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excerpts from poems by Denise Levertov; Latin Ordinary of the Mass | |
I. Kyrie O deep unknown, guttering candle, We choose from the past, tearing morsels to feed death, death, and the world's We live in terror Yet our hope lies O deep, remote unknown, ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. |
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. |
II. Gloria Praise the wet snow ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis. Laudamus te; benedicimus te; adoramus te; glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dextram Patris, O miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe. Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. |
Glory be to God in the highest.
And on earth peace to men of good will. We praise You; we bless You; we adore You; we glorify You. We give You thanks for Your great glory. Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. You that take away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. You that take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. You that sit at the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us. For You only are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ. Together with the Holy Ghost in the glory of God the Father. Amen. |
III. Credo I believe the earth |
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Credo in unum Deum;
Patrem omnipotentem,
factorem coeli et terrae (.....) Credo in unum Dominum Jesum Christum (.....) Crucifixus etiam pro nobis (.....) Credo in Spiritum Sanctum (.....) Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum et vitam venturi sæculi. Amen. |
I believe in one God; the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth (.....) I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ (.....) Who was crucified for us (.....) I believe in the Holy Spirit (.....) I await the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. |
IV. Sanctus/Benedictus Powers and principalities–all the gods, all that Imagination naming, forming–to give send forth their song towards
Blesséd is that which comes in the name of the spirit, The name of the spirit is written in crystals of snow, in petal, leaf, blood, bone, song, silence, (.....) |
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Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Osanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Osanna in excelsis. |
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest. |
V. Agnus Dei (…..) (.....) God then, (.....) So be it. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Dona nobis pacem. |
Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, Grant us peace. |
“Mass for the Day of St. Thomas Didymus” by Denise Levertov, from CANDLES IN BABYLON, copyright ©1982 by Denise Levertov. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. | |