Traditional Catholic prayer
Tantum Ergo
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Prayer source
Down in Adoration Falling (1851), Edward Caswall translation of St. Thomas Aquinas.
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- Pray Tantum Ergo, a Eucharistic prayer from a 1851 edition. Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient forms departing, newer…
- Often prayed for
- tantum ergo, down in adoration falling, benediction, adoration, and eucharistic hymn
- When to pray
- This prayer may be used during the day, in the evening, and at any time.
- Languages
- English and Latin
Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient forms departing, newer rites of grace prevail; faith for all defects supplying, where the feeble senses fail.
To the everlasting Father, and the Son Who reigns on high, with the Holy Ghost proceeding forth from Each eternally, be salvation, honour, blessing, might, and endless majesty. Amen.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Tantum Ergo
Source: Down in Adoration Falling (1851), Edward Caswall translation of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient forms departing, newer rites of grace prevail; faith for all defects supplying, where the feeble senses fail.
To the everlasting Father, and the Son Who reigns on high, with the Holy Ghost proceeding forth from Each eternally, be salvation, honour, blessing, might, and endless majesty. Amen.
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