E SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
E SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
E SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
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<strong>THE</strong> END <strong>OF</strong> <strong>MASS</strong>. 143<br />
Roman Missal from different churches. Pius V., in<br />
1570, in revising the new Missal, prescribed the Placeat,<br />
blessing, and St. John s Gospel for the end of Mass.<br />
The prayer runs thus :<br />
Placeat tibi, sancta Tri- O Holy Trinity, may the<br />
nitas, obsequium servitutis obedience of my service be<br />
meae, et : praesta ut sacri- pleasing to Thee : and grant<br />
ficium, quod oculis tuae Ma- that the Sacrifice which I,<br />
jestatis indignus obtuli, tibi unworthy, have offered in the<br />
sit acceptable, mihique et sight of Thy Majesty, may<br />
omnibus, pro quibus illud be acceptable to Thee, and<br />
obtuli, sit, te miserante, pro- through Thy mercy be a propitiabile.<br />
Per Christum Domi- pitiation for me. and all those<br />
num. nostrum. Amen. for whom I offered it. Through<br />
Christ our Lord. Amen.<br />
EXPLANATION <strong>OF</strong> <strong>THE</strong> PRAYER.<br />
O Holy Trinity, may the obedience of my<br />
service be pleasing to Thee. The obedience<br />
of my service means the absolute dependence of the<br />
creature on the Creator, and is expressed by the very<br />
nature of the Sacrifice which is offered to God alone.<br />
And grant that the Sacrifice which I, unworthy,<br />
have offered in the sight of Thy Majesty, may be<br />
acceptable to Thee, and through Thy mercy be a<br />
propitiation. Propitiation<br />
is mentioned as most neces<br />
sary; we first appease God s offended Majesty, and then<br />
implore the graces we need<br />
For me and all those for<br />
through<br />
whom I<br />
His mercy.<br />
offered it.<br />
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.<br />
The prayer Placeat is a compendium of the previous<br />
petitions of the Mass. The priest for the last time<br />
humbly asks of God for himself and the people the graces<br />
he needs.