Stowe Missal: Order of the Mass (Irish) (c. 800)

The Litany and the Priest's Preparation

¶ Here begins the Litany of the Apostles and Martyrs, Saints and Virgins.

O God, make speed to help us.

We have sinned, O Lord, we have sinned; spare our sins, and save us. Thou who didst guide Noah over the waters of the flood, hear us; who didst call back Jonah from the deep by thy word, deliver us; who didst stretch out thy hand to Peter as he sank, help us, O Christ. O Son of God, who didst marvellous things with our fathers, be gracious in our times also; send down thy hand from on high.

Deliver us, O Christ. Hear us, O Christ. Lord, have mercy.

Holy Mary, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Andrew, Saint James, Saint Bartholomew, Saint Thomas, Saint Matthew, Saint James, Saint Thaddeus, Saint Matthias, Saint Mark, Saint Luke: all ye Saints, pray for us.

Be gracious, spare us, O Lord. Be gracious, deliver us, O Lord. From all evil, deliver us, O Lord. By thy cross, deliver us, O Lord.

¶ The Prayer of Augustine.

The prophet saith, All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. We are unworthy, O Lord Christ, to be among the living; but thou, O God, willest not the death of a sinner: grant us pardon while we are in the flesh, that through the labours of penitence we may enjoy eternal life in heaven; through our Lord.

I beseech thee, O God of hosts, most high, holy Father, that thou wouldest vouchsafe to gird me with the tunic of charity, and to bind my loins with the belt of thy love, and to kindle the reins of my heart with the fire of thy charity; that I may intercede for my sins, and obtain pardon of sins for the people standing by, and offer the peaceful sacrifices of each; and suffer not me to perish who boldly draw near unto thee, but vouchsafe to wash, adorn, and gently receive me; through our Lord.

¶ This prayer is sung at every Mass.

Let our prayer ascend to the throne of thy glory, O Lord, and let not our petition return to us empty; through.

¶ On the feasts of Peter and of Christ.

O God, who didst give to thy blessed Apostle Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and the power of binding and loosing souls: graciously receive our prayers, and at his intercession, we beseech thee, O Lord, grant us thy help, that we may be set free from the bonds of our sins; through our Lord.

The Angelic Hymn and Collects

¶ The Angelic Hymn.

Glory to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we magnify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great mercy, O Lord, heavenly King, God the Father almighty; O Lord, the only-begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ; O Holy Spirit of God; and we all say Amen. O Lord, Son of God the Father, Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us; receive our prayers; thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only art the Lord, thou only art glorious with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

¶ This prayer is said instead of "who art offended by sin" on ordinary days.

O God, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding: pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee in all things and above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through our Lord.

¶ The prayers and supplications of the mercy of the Roman Church. This is Peter's first prayer.

O God, who art offended by sin and appeased by penitence: regard the groans of the afflicted, and mercifully turn away the evils which thou justly bringest upon us; through.

¶ Here the additions.

The Epistle and the Prayers after it

¶ Here begins the Lesson of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians.

Brethren, as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

O God, who preservest us by ruling us, and justifiest us by sparing us: deliver us from temporal tribulation, and bestow on us eternal joys; through our Lord.

Almighty, everlasting God, who hast redeemed thy people with the blood of thine Only-begotten: undo the works of the devil, break the bonds of sin, that they who have attained to eternal life in the confession of thy Name may owe nothing to the author of death; through.

Seek the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face evermore.

O give thanks, and call upon his name, as far as "of them that seek the Lord"; seek.

May the gifts be pleasing unto thee, O Lord, by which the mysteries of our freedom and life are celebrated; through. Alleluia.

The Lord is my strength and my song, as far as "my salvation".

Look graciously, O Lord, we beseech thee, upon these present sacrifices, that they may profit our devotion unto salvation.

The Deprecatio of Saint Martin

¶ Here begins the Deprecatio of Saint Martin for the people.

Amen. Thanks be to God.

Let us all say: Lord, hear and have mercy; Lord, have mercy.

With all our heart and all our mind, to thee who lookest upon the earth and makest it tremble, we pray.

For the most high peace and tranquillity of our times; for the holy catholic Church from the ends to the bounds of the earth, we pray.

For our shepherd N. the bishop, and all bishops and priests and deacons, and all the clergy, we pray.

For this place and those who dwell therein; for the most pious emperors and all the Roman army, we pray.

For all who are set in high places; for virgins, widows and orphans, we pray.

For pilgrims and travellers, and the penitent and catechumens, we pray.

For those who in the holy Church bestow the fruits of mercy: O Lord God of hosts, hear our prayers, we pray.

Let us be mindful of the holy Apostles and Martyrs, that through their prayers for us we may obtain pardon, we pray.

Let us beseech the Lord to grant us a Christian and peaceful end. Grant, O Lord, grant.

Let us beseech the holy Lord that the divine bond of charity may abide in us. Grant.

Let us beseech the Lord to preserve the holiness and purity of the catholic faith. Grant. Let us say.

Look graciously, O Lord, upon this sacrifice which we offer unto thee, that it may cleanse us from the faults of our condition and render us acceptable to thy Name; through our Lord.

Before thine eyes, O Lord, I stand guilty, my conscience witnessing against me; I dare not ask for others what I deserve not to obtain; for thou knowest, O Lord, all that is done within us. We blush to confess what we do not fear to commit; we serve thee in words only, and lie in heart; and what we say we will, we refuse by our deeds. Spare, O Lord, them that confess; pardon them that sin; have mercy on them that beseech thee. And since my sense is weak in thy sacraments, grant, O Lord, that thou who receivest not the words of us hard of heart mayest of thyself bestow pardon on us; through our Lord.

The Uncovering, the Gospel and the Creed

¶ Old Irish: Half-uncovering here.

Let my prayer be set forth, O Lord, as far as "the evening sacrifice".

¶ It is sung three times. Here the veil is lifted from the chalice.

Come, O Lord, almighty Sanctifier, and bless this sacrifice prepared for thee.

¶ It is sung three times. Here begins the Lesson of the Gospel according to John.

I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of it, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give him is my flesh, which is for the life of this world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man as bread, and drink his blood, ye have no life.

¶ The Gregorian Prayer over the Gospel.

We beseech thee, O Lord, almighty God, that thou wouldest mercifully regard our vows offered unto thee, and stretch forth the right hand of thy majesty for our defence; through our Lord.

¶ The Gospel continues.

Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

I believe in one God the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible; and in one Lord our Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten not made, of one substance with the Father; and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was born man; and was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried; and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God the Father; and he shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, of whose kingdom there shall be no end. And the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, proceeding from the Father, to be worshipped and glorified with the Father and the Son, who spake by the prophets; and one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

¶ A later hand adds "and the Son" to the Creed.

The Full Uncovering and the Offertory

¶ Old Irish: Full uncovering here.

Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

¶ It is sung three times.

Sanctify, O Lord, the gifts offered, and cleanse us from the stains of our sins; through our Lord.

Graciously receive, O Lord, we beseech thee, the sacrifices of our devotion, and by these glorious offerings purify the hearts of those subject unto thee; through our Lord.

These oblations and sincere libations we offer unto thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst suffer for us and didst rise again the third day from the dead, for the souls of our dear ones, N., men and women, whose names we recite, and of all whom we recite not but who are recited by thee in the book of eternal life: for thy mercy's sake deliver them, who reignest for ever and ever. Amen.

¶ The second part of the additions; here over the oblation.

May this oblation of thy people be pleasing unto thee, which we offer unto thee in honour of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in commemoration of thy blessed Apostles, and of thy Martyrs and Confessors, whose relics we here especially recall, N., and of those whose festival is celebrated today; and for the souls of all our bishops, and our priests, and our deacons, and our dear ones, men and women, and our boys and girls, and our penitents: may it profit all unto salvation; through our Lord.

The Preface and Sanctus

V. Lift up your hearts. R. We lift them up unto the Lord.

V. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God. R. It is meet and right.

It is very meet and right, just and availing unto salvation, that we should here at all times and in all places give thanks unto thee, O holy Lord, almighty, everlasting God, through Christ our Lord: who with thine Only-begotten and the Holy Spirit art one God and immortal; God incorruptible and unchangeable; God invisible and faithful; God wonderful and worthy of praise; God honourable and mighty; God most high and glorious; God living and true; God wise and powerful; God holy and beautiful; God great and good; God terrible and peaceable; God fair and upright; God pure and kind; God blessed and just; God loving and holy: not in the singleness of one Person, but in the Trinity of one substance. Thee we believe, thee we bless, thee we adore, and we praise thy Name for ever and world without end: through whom is the salvation of the world, through whom the life of men, through whom the resurrection of the dead.

¶ Old Irish: Here the Dignum is extended, if "Through whom" follows it.

Through whom the Angels praise thy majesty, the Dominions adore, the Powers tremble; the heavens and the heavenly Hosts and the blessed Seraphim celebrate it together with united exultation. With whom we pray thee bid our voices also be admitted, saying with lowly confession: Holy.

¶ Old Irish: Here the Dignum is extended, if "Holy" follows it.

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts; heaven and all the earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he that came from heaven to dwell on earth; he was made man to blot out the sins of the flesh; he was made a victim, that by his passion he might give eternal life to them that believe; through our Lord.

The Canon of Pope Gelasius

¶ The Lord's Canon of Pope Gelasius.

Therefore, most merciful Father, we humbly pray and beseech thee, through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, that thou wouldest accept and bless these gifts, these offerings, these holy and unblemished sacrifices; which we offer unto thee, first, for thy holy catholic Church, that thou wouldest vouchsafe to give it peace, to keep, unite and govern it throughout the whole world; together with thy most blessed servant N. our Pope, bishop of the apostolic see, and all the orthodox who hold the apostolic faith, and N. our abbot and bishop.

¶ Here the names of the living are recited.

Remember also, O Lord, thy servants N. and thy handmaids, and all here standing round, whose faith is known and devotion noted unto thee, who offer unto thee this sacrifice of praise for themselves and all theirs, for the redemption of their souls; for the estate of their elders, and the purity of all ministers; for the integrity of virgins and the continence of widows; for favourable weather and the fruitfulness of the lands; for the return of peace and the end of strife; for the safety of kings, the peace of peoples, and the return of captives; for the vows of those standing by; for the memory of the martyrs; for the remission of our sins and the amendment of our deeds; for the rest of the departed, and the prosperity of our journey; for the lord Pope, the bishop, and all bishops and priests and every ecclesiastical order; for the Roman empire and all Christian kings; for our brothers and sisters; for brethren set out upon the way; for brethren whom the Lord has vouchsafed to call from the dark shadows of this world, that the divine goodness may receive them into the eternal rest of the highest light; for brethren afflicted with divers kinds of pain, that the divine goodness may vouchsafe to heal them; for the hope of their salvation and safety; and pay their vows unto thee, the eternal God, living and true.

¶ On the Lord's Nativity.

And celebrating the most holy day on which the undefiled virginity brought forth to this world the Saviour:

And celebrating the most holy day of the circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ:

And celebrating the most holy day of the birthday of the chalice of our Lord Jesus Christ:

And the most holy night or day of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ:

¶ At the close of Easter.

And celebrating the most holy day of the close of the Pasch of our Lord Jesus Christ:

And celebrating the most holy day of the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven:

And celebrating the most holy day of the Pentecost of our Lord Jesus Christ, on which the Holy Spirit came down upon the Apostles:

And venerating the memory, first, of the glorious ever-virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord Jesus Christ; and also of thy blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter, Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Thaddeus, Linus, Anacletus, Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Laurence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of all thy Saints: by whose merits and prayers grant that in all things we may be defended by the help of thy protection; through.

This oblation therefore of our service, and of all thy household, which we offer unto thee in honour of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in commemoration of thy blessed Martyrs, in this church which thy servant has built to the honour of the Name of thy glory, we beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to receive; and deliver him and all the people from the worship of idols, and turn them to thee, the true God, the Father almighty; and order our days in thy peace, and deliver us from eternal damnation, and bid us be numbered in the flock of thine elect; through our Lord.

Which oblation do thou, O God, we beseech thee, vouchsafe to make in all things blessed, + approved, ratified, reasonable and acceptable; that it may become for us the Body and Blood of thy most dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

Who the day before he suffered took bread into his holy and venerable hands, and with his eyes lifted up to heaven unto thee, God, his almighty Father, he gave thanks to thee, blessed, brake, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take and eat ye all of this: for this is my Body.

Likewise after supper, he took also this excellent cup into his holy and venerable hands, again giving thanks to thee, he blessed it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take and drink ye all of this: for this is the cup of my holy Blood, of the new and everlasting testament, the mystery of faith, which shall be shed for you and for many for the remission of sins. As often as ye shall do these things, ye shall do them in remembrance of me: ye shall preach my passion, ye shall proclaim my resurrection, ye shall hope for my coming, until I come again unto you from heaven.

Wherefore, O Lord, we thy servants, and thy holy people also, mindful of the blessed passion of Christ thy Son our Lord, and of his resurrection from the dead, and of his glorious ascension into heaven, offer unto thine excellent majesty, of thine own gifts and bounty, a pure victim, a holy victim, a spotless victim, the holy Bread of eternal life and the Cup of everlasting salvation.

Upon which vouchsafe to look with a favourable and gracious countenance, and to accept them, as thou didst vouchsafe to accept the gifts of thy righteous servant Abel, and the sacrifice of our patriarch Abraham, and that which thy high priest Melchisedech offered unto thee, a holy sacrifice, a spotless victim.

We humbly pray and beseech thee, almighty God, command these to be carried by the hands of thy holy Angel to thine altar on high, in the sight of thy divine majesty; that as many of us as shall receive by this partaking of the altar the most sacred Body and Blood of thy Son may be filled with all blessing and grace.

The Memento of the Dead and the Diptychs

Remember also, O Lord, the names of those who have gone before us with the sign of faith, and sleep in the sleep of peace; with all who throughout the whole world offer spiritual sacrifice to God the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. To the holy and venerable priests our elder N. the priest offers, for himself and for his own, and for the whole assembly of the catholic Church; and for the commemoration of the champion rank of the venerable Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs, and of all the Saints also, that they may vouchsafe to entreat the Lord our God for us.

Saint Stephen, Saint Martin, Saint Jerome, Saint Augustine, Saint Gregory, Saint Hilary, Saint Patrick, Saint Ailbe, Saint Finnian, Saint Finnian, Saint Ciarán, Saint Ciarán, Saint Brendan, Saint Columba, Saint Columba, Saint Comgall, Saint Cainnech, Saint Finbarr, Saint Nessan, Saint Fachtna, Saint Lugaid, Saint Laichtín, Saint Ruadán, Saint Carthach, Saint Kevin, Saint Mochonna, Saint Brigid, Saint Ita, Saint Scetha, Saint Sinech, Saint Samthann: pray for us. All ye Saints, pray for us.

Be gracious, spare us, O Lord. Be gracious. Deliver us, O Lord, from all evil. Deliver us, O Lord, by thy cross. Deliver us sinners, O Lord. We beseech thee, hear us. Son of God, we beseech thee, hear us. That thou wouldest give peace, we beseech thee. Hear us, O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world; have mercy upon us. O Christ, hear us. O Christ, hear us. O Christ, hear us.

¶ The Prayer of Ambrose.

Before the presence of thy divine majesty, O God, I stand, who presume to call upon thy holy Name. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, a sinful man clinging to the unclean mire of the dregs; pardon an unworthy priest, by whose hands this oblation is seen to be offered; spare, O Lord, a sinner defiled above others with the stain of deadly sins, and enter not into judgement with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For we are weighed down by the faults and desires of the flesh. Remember, O Lord, that we are flesh, and there is none other to be compared with thee; in thy sight even the heavens are not clean, how much more we earthly men [the rest of the prayer is lost].

¶ The diptychs of the departed, in columns. Of the Patriarchs and Prophets: Abel, Seth, Enoch, Noah, Melchisedech, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Joshua, Samuel, David, Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Tobias, Ananias, Azarias, Misael, the Maccabees; and of the Innocents. Of the Apostles: John the Baptist, the Virgin Mary, Peter, Paul, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James, Simon, Thaddeus, Matthias, Mark, Luke; and the rest of the Martyrs: Stephen, Cornelius, Cyprian; of the Fathers: Paul, Antony, and the rest of the fathers of Scete. Of the Bishops: Martin, Gregory, Maximus, Felix, Patrick, Patrick, Secundinus, Auxilius, Iserninus, Cerbán, Erc, Cathaer, Ibar, Ailbe, Conláed, Mac Nisse, Moinenn, Senán, Finbarr, Colmán, Declán, Laurence, Mellitus, Justus, Áed, Dagán, Tigernach, Mochta, Ciannán, Buite, Eogan, Carthach. Of the Priests: Mael Ruain, Finnian, Ciarán, Oengus, Énna, Gildas, Brendan, Brendan, Cainnech, Columba, Columba, Colmán, Comgall, Kevin; and of all at rest who have gone before us in the Lord's peace, from Adam until this present day, whose names God hath named and knoweth.

To them, and to all that rest in Christ, grant, we beseech thee, a place of refreshment, light and peace.

To us sinners also, thy servants, who hope in the multitude of thy mercies, vouchsafe to grant some part and fellowship with thy holy Apostles and Martyrs: with Peter, Paul, Patrick, John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Perpetua, Agnes, Cecilia, Felicity, Anastasia, Agatha, Lucy, and with all thy Saints; into whose company admit us, we beseech thee, not weighing our merit but granting pardon; through.

Through whom, O Lord, thou dost ever create +, sanctify +, quicken +, bless +, and bestow upon us all these good things. Through him, and with him, and in him, be unto thee, God the Father almighty, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory, world without end.

The Fraction

¶ It is sung three times. Old Irish: Here the oblation is lifted over the chalice, and half the bread is dipped in the chalice.

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

¶ Old Irish: Here the bread is broken.

They knew the Lord, alleluia, in the breaking of bread. Alleluia.

The bread which we break is the body of our Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia.

The cup which we bless (alleluia) is the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ (alleluia) for the remission of our sins. (Alleluia.)

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, alleluia, according as we hope in thee. Alleluia.

They knew the Lord. Alleluia.

We believe, O Lord, we believe that in this breaking of the body and shedding of the blood we are redeemed; and we trust that, strengthened by the receiving of this sacrament, what we hold here in hope meanwhile we shall enjoy in its true fruits when abiding in heaven; through our Lord.

The Lord's Prayer, the Peace and the Commixture

Taught by the divine teaching, and formed by divine instruction, we are bold to say: Our Father.

Deliver us, O Lord, from all evil, past, present and to come; and at the intercession for us of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and Patrick, graciously give thy peace in our days; that, aided by the help of thy mercy, we may be ever free from sin and safe from all disquiet; through our Lord.

The peace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the communion of all the Saints, be always with us. R. And with thy spirit.

Thou didst command peace, thou didst give peace, thou didst leave peace: give us, O Lord, thy peace from heaven, and order this day and the rest of the days of our life in thy peace; through our Lord.

May the commixture of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ be to us salvation unto life everlasting. Amen.

The Communion Chants

Behold the Lamb of God; behold him that taketh away the sins of the world.

My peace I give unto you. Alleluia. Peace I leave with you. Alleluia.

Great peace have they which love thy law, O Lord. Alleluia. And nothing shall offend them. Alleluia.

The King of heaven with peace. Alleluia. Full of the fragrance of life. Alleluia. Sing a new song. Alleluia. Come, all ye Saints. Alleluia.

Come, eat of my bread, alleluia, and drink of the wine which I have mingled for you. Alleluia.

The Lord is my shepherd.

He that eateth my body and drinketh my blood, alleluia, dwelleth in me, and I in him. Alleluia.

The earth is the Lord's.

This is the living bread which came down from heaven. Alleluia. He that eateth of it shall live for ever. Alleluia.

Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

The Lord gave them the bread of heaven, alleluia; man did eat angels' food. Alleluia.

Judge me, O Lord.

Eat, O friends, alleluia, and drink abundantly, O beloved. Alleluia.

This holy body of the Lord, the Saviour's blood: alleluia, take ye unto life eternal. Alleluia.

With my lips will I meditate a hymn, alleluia, when thou hast taught me, and I will answer righteousness. Alleluia.

I will bless the Lord at all times, alleluia; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Alleluia.

O taste and see, alleluia, how gracious the Lord is. Alleluia.

Where I am, alleluia, there shall also my servant be. Alleluia.

Suffer the little children to come unto me, alleluia, and forbid them not, alleluia; for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Alleluia.

Repent ye, alleluia, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Alleluia.

The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, alleluia, and the violent take it by force. Alleluia.

Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom, alleluia, prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Alleluia.

Glory be. Come. As it was. Come.

¶ Moel Caích wrote this.

After Communion and Dismissal

Grant, O Lord, that we whom thou hast filled with thy heavenly gift may be cleansed from our secret faults and delivered from the snares of our enemies.

We give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God, who hast filled us with the communion of the Body and Blood of Christ thy Son; and we humbly beg thy mercy, that this thy Sacrament, O Lord, may not be to us a guilt unto punishment, but a saving intercession unto pardon. May it be the washing away of sins, the strength of the weak, a bulwark against the perils of the world; may this communion purge us from sin and make us partakers of heavenly joy; through.

The Mass is ended. In peace.