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Intro		THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS									Altar Setup
Contents		Pg 1	Pg 2	Pg 3	Pg 4	Pg 5	Pg 6	Pg 7	Pg 8		Furnishings
Legend		Pg 9	Pg 10	Pg 11	Pg 12	Pg 13	Pg 14	Pg 15	Pg 16		Vestments

THE CANON OF THE MASS

Canon translates to "measuring stick" in Greek. It starts with three remembrance:. One for the church in which we ask God to accept and bless our gifts through His Son Jesus, one for the living in which we pray for for protection and peace in His Church and the last gives to God those offering the Mass to include all those present, the saints and the Blessed Mother.

The priest then begins the offering prayer (Hanc Igitur) of the Mass while holding his hands over the chalice with his thumbs overlapped in a cross representing the sins of the world that Christ took upon Himself. In times before the new and everlasting covenant, a similar gesture was made over the Lambs and other victims of sacrifice at the altar of God.

•The priest now prays silently.                         

P:  Te igitur clementissime       		P:  Therefore,  we humbly pray 

Pater,  per Jesum Christum        		and beseech Thee,  most 

Filium tuum Dominum nostrum,      	merciful Father,  through 

supplices rogamus ac petimus,     	Jesus Christ Thy Son,  Our 

uti accepta habeas,  et           		Lord,  to receive and to bless 

benedicas haec `†´ dona,  haec    	these `†´ gifts, these `†´ 

`†´ munera,  haec `†´ sancta      		presents,  these `†´ holy 

sacrificia illibata,  in          		unspotted sacrifices,  which 

primis quae tibi offerimus pro    		we offer up to Thee,  in the 

Ecclesia tua sancta Catholica;    	first place,  for Thy holy 

quam pacificare,  custodire,      		Catholic Church,  that it may 

adunare,  et regere digneris      		please Thee to grant her 

toto orbe terrarum:  una cum      		peace,  to guard,  unite,  and 

famulo tuo Papa nostro "N." et    	guide her, throughout the 

Antistite nostro "N." et          		world:  as also for Thy 

omnibus orthodoxis,  atque        		servant N.,  our Pope, and N.,  

Catholicae et Apostolicae         		our Bishop,  and for all who 

fidei cultoribus.                 		are orthodox in belief and who 

                                  		profess the Catholic and 

                                  		apostolic faith.

COMMEMORATION OF THE LIVING       

P:  Memento Domine famulorum,     	P:  Be mindful,  O Lord,  of 

famularumque tuarum "N." et "N."  	Thy servants,  N. and N.,  and 

et omnium circumstantium,         	of all here present,  whose 

quorum tibi fides cognita est,    		faith and devotion are known 

et nota devotio,  pro quibus      		to Thee, for whom we offer,  

tibi offerimus:  vel qui tibi     		or who offer up to Thee,  this 

offerunt hoc sacrificium          		sacrifice of praise,  for 

laudis pro se,  suisque           		themselves,  their families, 

omnibus:  pro redemptione         		and their friends,  for the 

animarum suarum,  pro spe         	salvation of their souls and 

salutis et incolumitatis suae:    		the health and welfare they 

tibique reddunt vota sua          		hope for,  and who now pay 

aeterno Deo vivo et vero.         		their vows to Thee,  God 

                                  		eternal,  living,  and true.

THE COMMUNICANTES

P:  Communicantes,  et            		P:  Having communion with and 

memoriam venerantes,  in          		venerating the memory,  first, 

primis gloriosae semper           		of the glorious Mary,  ever a 

virginis Mariae genitricis Dei    		virgin,  mother of Jesus 

et Domini nostri Jesu Christi:    		Christ,  our God and our Lord: 

sed {et beati Joseph, ejusdem		likewise {of blessed Joseph, 

virginis sponsi}                  		spouse of the same virgin}

et beatorum Apostolorum ac        	of Thy blessed apostles 

martyrum tuorum,  Petri et        		and martyrs,  Peter 

Pauli,  Andreae,  Jacobi,         		and Paul,  Andrew,  James, 

Joannis,  Thomae,  Jacobi,        		John,  Thomas,  James, 

Philippi,  Bartholomaei,          		Phillip,  Bartholomew, 

Matthaei,  Simonis et             		Matthew,  Simon and Thaddeus; 

Thaddaei:  Lini,  Cleti,          		of Linus,  Cletus,  Clement, 

Clementis,  Xysti,  Cornelii,     		Sixtus,  Cornelius,  Cyprian, 

Cypriani,  Laurentii,             		Lawrence,  Chrysogonus,  John 

Chrysogoni,  Joannis et Pauli,    		and Paul,  Cosmas and Damian, 

Cosmae et Damiani,  et omnium     	and of all Thy saints:  for 

sanctorum tuorum:  quorum         	the sake of whose merits and 

meritis precibusque concedas,     	prayers do Thou grant that in 

ut in omnibus protectionis        		all things we may be defended 

tuae muniamur auxilio.  Per       		by the help of Thy protection. 

eumdem Christum Dominum           	Through the same Christ,  our 

nostrum.  Amen.                   		Lord.  Amen.

THE "HANC IGITUR"                 

•The priest extends his  hands over the oblation.           

P:  Hanc igitur oblationem        		P:  Wherefore,  we beseech
			
servitutis nostrae,  sed et		Thee,  O Lord,  graciously to 
			
cunctae familiae tuae,			receive this oblation which we 

quaesumus,  Domine,  ut		Thy servants,  and with us Thy 
       
placatus accipias:  diesque		whole family,  offer up to 

 nostros in tua pace disponas,     	Thee:  dispose our days in Thy 

 atque ab aeterna damnatione          	peace;  command that we be 

  nos eripi,  et in electorum     		saved from eternal damnation 

 tuorum jubeas grege numerari.    	and numbered among the flock 

 Per Christum Dominum nostrum.       	of Thine elect.  Through 

 Amen.     				Christ our Lord.  Amen.