Exaltation of the Holy Cross
In Exaltatione Sanctæ crucis
Latin propers of the 1962 Roman Missal. English is given for the readings only (Douay-Rheims); see why.
IntroitusIntroit
Gal 6:14
Nos autem gloriári opórtet in Cruce Dómini nostri Jesu Christi: in quo est salus, vita et resurréctio nostra: per quem salváti et liberáti sumus.
Ps 66:2
Deus misereátur nostri, et benedícat nobis: illúminet vultum suum super nos, et misereátur nostri.
Glória Patri…
Nos autem gloriári opórtet in Cruce Dómini nostri Jesu Christi: in quo est salus, vita et resurréctio nostra: per quem salváti et liberáti sumus.
OratioCollect
Deus, qui nos hodiérna die Exaltatiónis sanctæ Crucis ánnua sollemnitáte lætíficas: præsta, quǽsumus; ut, cujus mystérium in terra cognóvimus, ejus redemptiónis præmia in cœlo mereámur.
Per eúndem…
LectioEpistle
Léctio Epístolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Philippenses
Phil 2:5-11
Fratres: Hoc enim sentíte in vobis, quod et in Christo Jesu: qui, cum in forma Dei esset, non rapínam arbitrátus est esse se æquálem Deo: sed semetípsum exinanívit formam servi accípiens, in similitúdinem hóminum factus, et hábitu invéntus ut homo. Humiliávit semetípsum, factus obédiens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis. Propter quod et Deus exaltávit illum: et donávit illi nomen, quod est super omne nomen: (hic genuflectitur) ut in nómine Jesu omne genu flectátur cœléstium, terréstrium et infernórum: et omnis lingua confiteátur, quia Dóminus Jesus Christus in glória est Dei Patris.
Philippians 2:5-11 · Douay-Rheims
For let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man. He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. For which cause, God also hath exalted him and hath given him a name which is above all names: That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth: And that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.
GradualeGradual
Phil 2:8-9
Christus factus est pro nobis obœ́diens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis.
℣. Propter quod et Deus exaltávit illum, et dedit illi nomen, quod est super omne nomen. Allelúja, allelúja.
℣. Dulce lignum, dulces clavos, dúlcia ferens póndera: quæ sola fuísti digna sustinére Regem cœlórum et Dóminum. Allelúja.
EvangeliumGospel
Sequéntia ☩ sancti Evangélii secúndum Joánnem
Joann 12:31-36
In illo témpore: Dixit Jesus turbis Judæórum: Nunc judícium est mundi: nunc princeps hujus mundi ejiciétur foras. Et ego si exaltátus fuero a terra, ómnia traham ad meipsum. (Hoc autem dicébat, signíficans qua morte esset moritúrus.) Respóndit ei turba. Nos audívimus ex lege, quia Christus manet in ætérnum: et quómodo tu dicis: Opórtet exaltári Fílium hóminis? Quis est iste Fílius hóminis? Dixit ergo eis Jesus: Adhuc módicum lumen in vobis est. Ambuláte, dum lucem habétis, ut non vos ténebræ comprehéndant: et qui ámbulat in ténebris, nescit, quo vadat. Dum lucem habétis, crédite in lucem, ut fílii lucis sitis.
John 12:31-36 · Douay-Rheims
Now is the judgment of the world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself. (Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.) The multitude answered him: We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever. And how sayest thou: The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man? Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while, the light is among you. Walk whilst you have the light, that the darkness overtake you not. And he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Whilst you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things Jesus spoke: and he went away and hid himself from them.
OffertoriumOffertory
Prótege, Dómine, plebem tuam per signum sanctæ Crucis ab ómnibus insídiis inimicórum ómnium: ut tibi gratam exhibeámus servitútem, et acceptábile fiat sacrifícium nostrum, allelúja.
SecretaSecret
Jesu Christi, Dómini nostri, Córpore et Sánguine saginándi, per quem Crucis est sanctificátum vexíllum: quǽsumus, Dómine, Deus noster; ut, sicut illud adoráre merúimus, ita perénniter ejus glóriæ salutáris potiámur efféctu.
Per eúndem…
PrefatioPreface
de Sancta Cruce
Vere dignum et justum est, æquum et salutáre, nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere: Dómine sancte, Pater omnípotens, ætérne Deus: Qui salútem humáni géneris in ligno Crucis constituísti: ut, unde mors oriebátur, inde vita resúrgeret: et, qui in ligno vincébat, in ligno quoque vincerétur: per Christum, Dóminum nostrum. Per quem majestátem tuam laudant Angeli, adórant Dominatiónes, tremunt Potestátes. Cæli cælorúmque Virtútes ac beáta Séraphim sócia exsultatióne concélebrant. Cum quibus et nostras voces ut admítti júbeas, deprecámur, súpplici confessióne dicéntes:
CommunioCommunion
Per signum Crucis de inimícis nostris líbera nos, Deus noster.
PostcommunioPostcommunion
Adésto nobis, Dómine, Deus noster: et, quos sanctæ Crucis lætári facis honóre, ejus quoque perpétuis defénde subsídiis.
Per Dominum…
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