Latin
Corpus Christi
Festum Sanctissimi Corporis Christi
Introit
English
Ps 80:17
Ps. 80:17.
v. Cibávit eos ex ádipe fruménti, allelúja: et de petra, melle saturávit eos, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.
v. He fed them with the best of wheat, alleluia; and filled them with honey from the rock, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Ps 80:2
Ps 80:2
Exsultáte Deo, adjutóri nostro: jubiláte Deo Jacob. V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen. v. Cibávit eos ex ádipe fruménti, allelúja: et de petra, melle saturávit eos, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.
Sing joyfully to God our strength; acclaim the God of Jacob. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. v. He fed them with the best of wheat, alleluia; and filled them with honey from the rock, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Collect
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Deus, qui nobis sub Sacraménto mirábili passiónis tuæ memóriam reliquísti: tríbue, quǽsumus, ita nos Córporis et Sánguinis tui sacra mystéria venerári; ut redemptiónis tuæ fructum in nobis júgiter sentiámus: r. Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre, in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.
O God, You Who in this wondrous sacrament have left us a memorial of Your passion, grant us, we beseech You, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Your Body and Blood that we may ever experience within us the effect of Your redemption. r. Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen
Epistle
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Léctio Epistolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Corinthios
Lesson from the first letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
1 Cor 11:23-29
1 Cor. 11:23-29.
Fratres: Ego enim accépi a Dómino quod et trádidi vobis, quóniam Dóminus Jesus, in qua nocte tradebátur, accépit panem, et grátias agens fregit, et dixit: Accípite, et manducáte: hoc est corpus meum, quod pro vobis tradétur: hoc fácite in meam commemoratiónem. Simíliter et cálicem, postquam cenávit, dicens: Hic calix novum Testaméntum est in meo sánguine. Hoc fácite, quotiescúmque bibétis, in meam commemoratiónem. Quotiescúmque enim manducábitis panem hunc et cálicem bibétis, mortem Dómini annuntiábitis, donec véniat. Itaque quicúmque manducáverit panem hunc vel bíberit cálicem Dómini indígne, reus erit córporis et sánguinis Dómini. Probet autem seípsum homo: et sic de pane illo edat et de calice bibat. Qui enim mandúcat et bibit indígne, judícium sibi mandúcat et bibit: non dijúdicans corpus Dómini.
Brethren: I myself have received from the Lord - what I also delivered to you, - that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which He was betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks broke, and said, Take and eat. This is My Body which shall be given up for you; do this in remembrance of Me. In like manner also the cup, after He had supped, saying, This is the new covenant in My Blood; do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. For as often as you shall eat this Bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord, until He comes. Therefore whoever eats this Bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily, will be guilty of the Body and the Blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of that Bread and drink of the cup; for he who eats and drinks unworthily, without distinguishing the Body, eats and drinks judgment to himself.
Gradual
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Ps 144:15-16
Ps. 144:15-16.
Oculi ómnium in te sperant, Dómine: et tu das illis escam in témpore opportúno, V. Aperis tu manum tuam: et imples omne ánimal benedictióne. Allelúja, allelúja,
The eyes of all look hopefully to You, O Lord; and You give them their food in due season. V. You open Your hand; and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Alleluia, alleluia.
Joannes 6:56-57
John 6:56-57
Caro mea vere est cibus, et sanguis meus vere est potus: qui mandúcat meam carnem et bibit meum sánguinem, in me manet et ego in eo. Alleluia.
V. My Flesh is food indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. He who eats My Flesh, and drinks My Blood, abides in Me and I in him.
Sequence
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Thomæ de Aquino. (infra octavam ad libitum Celebrantis omitti potest, juxta Rubricas.)
O Sion, thy Redeemer praising, Songs of joy to Him upraising, Laud thy Pastor and thy Guide:
Lauda, Sion, Salvatórem, lauda ducem et pastórem in hymnis et cánticis.
Swell thy notes most high and daring; For His praise is past declaring, And thy loftiest powers beside.
Quantum potes, tantum aude: quia major omni laude, nec laudáre súfficis.
‘Tis a theme with praise that gloweth, For the bread that life bestoweth Goes this day before us out;
Laudis thema speciális, panis vivus et vitális hódie propónitur.
Which, His holy supper taking, To the brethren twelve His breaking None hath ever called in doubt.
Quem in sacræ mensa cenæ turbæ fratrum duodénæ datum non ambígitur.
Full, then, be our praise and sounding, Modest and with joy abounding Be our mind’s triumphant state;
Sit laus plena, sit sonóra, sit jucúnda, sit decóra mentis jubilátio.
For the festal’s prosecution, When the first blest institution Of this feast we celebrate.
Dies enim sollémnis agitur, in qua mensæ prima recólitur hujus institútio.
In the new King’s new libation, In the new law’s new oblation, Ends the ancient Paschal rite;
In hac mensa novi Regis, novum Pascha novæ legis Phase vetus términat.
Ancient forms new substance chaseth, Typic shadows truth displaceth, Day dispels the gloom of night.
Vetustátem nóvitas, umbram fugat véritas, noctem lux elíminat.
When He did at supper seated, Christ enjoined to be repeated, When His love we celebrate:
Quod in cœna Christus gessit, faciéndum hoc expréssit in sui memóriam.
Thus obeying His dictation, Blood and wine of our salvation, We the victim consecrate.
Docti sacris institútis, panem, vinum in salútis consecrámus hóstiam.
‘Tis for Christian faith asserted, Bread is into flesh converted, Into blood the holy wine:
Dogma datur Christiánis, quod in carnem transit panis et vinum in sánguinem.
Sight and intellect transcending, Nature’s laws to marvel bending, ‘Tis confirmed by faith divine.
Quod non capis, quod non vides, animosa fírmat fides, præter rerum órdinem.
Under either kind remaining, Form, not substance, still retaining, Wondrous things our spirit sees:
Sub divérsis speciébus, signis tantum, et non rebus, latent res exímiæ.
Flesh and blood thy palate staining, Yet still Christ entire remaining, Under either species.
Caro cibus, sanguis potus: manet tamen Christus totus sub utráque spécie.
All untorn for eating given, Undivided and unriven, Whole He’s taken and unrent;
A suménte non concísus, non confráctus, non divísus: ínteger accípitur.
Be there one, or crowds surrounding, He is equally abounding, Nor, though eaten, ever spent.
Sumit unus, sumunt mille: quantum isti, tantum ille: nec sumptus consúmitur.
Both to good and bad ‘tis broken, But on each a different token or of life, or death attends:
Sumunt boni, sumunt mali sorte tamen inæquáli, vitæ vel intéritus.
Life to good, to bad damnation; Lo, of one same manducation How dissimilar the ends.
Mors est malis, vita bonis: vide, paris sumptiónis quam sit dispar éxitus.
When the priest the victim breaketh, See thy faith in no wise shaketh, Know that every fragment taketh All that ‘neath the whole there lies:
Fracto demum sacraménto, ne vacílles, sed meménto, tantum esse sub fragménto, quantum toto tégitur.
This in Him no fracture maketh, ‘Tis the figure only breaketh, Form, or state, no change there taketh Place in what it signifies.
Nulla rei fit scissúra: signi tantum fit fractúra: qua nec status nec statúra signáti minúitur.
Bread, that angels eat in heaven, Now becomes the pilgrim’s leaven, Bread in truth to children given, That must ne’er to dogs be thrown.
Ecce panis Angelórum, factus cibus viatórum: vere panis filiórum, non mitténdus cánibus.
He, in ancient types disguised, Was the Isaac sacrificed, For the feast a lamb devised, Manna to the Fathers shown.
In figúris præsignátur, cum Isaac immolátur: agnus paschæ deputátur: datur manna pátribus.
Bread, whose shepherd-care doth tend us, Jesu Christ, Thy mercy send us, Do Thou feed us, Thou defend us, Lead us where true joys attend us, In the land where life is given:
Bone pastor, panis vere, Jesu, nostri miserére: tu nos pasce, nos tuére: tu nos bona fac vidére in terra vivéntium.
Thou all ken and might possessing, Mercies aye to us largessing, Make us share Thy cup of blessing, Heritage and love’s caressing With the denizens of heaven. Amen. Alleluia.
Tu, qui cuncta scis et vales: qui nos pascis hic mortáles: tuos ibi commensáles, coherédes et sodáles fac sanctórum cívium. Amen. Allelúja.
Gospel
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Sequéntia sancti Evangéli secúndum Joánnem
Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to John
Joann 6:56-59
John 6:56-59.
In illo témpore: Dixit Jesus turbis Judæórum: Caro mea vere est cibus et sanguis meus vere est potus. Qui mandúcat meam carnem et bibit meum sánguinem, in me manet et ego in illo. Sicut misit me vivens Pater, et ego vivo propter Patrem: et qui mandúcat me, et ipse vivet propter me. Hic est panis, qui de cœlo descéndit. Non sicut manducavérunt patres vestri manna, et mórtui sunt. Qui mandúcat hunc panem, vivet in ætérnum.
At that time, Jesus said to the crowds of the Jews: My Flesh is food indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. He who eats My Flesh, and drinks My Blood, abides in Me and I in him. As the living Father has sent Me, and as I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me. This is the Bread that has come down from heaven; not as your fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this Bread shall live forever.
Offertory
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Levit 21:6
Lev 21:6
Sacerdótes Dómini incénsum et panes ófferunt Deo: et ideo sancti erunt Deo suo, et non pólluent nomen ejus, allelúja.
The priests of the Lord offer incense and loaves to God, and therefore they shall be sacred to their God and shall not profane His name. Alleluia.
Secret
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Ecclésiæ tuæ, quǽsumus, Dómine, unitátis et pacis propítius dona concéde: quæ sub oblátis munéribus mýstice designántur. r. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.
Graciously give Your Church, we beseech You, O Lord, the gifts of unity and peace which are betokened by the gifts we offer. r. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
Communion
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1 Cor 11:26-27
1 Cor. 11:26-27.
Quotiescúmque manducábitis panem hunc et cálicem bibétis, mortem Dómini annuntiábitis, donec véniat: itaque quicúmque manducáverit panem vel bíberit calicem Dómini indígne, reus erit córporis et sánguinis Dómini, allelúja.
As often as you shall eat this Bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord, until He comes. Therefore whoever eats this Bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily, will be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. Alleluia.
Postcommunion
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Fac nos, quǽsumus, Dómine, divinitátis tuæ sempitérna fruitióne repléri: quam pretiósi Corporis et Sanguinis tui temporalis percéptio præfigúrat: r. Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre, in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.
Grant, we beseech You, O Lord, that we may be filled with that everlasting enjoyment of Your Godhead, as foreshadowed here on earth by the partaking of Your precious Body and Blood. r. Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen