English Mass

Entrance Hymn

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Commentator/Assembly: Amen

Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Commentator/Assembly: And with your spirit.

PENITENTIAL ACT
( The Priest invites the faithful to the Penitential Act. Then one of the
Penitential Acts follows)

Commentator/Assembly: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers

and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thought 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 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 on our sins, and bring
us to everlasting life.
Commentator/Assembly: Amen

Priest: Lord, have mercy

Commentator/Assembly: Lord, have mercy

Priest: Christ, have mercy

Commentator/Assembly: Christ, have mercy

Priest: Lord, have mercy

Commentator/Assembly: Lord, have mercy
THE GLORIA

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.

Priest: Let us pray that we will be……

Commentator/Assembly: Amen.

Commentator: PLEASE BE SEATED

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING

Lector: A reading from the….

The word of the Lord

Commentator/Assembly: Thanks be to God

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

SECOND READING

Lector: A reading from the…..

The word of the Lord

Commentator/Assembly: Thanks be to God

Commentator: PLEASE STAND TO HONOR THE HOLY GOSPEL

GOSPEL

Priest: The Lord be with you

Commentator/Assembly: And with your spirit.

Priest: A Reading from the holy Gospel according to ……

Commentator/Assembly: Glory to you, O Lord

Priest: The Gospel of the Lord

Commentator/Assembly: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

Commentator: PLEASE BE SEATED.

HOMILY

Commentator: PLEASE STAND.

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 bow.) and 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.
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.

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL

Commentator: PLEASE BE SEATED.

OFFERTORY​ (During the Offertory Song, the gifts of bread and wine are
brought in procession. The Priest offers the prayers of blessing quietly at the
altar. If the priest says the prayers aloud the assembly’s acclamation each
time is)

Commentator/Assembly: Blessed be God forever.

Commentator: PLEASE STAND.

(The Priest completes additional personal preparatory rites, and the people
rise as he says)

Priest: Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrifice and yours may
be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

Commentator/Assembly: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for
the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the of all his holy Church.
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

Priest: The Lord be with you

Commentator/Assembly: And with you spirit

Priest: Lift up your hearts

Commentator/Assembly: We lift them up to the Lord
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
Commentator/Assembly: It is right and just

Priest: Father, all powerful and ever living God …..

Commentator/Assembly: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts, Heaven and

earth are full of your glory. Hosanna is the highest! Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord. Hosanna is the highest!

Commentator: PLEASE KNEEL.

(The Priest continues with the Eucharistic Prayer)

Commentator: PLEASE STAND.

(After the words of Consecration the priest says)

Priest: The mystery of faith

Commentator/Assembly: We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your

Resurrection until you come again.

Priest: Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, for ever and ever.
Commentator/Assembly: Amen.
THE COMMUNION RITE

Priest: At the Saviour’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to

say

Priest and Assembly: 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, but deliver
us from evil.

Priest: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil …. And the coming of our
Saviour, Jesus Christ

Commentator/Assembly: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours
now and forever.

Priest: Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles … Who live and reign for
ever and ever.
Commentator/Assembly: Amen

Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always

Commentator/Assembly: And with your spirit

Priest: Let us offer each other the sign of peace

PEACE BE WITH YOU

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

Commentator/Assembly: Lamb of God, you take aways the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you the away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take aways the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Commentator: PLEASE KNEEL.

Priest: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the
world. Blessed are those who called to the supper of the Lamb.

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

COMMUNION

(After the communion)

Commentator: PLEASE STAND.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Priest: Let us pray …..

Commentator/Assembly: Amen

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Priest: The Lord be with you

Commentator/ Assembly: And with you spirit

Priest: May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy
Spirit.
Commentator/Assembly: Amen

Priest: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life

Commentator/Assembly: Thanks be to God!