“Take Ye Eat. This is my body...For this is my blood of the New testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins” Matthew 26:26
The Formation of the Traditional Roman Rite Of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
I - Mass of the Catechumens
A) Preparatory Prayers at the foot of the Altar
1. Sign of the Cross
** Said freely from earliest times and imposed to all by St Pius V (1570)
2. Psalm 42 Judica Me...
3. Confiteor and Verses
B) From the Introit to the Creed
4. Introit St Celestinus (422-432)
5. Kyrie eleison 1st Century
6. Gloria in Excelsis 1st Century
7. Collect 1st Century
8. Epistle freely from 1st Century; fixed by St Damasus (366-384)
9. Gradual - Alleluia (Tract) early centuries, Sequence - 9th Century
10. Gospel freely from 1st Century; fixed by St Damasus (366-384)
11. Creed until 4th Century, Apostle Creed, then Nicean (425) Creed
II - Mass of the Faithful
A) Offertory
12. Offering of Bread Suscipe, Sancte Pater Spain 8th Century, Rome 11th Century
13. Mixing of Water and Wine Deus qui humanae substantiae The rite: Our Lord; the prayer: early centuries
14. Offering of Wine Offerimus Spain 8th Century; Rome 11th Century
15. In Spiritu Humilitatis - Veni Sanctificator Spain 8th Century; Rome 11th Century
16. Lavabo The rite: before 4th Century; the prayer: 7th-8th century
17. Suscipe Sancta Trinitas 11th century; Rome 12th century
18. Orate Fratres 9th century
19. Secret Prayer
B) Canon
20. Preface Before 5th century Gelasius (492-496) wrote many, Pelagius II (579-590)
21. Sanctus From the Apostles
**Most of the following prayers go back to the first centuries
22. Te igitur
23. Memento of the Living
24. Communicantes
25. Hanc Igitur the 2nd part, from the words diesque nostros in tua pace dispones were added by Pope St Gregory during the siege of Rome by the Lombards
26. Quam oblationem
27. Qui Pridie
28. Two Consecrations
29. Unde et Memores
30. Supra Quae
31. Supplices te rogamus
32. Memento of the Dead
33. Nobis quoque peccatoribus
34. Per Ipsum
C) Communion
35. Pater Noster From the Apostles
36. Libera nos
37. Commingling of Body and Blood 1st century
38. Agnus Dei Sergius I (687-701)
39. First Prayer before Communion Domine Jesu Christe 10th century
40. The Kiss of Peace 1st century
41. Second and Third Prayers before communion 10th century
42. Communion 1st century
43. Two Ablution Prayers Prayers: before the 8th century; rite: irregularly until 13th century
44. Communion Verse 4th century
45. Post Communion 1st centuries
46. Ite Missa est 1st-2nd century
47. Prayer to the Blessed Trinity Placeat Before the 9th century
48. Blessing The Blessing itself: 1st century; at this moment of the Mass: 11th century
49. Last Gospel 10th century by devotion; by law: from St Pius V (1566-1572)