissiónem ómnium peccatórum, quǽsumus Dómine, etc.

Therefore, Lord, we beseech thee, that thou, being pacified, wilt receive this oblation of our bounden service, and of all thy household, and we offer it to thee on behalf also of those whom thou hast been pleased to regenerate by water and the Holy Ghost, granting unto them remission of all their sins: and do thou order, etc.

In Die Ascensionis, et per totam Octavam

Communicántes, et diem sacratíssimum celebrántes, quo Dóminus noster, unigénitus Fílius tuus, unitam sibi fragilitátis nostræ substántiam in glóriæ tuæ déxtera collocávit: sed et memóriam venerántes, in primis gloriósæ semper Vírginis Maríæ, Genitrícis ejúsdem Dei et Dómini nostri Jesu Christi: sed et beatórum Apostolórum, etc.

Communicating, and celebrating the most holy day whereon our Lord, thy only-begotten Son, set on high at the right hand of thy glory our frail human nature in union with himself: but also worshipping the memorial: first, of the glorious and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles, etc.

A Vigilia Pentecostes, usque ad sequens Sabbatum inclusive

Communicántes et diem sacratíssimum Pentecóstes celebrántes, quo Spíritus Sanctus Apóstolis, innúmeris linguis appáruit: sed et memóriam venerántes, in primis, etc.

Communicating, and celebrating the most holy day of Pentecost whereon the Holy Ghost appeared to the Apostles in countless tongues of fire: but also worshipping the memorial: first, etc.

Sequitur: Hanc igitur, etc., ut supra. / Therefore, Lord, etc., as above.

From the Scottish Rite

After offering the Oblations

Blessed be thou, O Lord God, for ever and ever. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine: thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all: both riches and honour come of thee, and of thine own do we give unto thee. ℟. Amen.

Other Proper Prefaces

The Epiphany, and its Octave

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who, in substance of our mortal flesh, manifested forth his glory, that he might bring us out of darkness into his own marvellous light.

The Purification

Because thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, born of a woman, born under the law, was, as on this day, presented in the Temple, and revealed to thy servants as a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

The Annunciation

As on Christmas Day omitting as on this day.

Feasts of Apostles and Evangelists

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who did vouchsafe to choose thy servant, Saint N. to be of the company of the Apostles (or to be an Evangelist) by whose ministry thine elect might be gathered in from every nation, and thy Church instructed in the way that leadeth to everlasting life.

All Saints' Day

Who in the multitude of thy Saints hast compassed us about with so great a cloud of witnesses, to the end that we, rejoicing in their fellowship, may run with patience the race that is set before us, and together with them receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Consecration of Bishops; and Ordinations

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, the great Shepherd of the sheep, who, for the feeding and guidance of his flock, did appoint divers orders of ministers in his Church.

Dedication of a Church, and Anniversary thereof

Who in temples made with hands buildest up for thyself a spiritual temple made without hands.

From the American Rite

Prayer for the Church

Almighty and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks for all men: We humbly beseech thee most mercifully (to accept our alms and oblations, and) to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto thy Divine Majesty; beseeching thee to inspire continually the Universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord: And grant that all those who do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love.

We beseech thee also, so to direct and dispose the hearts of all Christian Rulers, that they may truly and impartially administer justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue.

Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops and other Ministers, that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments.

And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace; and especially to this congregation here present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear, and receive thy holy Word; truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life.

And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity.

And we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear; beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom.

Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, Our only Mediator and Advocate. ℟. Amen.

From the South African Rite

Prayer for the Church

Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church.

Almighty and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks for all men: We humbly beseech thee most mercifully to accept our (alms and) oblations and receive these our prayers, which we offer unto thy Divine Majesty; beseeching thee to inspire continually the universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord: And grant, that all they that do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity, and godly love.

We beseech thee also to save and defend all Christian Kings, Princes, and Governors; and specially thy Servant N., our King; that under him we may be godly and quietly governed: And grant unto his whole Council, and to all that are put in authority under him, that they may truly and faithfully minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue.

Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops, Priests and Deacons, and especially to thy Servant N., our Bishop, that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth thy true and living Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments.

And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace; and specially to this congregation here present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear, and receive thy holy Word; truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life.

And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them, who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity.

And we commend to thy gracious keeping, O Lord, all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear, beseeching thee to grant them mercy, light and peace, both now and at the day of Resurrection.

And here we do give unto thee, O Lord, most high praise and hearty thanks for the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy Saints, and chiefly in the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord and God, and in the holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs; beseeching thee to give us grace that we rejoicing in the Communion of the Saints and following the good examples of those who have served thee here, may be partakers with them, of thy heavenly kingdom: Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake: Our only Mediator and Advocate. ℟. Amen.

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