The Roman Missal: Votive Masses of the Trinity, the Holy Ghost and the Blessed Virgin (English) 1

The Votive Masses of the Blessed Trinity and of the Holy Ghost, and the Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary for each season of the year (printed pages LXI to LXXIV), in English, as printed in the Rev. F. C. Husenbeth's Missal for the use of the Laity (London, 1853), in the form used from the Council of Trent until the liturgical reform of the 1950s. A votive Mass is said at the priest's choice, outside the day's own Mass. The Mass for a Bridegroom and Bride and the Occasional Prayers follow in the next book. This is the English only; the Latin of the chants and psalms is to be added. The words in square brackets are the Missal's own headings and directions. A liturgy of the Catholic Church, not scripture.

1[Mass of the Blessed Trinity.]

2Introit. Tob. xii. Blessed be the holy Trinity, and undivided unity: we will give glory to him, because he hath shewed his mercy to us. Ps. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth! Glory, &c.

3Prayer. Omnipotens. O Almighty and eternal God, who hast granted thy servants to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity in the confession of the true faith, and to adore thy unity in the power of thy majesty: we beseech thee that by firmness in the same faith, we may be ever protected from all adversities. Through our Lord, &c.

4Epistle. 2 Corinth. xiii. 11—13. Brethren, rejoice, be perfect, take exhortation, be of one mind, have peace, and the God of peace and of love shall be with you. Salute one another in a holy kiss: all the saints salute you. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the charity of God, and the communication of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen.

5Gradual. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who beholdest the depths and sittest upon the Cherubim.—Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven, and worthy of praise for ever. Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers, and worthy of praise for ever. Alleluia, alleluia.

6[After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia and Verse, the following is said:]

7Tract. We glorify, praise, and bless, with our whole hearts, thee O God the Father not begotten, thee the only begotten Son, thee the Holy Ghost the Paraclete, the holy and undivided Trinity.—For thou art great, and dost wonderful things; thou alone art God.—To thee be praise, to thee glory, to thee thanksgiving for ever and ever, O blessed Trinity.

8[In Paschal Time, the Gradual is omitted, and the following is said:]

9Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers, and worthy of praise for ever.—Alleluia. Let us bless the Father and Son with the Holy Ghost. Alleluia.

10Gospel. St John xv. 26—xvi. 1—4. as on the Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension.

11Offertory. Blessed be God the Father, and the only-begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Ghost; because he hath shewn his mercy towards us.

12Secret. Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, by the invocation of thy holy name, the victim of this oblation, and through the same, perfect us to thee an eternal sacrifice. Through our Lord, &c.

13[Preface of the B. Trinity. Qui cum unigenito. p. 20.]

14Communion. We bless the God of heaven, and before all living we will praise him; because he has shewn his mercy to us.

15Postcom. Proficiat. May the reception of this sacrament, O Lord our God, and the confession of the holy and the eternal Trinity, and its undivided unity, profit us to the salvation of body and soul. Through our Lord, &c.