Urbi and orbi
Urbi and orbi are an expression Latin E which wants to say “for the city (of Rome) and for the world”.
Urbi, dative of urbs “city, the city (Rome)”, and “and”, orbi, dative of orbis “circle, circular surface, ground, universe”.
In the Catholic liturgy , in fact the words accompany the solemn blessings by the Pape to all Christendom (the top of the Balcon of the Basilique Saint-Pierre, in the town of Rome) the days of Easter, of Christmas and on rare exceptional occasions.
This blessing is reserved to the Pope, as a bishop of Rome (Urbi) and universal Pasteur of the Church (orbi). It is matched granting of a plenary Indulgence as well for the faithful present physically (Urbi) as receiving the blessing by the means of the radio and television (orbi).
Text of the Urbi Blessing and orbi
Original text (in Latin)
Sancti Apostoli Petrus and Paulus, of quorum potestate and auctoritate confidimus, ipsi interceding pro nobis AD Dominum.
R. Amen.
Precibus and meritis beatæ Mariæ semper Virginis, beati Michaelis Archangeli, beati Ioannis Baptistæ and sanctorum Apostolorum $petri and Pauli and omnium Sanctorum misereatur vestri omnipotens Deus and dimissis peccatis bus peccatis vestris, perducat your Iesus Christus AD vitam æternam.
R. Amen.
Indulgentiam, absolutionem and remissionem omnium peccatorum vestrorum, spatium verae and fructuosae pænitentiæ, horn semper pænitens and emendationem vitæ, gratiam and consultationem sancti Spiritus and finalem perseverantiam in profits operibus, tribuat vobis omnipotens and misericors Dominus.
R. Amen.
And benedictio Dei omnipotentis: Patris and Filii and Spiritus sancti super descendat your and maneat semper.
R. Amen.
French version
How the saints Apostles Pierre and Paul, whose power and authority have our confidence, intercede personally for us near the Lord!R. Amen.
That by the prayers and the merits of the happy Marie always Vierge, of the happy Michel archangel, the happy Jean Baptiste and the saints Pierre and Paul, as well as all saints, God the Almighty has pity of you and that having given all your sins, Jesus Christ leads you to the eternal life!
R. Amen.
Indulgence, the discharge and the forgiveness of all your sins, a space of an authentic and profitable penitence, an always penitent heart and a correction of your life, grace and the council of the Holy Spirit and perseverance until the end in good works: that you grants it the Lord the Almighty and miséricordieux!
R. Amen.
And that the blessing of God the Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit go down on you and remain there forever.
R. Amen.
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