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Go, it is the dismissal
- Before it became the technical name of the holy Liturgy in the Roman Rite, it meant simply “dismissal”. The form missa for missio is like that of collecta (for collectio), ascensa (ascensio), etc. So Ite missa est should be translated “Go, it is the dismissal.” (See Florus the Deacon, “De expositione Miss”, P.L., CIX, 72.)
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Aug 9, 2012 · Normally translated today as “Go, the Mass is ended,” “Ite, missa est” literally means “Go, it has been sent.” From this phrase we get the word “Mass” as well as the word “missal,” which is the name for the book containing the prayers of the Mass.
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.
So Ite missa est should be translated “Go, it is the dismissal.” (See Florus the Deacon, “De expositione Miss”, P.L., CIX, 72.) On certain days which have the character of fasting or penance, this versicle is replaced by the words Benedicamus Domino.
Literally, īte means "go, all of you", as a command or instruction. But missa est is less straightforward. One explanation is that it's the perfect passive of mittō, meaning "it is dismissed" (with "it" implied to be the congregation).
So Ite missa est should be translated "Go it is the dismissal." (See Florus the Deacon, "De expositione Missæ", P.L., CIX, 72.) On certain days which have the character of fasting or penance, this versicle is replaced by the words Benedicamus Domino.
3 days ago · The normal concluding formula of the Roman Mass, meaning ‘Go, you are dismissed’. Since 1969 it has been omitted when another liturgical function follows. From: Ite, missa est in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ». Subjects: Religion.
ITE, MISSA EST. The concluding formula of dismissal in the Latin Mass (see roman rite). Although mentioned for the first time in the Ordo Romanus I (PL 78:948), it presumably belonged to the most ancient Latin Mass of Rome.
