Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Important Prayers for Altar Servers

Prayer is essential to faithfully serving at Mass.  One of the most opportune times to remember this obligation of prayer is while vesting.  I've found two prayers--one for the cassock and one for the surplice--that are worth remembering in the sacristy.

For the cassock:

Dominus, pars hereditatis meae et calicis mei, tu es qui restitues hereditatem meam.  Amen

O Lord, the portion of my inheritance and my chalice, You are He who will restore my inheritance.  Amen.

For the surplice:

Indue me, Domine, novum hominem, qui secundum Deum creatus est in iustitia et sanctitate veritatis.  Amen

Invest me, O Lord, as a new man, who was created by God in justice and the holiness of truth.  Amen.

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