We're Glad You're Joining Us! Greeting Penitential Act Gloria After the First

Responses and Prayers for The Mass (from the Roman Missal – Third Edition)

Welcome to St. Polycarp! After the first and second readings We’re glad you’re joining us! Reader The Word of the Lord All Thanks be to God

Before the Gospel reading Greeting Priest: The Lord be with you. Priest: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit. All: And with your spirit. Priest A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew or Mark or Luke or John Penitential Act All: Glory to you, O Lord. I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and After the Gospel reading in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have Priest The Gospel of the Lord. failed to do, All Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; Creed - The Nicene Creed therefore, I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, All: I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son or of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord, God, Light from Light, true God from true God, All: For we have sinned against you. begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy. through him all things were made. All: And grant us your salvation. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Gloria Virgin Mary, and became man. Glory to God in the highest, For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, and on earth peace to people of good will. he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on We praise you, we bless you, the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. we adore you, we glorify you, He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right we give you thanks for your great glory, hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, have no end. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with you take away the sins of the world, receive our the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, has spoken through the prophets. have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead the Father. Amen. and the life of the world to come. Amen. OR Our Father The Apostles’ Creed Priest At the Savior’s command and formed by divine All I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of teaching, we dare to say: heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and on the third day he rose again from the dead; he forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to but deliver us from evil. judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of Priest: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of body, and life everlasting. Amen. 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 Saviour, Jesus Christ. Invitation to Prayer All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for All: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are the praise and glory of his name, for our good and yours now and forever. the good of all his holy Church. Sign of Peace Preface Dialogue Priest The peace of the Lord be with you always. Priest: The Lord be with you. All And with your spirit. All: And with your spirit. To each other: Peace be with you Priest: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord. Lamb of God Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the All It is right and just. world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the Holy, Holy, Holy world, have mercy on us. All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the Heaven and earth are full of your glory. world, grant us peace. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Invitation to Communion Hosanna in the highest. Priest: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes Memorial Acclamation away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. All: ONE OF THESE: All Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter A We proclaim your Death, O Lord, under my roof, but only say the word and my and profess your Resurrection soul shall be healed. until you come again.

B When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, Concluding Rites until you come again. Priest The Lord be with you. C Save us, Saviour of the world, All: And with your spirit. for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free. Priest: Go forth, the Mass is ended. All: Thanks be to God.