The Daily Prayer-Book/Ordinary Mass

ORDINARY OF THE MASS.

The Priest begins at the foot of the Altar.

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

I will go unto the altar of God.

R. To God, who giveth joy to my youth.

Psalm xlii.

P. Judge me,O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy; deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.

R. For Thou, O God, art my strength, why hast Thou cast me off? and why do I go sorrowful whilst the enemy afflicteth me?

P. Send forth Thy light and Thy truth; they have conducted me and brought me unto Thy holy mount, and into Thy tabernhcles.

R. And I will g*o unto the altar of God: to God, who giveth joy to my youth.

P. I will praise Thee on the harp, O God, my God: why art Thou sorrowful, O my soul? and why dost Thou disquiet me?

R. Hope in God, for I will still give praise to Him: who is the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

P. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

V. I will go unto the altar of God.

R. To God, who giveth joy to my youth.

V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.

R. Who hath made heaven and earth.

Then joining his hands and humbly bowing down, he says the Confession:

P. I confess, &c.

R. May Almighty God, &c.

R. I confess, &c.

Then the Priest, with his hands joined, gives the Absolution, saying —

P. May Almighty God, &c.

Signing himself with the sign of the Cross, he says —

P. ✠ May the Almighty, &c.

Then, bowing down, he proceeds:

V. Thou wilt turn again, O God, and quicken us.

R. And Thy neople shall rejoice in Thee.

V. Show us, O Lord Thy mercy.

R. And grant us Thy salvation.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.

R. And let my cry come unto Thee.

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

Going up to the Altar, he says secretly —

Take away from us our iniquities, we beseech Thee, O Lord; that we may oe worthy to enter with pure minds into the Holy of Holies. Through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.

Bowing down over the Altar, he says —

We beseech Thee, O Lord, by the merits of Thy Saints, whose relics are here, and of all the Saints, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to forgive me all my sins. Amen.

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