Hello friends. While I’m keen to avoid a debate on Vat II, I would like to know if anybody can recommend some online sites that have pre Vat II prayers? I remember, when I was 16, stumbling upon my fathers confirmation prayer book. It was printed pre Vat II and it was a lovely read. I assume it’s OK to pray pre Vat II prayers?? Many thanks.
I pray them all the time regolith, I do not know of an online source for these prayers and I purchased some prayer books from ebay that were pre vatican. I use them at Mass and also at home. You can pick up some beautiful books there that it seems not many are interested in these days. I would encourage everyone to do this, we need to preserve them for others as well.
www.traditionalcatholicpublishing.com This company reprints many old books. I buy from here all the time.
Actually, if you believe in or follow Luz de Maria messages, the BVM asked us to keep the old prayer books and Bibles, and make for ourselves a little altar in our homes...we can put our statues there, and keep some sacramentals, blessed candles, etc etc (or a little shelf) Walkingword.net source of blessed objects Also, I received a holy card with a piece of cloth that has been touched to a relic of St. Jude. I carry that article in my pocketbook. I know it has protected me from evil on at least one occasion where an evil person was trying to put a curse on me and I turned around and caught her. She opened her mouth wide and backed away. I am not kidding. Happened within the past year. You can't go wrong with the old holy ways. They were passed down to us for a reason.
I would dearly love to attend an old rite Latin Mass. I do find the old ‘Thous’ and ‘Thees’ infinitely more attractive than the modern prayers. I’m very envious of my grandfathers generation and the beauty of altars and reverence of prayers. Very envious actually. I used to feel bad for feeling this way; preferring the old way over the new, but in recent times not so much, and the older I get I see with startling clarity how true and prophetic the words ‘the suicide of altering the liturgy’ were and really do wonder sometimes. I’m glad to see others here praying the old way. Before my current situation, I’d never pray the rosary if it wasn’t in Latin. Again, when I’d pray the rosary in Latin, there were feelings of guilt, of being virtually sede vacante, which I now know was nonsense. I’d dearly love if these old devotions and traditions were rekindled in the Church. I don’t understand why the new churches near me have removed kneelers etc, so very very strange.
Stick around the forum and you will understand Pope Leo XIII had a vision after Mass one day in which he heard a conversation between the Lord and the devil The devil asked the Lord if he could have 100 years to destroy the Church He was granted permission
I have an old St Joseph daily missile with the Mass in Latin. And all the old prayers. I was praying my way through it last Sunday. Those Mass prayers are steeped in holiness.
Remember the rosary is also a pre-Vatican 2 prayer. Vatican 2 was finished in 1965. 1965 to 2018 is only a small segment of church history. Plus tan books has prayers. Most of the Saints lived before Vatican 2. The Saints prayers are needed for today.
Te Deum: https://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/Te_Deum.htm Te Deum, also sometimes called the Ambrosian Hymn because of its association with St. Ambrose, is a traditional hymn of joy and thanksgiving. First attributed to Sts. Ambrose, Augustine, or Hilary, it is now accredited to Nicetas, Bishop of Remesiana; (4th century). It is used at the conclusion of the Office of the Readings for the Liturgy of the Hours on Sundays outside Lent, daily during the Octaves of Christmas and Easter, and on Solemnities and Feast Days. The petitions at the end were added at a later time and are optional. A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who recite it in thanksgiving and a plenary indulgence is granted if the hymn is recited publicly on the last day of the year Te Deum laudamus: te Dominum confitemur. Te aeternum Patrem omnis terra veneratur. Tibi omnes Angeli; tibi caeli et universae Potestates; Tibi Cherubim et Seraphim incessabili voce proclamant: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt caeli et terra maiestatis gloriae tuae. Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus, Te Prophetarum laudabilis numerus, Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus. Te per orbem terrarum sancta confitetur Ecclesia, Patrem immensae maiestatis: Venerandum tuum verum et unicum Filium; Sanctum quoque Paraclitum Spiritum. Tu Rex gloriae, Christe. Tu Patris sempiternus es Filius. Tu ad liberandum suscepturus hominem, non horruisti Virginis uterum. Tu, devicto mortis aculeo, aperuisti credentibus regna caelorum. Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes, in gloria Patris. Iudex crederis esse venturus. Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni: quos pretioso sanguine redemisti. Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis in gloria numerari. V. Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine, et benedic hereditati tuae. R. Et rege eos, et extolle illos usque in aeternum. V. Per singulos dies benedicimus te. R. Et laudamus nomen tuum in saeculum, et in saeculum saeculi. V. Dignare, Domine, die isto sine peccato nos custodire. R. Miserere nostri, Domine, miserere nostri. V. Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos, quemadmodum speravimus in te. R. In te, Domine, speravi: non confundar in aeternum. ------------------------------------------------------------------ O God, we praise Thee, and acknowledge Thee to be the supreme Lord. Everlasting Father, all the earth worships Thee. All the Angels, the heavens and all angelic powers, All the Cherubim and Seraphim, continuously cry to Thee: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts! Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of Thy glory. The glorious choir of the Apostles, The wonderful company of Prophets, The white-robed army of Martyrs, praise Thee. Holy Church throughout the world acknowledges Thee: The Father of infinite Majesty; Thy adorable, true and only Son; Also the Holy Spirit, the Comforter. O Christ, Thou art the King of glory! Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. When Thou tookest it upon Thyself to deliver man, Thou didst not disdain the Virgin's womb. Having overcome the sting of death, Thou opened the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. Thou sitest at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father. We believe that Thou willst come to be our Judge. We, therefore, beg Thee to help Thy servants whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy Precious Blood. Let them be numbered with Thy Saints in everlasting glory. V. Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thy inheritance! R. Govern them, and raise them up forever. V. Every day we thank Thee. R. And we praise Thy Name forever, yes, forever and ever. V. O Lord, deign to keep us from sin this day. R. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. V. Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, for we have hoped in Thee. R. O Lord, in Thee I have put my trust; let me never be put to shame. There are many other prayers on EWTN https://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/ and more videos here in the "Prayers" section https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPUBq03iMqXeWIlK9bTbV_g here, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSsFITTSeBgzJU_EQBQds0Qfpws-3zlD9 .
Veni, Creator Spiritus (Come Holy Spirit, Creator Blest) http://www.ewtn.com/library/prayer/venicrea.txt One of the most widely used hymns in the Church, Veni, Creator Spiritus, is attributed to Rabanus Maurus; (776-856). It is used at Vespers, Pentecost, Dedication of a Church, Confirmation, and Holy Orders and whenever the Holy Spirit is solemnly invoked. A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who recite it. A plenary indulgence is granted if it is recited on January 1st or on the feast of Pentecost. Veni, Creator Spiritus, mentes tuorum visita, imple superna gratia quae tu creasti pectora. Qui diceris Paraclitus, altissima donum Dei, fons vivus, ignis, caritas, et spiritalis unctio. Tu, septiformis munere, digitus paternae dexterae, Tu rite promissum Patris, sermone ditans guttura. Accende lumen sensibus: infunde amorem cordibus: infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti. Hostem repellas longius, pacemque dones protinus: ductore sic te praevio vitemus omne noxium. Per te sciamus da Patrem, noscamus atque Filium; Teque utrisque Spiritum credamus omni tempore. Deo Patri sit gloria, et Filio, qui a mortuis surrexit, ac Paraclito, in saeculorum saecula. Amen. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest, and in our souls take up Thy rest; come with Thy grace and heavenly aid to fill the hearts which Thou hast made. O comforter, to Thee we cry, O heavenly gift of God Most High, O fount of life and fire of love, and sweet anointing from above. Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts are known; Thou, finger of God's hand we own; Thou, promise of the Father, Thou Who dost the tongue with power imbue. Kindle our sense from above, and make our hearts o'erflow with love; with patience firm and virtue high the weakness of our flesh supply. Far from us drive the foe we dread, and grant us Thy peace instead; so shall we not, with Thee for guide, turn from the path of life aside. Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow the Father and the Son to know; and Thee, through endless times confessed, of both the eternal Spirit blest. Now to the Father and the Son, Who rose from death, be glory given, with Thou, O Holy Comforter, henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen. Original files by Michael Martin PS - I find the videos to be beautiful and also helpful because I can not read Latin very well.
Regina Caeli [Regina Coeli]: English and Latin http://www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/maryd6c.htm (13th century) This is one of four Marian antiphons, with following versicles and prayers, traditionally said or sung after night prayer, immediately before going to sleep. It is said throughout Eastertide. (That is, from Easter Day through Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter. The Regina caeli is also said in place of the Angelus during Eastertide. Queen of Heaven V. Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. R. For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia. V. Has risen, as he said, alleluia. R. Pray for us to God, alleluia. V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. Let us pray. O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Regina caeli V. Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia. R. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia. V. Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia. R. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia. R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia. Oremus. Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi, mundum laetificare dignatus es: praesta, quaesumus; ut per eius Genetricem Virginem Mariam, perpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
