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The Prayers at the Foot of the Altar

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The Leonine Prayers

The Latin Mass Society of Saint Ferdinand

This booklet is intended as an aid for the Priest and Servers in the Low Mass, specifi-cally in reciting the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar and the Leonine Prayers. However,

this does not contain the whole Order of the Mass.

It is suitable for the Priest to leave this booklet invisibly on the Altar, preferably behind the Missal stand.

For the Servers, it is fitting to leave this booklet at the lowest gradine on the Gospel Side, the home position upon beginning and about to end of the Mass.

V. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

R. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

(thrice)

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our

hope. To thee do we cry poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us. And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed Fruit of thy womb,

Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

V. LET US PRAY. O God, our Refuge and our Strength, look down in mercy on Thy peo-ple who cry to Thee: and by the intercession of the glorious and im-maculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of St. Joseph her Spouse, of Thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints, in mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the freedom and exaltation of our holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ our Lord.

R. Amen. Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle: be our defense against

the wickedness and snares of the devil. - May God rebuke him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the

power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

R. Amen.

V. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

R. Have mercy on us. (thrice)

V. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. R: Amen.

THE LEONINE PRAYERS AFTER THE LOW MASS

The Latin Mass Society of Saint Ferdinand

P: Deus, tu convérsus vivificábis nos.

S: Et plebs tua lætábitur in te. P: Osténde nobis, Dómine, misericórdiam tuam.

S: Et salutáre tuum da nobis.

P: Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.

S: Et clamor meus ad te véniat.

P: Dóminus vobíscum.

S: Et cum spíritu tuo. P: Orémus.

Aufer a nobis, quæsumus, Dómine, iniquitátes nostras: ut ad Sancta sanctórum puris mereámur méntibus introíre. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen. Orámus te, Dómine, per mérita Sanctórum tuórum, quo-rum relíquiæ hic sunt, (His hands joined and bowing down over the altar, he kisses the Altar in the middle where saints’ rel-ics are enclosed) et ómnium Sanctórum: ut indulgére dignéris ómnia peccáta mea. Amen.

He bows his head and proceeds:

The priest ascends the altar and says silently:

P: In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

P: Introíbo ad altáre Dei.

S: Ad Deum qui lætíficat juventútem meam.

P: Júdica me, Deus, et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab hómine iníquo, et dolóso érue me. S: Quia tu es, Deus, fortitúdo mea: quare me repulísti, et quare tristis incédo, dum afflígit me inimícus?

P: Emítte lucem tuam, et veritátem tuam: ipsa me de-duxérunt, et aduxérunt in montem sanctum tuum, et in tab-ernácula. S: Et introíbo ad altáre Dei: ad Deum qui lætíficat ju-ventútem meam.

P: Confitébor tibi in cíthara, Deus, Deus meus: quare tristis es, ánima mea, et quare contúrbas me?

The priest, bowing down at the foot of the altar, makes the Sign of the Cross and says:

Then joining his hands before his breast, he begins the Antiphon:

In Masses for the Dead and from Passion Sunday till Holy Saturday, the Psalm 42 is omitted. Joining his hands, he says:

S: Spera in Deo, quóniam adhuc confitébor illi: salutáre vultus mei, et Deus meus.

P: Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

S: Sicut erat in princípio et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen.

P: Introíbo ad altáre Dei.

S: Ad Deum qui lætíficat juventútem meam.

P: Adjutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini.

S.Qui fecit cælum et terram.

Confíteor Deo omnipoténti, beátæ Maríæ semper Vírgini, beáto Michaéli Archángelo, beáto Joanni Baptístæ, sanctis Apóstolis Petro et Paulo, ómnibus Sanctis, et vobis, fratres: quia peccávi nimis cogitatióne, verbo et ópere: (He strikes his breast three times) mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa. Ideo precor beátam Maríam semper Vírginem, beátum Michaélem Archángelum, beátum Joánnem Baptístam, sanctos Apóstolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, et

The priest, bowing down, while saying the Gloria Patri:

The priest, signing himself with the Sign of the Cross, says:

THE CONFITEOR

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

vos, fratres, oráre pro me ad Dóminum Deum nostrum.

S: Misereátur tui omnípotens Deus, et dimíssis peccátis tuis, perdúcat te ad vitam ætérnam.

P: Amen.

S: Confiteor Deo omnipoténti beátæ Maríæ semper Vír-gini, beáto Michaéli Archángelo, beáto Joanni Baptístæ, sanctis Apóstolis Petro et Paulo, ómnibus Sanctis, et tibi, Pater: quia peccávi nimis cogitatióne, verbo et ópere: (He strikes his breast three times) mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa. Ideo precor beátam Maríam semper Vírginem, beátum Michaélem Archángelum, beátum Joánnem Baptístam, sanctos Apóstolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, et te, Pater, oráre pro me ad Dóminum Deum nostrum.

P: Misereátur vestri omnípotens Deus, et dimíssis peccátis vestris, perdúcat vos ad vitam ætérnam.

S: Amen.

P: Indulgéntiam, absolutiónem, et remissiónem pec-catórum nostrórum tríbuat nobis omnípotens et miséricors Dóminus.

S. Amen.

The server says the Confiteor:

Both make the Sign of the Cross: