Excerpts from the Roman Missal:

THE ROM A N M IS S A L RENEWED BY DECREE OF THE MOST HOLY SECOND ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF THE VATICAN, PROMULGATED BY AUTHORITY OF POPE PAUL VI AND REVISED AT THE DIRECTION OF POPE JOHN PAUL II.

EXCERPTS FROM THE ROMAN MISSAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION ACCORDING TO THE THIRD TYPICAL EDITION

Approved for use in the Dioceses of England and Wales, and Scotland by the Bishops’ Conferences of England and Wales, and Scotland and Confirmed by the Apostolic See

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Decrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Proper of Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Solemnities of the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 The Order of Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Blessings at the end of Mass and Prayers over the People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Proper of Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Commons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Ritual Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 II Rite for the Blessing and Sprinkling of Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 V Examples of Formularies for the Universal Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 VI Sample Invocations for the Penitential Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Alphabetical Index of Celebrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 General Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

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CONGREGATION FOR DIVINE WORSHIP AND DISCIPLINE OF THE SACRAMENTS Prot. n. 225/16

FOR ENGLAND AND WALES At the request of His Eminence Vincent G. Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, President of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, made in a letter dated 22 April 2016, in virtue of the faculties granted to this Congregation by the Supreme Pontiff Francis, we are delighted to confirm the publication of excerpts of the text of the English-language Roman Missal, as it stands in the attached copy.

In the printed edition, this decree, by which the Apostolic See has granted the requested recognitio, must be inserted in its entirety.

Furthermore, three copies of the same printed text should be forwarded to this Congregation.

Anything to the contrary notwithstanding.

From the offices of the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, on the 27 November 2016, on the First Sunday of Advent.

✠ Arthur Roche

Archbishop Secretary

Reverend Conrad Maggioni SMM Undersecretary

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CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND AND WALES

DECREE OF PUBLICATION In accord with the norms established by decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites in Cum, nostra aetate (27 January 1966) and of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in Liturgiam authenticam (28 March 2001), the third edition of the Roman Missal is declared to be the vernacular typical edition of the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia, and is published by authority of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

The Excerpts from The Roman Missal was canonically approved for use by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales on 20 April 2015, and was subsequently confirmed by the Apostolic See by decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on 27 November 2016 (Prot. n. 225/16/L).

The Excerpts from The Roman Missal may be used in the dioceses of the England and Wales from the date of publication.

Given at the General Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, London, on 21 September, 2018 Feast of St Matthew.

✠ Vincent Cardinal Nichols

Archbishop of Westminster President, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Reverend Christopher Thomas General Secretary

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CONGREGATION FOR DIVINE WORSHIP AND DISCIPLINE OF THE SACRAMENTS Prot. n. 429/18

FOR SCOTLAND At the request of His Excellency the Most Reverend Philip Tartaglia, Archbishop of Glasgow, President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, made in a letter dated 26 September 2018, in virtue of the faculties granted to this Congregation by the Supreme Pontiff FRANCIS, we are delighted to confirm the publication of excerpts of the text of the English-language Roman Missal, as it stands in the attached copy.

In the printed edition, this Decree, by which the Apostolic See has granted the requested confirmatio, must be inserted in its entirety.

Furthermore, two copies of the same printed text should be forwarded to this Congregation.

Anything to the contrary notwithstanding.

From the offices of the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, on the 11 October 2018, on the Memorial of Saint John XXIII, Pope.

✠ Arthur Roche

Archbishop Secretary

Reverend Conrad Maggioni SMM Undersecretary

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BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF SCOTLAND

DECREE OF PUBLICATION In accord with the norms established by decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites in Cum, nostra aetate (27 January 1966) and of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in Liturgiam authenticam (28 March 2001), the third edition of the Roman Missal is declared to be the vernacular typical edition of the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia, and is published by authority of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.

Excerpts from The Roman Missal was canonically approved for use by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland on 25 September 2018, and was subsequently recognised by the Apostolic See by decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on 11 October 2018 (Prot. n. 429/18).

Excerpts from The Roman Missal may be used in the dioceses of Scotland from the date of publication.

Given at the General Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Airdrie, on 18 October 2018, on the Feast of St Luke, Evangelist.

✠ Philip Tartaglia

Archbishop of Glasgow President, Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

✠ Hugh Gilbert

Bishop of Aberdeen Episcopal Secretary

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PROPER OF TIME

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ADVENT

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ps 24:1-3 O you, I lift up my soul, O my God. In you, I have trusted; let me not be put to shame.

Nor let my enemies exult over me; and let none who hope in you be put to shame.

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The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is not said.

Collect Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God, the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ with righteous deeds at his coming, so that, gathered at his right hand, they may be worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Creed is said.

Prayer after Communion May these mysteries, O Lord, in which we have participated, profit us, we pray, for even now, as we walk amid passing things, you teach us by them to love the things of heaven and hold fast to what endures.

Through Christ our Lord.

A formula of Solemn Blessing, p. 151, may be used.

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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Entrance Antiphon Cf. Is 30:19,30 PEOPLE of Sion, behold, the Lord will come to save the nations, and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heard in the joy of your heart.

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The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is not said.

Collect Almighty and merciful God, may no earthly undertaking hinder those who set out in haste to meet your Son, but may our learning of heavenly wisdom gain us admittance to his company.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Creed is said.

Prayer after Communion Replenished by the food of spiritual nourishment, we humbly beseech you, O Lord, that, through our partaking in this mystery, you may teach us to judge wisely the things of earth and hold firm to the things of heaven.

Through Christ our Lord.

A formula of Solemn Blessing, p. 151, may be used.

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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT In this Mass the colour violet or rose is used.

Entrance Antiphon EJOICE in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.

Indeed, the Lord is near.

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Phil 4:4-5

The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is not said.

Collect O God, who see how your people faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s Nativity, enable us, we pray, to attain the joys of so great a salvation and to celebrate them always with solemn worship and glad rejoicing.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Creed is said.

Prayer after Communion We implore your mercy, Lord, that this divine sustenance may cleanse us of our faults and prepare us for the coming feasts.

Through Christ our Lord.

A formula of Solemn Blessing, p. 151, may be used.

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Entrance Antiphon ROP down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bring forth a Saviour.

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Cf. Is 45:8

The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is not said.

Collect Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son was made known by the message of an Angel, may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of his Resurrection.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Creed is said.

Prayer after Communion Having received this pledge of eternal redemption, we pray, almighty God, that, as the feast day of our salvation draws ever nearer, so we may press forward all the more eagerly to the worthy celebration of the mystery of your Son’s Nativity.

Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

A formula of Solemn Blessing, p. 151, may be used.

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CHRISTMAS TIME 25 December

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD Solemnity

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At the Vigil Mass This Mass is used on the evening of 24 December, either before or after First Vespers (Evening Prayer I) of the Nativity.

Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ex 16:6-7 ODAY you will know that the Lord will come, and he will save us, and in the morning you will see his glory.

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The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.

Collect O God, who gladden us year by year as we wait in hope for our redemption, grant that, just as we joyfully welcome your Only Begotten Son as our Redeemer, we may also merit to face him confidently when he comes again as our Judge.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Creed is said. All kneel at the words and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate.

Prayer after Communion Grant, O Lord, we pray, that we may draw new vigour from celebrating the Nativity of your Only Begotten Son, by whose heavenly mystery we receive both food and drink.

Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

A formula of Solemn Blessing, p. 152, may be used.

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T HE NAT IV IT Y O F T HE LO R D

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At the Mass during the Night On the Nativity of the Lord all Priests may celebrate or concelebrate three Masses, provided the Masses are celebrated at their proper times.

Entrance Antiphon HE Lord said to me: You are my Son. It is I who have begotten you this day.

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Let us all rejoice in the Lord, for our Saviour has been born in the world.

Today true peace has come down to us from heaven.

The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.

Collect O God, who have made this most sacred night radiant with the splendour of the true light, grant, we pray, that we, who have known the mysteries of his light on earth, may also delight in his gladness in heaven.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Creed is said. All kneel at the words and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate.

Prayer after Communion Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God, that we, who are gladdened by participation in the feast of our Redeemer’s Nativity, may through an honourable way of life become worthy of union with him.

Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

A formula of Solemn Blessing, p. 152, may be used.

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At the Mass at Dawn Entrance Antiphon Cf. Is 9:1,5; Lk 1:33 ODAY a light will shine upon us, for the Lord is born for us; and he will be called Wondrous God, Prince of peace, Father of future ages: and his reign will be without end.

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The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.

Collect Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, as we are bathed in the new radiance of your incarnate Word, the light of faith, which illumines our minds, may also shine through in our deeds.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Creed is said. All kneel at the words and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate.

Prayer after Communion Grant us, Lord, as we honour with joyful devotion the Nativity of your Son, that we may come to know with fullness of faith the hidden depths of this mystery and to love them ever more and more.

Through Christ our Lord.

A formula of Solemn Blessing, p. 152, may be used.

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T HE NAT IV IT Y O F T HE LO R D

At the Mass during the Day Entrance Antiphon Cf. Is 9:5 CHILD is born for us, and a son is given to us; his sceptre of power rests upon his shoulder, and his name will be called Messenger of great counsel.

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The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.

Collect O God, who wonderfully created the dignity of human nature and still more wonderfully restored it, grant, we pray, that we may share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Creed is said. All kneel at the words and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate.

Prayer after Communion Grant, O merciful God, that, just as the Saviour of the world, born this day, is the author of divine generation for us, so he may be the giver even of immortality.

Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

A formula of Solemn Blessing, p. 152, may be used.

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