{"id":3703,"date":"2015-03-04T16:26:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T16:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2015-03-04T16:26:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T16:26:59","slug":"latin-mass-to-be-offered-to-mark-reinterment-of-richard-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/latin-mass-to-be-offered-to-mark-reinterment-of-richard-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin Mass to be offered to mark reinterment of Richard III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Salvette Omnes,<\/p>\n<p>I hope everyone is doing well this fine day!<\/p>\n<p>So for today- I will be doing a bit of news-jacking. I love finding these tidbits in the news about Latin being used in everyday life, for historic events, or even old traditions kindling anew.<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s news, a\u00a0Requiem Mass in the traditional Latin form is to be offered at a Catholic church in Lancashire to mark the re-interment of King Richard III.\u00a0\u201cThe idea [of the requiem mass in Latin] is that it will be closer to what he might have experienced in his own lifetime, as a pre-reformation Catholic,\u201d said parish priest Fr Simon Henry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3704\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/03\/230px-Richard_III_earliest_surviving_portrait.jpg\" aria-label=\"230px Richard III Earliest Surviving Portrait 223x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3704\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3704\"  alt=\"The earliest surviving portrait of Richard (c. 1520, after a lost original), formerly belonging to the Paston family. Courtesy of Wikicommons.\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/03\/230px-Richard_III_earliest_surviving_portrait-223x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The earliest surviving portrait of Richard (c. 1520, after a lost original), formerly belonging to the Paston family. Courtesy of Wikicommons.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For those of you who don&#8217;t know-The skeleton of Richard III was found under a car park in Leicester in 2012. In the days before the re-interment service at Leicester Cathedral, the coffin will be taken to Leicester University and Bosworth Field, where the king was was killed in battle.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about how Richard III was found and the details behind his death and burial, you may want to check out the University of Leicester&#8217;s YouTube channel:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Richard III - The Archaeological Dig\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wR1IjOVWI7Y?list=PLkBZZhQeuA83nTnkPNHVbpF-QnyntzQxI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead (Latin: <i>Missa pro defunctis<\/i>) or Mass of the dead (Latin: <i>Missa defunctorum<\/i>), is a Mass\u00a0in the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons. It is frequently, but not necessarily, celebrated in the context of a funeral. In the case of Richard III, this is a re-interment of his soul and for a proper burial.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested as to what a Requiem Mass may sound like; it is beautiful in my opinion-check it out below. You can even follow along with the text I provide below [ note this video only goes to about the end of section 3]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Requiem Aeternam (Mass for the Dead, Gradual)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-zpHs8bf4k4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"introitus\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">1. Introitus: Requiem aeternam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine.<br \/>\nEt lux perpetua luceat eis.<br \/>\nTe decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,<br \/>\nEt tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem<br \/>\nExaudi orationem meam<br \/>\nAd te omnis caro veniet.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord<br \/>\nAnd let perpetual light shine upon them<br \/>\nA hymn, O God, becometh Thee in Zion<br \/>\nAnd a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem<br \/>\nHear my prayer<br \/>\nAll flesh shall come before you.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"kyrie\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">2. Kyrie<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Kyrie, eleison!<br \/>\nChriste, eleison!<br \/>\nKyrie, eleison!<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">Lord, have mercy on us.<br \/>\nChrist, have mercy on us.<br \/>\nLord, have mercy on us.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"graduale\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">3. Graduale: Requiem aeternam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine:<\/div>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">\net lux perpetua luceat eis.<br \/>\nIn memoria aeterna erit iustus,<br \/>\nab auditione mala non timebit.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord :<br \/>\nand let perpetual light shine upon them.<br \/>\nHe shall be justified in everlasting memory,<br \/>\nand shall not fear evil reports.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"tractus\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">4. Tractus: Absolve, Domine<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Absolve, Domine,<br \/>\nanimas omnium fidelium defunctorum<br \/>\nab omni vinculo delictorum<br \/>\net gratia tua illis succurente<br \/>\nmereantur evadere iudicium ultionis,<br \/>\net lucis aeternae beatitudine perfrui.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">Forgive, O Lord,<br \/>\nthe souls of all the faithful departed<br \/>\nfrom all the chains of their sins<br \/>\nand by the aid to them of your grace<br \/>\nmay they deserve to avoid the judgment of revenge,<br \/>\nand enjoy the blessedness of everlasting light.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"sequentia\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">5. Sequentia: Dies Irae<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Dies irae, dies illa<br \/>\nSolvet saeclum in favilla,<br \/>\nTeste David cum Sibylla.<\/p>\n<p>Quantus tremor est futurus,<br \/>\nQuando judex est venturus,<br \/>\nCuncta stricte discussurus!<\/p>\n<p>Tuba mirum spargens sonum<br \/>\nPer sepulcra regionum,<br \/>\nCoget omnes ante thronum.<\/p>\n<p>Mors stupebit et natura,<br \/>\nCum resurget creatura,<br \/>\nJudicanti responsura.<\/p>\n<p>Liber scriptus proferetur,<br \/>\nIn quo totum continetur,<br \/>\nUnde mundus judicetur.<\/p>\n<p>Judex ergo cum sedebit,<br \/>\nQuidquid latet apparebit.<br \/>\nNil inultum remanebit.<\/p>\n<p>Quid sum miser tunc dicturus?<br \/>\nQuem patronum rogaturus,<br \/>\nCum vix justus sit securus?<\/p>\n<p>Rex tremendae majestatus<br \/>\nqui salvandos salvas gratis<br \/>\nsale me, fons pietatis<\/p>\n<p>Recordare, Jesu pie,<br \/>\nQuod sum causa tuae viae:<br \/>\nNe me perdas illa die.<\/p>\n<p>Quaerens me, sedisti, lassus;<br \/>\nRedemisti crucem passus;<br \/>\nTantus labor non sit cassus.<\/p>\n<p>Juste Judex ultionis,<br \/>\nDonum fac remissionis<br \/>\nAnte diem rationis.<\/p>\n<p>Ingemisco tanquam reus,<br \/>\nCulpa rubet vultus meus;<br \/>\nSupplicanti parce, Deus.<\/p>\n<p>Qui Mariam absolvisti,<br \/>\nEt latronem exaudisti,<br \/>\nMihi quoque spem dedisti.<\/p>\n<p>Preces meae non sunt dignae,<br \/>\nSed tu, bonus, fac benigne,<br \/>\nNe perenni cremer igne.<\/p>\n<p>Inter oves locum praesta,<br \/>\nEt ab hoedis me sequestra,<br \/>\nStatuens in parte dextra.<\/p>\n<p>Confutatis maledictis<br \/>\nFlammis acribus addictis,<br \/>\nVoca me cum benedictus.<\/p>\n<p>Oro supplex et acclinis,<br \/>\nCor contritum quasi cinis,<br \/>\nGere curam mei finis.<\/p>\n<p>Lacrimosa dies illa,<br \/>\nQua resurget ex favilla<br \/>\nJudicandus homo reus.<\/p>\n<p>Huic ergo parce, Deus:<br \/>\nPie Jesu Domine:<br \/>\nDona eis requiem. Amen.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">This day, this day of wrath<br \/>\nshall consume the world in ashes,<br \/>\nas foretold by David and the Sibyl.<\/p>\n<p>What trembling there will be<br \/>\nWhen the judge shall come<br \/>\nto weigh everything strictly!<\/p>\n<p>The trumpet, scattering its awful sound<br \/>\nAcross the graves of all lands<br \/>\nSummons all before the throne.<\/p>\n<p>Death and nature shall be stunned<br \/>\nWhen mankind arises<br \/>\nTo render account before the judge.<\/p>\n<p>The written book shall be brought<br \/>\nIn which all is contained<br \/>\nWhereby the world shall be judged<\/p>\n<p>When the judge takes his seat<br \/>\nall that is hidden shall appear<br \/>\nNothing will remain unavenged.<\/p>\n<p>What shall I, a wretch, say then?<br \/>\nTo which protector shall I appeal<br \/>\nWhen even the just man is barely safe?<\/p>\n<p>King of awful majesty<br \/>\nYou freely save those worthy of salvation<br \/>\nSave me, found of pity.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, gentle Jesus<br \/>\nthat I am the reason for your time on earth,<br \/>\ndo not cast me out on that day<\/p>\n<p>Seeking me, you sank down wearily,<br \/>\nyou saved me by enduring the cross,<br \/>\nsuch travail must not be in vain.<\/p>\n<p>Righteous judge of vengeance,<br \/>\naward the gift of forgiveness<br \/>\nbefore the day of reckoning.<\/p>\n<p>I groan as one guilty,<br \/>\nmy face blushes with guilt;<br \/>\nspare the suppliant, O God.<\/p>\n<p>Thou who didsn&#8217;t absolve Mary [Magdalen]<br \/>\nand hear the prayer of the thied<br \/>\nhast given me hope, too.<\/p>\n<p>My prayers are not worthy,<br \/>\nbut Thou, O good one, show mercy,<br \/>\nlest I burn in everlasting fire,<\/p>\n<p>Give me a place among the sheep,<br \/>\nand separate me from the goats,<br \/>\nplacing me on Thy right hand.<\/p>\n<p>When the damned are confounded<br \/>\nand consigned to keen flames,<br \/>\ncall me with the blessed.<\/p>\n<p>I pray, suppliant and kneeling,<br \/>\na heart as contrite as ashes;<br \/>\ntake Thou my ending into Thy care.<\/p>\n<p>That day is one of weeping,<br \/>\non which shall rise again from the ashes<br \/>\nthe guilty man, to be judged.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore spare this one, O God,<br \/>\nmerciful Lord Jesus:<br \/>\nGive them rest. Amen.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"offertorium\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">6. Offertorium: Domine, Jesu Christe<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Domine, Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae,<br \/>\nlibera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum<br \/>\nde poenis inferni<br \/>\net de profundo lacu.<br \/>\nLibera eas de ore leonis<br \/>\nne absorbeat eas tartarus,<br \/>\nne cadant in obscurum;<br \/>\nSed signifer sanctus Michael<br \/>\nrepraesentet eas in lucem sanctam,<br \/>\nQuam olim Abrahae promisisti<br \/>\net semini eius.<\/p>\n<p>Hostias et preces tibi, Domine<br \/>\nlaudis offerimus<br \/>\ntu suscipe pro animabus illis,<br \/>\nquarum hodie memoriam facimus.<br \/>\nFac eas, Domine, de morte<br \/>\ntransire ad vitam.<br \/>\nQuam olim Abrahae promisisti<br \/>\net semine eius.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory,<br \/>\ndeliver the soulds of all the faithful departed<br \/>\nfrom the pains of Hell<br \/>\nand the bottomless pit.<br \/>\nDeliver them from the jaws of the lion,<br \/>\nlest hell engulf them,<br \/>\nlest they be plunged into darkness;<br \/>\nbut let the holy standard-bearer Michael<br \/>\nlead them into the holy light,<br \/>\nas once you promised to Abraham<br \/>\nand to his seed.<\/p>\n<p>Lord, in praise we offer you<br \/>\nSacrifices and prayers,<br \/>\naccept them on behalf of those<br \/>\nwho we remember this day:<br \/>\nLord, make them pass<br \/>\nfrom death to life,<br \/>\nas once you promised to Abraham<br \/>\nand to his seed.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"sanctus\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">7. Sanctus (+ Benedictus)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus<br \/>\nDominus Deus Sabaoth!<br \/>\nPleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.<br \/>\nHosanna in excelsis!<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">Holy, holy, holy<br \/>\nLord God of hosts!<br \/>\nHeaven and earth are full of your glory.<br \/>\nHosanna in the highest!<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"latintext_title\">Benedictus<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domine.<br \/>\nHosanna in excelsis!<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.<br \/>\nHosanna in the highest!<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"agnus\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">8. Agnus Dei<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Agnus Dei, qui tollis pecatta mundi<br \/>\ndona eis requiem.<br \/>\nAgnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,<br \/>\ndona eis requiem sempitername.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,<br \/>\nGrant them rest.<br \/>\nO Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,<br \/>\nGrant them eternal rest.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"lux\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">9. Lux Aeterna<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,<br \/>\ncum sanctis tuis in aeternum,<br \/>\nquia pius es.<br \/>\nRequiem aeternam dona eis Domine,<br \/>\net lux perpetua luceat eis,<br \/>\nquia pius es.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">Let everlasting light shine upon them, Lord,<br \/>\nwith Thy saints for ever,<br \/>\nfor Thou art merciful.<br \/>\nGrant them eternal rest, Lord,<br \/>\nand let perpetual light shine upon them,<br \/>\nfor Thou art merciful.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"pie\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">10. Pie Jesu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Pie Jesu, Domine, dona eis requiem.<br \/>\nPie Jesu, Domine, dona eis requiem, sempiternam.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">Merciful Jesus, O Lord, grant them rest.<br \/>\nMerciful Jesus, O Lord, grant them eternal rest.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"libera\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">11. Libera me<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna<br \/>\nin die illa tremenda<br \/>\nquando coeli movendi sunt et terra,<br \/>\ndum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.<\/p>\n<p>Tremens factus sum ego et timeo,<br \/>\ndum discussion venerit atque venture ira:<br \/>\nquando coeli movendi sunt et terra.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death<br \/>\non that awful day<br \/>\nwhen the heavens and earth shall be shaken<br \/>\nand you shall come to judge the world by fire.<\/p>\n<p>I am seized with fear and trembling<br \/>\nuntil the trial is at hand and the wrath to come:<br \/>\nwhen the heavens and earth shall be shaken.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"paradisum\"><\/a><span class=\"latintext_title\">12. In Paradisum<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_latin\">In paradisum deducant angeli;<br \/>\nin tuo adventu suscipiant te martyrus<br \/>\net perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>Chorus angelorum te suscipat<br \/>\net cum Lazaro, quondam paupere,<br \/>\naeternam habeas requiem.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"latintext_translation\">May the angels lead you into paradise;<br \/>\nat your coming may the martyrs receive you<br \/>\nand lead you to the holy city of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>May the chorus of angels receive you<br \/>\nand with Lazarus, once poor,<br \/>\nmay you have eternal rest.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The following Latin Mass translation and words were taken from requiemsurvey.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"230\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/03\/230px-Richard_III_earliest_surviving_portrait.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Salvette Omnes, I hope everyone is doing well this fine day! So for today- I will be doing a bit of news-jacking. I love finding these tidbits in the news about Latin being used in everyday life, for historic events, or even old traditions kindling anew. 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