Introibo Ad Altare Dei

“When the Eucharist is being celebrated, the sanctuary is filled with countless angels who adore the divine victim immolated on the altar.”

Saint John Chrysostom

From New Liturgical Movement; First Mass of Fr Johannes Paul Chavanne OCist in the Oratorian Parish of Vienna

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Let us pray, dearly beloved, for the holy Church of God: that our Lord and God may deign to give it peace, keep it in unity, and guard it throughout the world, subjecting to it principalities and powers: and may grant unto us that, leading a peaceful and quiet life, we may glorify God, the Father almighty.

Almighty and everlasting God, Who in Christ hast revealed Thy glory too all nations: guard the works of Thy mercy; that Thy Church, spread over the whole world, may with steadfast faith persevere in the confession of Thy Name. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.

Amen.

Mass for the Election of the Pope

Statue of Our Lady, Saint Casimir Church; Buffalo, NY

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