The order of the Mass

ENTRANCE CHANT(Standing)

GREETING

Priest:   In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.

People:  Amen.

Priest:  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

 and the love of God,

and the communion of the Holy Spirit

be with you all.

   Or:  The Lord be with you.

People:  And with your Spirit.

 

PENITENTIAL ACT

   Priest:  Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins,

and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

   ALL:   I confess to almighty God

and to you, my brothers and sisters,

that I have greatly sinned,

in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault, through my fault,

through my most grievous fault;

therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,

all the Angels and Saints,

and you, my brothers and sisters,

to pray for me to the Lord our God.

  

 Priest:   May almighty God have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins,

and bring us to everlasting life.

 People:  Amen.

 

KYRIE

V:  Lord, have mercy.          R:  Lord, have mercy.

V:  Christ, have mercy.          R:  Christ, have mercy.

V:  Lord, have mercy.          R:  Lord, have mercy.

 

GLORIA

Priest:  Glory to God in the highest,

All:     and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,

we bless you,

we adore you,

we glorify you,

we give you thanks for your great glory,

Lord God, heavenly King,

O God, almighty Father,

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world,

 have mercy on us;

you take away the sins of the world,

 receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father,

have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One,

you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High,

Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Spirit,

in the glory of God the Father.

Amen.

 

COLLECT

Priest:   Let us pray……

People:  Amen.

 

THE LITURGY OG THE WORD (Sitting)

FIRST READING

              The word of the Lord.

     All reply:  Thanks be to God.

 

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

SECOND READING

              The word of the Lord.

     All reply:  Thanks be to God.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:   Alleluia  (Standing)

 

     Priest (quietly):   Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, that I may worthily proclaim your holy Gospel.

 

DIALOGUE AT THE GOSPEL

       Priest:  The Lord be with you.

       People:  And with your spirit.

 

GOSPEL READING

       Priest:  A reading from the holy Gospel according to N.

       People:  Glory to you, O Lord.

       Priest:  The Gospel of the Lord.

       People:  Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Priest (quietly):   Through the words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away.

HOMILY(Sitting)

 

PROFESSION OF FAITH(Standing)

Priest:     I believe in God,

the Father almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died and was buried;

he descended into hell;

on the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of God

the Father almighty;

from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and life everlasting.

Amen.

 

UNIVERSAL PRAYER(Standing)

 

      People: Lord, hear our prayer.

 

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

 

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS(Sitting)

      Priest:  Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,

             for through your goodness we have received

             the bread we offer you:

             fruit of the earth and work of human hands,

             it will become for us the bread of life.

     People:  Blessed be God for ever.

 

Priest (quietly):  By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity.

 

Priest:   Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,

             for through your goodness we have received

             the wine we offer you:

             fruit of the vine and work of human hands,

             it will become our spiritual drink.

     People:  Blessed be God for ever.

 

     Priest (quietly):  With humble spirit and contrite heart may we be accepted by you, O Lord, and may our sacrifice in your sight this day be pleasing to you, Lord God.

                   Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

 

INVITATION TO PRAYER(Standing)

     Priest:   Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),

             that my sacrifice and yours

             may be acceptable to God,

             the almighty Father.

     People:  May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

             for the praise and glory of his name,

             for our good

             and the good of all his holy Church.

 

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

     Priest:   Let us pray……

     People:  Amen.

 

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

PREFACE DIALOGUE

     Priest:   The Lord be with you.

     People:  And with your spirit.

     Priest:   Lift up your hearts.

     People:  We lift them up to the Lord.

     Priest:   Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

     People:  It is right and just.

 

PREFACE

PREAFACE ACCLAMATION

     All:     Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

             Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

             Hosanna in the highest.

             Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

             Hosanna in the highest.

     Priest:   You are indeed Holy, O Lord,

             the fount of all holiness.

             Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,

             by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall,

             so that they may become for us

             the Body and 十 Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

             At the time he was betrayed

             and entered willingly into his Passion,

             he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,

             and gave it to his disciples, saying:

 

             Take this, all of you, and eat of it,

             for this is my Body,

             which will be given up for you.

 

             In a similar way, when supper was ended,

             He took the chalice

             and, once more giving thanks,

             he gave it to his disciples, saying:

 

             Take this, all of you, and drink from it,

             for this is the chalice of my Blood,

             the Blood of the new and eternal covenant,

             which will be poured out for you and for many

             for the forgiveness of sins.

             Do this in memory of me.

 

THE MYSTERY OF FAITH

Priest:     The mystery of faith.

People:    We proclaim your Death, O Lord,

          and profess your Resurrection

          until you come again.

 

Priest:       Therefore, as we celebrate

the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,

we offer you, Lord,

the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,

giving thanks that you have held us worthy

to be in your presence and minister to you.

Humbly we pray

that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,

we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

   

  Remember, Lord, your Church,

spread throughout the world,

and bring her to the fullness of charity,

together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop

and all the clergy.

 

  (Remember your servant N.,

whom you have called (today)

from this world to yourself.

Grant that he (she) who was united with your Son

  In a death like this,

May also be one with him in his Resurrection.)

 

   Remember also our brothers and sisters

Who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,

and all who have died in your mercy:

welcome them into the light of your face.

  

   Have mercy on us all, we pray,

that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,

with the blessed Apostles,

and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages,

we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,

and may praise and glorify you

through your Son, Jesus Christ.

 

CONCLUDING DOXOLOGY

     Priest:   Through him, and with him, and in him,

             O God, almighty Father,

             in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

             all glory and honor is yours,

             for ever and ever.

     People:  Amen.

THE COMMUNION RITE

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Priest:      At the Savior’s command

         and formed by divine teaching,

         we dare to say:

All:        Our Father, who art in heaven,

         Hallowed be thy name;

         thy kingdom come,

         thy will be done

         on earth as it is in heaven.

           Give us this day our daily bread,

         and forgive those who trespass against us;

         and lead us not into temptation,

         but deliver us from evil.

 

Priest:       Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,

         graciously grant peace in our days,

         that, by the help of your mercy,

         we may be always free from sin

         and safe from all distress,

         as we await the blessed hope

         and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

People:      For the kingdom,

         the power and the glory are yours

         now and for ever.

 

SIGN OF PEACE

Priest:       Lord Jesus Christ,

         who said to your Apostles;

         Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,

         look not on our sins,

         but on the faith of your Church,

         and graciously grant her peace and unity

         in accordance with your will.

         Who live and reign for ever and ever.

People:     Amen.

Priest:    The peace of the Lord be with you always.

People:   And with your spirit.

Priest:    Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

 

 

 

LAMB OF GOD

Priest (quietly):  May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.

People:   Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,

              have mercy on us.

         Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,

              have mercy on us.

         Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,

              grant us peace.

 

Priest (quietly):  May the receiving of your Body and Blood, Lord Jesus Christ, not bring me to judgment and condemnation,

but through your loving mercy be for me protection in mind and body and a healing remedy.

 

INVITAION TO COMMUNION

     Priest:     Behold the Lamb of God,

             behold him who takes away the sins of the world.

             Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

     People:  Lord, I am not worthy

             that you should enter under my roof,

             but only say the word

             and my soul shall be healed.

 

COMMUNION

     Priest (quietly):  May the Body of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.

                   May the Blood of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.     

Priest:   The Body of Christ.

     People:  Amen.

     Priest (quietly):  What has passed our lips as food, O Lord, may we possess in purity of heart, that what has been given to us in time may be our healing for eternity.

 

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

     Priest:   Let us pray……

     People:  Amen.

 

THE CONCLUDING RITES

FINAL BLESSING

     Priest:   The Lord be with you.

     People:  And with your spirit.

     Priest:   May almighty God bless you,

             the Father, and the Son, 十 and the Holy Spirit.

     People:  Amen.

     Priest:   Go forth, the Mass is ended.

     People:  Thanks be to God.