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Aufer a nobis

Ascent

As the priest ascends, this prayer asks that sins be taken away before entering the holy place.

Aufer a nobis, quaesumus, Domine.

Latin text

Aufer a nobis, quaesumus, Domine, iniquitates nostras: ut ad Sancta sanctorum puris mereamur mentibus introire. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Context

As the priest ascends, this prayer asks that sins be taken away before entering the holy place.

Source: Missale Romanum 1962, Ordo Missae, as published by Divinum Officium.

Divinum Officium