ite missa est

Latin

Etymology

One of the oldest formulae of the Roman Rite, recorded in Ordo I (7th or 8th century).[1]

The form missa is an adoption of spoken Late Latin for missiō (“dismissal”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.te ˈmis.sa est/, [ˈiːt̪ɛ ˈmɪs̠ːä ɛs̠t̪]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.te ˈmis.sa est/, [ˈiːt̪e ˈmisːä ɛst̪]

Phrase

īte missa est

(Ecclesiastical Latin) go, the dismissal is made

Descendants

Ecclesiastical Latin: missa (“mass”), missāle (“missal”)

References

"When the prayer [Post-Communion] is over, that one of the deacons appointed by the archdeacon looks towards the pontiff to receive a sign from him and then says to the people: Ite missa est. They answer: Deo gratias" (Ordo I, ed. Atchley, London, 1905, p. 144).

Fortescue, A. (1910), Ite Missa Est, The Catholic Encyclopedia, New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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