Ordo Rituum pro Ministerii Petrini Initio Romae Episcopi
The Eucharistic Celebration
for the Beginning of the Petrine Ministry
of the Bishop of Rome
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INFORMATIVE NOTE
4. The second chapter presents the Eucharistic celebration with which the elected Pope officially begins his ministry, particularly emphasizing the "Petrine" dimension of Shepherd of the Catholic Church. Therefore, the usual episcopal insignia—the Pallium and the Ring—carry specific significance. Besides their reference to Christ and the Church, for the Successor of Peter they are evocative of the task entrusted to him by the risen Lord (John 21:15-17).
The bond with the Apostle Peter and his martyrdom, which has nurtured the nascent Church of Rome, is further emphasized by the places where the celebrations take place, first and foremost the Confession of Saint Peter in the Vatican Basilica.
In the solemn Eucharistic liturgy, in which the two "Petrine" episcopal insignia are imposed, the texts and signs explicitly reference Christ, the cornerstone of the Church (cf. Eph 2:20), and Peter, whom He called to be its "rock foundation" (Mt 16:18).
5. The rite takes place in St. Peter's Basilica and the square in front of it. The stop at the Apostolic Confession of the Basilica underlines the close bond of the Bishop of Rome to the Apostle Peter and his martyrdom. Due to the increased human mobility, which also makes the pilgrimage of the faithful to the Apostolic See more consistent, it has become customary for celebrations like this to attract a large influx of people. This makes it necessary to gather the assembly in a place capable of accommodating it. But it is also highly evocative of Peter's martyrdom, on such a solemn day, the gathering in the same place where he confessed his faith with his blood along with many other Christians who gave the same testimony with him.
From the Loggia of the Vatican Basilica hangs the tapestry of the miraculous catch of fish (John 21:1-8), which depicts the dialog between Jesus and Peter, to which the rite explicitly refers, in the liturgy of the Word and in the euchological texts.
Introductory Rite
6. While the initial procession, after the stop at the Confession of Saint Peter, makes its way toward the Altar, the Laudes Regiae are sung, with the "auspices" taken and adapted from Lumen Gentium (18, 22, 23), invoking the intercession of the holy Pontiffs, martyrs, and saints of the Roman Church. Immediately following is the singing of the Gloria and the collect prayer, which, recalling the Father's plan to build His Church on Peter, inspired by Lumen gentium, asks that the Bishop, constituted as the successor of the Prince of the Apostles, show the Christian people Peter as the "visible principle and foundation of the unity of faith and communion" of the Church. Inheriting the service, the Pope is also a participant. (cf. LG 18, 23 & note 30; Conc. Vat. I Const. Pastor Æternus [=PÆ], 1).
Liturgy of the Word
7. The first reading (Is 26:1-4), commemorating the vicarious power of the Apostle, draws the assembly's attention to the metaphor of the rock, a symbol of stability and fidelity. The assembly takes it up in the responsorial psalm, drawn from the same prophet (Is 26:7-9. 12), with the refrain "The Lord is our rock forever" (Is 26:4b). Peter's vocation as the rocky foundation of the Church (cf. Mt 16:18) is rooted in the rock that is the Lord (cf. Dt 32:4; Ps 117 [118]:22-23) and in the chosen, precious, and solid stone that is Christ (cf. Is 28:16; Rom 9:33; 10:11). He, "the stone that the builders rejected ... a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense" (1 Pt 2:6), has become the cornerstone (cf. Eph. 2:20).
During the Easter season, the passage from the Acts of the Apostles (4:8-12) is proposed, in which Peter announces that Christ is "the stone rejected by the builders." The same theme is taken up in the responsorial psalm (Ps 117 [118]).
The second reading (1 Pt 5:1-5, 10-11) further emphasizes the bond that exists between Peter, the Church of Rome, and the ministry of his successor. The exhortations that the Apostle, as an "elder," addresses to the "elders" also apply to him: to shepherd the flock that God has entrusted to them and to be their model. Equally important is the foundational reference to the one and only supreme Shepherd who will dispense the reward on the day of His coming.
The Alleluia (Jn 21:3,6) introduces the proclamation of Jn 21:15-19. The Apostle fisherman goes to cast the nets and is accompanied by six apostles, but that night they caught nothing. Only at the command of the Lord will the net overflow with fish.
The Gospel of John (21:15-19) is one of the texts that, along with Mt 16:13-19 and Lk 22:31-34, traditionally establish the special and personal task assigned to Peter within the group of the Twelve. He receives it, like the other Apostles, from the risen Christ. The triple question of Jesus and the triple answer are accompanied in crescendo by the invitation to tend to his "lambs" and "sheep." The triple question and the triple answer recall and repair the triple betrayal. Despite his fragility, and indeed precisely because of it, Peter, having "repented," can "confirm in the faith" his brothers (cf. Lk 22:31-32).
Imposition of the Pallium and delivery of the Ring
8. After the proclamation of the gospel, in Latin and Greek, the papal pallium is imposed on the pope, and the Fisherman's Ring is handed over.
9. The meaning of the Pallium, an ancient episcopal insignia made from lamb's wool, is illustrated by various testimonies of the Fathers. Simeon of Thessalonica writes, "The Pallium indicates the Savior who, meeting us as the lost sheep, takes it on his shoulders and, assuming our human nature in the Incarnation, has divinized it; with his death on the cross he has offered us to the Father and with the resurrection, he has exalted us." (SIMONE DI TESSALONICA, De sacris ordinationibus 208: PG 155, 422; De divino templo 44: PG 155, 715. Cf. anche ISIDORO PELUSIANO, Epistula 1, 136: PG 78, 271; GERMANO DI COSTANTINOPOI, Rerum ecclesiasticarum contemplatio: PG 98, 394)
In its new form for the Pope, the Pallium is woven from the wool of lambs and sheep. It bears five crosses imprinted in red. (Cf. RABANO MAURO, for whom the Pallium is particularly fitting for the supreme Pontiff "in which the cross of red color is inscribed, so that by wearing it the Pontiff carries the sign of the cross on his chest and behind his shoulders, and in his mind has the pious and devout remembrance of the Redeemer's passion, and to the people for whom he prays to the Lord shows the sign" [De clericorum institutione: PL 107, 309].) It recalls the Good Shepherd (cf. Jn 10:11), who places the lost sheep on his shoulders (cf. Lk 15:4-7), and also the threefold loving response given by the risen Jesus to Peter to tend his lambs and sheep (cf. Jn 21:15-17).
10. The Pallium is imposed by the Cardinal Protodeacon, who in the formula used refers to Christ, "the great shepherd of the sheep," whom God raised from the dead (Heb. 13:20), and now hands the Pallium to the Pope. It is recalled that it was taken from the Confession of Peter, to signify the connection with the Apostle who received from Christ himself the special task of guiding his flock. To Peter, the new Pontiff succeeds in the Church of Rome, which he brought to faith together with the Apostle Paul (cf. Leo the Great, Sermo 82,2, 3.6). After the litanic invocation of the Laudes Regiæ, this passage is the first remembrance of Paul as the co-founder of the Church of Rome. The Spirit of Truth is also invoked to support with His grace the ministry of the new Pontiff in confirming the brothers in the unity of faith.
11. After the Cardinal Protodeacon has placed the Pallium on the shoulders of the new Pontiff, the Cardinal first of the Order of Presbyters invokes with a special prayer the presence and assistance of the Lord upon the elected. He implores from God the Blessing, which is His own Son, and the greatest Gift, the Holy Spirit, so that the Pope may exercise his ministry in a manner corresponding to the charism received.
12. The delivery of the Fisherman's Ring follows. Since the first millennium, the ring has also been a distinctive sign of the Bishop. The ring that the new Pope receives, however, has the specific value of the signet ring that radically authenticates faith, a task entrusted to Peter to confirm his brothers (cf. Lk 22:32). It is called the "Ring of the Fisherman" because Peter is the Apostle fisherman (cf. Mt 4:18-19; Mk 1:16-17) who, having had faith in the word of Jesus (cf. Lk 5:5), brought the nets of the miraculous catch to shore from the boat (cf. Jn 21:3-14).
13. The delivery of the Ring is made by the Cardinal Dean of the College of Cardinals. He invokes Christ, "shepherd and bishop of our souls" (1 Pt 2:25), who built the Church on the rock of Peter, and who was recognized by Peter himself as "Son of the living God" (Mt 16:16; Tomus Leonis 3), so that he may give the new Pontiff the Ring-seal of the Fisherman.
The text highlights the undeluded hope experienced by Peter when he set out to sea and cast the nets, and it recalls that Christ gave him the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Emphasizing that the new Pontiff succeeds him in the pastoral guidance of the Church of Rome, which "presides over the union of charity," the exhortation of Paul is reiterated, indicating that charity is the "fulfillment of the law" (Rom 13:8-10). The explicit reference to the Letter to the Romans (5:5) aims to recall the teaching that the Apostle directed to the Church of Rome; the famous phrase with which Saint Ignatius the Martyr addressed the Church of Rome (Ad Rom., Præf.; cf. LG 13) is also included.
The handing over of the Ring concludes with an invocation to the Holy Spirit to enrich the new Pontiff with strength and gentleness in preserving the disciples of Christ in the unity of communion.
Then the Pope delivers the homily.
14. After the Pope's homily, the celebration continues with the symbolic rite of "obedience" rendered to the Pope by twelve representatives from all categories of the people of God, coming from various parts of the earth. The assembly then professes the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed in Latin.
The universal prayer takes inspiration from the biblical texts proclaimed and prays to the Lord, eternal rock, for the Church, spread all over the earth; for the Roman Pontiff, who begins his ministry; for those who hold power; for those who are suffering and in distress; and for the assembly itself.
In the concluding prayer, the Pope prays that God, Shepherd of His people, lovingly turns His gaze upon him and the service to which He has called him; listens to the prayer of His people; and welcomes all into the fullness of His kingdom.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
15. In reference to the texts of this celebration, the presentation of the gifts for the Eucharist is accompanied by the singing of the hymn of charity by Saint Paul (1 Cor 13), the other founder of the Roman Church, which precedes the already mentioned expressions of Saint Ignatius the Martyr.
The prayer over the offerings implores that the missionary ministry of the Church extend the fruits of redemption to the whole world.
The preface, specific to the euchology of the feast of the Chair of the Apostle Peter, making use of New Testament texts, recalls the salient and characteristic traits of his ministry. Next is the Roman Canon, in which the second and fourth "intercessions" evoke Saints and Martyrs of the Roman tradition.
The communion songs propose two antiphons taken from the Gospel: the invitation addressed by Jesus to his disciples on the Sea of Galilee, "Come and eat!" (John 21:12) and Peter's profession: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" (Mt 16:16); with Psalms 22 [23] (The Lord is my shepherd) and 33 [34] (I will bless the Lord at all times).
In the prayer after communion, the new Pontiff asks God to confirm the Church in unity and charity and for him to be saved and protected along with the flock entrusted to him.
Concluding Rite
16. The blessing returns once again to the biblical image of the vine and the vineyard, applied to the Church (cf. LG 6), invoking that the Lord "watches" and "protects" the stump and the vine He has planted (cf. Ps 79 [80], 15-16), while the assembly, taking up the text, asks to make His face of salvation shine upon it.
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33. The Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations sees to the preparation of a new pastoral Pallium, woven from the wool of sheep and lambs, upon which are marked five crosses of red, signifying the five wounds of Christ who has risen from the dead. He likewise sees to the preparation of a new Fisherman’s Ring of gold, upon which is engraved the boat of Peter, encircled by the name of the new Pontiff. The Pallium and the Ring are placed in a suitable case upon the Confession of the Prince of the Apostles.
INTRODUCTORY RITES
34. On the day on which the first Papal Eucharistic Liturgy is to be celebrated (ORC 78a), the Roman Pontiff, the concelebrating Cardinals, and the Deacons, vested in white and already prepared for the Entrance Procession, before proceeding to Saint Peter’s Square, gather in the Vatican Basilica around the Confession of the Apostle.
35. The new Supreme Pontiff, together with the Patriarchs of the Eastern Churches, descends to the tomb of Saint Peter and remains there for a time in prayer. Then, having put incense into the thurible, he incenses the Apostolic Trophy.
Meanwhile, two Deacons take the case containing the pastoral Pallium and the Fisherman’s Ring, together with the Book of the Gospels, and carry them to the altar of the celebration, where they place them.
36. The Supreme Pontiff ascends into the Basilica and joins the entrance procession.
37. When they arrive in Saint Peter’s Square, after making a reverence to the altar, each goes to his appointed place; the concelebrants, however, kiss the altar in the usual manner.
38. Meanwhile, the Laudes Regiæ are sung, taking the place of the Entrance Chant and the Penitential Act.
Laudes Regiæ
Exáudi, Christe R. Exáudi, Christe
Ecclésiæ sponsæ et córpori
Lúmine géntium resplendénti Christo:
ædificátio et consolátio Dei!
To the Church, the Bride and Body of Christ,
resplendent with Christ, the Light of the nations:
the building up and consolation of God!
Christe Fili Dei vivi, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Iesu Fili David, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Christe Fili Dei vivi, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Salvátor Mundi, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Christe Fili Dei vivi, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Exáudi, Christe R. Exáudi, Christe
Hear, O Christ. R. Hear, O Christ
Ecclésiæ ovíli et gregi
Dei agricultúræ et eléctæ víneæ
fons aquæ et fructus Spíritus!
To the Church, the sheepfold and flock,
God’s field and his chosen vineyard:
a fountain of water and the fruit of the Spirit!
Sancta María, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Ioseph, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Ioánnes Baptísta, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Holy Mary... R. come to her aid.
Saint John the Baptist...
Saint Joseph...
Exáudi, Christe R. Exáudi, Christe
Hear, O Christ. R. Hear, O Christ
N.
Románo Epíscopo Successóri Petri
Gregis Christi unitátem expriménti:
robur et concórdia Spíritus!
To N., Bishop of Rome, Successor of Peter,
who manifests the unity of Christ’s flock:
the strength and concord of the Spirit!
Sancte Petre, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Paule, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Andréa, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Ioánnes, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Iacóbe, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Thoma, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Iacóbe, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Philippe, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Matthæe, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Bartholomæe, R. Tu illam ádiuva
Sancte Simon, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Thaddæe, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Matthia, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Luca, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Marce, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Barnaba, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancta Maria Magdalena, R. Tu illum adiuva
Saint Peter R. come to his aid.
Saint Paul...
Saint Andrew...
Saint John...
Saint James...
Saint Thomas....
Saint James...
Saint Philip...
Saint Bartholomew...
Saint Matthew...
Saint Simon...
Saint Thaddeus...
Saint Matthias....
Saint Luke...
Saint Mark...
Saint Barnabas...
Saint Mary Magdalene...
Exáudi, Christe R. Exáudi, Christe
Hear, O Christ. R. Hear, O Christ
N. Romano Pontifici, Petri successori,
suum ministerium hodie inauguranti
sollicitudo pro universa Ecclesia!
To N., the Roman Pontiff, Successor of Peter,
who today inaugurates his ministry:
solicitude for the whole Church!
Sancte Line, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Clete, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Clemens, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Evariste, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Alexander (Prime), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Xyste (Prime), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Telesphore, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Hygine, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Pie (Prime), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Anicete, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Soter, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Eleutheri, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Victor (Prime), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Zephyrine, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Calliste (Prime), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Urbane (Prime), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Pontiane, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Anthere, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Fabiane, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Corneli, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Luci (Prime), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Stephane (Prime), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Xyste (Secunde), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Damase (Prime), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Leo Magne, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Gregori Magne, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Leo (None) R. Tu illum adiuva
N. (aliroum Sanctorum Pontificum)
Saint Linus, R. come to his aid.
Saint Cletus...
Saint Clement I...
Saint Evaristus...
Saint Alexander (I)...
Saint Sixtus (I)...
Saint Telesphorus...
Saint Hyginus...
Saint Pius...
Saint Anicetus...
Saint Soter...
Saint Eleutherius...
Saint Victor (I)...
Saint Zepherynus...
Saint Callistus (I)...
Saint Urban...
Saint Antherus...
Saint Pontian...
Saint Fabian....
Saint Cornelius....
Saint Lucius (I)...
Saint Stephen (I)...
Saint Sixtus (II)...
Saint Damasus (I)...
Saint Leo the Great....
Saint Gregory the Great...
N. (of other Pontiff Saints)
Sancte Stephane, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Ignati (Antiochene), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Laurenti, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Cypriane, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancta Agnes, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancta Cæcilia, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Ambrosi, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Augustine, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Athanasi, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Basili, R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Gregori (Nazianzene), R. Tu illum adiuva
Sancte Ioannes Chrysostome, R. Tu illum adiuva
N. (aliroum Sanctorum ac Sanctarum pro opportunitate)
Saint Stephen, R. come to his aid.
Saint Ignatius (of Antioch)...
Saint Lawrence...
Saint Cyprian...
Saint Agnes...
Saint Cecilia...
Saint Ambrose...
Saint Augustine...
Saint Athanasius...
Saint Basil...
Saint Gregory Nazianzen...
Saint John Chrysostom...
N. (of other Saints as appropriate)
39. The Supreme Pontiff goes to the altar in Saint Peter’s Square, venerates it in the usual manner, and incenses it. Then he goes to the chair placed beneath the central loggia.
Sign of the cross and initial greeting
40. The Supreme Pontiff, standing at the chair, begins the celebration, saying:
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.
R. Amén.
Then he greets the people:
Pax vobis
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
41. The chant concludes:
Kýrie, eléison Kýrie, eléison
Christe, eléison Christe, eléison
Kýrie, eléison Kýrie, eléison.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Pax nostra! Pax nostra!
Salus nostra! Misericórdia nostra!
Pastor, Ostium et Clavis! Via, Véritas et Vita!
Tibi soli impérium laus et iubilátio per infiníta sæculórum sæcula!
Our Peace! Our Peace!
Our Salvation! Our Mercy!
Shepherd, Gate and Key! The Way, the Truth and the Life!
To you alone be dominion, praise and jubilation. for ever and ever!
Our Salvation! Our Mercy!
Shepherd, Gate and Key! The Way, the Truth and the Life!
To you alone be dominion, praise and jubilation. for ever and ever!
Gloria
42. The Supreme Pontiff intones the hymn Glory to God, which the schola and the assembly of the faithful sing, acclaiming God the Father and Christ the Lord.
Collecta
The Holy Father:
Oremus.
Deus, qui providentiæ tuæ consilio
super beatum Petrum, ceteris Apostolis præpositum,
Ecclesiam tuam ædificari voluisti,
respice propitius ad me famulum tuum,
et concede, ut, quem Petri constituisti successorem,
populo tuo visibile faciam unitatis fidei
et communionis principium et fundamentum.
Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Filium tuum,
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus,
per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
R. Amen.
Let us pray.
O God, who in your providential design
willed that your Church be built
upon blessed Peter, whom you set over the other Apostles,
look with favour on me, your servant,
whom you have chosen as the successor of Peter.
Grant that I may always be for your people the visible source and foundation
of its unity in faith and communion.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
LITURGIA VERBI
44.
Lectio prima
Dominus petra æterna est
(The Lord is the eternal rock)
A reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah 26, 1-4
On that day they will sing this song in the land of Judah:
“A strong city have we;
he sets up walls and ramparts to protect us.
Open up the gates
to let in a nation that is just,
one that keeps faith.
A nation of firm purpose you keep in peace;
in peace, for its trust in you.”
Trust in the LORD forever!
For the LORD is an eternal Rock."
The Word of the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God
Or, at Easter time,
Non est in alio aliquo salus.
(And there is salvation in no one else.)
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 4, 8-12
In those days:
Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and el-ders, if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crip pled man, by what means this man has been healed, let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead by him this man is standing before you well.
This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heav en given among men by which we must be saved.
The Word of the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
45.
Responsorial Psalm
Is. 26, 7-9. 12
R. (26, 4) The Lord is an eternal Rock.
1. The way of the just is smooth; *
the path of the just you make level.
Yes, for your way and your judgments, O Lord, *
we look to you.
2. Your name and your title *
are the desire of our souls.
My soul yearns for you in the night, *
yes, my spirit within me keeps vigil for you;
3. O Lord, you mete out peace to us, *
for it is you who have accomplished all we have done.
Or, at Easter time; Ps.117 (118), 21-22. 23-24. 28-29
R. (117 [118], 1) Give praise to the LORD, for he is good. Alleluia.
1. I will thank you, for you have answered,
and you are my saviour.
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
2. By the LORD has this been done,
a marvel in our eyes.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us rejoice in it and be glad.
3. You are my God, I praise you.
My God, I exalt you.
Give praise to the LORD, for he is good;
his mercy endures for ever.
46.
Lectio secunda
Cum apparuerit Princeps pastorum, percipietis immarcescibilem gloriæ coronam
(When the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory)
A reading from the First Letter of Saint Peter 5, 1-5. 10-11
Beloved,
I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
And the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
The Word of the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
47.
Versus ante Evangelium
R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
cf. Jn 21, 3:
Dicit Simon Petrus aliis discipulis:
«Vado piscari».
Dicunt ei apostoli:
«Venimus et nos tecum».
Simon Peter said to other disciples,
"I am going fishing."
The apostles said to him,
"We will go with you."
R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
cf. Jn 21, 6:
Dixit Iesus discipulis et Simoni:
«Mittite rete».
Miserunt ergo et iam non valebant illud
trahere a multitudine piscium.
Jesus said to disciples and Simon,
"Cast the net."
So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in,
because of the quantity of fish.
R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
48.
Evangelium
Follow me
The Deacon:
Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo
.
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
✠ Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum Ioannem 21, 15-19
Gloria tibi, Domine.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.
Cum [manifestasset se Iesus discipulis suis et] prandissent cum eis, dicit Simoni Petro Iesus: «Simon Ioannis, diligis me plus his?». Dicit ei: «Etiam, Domine, tu scis quia amo te». Dicit ei: «Pasce agnos meos».
Dicit ei iterum secundo: «Simon Ioannis, diligis me?». Ait illi: «Etiam, Domine, tu scis quia amo te». Dicit ei: «Pasce oves meas».
Dicit ei tertio: «Simon Ioannis, amas me?». Contristatus est Petrus quia dixit ei tertio: «Amas me?», et dicit ei: «Domine, tu omnia scis, tu cognoscis quia amo te». Dicit ei: «Pasce oves meas. Amen, amen dico tibi: Cum esses iunior, cingebas teipsum et ambulabas, ubi volebas; cum autem senueris, extendes manus tuas, et alius te cinget et ducet, quo non vis».
Hoc autem dixit significans qua morte clarificaturus esset Deum. Et hoc cum dixisset, dicit ei: «Sequere me».
Verbum Dómini.
R. Laus tibi, Christe.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Greek Deacon:
Σοφία: ỏρθοί, ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἀγίου Εὐαγγελίου.
Wisdom! Standing, let us listen to the Holy Gospel.
Holy Father:
Είρήνη πᾶσι
Peace be with you.
The choir:
Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.
And with your spirit.
Deacon:
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ἰωάννην ἀγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνῳσμα. 21, 15-19
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
The choir:
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξασοι.
Praise to you, O Lord, praise to you.
Deacon:
Πρόσχωμεν.
Let us listen!
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐφανέρωσεν ἑαυτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, ἐγερθεὶς ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ λέγει τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρῳ· Σίμων Ἰωνᾶ, ἀγαπᾶς με πλέον τούτων; Λέγει αὐτῷ· Ναὶ Κύριε, σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶ σε. Λέγει αὐτῷ· Βόσκε τὰ ἀρνία μου. Λέγει αὐτῷ πάλιν δεύτερον· Σίμων Ἰωνᾶ ἀγαπᾶς με; Λέγει αὐτῷ· Ναί, Κύριε, σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶ σε. Λέγει αὐτῷ· Ποίμαινε τὰ πρόβατά μου. Λέγει αὐτῷ τὸ τρίτον· Σίμων Ἰωνᾶ, φιλεῖς με; ἐλυπήθη ὁ Πέτρος, ὅτι εἶπεν αὐτῷ τὸ τρίτον, φιλεῖς με; Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Κύριε, σὺ πάντα οἶδας, σὺ γινώσκεις ὅτι φιλῶ σε. Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς. Βόσκε τὰ πρόβατά μου. Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ὅτε ἦς νεώτερος, ἐζώννυες σεαυτόν, καὶ περιεπάτεις ὅπου ἤθελες, ὅταν δὲ γηράσῃς, ἐκτενεῖς τὰς χεῖράς σου, καὶ ἄλλος σε ζώσει, καὶ οἴσει ὅπου οὐ θέλεις. Τοῦτο δὲ εἶπε, σημαίνων ποίῳ θανάτῳ δοξάσει τὸν Θεόν. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπών, λέγει αὐτῷ· Ἀκολούθει μοι.
The choir:
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξασοι.
Praise to you, O Lord, praise to you.
The Supreme Pontiff kisses the Book of the Gospels and, with it, blesses those present.
49. When the chanting of the Gospel in Latin and Greek has been completed, the customary acclamation to the Supreme Pontiff is omitted.
IMPOSITION OF THE PALLIUM
AND BESTOWAL OF THE FISHERMAN'S RING
50. When the chanting of the Gospel in Latin and Greek has been completed, the two Deacons, preceded by the thurifer and accompanied by the acolytes, return from the ambo while the Alleluia is sung once more. Behind the altar, two other Deacons, having taken the Pastoral Pallium and the Fisherman’s Ring from the table, join them. All proceed to the chair of the Supreme Pontiff, who is seated wearing the miter; the first Cardinals of each order also approach. All stand.
51. The Cardinal Protodeacon says:
Deus pacis, qui eduxit de mortuis
pastorem magnum ovium
Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum,
Ipse tibi Pallium donet
quod ab apostoli Petri Confessione sumpsimus.
Illi Pastor bonus
suos agnos suasque oves pascere præcepit;
tu hodie Petro succedis in Episcopatu huius Ecclesiæ
quam ille, cum apostolo Paulo, fidei genuit.
Spiritus veritatis, qui ex Patre procedit,
uberem inspirationem et eloquium
tuo ministerio fratres
in fidei unitate confirmandi largiatur.
May the God of peace, who brought back from the dead
our Lord Jesus Christ,
the great shepherd of the sheep,
bestow upon you the Pallium
taken from the Tomb of the Apostle Peter.
The Good Shepherd
charged Peter to feed his lambs and his sheep;
today you succeed him as the Bishop of this Church
to which he and the Apostle Paul were fathers in faith.
May the Spirit of Truth, who proceeds from the Father,
grant you his abundant gifts of wisdom and eloquence
in the ministry of confirming your brethren
in the unity of faith.
52. Then the Cardinal Protodeacon goes up to the chair and places the Pallium upon the Supreme Pontiff, while the schola and the people acclaim:
Ps 67 (68), 29
Manda, Deus, virtúti tuæ;
confirma hoc, Deus, quod operátus es in nobis.
Command your might, O God;
your might, O God, which you have shown for us.
53. The Cardinal Protopriest says the prayer:
Oremus.
Deus, qui adesse non dedignaris
ubi recto corde devotaque mente invocaris
supplicationibus Ecclesiæ tuæ quæsumus adesto:
super famulum tuum et Papam nostrum Leonem,
quem officio servitutis nostræ
in culmine apostolico constituisti
dexteræ tuæ
Benedictionem effunde
et ipse roboretur Dono Spiritus tui Sancti
ut tantum ministerium ita digne ferat
sicut tantæ dignitatis charismate augetur.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
Let us pray:
O God, who do not disappoint
those who call upon you with upright and devout hearts,
hear the fervent prayer of your Church
and pour forth your blessing
upon your servant Leo, our Pope,
to whom, through our humble service,
you have granted primacy in the apostolic office.
May he be strengthened by the gift of your Holy Spirit
and worthily exercise his high ministry
in accordance with the eminent charism he has received.
Through Christ our Lord.
The schola and the people acclaim: Amen.
54. The Dean of the College of Cardinals says:
Beatissime Pater,
Episcopus et Pastor animarum nostrarum
Christus, Filius Dei vivi,
qui super petram
Ecclesiam suam ædificavit,
Ipse tibi donet Anulum sigillum Petri Piscatoris,
qui suam spem in mari Galilææ expertus est,
cui Dominus Iesus cælorum Regni claves commisit.
Beato apostolo Petro tu hodie succedis
in Episcopatu huius Ecclesiæ,
quæ caritatis unitati præsidet,
ut beatus apostolus Paulus docuit;
Spiritus caritatis,
in corda nostra effusus,
vim et suavitatem largiatur
tuo ministerio omnes in Christum credentes
in unitatis communione servandi.
Most Holy Father,
may Christ, the Son of the living God,
the shepherd and guardian of our souls,
who built his Church upon rock,
grant you the ring, the seal of Peter the Fisherman,
who put his hope in him on the sea of Galilee,
and to whom the Lord Jesus entrusted the keys of the Kingdom of heaven.
Today you succeed the Blessed Apostle Peter
as the Bishop of this Church
which presides over the unity of charity,
as the Blessed Apostle Paul has taught.
May the Spirit of charity,
poured into our hearts,
grant you the gentleness and strength to preserve,
through your ministry, all those who believe in Christ
in unity and fellowship.
55. The Dean of the College of Cardinals presents the Fisherman’s Ring to the Supreme Pontiff, while the schola and the people acclaim:
Ps 67 (68), 29
Manda, Deus, virtúti tuæ;
confirma hoc, Deus, quod operátus es in nobis.
Command your might, O God;
your might, O God, which you have shown for us.
56. The Supreme Pontiff, having removed the miter, stands and blesses the people with the Book of the Gospels, saying nothing. The Greek choir, the schola, and the people acclaim:
Εἰς πολλὰ ἒτη, Δέσποτα.
Many years to you, Lord.
57. Twelve representatives of the People of God offer obedience to the Roman Pontiff: three Cardinals, a Bishop, a Priest, a Deacon, two religious, a husband and wife, and two confirmed children, from different regions of the world; or, if it seems more appropriate, all the Cardinals present.
Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram
ædificabo Ecclesiam meam,
et portæ inferi non prævalebunt adversus eam,
et tibi dabo claves regni cælorum.
You are Peter, and on this rock
I will build my Church,
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
While the rite of obedience is carried out, the schola sings Christ’s commendation of Simon:
Homilia
58. The Supreme Pontiff gives the homily.
Professio fidei
59. Together with the Supreme Pontiff, to whom belongs the ministry of confirming the faithful in the unity of faith, those who are present profess the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed.
60.
Oratio universalis
Supreme Pontiff:
Fratres sororésque,
filiæ et filii caríssimi,
Dóminus Deus est nobis petra ætérna,
salus, murus et antemurále.
Dirigámus ad eum supplicatiónem nostram
pro Ecclésiæ et totíus Orbis necessitátibus.
Brothers and sisters,
dearly beloved sons and daughters,
the Lord God is for us an everlasting rock,
our salvation, our wall, and our rampart.
Let us direct our supplications to him
for the needs of the Church and of the whole world.
Cantor:
In pace Dóminum orémus:
R. Audi nos et exáudi, Dómine!
In peace, let us pray to the Lord:
R. Lord, hear us and graciously answer us!
1. Pro Sancta Ecclésia toto orbe diffúsa,
pro Summo Pontífice, Epíscopis, Presbýteris,
diáconis, minístris, pro univérsa plebe sancta
ut Iesu adhortánti obœdiéntes
in verbo eius rétia salútis
in vitæ fluctus iáciant. R.
For the holy Church, spread throughout the whole world,
for the Supreme Pontiff, Bishops, Priests,
Deacons and ministers, and for all the holy People of God,
that, obedient to the exhortation of Jesus,
they may cast the nets of salvation, at his word,
into the waves of life.
2. Pro Papa nostro N.,
qui hódie Románi Pontificis ministérium incipit,
ut Ecclésiæ sérviat
atque audax Evangélii testis exsístat. R.
For our Pope N.,
who today begins his ministry as Roman Pontiff,
that he may serve the Church
and be a courageous witness to the Gospel.
3. Pro iis qui auctoritáte præsunt,
ut res públicas moderéntur
non per vim neque suæ ipsórum utilitátis causa,
neque in persónas dominántes,
sciéntes omnem potestátem a Deo descéndere. R.
For those who exercise public authority,
that they may govern the affairs of nations
neither by force nor for their own advantage,
nor by lording it over others,
but knowing that all authority comes from God.
4. Pro iis qui labórant aut vitæ angústiis afficiúntur
ut Christus Pastor suprémus eos reficiat et consolétur
et glóriæ coróna eos donet. R.
For those who labor or are afflicted by the hardships of life,
that Christ, the Chief Shepherd, may refresh and console them
and bestow upon them the crown of glory.
5. Pro nobis ómnibus hic adunátis
ad Eucharistiam celebrándam,
ut Dóminus, qui in Christo nos vocat,
nos confirmet et fortes efficiat in fide. R.
For all of us gathered here
to celebrate the Eucharist,
that the Lord, who calls us in Christ,
may strengthen us and make us steadfast in faith.
Supreme Pontiff:
Deus, Pater Dómini nostri Iesu Christi,
réspice benígnus me servum tuum,
in Ecclésia servítium Petri hódie inchoántem.
Réspice plebem tuam
et famulórum tuórum supplicatiónes exáudi.
Qui ómnium es Pastor et Petra
omnes ad glóriam Regni tui pervenire concéde.
Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
R. Amen.
O God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
look with kindness upon me, your servant,
as today I begin the ministry of Peter in the Church.
Look upon your people
and graciously hear the supplications of your servants.
You who are the Shepherd and Rock of all,
grant that all may come to the glory of your Kingdom.
Through Christ our Lord.
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
61. The assembly brings the offerings for the Eucharist to the Holy Father, while the Apostle Paul’s hymn to charity is sung.
La schola:
1 Cor 13, 1-8. 13
R. Maneant in nobis
fides, spes et caritas:
maior autem horum est caritas.
Let faith, hope, and charity
abide in us:
but the greatest of these is charity.
L’assemblea ripete: Maneant in nobis fides spes et caritas: maior autem horum est caritas.
1. Si linguis hominum loquar et angelorum,
caritatem autem non habeam, factus sum velut
æs sonans, factus sum velut cymbalum tinniens. R.
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels,
but have not charity, I am become as sounding brass,
I am become as a tinkling cymbal.
2. Si noverim mysteria omnia et omnem scientiam,
et si habuero omnem fidem,
ita ut montes transferam,
caritatem autem non habuero, nihil sum ego. R.
If I should know all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I should have all faith,
so that I could remove mountains,
but have not charity, I am nothing.
3. Si distribuero in cibos pauperum omnes facultates meas
et si tradidero corpus meum ita ut ardeam,
caritatem autem non habuero, nihil mihi prodest. R.
If I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I should deliver my body so that I may burn,
but have not charity, it profits me nothing.
4. Caritas patiens est, caritas benigna est, caritas non æmulatur,
caritas non agit perperam, caritas
non inflatur, non est ambitiosa. R.
Charity is patient, charity is kind; charity envies not,
charity deals not perversely, charity is not puffed up,
is not ambitious.
5. Caritas non quærit quæ sua sunt,
non irritatur, caritas non agit malum,
non gaudet super iniquitatem,
caritas congaudet veritati. R.
Charity seeks not her own,
is not provoked to anger, charity does no evil,
rejoices not in iniquity,
but charity rejoices with the truth.
6. Caritas omnia suffert, caritas omnia credit,
caritas omnia sperat, caritas omnia sustinet.
Caritas numquam excidit. R.
Charity bears all things, charity believes all things,
charity hopes all things, charity endures all things.
Charity never fails.
62.
Prayer over the Offerings
The Holy Father:
Immensæ Filii tui caritatis memoriale celebrantes,
te, Domine, suppliciter exoramus,
ut eiusdem salutaris operis fructus,
per Ecclesiæ tuæ ministerium,
ad totius mundi proficiat salutem.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
R. Amen.
Celebrating the memorial of your Son's boundless love,
we humbly beseech you, o Lord,
that through the ministry of your Church
the fruits of his saving work
may advance the salvation of all the world.
Through Christ our Lord.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
63.
Preface for the Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle
Beatum Petrum dignatus es eligere
Dominus vobiscum.
The Lord be with you.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
And with your spirit.
Sursum corda.
Lift up your hearts.
R. Habemus ad Dominum.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro.
Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
R. Dignum et iustum est.
It is right and just.
Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare,
nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere,
Domine, sancte Pater, omnipotens æterne Deus:
Et te in sanctis tuis laudare mirabilem,
per quos potissimum Unigeniti tui sacrum corpus exornas
et Ecclesiæ tuæ fundamenta constituis.
Ipsam enim sapienter in patriarchis et prophetis
antiquo fœdere præparatam,
novissimis temporibus in apostolis præcipue condidisti.
Sed et beatum Petrum ex illis es dignatus eligere,
qui, Christi tui divinitatis confessione conspicuus,
cælestis superædificandæ domus
ab ipso petra fieri mereretur.
Quin etiam illum totius tui gregis sic præsulem
custodemque fecisti,
ut fratres quoque suos valeret iugiter confirmare,
et a Filio tuo regni clavibus insignitus
quidquid ipse statuisset in terris,
servaturum te, Pater, sciret in cælis.
Cum hodie singulare munus
Principi Apostolorum, tua gratia, commissum,
devota mente recolimus, maiestatem tuam collaudamus,
et choris angelicis sociamur in exsultatione clamantes:
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
and to praise you, glorious in the company of your saints.
Through them, you adorn the mystical body of your only-begotten Son,
and make them the foundation of your holy Church,
prepared in the patriarchs and prophets
of the old covenant
and established, in the fullness of time, upon the apostles.
From their number you chose blessed Peter,
who, after confessing the divinity of Christ,
became the rock on which his Church
was to be built.
You made him the guide
and guardian of your whole flock,
that he might constantly confirm his brethren in faith
and, entrusted by your Son with the keys of the kingdom,
might know that whatever he laid down on earth,
you, Father, would confirm in heaven.
Today, as we recall with devotion and gratitude
this great task and responsibility bestowed by your grace upon the Prince of the Apostles,
we praise your majesty
and join the choirs of angels as we joyfully acclaim:
64.
Eucharistic Prayer I or the Roman Canon
COMMUNION RITE
65.
Communion Hymn
R. Io 21, 12
Veníte, prandéte!
Sic ait Dóminus. Allelúia.
Come and have breakfast,
says the Lord. Alleluia.
PSALMUS 33 (34), 2-11
1. Benedícam Dóminum in omni témpore,
semper laus eius in ore meo.
In Dómino gloriábitur ánima mea,
áudiant mansuéti et læténtur. R.
I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall be always in my mouth.
My soul shall glory in the Lord;
the humble shall hear and be glad.
2. Magnificáte Dóminum mecum,
et exaltémus nomen eius in idípsum.
Exquisívi Dóminum, et exaudívit me
et ex ómnibus terróribus meis eripuit me. R.
Glorify the Lord with me;
together let us praise his name.
I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
from all my fears he delivered me.
3. Respícite ad eum, et illuminámini
et fácies vestræ non confundéntur.
Iste pauper clamávit, et Dóminus exaudívit eum
et de ómnibus tribulatiónibus eius salvávit eum. R.
Look towards him and be radiant;
let your faces not be abashed.
This poor man called; the Lord heard him
and rescued him from all his distress.
4. Vallábit ángelus Dómini in circúitu timéntes eum
et eripiet eos.nos
Gustáte et vidéte quóniam suavis est Dóminus:
beátus vir, qui sperat in eo. R.
The angel of the Lord is encamped
around those who fear him, to rescue them.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Blessed the is the man that hopes in Him.
5. Timéte Dóminum, sancti eius,
quóniam non est inópia timéntibus eum.
Divites eguérunt et esuriérunt,
inquirentes autem Dóminum non deficient omni bono, R.
Fear the Lord, you his holy ones.
They lack nothing, those who fear him.
The rich suffer want and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no blessing.
R/. Tu es Christus, Filius Dei vivi, alleluia.
You are the Christ, the Son of the living God, alleluia.
La schola (Sal 22):
1. Dominus pascit me, et nihil mihi deerit:
in pascuis virentibus me collocavit,
super aquas quietis eduxit me,
animam meam refecit.
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me,
to revive my drooping spirit.
2. Nam et si ambulavero in valle umbræ mortis,
non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es.
Virga tua et baculus tuus,
ipsa me consolata sunt.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness
no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and staff;
with these you give me comfort.
3. Parasti in conspectu meo mensam
adversus eos, qui tribulant me;
impinguasti in oleo caput meum,
et calix meus redundat.
You have prepared a banquet for me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is overflowing.
4. Etenim benignitas et misericordia subsequentur me
omnibus diebus vitæ meæ,
et inhabitabo in domo Domini
in longitudinem dierum.
Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord's own house shall I dwell
for ever and ever.
Post Communionem
The Holy Father:
Oremus.
Mensæ cælestis participes effecti,
supplices te, Domine, deprecamur,
ut, huius virtute mysterii
Ecclesiam tuam in unitate et caritate confirmes,
et me famulum tuum cui pastorale munus tradidisti
una cum commisso mihi grege salves semper et munias.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
Let us pray.
Made sharers in the heavenly banquet,
we humbly entreat you, Lord,
by the power of this mystery:
strengthen your Church in unity and charity,
and grant that I, your servant, whom you have entrusted with the Petrine ministry,
may always, together with the flock entrusted to my care,
experience your saving help and protection.
Through Christ our Lord.
RITUS CONCLUSIONIS
Benedictio sollemnis
The Holy Father:
Dominus vobiscum.
The Lord be with you.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon:
The Holy Father:
Deus virtutum, convertere,
et Domine, converte nos.
R. Amen.
Turn back again, God of hosts
and restore us.
Respice de cælo et vide et visita vineam istam
et prote eam, quam plantavit dextera tua.
R. Amen.
Look down from heaven and see and visit this vine,
the stock your right hand has planted.
Illustra faciem tuam,
et salvi erimus.
R. Amen.
Light up your face
and we shall be saved.
Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus,
Pater, ✠ et Filius, ✠ et Spiritus ✠ Sanctus.
R. Amen.
May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
