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          Dismissal - Final Prayers

Final Prayers

English Latin Having said the Communion verse the Priest kisses the Altar, and turning to the people says: The Lord be with you. S. And with your spirit. P  Let us pray.  At the end of the Postcommunion the response is: S  Amen. Having said the Communion verse the Priest kisses the Altar, and turning to the people says: Dominus vobiscum. S. Et cum spiritu tuo. P  Oremus. At the end of the Postcommunion the response is: S  Amen. After the Postcommunion, the Priest turns again toward the people, and says: After the Postcommunion, the Priest turns again toward the people, and says: The Lord be with you. P Dominus vobiscum. And with your spirit. S Et cum spiritu tuo. Go, you are dismissed. P Ite, Missa est. Thanks be to God. S Deo gratias. When the "Gloria" of the Mass has been omitted, the Priest turns to the Altar and, instead of: Go, you are dismissed, he says: Let us bless the Lord. S Thanks be to God. In Requiem Masses the Priest turns to the Altar and says: May they rest in peace. S Amen. When the "Gloria" of the Mass has been omitted, the Priest turns to the Altar and, instead of: Ite Missa est, he says: Benedicamus Domino. S Deo Gratias. quiem Masses the Priest turns to the Altar and says: Requiescant in pace. S Amen. May the tribute of my worship be pleasing to You, most Holy Trinity, and grant that the sacrifice which I, all unworthy, have offered in the presence of Your Majesty, may be acceptable to You, and through Your mercy obtain forgiveness for me and all for whom I have offered it. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. P Placeat tibi, sancta Trinitas, obsequium servitutis meae: et praesta, ut sacrificium quod oculis tuae majestatis indignus obtuli, tibi sit acceptabile, mihique, et omnibus, proquibus illud obtuli, sit te miserante propitiabile. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

The Last Blessing

English Latin The he kisses the Altar, and raising his eyes, and extending, raising, and joining his hands, he bows his head, and then facing the congregation (Blessing is omitted in Requiem Masses), says: The he kisses the Altar, and raising his eyes, and extending, raising, and joining his hands, he bows his head, and then facing the congregation (Blessing is omitted in Requiem Masses), says: May Almighty God bless you: + the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. P Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus, Pater, + et Filius, et Spiritus Sanctus. Amen. S Amen.

The Last Gospel

English Latin Going to the Gospel side of the Altar, he says: Going to the Gospel side of the Altar, he says: The Lord be with you. P Dominus vobiscum. And with your spirit. S Et cum spiritu tuo. Making the Sign of the Cross, first upon the Altar, and then upon his forehead, lips, and breast, he begins the Gospel according to St. John, saying: Making the Sign of the Cross, first upon the Altar, and then upon his forehead, lips, and breast, he begins the Gospel according to St. John, saying: + The beginning of the holy Gospel according to St. John. P + Initium sancti Evangelii secundum Joannem. Glory be to You, O Lord. S Gloria tibi, Domine. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God; and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was made nothing that has been made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness; and the darkness grasped it not. There was a man, one sent from God, whose name was John. This man came as a witness, to bear witness concerning the Light, that all might believe through him. He was not himself the Light, but was to give witness to the Light. It was the true Light that enlightens every man who comes into the 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 to as many as received Him, He gave the power of becoming sons of God; to those who believe in His name: who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, (genuflect here) and dwelt among us. And we saw His glory, the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. P 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 hominum, et lux in tenebris lucet, et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt. Fuit homo missus a Deo cui nomen erat Joannes. 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 ejus, qui non ex sanquinibus, neque ex voluntate carnis, neque ex voluntate viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt. ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST, (genuflect here) et habitabit in nobis; et vidimus gloriam ejus gloriam quasi Unigenti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis. Thanks be to God. S Deo gratias.

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