Mass of the Catechumens

      Preparation - Beginning

         The Prayers at the foot of the Altar

English Latin The Priest P standing at the foot of the Altar, makes the Sign of the Cross, and says, alternately with the Server S The Priest P standing at the foot of the Altar, makes the Sign of the Cross, and says, alternately with the Server S In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. P In nomine Patris, et Filii, + et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.  I will go to the altar of God.  P Introibo ad altare Dei. The God of my gladness and joy. S Ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. *Do me justice, O God, and fight my fight against a faithless people; from the deceitful and impious man rescue me. P *Judica me, Deus, et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab homine iniquo et doloso erue me. *This Ps. 42, with the Antiphon is omitted in Masses for the Dead, and from Passion Sunday until Holy Thursday inclusive. *This Ps. 42, with the Antiphon is omitted in Masses for the Dead, and from Passion Sunday until Holy Thursday inclusive. For You, O God, are my strength. Why do You keep me so far away? Why must I go about in mourning, while the enemy harasses me? S Quia tu es, Deus, fortitudo mea: quare me repulisti, et quare tristis incedo, dum affligit me inimicus?  Send forth Your light and your fidelity;  they shall lead me on and bring me to Your holy mountain and to Your dwelling place. P Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam: ipsa me deduxerunt et adduxerunt in montem sanctum tuum, et in tabernacula tua.  Then I will go to the altar of God, the God of my gladness and joy. S Et introibo ad altare Dei: ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. Then I will give You thanks upon the harp, O God, my God! Why are You so downcast, O my soul? Why do You sigh within me? P Confitebor tibi in cithara, Deus, Deus meus; quare tristis es anima mea, et quare conturbas me?  Hope in God! For I shall again be thanking Him, in the presence of my Savior, and my God. S Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc confitebor illi: salutare vultus mei, et Deus meus. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. P Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. S Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper: et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.  The Antiphon is repeated.. The Antiphon is repeated. I will go to the altar of God P Introibo ad altare Dei.  The God of my gladness and joy. S Ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. Our help + is in the Name of the Lord. P Adjutorium nostrum + in nomine Domini. Who made heaven and earth. S Qui fecit coelum et terram.

  The Confiteor

English Latin Bowing down, the Priest says the "Confiteor." Bowing down, the Priest says the "Confiteor." I confess to Almighty God, to Blessed Mary ever Virgin, to Blessed Michael the Archangel, to Blessed John the Baptist, to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the angels and saints, and to you, Father, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, deed, (strike breast three times) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault, and I ask Blessed Mary ever Virgin, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed John the Baptist, the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, all the Angels and you, Father, to pray to the Lord our God for me.  P Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, beatae Mariae semper Virgini, beato Michaeli Archangelo, beato Joanni Baptistae, sanctis Apostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis, et tibi pater: quia peccavi nimis cogitatione verbo, et opere (strike breast three times) mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper Virginem, beatum Michaelem Archangelum, beatum Joannem Baptistam, sanctos Apostolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, et te pater, orare pro me ad Dominum Deum Nostrum.  May almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to life everlasting. S Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus, et dimissis pecatis tuis, perducat te ad vitam aeternam. Amen. P Amen. Then the Server, bowing down, recites the "Confiteor." Then the Server, bowing down, recites the "Confiteor." May almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to life everlasting. P Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus, et dimissis pecatis tuis, perducat te ad vitam aeternam. Amen. S Amen.

Our Petition for the Remission of Sins

English Latin Making the Sign of the Cross, the Priest says: Making the Sign of the Cross, the Priest says: May the Almighty and Merciful Lord grant us pardon, + absolution, and remission of our sins. P Indulgentiam,+ absolutionem, et remissionem peccatorum nostrorum, tribuat nobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus. Amen. S Amen. Will You not, O God, give us life? P Deus, tu conversus vivificabis nos. And shall not Your people rejoice in You? S Et plebs tua laetabitur in te. Show us, O Lord, Your kindness. P Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam. And grant us Your salvation. S Et salutare tuum da nobis O Lord, hear my prayer.  P Domine, exuadi orationem meam. And let my cry come to You. S Et clamor meus ad te veniat. The Lord be with you. P Dominus vobiscum. And with your spirit. S Et cum spiritu tuo. Let us pray. P Oremus. Going up to the Altar, he prays silently: Going up to the Altar, he prays silently: Take away from our sins, O Lord, we beseech You, that we may enter into the Holy of Holies. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. P Aufer a nobis, quaesumus, Domine, iniquitates nostras: ut ad Sancta sanctorum puris mereamur mentibus introire. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen. Bowing down and kissing the Altar, the Priest says: Bowing down and kissing the Altar, the Priest says: We beseech You, O Lord, by the merits of Your Saints whose relics are here, and of all the Saints: deign in Your mercy to pardon me all my sins. Amen. P Oramus te. Domine, per merita Sanctorum tuorum, quorum reliquiae hic sunt, et omnium Sanctorum: ut indulgere digneris omnia peccata mea. Amen.

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