CUM SACERDOS INDUITUR
Cum lavat manus:
Da, Dómine, virtútem mánibus meis ad abstergéndam omnem máculam; ut sine pollutióne mentis et córporis váleam tibi servíre.
Ad Amictum:
Impóne, Dómine, cápiti meo gáleam salútis, ad expugnándos diabólicos incúrsus.
Ad Albam:
Deálba me, Dómine, et munda cor meum; ut, in Sánguine Agni dealbátus, gáudiis pérfruar sempitérnis.
Ad Cingulum:
Præcínge me, Dómine, cíngulo puritátis, et exstíngue in lumbis meis humórem libídinis; ut máneat in me virtus continéntiæ et castitátis.
Ad Manipulum:
Mérear, Dómine, portáre manípulum fletus et dolóris; ut cum exsultatióne recípiam mercédem labóris.
Ad Stolam:
Redde mihi, Dómine, stolam immortalitátis, quam pérdidi in prævaricatióne primi paréntis: et, quamvis indígnus accédo ad tuum sacrum mystérium, mérear tamen gáudium sempitérnum.
Ad Casulam:
Dómine, qui dixísti: Jugum meum suáve est et onus meum leve: fac, ut istud portáre sic váleam, quod cónsequar tuam grátiam. Amen.
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WHEN THE PRIEST VESTS
When he washeth his hands:
Give virtue, O Lord, unto my hands, to wipe away every stain; that without defilement of mind and body I may be able to serve Thee.
At the amice:
Place upon my head, O Lord, the helmet of salvation, to repel the assaults of the devil.
At the alb:
Make me white, O Lord, and cleanse my heart; that, being made white in the Blood of the Lamb, I may enjoy everlasting joys.
At the cincture:
Gird me, O Lord, with the cincture of purity, and quench in my loins the humour of lust; that the virtue of continence and chastity may abide in me.
At the maniple:
May I deserve, O Lord, to bear the maniple of weeping and sorrow; that with exultation I may receive the reward of labour.
At the stole:
Restore unto me, O Lord, the stole of immortality, which I lost by the transgression of our first parent; and although unworthy I draw near unto Thy sacred mystery, may I nevertheless deserve everlasting joy.
At the chasuble:
O Lord, Who hast said: My yoke is sweet and My burden light: grant that I may so bear it as to obtain Thy grace. Amen.
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