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The Order of the Mass

THE ORDER OF THE MASS

Entrance Antiphon

Entrance song (Stand)

Greeting

Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All make Sign of the Cross

People: Amen.

A) 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 with your spirit.

-Or-

B) Priest: The grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

People: And with your spirit.

-Or-

C) Priest: The Lord be with you.

People: And with your spirit.

Penitential Rite

A) Priest: As we prepare to celebrate the mystery of Christ's love, let us acknowledge our failures and ask the Lord for pardon and strength.

-Or-

B) Priest: Coming together as God's family, with confidence let us ask the Father's forgiveness, for he is full of gentleness and compassion.

-Or-

C) Priest: My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysterious, let us call to mind our sins.

A brief silence for all to list their sins (in their head)

Priest And People: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore 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

Cantor: Lord, have mercy.

People: Lord, have mercy.

Cantor: Christ, have mercy.

People: Christ, have mercy.

Cantor: Lord, have mercy.

People: Lord, have mercy.

Gloria

May be said or sung

All: 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.

Opening Prayer

Priest: Let us pray. Turn to that day's prayer

Example: Let us pray [that we may take Christ's coming seriously] All-powerful God, increase our strength of will for doing good that Christ may find an eager welcome at his coming and call us to his side in the kingdom of heaven, where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.