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Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 8 — 1st Class Feast

Complete Traditional Latin Mass (1962 Missal)

White vestments • Gloria • Athanasian Creed • Preface of the BVM (“et te in Conceptione immaculáta”)

At the Foot of the Altar — All kneel

P: † In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

P: Introíbo ad altáre Dei.
I will go unto the altar of God.
S: Ad Deum qui lætíficat juventútem meam.

Psalm 42 (Judica me) is said alternately — bow head at “Deus” — full Gloria Patri

Confiteor — profound bow, strike breast three times at “mea culpa”

P: Confíteor Deo omnipoténti… ómnibus Sanctis, et vobis, fratres…
S: Misereátur tui omnípotens Deus… → P: Amen.

Server’s Confiteor → Priest: Misereátur vestri… Indulgéntiam †…

P: Aufer a nobis… Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen. (ascends altar, kisses it

Introit — All stand

Gaudens gaudébo in Dómino… quasi sponsam ornátam monílibus suis.
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord… as a bride adorned with her jewels. (Is 61:10)

Kyrie (9-fold) → Gloria in excelsis (stand, bow at “Adorámus te… Jesu Christe”)

Collect

Deus, qui per immaculátam Vírginis Conceptiónem… Per eúndem Dóminum… Amen.

Epistle — Sit

Proverbs 8:22–35 → Read on USCCB

Gradual: Benedícta es tu, Virgo María…
Alleluia: Tota pulchra es, María…

Gospel — Stand • Sign forehead, lips, heart †

Luke 1:26–28 → Read on USCCB

Athanasian Creed (Quicumque vult) — Stand

Quicúmque vult salvus esse, ante ómnia opus est, ut téneat cathólicam fidem…
…et vita ætérna. Amen.
(Full English parallel available here)

Offertory Antiphon — Sit

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum: benedícta tu in muliéribus, allelúia.

Secret & Preface of the BVM

Preface: …et te in Conceptióne immaculáta Beátæ Maríæ semper Vírginis collaudáre…

Sanctus — Kneel • Bell 3×

Special Prayer to Our Lady of St Dominic at the Consecration
(Say silently 3× as priest says “Hoc est enim…” and “Hic est enim…”)

O Maria, data per manum Sancti Dominici, Rosa Mystica, Virgo Immaculata, intercede pro nobis in hac hora Consecrationis. Fac ut hæc verba “Hoc est enim Corpus Meum… Hic est enim Calix Sanguinis Mei” vivant in nobis. Sancte Dominice, omnes Sancti Apostoli, Martyres, Confessores et Virgines, orate pro nobis. Amen.

Bell rings • Priest elevates Host → genuflect • bell • elevate Chalice → genuflect

Agnus Dei — Strike breast 3×

Agnus Dei… miserére nobis (three times — no “dona eis requiem” today)

Communion Antiphon

Gloriósa dicta sunt de te, María: quia fecit tibi magna qui potens est.

Postcommunion & Dismissal

P: Ite, missa est.
S: Deo grátias.

Final Blessing → All kneel → Last Gospel (John 1:1–14) — stand, genuflect at “Et Verbum caro factum est”

Daily Mass Resources (1962 Calendar)