Mass Prayers & Responses

1 Greeting 6 Before the Gospel Priest The Lord be with you. Priest: The Lord be with you. People And with your spirit. People: And with your spirit. Priest A reading from the holy Gospel according to 2 Penitential Act Matthew OR Mark OR Luke OR John Form A (The Confiteor) People: Glory to you, O Lord. Everyone: I confess to almighty God and to you, my 7 After the Gospel brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and Priest The Gospel of the Lord. in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through People Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and 8 The Nicene Creed Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for Everyone: I believe in one God, the Father almighty, me to the Lord our God maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only OR Form B Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from Priest: You were sent to heal the contrite of heart: true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with Lord, have mercy. the Father; through him all things were made. People: Lord, have mercy. For us men and for our salvation he came down from Priest: You came to call sinners: Christ, have mercy. heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the People: Christ, have mercy. Virgin Mary, and became man. Priest: You are seated at the right hand of the Father For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, to intercede for us: Lord, have mercy. he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on People: Lord, have mercy. the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right 3 Gloria hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to Priest: Glory to God in the highest, judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will Everyone: and on earth peace to people of good will. have no end. We praise you, we bless you, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, we adore you, we glorify you, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with we give you thanks for your great glory, the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. has spoken through the prophets. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our and the life of the world to come. Amen. prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, OR The Apostles’ Creed you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Everyone I believe in God, the Father almighty, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his the Father. Amen. only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius 4 After the First and Second Readings Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he Reader The Word of the Lord descended into hell; on the third day he rose again People Thanks be to God from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; 5 Greeting the Gospel from there he will come to judge the living and the Reader Alleluia OR Praise to you Lord dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Jesus Christ Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of … (a few words) sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. People Alleluia OR Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ Amen.

St. John Catholic Church

9 Invitation to Prayer 13 Doxology / Amen Priest Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for Priest: Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, through your goodness we have received the bread we almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory offer you: fruit of the earth and work of human hands, and honour is yours, for ever and ever. it will become for us the bread of life. People Amen People: Blessed be God for ever 14 Our Father Priest: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for Priest At the Saviour’s command and formed by through your goodness we have received the wine we divine teaching, we dare to say: offer you: fruit of the vine and work of human hands, it will become our spiritual drink. People Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be People: Blessed be God for ever thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on

earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily Priest Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty those who trespass against us; and lead us not into Father. People: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your temptation, but deliver us from evil. hands for the praise and glory of his name, for Priest: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, our good and the good of all his holy Church. graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of 10 Preface Dialogue your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the Priest: The Lord be with you. coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. People: And with your spirit. Priest: Lift up your hearts. People: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are People: We lift them up to the Lord. yours now and for ever. Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right and just. 15 Sign of Peace Priest The peace of the Lord be with you always. 11 Holy, Holy, Holy People And with your spirit. Everyone: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. To each other: Peace be with you Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. 16 Lamb of God Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. People: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the Hosanna in the highest. world, have mercy on us. 12 Memorial Acclamation Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Priest: The mystery of faith. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the People: ONE OF THESE: world, grant us peace. A We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection 17 Invitation to Communion until you come again. Priest Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those B When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, called to the supper of the Lamb. we proclaim your Death, O Lord, People Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter until you come again. under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. C Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection 18 Concluding Rites you have set us free. Priest The Lord be with you. People And with your spirit.