A Comparison of the Tridentine and Novus Ordo Liturgies

A comparison is presented (all in English) between the Novus Ordo mass and the traditional Tridentine Mass. Prayer Number 1 of the Novus Ordo Mass is supposed to be the "same" as the Canon of the Tridentine Mass. A perusal of how each compared with the other shows that many excisions and abridgments have been from the traditional Canon.

Here is an example:

The Offering of the Host

Tridentine:
P: Receive, O Holy Father, almighty and eternal God, this spotless host, which I, Thine unworthy servant, offer unto Thee, my living and true God, for my countless sins, trespasses, and omissions; likewise for all here present, and for all faithful Christians, whether living or dead, that it may avail both me and them to salvation, unto life everlasting. Amen.

Novus Ordo:
P: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.
R. Blessed be God for ever.

Here is a second example:

The Offering of the Chalice

Tridentine:
P: We offer unto Thee, O Lord, the chalice of salvation, beseeching Thy clemency that it may ascend as a sweet odor before Thy divine majesty, for our own salvation, and for that of the whole world. Amen.
P: Humbled in mind, and contrite of heart, may we find favor with Thee, O Lord; and may the sacrifice we this day offer up be well pleasing to Thee, Who art our Lord and our God.
P: Come, Thou, the Sanctifier, God, almighty and everlasting: bless (+) this sacrifice which is prepared for the glory of Thy holy name.

Novus Ordo:
P: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink.
R: Blessed be God for ever.
P: Lord God, we ask you to receive us and be pleased with the sacrifice we offer you with humble and contrite hearts.

Here is a third example:

The Washing of the Hands

Tridentine:
P: O God, Who in creating man didst exalt his nature very wonderfully and yet more wonderfully didst establish it anew: by the mystery signified in the mingling of this water and wine, grant us to have part in the Godhead of Him Who hath vouchsafed to share our manhood, Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God; world without end. Amen.

Novus Ordo:
P: By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.

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The traditional Tridentine Mass is the rite attended by literally hundreds of canonized saints.

Let us pray that the traditional Tridentine Mass (the "extraordinary" form) will become more readily available throughout the world, as Pope Benedict XVI has made possible through his motu proprio Summum Pontificorum.