[Aquinasfan]

In the days of yore,three magic words sent the entire congregation heading for the doors. "Ita missa est".

Ha, ha, ha. I'm post Vatican II so I had to go to Google to look it up.

[ejo]

" Ite, missa est" and the usual reply was "Deo gratias" translated saying: Go the Mass is ended, response was, Thanks be to God.