ite missa est
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Latin
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Etymology
[edit]One of the oldest formulae of the Roman Rite, recorded in Ordo I (7th or 8th century).[1]
The form missa is an adoption of spoken Late Latin for missiō (“dismissal”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈiː.te ˈmis.sa est/, [ˈiːt̪ɛ ˈmɪs̠ːä ɛs̠t̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.te ˈmis.sa est/, [ˈiːt̪e ˈmisːä ɛst̪]
Phrase
[edit]- (Ecclesiastical Latin) go, the dismissal is made
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "When the prayer [Post-Communion] is over, that one of the deacons appointed by the archdeacon looks towards the pontiff to receive a sign from him and then says to the people: Ite missa est. They answer: Deo gratias" (Ordo I, ed. Atchley, London, 1905, p. 144).
- Fortescue, A. (1910), Ite Missa Est, The Catholic Encyclopedia, New York: Robert Appleton Company.