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The Order of The Introductory The Introductory Rites help the faithful come together as one, establish and prepare themselves to listen to the Word of and to celebrate the worthily. All stand. The approaches the with the ministers , have . Or: , eleison. and venerates it while the Song is sung. Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison. Sign of the You came to call sinners: All make the as the Priest says: , have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, Christ, have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison. and of the . . You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us: Greeting Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison. The grace of our Lord Christ, Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison. and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit The by the Priest follows: be with you all. Or: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, Grace to you and peace from God our and bring us to everlasting life. Father Amen. and Jesus Christ. Or: The Kyrie, eleison (Lord, have mercy) may follow. The Lord be with you. Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison. And with your spirit. Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison. Christ, have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison. The Priest invites the faithful to the Penitential Act. Christ, have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison. Then one of the Penitential Acts follows: Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison. I confess to almighty God Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison. and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, The Gloria in my thoughts and in my words, When indicated this is either sung or said: in what I have done and in what I have Glory to God in the highest, failed to do, and on earth peace to people And, striking their breast, they say: of good will. through my fault, through my fault, We praise you, through my most grievous fault; we bless you, therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, we adore you, all the Angels and , we glorify you, and you, my brothers and sisters, we give you thanks for your great glory, to pray for me to the Lord our God. Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Have mercy on us, O Lord. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, For we have sinned against you. Lord God, of God, Show us, O Lord, your mercy. Son of the Father, And grant us your . you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; You were sent to heal the contrite of heart: you take away the sins of the world, with the Holy Spirit, receive our ; in the glory of . you are seated at the right hand Amen. of the Father, The have mercy on us. When this hymn is concluded, the Priest, says: For you alone are the Holy One, Let us pray. you alone are the Lord, And all pray in silence with the Priest for a while. Then the Priest says the Collect prayer, at the end of which you alone are the Most High, the people acclaim: Jesus Christ, Amen. The Liturgy of the Word By hearing the word proclaimed in , the faithful again enter into the unending dialogue between God and the people, a dialogue sealed in the sharing of the Eucharistic food and . First Reading all sit I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, To indicate the end of the reading, the acclaims: the Only Begotten Son of God, The word of the Lord. born of the Father before all ages. Thanks be to God. God from God, Light from Light, Psalm true God from true God, After the First Reading the psalmist or sings or says begotten, not made, the Psalm, with the people making the response. consubstantial with the Father; Second Reading through him all things were made. On Sundays and certain other days there is a second For us men and for our salvation reading. It concludes with the same response as above. he came down from heaven, At the words that follow, up to and including and became The assembly stands to sing Acclamation to man, all bow. welcome the Gospel. They remain standing in honour of the and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate Gospel reading, the high point of the Liturgy of the Word. of the Virgin Mary, The Lord be with you. and became man. And with your spirit. For our sake he was crucified A reading from the holy Gospel according under Pontius Pilate, to N. he suffered death and was buried, Glory to you, O Lord. and rose again on the third day At the end of the Gospel, the , or the Priest, acclaims: in accordance with the Scriptures. The Gospel of the Lord. He ascended into heaven Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. and is seated at the right hand The all sit of the Father. At the end of the Homily it is appropriate for there to be a He will come again in glory brief silence for recollection. to judge the living and the dead The all stand and his kingdom will have no end. On Sundays and , the Profession of or Creed will follow. During and Time, especially, the I believe in the Holy Spirit, Apostles’ Creed may be used. the Lord, the giver of life, The Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed who proceeds from the Father I believe in one God, and the Son, the Father almighty, who with the Father and the Son maker of heaven and earth, is adored and glorified, of all things visible and invisible. who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, on the third day he rose again and apostolic . from the dead; I confess one he ascended into heaven, for the forgiveness of sins and is seated at the right hand and I look forward to the of God the Father almighty; of the dead from there he will come to judge and the life of the world to come. Amen. the living and the dead.

The Apostles’ Creed I believe in the Holy Spirit, I believe in God, the holy , the Father almighty, the , Creator of heaven and earth, the forgiveness of sins, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, the resurrection of the body, our Lord, and life everlasting. Amen. At the words that follow, up to and including the Virgin Mary, all bow. The Prayer of the Faithful After each intention there is a pause while the faithful pray. who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Lord, in your mercy. born of the Virgin Mary, Hear our prayer. suffered under Pontius Pilate, The Priest concludes the Prayer with a collect. was crucified, died and was buried; When the Liturgy of the Word has been completed, the he descended into hell; people sit. The Liturgy of the Eucharist For Catholics, the Eucharist is the source and summit of the whole Christian life. It is the vital centre of all that the Church is and does, because at its heart is the real presence of the crucified, risen and glorified Lord, continuing and making available his saving work among us. During the Song the of and Lift up your hearts. are brought in . The Priest offers the of We lift them up to the Lord. quietly at the altar. If the priest says the prayers aloud the assembly’s acclamation each time is: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Blessed be God for ever. It is right and just. The Priest completes additional personal preparatory rites, The Priest concludes the with the people, singing and the people rise as he says: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), Heaven and earth are full of your glory. that my and yours in the highest. may be acceptable to God, Blessed is he who comes in the name the almighty Father. of the Lord. May the Lord accept the sacrifice Hosanna in the highest. at your hands The Priest continues with the Eucharistic Prayer. for the praise and glory of his name, After the words of the priest says: for our good . and the good of all his holy Church. We proclaim your Death, O Lord, Then the Priest says the Prayer over the Offerings, at the end and profess your Resurrection of which the people acclaim: until you come again. Or: Amen. When we eat this Bread The Eucharistic Prayer and drink this , The Lord be with you. we proclaim your Death, O Lord, And with your spirit. until you come again. Or: Save us, Saviour of the world, The peace of the Lord be with you always. for by your Cross and Resurrection And with your spirit. you have us free. Let us offer each other the sign of peace. At the conclusion of the prayer the Priest takes the All offer one another the customary sign of peace. and the with the host and, raising both, he says Breaking of the Bread Through him, and with him, and in him, , you take away the sins O God, almighty Father, of the world, have mercy on us. in the unity of the Holy Spirit, Lamb of God, you take away the sins all glory and honour is yours, of the world, have mercy on us. for ever and ever. Lamb of God, you take away the sins Amen. of the world, grant us peace. The Communion Invitation to Communion all kneel The Lord’s Prayer all stand After his private prayers of preparation the Priest genuflects, At the Saviour’s command takes the host and, holding it slightly raised above the paten and formed by divine teaching, or above the chalice says aloud: we dare to say: Behold the Lamb of God, Our Father, who art in heaven, behold him who takes away the sins of hallowed be thy name; the world. thy kingdom come, Blessed are those called to the supper of thy will be done the Lamb. on earth as it is in heaven. Lord, I am not worthy Give us this day our daily bread, that you should enter under my roof, and forgive us our trespasses, but only say the word as we forgive those who trespass and my shall be healed. against us; Communion and lead us not into temptation, The communicants come forward in reverent procession, but deliver us from evil. and make a preparatory act of reverence by bowing their head in honour of Christ’s presence in the . Deliver us, Lord, we pray… The Body () of Christ. and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Amen. Christ. After the distribution of Communion, if appropriate, a For the kingdom, silence may be observed for a while, or a psalm or other the power and the glory are yours of praise or a hymn may be sung. now and for ever. Prayer after Communion all stand Lord Jesus Christ… Let us pray. Who live and reign for ever and ever. All pray in silence. Then the Priest says the Prayer after Amen. Communion, at the end of which the people acclaim: Amen. The Concluding Rites The Concluding Rites send the people forth to put into effect in their lives what they have received. Blessing The Lord be with you. Then the Deacon, or the Priest says one of the following: And with your spirit. Go forth, the Mass is ended. May almighty God bless you, Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord. the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life. Amen. Go in peace. Thanks be to God. Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Compilation & layout © 2011 Catholic ’ Conference of England and Wales. www.missal.org.uk MCFL