The Roman Missal: the Ordinary of the Mass before the Canon (Latin and English) 4

1[He kisses the Altar, and turning to the people, says,]

2The Lord be with you.

P. Dominus vobiscum.

3And with thy spirit.

R. Et cum spiritu tuo.

4Let us pray.

P. Oremus.

5[Then follow the Collects, at the end of the first and last of which the Acolyth answers Amen. After which the Epistle, at the end of which is answered Deo Gratias; Thanks be to God. Then the Gradual, Tract, Alleluia or Sequence, according to the time. Then the Priest, bowing down before the middle of the Altar, says,]

6Cleanse my heart, and my lips, O Almighty God, who didst cleanse the lips of the prophet Isaias with a burning coal: vouchsafe so to cleanse me by thy gracious mercy, that I may be able worthily to proclaim thy holy Gospel. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Munda cor meum, ac labia mea, omnipotens Deus, qui labia Isaiæ prophetæ calculo mundasti ignito: ita me tua grata miseratione dignare mundare, ut sanctum Evangelium tuum digne valeam nuntiare. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

7Give me thy blessing.

Jube Domine benedicere.

8May the Lord be in my heart, and on my lips; that I may worthily and in a proper manner announce his Gospel. Amen.

Dominus sit in corde meo, et in labiis meis; ut digne et competenter annuntiem Evangelium suum. Amen.

9The Lord be with you.

P. Dominus vobiscum.

10And with thy spirit.

R. Et cum spiritu tuo.

11The beginning (or) continuation of the Holy Gospel according to N.

P. Initium (vel) sequentia Sancti Evangelii secundum N.

12Glory be to thee O Lord.

R. Gloria tibi Domine.

13[The priest makes the sign of the Cross upon his forehead, mouth and breast, and reads the Gospel; at the end of which the Acolyth answers,]

14Praise be to thee O Christ.

R. Laus tibi Christe.

15[The Priest kisses the book (except in Masses of Requiem), saying,]

16By the words of the Gospel may our sins be blotted out.

Per evangelica dicta deleantur nostra delicta.