Ceremonies of the Monstrous Popish Mass, Part 2 · Chapter 55
Of the finall concluſion of the Maſſe, and of the laſt bleſsing thereof. CHAPTER LV.
VVHē a he hath made an end of this prayer, he maketh a croſſe vpō the Altar, & therwith al kiſſeth it. After that, he riſeth vp & putteth of his Chaſuble, ſaying,
The Lord be with you. And with thy ſpirit. The beginning of the holy goſpel, according to S. Iohn. Anſwer.
Glorie be to thee O Lorde.
The Prieſt.
He that was born of the moſt pure virgine help vsus at this day & euermore. In the beginning was the word, & the word was,
&c. vntounto
Full of grace and veritie.
Aunſwer.
Thankes be giuen to God.
The Prieſt.
O bleſſed Trinity, we call vponupon thee, we worſhip thee, and we glorifie thee. Bleſſed be the name of the Lord.
Anſwer.
From this time foorth for euermore.
The Prieſt.
Let vsus pray. O God which art the protector of all thoſe that put their truſt in thee, without whom nothing is permanēt, nor holy, increaſe thy mercies vponupon vsus, that hauing thee for our gouernor & guide, we may ſo paſſe through theſe worldly benefits, as that we loſe not the heauenly, through Chriſt our Lord. So be it. Bleſſe ye.
Anſwer.
The Lord.
The Prieſt.
God the Father, & God the Sonne deliuer vsus from ſudden death, and from euerlaſtinge damnation.
Towardes the people, making a croſſe, let him ſay,
The holy Ghoſt enlighten you all.
Anſwer.
So be it.
Prieſt.
And the bleſſing of God almighty be and remaine with vsus now & euermore, In the name of the Father, & of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghoſt.
Anſwer.
So be it.
Then putting of his Aube, he ſaith
Ye prieſts of the Lord, bleſſe ye the Lord, ye ſeruants of the Lord, bleſſe ye the Lord.
&c. vntounto the ende of the ſame ſong, then let him ſay,
Praiſe the Lord in his Saints and praiſe the Lorde in the firmament of his power.
&c. vntounto the ende of the ſame Pſalm, afterward bowing his knees before the Altar, he giueth thanks ſaying,
h Lord now letteſt thou thy ſeruant depart in peace.
Let vsus ſing the ſong of the 3. children, which the ſaid Saincts ſang in the fierie furnace, praiſing & bleſſing God Lord hauehave merciemercy vppon vsus, Chriſt hauehave mercy vpō vsus, Lord hauehave mercy vpō vsus. Our father, & lead vsus not
The Prayer.
O God which mitigatedſt the flames of fire vntounto the 3. childrē in the firie furnace, be mercifull vntounto vsus, and graunt that the burning heate of our ſinnes burne vsus not vp, through Chriſt our Lorde. So be it.
FInita hac oratione, ſignat Altare, & ſimul oſculatur. Deinde erigens ſe exuit caſulam, dicendo,
Dominus vobiſcum & cū ſpiritu …uo. Initium ſancti Euangelij ſecundum Iohannem
Reſp.
Gloria tibi Domine.
Sacerdos.
Ille qui natus eſt de puriſſima ſima virgine, ſuccurrat nobis hodie, & in omni tempore. In principio erat verbum et ver bum erat,
&c. vſque ad
Plenū gratiae et veritatis
Reſp.
Deo gratias.
Sacerdos.
Te inuocamus, te adoramus, te glorificamus, ô beata Trinitas. Sit nomen Domini benedictum.
Reſp.
Ex hoc nunc & vſque in ſaeculum.
Sacerdos
Oremus. Protector in te ſperātiū Deus, ſine quo nihil eſt validum, nihil ſanctum, multiplica ſupra nos miſericordiā tuam: vt te rectore, te duce, ſic tranſeamus per bona temporalia, vt non amittamus aeterna, per Chriſtum Dominū noſtrum. Amen.
Benedicite.
Reſp.
Dominus.
Sacerd.
A ſubitanea & improuiſa morte, & à damnatione perpetua, liberet nos, Pater & Filius.
Verſus populū faciendo crucem dicat.
Illuminet vos omnes Spiritus ſanctus.
Reſp.
Amen.
Sacerd.
Et benedictio Dei Patris omnipotētis deſcendat ſuper nos, & mane at ſemper, In nomine Patris & Filij & Spiritus ſancti.
Reſp.
Amen.
Tunc exuēdo albā dicit.
Benedicite Sacerdotes Domini Domino: benedicite ſerui Domini Domino,
&c. vſus que ad finem eiuſdē Cantici. Deinde, dicat.
Laudate Dominū in ſanctis eius: Laudate eum in firmamento virtutis eius.
&c. vſus que ad finem eiuſdē Pſalmi. Poſtea, flexis genibus coram Altari, gratias agit, dicendo.
Nunc dimittis ſeruum tuū Domine, &c.
Trium puerorum cantemus hymnum, quē cantabant ſancti in camino ignis, laudantes & benedicentes Deū. Kyrie cleiſon, Chriſte eleiſon, Kyrie eleiſō, Pater noſter, & ne nos
Oratio.
Deus, qui tribus pueris in camino ignis mitigaſti flāmas ignium, concede propitius, vt nos nō exurat flamma vitiorū per Chriſtum Dominum nostrum. Amen.