The Ordinary of the Mass

The Communion

The priest genuflects, rises and says

P: I will take the bread of heaven, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

P: Panem coelestem accipiam et nomen Domini invocabo.

Taking the Sacred Host with his left hand, the priest strikes his breast three times, saying (here the bell is rung each of the three times with the priest)

P: Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed. (3 times)

P: Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea. (3 times)

Holding the Sacred Host in his right hand, the priest makes the sign of the cross with it and says

P: May the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ keep my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.

P: Corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam meam in vitam aeternam. Amen.

The priest receives Holy Communion and after a brief meditation continues

P: What shall I render unto the Lord for all the things that He hath rendered unto me? I will take the chalice of salvation and will call upon the name of the Lord. With high praises will I call upon the Lord, and I shall be saved from all mine enemies.

P: Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quae retribuit mihi? Calicem salutaris accipiam, et nomen Domini invocabo Dominum, et ab inimicis meis salvus ero.

The priest takes the Chalice in his right hand and makes the sign of the cross, saying

P: May the Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ keep my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.

P: Sanguis Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam meam in vitam aeternam. Amen.

Here the faithful come forward to receive Holy Communion at the Communion rail. [The server recites the Confiteor in the name of the communicants. The priest responds with the Misereatur and the Indulgentiam.] Then, the priest faces the people with the Ciborium and, holding up one of the Sacred Particles before the communicants, he says

P: Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him who taketh away the sins of the world.

P: Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed. (three times)

P: Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi.

P: Domine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea. (Three times)

Communion of the Faithful

The priest gives Holy Communion to each communicant saying

P: May the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ keep your soul unto life everlasting. Amen.

P: Corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam aeternam. Amen.

When all have received Communion, he returns to the altar and replaces the Ciborium in the tabernacle. He then receives wine in the Chalice and says

P: Into a pure heart, O Lord, may we receive the heavenly food which has passed our lips; bestowed upon us in time, may it be the healing of our souls for eternity.

P: Quod ore sumpsimus Domine, pura mente capiamus: et de munere temporali fiat nobis remedium sempiternum.

The priest goes to the Epistle side and, while the server pours wine and water over his fingers, he says

P: May Thy Body, O Lord, which I have received, and Thy Blood which I have drunk cleave to mine inmost parts: and do Thou grant that no stain of sin remain in me, whom pure and holy mysteries have refreshed: Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

P: Corpus tuum, Domine, quod sumpsi, et Sanguis, quem potavi, adhaereat visceribus meis: et praesta, ut in me non remaneat scelerum macula, quem pura et sancta refecerunt sacramenta. Qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Communion Antiphon

P: The Lord be with you.
R: And with thy spirit.
P: Let us pray.

The priest recites the Communion verse for the Mass being celebrated at the Epistle side.

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