The priest then reads
The Offertory.[1]
WHO shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord: or who shall stand in His holy place?
The innocent in hands, and clean of heart (Ps. xxiii. 3, 4).
A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humble heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise (Ps. 1. 19).
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and He will save the humble of spirit (Ps. xxxiii. 19).
Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within me (Ps. 1. 12).
This being finished, the priest takes the paten with the Host (if it is Solemn Mass, the deacon hands the priest the paten with the Host), and offering it up, says:
Accept, O holy Father, almighty, everlasting God, this stainless Host, which I, Thy unworthy servant, offer unto Thee, my living and true God, for my innumerable sins, offenses, and negligences, and for all here present; as also for all
- ↑ The choir sings the Offertory, or some suitable anthem or hymn.
