The Dismissal (Greek: απόλυσις; Slavonic: otpust) is the final blessing said by a Christian priest or minister at the end of a religious service. In liturgical churches the dismissal will often take the form of ritualized words and gestures, such as raising the minister's hands over the congregation, or blessing with the sign of the cross .

After the blessing, the deacon dismisses the people. In fact, the dismissal gives the liturgy its name. The word "Mass" comes from the Latin word, " Missa." At one time, the people were dismissed with the words "Ite, missa est" (literally meaning "Go, she—meaning you, the Church—has been sent").

The act of dismissal in the Divine Liturgy is as much a liturgical and sacramental action as was the original act of gathering. It is the final critical step of the entire movement of the liturgy. In their dismissal from the liturgical gathering, the People of God are commanded to go forth in peace into the world to bear witness to the Kingdom ...

The name that Roman Catholics commonly give to the celebration of the Eucharist – the Mass – comes, most agree, from the Latin words of the dismissal text: Ite Missa est – Go, the Mass is ended. We Catholics call the whole liturgy after the dismissal. Which is odd, but suggests something of the significance that the dismissal has.

2020年9月29日 · The concluding rites of Mass consist of the blessing and dismissal. At times, announcements might also precede the blessing. After reverencing the altar (and at times the Blessed Sacrament reserved in the sanctuary), the celebrant and …

2022年6月15日 · The dismissal (gr. ἀπόλυσις ; sl. отпуст) is the concluding portion of the divine services in which the presiding priest or bishop pronounces a final, formal blessing on the faithful. The dismissal is omitted in Reader 's services (that is, services in …

2023年1月5日 · DISMISSAL. The simplest form of dismissal, “Go forth the Mass is ended,” is taken from the Latin words “Ite Missa est” which translates into “Go you are sent.” The word “Mass” comes from the Latin word “Missa” and signifies being sent as if on a mission.

Finally, we have the Dismissal. This is the ritual form by which we are sent forth. In the most recent edition of the Missal, Pope Benedict XVI approved (at the request of a Synod of Bishops) four new versions of the dismissal, particularly written to remind us that the Eucharist gives us a new energy, Sunday after Sunday, to live out the ...

2014年8月8日 · The dismissal of the congregation was changed thereafter, gradually assuming its modern structure in Byzantine times (the Liturgies of Saints John Chrysostom and Basil the Great). In modern liturgical practice, the Divine Liturgy is completed with the phrase ‘Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy upon ...

2011年9月3日 · The Liturgy of the Eucharist then concludes with the Prayer After Communion. The Concluding Rites then bring our celebration of the Mass to a close, sending us forth to proclaim the gospel to the world. The Concluding Rites of the Mass typically include a blessing and a dismissal of the people.