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THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS.
Signing himself with the sign of the Cross, the Priest says :
P. Indulgentiam absolu- P. May the Almighty and
tionem et remissionem pecca- merciful Lord grant us
torum nostrorurn, tribuat nobis pardon, absolution, and remisomnipotens,
et misericors sion of our sins.
Dominus.
R. Amen. R. Amen.
Then bowing down, he proceeds :
V. Deus tu conversus vivificabis
nos.
R. Et plebs tua laetabitur in
V. Thou wilt turn again,
O God, and quicken us.
R. And Thy people shall
te.
V. Ostende nobis Domine
misericordiam tuam.
R. Et salutare tuum da nobis.
rejoice in Thee.
V. Show us, O Lord, Thy
mercy.
R. And grant us Thy salva-
V. Domine exaudi orationem
meam.
R. Et clamor meus ad te
tion.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto
veniat. Thee.
V.
R.
Dominus vobiscum.
Et cum spiritu tuo.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
EXPLANATION OF THE CONFITEOR.
I confess to Almighty God, says the priest,
Almighty because sin is forgiven by God alone, and
its forgiveness is a work of omnipotence ; to Blessed
Mary ever a Virgin, because she is the refuge of
sinners; to Blessed Michael the Archangel, as
Chief of the Heavenly Host and Protector of the
Catholic Church ; to Blessed
who preached the Gospel of
John the Baptist,
penance and led a
most penitential life crowned by martyrdom ; to the
Holy Apostle Peter, as Head of the Church and
a penitent sinner ; to St. Paul, also a penitent
sinner : the two names are always connected in
the Church s liturgy ; to all the Saints, our
fellow-citizens who during life were sinners too ;