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Friday May 29 2020

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Vancouver BC Friday May 29 2020

Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene of Pazzi Virgin III Class

ST. MARY MAGDALEN OF PAZZI, of an illustrious house in Florence, was born in the year 1566, and baptized by the name of Catherine. She received her first Communion at ten years of age, and made a vow of virginity at twelve. She took great pleasure in carefully teaching Christian doctrine to the ignorant.

2 Her father, not knowing her vow, wished to give her in marriage, but she persuaded him to allow her to become a religious. It was more difficult to obtain her mother's consent; but at last she gained it, and she was professed, being then eighteen years of age, in the Carmelite monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence, May 17, 1584. She changed her name Catherine into that of Mary Magdalen on becoming a nun, and took as her motto, "To suffer or die; " and her life henceforth was a life of penance for sins not her own, and of love of Our Lord, Who tried her in ways fearful and strange. She was obedient, observant of the rule, humble and mortified, and had a great reverence for the religious life. She loved poverty and suffering, and hungered after Communion. The day of Communion she called the day of love. The charity that burned in her heart led her in her youth to choose the house of the Carmelites, because the religious therein communicated every day. She rejoiced to see others communicate, even when she was not allowed to do so herself; and her love for her sisters grew when she saw them receive Our Lord. God raised her to high states of prayer, and gave her rare gifts, enabling her to read the thoughts of her novices, and filling her with wisdom to direct them aright. She was twice chosen mistress of novices, and then made superioress, when God took her to Himself, May 25, 1607. Her body is incorrupt.

Reflection.—St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi was so filled with the love of God that her sisters in the monastery observed it in her love of themselves, and called her "the Mother of Charity" and "the Charity of the Monastery."

- Butler’s Lives of the Saints

3 Table of Contents

1. Common Prayers of Today’s Mass

2. Proper Prayers of Today’s Mass

4 Common Prayers of Today’s Mass

Introductory Rites Prayers at the Foot of the Altar

1. When the people are gathered, the Priest approaches the altar. He prepares the Chalice and Missal, and then returning to the Foot of the Altar he stands, making the sign of the cross, saying (in Latin):

In the name of the Father, ✠ and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

He then recites Psalm 43 with the server and people as follows:

I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; from those who are deceitful and unjust deliver me!

For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you cast me off? Why must I walk about mournfully because of the oppression of the enemy?

O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me;

5 let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy;

And I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me?

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, - As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

I will go to the altar of God, - To God my exceeding joy;

All make the sign of the cross together:

Our help ✠ is in the name of the Lord - Who made heaven and earth.

6 Penitential Act

2. Then follows the Penitential Act. Joining his hands and making a deep bow, the priest recites the formula of general confession:

I confess to almighty God, to blessed Mary ever-Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts, words, and deeds,

And, striking his breast, he says: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;

Then he continues: therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, all the saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

7 The people respond:

May almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to everlasting life. - Amen

3. Then is recited the Penitential Act of the people as follows:

I confess to almighty God, to blessed Mary ever-Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, and to you, Father, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts, words, and deeds,

And, striking their breast, they say: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;

Then they continue: therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul,

8 all the saints, and you, Father, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

The priest responds:

May almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to everlasting life.

The people reply:

Amen

4. Making the Sign of the Cross the priest says:

May the Almighty ✠ and Merciful Lord grant us pardon, absolution, and remission of our sins. - Amen.

9 Introductory Rites

5. Then, bowing slightly, the priest recites with the people the final portion of prayers at the foot the altar.

You will turn again to us, and give us life. - And grant us your salvation

Show us, O Lord, your mercy, - And grant us your salvation

O Lord hear my prayer - And let my cry come before You

The Lord be with you - And with your spirit.

Let us pray.

6. Going up to the altar, the priest says in a low voice:

Take away from us our iniquities, we beg you O Lord, that we may be worthy to enter with pure minds into the Holy of Holies. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

7. Then placing his hands upon the altar and bowing he says:

We pray O Lord, by the merits of your Saints, whose relics are here (he kisses the altar), and of all the Saints, that you would grant to forgive me all my sins.

8. At Solemn Masses the altar is now incensed. While he puts incense into the Thurible the priest says:

May you be blessed by Him ✠ in whose honor you are burned.

9. He then incenses the Cross and Altar.

10. The priest, standing at the Missal now says the Entrance Antiphon (See the Proper Prayers of the day)

11. The Kyrie Eleison (Lord, have mercy) invocations follow:

V. Lord, have mercy. V. Kyrie, eleison. R. Lord, have mercy. R. Kyrie, eleison. V. Lord, have mercy. V. Kyrie, eleison. R. Christ, have mercy. R. Christe, eleison. V. Christ, have mercy. V. Christe, eleison. R. Christ, have mercy. R. Christe, eleison. V. Lord, have mercy. V. Kyrie, eleison. R. Lord, have mercy. R. Kyrie, eleison. V. Lord, have mercy. V. Kyrie, eleison.

11 12. When it is prescribed this hymn is either sung or said:

Glory to God in the highest, 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.

12 13. When this hymn is concluded, the Priest goes to the middle of the altar. There he says:

The Lord be with you. - And with your spirit.

14. Then going to the Missal he says:

Let us pray.

All pray in silence with the Priest for a while. Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the Collect prayer (See the Proper Prayers of the day) at the end of which the people acclaim:

Amen.

13 Liturgy of the Word Readings from Sacred Scripture

15. The Priest begins the First Reading, while all sit and listen. To indicate the end of the reading, the server acclaims:

Thanks be to God.

16. The Cantor and Schola may sing the Psalm, together with the people. Otherwise, the Priest recites it alone. (See the Proper Prayers of the day)

17. There follows the Alleluia or another chant laid down by the rubrics, as the liturgical time requires. (See the Proper Prayers of the day)

18. At Solemn Masses, the Deacon who is to proclaim the Gospel, places the Book of the Gospels in the middle of the altar. Meanwhile, if incense is used, the Priest puts some in the Thurible saying:

May you be blessed by Him ✠ in whose honor you are burned.

After this the Deacon, kneeling before the altar, joins his hands and says:

Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, who cleansed the lips of the Prophet Isaiah with a burning coal; and grant by your gracious mercy, so to purify me, that I may worthily proclaim your holy Gospel.

He takes the Book of the Gospels and kneeling down before the Priest, asks his blessing saying:

Your blessing Father.

The Priest says in a low voice:

May the Lord be in your heart and on your lips, that you may proclaim his Gospel worthily and well. In the name of the Father and of the Son ✠ and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Having received the blessing, he kisses the hand of the Priest.

15 19. If, however, a Deacon is not present, the Priest, bowing before the altar, says quietly:

May the Lord be in my heart and on my lips, that I may proclaim his Gospel worthily and well. Amen.

Reading from the Holy Gospel

20. The Deacon, or the Priest, stands at the Book of the Gospels (or the Missal), accompanied, if appropriate, by ministers with incense and candles. There he says:

The Lord be with you. - And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel ✠ according to N.

He makes the Sign of the Cross on the book and on his forehead, lips, and breast. The people acclaim:

Glory to you, O Lord.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, incenses the Book, if incense is used, and proclaims the Gospel. (See the Proper Prayers of the day)

21. At the end of the Gospel, the server alone acclaims:

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

22. Then the Priest kisses the Book, saying quietly:

Through the words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away.

23. Then follows the Homily.

17 24. At the end of the Homily, the Symbol or Profession of Faith or Creed, when prescribed, is either sung or said:

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,

At the words that follow up to and including and became man, all genuflect. and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

18 He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead ✠ and the life of the world to come. Amen.

19 The Liturgy of the Eucharist The Offertory

25. When all this has been done, the Offertory Verse is said or sung. (See the Proper Prayers of the day)

Meanwhile, the Priest prepares the purificator, the chalice, the pall, and the Missal on the altar.

26. It is desirable that the faithful express their participation by making an offering to relieve the needs of the Church and the poor.

27. The Priest, standing at the altar, takes the paten with the bread and holds it slightly raised above the altar with both hands, saying in a low voice:

Receive, O holy Father, almighty and eternal God, this spotless host, which I, your unworthy servant, offer to you, my living and true God, for my innumerable sins, offenses, and negligences, and for all here present: as well as for all faithful Christians, both living and dead, that it may advance both me and for them salvation towards life everlasting. Amen.

Then he places the bread on the corporal.

20 28. The Deacon, or the Priest, pours wine and a little water into the chalice, saying quietly:

O God, who in creating human nature wonderfully dignified it, and still more wonderfully restores it, grant that, by the Mystery of this water ✠ and wine, we may come to share in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity that we may be made partakers of His divine nature, who willed to partake of our human nature.

Through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

29. The Priest then takes the chalice and holds it slightly raised above the altar with both hands, saying in a low voice:

We offer to you, O Lord, the chalice of salvation, beseeching your mercy, that it may ascend before your divine Majesty, as a sweet savor, for our salvation, and for that of the whole world. Amen.

Then he places the chalice on the corporal.

21 30. After this, the Priest, bowing profoundly, says 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.

He extends and then joins his hands, lifting his eyes to heaven and then lowering them, saying:

Come, O almighty and eternal God, the Sanctifier, and bless ✠ this Sacrifice, prepared for the glory of your holy Name.

31. If appropriate, he also incenses the offerings, the cross, and the altar. As he blesses the incense the Priest says:

By the intercession of Saint Michael the Archangel, who stands at the right side of the altar of incense, and of all the elect, may the Lord bless ✠ this incense and receive it as an odor of sweetness.

Receiving the Thurible from the Deacon the Priest incenses the bread and wine, while he says:

May this incense, which you have blessed O Lord, ascend to you, and may your mercy descend upon us.

Then he incenses the altar, saying: Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. Do not turn my heart to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds.

Giving the Thurible to the Deacon, he says:

May the Lord enkindle within us the fire of His love, and the flame of everlasting charity.

32. Then the Priest, standing at the side of the altar, washes his hands, saying quietly:

I wash my hands in innocence, and go around your altar, O Lord, singing aloud a song of thanksgiving, and telling all your wondrous deeds. O Lord, I love the house in which you dwell, and the place where your glory abides. Do not sweep me away with sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty,

23 those in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes. But as for me, I walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me. My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the Lord. Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

33. Then bowing slightly before the centre of the altar and placing his joined hands upon it, the Priest says:

Receive, O Holy Trinity, this offering which we make to you, in memory of the Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honor of Blessed Mary, ever-Virgin, of blessed John the Baptist, of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints, that it may be for their honor and for our salvation, and may they intercede for us in heaven, whose memory we celebrate on earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

24 34. Standing at the middle of the altar, facing the people, extending and then joining his hands, he says:

Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

The people reply:

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.

35. Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the Prayer over the Offerings (See the Proper Prayers of the day) at the end of which the people acclaim:

Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer The Preface and Sanctus

36. Then the Priest begins the Eucharistic Prayer.

Extending his hands, he says:

The Lord be with you. - And with your spirit.

The Priest, raising his hands, continues:

Lift up your hearts. - We lift them up to the Lord.

The Priest joins his hands, an bows towards the Cross

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. - It is right and just.

The Priest, with hands extended, continues the Preface. (See the Proper Prayers of the day) At the end of the Preface he joins his hands and concludes the Preface with the people, singing or saying aloud:

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.

27 The Canon of the Mass Eucharist Prayer

37. The Priest, extending and joining his hands, says:

To you, therefore, most merciful Father, we make humble prayer and petition

He kisses the altar, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord: that you accept and bless

He makes the Sign of the Cross three times over the bread and chalice together, saying: these gifts, ✠ these offerings, ✠ these holy and unblemished sacrifices, ✠

With hands extended, he continues: which we offer you firstly for your holy catholic Church. Be pleased to grant her peace, to guard, unite and govern her throughout the whole world, together with your servant Francis our Pope and Michael our Bishop, and all those who, holding to the truth, hand on the catholic and apostolic faith.

28 38. Commemoration of the Living

Remember, Lord, your servants N. and N.

The Priest joins his hands and prays briefly for those for whom he intends to pray. Then, with hands extended, he continues: and all gathered here, whose faith and devotion are known to you. For them, we offer you this sacrifice of praise or they offer it for themselves and all who are dear to them: for the redemption of their souls, in hope of health and well-being, and paying their homage to you, the eternal God, living and true.

39. Within the Action.

In communion with those whose memory we venerate, especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ, and blessed Joseph, her Spouse, your blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Jude; Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian,

29 Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian and all your Saints; we ask that through their merits and prayers, in all things we may be defended by your protecting help. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

40. Holding his hands extended over the offerings, he says:

Therefore, Lord, we pray: graciously accept this oblation of our service, that of your whole family; order our days in your peace, and command that we be delivered from eternal damnation and counted among the flock of those you have chosen.

41. With hands extended, the Priest continues:

Be pleased, O God, we pray, to bless, ✠ acknowledge, ✠ and approve ✠ this offering in every respect; make it spiritual and acceptable, so that it may become for us the Body ✠ and Blood ✠ of your most beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

He joins his hands.

30 42. In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly and distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.

On the day before he was to suffer,

He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues: he took bread in his holy and venerable hands,

He raises his eyes. and with eyes raised to heaven to you, O God, his almighty Father, giving you thanks, he said the blessing, ✠ broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take this all of you, and eat of it

He bows slightly.

FOR THIS IS MY BODY

He genuflects in adoration, shows the consecrated host to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects again in adoration.

31 43. After this the priest continues:

In a similar way, when supper was ended,

Holding the chalice slightly raised above the altar, continues: he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands,

He bows slightly and once more giving you thanks, he said the blessing ✠ and gave the chalice 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 THE MYSTERY OF FAITH WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY FOR THE FORGIVNESS OF SINS

Do this in memory of Me.

32 He genuflects in adoration, shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects again in adoration.

44. Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:

Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the blessed Passion, the Resurrection from the dead, and the glorious Ascension into heaven of Christ, your Son, our Lord, we, your servants and your holy people, offer to your glorious majesty from the gifts that you have given us, this pure victim, ✠ this holy victim, ✠ this spotless victim, ✠ the holy Bread of eternal life ✠ and the Chalice of everlasting salvation. ✠

Be pleased to look upon these offerings with a serene and kindly countenance, and to accept them, as once you were pleased to accept the gifts of your servant Abel the just, the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith, and the offering of your high priest Melchizedek, a holy sacrifice, a spotless victim.

33 Bowing, with hands joined, he continues:

In humble prayer we ask you, almighty God: command that these gifts be borne by the hands of your holy Angel to your altar on high in the sight of your divine majesty, so that all of us, who through this participation at the altar receive the most holy Body ✠ and Blood ✠ of your Son,

He stands upright again and signs himself with the Sign of the Cross, saying: may be filled with every grace ✠ and heavenly blessing. Through Christ our Lord. Amen

45. Commemoration of the Dead. With hands extended, the Priest says:

Remember also, Lord, your servants N. and N., who have gone before us with the sign of faith and rest in the sleep of peace.

He joins his hands and prays briefly for those who have died and for whom he intends to pray. Then, with hands extended, he continues:

Grant them, O Lord, we pray, and all who sleep in Christ, a place of refreshment, light and peace.

34 He joins his hands.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

46. He strikes his breast with his right hand, saying:

To us, also, your servants, who, though sinners,

And, with hands extended, he continues: hope in your abundant mercies, graciously grant some share and fellowship with your holy Apostles and Martyrs: with John the Baptist, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia and all your Saints; admit us, we beseech you, into their company, not weighing our merits, but granting us your pardon,

He joins his hands. through Christ our Lord.

35 47. And he continues:

Through whom you continue to make all these good things, O Lord; you sanctify them, ✠ fill them with life, ✠ bless them, ✠ and bestow them upon us.

48. He takes the host and makes the Sign of the Cross with it over the chalice, saying:

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.

The people acclaim:

Amen.

36 Then follows the Communion Rite. The Communion Rite

49. After the chalice and host have been set down, the Priest, with hands joined says:

At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

He extends his hands and continues:

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 us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation,

The people acclaim:

But deliver us from evil.

50. The Priest alone continues, saying quietly:

Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, past, present, and to come, and by the intercession of glorious Mary every-Virgin,

37 Mother of God, by your holy apostles Peter and Paul, and Andrew, 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,

Then he takes the Host, breaks it over the chalice, saying: who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever, and ever.

The people reply:

Amen.

51. Making the Sign of the Cross three times over the chalice with a Particle of the host, he says:

The peace ✠ of the Lord ✠ be with you ✠ always.

The people reply:

And with your spirit.

He places the Particle in the chalice, saying in a low voice:

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

52. Then is sung or said:

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.

53. Then the Priest, with hands joined, says quietly:

Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you; look not on my sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign forever and ever. Amen.

53. In Solemn Masses, the sign of peace is now given among the clerics. The Priest kisses the altar, and turning to the Deacon he says:

Peace be with you.

The Deacon responds:

And with your spirit.

54. The Priest continues in a low voice:

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who, by the will of the Father and the work of the Holy Spirit, through your Death gave life to the world, free me by this, your most holy Body and Blood, from all my sins and from every evil; keep me always faithful to your commandments, and never let me be parted from you.

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.

40 55. The Priest genuflects, rises, and says:

I will take the Bread of Heaven, and call upon the name of the Lord.

Holding the Host slightly raised above the corporal, he says three times aloud:

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

And he reverently consumes the Body of Christ.

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

56. Then he uncovers the chalice and genuflects. He gathers the Fragments, and purifies them over the chalice saying quietly:

What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord, With praise I will invoke the Lord, and I will be saved from my enemies

And he reverently consumes the Blood of Christ.

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

Communion of the Faithful

57. If the faithful are to receive Holy Communion, he takes the ciborium in his left hand, and with his right he elevates a particle of the Blessed Sacrament. Turning to face the face the people he says:

Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world.

And together with the people he adds three times:

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

58. After this, he takes the paten or ciborium and approaches the communicants. The Priest raises a host slightly and shows it to each of the communicants, saying:

May the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, preserve your soul for Life Everlasting. Amen.

42 59. When the distribution of Communion is over, the Priest purifies the paten over the chalice and also the chalice itself.

While he carries out the purification, the Priest says 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.

The server pours into the chalice a small quantity of wine, which the Priest drinks as he continues:

May your Body, O Lord, which I have received, and your Blood, which I have drunk, cleave to my heart; and grant that no stain of sin may remain in me, whom your pure and holy sacraments have refreshed. Who lives and reigns world without end. Amen.

If appropriate, a sacred silence may be observed for a while, or a psalm or other canticle of praise or a hymn may be sung. The Priest recites the Communion Antiphon (See the Proper Prayers of the day)

The Concluding Rites

60. Then, standing at the altar or at the chair and facing the people, with hands joined, the Priest says:

The Lord be with you - and with your spirit.

Let us pray.

61. All pray in silence with the Priest for a while, unless silence has just been observed. Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the Prayer after Communion (See the Proper Prayers of the day) at the end of which the people acclaim:

Amen.

62. Then the dismissal takes place. The Priest, facing the people and extending his hands, says:

The Lord be with you.

The people reply:

And with your spirit.

44 63. Then the Deacon, or the Priest himself, with hands joined and facing the people, says or chants:

Go forth, the Mass is ended. - Thanks be to God

64. Then the Priest bows before the centre of the altar and, placing his joined hands upon it, says in a low voice:

May you be pleased, O Holy Trinity, by the offering of my service, and may the sacrifice which I, though unworthy, have offered up in the sight of your majesty, be acceptable to you, and may it be advantageous for me and for all those for whom it has been offered. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

65. Then the Priest venerates the altar as usual with a kiss, as at the beginning. He blesses the people saying:

May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, ✠ and the Holy Spirit. - Amen.

45 66. Then the celebrant goes to the Gospel side, and with hands joined says:

The Lord be with you. - and with your spirit. He makes the Sign of the Cross on the altar, then on the forehead, mouth, and breast as he says:

The beginning of the holy gospel according to John. - Glory to you, O Lord.

67. With joined hands he reads:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.

At the words And the Word became flesh, all genuflect.

And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.

The people acclaim:

Thanks be to God.

Prayers Ordered by the Pope After Low Mass

68. The Priest, with the people, recites the Hail Mary three times, then the Hail Holy Queen.

Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, Hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show us the blessed Fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Pray for us O Holy Mother of God – That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. O God, our refuge and our strength, look down in mercy upon your people who cry to you; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of your holy apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of our holy Mother, the Church. Through the same Christ our Lord. - Amen.

Saint Michael the Archangel,defend us in battle, be our protection and the wickedness and the snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into Hell Satan, and all evil spirits, who prowl about the world, seeking the ruin of souls. - Amen. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, - Have mercy on us. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, - Have mercy on us. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, - Have mercy on us. (Queen of the Holy Rosary - Pray for us)

48 Proper Prayers of today’s Mass

Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene of Pazzi Virgin III Class

Entrance Antiphon Psalm 45:8, 2 Your love is for justice; your hatred for evil. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above other kings: Alleluia, alleluia.

My heart overflows with noble words. To the king I must speak the song I have made, Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Your love is for justice; your hatred for evil. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above other kings: Alleluia, alleluia.

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49 Collect O God, lover of chastity, Who endowed with heavenly gifts blessed Mary Magdalen, a virgin on fire with love for You, grant that we who keep this feast-day in her honor may imitate her by purity and love.

First Reading II Corinthians10:17-18; 11:1-2 A Reading from the Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians

Brothers and sisters, let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord. For it is not those who commend themselves that are approved, but those whom the Lord commends. I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I promised you in marriage to one Husband, to present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Paschal Alleluia Psalm 45:15, 16, 5 Alleluia, alleluia. She is led to the king with her maiden companions. They are escorted amid gladness and joy;

Alleluia. In splendor and state, ride on in triumph for the cause of truth and goodness and right. Alleluia.

Gospel

Matthew 25:1-13 A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew

At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, “The kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise replied, ‘No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’ Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

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Offertory Psalm 45:10 The daughters of kings are among your loved ones. On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir. Alleluia.

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Prayer over the Offerings May the offering made by Your devoted people be pleasing to You, O Lord, in honor of Your Saints, through whose merits they know they have received help in times of trial.

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Preface of the Ascension It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord.

For after his Resurrection he plainly appeared to all his disciples and was taken up to heaven in their sight, that he might make us sharers in his divinity.

Therefore, overcome with paschal joy, every land, every people exults in your praise and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts, sing together the unending hymn of your glory, as they acclaim: 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. (Return to the Ordinary of the Mass here)

Communion Verse Matthew 25:4, 6 The wise took flasks of oil with their lamps: at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet Christ the Lord!’ Alleluia.

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Prayer after Communion You have filled Your people, O Lord, with sacred gifts; we beseech You to ever comfort us by the intercession of her whose festival we are celebrating.

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