Abbreviations:
C Main Celebrant
CC 1, 2 etc. -One among the Celebrants
D Deacon (Server)
P People
All Celebrants and the People
THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLY LITURGIE
Initial Prayers:
C In the name of the Father,/and of the Son,/ and of the Holy Spirit.
All Amen.
C Glory to God in the highest
All .., Amen.
C And to men on earth, peace and hope forever
All Amen-
C Our Father in heaven,
All Holy be Your name/ Your Kingdom come/ your will be done on earth as in heaven./ Give us today our daily bread/ and forgive us our sinsl as we forgive those who sin against us/ Do not bring us to the testl but deliver us from evil- Amen./
D Let us pray, peace be with us.
C Strengthen our weakness, O Lord God. I that we may serve you in these sacred mysteries/ which your beloved Son mercifully gave us/ for the renewal and salvation of the human race.
All Amen.
Psalmody.- (Recite or sing) Ps. 15.
CCC Lord who shall dwell in your tent,! and who shall live on your holy mountain?
P Make us stand, O Lord, with pure thoughts before your altar.
CCC Lord who shall dwell in your tent,! and who shall live on your holy mountain?
P The man whose way of life is blameless who always does what is right/ who speaks the truth from his heart, whose tongue is not used for slander.
CCC Who does no wrong, to his fellowmen, and casts no discredit on his neighbour,
P Who looks with contempt on the reprobate/ but honours those who fear the Lord
CCC Who stands by his pledge at any cost, does not ask interest on loans.
P And cannot be bribed to victimise the innocent. If a man does all this, nothing can ever shake him.
CCC Glory be to the Father/ and to the Son/ and to the Holy Spirit.
Incense (optional)
CC1 For all the helps and graces you have given us, for which we cannot thank you enough, we will praise and glorify you unceasingly,/ in your triumphant Churchforever
C You Lord of all we praise.
All You Jesus Christ, we glorify;/ You are He who raises our bodies/ and You are the saviour of our souls.
D Let us pray, peace be with us.
CC 2 You, O Lord of all will truely raise our bodies from the dust, you are the Saviour of our souls, you are the preserver of our lives. O Lord, we must praise, adore and glorify you,/ always and for ever
II, LITURGY OF THE WORD
Trisagion or the Thrice Holy Hymn:
D Raise your voices and praise the living God.
CC 3 Enlighten our minds, O Lord God that we may bear and understand your divine and lifegiving message,/ Help us O Lord that love and hope may grow in us, that we may find salvation and praise you for ever.
SIT
First Reading by the Deacon
(At the end of the lesson the congregation says:)
All .... Praise be to Christ, Our Lord.
Gospel read by the- Celebrant:… … STAND
C -Peace be with you.
P ... And also with you.
C ......The Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ according to St… …(Name)
(Venerate the book by bringing it to the forehead)
Homily. … …SIT
Prayer of the Faithful
STAND
D Let as all stand in joy, and devoutly beseech Our Lord and say Hear our pray O Lord.
D Father of mercies and God of all consolation, We beseech you;
D The author of our salvation, and giver of all that we have, we beseech you;
D For the peace and concord of the whole world, and of all the Churches, we beseech you;
D For timely rain, and plentiful harvest, and for the prosperity of the whole world, we beseech you;
D For the well being of our Holy Father, Pope_ (name) and our (arch) bishop (name) and all their clergy and faithful, we beseech you. O Lord.
(Prayers for other occasions and needs can be added here either loadly or silently)
C Lord, Mighty God,/ we beseech and implore you,/ perfect in us your grace, pour forth your gifts through our hands, may your mercy and goodness win pardon for your people's offences, and forgiveness of their sins.
CREED (The Apostle's Creed)
All I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, Our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Ppontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to the dead, On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
ANAPHORA
The kurbana of the Apostles.
CCC We thank you, Lord God, for the abundant graces you have showered on us, for, though we are sinful and weak, through the multitude of your mercies, you have made us worthy to be ministers of the sacred: mysteries of the body and blood of your Christ- we implore your help that we may, with perfect love and true faith dispense this gift you have given us.
(The celebrant crosses his hands on his breast and signing himself says aloud;)
We offer you praise and honour,/ worship and thanksgiving now and always and for ever.
(The celebrant blessing the congregation says)
C Peace be with you.
D Brothers and sisters, let us give peace one to another, in the love of Christ.
(Peace)
(The celebrant removes the chalice veil, folds it and places it around the offerings)
(Incense)
CCC The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,/ and the love of God the Father 'and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,/ be with us all now, always and for ever
(The celebrant blesses the offerings)
(With lifted hands)
C Lift up Your hearts
P To You, God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, Glorious King.
C ------ The sacrifice is offiered to God, the Lord of All.
P It is right and fitting.
CCC Worthy of praise and thanksgiving from every creature is the adorable and glorious name of the Holy Trinity,/ Father, Son and the Holy Spirit,/ for, in Your kindness, I You have created the earth and all those dwelling on the earth;/ You have shown Your mercy towards mankind;/ Thousands upon thousands of heavenly spirits,/ myriads upon myriads of holy angels,/ bow down and adore Your Majesty; I The heavenly hosts, Spirits like the flames of fire,/ praise Your name,/ and with holy Cherubim and heavenly Seraphim I offer worship to Your Majesty; I Crying out and glorifying without ceasing.
(Sing, or recite)
CCC And with the Heavenly Hosts we also, Your. poor-and unworthy servants, praise You, O Lord,/ for You have loved us with a great love that cannot be repaid./ You have clothed Yourself in our human form that we may be alive by Your divine life./ You have raised us up when we were lowly, I lifted us up after our fall, I made us alive when we were dead,/ forgiven our offences,/ justified us sinners. I You have enlightened our understanding, I overcome our enemies/ and made our weak nature triumph over them. I You have enriched us through Your abounding mercy.
(All keep silence for a while)
Institution-Narrative:
CCC WE COMMEMORATE, - O LORD GOD THE PASSION OF YOUR SON AS HE HIMSELF TAUGHT US TO DO/ ON THE NIGHT HE WAS BETRAYED,/ HE TOOK BREAD IN HIS PURE AND HOLY HANDS/ LIFTED UP HIS EYES TO HEAVEN, TOWARDS HIS ADORABLE FATHER,/ BLESSED IT,/ BROKE IT,/ AND GAVE IT TO HIS DISCIPLES, SAYING:/THIS IS MY BODY WHICH IS BROKEN FOR YOU,/ FOR,THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS;/ TAKE THIS AND EAT IT, ALL OF YOU/
P Amen.
CCC THEN HE TOOK THE CUP, I GAVE THANKS AND GAVE IT TO THEM SAYING: THIS IS MY BLOOD OF THE NEW COVENANT, I WHICH IS SHED FOR MANY I FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS. I TAKE THIS AND DRINK FROM IT. ALL OF YOU.
CCC When you are gathered together In My name, do this that I have done, in memory of Me.
Anamnesis
CCC O Lord God, We, Your weak and unworthy servants, who have received by tradition this example, I gathered together in Your name I and standing here before You, joyfully recall, I and reverently commemorate/ the great, adorable, holy and life-giving mystery I of the passion, death, burial and resurrection of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. For this great and admirable dispensation we joyfully give You thanks and loudly acclaim You in Your Church,/ We offer praise and honour, worship and thanksgiving,/ to Your living, holy and lifegiving name I now and always, and for ever,
Intercession :
D Let us pray, peace be with us.
C For the Supreme Roman Pontiff./ the head of the entire Church Pope ... (Name) Our beloved father,(Arch ) bishop _.__ (Name )/ now in authority over our people;/ for the priests, rulers and administrators;/ and for the entire Catholic Church, O Lord, we-offer this sacrifice.
P Lord, accept this offering.
C For the honour of all prophets and apostles,/ martyrs and saints I/ for the honour of the holy fathers I who were pleasing in Your eyes, I for all the departed/ who have died in Your name and have gone, from us,/ O Lord, we offer this sacrifice.
P Lord. accept this offering.
C For all those who mourn and are in distress,/ for the poor and the oppressed,/ for the sick and the afflicted,/ and for this people who look forward to Your mercy,/ and lastly, for our own weak and unworthy- selves, O Lord, we offer this sacrifice.
P Lord, accept this offering.
CCC O Lord God,/ we offer on this altar/ the body and blood of Your Beloved Son I as He taught us to do. I We honour the memory of Virgin Mary, Mother of God,/ and of all the just and Holy Fathers I who had pleased You through this sacrifice. I Grant us Your peace and tranquility I all the days of our life. May all men know You; I May they all know I that You alone are God, the true Father, I and that You sent our Lord Jesus Christ, Your well beloved Son, and He, our Lord and our God,/ came and taught us by His lifegiving preaching I the path of purity and holiness followed by the Prophets and apostles, martyrs and saints, doctors and bishops, priests and deacons, and all those children of the Holy Catholic Church who have been marked with the lifegiving sign of Holy baptism.
(The celebrant makes a sign of the cross on the altar with his right thumb.)
Epiclesis
(The main celebrant holds his hands crossed over the offerings)
CCC O Lord God, I let Your Holy Spirit come and rest upon this oblation of your servants May He bless it and sanctify it I that it may be unto the pardon of our offences and forgiveness of our sins, and for the hope of resurrection and for the new life with the just in the kingdom of heaven.
Doxology.
C For all the help and for all the graces You have given us, we offer You praise and honour, worship and thanksgiving, now and always, and forever.
POST ANAPHORAL
Fraction and Consignation;
(All make a deep bow, The celebrent uncovers the chalice, takes the host in his hands. raises it and looking at the host says : )
C Glory be to Your holy name, O Lord Jesus Christ, and worship to your Majesty always and forever, For, this living and lifegiving bread has come down from heaven, and gives life to the whole world Those who eat it do not die, Those who receive it, are saved by it, Their sins are pardoned, and they live forever.
(SIT)
(The celebrant breaks the sacred host into two. He places the half in the left hand on the paten in such a way that the broken edge faces the chalice.)
(This may be said privately by the celebrant)
C O Lord, God, I we draw near these holy mysteries with true faith and we break and sign the body and blood of Your well-beloved Son our Lord Jesus Christ. in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the, Holy Spirit.
(The celebrant dips the other half which is in his right hand in the chalice and makes the sign of cross, moving the dipped ends of the host east to west and north to south; and signs the half of the host, on the paten with the half in his hand)
These glorious, holy, life-giving and divine mysteries, are set apart and perfected, and united one to another in the adorable name of the most glorious Trinity, ofthe Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
(The main celebrant signs himself' saying)
CCC The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, I the love of God the Father and the fellowship of the holy Spirit, I be with us all now and always and forever.
(Breaking of th Bread)
Communion
D With due reverence, let us all approach the mysteries of the precious body and blood of our Saviour with Sorrow let us turn away from our faults, let us ask mercy and pardon from God, the Lord of all, and let us forgive out brothers their offences.
D Let us purify our hearts, and keep away from dissensions and discord,
D Let us receive the body of Christ in union and good fellowship and be sanctified by the Holy Spirit,
D Let these mysteries be to us, O Lord, unto the resurrection of our bodies, and the salvation of our souls.
D Let us pray. Peace be with us.
C In your mercy O Lord I forgive the sins and offences of Your servants make us worthy to sing Your praises In Your Kingdom in the company of the saints.
C Make us worthy O Lord, God, to walk before You always With hearts full of joy and confidence, now recite together -
ALL Our Father in heaven Holy be Your name Your Kingdom come Your will be done on earth as in heaven-, Give us today our daily bread and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us do not bring us to the test but deliver us from evil
C Peace be with you
P And also with you
C The holy bread is for the holy.
(All celebrants bow and recite:)
CCC O Christ, Lord of all, I Hope of our race, sanctify Our bodies by Your sacred body. Pardon our offences by Your precious blood and purify our conscience in Your mercy.
(The celebrants receive communion in both species)
D Brothers and Sisters, the Church invites you. to receive with faith, the body of Christ, the son of God, and to drink from His cup
C The Body and Blood of Christ be to you for life everlasting.
(Distribution of communion to the other faithful)
SIT
Thanksgiving after Communion,
STAND
C O Christ, Lord of All, I Hope of the human race, Let not your Body and Blood we have received be to our condemnation. Let it be to the pardon of our offences and forgiveness of our sins; may it give us confidence to stand before You on the day of judgement.
D Let us all who have come together by the grace of the Holy Spirit and counted worthy to participate in these glorious, holy, lifegiving and divine mysteries, glorify God who gave us this Gift, and give Him thanks, together.
D Let us pray, peace be with us.
CCC It is our duty, O Lord, Father, Son and Holy Spiri to offer always to your most Blessed Trinity praise and honour, worship and perpetual thanksgiving for the gift of these holy, glorious, lifegiving and divine mysteries which You have mercifully given us for the forgiveness of our sins.
P Amen.
Last Blessing
C Let us sing the praises of Christ who has nourished us with His Body and Blood. O People of God, may he shower upon you His mercy and grace, abundantly, may His Providence be your protection, now (+) always, and forever.