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Apr 2, 2021 · The word is a shortened English form of the final Latin words of the Mass, “Ite, Missa Est,” which mean “It is ended; be dismissed” or “Mass is ended; go in peace.” We also call Mass “The Lord’s Supper” or “The Eucharist,” or “the Holy Mysteries,” or the “Sacrifice of the Mass.”
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Oct 20, 2008 · He said along with "Ite, missa est," the Latin phrase now translated as "The Mass is ended, go in peace," the new options are: -- Ite ad Evangelium Domini annuntiandum (Go and announce the...
Ite, missa est (English: "Go, it is the dismissal") are the concluding Latin words addressed to the people in the Mass of the Roman Rite in the Catholic Church, as well as in the Divine Service of the Lutheran Church.
In the new translation, these words are rendered most literally as, “Go forth, the Mass is ended.” The Latin word “Missa” is the derivative of the English word “Mass,” and it carries the sense of mission. What is a blessing? Why are they longer sometimes?
Feb 3, 2019 · In the Catholic liturgy at the dismissal, the Latin phrase used is "Ite, missa est." The usual translation for this is "Go, the Mass has ended." Can someone suggest a proper parsing of this somewhat opaque phrase?
Feb 24, 2010 · After the blessing, the deacon or the priest dismisses the people with the words: Ite, missa est. (currently translated as, “The Mass is ended, go in peace.”). These words help us to grasp the relationship between the Mass just celebrated and the mission of Christians in the world.
The term "Mass" is derived from the concluding words of the Roman Rite Mass in Latin: Ite, missa est ('Go, it is the dismissal', officially translated as 'Go forth, the Mass is ended'). The Late Latin word missa substantively corresponds to the classical Latin word missio . [ 10 ]
