WORD& EUCHARIST Catholic Mass Book SUNDAYS, FEASTS & SOLEMNITIES FIRST EDITION International Liturgy Publications Nashville, TN
Contents GUIDELINES FOR THE RECEPTION OF COMMUNION 7 Guidelines for the Reception of Communion ORDER OF MASS THE INTRODUCTORY RITES 8 Entrance 8 Greeting 9 Penitential Act THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 13 First Reading 13 Responsorial Psalm 13 Second Reading 13 Gospel Acclamation THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST 16 Preparation of the Altar and the Gifts 17 Eucharistic Prayer-Preface 18 Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy) 19 Eucharistic Prayer I THE COMMUNION RITE 33 The Lord s Prayer 34 Sign of Peace 34 Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) 10 Kyrie 11 Gloria 13 Collect 14 Gospel 15 Homily 15 Profession of Faith (Creed) 16 Prayer of the Faithful / Universal Prayer 24 Eucharistic Prayer II 27 Eucharistic Prayer III 29 Eucharistic Prayer IV 35 Prayer before Communion 36 Reception of Communion 36 Prayer after Communion THE CONCLUDING RITES 36 Greeting and Blessing 37 Dismissal FORMULARIES: PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL (UNIVERSAL PRAYER) 38 General Formula I 39 General Formula II 40 Advent 41 Christmas Time 42 Lent I 43 Lent II 44 Weekdays of Holy Week 45 Easter Time 46 Ordinary Time I 47 Ordinary Time II 48 In Masses for the Dead
ADDITIONAL EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS 50 Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation I 53 Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation II 55 Eucharistic Prayer for Use in Masses for Various Needs I 58 Eucharistic Prayer for Use in Masses for Various Needs II 61 Eucharistic Prayer for Use in Masses for Various Needs III 64 Eucharistic Prayer for Use in Masses for Various Needs IV RITES OF THE CHURCH 67 Christian Initiation of Adults: First Scrutiny 73 Christian Initiation of Adults: Second Scrutiny 79 Christian Initiation of Adults: Third Scrutiny 85 Rite of Baptism of One Child Within Mass 99 Rite of Confirmation Within Mass 107 Rite of Reconciliation: Penance for Several Penitents 114 Rite of Marriage Within Mass 127 Anointing of the Sick Within Mass 138 Funeral Mass ORDERS FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS 154 Rite of Distributing Holy Communion Outside Mass 159 Rite of Communion to the Sick (by an Extraordinary Minister) 163 Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction 166 Rite for the Blessing and Sprinkling of Water LECTIONARY: SUNDAYS, FEASTS & SOLEMNITIES YEAR A 171 Advent / Christmas 203 Lent 238 Easter Season YEAR B 353 Advent / Christmas 391 Lent 424 Easter Season 258 Pentecost 265 Solemnities in Ordinary Time 273 Ordinary Time 444 Pentecost 451 Solemnities in Ordinary Time 460 Ordinary Time
LECTIONARY: SUNDAYS, FEASTS & SOLEMNITIES YEAR C 539 Advent / Christmas 576 Lent 611 Easter Season 631 Pentecost 639 Solemnities in Ordinary Time 647 Ordinary Time HOLY TRIDUUM ABC 731 Holy Thursday 742 Good Friday 758 Easter Vigil FEASTS, SOLEMNITIES AND VARIOUS OCCASIONS 790 Feasts, Solemnities and Various Occasions ADDITIONAL MASS SETTINGS 848 Mass of the Nations in Praise to God 855 Mass of the Glory of God 862 Mass of Christ the Savior 866 Heritage Mass 870 Mass for Christian Unity 874 Mass of Renewal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 882 Acknowledgements INDICES 883 General Index 888 Index of Lectionary Psalm Refrains 890 Calendar of Lectionary Readings Year A 892 Calendar of Lectionary Readings Year B 894 Calendar of Lectionary Readings Year C
7 Guidelines for the Reception of Communion FOR CATHOLICS As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. We are encouraged to receive Communion devoutly and frequently. In order to be properly disposed to receive Communion, participants should not be conscious of grave sin and normally should have fasted for one hour. A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to receive the Body and Blood of the Lord without prior sacramental confession except for a grave reason where there is no opportunity for confession. In this case, the person is to be mindful of the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, including the intention of confessing as soon as possible (canon 916). A frequent reception of the Sacrament of Penance is encouraged for all. FOR OUR FELLOW CHRISTIANS We welcome our fellow Christians to this celebration of the Eucharist as our brothers and sisters. We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us. We pray that these will lessen and finally disappear, in keeping with Christ s prayer for us that they may all be one (John 17:21). Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Holy Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptional circumstances by other Christians requires permission according to the directives of the diocesan Bishop and the provisions of canon law (canon 844 4). Members of the Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Polish National Catholic Church are urged to respect the discipline of their own Churches. According to Roman Catholic discipline, the Code of Canon Law does not object to the reception of communion by Christians of these Churches (canon 844 3). SAMPLE FOR THOSE NOT RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION All who are not receiving Holy Communion are encouraged to express in their hearts a prayerful desire for unity with the Lord Jesus and with one another. FOR NON-CHRISTIANS We also welcome to this celebration those who do not share our faith in Jesus Christ. While we cannot admit them to Holy Communion, we ask them to offer their prayers for the peace and the unity of the human family. COPY Copyright 1996, United States Catholic Conference of Bishops. All rights reserved.
8 The Order of Mass INTRODUCTORY RITES ENTRANCE All stand. When the people are gathered, the Priest approaches the altar with the ministers while the Entrance Chant is sung. GREETING When the Entrance Chant is concluded, the Priest and the faithful, standing, sign themselves with the Sign of the Cross, while the Priest, facing the people, says: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. & A - men. Then the Priest greets the people saying: A The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. B Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. C The Lord be with you. If a Bishop: Peace be with you. The people reply: And with your spirit. & SAMPLE And with your spir - it. RITE OF BLESSING AND SPRINKLING OF WATER COPY In lieu of the Penitential Act that follows, the rite of the blessing and sprinkling of water may be done on Sundays, most notably during the season of Easter. Rite for the Blessing and Sprinkling of Water can be found on page 166.
Penitential Act 9 PENITENTIAL ACT The Priest invites the faithful to the Penitential Act, saying: Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. One of the following forms is used: A After brief silence, all recite: 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, 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, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. B After a brief silence, Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord. The people: For we have sinned against you. C & W For we have sinned a - gainst you. Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy. The people: And grant us your salvation. & W And grant us your sal - va - tion. After a brief silence, Priest, Deacon or another minister: You were sent to heal the contrite of heart: Lord, have mercy. or: Kyrie, eleison. The people: Lord, have mercy. or: Kyrie, eleison. SAMPLE or: Lord, have mer - cy. Kyrie, e - lé - i - son. Priest, Deacon or another minister: You came to call sinners: Christ, have mercy. or: Christe, eleison. The people: Christ, have mercy. or: Christe, eleison. COPY or: & W Christ, have mer - cy. Christe, e - lé - i - son.
10 Order of Mass Priest, Deacon or another minister: You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us: Lord, have mercy. or: Kyrie, eleison. The people: Lord, have mercy. or: Kyrie, eleison. Lord, have mer - cy. Kyrie, e - lé - i - son. The absolution by the Priest follows: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. The people: Amen. & A KYRIE - men. One of the following forms of the Kyrie eleison invocations is used, unless they just occurred in a formula of the Penitential Act: & AV. Priest Ký -or rideacon: - Kyrie, eleison. e - lé The - ipeople - son. reply: Kyrie, eleison. Priest or Deacon: Christe, eleison. The people reply: Christe, eleison. Priest or Deacon: Kyrie, eleison. The people reply: Kyrie, eleison. & R. Ký - ri - e, e - lé - i - son. V/ V. Ký - ri - e, e - lé - i - son. & R/ R. V. Chri Ký - -ri ste, - ee, - lé - i -eson. - lér. - Chri i - -son. ste, e - lé - i - son. & V/ V. Chri - ste, e - lé - i - son. R/ R. Chri ste, e - lé - i - son. V. Ký - ri - e, e - lé - i - son. V/ V. Ký - ri - e, e - lé - i - son. & R. Ký - ri - e, e - lé - i - son. R/ R. Ký - ri - e, e - lé - i - son. & R/ R. Ký - ri - e, e - lé - i - son. Music: Vatican Edition XVI or: SAMPLE or: COPY
B Gloria 11 Priest: Lord, have mercy. The people reply: Lord, have mercy. Priest: Christ, have mercy. The people reply: Christ, have mercy. Priest: Lord, have mercy. The people reply: Lord, have mercy. V. V/ Lord, have mer - cy. R. R/ Lord, have mer - cy. V. V/ Christ, have mer - cy. R/ R. Christ, have mer - cy. V/ V. Lord, have mer - cy. R/ R. Lord, have mer - cy. GLORIA The Gloria is omitted during Advent, Lent and most weekdays. 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. SAMPLE COPY
38 Formularies for the Prayer of the Faithful (Universal Prayer) GENERAL FORMULA I The Priest invites the faithful to pray saying: To God the Father almighty, dear brothers and sisters, may every prayer of our heart be directed, for his will, it is that all humanity should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. Priest, Deacon or assisting minister: For the holy Church of God, that the Lord may graciously watch over her and care for her, let us pray to the Lord. R/ Grant this, almighty God. & # Grant this, al - might - y God. Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications For the peoples of all the world, that the Lord may graciously preserve harmony among them, let us pray to the Lord. R/ For all who are oppressed by any kind of need, that the Lord may graciously grant them relief, let us pray to the Lord. R/ For ourselves and our own community, that the Lord may graciously receive us as a sacrifice acceptable to himself let us pray to the Lord. R/ Priest: O God, our refuge and our strength, hear the prayers of your Church, for you yourself are the source of all devotion, and grant, we pray, that what we ask in faith we may truly obtain. Through Christ our Lord. R/ Amen. A SAMPLE & # - men. Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications COPY
GENERAL FORMULA II The Priest invites the faithful to pray saying: Brothers and sisters, as we now make our prayer for our community and for the world, let us all pray to Christ the Lord, not only for ourselves and our own needs, but for the entire people. Priest, Deacon or assisting minister: For the whole Christian people, let us beseech the abundance of divine goodness. R/ Christ, hear us. or: Christ, graciously hear us. or: Prayer of the Faithful (Universal Prayer): General Formula II 39 & # Christ, hear us. Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications & # Christ, gra - cious - ly hear us. Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications For all who do not yet believe, let us implore the giver of all spiritual gifts. R/ For those who hold public office let us call upon the power of the Lord. R/ For favorable weather and abundant fruits from the earth, let us entreat the Lord, the ruler of the world. R/ For our brothers and sisters who cannot be present at this sacred assembly, let us beseech him who observes all things. R/ For the repose of the souls of the faithful departed, let us call upon the judge of all humanity. R/ For all of us who pray in faith and ask the mercy of the Lord, let us entreat the compassion of our Savior. R/ For ourselves and those close to us who await the Lord s goodness, let us call upon the mercy of Christ the Lord. R/ Priest: Incline your merciful ear to our prayers, we ask, O Lord, and listen in kindness to the supplications of those who call on you. Through Christ our Lord. SAMPLE COPY
40 R/ Amen. Prayer of the Faithful (Universal Prayer) Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications ADVENT The Priest invites the faithful to pray saying: As we await with longing the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, dear brothers and sisters, let us with renewed devotion beseech his mercy, that, as he came into the world to bring the good news to the poor and heal the contrite of heart, so in our own time, also, he may bring salvation to all in need. Priest, Deacon or assisting minister: That Christ may visit his holy Church and keep watch over her always, let us pray to the Lord. R/ Lord, have mercy. or: Kyrie, eleison. or: & # A - men. & # Lord, have mer - cy. Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications & # Ký - ri - e, e - lé - i - son. SAMPLE Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications That Christ may fill the Pope our Bishop, and the whole Order of Bishops with spiritual gifts and graces, let us pray to the Lord. R/ That under the protection of Christ our times may be peaceful, let us pray to the Lord. R/ That Christ may guide the minds of those who govern us to promote the common good according to his will, let us pray to the Lord. R/ That Christ may banish disease, drive out hunger, and ward off every affliction let us pray to the Lord. R/ COPY
That Christ in his mercy may free all who suffer persecution, let us pray to the Lord. R/ That as witnesses to Christ s love before all we may abide in the truth, let us pray to the Lord. R/ That Christ may find us watching when he comes let us pray to the Lord. R/ Priest: Almighty ever-living God, who bring salvation to all and desire that no one should perish, hear the prayers of your people and grant that the course of our world may be directed by your peaceful rule and your Church rejoice in tranquility and devotion. Through Christ our Lord. R/ Amen. & # A Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications CHRISTMAS TIME Prayer of the Faithful (Universal Prayer): Christmas Time 41 - men. The Priest invites the faithful to pray saying: On this day (on this night, in this time) when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior have appeared, let us, dear brothers and sisters, humbly pour forth to him our prayers, trusting not in our own good works, but in his mercy. Priest, Deacon or assisting minister: For the Church of God, that in integrity of faith she may await and may welcome with joy him whom the immaculate Virgin conceived by a word and wondrously brought to birth, let us pray to the Lord. R/ Lord, have mercy. SAMPLE & # Lord, have mer - cy. Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications COPY For the progress and peace of the whole world, that what is given in time may become a reward in eternity, let us pray to the Lord. R/
50 ADDITIONAL EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR RECONCILIATION I The Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation may be used in Masses in which the mystery of reconciliation is conveyed to the faithful in a special way, as, for example, in the Masses for Promoting Harmony, For Reconciliation, For the Preservation of Peace and Justice, In Time of War or Civil Disturbance, For the Forgiveness of Sins, For Charity, of the Mystery of the Holy Cross, of the Most Holy Eucharist, of the Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, as well as in Masses during Lent. Although these Eucharistic Prayers have been provided with a proper Preface, they may also be used with other Prefaces that refer to penance and conversion, as, for example, the Prefaces of Lent. The Priest beings the Eucharistic Prayer. Extending his hands, he says: V/ The Lord be with you. R/ And with your spirit. V/ Lift up your hearts. R/ We lift them up to the Lord. V/ Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R/ It is right and just. It is truly right and just that we should always give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God. For you do not cease to spur us on to possess a more abundant life and, being rich in mercy, you constantly offer pardon and call on sinners to trust in your forgiveness alone. Never did you turn away from us, and, though time and again we have broken your covenant, you have bound the human family to yourself through Jesus your Son, our Redeemer, with a new bond of love so tight that it can never be undone. Even now you set before your people a time of grace and reconciliation, and, as they turn back to you in spirit, you grant them hope in Christ Jesus and a desire to be of service to all, while they entrust themselves more fully to the Holy Spirit. And so, filled with wonde, we extol the power of your love, and, proclaiming our joy SAMPLE COPY
at the salvation that comes from you, we join in the heavenly hymn of countless hosts, as without end we 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. All kneel. You are indeed Holy, O Lord, and from the world s beginning are ceaselessly at work, so that the human race may become holy, just as you yourself are holy. Look, we pray, upon your people s offerings and pour out on them the power of your Spirit, that they may become the Body and @ Blood of your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, in whom we, too, are your sons and daughters. Indeed, though we once were lost and could not approach you, you loved us with the greatest love: for your Son, who alone is just, handed himself over to death, and did not disdain to be nailed for our sake to the wood of the Cross. But before his arms were outstretched between heaven and earth, to become the lasting sign of your covenant, he desired to celebrate the Passover with his disciples. As he ate with them, he took bread and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to them, saying: Take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is my Body, which will be given up for you. In a similar way, when supper was ended, knowing that he was about to reconcile all things in himself through his Blood to be shed on the Cross, he took the chalice, filled with the fruit of the vine and once more giving you thanks, handed 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, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me. Then the Priest says: The mystery of faith. Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation I 51 SAMPLE COPY
52 Additional Eucharistic Prayers And the people continue, acclaiming: We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again. or: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again. or: Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free. Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of your Son Jesus Christ, who is our Passover and our surest peace, we celebrate his Death and Resurrection from the dead, and looking forward to his blessed Coming, we offer you, who are our faithful and merciful God, this sacrificial Victim who reconciles to you the human race. Look kindly, most compassionate Father, on those you unite to yourself by the Sacrifice of your Son and grant that, by the power of the Holy Spirit, as they partake of this one Bread and one Chalice, they may be gathered into one Body in Christ, who heals every division. Be pleased to keep us always in communion of mind and heart, together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop. Help us to work together for the coming of your Kingdom, until the hour when we stand before you, Saints among the Saints in the halls of heaven, with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, the blessed Apostles and all the Saints, and with our deceased brothers and sisters, whom we humbly commend to your mercy. Then, freed at last from the wound of corruption and made fully into a new creation, we shall sing to you with gladness the thanksgiving of Christ, who lives for all eternity. 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. R/ Amen. SAMPLE Then follows the Communion Rite, page 33. COPY
Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation II 53 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR RECONCILIATION II The Priest begins the Eucharistic Prayer. Extending his hands, he says: V/ The Lord be with you. R/ And with your spirit. V/ Lift up your hearts. R/ We lift them up to the Lord. V/ Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R/ It is right and just. It is truly right and just that we should give you thanks and praise, O God, almighty Father, for all you do in this world, through our Lord Jesus Christ. For though the human race is divided by dissension and discord, yet we know that by testing us you change our hearts to prepare them for reconciliation. Even more, by your Spirit you move human hearts that enemies may speak to each other again, adversaries join hands, and peoples seek to meet together. By the working of your power it comes about, O Lord, that hatred is overcome by love, revenge gives way to forgiveness, and discord is changed to mutual respect. Therefore, as we give you ceaseless thanks with the choirs of heaven, we cry out to your majesty on earth, and without end we 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. All kneel. You, therefore, almighty Father, we bless through Jesus Christ your Son, who comes in your name. He himself is the Word that brings salvation, the hand you extend to sinners, the way by which your peace is offered to us. When we ourselves had turned away from you on account of our sins, you brought us back to be reconciled, O Lord, SAMPLE COPY
114 Rite of Marriage Within Mass Whenever Marriage is celebrated during Mass, this Ritual Mass is used. ENTRANCE RITE SA C M O P PY L E If there is a procession to the altar, the ministers go first, followed by the priest, and then the bride and bridegroom. According to local custom, the bride and bridegroom may be escorted by at least their parents and two witnesses. We share in their joy as the entrance chant is sung. The Entrance Rite continues as in the Order of Mass. A Entrance Antiphon cf. Psalm 20 (19):3, 5 May the Lord send you help from the holy place and give you support from Sion. May he grant you your hearts desire and fulfill every one of you designs. (During Easter Time: Alleluia.) The Penitential Act is omitted. The Gloria in Excelsis (Glory to God in the Highest) is said. Collect Be attentive to our prayers, O Lord, and in your kindness uphold what you have established for the increase of the human race, so that the union you have created may be kept safe by your assistance. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/ Amen. or: O God, who in creating the human race willed that man and wife should be one, join, we pray, in a bond of inseparable love these your servants who are to be united in the covenant of Marriage, so that, as you make their love fruitful, they may become, by your grace, witnesses to charity itself. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/ Amen. B Entrance Antiphon cf. Psalm 90 (89):14, 17 At dawn, O Lord, fill us with you merciful love, and we shall exult and rejoice all our days. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and upon the work of our hands. (During Easter Time: Alleluia.) The Penitential Act is omitted. The Gloria in Excelsis (Glory to God in the Highest) is said.
Rite of Marriage Within Mass 115 C Collect Be attentive to our prayers, O Lord, and in your kindness pour out your grace on these your servants (N. and N.), that, coming together before your altar, they may be confirmed in love for one anothe. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/ Amen. or: O God, who consecrated the bond of Marriage by so great a mystery that in the wedding covenant you foreshadow the Sacrament of Christ and his Church, grant, we pray, to these your servants, that what they receive in faith they may live out in deeds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/ Amen. Entrance Antiphon cf. Psalm 145 (144):2, 9 I will bless you day after day, O Lord, and praise your name for ever and ever, for you are kind to all and compassionate to all your creatures. (During Easter Time: Alleluia.) The Penitential Act is omitted. The Gloria in Excelsis (Glory to God in the Highest) is said. Collect Grant, we pray, almighty God, that these your servants, now to be joined by the Sacrament of Matrimony, may grow in the faith they profess and enrich your Church with faithful offspring. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/ Amen. or: O God, who since the beginning of the world have blessed the increase of offspring, show favor to our supplications and pour forth the help of your blessing on these your servants (N. and N.), so that in the union of Marriage they may be bound together in mutual affection, in likeness of mind, and in shared holiness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, SAMPLE COPY
116 Rite of Marriage Within Mass who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/ Amen. LITURGY OF THE WORD Readings There may be three readings, Old Testament, New Testament, and Gospel, with Responsorial Psalm and Gospel acclamation (appropriate to the Liturgical season). Homily After the gospel, the Priest or Deacon gives a homily drawn from the sacred texts, directed to the mystery of Christian marriage, the dignity of wedded love, the grace of the sacrament and the responsibilities of the married couple to mirror the selfemptying love of God. RITE OF MARRIAGE Declaration of Intentions All stand and the Priest or Deacon addresses all gathered in these or similar words: My dear friends, you have come together in this church so that the Lord may seal and strengthen your love in the presence of the Church s minister and this community. Christ abundantly blesses this love. He has already consecrated you in baptism and now he enriches and strengthens you by a special sacrament so that you may assume the duties of marriage in mutual and lasting fidelit. And so, in the presence of the Church, I ask you to state your intentions. Questions The Priest or Deacon then turns to the bride and bridegroom and questions them about their freedom of choice, faithfulness to each other, and the acceptance and upbringing of children: N. and N., have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage? The bride and bridegroom each answers this question and the following separately. Will you love and honor each other as man and wife for the rest of your lives? The following question may be omitted if, for example, the couple is advanced in years: Will you accept children lovingly from God, and bring them up according to the law of Christ and his church? Consent SAMPLE A The Priest or Deacon invites the couple to declare their consent: Since it is your intention to enter into marriage, join your right hands, and declare your consent before God and his Church. The bridegroom says: I, N., take you, N., to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life. The bride says: I, N., take you, N., to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life. COPY
B C D If preferable for pastoral reasons, the Priest or Deacon may obtain consent from the couple through questions. First, he asks the bridegroom: N., do you take N. to be your wife? Do you promise to be true to her in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love her and honor her all the days of your life? The bridegroom replies: I do. Then, he asks the bride: N., do you take N. to be your husband? Do you promise to be true to him in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love him and honor him all the days of your life? The bride replies: I do. In the dioceses of the United States, the following form may also be used. The bridegroom says: I, N., take you, N., for my lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. The bride says: I, N., take you, N., for my lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. If preferable for pastoral reasons, the Priest or Deacon may obtain consent from the couple through questions, in the dioceses of the United States, the following form may be used. First, he asks the bridegroom: N., do you take N. for your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part? The bridegroom replies: I do. Then, he asks the bride: N., do you take N. for your lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part? The bride replies: I do. Receiving their consent, the Priest or Deacon says: You have declared your consent before the Church. May the Lord in his goodness strengthen your consent and fill you both with his blessings. What God has joined, men must not divide. R/ Amen. Blessing of Rings The Priest or Deacon continues: May the Lord bless @ these rings which you have given to each other as the sign of your love and fidelit. R/ Amen. Exchange of Rings Rite of Marriage Within Mass 117 SAMPLE Placing his wife s ring on her ring finge, the bridegroom says: N., take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelit. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. COPY Placing her husband s ring on his ring finge, the bride says: N., take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelit. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
138 Order of Christian Funerals Until the Lord comes, you are proclaiming his death. FUNERAL MASS INTRODUCTORY RITES Greeting The Priest, with assisting ministers, proceeds to the door of the church and greets those present. A B C D The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord be with you. If a Bishop: Peace be with you. R/ And with your spirit. Sprinkling with Holy Water The celebrant sprinkles the coffin with holy wate, saying: In the waters of baptism N. died with Christ and rose with him to new life. May he (she) now share with him eternal glory. Placing the Pall According to local custom, family members, friends, the celebrant or an assisting minister place the pall on the coffin Entrance Procession With the Easter candle already in position at the foot of the altar, the celebrant and assisting ministers precede the coffin, followed by the mourners, in procession toward the altar. The coffin is stationed before the Easter candle as a suitable chan is sung. A SAMPLE Outside Easter Time: COPY Entrance Antiphon cf. 4 Esdras 2:34-35 Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. or: Eternal rest grant unto him (her), O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him (her).
B C D E Outside Easter Time: Entrance Antiphon May the Lord open to him (her) the gates of Paradise, that he (she) may return to that homeland where there is no death, where eternal joy endures. During Easter Time: Entrance Antiphon 1 Thessalonians 4:14; 1 Corinthians 15:22 Just as Jesus died and rose again, so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep; and as in Adam all die, so also in Christ will all be brought to life, alleluia. For the Funeral of a Baptized Child: Entrance Antiphon Matthew 25:34 Come, you blessed of my Father, says the Lord; receive the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For the Funeral of a Child Who Died Before Baptism: Entrance Antiphon Revelation 21:4 God will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, crying or pain, for former things have passed away. Placing of Christian Symbols Order of Christian Funerals 139 A symbol of the Christian life, such as a Book of the Gospels, a Bible, a cross or another suitable symbol, may be carried in procession then placed on the coffin. This may be done in silence, with music or to the following texts: As a Book of the Gospels or Bible is placed on the coffin, the celebrant says In life, N. cherished the Gospel of Christ. May Christ now greet him (her) with these words of eternal life: Come, blessed of my Father! As a cross is placed on the coffin, the celebrant says In baptism, N. received the sign of the cross. May he (she) now share in Christ s victory over sin and death. During the presentation of a cross for a child who died before baptism, the celebrant says: The cross we have brought here today was carried by the Lord Jesus in his hour of suffering. We place it now on (near) this coffin as a sign of our hope for N. And as the cross is placed on the coffin, he continues Lord Jesus Christ, you loved us unto death. Let this cross be a sign of your love for N. and for the people that you have gathered here today. SAMPLE COPY
140 An opening hymn may be sung at this time. On reaching the altar, the Priest, with assisting ministers, reverences and kisses the altar, then incenses it. He then proceeds to the chair. Invitation to Prayer After a brief period of silence, the celebrant says: A B Outside Easter Time: Almighty God and Father, it is our certain faith that your Son, who died on the cross, was raised from the dead, the first fruits of all who have fallen asleep Grant that through this mystery your servant N., who has gone to his (her) rest in Christ, may share in the joy of his resurrection. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/ Amen. Outside Easter Time: O God, to whom mercy and forgiveness belong, hear our prayers on behalf of your servant N., whom you have called out of this world; and because he (she) put his (her) hope and trust in you, command that he (she) be carried safely home to heaven and come to enjoy your eternal reward. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/ Amen. C Outside Easter Time: O God, in whom sinners find mercy and the saints find j, we pray to you for our brother (sister) N., whose body we honor with Christian burial, that he (she) may be delivered from the bonds of death. Admit him (her) to the joyful company of your saints and raise him (her) on the last day to rejoice in your presence for ever. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/ Amen. D Order of Christian Funerals SAMPLE COPY During Easter Time: God of loving kindness, listen favorably to our prayers: strengthen our belief that your Son has risen from the dead
Order of Christian Funerals 141 and our hope that your servant N., will also rise again. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/ Amen. LITURGY OF THE WORD Periods of silence should intervene between the readings. Old Testament Reading Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 SA C M O P PY L E The Lord God will destroy death for ever. New Testament Reading Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39 Who can ever come between us and the love of Christ? A Responsorial Psalm b 44 & My soul Psalm 63 is thirst - ing for you, O Lord my God. Music: William Svarda, b.1941; 2003, International Liturgy Publications B Responsorial Psalm b3 & b b4 b &b b ΠThe Psalm 23 Lord is my there is noth - ing I shep - herd; shall want. Music: Vince Ambrosetti, b.1956; 1994, International Liturgy Publications Verse Before the Gospel I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord, whoever believes in me will not die for ever. Gospel Come to me and I will give you rest. John 11:25-26 Matthew 11:25-30 Homily Through a message based on the Scriptures proclaimed, the celebrant will bring comfort and hope to those gathered in memory of the deceased. Prayer of the Faithful (Universal Prayer) The celebrant invites those present to turn to God in prayer: A Brothers and sisters, Jesus Christ is risen from the dead and sits at the right hand of the Father, where he intercedes for his Church. Confident that God hears the
154 Rite of Distributing Holy Communion Outside Mass This rite is to be used chiefly when Mass cannot be celebrated. INTRODUCTORY RITES SA C M O P PY L E All stand and an appropriate chant may be sung. Greeting If a Priest or Deacon: A The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. B Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. C The Lord be with you. If a Bishop: Peace be with you. R/ And with your spirit. If a lay minister: Brothers and sisters, the Lord invites us to his table to share in the body of Christ: bless him for his goodness. R/ Blessed be God for ever. Penitential Act The minister invites the faithful to recall their sins and to repent: Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. After brief silent reflection, all say 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, (And striking their breast, they say:) 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.
Rite of Distributing Holy Communion Outside Mass 155 The minister concludes: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. R/ Amen. LITURGY OF THE WORD Periods of silence should intervene between the readings. The following readings may be used or the readings of the day or a wide range of readings from votive Masses of the Holy Eucharist. SA C M O P PY L E Old Testament Reading I will rain bread from heaven upon you. Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 New Testament Reading Who can ever come between us and the love of Christ? A Responsorial Psalm #### 4 & 4 #### & Taste and taste and see see, Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Œ 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 taste n the good - ness and see, w of Lord. the Œ Ó Music: Roger Holtz, b.1950; 2006, International Liturgy Publications B Responsorial Psalm & I will & and call Psalm 116:12-13, 15 and 16bc, 17-18 take the cup of on the sal - va - name of the tion, Lord. Music: Based on ADORO TE DEVOTE; 2013, International Liturgy Publications Gospel Acclamation Verse John 6:51 Gospel Mark 14:12-16 I am the living bread from heaven, says the Lord; if anyone eats this bread he will live for ever. This is my body. This is my blood. Reading of the Word (Short Form) A Jesus says: I am the living bread that came down form heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; John 6:51
156 Rite of Distributing Holy Communion Outside Mass and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world. B Jesus says: John 6:54-58 SA C M O P PY L E Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my Flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever. C Jesus says: John 14:6 D Jesus says: John 15:5 I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. E We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him. 1 John 4:16 Homily If a Priest or Deacon, he may offer a brief explanation of the Scriptures. If a lay minister, he may invite the faithful to quiet reflection on the texts Prayer of the Faithful (Universal Prayer) A suitable set of biddings may be chosen and said by the minister, to which the faithful reply: R / Lord, hear our prayer. or: R/ Lord, have mercy. # & Lord, hear our prayer. Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications or: # & Lord, have mer - cy. Music: Chant Mode I; Alexander Young, b.1976; 2013, International Liturgy Publications
HOLY COMMUNION The Lord s Prayer The celebrant invites those present to pray the Our Father in these or similar words: Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Savior gave us All pray together: Our Father... Sign of Peace The Priest or Deacon says: Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign for ever and ever. R/ Amen. The Priest or Deacon continues, or the lay minister begins: The peace of the Lord be with you always. R/ And with your spirit. The minister continues: Let us offer each other the sign of peace. All present offer one another a sign, in keeping with local customs, that expresses peace, communion and charity. Invitation to Communion The minister genuflects and raises the Blessed Sacrament above the ciborium or pyx and says: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. All pray: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. Reception of Communion Rite of Distributing Holy Communion Outside Mass 157 SAMPLE If the minister receives communion, he consumes the Body of Christ, after quietly saying: May the Body of Christ keep me safe for eternal life. Then, he distributes Communion to the faithful, saying: The Body of Christ. R/ Amen. COPY Hymn of Praise & Silent Prayer During or after Communion, a suitable chant may be sung or a period of silence may be observed.
188 Year A: Advent / Christmas NATIVITY OF THE LORD Mass During the Day Year A ENTRANCE ANTIPHON SA C M O P PY L E cf. Isaiah 9:5 FIRST READING Isaiah 52:7-10 All the ends of the earth will behold the salvation of our God. How beautiful upon the mountains for they see directly, before their eyes, are the feet of him who brings glad the LORD restoring Zion. Break out together in song, tidings, O ruins of Jerusalem! announcing peace, bearing good news, For the LORD comforts his people, announcing salvation, and saying to he redeems Jerusalem. Zion, The LORD has bared his holy arm Your God is King! in the sight of all the nations; Hark! Your sentinels raise a cry, all the ends of the earth will behold together they shout for joy, the salvation of our God. RESPONSORIAL PSALM #6 & 4 # the ends of the earth - ing All & sav Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 pow - j er of j have seen the ΠGod. Music: Donald Fishel, b.1950; 2007, International Liturgy Publications Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds; his right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm. R/ The LORD has made his salvation known: in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice. He has remembered his kindness and his
faithfulness toward the house of Israel. R/ All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God. Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; break into song; sing praise. R/ Sing praise to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and melodious song. With trumpets and the sound of the horn sing joyfully before the King, the LORD. R/ SECOND READING Hebrews 1:1-6 God has spoken to us through the Son. Brothers and sisters: In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he has spoken to us through the Son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word. When he had accomplished purification from sins, he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high, as far superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say: You are my son; this day I have begotten you? Or again: I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me? And again, when he leads the firstborn into the world, he says: Let all the angels of God worship him. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION & #6 8 Year A: Nativity of the Lord, Mass During the Day 189 Al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia. Al - le - lu - ia. Music: Mass of the Good Shepherd, Jim Hughes, b.1957; 2011, International Liturgy Publications A holy day has dawned upon us. Come, you nations, and adore the Lord. For today a great light has come upon the earth. R/ GOSPEL John 1:1-18 or [1:1-5. 9-14] The Word became flesh [For short form, read only the part in brackets.] and made his dwelling among us. [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 to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; j SAMPLE COPY
190 Year A: Advent / Christmas the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.] A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but 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 to be through him, but the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him. SA C M O P PY L E But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man s decision but of God. And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father s only Son, full of grace and truth.] John testified to him and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me. From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father s side, has revealed him. COMMUNION ANTIPHON cf. Psalm 98 (97):3 HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH Year A When a Sunday does not occur between December 25 and January 1, this feast is celebrated on December 30 with only one reading before the Gospel. ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Luke 2:16
Year A: Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 191 SA C M O P PY L E FIRST READING Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Those who fear the Lord honor their parents. God sets a father in honor over his long life; children; he who obeys his father brings a mother s authority he confirms comfort to his mother. over her sons. My son, take care of your father when Whoever honors his father atones for he is old; sins, grieve him not as long as he lives. and preserves himself from them. Even if his mind fail, be considerate When he prays, he is heard; of him; he stores up riches who reveres his revile him not all the days of his life; mother. kindness to a father will not be forgotten, Whoever honors his father is gladdened firmly planted against the debt of by children, your sins and, when he prays, is heard. a house raised in justice to you. Whoever reveres his father will live a RESPONSORIAL PSALM b 6 & b bbb 8 Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 j Bless-ed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. Music: Beverly McDevitt, b.1963; 2006, International Liturgy Publications Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways! For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork; blessed shall you be, and favored. R/ Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the recesses of your home; your children like olive plants around your table. R/ Behold, thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD. The LORD bless you from Zion: may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. R/ SECOND READING Colossians 3:12-21 [or 3:12-17] [For short form, read only the part in brackets.] Family life in the Lord. [Brothers and sisters: Put on, as God s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns,