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Back to This Week in our Parish INTRODUCTORY RITES Priest ; In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.People ; Amen.GREETING Priest ; The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.People ; And also with you.PENITENTIAL RITE Priest ; My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.People ; I confess to almighty god, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault (All strike their breast) in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have failed to do;and 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 Priest ; Lord, have mercy.People ; Lord, have mercy.Priest ; Christ, have mercy.People ; Christ, have mercy.Priest ; Lord, have mercy.People ; Lord, have mercy.GLORIA People ; Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. 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.OPENING PRAYER Priest ; Let us pray.... for ever and ever.People ; AmenLITURGY OF THE WORD First Reading: ..... The Word of the Lord People ; Thanks be to God.Responsorial Psalm (read or sung) Second Reading: ..... The Word of the Lord. People ; Thanks be to God.Alleluia (omitted if not sung) Gospel: Priest or Deacon ; The Lord be with you.People ; And also with you.Priest or Deacon ; A reading from the holy Gospel according to N.People ; Glory to you, Lord.Priest or Deacon ; ..... The Gospel of the Lord.People ; Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.HOMILY PROFESSION OF FAITH (Creed) People ; We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light From Light, true God From true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation. he came down from heaven: (bow) by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man (straighten up). For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Offertory People bring gifts and collection to the Altar Preparation of the Gifts Priest ; Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. 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 the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.Priest ; Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink.People ; Blessed be God for ever.Priest ; (quietly) Lord God, we ask you to receive us and be pleased with the sacrifice we offer you with humble and contrite hearts.Priest ; (quietly) Lord, wash away my iniquity; cleanse me from my sin.Invitation to Prayer ; Priest; Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice 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 Church.PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS PREFACE Priest ; The Lord be with you.People ; And also with you.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 to give him thanks and praisePriest ; Father....SANCTUS People ; Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, 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.EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II Priest ; Lord, you are holy indeed, the fountain of all holiness. Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy, so that they may become for us the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted, he took bread and gave you thanks. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me. MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Priest ; Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:People a) Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.b) Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life, Lord Jesus, come in glory. c) When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, Lord Jesus, until you come in glory. d) Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free. You are the Saviour of the world. Priest ; In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Father, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. May all of us who share in the body and blood of Christ be brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit.Lord, remember your Church throughout the world; make us grow in love, together with N. our Pope, N. our bishop, and all the clergy. Remember our brothers and sisters who have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again; bring them and all the departed into the light of your presence. Have mercy on us all; make us worthy to share eternal life with Mary, the virgin mother of God, with the apostles, and with all the saints who have done your will throughout the ages. May we praise you in union with them, and give you glory through your Son, Jesus Christ. DOXOLOGY Priest ; Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever.People ; Amen.COMMUNION RITE Priest ; Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Savior gave us:People ;Priest ; Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day in your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.People ;SIGN OF PEACE Priest ; Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles:I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of your kingdom where you live for ever and ever. Priest ; The peace of the Lord be with you always.Priest ; Let us offer each other a sign of peaceAGNUS DEI 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. COMMUNION Priest ; This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.Happy are those who are called to his supper. People ; Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.Priest ; The body of Christ.People ; Amen.Priest ; The blood of Christ.People ; Amen.CONCLUDING RITE Prayer after Communion Priest ; Let us pray ....Priest ; The Lord be with you.People ; And also with you.Priest ; May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.People ; Amen.Priest ; Go in the peace of Christ.People ; Thanks be to God. |
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