Prayers before Mass.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Priest. O Lord, open thou our lips.
Congregation. And our mouths snail declare thy praise.
P. O God, incline unto our aid.
C. O Lord, make haste to help us.
P. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
C. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
P. Let us adore the Lord of glory.
C. Let us adore the God of our salvation.
P. The King of Heaven inviteth us and graciously calleth us into his sacred presence; to him we owe all the days of our lives; let us give this day at least to his service.
C. Let us adore the Lord of glory.
P. The angels are always assembled in their choirs above, the saints join their hymns; behold now the Church also prepareth her solemn offices, and summoneth all her children to bring in their tribute of prayer and praise.
C. Let us adore the God of our salvation.
P. Come, let us rejoice before the Lord; let us sing joyfully to God our Saviour; let us make haste to approach his presence, and proclaim his praises; for the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods: in his hands are all the ends of the earth.
C. Let us adore the God that made us.
P. Let us adore and fall down before the Lord who created us; for he is the Lord our God, and we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
C. Let us adore and fall down before him.
P. To-day, if ye shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts, but listen awfully to his word, and bend your knees before his holy altars.
C. We will adore the Lord of glory; we will worship the God of our salvation.
P. Glory be to the Father, &c.
C. As it was in the beginning, &c.
Hail, Mary. I believe.
