Credo in unum Deum

Today, at the Mass for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul at St. Peter's Basilica, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, recited the Creed together in Greek. This video clip is from Gloria.tv.



The Nicene Creed in Greek:


The Nicene Creed in Latin:

Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem caeli et terrae, visibilium omnium, et invisibilium. Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum. Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula. Deum de Deo, Lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. Genitum, non factum, consubstantialem Patri: per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines, et propter nostram salutem descendit de caelis. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine: Et homo factus est. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis: sub Pontio Pilato passus, et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas. Et ascendit in caelum: sedet ad dexteram Patris. Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, judicare vivos et mortuos: cuius regni non erit finis. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum, et vivificantem: qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur, et conglorificatur: qui locutus est per Prophetas. Et unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum. Et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.

The Nicene Creed in English:

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God; begotten, not made; consubstantial with the Father, by Whom all things were made: Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man. He was crucified also for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried: And the third day He arose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven. He sitteth at the right hand of the Father: and He shall come again with glory, to judge the living and the dead: and His kingdom shall have no end: And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who, together with the Father and the Son, is adored and glorified: Who spoke by the prophets. And one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. And I expect the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Attende Domine

Thanks to Gloria.tv for this beautiful video, which we first came across during Lent 2008.



This is the cry of the sinner who calls unto God to receive his mercy. A monument of the liturgy of the Catholic Church. Originally from the Mozarabic liturgy.

Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.
Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.

Ad te Rex summe,
omnium Redemptor,
oculos nostros
sublevamus flentes:
exaudi, Christe,
supplicantum preces.

Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.

Dextera Patris,
lapis angularis,
via salutis,
ianua caelestis,
ablue nostri
maculas delicti.

Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.

Rogamus, Deus,
tuam maiestatem:
auribus sacris
gemitus exaudi:
crimina nostra
placidus indulge.

Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.

Tibi fatemur
crimina admissa:
contrito corde
pandimus occulta:
tua, Redemptor,
pietas ignoscat.

Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.

Innocens captus,
nec repugnans ductus;
testibus falsis
pro impiis damnatus
quos redemisti,
tu conserva, Christe.

Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.

[Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee. To Thee, highest King, Redeemer of all, do we lift up our eyes in weeping: Hear, O Christ, the prayers of your servants.

Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.

Right hand of the Father, corner-stone, way of salvation, gate of heaven, wash away our stains of sin.

Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.

We beseech Thee, God, in Thy great majesty: Hear our groans with Thy holy ears: calmly forgive our crimes.

Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.

To Thee we confess our sins admitted with a contrite heart We reveal the things hidden: By Thy kindness, O Redeemer, overlook them.

Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.

The Innocent, seized, not refusing to be led; condemned by false witnesses because of impious men O Christ, keep safe those whom Thou hast redeemed.

Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.]

Nos autem gloriari

The Introit for Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper (in Coena Domini), sung by the schola of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter's Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Denton, Nebraska.

Nos autem gloriari oportet in cruce Domini Nostri Jesu Christi: in quo est salus, vita et resurrectio nostra per quem salvati et liberati sumus. (Ps. 66,2) Deus misereatur nostri, et benedicat nobis: illuminet vultum suum super nos, et misereatur nostri. Nos autem.....

[But it behooves us to glory in the cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ: in Whom is our salvation, life, and resurrection; by whom we are saved and delivered. -- (Ps. 66. 2). May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may He cause the light of His countenance to shine upon us; and may He have mercy on us. -- But it behooves us to glory in the cross of Our Lord.]

Exsultate justi

Thanks to the Web Gallery of Art for this recording of "Exsultate, justi" by Lodovico da Viadana (c. 1560-1627).

Exsultáte justi in Dómino: rectos decet collaudátio. Confitémini Dómino in cíthera: in psaltério decem chordárum psállite illi. Cantáte ei cánticum novum: bene psállite ei in vociferatióne. (Ps. 32: 1-3)

[Shout for joy in the Lord, all who love justice! for praise is fitting from the right-hearted. Give thanks to the Lord on the lyre, sing his praises on the ten-stringed harp.]

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost - Communion motet

The choir of Divine Mercy Parish, the Traditional Mass parish in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, sings "O Jesu" during Communion at the High Mass at Holy Spirit Church, 15 June 2008. This video clip was also taken by Jeremy from Singapore.

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost - Offertory motet

The choir of Divine Mercy Parish, the Traditional Mass parish in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, sings "In te, Domino, speravi" by Jusquin d'Ascanio (ca. 1500) during the Offertory at the High Mass at Holy Spirit Church, 22 June 2008. This video clip was taken by Jeremy, an exchange student from Singapore who has been in Vancouver for the past month, taking a course at the University of British Columbia.