The Mass of the Day
Holy Saturday
Find it in your missal — Angelus Press p. 562 · Father Lasance p. 493 · Baronius Press p. 592
The Blessing of the New Fire
Hora competenti tobaleis cooperiuntur
altaria, sed candelæ exstinctæ manent usque
ad principium Missæ. Interim excutitur
ignis de lapide, et ex eo accenduntur carbones.
*(the chasuble is not substituted); the sacred ministers vest in amice, alb, and cincture.*
Celebrans induitur amictu, alba, cingulo,
stola et pluviali violacei coloris; ministri
sacri amictu, alba, cingulo, diaconus
stola et dalmatica, subdiaconus tunicella,
eiusdem coloris.
℣. The Lord be with you.
(Sacerdos induitur amictu, alba, cingulo,
stola et pluviali violaceo, vel manet sine
casula.)
℟. Amen.
Adstantibus ministris, seu ministrantibus
cum cruce, aqua benedicta et incenso,
sive ante portam, sive in aditu ecclesiæ, vel
intus eam, ubi scilicet populus ritum sacrum
melius sequi possit, celebrans benedicit
novum ignem, dicens:
℣. Dóminus vobíscum.
℟. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Orémus.
Deus, qui per Fílium tuum, angulárem scílicet lápidem, claritátis tuæ ignem fidélibus contulísti: prodúctum e sílice, nostris profutúrum úsibus, novum hunc ignem sanctí ☩ fica: et concéde nobis, ita per hæc festa paschália cœléstibus desidériis inflammári; ut ad perpétuæ claritátis, puris méntibus, valeámus festa pertíngere. Per eúndem Christum Dóminum nostrum.
℟. Amen.
Deinde ignem ter aspergit, nihil dicens.
The Blessing of the Paschal Candle
Unus ministrantium portat cereum paschalem ante celebrantem, qui facit super earn crux, litteram græcam Alpha, subtus vero litteram Omega, et inter bracchia crucis quatuor numeros exprimentes annum currentem.
Christus heri et hódie,Christ yesterday and today
incidit hastam erectam
Princípium et Finis,The Beginning and End
incidit hastam transversam
AlphaAlpha
incidit supra hastam erectam litteram Α;
et Omega;and Omega.
incidit subtus hastam erectam litteram Ω;
Ipsíus sunt témporaHis are the times
incidit primum numerum anni currentis in angulo sinistro superiore crucis
et sǽcula;and the ages.
incidit secundum numerum anni currentis in angulo dextro superiore crucis
Ipsi gloria et imperiumTo Him be glory and empire
incidit tertium numerum anni currentis in angulo sinistro inferiore crucis
per universa æternitátis sǽcula. Amen.through all eternal ages. Amen.
incidit quartum numerum anni currentis in angulo dextro inferiore crucis
Incisione crucis et aliorum signorum, quæ coloribus vel alio modo antea præparari possunt, peracta, diaconus, seu alius ministranttiun, præbet celebranti grana incensi, quæ idem celebrans, si non sunt benedicta ter aspergit et ter adolet incenso. Deinde infigit quinque grana in foramina.
Per sua sancta vúlneraThrough His holy
gloriósaand glorious wounds
custódiatmay Christ the Lord
et consérvet nospreserve
Christus Dóminus. Amen.and keep us. Amen.
Tum diaconus, seu unus ministrantium,
porrigit celebranti parvam candelam,
de novo igne accensam, qua cereum accendit, dicens:
Dispel the darkness of the heart and mind.
Lumen Christi glorióse resurgéntis
Díssipet ténebras cordis et mentis.*The celebrant blesses the candle:*
℣. The Lord be with you.
Mox, celebrans benedicit cereum accensum, dicens:
Let us pray.
℣. Dóminus vobíscum.May the abundant outpouring of Thy ☩ blessing, we beseech Thee, almighty God, descend upon this incense: and do Thou, O invisible Regenerator, lighten this nocturnal brightness, that not only the sacrifice that is offered this night may shine by the secret mixture of Thy light: but also into whatever place anything of this mysterious sanctification shall be brought, there the power of Thy Majesty may be present and all the malicious artifices of Satan may be defeated. Through Christ our Lord.
℟. Et cum spíritu tuo.℟. Amen.
Orémus.
Véniat, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus, super hoc incénsum céreum larga tuæ bene ☩ dictiónis infúsio: et hunc noctúrnum splendórem invisíbilis regenerátor, inténde; ut non solum sacrifícium, quod hac nocte litátum est, arcána lúminis tui admixtióne refúlgeat; sed in quocúmque loco ex hujus sanctificatiónis mystério aliquid fúerit deportátum, expúlsa diabólicæ fraudis nequítia, virtus tuæ majestátis assístat. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.*Meanwhile, all the lights in the church are put out. The clerics and people are given candles, which will be carried in procession and lit from the Paschal candle.*
℟. Amen.
Interim luminaria ecclesiæ exstinguuntur.
The Procession with the Paschal Candle
Tum celebrans iterum ponit incensum
in thuribulo; postea diaconus, depositis
paramentis violaceis, et indutus stola
et dalmatica albi coloris, accipit cereum
paschalem accensum, et ordinatur processio:
præcedit thuriferarius, sequitur subdiaconus
cum cruce, diaconus cum cereo accenso,
post eum statim celebrans, deinde
clerus per ordinem, et populus.
℣. The Light of Christ.
Cum diaconus ingressus est ecclesiam,
stans, cantat solus:
℟. Thanks be to God.
℣. Lumen Christi.
*After first Lumen Christi celebrant's candle is being lit up*
cui omnes genuflectentes versus cereum benedictum, respondent:
℣. The Light of Christ.
℟. Deo grátias.℟. Thanks be to God.
Celebrans vero de cereo benedicto propriam
candelam accendit.
℣. Lumen Christi.℣. The Light of Christ.
℟. Deo grátias.℟. Thanks be to God.
Et de cereo benedicto accenduntur candelæ cleri.
℣. Lumen Christi.*The deacon places the paschal candle in the middle of the sanctuary.*
℟. Deo grátias.
Tertio procedens ante altare, in medio chori, rursum adhuc altius cantat:
Et accenduntur candelæ: populi de cereo benedicto, et luminaria ecclesiæ.
The Singing of the Paschal Proclamation
Diaconus accipiens librum, petit benedictionem, dicens:
Iube, domne, benedícere.Sir, give me Thy blessing.
Et celebrans subiungit:
Dóminus sit in corde tuo, et in lábiis tuis, ut digne et competénter annúntiem suum paschále præcónium: in nómine Patris, et Fílii, ☩ et Spíritus Sancti.C. May the Lord be on thy heart and on thy lips, that thou mayest worthily and fittingly proclaim His Paschal praise:
in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, ☩ and of the Holy Ghost.
Et diaconus respondet:
*Deacon responses:*
Amen.
Amen.
Postea diaconus vadit ad legile, strato albo coopertum, et ponit super eo librum, et incensat; deinde, circumiens cereum paschalem, etiam illum thurificat. Tunc surgentibus omnibus, et stantibus, ut fit ad Evangelium, diaconus cantat præconium paschale, habens ante se cereum paschalem.
*The deacon goes to the lectern, places the book on the lecturn and incenses it; then he circles the Paschal candle, incensing it. Then all rise and remain standing, as they usually do when the Gospel is proclaimed at Mass, while the deacon sings or the celebrant sings or reads the Paschal proclamation.*
Exsúltet iam Angélica turba coelórum: exsúltent divína mystéria: et pro tanti Regis victória tuba ínsonet salutáris. Gáudeat et tellus tantis irradiáta fulgóribus: et ætérni Regis splendóre illustráta, totíus orbis se séntiat amisísse calíginem. Lætétur et mater Ecclésia, tanti lúminis adornáta fulgóribus: et magnis populórum vócibus hæc aula resúltet. Quaprópter astántes vos, fratres caríssimi, ad tam miram huius sancti lúminis claritátem, una mecum, quæso, Dei omnipoténtis misericórdiam invocáte. Ut, qui me non meis méritis intra Levitárum númerum dignatus est aggregáre: lúminis sui claritátem infúndens, Cérei huius laudem implére perfíciat. Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium suum: qui cum eo vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus: Per omnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.Let the angelic choirs of Heaven now rejoice; let the divine Mysteries rejoice; and let the trumpet of salvation sound forth the victory of so great a King. Let the earth also rejoice, made radiant by such splendor; and, enlightened with the brightness of the eternal King, let it know that the darkness of the whole world is scattered. Let our mother the Church also rejoice, adorned with the brightness of so great a light; and let this temple resound with the loud acclamations of the people. Wherefore I beseech you, most beloved brethren, who are here present in the wondrous brightness of this holy light, to invoke with me the mercy of almighty God. That He who has vouchsafed to admit me among the Levites, without any merits of mine, would pour forth the brightness of His light upon me, and enable me to perfect the praise of this wax candle. Through our Lord Jesus Christ His Son, Who with Him and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth one God for ever and ever.
℣. Dóminus vobíscum.℟. Amen.
℟. Et cum Spíritu tuo.℣. The Lord be with you.
℣. Sursum corda.℟. And with thy spirit.
℟. Habémus ad Dóminum.℣. Lift up thy hearts.
℣. Grátias agámus Dómino Deo nostro.℟. We have them lifted up to the Lord.
℟. Dignum et iustum est.℣. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
℟. It is meet and just.
Vere dignum et iustum est, invísibilem Deum Patrem omnipoténtem Filiúmque eius unigénitum, Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, toto cordis ac mentis afféctu et vocis ministério personáre. Qui pro nobis ætérno Patri Adæ débitum solvit: et véteris piáculi cautiónem pio cruóre detérsit. Hæc sunt enim festa paschália, in quibus verus ille Agnus occíditur, cuius sánguine postes fidelium consecrántur. Hæc nox est, in qua primum patres nostros, fílios Israël edúctos de Ægýpto, Mare Rubrum sicco vestígio transire fecísti. Hæc ígitur nox est, quæ peccatórum ténebras colúmnæ illuminatióne purgávit. Hæc nox est, quæ hódie per univérsum mundum in Christo credéntes, a vítiis sǽculi et calígine peccatórum segregátos, reddit grátiæ, sóciat sanctitáti. Hæc nox est, in qua, destrúctis vínculis mortis, Christus ab ínferis victor ascéndit. Nihil enim nobis nasci prófuit, nisi rédimi profuísset. O mira circa nos tuæ pietátis dignátio! O inæstimábilis diléctio caritátis: ut servum redimeres, Fílium tradidísti! O certe necessárium Adæ peccátum, quod Christi morte delétum est! O felix culpa, quæ talem ac tantum méruit habére Redemptórem! O vere beáta nox, quæ sola méruit scire tempus et horam, in qua Christus ab ínferis resurréxit! Hæc nox est, de qua scriptum est: Et nox sicut dies illuminábitur: Et nox illuminátio mea in deliciis meis. Huius ígitur sanctificátio noctis fugat scélera, culpas lavat: et reddit innocéntiam lapsis et mæstis lætítiam. Fugat ódia, concórdiam parat et curvat impéria.
It is truly meet and right to proclaim with all our heart and all the affection of our mind, and with the ministry of our voices, the invisible God, the Father almighty, and His only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ, who repaid for us to His eternal Father the debt of Adam, and by the merciful shedding of His Blood, cancelled the debt incurred by original sin. For this is the Paschal Festival; in which that true Lamb is slain, with Whose Blood the doorposts of the faithful are consecrated. This is the night in which Thou didst formerly cause our forefathers, the children of Israel, when brought out of Egypt, to pass through the Red Sea with dry foot. This, therefore, is the night which dissipated the darkness of sinners by the light of the pillar. This is the night which at this time throughout the world restores to grace and unites in sanctity those that believe in Christ, and are separated from the vices of the world and the darkness of sinners. This is the night in which, destroying the chains of death, Christ arose victorious from the grave. For it would have profited us nothing to have been born, unless redemption had also been bestowed upon us. O wondrous condescension of Thy mercy towards us! O inestimable affection of love: that Thou mightest redeem a slave, Thou didst deliver up Thy Son! O truly needful sin of Adam, which was blotted out by the death of Christ! O happy fault, that merited to possess such and so great a Redeemer! O truly blessed night, which alone deserved to know the time and hour when Christ rose again from hell! This is the night of which it is written: And the night shall be as clear as the day; and the night is my light in my delights. Therefore the hallowing of this night puts to flight all wickedness, cleanses sins, and restores innocence to the fallen, and gladness to the sorrowful. It drives forth hatreds, it prepares concord, and brings down haughtiness.
In huius ígitur noctis grátia, súscipe, sancte Pater, incénsi huius sacrifícium vespertínum: quod tibi in hac Cérei oblatióne solémni, per ministrórum manus de opéribus apum, sacrosáncta reddit Ecclésia. Sed iam colúmnæ huius præcónia nóvimus, quam in honórem Dei rútilans ignis accéndit. Qui licet sit divísus in partes, mutuáti tamen lúminis detriménta non novit. Alitur enim liquántibus ceris, quas in substántiam pretiósæ huius lámpadis apis mater edúxit. O vere beáta nox, quæ exspoliávit Ægýptios, ditávit Hebrǽos! Nox, in qua terrénis cæléstia, humánis divína iungúntur.
Wherefore, in this sacred night, receive, O holy Father, the evening sacrifice of this incense, which holy Church renders to Thee by the hands of Thy ministers in the solemn offering of this wax candle, made out the work of bees. Now also we know the praises of this pillar, which the shining fire enkindles to the honor of God. Which fire, although divided into parts, suffers no loss from its light being borrowed. For it is nourished by the melting wax, which the mother bee produced for the substance of this precious light. O truly blessed night, which plundered the Egyptians and enriched the Hebrews! A night in which heavenly things are united to those of earth, and things divine to those which are of man.
Orámus ergo te, Dómine: ut Céreus iste in honórem tui nóminis consecrátus, ad noctis huius calíginem destruéndam, indefíciens persevéret. Et in odórem suavitátis accéptus, supérnis lumináribus misceátur. Flammas eius lúcifer matutínus invéniat. Ille, inquam, lúcifer, qui nescit occásum. Ille, qui regréssus ab ínferis, humáno géneri serénus illúxit. Precámur ergo te, Dómine: ut nos fámulos tuos, omnémque clerum, et devotíssimum pópulum: una cum beatíssimo Papa nostro N., et Antístite nostro N., quiéte témporum concéssa, in his paschálibus gáudiis, assídua protectióne régere, gubernáre et conserváre digneris. Réspice étiam ad eos, qui nos in potestáte regunt, et, ineffábili pietátis et misericórdiæ tuæ múnere, dírige cogitatiónes eórum ad iustítiam et pacem, ut de terréna operositáte ad cæléstem pátriam pervéniant cum omni populo tuo. Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus: per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.We beseech Thee, therefore, O Lord, that this wax candle hallowed in honor of Thy Name, may continue to burn to dissipate the darkness of this night. And being accepted as a sweet savor, may be united with the heavenly lights. Let the morning star find its flame alight. That star, I mean, which knows no setting. He Who returning from hell, serenely shone forth upon mankind. We beseech Thee therefore, O Lord, that Thou wouldst grant peaceful times during this Paschal Festival, and vouchsafe to rule, govern, and keep with Thy constant protection us Thy servants, and all the clergy, and the devout people, together with our most holy Father, Pope N., and our Bishop N.. Have regard, also, for those who reign over us, and, grant them Thine ineffable kindness and mercy, direct their thoughts in justice and peace, that from their earthy toil, they may come to their heavenly reward with all Thy people. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God: World without end. R. Amen.
*After the Paschal proclamation is completed, all extinguish their candles and are seated.*
The Readings
Post præconium paschale, diaconus,
depositis paramentis albis, assumit violacea,
et vadit ad celebrantem.
In fine lectionis, vel post canticum,
dicuntur orationes hoc modo: omnes surgunt;
celebrans dicit Orémus, diaconus
Flectámus genua, et omnes, una cum ipso
celebrante, flexis genibus, per aliquod temporis
spatium in silentio orant; dicto a diacono
Leváte, omnes surgunt, et celebrans
dicit orationem, in tono feriali, et iunctis
manibus.
Lectio prima
Gen. 1:1-31; 2:1-2
In those days, it came to pass in the morning watch, and behold the Lord looking upon the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire, and of the cloud, slew their host: and overthrew the wheels of the chariots, and they were carried into the deep. And the Egyptians said: Let us flee from Israel: for the Lord fighteth for them against us. And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the sea, that the waters may com again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and horsemen. And when Moses had stretched forth his hand towards the sea, it returned at the first break of day to the former place: and as the Egyptians were fleeing away the waters came upon them, and the Lord shut them up in the middle of the waves. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen of all the army of Pharao, who had come into the sea after them: neither did there so much as one of them remain. But the children of Israel marched through the midst of the sea upon dry land, and the waters were to them as a wall on the right hand and the left: and the Lord delivered Israel on that day out of the hand of the Egyptians. And they saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore, and the mighty hand of the Lord had used against them: and the people feared the Lord, and they believed the Lord, and Moses His servant. Then Moses and the children of Israel sung this canticle to the Lord, and said:
*Canticle*
*Exod 15:1-2*
Let us sing to the Lord, for He is gloriously honored: the horse and the rider He hath thrown into the sea: He has become my Helper and Protector unto salvation.
In principio creavit Deus cælum et terram. Terra autem erat inanis et vacua, et tenebræ erant super faciem abyssi: et Spiritus Dei ferebatur super aquas.℣. He is my God, and I will honor Him: the God of my father, and I will extol Him.
Dixitque Deus: Fiat lux. Et facta est lux. Et vidit Deus lucem quod esset bona: et divisit lucem a tenebris. Appellavitque lucem Diem, et tenebras Noctem: factumque est vespere et mane, dies unus.℣. He is the Lord that destroys wars: the Lord is His Name.
Dixit quoque Deus: Fiat firmamentum in medio aquarum: et dividat aquas ab aquis. Et fecit Deus firmamentum, divisitque aquas quæ erant sub firmamento, ab his quæ erant super firmentum. Et factum est ita. Vocavit Deus firmamentum Cælum: et factum est vespere et mane, dies secundus.
Dixit vero Deus: Congregentur aquæ, quæ sub cælo sunt, in locum unum: et appareat arida. Et factum est ita. Et vocavit Deus aridam, Terram, congregationisque aquarum appellavit Maria. Et vidit Deus quod esset bonum. Et ait: Germinet terra herbam virentem, et facientem semen, et lignum pomiferum faciens fructum iuxta genus suum, cuius semen in semetipso sit super terram. Et factum est ita. Et protulit terra herbam virentem, et facientem semen iuxta genus suum, lignumque faciens fructum, et habens unumquodque sementem secundum speciem suam. Et vidit Deus quod esset bonum. Et factum est vespere et mane, dies tertius.Let us pray.
Dixit autem Deus: Fiant luminaria in firmamento cæli, et dividant diem ac noctem, et sint in signa et tempora, et dies et annos: ut luminent terram. Et factum est ita. Fecitque Deus duo luminaria magna: luminaria maius, ut præesset diei, et luminarie minus, ut præesset nocti: et stellas. Et posuit eas in firmamento cæli, ut lucerent super terram, et præessent diei ac nocti, et dividerent lucem ac tenebras. Et vidit Deus quod esset bonum. Et factum est vespere et mane, dies quartus.℣. Let us kneel.
Dixit etiam Deus: Producant aquæ reptile animæ viventis, et volatile super terram sub firmamento cæli. Creavitque Deus cete grandia, et omnem animam viventem atque motabilem, quam produxerant aquæ in species suas, et omne volatile secundum genus suum. Et vidit Deus quod esset bonum. Benedixitque eis, dicens: Crescite, et multiplicamini, et replete aquas maris: avesque multiplicentur super terram. Et factum est vespere et mane, dies quintus.℟. Arise.
Dixit quoque Deus: Producat terra animam viventem in genere suo: iumenta, et reptilia, et bestias terræ secundum species suas. Factumque est ita. Et fecit Deus quod esset bonum, et ait:O God, Whose ancient miracles we see shining also in our days, whilst by the water of regeneration Thou dost operate for the salvation of the Gentiles, that which by the power of Thy right hand Thou didst confer upon one people, by delivering them from the Egyptian persecution: grant that all the nations of the world may become the children of Abraham, and partake of the dignity of the people of Israel.
Faciamus hominem ad imaginem et similitudinem nostram: et præsit piscibus maris, et volatilibus cæli, et bestiis, universæque terræ, omnique reptili quod movetur in terra.Through our Lord…
Et creavit Deus hominem ad imaginem suam: ad imaginem Dei creavit illum, masculum et feminam creavit eos.
Benedixitque illis Deus, et ait: Crescite et multiplicamini, et replete terram, et subiicite eam, et dominamini piscibus maris, et volatilibus cæli, et universis animantibus, quæ moventur super terram.*3 Reading*
Dixitque Deus: Ecce dedi vobis omnem herbam afferentem semen super terram, et universa ligna quæ habent in semetipsis sementum generis sui, ut sint vobis in escam: et cunctis animantibus terræ, omnique volucri cæli, et universis, quæ moventur in terra, et in quibus est anima vivens, ut habeant ad vescendum. Et factum est ita. Viditque Deus cuncta quæ fecerat: et erant valde bona. Et factum est vespere et mane, dies sextus.*Isa 4:2-6*
Igitur perfecti sunt cæli et terra, et omnis ornatus eorum.In that day the bud of the Lord shall be in magnificence and glory, and the fruit of the earth shall be high, and a great joy to them that shall have escaped of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall be left in Sion, and that shall remain in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, every one that is written in life in Jerusalem. If the Lord shall wash away the filth of the daughters of Sion, and shall wash away the blood of Jerusalem out of the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. And the Lord will create upon every place of mount Sion, and where he is called upon, a cloud by day, and a smoke and the brightness of a flaming fire in the night: for over all the glory shall be a protection. And there shall be a tabernacle for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a security and covert from the whirlwind, and from rain.
Complevitque Deus die septimo opus suum quod fecerat: et requievit die septimo ab universo opere quod patrarat.
*Canticle*
*Isa 5:1-2*
A vineyard was made on a hill in a fruitful place.
℣. And he fenced it in, and picked the stones out of it, and planted it with the choicest vines, and built a tower in the midst thereof.
℣. And set up a winepress therein: for the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel.
Let us pray.
℣. Let us kneel.
℟. Arise.
O God, Who hast declared to all the children of Thy Church by the voice of the holy prophets, that in all places of Thine empire, Thou art the Sower of good seed, and the Cultivator of chosen branches: grant to Thy people who are called by Thee by the name of vines and harvestfield, that they may root out all thorns and briars, and produce good fruit in abundance.
Oremus.Through our Lord…
℣. Flectamus genua.
℟. Levate.
Deus, qui mirabiliter creasti hominem, et mirabilius redemisti: da nobis, quǽsumus, contra oblectamenta peccati, mentis ratione persistere; ut mereamur ad æterna gaudia pervenire.*4 Reading*
Per Dominum…*Deut. 31:22-30*
In those days: Moses therefore wrote the canticle, and taught it to the children of Israel. And the Lord commanded Josue the son of Nun, and said: Take courage, and be valiant: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I have promised, and I will be with thee. Therefore after Moses had wrote the words of this law in a volume, and finished it: he commanded the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying: Take this book, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God: that it may be there for a testimony against thee. For I know thy obstinacy, and thy most stiff neck. While I am yet living, and going in with you, you have always been rebellious against the Lord: how much more when I shall be dead? Gather unto me all the ancients of your tribes, and your doctors, and I will speak these words in their hearing, and will call heaven and earth to witness against them. For I know that, after my death, you will do wickedly, and will quickly turn aside form the way that I have commanded you: and evils shall come upon you in the latter times, when you shall do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him by the works of your hands. Moses therefore spoke, in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel, the words of this canticle, and finished it even to the end:
Lectio secunda
Exod 14:24-31; 15:1
*Deut 32:1-4*
Hear, O ye heavens, the things I speak, let the earth give ear to the words of my mouth.
℣. Let my doctrine gather as the rain, let my speech distill as the dew, as a shower upon the herb.
℣. And as drops upon the grass: because I will invoke the name of the Lord.
In diebus illis: Factum est in vigilia matutina, et ecce respiciens Dominus super castra Aegyptiorum per columnam ignis et nubis, interfecit exercitum eorum: et subvertit rotas curruum, ferebanturque in profundum. Dixerunt ergo Aegyptii: Fugiamus Israëlem: Dominus enim pugnat pro eis contra nos. Et ait Dominus ad Moysen: Extende manum tuam super mare, ut revertantur aquæ ad Aegyptios super currus et equites eorum. Cumque extendisset Moyses manum contra mare, reversum est primo diluculo ad priorem locum: fugientibusque Aegyptiis occurrerunt aquæ, et involvit eos Dominus in mediis fluctibus. Reversæque sunt aquæ, et operuerunt currus et equites cuncti exercitus Pharaonis, qui sequentes ingressi fuerant mare: nec unus quidem superfuit ex eis. Filii autem Israël perrexerunt per medium sicci maris, et aquæ eis erant quasi pro muro a dextris et a sinistris: liberavitque Dominus in die illa Israël de manu Aegyptiorum. Et viderunt Aegyptios mortuos super littus maris, et manum magnam. quam exercuerat Dominus contra eos: timuitque populus Dominum, et crediderunt Domino, et Moysi servo eius. Tunc cecinit Moyses, et filii Israël carmen hoc Domino, et dixerunt:℣. Give ye magnificence to our God: The works of God are perfect, and all his ways are judgments.
℣. God is faithful and without any iniquity, he is just and right.
Let us pray.
Canticum
Exod 15:1-2
Cantemus Domino: gloriose enim honorificatus est: equum et ascensorum proiecit in mare: adiutor, et protector factus est mihi in salutem.O God, the exaltation of the humble, and the strength of the righteous, Who, by Thy holy servant Moses, wast pleased so to instruct Thy people by the singing of Thy sacred canticle, that the renewal of the law should be also our guidance: show forth Thy power to all the multitude of Gentiles justified by Thee, and by mitigating Thy terror grant them joy: that, all sins being blotted out by Thy remission, the threatened vengeance may give way to salvation.
℣. Hic Deus meus, et honorificabo eum: Deus patris mei, et exaltabo eum.Through our Lord…
℣. Dominus conterens bella: Dominus nomen est illi.
Oremus.
℣. Flectamus genua.
℟. Levate.
Deus, cuius antiqua miracula etiam nostris sæculis coruscare sentimus: dum quod uni populo, a persecutione Aegyptiaca liberando, dexteræ tuæ potentia contulisti, id in salutem gentium per aquam regenerationis operaris: præsta; ut in Abrahæ filios, et in Israëliticam dignitatem, totius mundi transeat plenitudo.
Per Dominum…
Lectio tertia
Isa 4:2-6
In die illa erit germen Domini in magnificentia, et gloria, et fructus terræ sublimis, et exultatio his, qui salvati fuerint de Israël. Et erit: Omnis qui relictus fuerit in Sion, et residuus in Ierusalem, sanctus vocabitur, omnis qui scriptus est in vita in Ierusalem. Si abluerit Dominus sordes filiarum Sion, et sanguinem Ierusalem laverit de medio eius, in spiritu iudicii, et spiritu ardoris. Et creabit Dominus super omnem locum montis Sion, et ubi invocatus est, nubem per diem, et fumum, et splendorem ignis flammantis in nocte: super omnem enim gloriam protectio. Et tabernaculum erit in umbraculum diei ab æstu, et in securitatem, et absconsionem a turbine, et a pluvia.
Canticum
Isa 5:1-2
Vinea facta est dilecto in cornu, in loco uberi.
℣. Et maceriam circumdedit, et circumfodit: et plantavit vineam Sorec: et ædificavit turrim in medio eius.
℣. Et torcular fodit in ea: vinea enim Domini Sabaoth, domus Israël est.
Oremus.
℣. Flectamus genua.
℟. Levate.
Deus, qui in omnibus Ecclesiæ tuæ filiis sanctorum prophetarum voce manifestasti, in omni loco dominationis tuæ, satorem te bonorum seminum, et electorum palmitum esse cultorem: tribue populis tuis, qui et vinearum apud te nomine censentur, et segetum; ut, spinarum et tribulorum squalore resecato, digna efficiantur fruge fecundi.
Per Dominum…
Lectio quarta
Deut 31:22-30
In diebus illis: Scripsit ergo Moyses canticum et docuit filios Israël. Præcepitque Dominus Iosue filio Nun et ait: Confortare, et esto robustus: tu enim introduces filios Israël in terram, quam pollicitus sum, et ego ero tecum. Postquam ergo scripsit Moses verba legis huius in volumine, atque conplevit: præcepit Levitis, qui portabant arcam foederis Domini dicens: Tollite librum istum, et ponite eum in latere arcæ foederis Domini Dei vestri: ut sit ibi contra te in testimonium. Ego enim scio contentionem tuam, et cervicem tuam durissimam. Adhuc vivente me, et ingrediente vobiscum, semper contentiose egistis contra Dominum: quanto magis cum mortuus fuero? Congregate ad me omnes maiores natu per tribus vestras, atque doctores, et loquar audientibus eis sermones istos, et invocabo contra eos cælum et terram. Novi enim quod post mortem meam inique agetis, et declinabitis cito de via, quam præcepi vobis: et occurrent vobis mala in extremo tempore, quando feceritis malum in conspectu Domini, ut irritetis eum per opera manuum vestrarum. Locutus est ergo Moyses, audiente universo coetu Israël, verba carminis huius, et ad finem usque conplevit:
Canticum
Deut. 32:1-4
Attende, cælum, et loquar: et audiat terra verba ex ore meo.
℣. Exspectetur sicut pluvia eloquium meum: et descendant sicut ros verba mea, sicut imber super gramina.
℣. Et sicut nix super fænum: quia nomen Domini invocabo.
℣. Date magnitudinem Deo nostro: Deus, vera opera eius, et omnes viæ eius iudicia.
℣. Deus fidelis, in quo non est iniquitas: iustus et sanctus Dominus.
Oremus.
℣. Flectamus genua.
℟. Levate.
Deus, celsitudo humilium et fortitudo rectorum, qui per sanctum Moysen puerum tuum, ita erudire populum tuum sacri carminis tui decantatione voluisti, ut illa legis iteratio fieret etiam nostra directio: excita in omnem iustificatarum gentium plenitudinem potentiam tuam, et da lætitiam, mitigando terrorem; ut, omnium peccatis tua remissione deletis, quod denuntiatum est in ultionem, transeat in salutem.
Per Dominum…
The First Part of the Litany
His expletis, a duobus cantoribus, in medio chori genuflexis, cantantur Litaniæ Sanctorum.
℣. Lord, have mercy.
℟. Lord, have mercy.
℣. Kýrie eléison.℣. Christ, have mercy.
℟. Kýrie eléison.℟. Christ, have mercy.
℣. Christe eléison.℣. Lord, have mercy.
℟. Christe eléison.℟. Lord, have mercy.
℣. Kýrie eléison.℣. God the Father of heaven. R. Have mercy on us.
℟. Kýrie eléison.℣. God the Son, Redeemer of the world. R. Have mercy on us.
℣. Pater de cǽlis, Deus. R. Miserére nobis.℣. God the Holy Ghost. R. Have mercy on us.
℣. Fili Redémptor mundi, Deus. R. Miserére nobis.℣. Holy Trinity, one God. R. Have mercy on us.
℣. Spíritus Sancte, Deus. R. Miserére nobis.
℣. Sancta Trínitas, unus Deus. R. Miserére nobis.℣. Holy Mary. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancta María. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Holy Mother of God. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancta Dei Génetrix. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Holy Virgin of virgins. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancta Virgo vírginum. R. Ora pro nobis.
℣. Sancte Míchaël. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Michael. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Gábriel. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Gabriel. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Ráphaël. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Raphael. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sancti Angeli et Archángeli. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. All ye holy Angels and Archangels. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sancti beatórum Spirítuum órdines. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. All ye holy orders of blessed Spirits. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Ioánnes Baptísta. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint John the Baptist. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Ioseph. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Joseph. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sancte Patriárchæ et Prophétæ. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Petre. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Peter. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Paule. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Paul. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Andréa. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Andrew. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Ioánnes. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint John. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sancti Apóstoli et Evangelístæ. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sancti Discípuli Dómini. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. All ye holy Disciples of the Lord. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Stéphane. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Stephen. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Laurénti. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Lawrence. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Vincénti. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Vincent. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sancti Mártyres. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. All ye holy Martyrs. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Silvéster. R. Ora pro nobis.
℣. Sancte Gregóri. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Silvester. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Augustíne. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Gregory. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sancti Pontífices et Confessóres. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. Saint Augustine. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sancti Doctóres. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. All ye holy Bishops and Confessors. R. Pray for us.
℣. All ye holy Doctors. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Antóni. R. Ora pro nobis.
℣. Sancte Benedícte. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Anthony. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Domínice. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Benedict. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancte Francísce. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Dominic. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sancti Sacerdótes et Levítæ. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. Saint Francis. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sancti Mónachi et Eremítæ. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. All ye holy Priests and Deacons. R. Pray for us.
℣. All ye holy Monks and Hermits. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancta María Magdaléna. R. Ora pro nobis.
℣. Sancta Agnes. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Mary Magdalene. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancta Cæcília. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Agnes. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancta Agatha. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Cecilia. R. Pray for us.
℣. Sancta Anastásia. R. Ora pro nobis.℣. Saint Agatha. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes sanctæ Vírgines et Víduæ. R. Oráte pro nobis.℣. Saint Anastasia. R. Pray for us.
℣. Omnes Sancti et Sanctæ Dei. R. Intercédite pro nobis.℣. All ye holy Virgins and Widows. R. Pray for us.
℣. All ye holy Saints of God. R. Intercede for us.
Postea, si ecclesia habet fontem baptismalem, ritus prosequitur ut infra.
The Blessing of the Baptismal Water
℣. Dóminus vobíscum.℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spíritu tuo.℟. And with thy spirit.
Orémus.Let us pray
Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, adésto magnæ pietátis tuæ mystériis, adésto sacraméntis: et ad recreándos novos pópulos, quos tibi fons baptismátis párturit, spíritum adoptiónis emítte; ut, quod nostræ humilitátis geréndum est ministério, virtútis tuæ impleátur efféctu. Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus:Almighty and everlasting God, be present at these Mysteries of Thy great kindness, be present at these Sacraments: and send forth Thy Spirit of adoption to regenerate the new people, whom the font of baptism brings forth; that what is to be done by our humble ministry may be accomplished by the effect of Thy power. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God:
Per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.World without end.
℟. Amen.℟. Amen.
℣. Dóminus vobíscum.℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spíritu tuo.℟. And with thy spirit.
℣. Sursum corda.℣. Lift up thy hearts.
℟. Habémus ad Dóminum.℟. We have them lifted up to the Lord.
℣. Grátias agámus Dómino Deo nostro.℣. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God..
℟. Dignum et iustum est.℟. It is meet and just.
It is meet and just, right and availing unto salvation, to give Thee thanks always and in all places, O holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, Who, by Thine ineffable power dost wonderfully produce the effect of Thy Sacraments: and though we are unworthy to perform such great mysteries: yet, as Thou dost not abandon the gifts of Thy grace, so Thou inclinest the ears of Thy goodness, even to our prayers. O God, Whose Spirit in the very beginning of the world moved over the waters, that even then the nature of water might receive the virtue of sanctification. O God, Who by water didst wash away the crimes of the guilty world, and by the pouring out of the deluge didst give a figure of regeneration, that one and the same element might in a mystery be the end of vice and the beginning of virtue. Look, O Lord, on the face of Thy Church, and multiply in her Thy regenerations, who by the streams of Thine abundant grace fillest Thy city with joy, and openest the font of Baptism all over the world for the renewal of the Gentiles: that by the command of Thy Majesty she may receive the grace of Thine only Son from the Holy Ghost.
Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare, nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere, Domine, sancte Pater, omnipotens æterne Deus: qui invisibili potentia, sacramentorum tuorum mirabiliter operaris effectum: et licet nos tantis mysteriis exsequendis simus indigni: tu tamen gratiæ tuæ dona non deserens, etiam ad nostras preces aures tuæ pietatis inclinas. Deus, cuius Spiritus super aquas inter ipsa munda primordia ferebatur: ut iam tunc virtutem sanctificationis, aquarum natura conciperet. Deus, qui nocentis mundi crimina per aquas abluens, regenerationis speciem in ipsa diluvii effusione signasti: ut, unius eiusdemque elementi mysterio, et finis esset vitiis, et origo virtutibus. Respice, Domine, in faciem Ecclesiæ tuæ, et multiplica in ea regenerationes tuas, qui gratiæ tuæ affluentis impetu lætificas civitatem tuam: fontemque baptismatis aperis toto orbe terrarum gentibus innovandis: ut, tuæ maiestatis imperio, sumat Unigeniti tui gratiam de Spiritu Sancto.
*Here the celebrant, with outstretched hand, divides the water in the form of a cross, and wiping his hand with a towel, says:*
Hic celebrans in modum crucis aquam dividit manu extensa, quam statim linteo extergit, dicens:
Qui hanc aquam, regenerandis hominibus præparatam, arcana sui numinis admixtione fecundet: ut, sanctificatione concepta, ab immaculato divini fontis utero, in novam renata creaturam, progenies cælestis emergat: et quos aut sexus in corpore, aut ætas discernit in tempore, omnes in unam pariat gratia mater infantiam. Procul ergo hinc, iubente te, Domine, omnis spiritus immundus abscedat: procul tota nequitia diabolicæ fraudis absistat. Nihil hoc loci habeat contrariæ virtutis admixtio: non insidiando cicumvolet: non latendo subrepat: non inficiendo corrumpat.*Touches the water*
May this holy and innocent creature be free from all the assaults of the enemy, and purified by the destruction of all his wickedness. May it be a living fountain, a regenerating water, a purifying stream: that all those that are to be washed in this saving bath may obtain, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, the grace of a perfect cleansing.
Therefore, I bless thee, O creature of water, by the living ☩ God, by the true ☩ God, by the holy ☩ God: by that God Who, in the beginning, separated thee by His Word from the dry land, Whose Spirit moved over thee.
Aquam manu tangit.
*Here he divides the water and casts some toward the four corners of the earth, saying:*
Sit hæc sancta et innocens creatura, libera ab omni impugnatoris incursu, et totius nequitiæ purgata discessu. Sit fons vivus, aqua regenerans, unda purificans: ut omnes hoc lavacro salutifero diluendi, operante in eis Spiritu Sancto, perfectæ purgationis indulgentiam consequantur.
Unde benedico te, creatura aquæ, per Deum ☩ vivum, per Deum ☩ verum, per Deum ☩ sanctum: per Deum, qui te, in principio, verbo separavit ab arida: cuius Spiritus super te ferebatur.Who made thee flow from the fountain of paradise and commanded thee to water the whole earth with thy four rivers. Who, changing thy bitterness in the desert into sweetness made thee fit to drink, and produced thee out of a rock to quench the thirsty people. I bless ☩ thee also by our Lord Jesus Christ, His only Son: Who in Cana of Galilee changed thee into wine by a wonderful miracle of His power. Who walked upon thee with dry foot, and was baptized in thee by John in the Jordan. Who made thee flow out of His side together with His Blood, and commanded His disciples that such as believed should be baptised in thee, saying: Go, teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
*He changes his voice and proceeds in the tone of the Lesson.*
Hic manu aquam dividit, et effundit eam versus quatuor mundi partes, dicens:
Do thou, almighty God, mercifully assist us who observe this commandment: do Thou graciously inspire us.
Qui te paradisi fonte manare fecit, et in quatuor fluminibus totam terram rigare præcepit. Qui te in deserto amaram, suavitate indita, fecit esse potabilem, et sitienti populo de petra produxit. Bene ☩ dico te et per Iesum Christum Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum: qui te in Cana Galilææ signo admirabili, sua potentia convertit in vinum. Qui pedibus super te ambulavit: et a Ioanne in Iordane in te baptizatus est. Qui te una cum sanguine de latere suo produxit: et discipulis suis iussit, ut credentes baptizarentur in te, dicens: Ite, docete omnes gentes, baptizantes eos in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.
*He breathes on the water three times in the shape of the Cross.*
Mutat vocem, et prosequitur recto tono:
Hæc nobis præcepta servantibus tu, Deus omnipotens, clemens adesto: tu benignus aspira.*He lowers the Paschal candle into the water, and sings in the tone of the Preface:*
May the virtue of the Holy Ghost descend into all the water of this font.
Halat ter in aquam in modum crucis, dicens:
*Then breathing upon the water three times in the form of the Greek letter Ψ, he repeats the following verse three times:*
Tu has simplices aquas tuo ore benedicito: ut præter naturalem emundationem, quam lavandis possunt adhibere corporibus, sint etiam purificandis mentibus efficaces.
And make the whole substance of this water fruitful for regeneration.
Hic celebrans paululum demittit cereum in aquam: et resumens tonum præfationis, dicit:
Descendat in hanc plenitudinem fontis virtus Spiritus Sancti.Here may the stains of all sins be washed out; here may human nature, created in v. Here may the stains of all sins be washed out; here may human nature, created in v. Here may the stains of all sins be washed out; here may human nature, created in Thine image, and reformed to the honor of its Author, be cleansed from all the filth of the old man: that all who receive the Sacrament of regeneration, may be born again new children of true innocence. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son: Who shall come to judge the living and the dead, and the world by fire. R. Amen.
Descendat, ut supra. Et deinde sufflans ter in aquam, secundum hanc
figuram Ψ, prosequitur:
May this font be sanctified and made fruitful by the Oil of salvation, for those who are born anew therein unto life everlasting.
Totamque huius aquæ substantiam, regenerandi fecundet effectu.℟. Amen.
Hic tollitur cereus de aqua, et prosequitur:
Hic omnium peccatorum maculæ deleantur: hic natura ad imaginem tuam condita, et ad honorem sui reformata principii, conctis vetustatis squaloribus emundetur: ut omnis homo, sacramentum hoc regenerationis ingressus, in veræ innocentiæ novam infantium renascatur.May the infusion of the Chrism of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost the Comforter, be made in the Name of the Holy Trinity. R. Amen.
Sequentia dicit legendo:
Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Filium tuum: qui venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos, et sæculum per ignem.May this mixture of the Chrism of sanctification, and of the Oil of unction, and of the water of Baptism, be made to the Name of the ☩ Father, ☩ and of the Son, and of the Holy ☩ Ghost.
℟. Amen.℟. Amen.
*He then mixes the Oil and Chrism with the water. If there are any to be baptized, the Sacrament of Baptism here follows in the usual manner, according to Title II of the Rituale Romanum. If there are many to be baptized, certain alterations may be made so that the Baptismal rite is performed collectively rather than individually. If a bishop with jurisdiction is present, the neophytes may then receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. The blessing having been given, and the neophytes (if any) having been baptized, the baptismal water is now carried in solemn procession to the baptistry. The celebrant puts incense into the thurible, and the procession is formed in the following order: a.) the thurifer precedes with the thurible b.) the subdeacon of the Cross or crucifer with processional cross c.) the clergy or servers d.) the subdeacon and deacon or servers carrying the baptismal water e.) finally, the celebrant, with covered head The Paschal candle remains in its place. During the procession, the following hymn is sung:*
His peractis, celebrans, qui benedicit aquam, infundit de oleo catechumenorum in eam, dicens:
As the hart panteth after the fountains of water, so my soul panteth after Thee, O God.
℣. My soul hath thirsted for the living God: when shall I come and appear before the face of God?
Sanctificetur ☩ et fecundetur fons iste Oleo salutis renascentibus ex eo, in vitam æternam.℣. My tears have become my bread day and night, while they say to me daily: Where is thy God?
℟. Amen.
*The baptismal water is poured into the font, and the celebrant with hands joined sings in ferial tone A (or the ancient simple tone):*
Deinde infundit de chrismate, dicens:
℟. And with thy spirit.
Infusio Chrismatis Domini nostri Iesu Christi, et Spiritus Sancti Paracliti, fiat in nomine santæ Trinitatis.Let us pray.
℟. Amen.O Almighty and everlasting God, look mercifully on the devotion of Thy people about to be reborn, who like the hart pant after the fountain of Thy waters: and mercifully grant that the thirst of their faith may, by the Sacrament of Baptism, hallow their souls and bodies.
Postea accipit ambas ampullas dicti olei sancti, et chrismatis, et de utroque simul in modum crucis infundendo, dicit:
℟. Amen.
Commixtio Chrismatis sanctificationis, et Olei unctionis, et aquæ baptismatis, pariter fiat in nomine Pa ☩ tris, et Fi ☩ lii, et Spiritus ☩ Sancti.
℟. Amen.*If the baptistry is separate from the body of the Church, it may be preferable to bless the baptismal water in the font in the Baptistry. If this is the case, the clergy and servers form a procession when the cantors sing 'Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus', miserere nobis in the Litanies. The cantors remain in the sanctuary singing the Litany, if necessary repeating it from the line 'Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis', and the psalm 'Sicut cervus desiderat follows'. Upon arrival at the entrance to the baptistry, the celebrant says the prayer 'Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, respice propitius', the font is filled, and the blessing occurs as described above. Afterwards, the clergy and servers return to the church in silence.*
Si aderunt baptizandi, eos baptizet more consueto. Deinde diaconus cum vase aquæ baptismalis, nisi conveniat ipsum ab acolythis portari.
Canticum
Ps 41:2-4
Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum: ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus.
℣. Sitivit anima mea ad Deum vivum, quando veniam, et apparebo ante faciem Dei?
℣. Fuerunt mihi lacrymæ meæ panes die ac nocte, dum dicitur mihi per singulos dies: Ubi est Deus tuus?
Aqua baptismali in fontem immissa, celebrans, manibus iunctis et in tono feriali, dicit:
℣. Dóminus vobíscum.
℟. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Oremus
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, respice propitius ad devotionem populi renascentis, qui sicut cervus, aquarum tuarum expetit fontem: et concede propitius; ut fidei ipsius sitis, baptismatis mysterio, animam corpusque sanctificet. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.
Et incensat fontem.
Tunc redeunt omnes in silentio in chorum, et datur initium renovationi promissionum Baptismatis.
The Renewal of Baptismal Promises
Celebrans assumit stolam et pluviale albi coloris; deinde, imposito thure, et facta incensatione cerei, stans iuxta illum, facie versus ad populum, vel ex ambone seu pulpito, incipit, ut sequitur:
*The celebrant Then he stands in front of the candle, facing the people, or from the ambo or pulpit, proceeds with the renewal of baptismal promises. All stand, holding lit candles.*
Hac sacratissima nocte, fratres carissimi, sancta Mater Ecclesia, recolens Domini nostri Iesu Christi mortem ei sepulturam, eum redamando vigilat; et, celebrans eiusdem gloriosam resurrectionem, lætabunda gaudet.
On this most sacred night, dearly beloved brethren, Holy Mother Church, recalling the death and burial of Our Lord Jesus Christ, returneth His love by keeping vigil; and aboundeth with joy at celebrating His glorious Resurrection.
Quoniam vero, ut docet Apostolus, consepulti sumus cum Christo per baptismum in mortem, quomodo Christus resurrexit a mortuis, ita et nos in novitate vitæ oportet ambulare; scientes, veterem hominem nostrum simul cum Christo crucifixem esse, ut ultra non serviamus peccato. Existimemus ergo nos mortuos quidem esse peccato, viventis autem Deo in Christo Iesu Domino nostro.
But because, as the Apostle teaches, we are baptised into His death and buried together with Christ: and as Christ rose again from the dead, so we too must walk in newness of life; knowing that our old man hath been crucified together with Christ so that we shall no longer be in servitude to sin. Let us therefore look upon ourselves therefore as dead indeed to sin but living to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Quapropter, fratres carissimi, quadragesimali exercitatione absoluta, sancti baptismatis promissionis renovemus, quibus olim satanæ et operibus eius, sicut et mundo, qui inimicus est Dei, abrenuntiavimus, et Deo in sancta Ecclesia catholica fideliter servire promisimus.
Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, the Lenten observance now completed, let us renew the promises of baptism by which formerly we renounced Satan and his works, and the world likewise, the enemy of God; and by which we promised to serve God faithfully in the Holy Catholic Church.
Itaque:
S. Abrenuntiatis Satanæ?Therefore:
O. Abrenuntiamus.S. Do you renounce Satan?
S. Et omnibus operibus eius?A. We do renounce him.
O. Abrenuntiamus.S. And all his works?
S. Et omnibus pompis eius?A. We do renounce them.
O. Abrenuntiamus.S. And all his pomps?
S. Creditis in Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem coeli et terræ?A. We do renounce them.
O. Credimus.S. Do you believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth?
S. Creditis in Iesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum, natum et passum?A. We do believe.
O. Credimus.S. Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was born into this world and who suffered for us?
S. Creditis et in Spiritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, Sanctorum communionem, remissionem peccatorem, carnis resurrectionem, et vitam æternam?A. We do believe.
O. Credimus.S. Do you also believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?
S. Nunc autem una simul Deum precemur, sicut Dominus noster Iesus Christus orare nos docuit:A. We do believe.
S. And now let us pray together as one, just as our Lord Jesus Christ taught us to pray:
O. Pater noster, qui es in coelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in coelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittibus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo.
A. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
S. Et Deus omnipotens, Pater Domini nostri Iesu Christi, qui nos regeneravit ex aqua et Spiritu Sancto, quique nobis dedit remissionem peccatorum, ipse nos custodiat gratia sua in eodem Christo Iesu Domino nostro in vitam æternam.
O. Amen.S. And may God almighty, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath regenerated us by water and the Holy Ghost, and who hath given us remission of sins, may He by His grace keep us in the same Christ Jesus our Lord to life everlasting.
A. Amen.
Et aspergit populum aqua benedicta
*Then the celebrant sprinkles the people with the blessed baptismal water.*
The Second Part of the Litany
Renovatione promissionum Baptismatis peracta, cantores, seu ipse sacerdos, incipiunt alteram partem Litaniarum. Propitius esto, usque ad finem, omnibus genuflexis et respondentibus. Interim cereus paschalis reponitur in candelabro suo, in latere Evangelii, et altare paratur pro Missa solemni, luminaribus accensis et floribus.
℣. Propítius esto. R. Parce nobis, Dómine.℣. Be merciful. R. Spare us, O Lord.
℣. Propítius esto. R. Exaudi nos, Dómine.℣. Be merciful. R. Graciously hear us, O Lord.
℣. Ab omni malo. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. From all evil. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Ab omni peccáto. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. From all sin. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. A morte perpétua. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. From everlasting death. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Per mystérium sanctæ Incarnatiónis tuæ. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. Through the mystery of Thy holy incarnation. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Per advéntum tuum. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. Through Thy coming. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Per nativitátem tuum. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. Through Thy Nativity. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Per baptísmum et sanctum ieiúnium tuum. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. Through Thy Baptism and holy fasting. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Per crucem et passiónem tuam. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. Through Thy Cross and Passion. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Per mortem et sepultúram tuam. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. Through Thy Death and Burial. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Per sanctam resurrectiónem tuam. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. Through Thy holy Resurrection. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Per admirábilem ascensiónem tuam. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. Through Thy wonderful Ascension. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Per advéntum Spíritus Sancti Parácliti. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. Through the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. In die iudícii. R. Líbera nos, Dómine.℣. In the day of judgement. R. Deliver us, O Lord.
℣. Peccatóres. R. Te rogámus, audi nos.℣. We sinners. R. Beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Ut nobis parcas. R. Te rogámus, audi nos.℣. That Thou wouldst spare us. R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Ut Ecclésiam tuam sanctam régere et conserváre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos.℣. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to govern and preserve Thy holy Church. R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Ut domnum apostólicum et omnes ecclesiásticos órdines in sancta religióne conserváre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos.℣. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve our Apostolic Prelate, and all orders of the Church in holy religion. R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Ut inimícos sanctæ Ecclésiæ humiliáre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos.℣. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to humble the enemies of holy Church. R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Ut régibus et princípibus christiánis, pacem et veram concórdiam donáre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos.℣. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes. R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Ut nosmetípsos in tuo sancto servítio confortáre et conserváre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos.℣. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service. R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Ut ómnibus benefactóribus nostris sempitérna bona retríbuas. R. Te rogámus, audi nos℣. That Thou wouldst render eternal blessings to all our benefactors. R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Ut fructus terræ dare et conserváre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos.℣. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth. R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Ut ómnibus fidélibus defúnctis réquiem ætérnam donáre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos.℣. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed. R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Ut nos exaudíre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos.℣. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to hear us. R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
℣. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world. R. Spare us, O Lord.
℣. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world. R. Graciously hear us, O Lord.
℣. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world. R. Have mercy on us.
℣. Christ, hear us.
℟. Christ, graciously hear us.
℣. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi. R. Parce nobis, Dómine.
℣. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi. R. Exaudi nos, Dómine.
℣. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi. R. Miserére nobis.
℣. Christe, audi nos.
℟. Christe, exáudi nos.
Holy Mass
Celebratio solius Missæ Vigiliæ paschalis sine cæremoniis præcedentibus interdicitur.
Sacra Communio fidelibus dari potest tantummodo inter Missarum solemnia, vel continuo ac statim ab iis expletis; exceptis iis, qui in periculo mortis sunt constituti.
In fine Litaniarum, cantores solemniter incipiunt Kyrie, eléison, ut in Missa moris est. Interim celebrans cum ministris, in paramentis albis, seu cum ministrantibus, accedit ad altare, et, facta ei debita reverentia, omissis psalmo Iudica me, Deus, et confessione, statim ascendens, osculatur illud in medio, et incensat more solito.
Collect
℣. Dóminus vobíscum.℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spíritu tuo.℟. And with thy spirit.
Orémus.Let us pray
Deus, qui hanc sacratíssimum noctem gloria domínicæ Resurrectiónis illústras: consérva in nova famíliæ tuæ progénie adoptiónis spíritum, quem dedísti; ut, córpore et mente renováti, puram tibi exhíbeant servitútem.O God, who dost illuminate this most holy night by the glory of the Lord's Resurrection, preserve in the new children of Thy family the spirit of adoption which Thou hast given; that renewed in body and mind, they may render to Thee a pure service. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Epistle
Lectio Epistolæ beati Pauli apostoli ad Colossenses.Lesson from the Epistle of Blessed Paul the Apostle to the Colossians.
Col 3:1-4
Fratres: si consurrexístis cum Christo, quæ sursum sunt quǽrite, ubi Christus est in déxtera Dei sedens: quæ sursum sunt sápite, non quæ super terram. Mórtui enim estis, et vita vestra est abscóndita cum Christo in Deo. Cum Christus apparúerit, vita vestra: tunc et vos apparébitis cum ipso in glória.Brethren, if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God: mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth. For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ should appear, who is your life, then you also shall appear with Him in glory.
Deo gratias.Thanks be to God.
Finita Epistola, celebrans incipit alleluia et totum decantat ter, elevando vocem gradatim: et omnes post quamlibet vicem, in eodem tono, repetunt illud idem:
S. Allelúia.S. Alleluia!
C. Allelúia.C. Alleluia!
S. Allelúia.S. Alleluia!
C. Allelúia.C. Alleluia!
S. Allelúia.S. Alleluia!
C. Allelúia.C. Alleluia!
Postea cantores prosequuntur:
Ps. 117, 1
℣. Confitémini Dómino, quóniam bonus: quóniam in sǽculum misericórdia eius.℣. Give praise to the Lord for He is good: for His mercy endureth forever.
Gradual
Ps. 116
℣. Laudáte Dominum omnes gentes: et collaudáte eum, omnes pópuli.℣. O praise the Lord, all ye nations, and praise Him all ye people.
℣. Quóniam confirmáta est super nos misericórdia eius: et véritas Dómini manet in ætérnum.℣. For His mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth forever.
Gospel
Ad Evangelium non portantur luminaria
Sequéntia ☩ sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum.Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew.
℟. Glória tibi, Dómine.*Matt 28:1-7*
Matt. 28. 1-7
Véspere autem sábbati, quæ lucéscit in prima sábbati, venit María Magdaléne, et áltera María vidére sepúlcrum. Et ecce terræmótus factus est magnus. Angelus enim Dómini descéndit de cælo: et accédens revólvit lápidem, et sedébat super eum: erat autem aspéctus eius sicut fulgur: et vestiméntum eius sicut nix. Præ timóre autem eius extérriti sunt custódes, et factu sunt velut mórtui. Respóndens autem Angelus, dixit muliéribus: «Nolíte timére vos: scio enim, quod Iesum, qui crucifíxus est, quǽritis: non est hic: surréxit enim, sicut dixit. Veníte, et vidéte locum, ubi pósitus erat Dóminus. Et cito eúntes dícite discípulis eius, quia surréxit et ecce præcédit vos in Galilǽam: ibi eum vidébitis. Ecce prædíxi vobis».
*Neither Creed nor Offertory-verse is said*
Non dicitur Credo et Offertorium.
Secret
Suscipe, quǽsumus, Domine, preces populi tui, cum oblationibus hostiarum: ut paschalibus initiata mysteriis, ad æternitatis nobis medelam, te operante, proficiant.Accept, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the prayers of Thy people together with the sacrifice they offer: that what has begun by the Paschal Mysteries, may by Thine arrangement result in our eternal healing.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Preface
Paschalis
Vere dignum et justum est, æquum et salutáre: Te quidem, Dómine, omni témpore, sed in hoc potíssimum (sed tempore Passionis)It is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, at all times to praise Thee, O Lord, but more gloriously especially in this season (sed tempore Passionis)
hac potíssimum nocte (sed octava Paschæ)on this night (sed octava Paschæ)
hac potíssimum die gloriósius prædicáre, cum Pascha nostrum immolátus est Christus. Ipse enim verus est Agnus, qui ábstulit peccáta mundi. Qui mortem nostram moriéndo destrúxit et vitam resurgéndo reparávit. Et ídeo cum Angelis et Archángelis, cum Thronis et Dominatiónibus cumque omni milítia cœléstis exércitus hymnum glóriæ tuæ cánimus, sine fine dicéntes:on this day when Christ our Pasch was sacrificed. For He is the Lamb Who hath taken away the sins of the world: Who by dying hath destroyed our death: and by rising again hath restored us to life. And therefore with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominations, and with all the hosts of the heavenly army, we sing the hymn of Thy glory, evermore saying:
Solemn Lauds of Easter Day
Post sumptionem Sacramenti, distributio Communionis, purificatio et ablutio fiunt more solito; deinde pro LAUDIBUS dominicæ Resurrectionis in choro cantatur antiphona:
Ant. Allelúia, allelúia, allelúia.
Ant. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Psalmus 150.
(150:1) Laudáte Dóminum in sanctis eius laudáte eum in firmaménto virtútis eius.*Psalm 150*
(150:2) Laudáte eum in virtútibus eius, laudáte eum secúndum multitúdinem magnitúdinis eius.(150:1) Praise ye the Lord in His holy places: praise ye Him in the firmament of His power.
(150:3) Laudáte eum in sono tubæ, laudáte eum in psaltério, et cíthara.(150:2) Praise ye Him for His mighty acts: praise ye Him according to the multitude of His greatness.
(150:4) Laudáte eum in týmpano, et choro: laudáte eum in chordis et órgano.(150:3) Praise Him with sound of trumpets: praise Him with psaltery and harp.
(150:5) Laudáte eum in cýmbalis benesonántibus: laudáte eum in cýmbalis iubilatiónis: omnes spíritus laudet Dóminum.(150:4) Praise Him with timbrel and choir: praise Him with strings and organs.
℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.(150:5) Praise Him on high sounding cymbals: praise Him on cymbals of joy. Let every spirit praise the Lord.
℟. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Ant. Allelúia, allelúia, allelúia.℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Celebrans in cantu incipit antiphonam ad Benedíctus.
*The celebrant intones the Antiphon for the Benedictus*
Mk 16,2
Ant. Et valde mane una sabbatórum, véniunt ad monuméntum, orto iam sole, allelúia.
*Marc 16,2*
Ant. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came to the sepulchre, the sun being now risen, alleluia.
Benedictus
Luc 1,68-79
r. Benedíctus ☩ Dóminus, Deus Israël: quia visitávit, et fecit redemptiónem plebis suæ:*Luke 1,68-79*
r. Et eréxit cornu salútis nobis: in domo David, púeri sui.r. Blessed ☩ be the Lord God of Israel: because He hath visited and wrought the redemption of His people.
r. Sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, qui a sæculo sunt, prophetárum ejus:r. And hath raised up a horn of salvation to us, in the house of David His servant.
r. Salútem ex inimícis nostris, et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos.r. As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who are from the beginning. Salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us.
r. Ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris: et memorári testaménti sui sancti.r. To perform mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy testament.
r. Jusjurándum, quod jurávit ad Ábraham patrem nostrum, datúrum se nobis:r. The oath, which He swore to Abraham our father, that He would grant to us,
r. Ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum nostrórum liberáti, serviámus illi.r. That, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve Him without fear,
r. In sanctitáte, et justítia coram ipso, ómnibus diébus nostris.r. In holiness and justice before Him all our days.
r. Et tu, puer, Prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini, paráre vias ejus:r. And thou, child, shall be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
r. Ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi ejus: in remissiónem peccatórum eórum:r. To give knowledge of salvation to His people unto the remission of their sins.
r. Per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri: in quibus visitávit nos, óriens ex alto:r. Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us,
r. Illumináre his, qui in ténebris, et in umbra mortis sedent: ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.r. To enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.
r. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.r. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
r. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.r. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Et valde mane una sabbatórum, véniunt ad monuméntum, orto iam sole, allelúia.Ant. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came to the sepulchre, the sun being now risen, alleluia.
Postcommunion
℣. Dóminus vobíscum.℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. Et cum spíritu tuo.℟. And with thy spirit.
Orémus.Let us pray
Spíritum nobis, Dómine, tuæ caritátis infúnde: ut, quos sacraméntis Paschálibus satiásti tua fácias pietáte concórdes.Pour forth upon us, O Lord, the spirit of Thy love: that those whose hunger Thou hast satisfied with the Sacraments of Easter may in Thy kindness be one in heart.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte ejúsdem Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Dismissal
℣. Ite, Missa est, allelúia, allelúia.℣. Go, the Mass is offered, alleluia, alleluia.
℟. Deo grátias, allelúia, allelúia.℟. Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia.
Latin from the 1962 Missale Romanum (Clementine Vulgate); English is the traditional hand-missal translation. For prayer and study — Una Voce La Crosse.