Category Archives: Vesting Prayers
7 – On the vesting prayers for priests in preparation for Holy Mass
AD CASULAM Domine, qui dixisti: Iugum meum suave est et onus meum leve: fac, ut istud portare sic valeam, quod consequar tuam gratiam. Amen. O Lord, who has said – “My crossbeam is easy and my burden light” – grant … Continue reading
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6 – On the vesting prayers for priests in preparation for Holy Mass
AD STOLAM Redde mihi, Domine, stolam immortalitatis, quam perdidi in prævaricatione primi parentis: et, quamvis indignus accedo ad tuum sacrum mysterium, merear tamen gaudium sempiternum. Restore to me, O Lord, the robe of immortality, which was lost in the transgression of … Continue reading
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5 – On the vesting prayers for priests in preparation for Holy Mass
AD MANIPULUM Merear, Domine, portare manipulum fletus et doloris; ut cum exsultatione recipiam mercedem laboris. May I be made deserving, O Lord, to bear the maniple of weeping and sorrow, so that I might receive with exaltation labor’s reward. The … Continue reading
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4 – On the vesting prayers for priests in preparation for Holy Mass
AD CINGULUM Præcinge me, Domine, cingulo puritatis, et exstingue in lumbis meis humorem libidinis; ut maneat in me virtus continentiæ et castitatis. Gird me about, O Lord, with the cincture of purity, and extinguish in my loins the inclinations of … Continue reading
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3 – On the vesting prayers for priests in preparation for Holy Mass
AD ALBAM Dealba me, Domine, et munda cor meum; ut, in Sanguine Agni dealbatus, gaudiis perfruar sempiternis. Make me white, O Lord, and cleanse my heart, that being made white in the Blood of the Lamb, I may thoroughly rejoice … Continue reading
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2 – On the vesting prayers for priests in preparation for Holy Mass
AD AMICTUM Impone Domine, capiti meo galeam salutis, ad expugnandos diabolicos incursus. Place upon my head, O Lord, the helmet of salvation, for conquering diabolical assaults. The idea of the syntax here is not that we, of ourselves, have the … Continue reading
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1 – On the vesting prayers for priests in preparation for Holy Mass
CUM LAVAT MANUS / Washing of hands Da, Domine, virtutem manibus meis ad abstergendam omnem maculam; ut sine pollutione mentis et corporis valeam tibi servire. [Give strength to my hands, Lord, to wipe away all stain, so that I may … Continue reading
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Accompany me, Father George David Byers, S.S.L., S.T.D., as I begin life as a Catholic Priest-Hermit by choice. Holy Souls Hermitage is dedicated to the sanctification of my fellow priests, bishops & seminarians going through the purgatory of this life or the next. I pray for benefactors daily, offering Holy Mass for their intentions about once a month. You'll have to force me to take your donations, though. Scroll down for an explanation.
