All of Creation and Redemption and Sanctification is in essence exitus and reditus: the Creation of creatures by God, their falling away into sin, and His bringing them back into union with Him by His mighty works and wonders. The whole Summa of Aquinas is designed along these lines.
A reader asked whether there be a counterpart to the Itinerarium to be said upon the happy return of pilgrims. I wasn't sure, but, having checked, have found that there is.
Firstly, if the Itinerarium be not said by the one travelling, but instead if it be said on one's behalf as a blessing over one by a priest, it is augmented as follows:
Pilgrims ought obtain a letter of recommendation from their Ordinary or parish priest, go to Confession, hear Mass (at which the orations for pilgrims ought be inserted by the celebrant), receive Communion, and then after Mass be blessed. The Itinerarium is recited not in the first person singular or plural as the case would be by oneself ("I/me/my/mine") or by a group ("we/us/our/ours"), but is recited over the pilgrims in the second person singular or plural ("thou/thee/thy/thine" or "you/your/yours") as appropriate. However, the last prayer of the Itinerarium is shorn of its doxological conclusion, and instead a fifth prayer is added, plus a blessing, in place of the Procedamus, and holy water is sprinkled upon the pilgrim(s):
Hear, Lord, our prayers, and kindly accompany your servants on their journey; and as you are present everywhere lend them your aid at all times, so that with you as their shield they will be defended from all dangers and pay you their homage of gratitude; through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
May the peace and blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, come upon you and remain with you forever. R/. Amen.
Secondly, on the return of the pilgrim(s), the following is said in thanksgiving, ending with the sprinkling of the pilgrim(s) with holy water - BTW, sorry about the mix of Latin and English, but it's the best I can do at short notice:
V/. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini.
R/. Qui fecit caelum et terram.
Ant. See, thus is the man blessed who fears the Lord. (Ps 127:4)
Psalm 127
Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that walk in his ways.
For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides of thy house.
Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: and mayest thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
And mayest thou see thy children's children, peace upon Israel.
Glory be...
As it was...
Ant. See...
Kyrie...
Pater noster... (the rest inaudibly until:)
V/. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
R/. Sed libera nos a malo
V/. Blessed are they who come in the name of the Lord.
R/. Blessed be you by the Lord who made heaven and earth.
V/. Look with favor, Lord, on your servants and their works.
R/. And keep them in the way of your precepts.
V/. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
R/. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
V/. Dominus vobiscum.
R/. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
We beg you, Lord, be appeased, and lavish on your servants pardon and peace, so that being cleansed of all their transgressions they may serve you with tranquil hearts.
Almighty everlasting God, the ruler of our lives and destinies, grant to your servants continual and abundant peace, so that those whom you have brought back safely to their various occupations may bask in the security of your protection.
God, the support of the lowly, you who console us by the love of our brethren; bestow your grace on our brotherhood, so that we may always see your presence in those in whom you live by your grace; through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
May the peace and blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, come upon you and remain with you forever. R/. Amen.
A reader asked whether there be a counterpart to the Itinerarium to be said upon the happy return of pilgrims. I wasn't sure, but, having checked, have found that there is.
Firstly, if the Itinerarium be not said by the one travelling, but instead if it be said on one's behalf as a blessing over one by a priest, it is augmented as follows:
Pilgrims ought obtain a letter of recommendation from their Ordinary or parish priest, go to Confession, hear Mass (at which the orations for pilgrims ought be inserted by the celebrant), receive Communion, and then after Mass be blessed. The Itinerarium is recited not in the first person singular or plural as the case would be by oneself ("I/me/my/mine") or by a group ("we/us/our/ours"), but is recited over the pilgrims in the second person singular or plural ("thou/thee/thy/thine" or "you/your/yours") as appropriate. However, the last prayer of the Itinerarium is shorn of its doxological conclusion, and instead a fifth prayer is added, plus a blessing, in place of the Procedamus, and holy water is sprinkled upon the pilgrim(s):
Hear, Lord, our prayers, and kindly accompany your servants on their journey; and as you are present everywhere lend them your aid at all times, so that with you as their shield they will be defended from all dangers and pay you their homage of gratitude; through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
May the peace and blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, come upon you and remain with you forever. R/. Amen.
Secondly, on the return of the pilgrim(s), the following is said in thanksgiving, ending with the sprinkling of the pilgrim(s) with holy water - BTW, sorry about the mix of Latin and English, but it's the best I can do at short notice:
V/. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini.
R/. Qui fecit caelum et terram.
Ant. See, thus is the man blessed who fears the Lord. (Ps 127:4)
Psalm 127
Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that walk in his ways.
For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides of thy house.
Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: and mayest thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
And mayest thou see thy children's children, peace upon Israel.
Glory be...
As it was...
Ant. See...
Kyrie...
Pater noster... (the rest inaudibly until:)
V/. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
R/. Sed libera nos a malo
V/. Blessed are they who come in the name of the Lord.
R/. Blessed be you by the Lord who made heaven and earth.
V/. Look with favor, Lord, on your servants and their works.
R/. And keep them in the way of your precepts.
V/. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
R/. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
V/. Dominus vobiscum.
R/. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
We beg you, Lord, be appeased, and lavish on your servants pardon and peace, so that being cleansed of all their transgressions they may serve you with tranquil hearts.
Almighty everlasting God, the ruler of our lives and destinies, grant to your servants continual and abundant peace, so that those whom you have brought back safely to their various occupations may bask in the security of your protection.
God, the support of the lowly, you who console us by the love of our brethren; bestow your grace on our brotherhood, so that we may always see your presence in those in whom you live by your grace; through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
May the peace and blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, come upon you and remain with you forever. R/. Amen.
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