Preface for the Mass for Christ the King of the Universe
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For you anointed your Only Begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
with the oil of gladness as eternal Priest and King of all creation,
so that, by offering himself on the altar of the Cross
as a spotless sacrifice to bring us peace,
he might accomplish the mysteries of human redemption, and,
making all created things subject to his rule,
he might present to the immensity of your majesty,
an eternal and universal kingdom,
a kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and grace,
a kingdom of justice, love and peace.
And so, with the Angels and Archangels, with thrones and Dominions,
and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven,
we sing the hymn of your glory, as without end we acclaim:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of hosts,
heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,
Hosanna in the highest.
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