ORDER OF MASS

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES The absolution by the Priest follows:

Please stand – The Priest and the ministers STAND PRIEST: May almighty God have mercy on us,
approach the altar. forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
R: Amen.
PRIEST: In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. PRIEST: Lord, have mercy. or Kyrie, eleison.
R: Amen. R: Lord, have mercy. Kyrie, eleison.
PRIEST: Christ, have mercy. or Christe, eleison.
PRIEST: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, R: Christ, have mercy. Christe, eleison.
and the love of God, PRIEST: Lord, have mercy. or Kyrie, eleison.
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. R: Lord, have mercy. Kyrie, eleison.
OR: Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ. GLORIA
OR: The Lord be with you.
R: And with your spirit. When prescribed, this hymn is either sung or said:

Glory to God in the highest,

PENITENTIAL ACT and on earth peace to people of good will.
PRIEST: Brethren (brothers and sisters), We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,
let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare we give you thanks for your great glory,
ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.
A brief pause for silence follows. Then all recite: Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
I confess to almighty God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;
and to you, my brothers and sisters, you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
that I have greatly sinned, you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
in my thoughts and in my words, have mercy on us.
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, For you alone are the Holy One,
(all strike their breast and say): you alone are the Lord,
through my fault, through my fault, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
through my most grievous fault; with the Holy Spirit,
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters, COLLECT (OPENING PRAYER)
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
PRIEST: Let us pray.
OR:
PRIEST: Have mercy on us, O Lord. All pray in silence for a while. Then the Priest says the
R: For we have sinned against you. Collect prayer, at the end of which the people acclaim:
PRIEST: Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
R: And grant us your salvation. R: Amen.
LITURGY OF THE WORD PROFESSION OF FAITH
Please sit – The reader goes to the ambo and SIT Please stand – The Nicene Creed is said on STAND
reads the First Reading. To indicate the end of Sundays and for some other celebrations.
the reading, the reader acclaims: The Apostles’ Creed (see panel) may be used
instead, especially during Lent and Easter Time.
READER: The Word of the Lord.
R: Thanks be to God. NICENE CREED
I believe in one God,
Silence
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
The psalmist or cantor sings or says the Psalm, with the
born of the Father before all ages.
people making the response. God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
After this, if there is to be a Second Reading, it follows as begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
above. At the end of the reading, the reader acclaims: through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
READER: The Word of the Lord. he came down from heaven,
R: Thanks be to God.
(all bow during the next two lines):
Silence and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
Please stand - The Alleluia or Lenten Gospel STAND in accordance with the Scriptures.
Acclamation is now sung or said. He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
DIALOGUE BEFORE GOSPEL to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
PRIEST: The Lord be with you. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
R: And with your spirit. who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
PRIEST: A reading from the holy Gospel according to N. who has spoken through the prophets.
R: Glory to you, O Lord. 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
AT THE END OF THE GOSPEL and the life of the world to come. Amen.

PRIEST: The Gospel of the Lord. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

R: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Please stand – The following bidding and STAND
response may be used.
HOMILY
READER: Let us pray to the Lord.
Please sit – A brief silence may follow the homily. SIT R: Lord, hear our prayer.
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST PRIEST: Lift up your hearts.
R: We lift them up to the Lord.
Please sit SIT PRIEST: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
R: It is right and just.
OFFERTORY
During the Offertory, the bread and wine are brought to the SANCTUS
altar. In the absence of an Offertory hymn, the Priest may say
aloud a prayer of blessing. Each time the people acclaim: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
R: Blessed be God for ever.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
ORATE, FRATRES Hosanna in the highest.

PRIEST: Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), Please kneel after the Sanctus. KNEEL
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. THE MYSTERY OF FAITH
Please stand – The people rise and reply: STAND PRIEST: The mystery of faith.
R: We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
R: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands and profess your Resurrection
for the praise and glory of his name, until you come again.
for our good OR: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
and the good of all his holy Church. we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.
OR: Save us, Saviour of the world,
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS for by your Cross and Resurrection
At the end of this prayer the people acclaim: you have set us free.
R: Amen. OR: My Lord and my God.

The Eucharistic Prayer concludes with the Doxology – ‘Through

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER him, and with him…’ – after which the people acclaim:
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
R: And with your spirit. R: Amen.

APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God, on the third day he rose again from the dead;
the Father almighty, he ascended into heaven,
Creator of heaven and earth, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
(all bow during the next two lines): I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, the communion of saints,
born of the Virgin Mary, the forgiveness of sins,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, the resurrection of the body,
was crucified, died and was buried; and life everlasting. Amen.
he descended into hell;
COMMUNION RITE INVITATION TO HOLY COMMUNION
Please stand – The Priest invites people to join STAND Please kneel KNEEL
in the Lord’s Prayer.
PRIEST: Behold the Lamb of God,
Our Father, who art in heaven, behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
hallowed be thy name; Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
thy kingdom come, R: Lord, I am not worthy
thy will be done that you should enter under my roof,
on earth as it is in heaven. but only say the word
Give us this day our daily bread, and my soul shall be healed.
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us; COMMUNION
and lead us not into temptation,
People may sit or kneel after receiving Communion.
but deliver us from evil.
A time of silence may be observed.
PRIEST: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days, PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
that, by the help of your mercy, Please stand STAND
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress, PRIEST: Let us pray.
as we await the blessed hope All pray in silence for a while. Then the Priest says the
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. prayer, at the end of which the people acclaim:
R: For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours, R: Amen.
now and for ever.

PRIEST: Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: CONCLUDING RITES
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins, Any brief announcements follow here. Then the dismissal
but on the faith of your Church, takes place.
and graciously grant her peace and unity PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
in accordance with your will. R: And with your spirit.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
R: Amen. The Priest blesses the people, saying:
PRIEST: May almighty God bless you,
SIGN OF PEACE the Father, and the Son, X and the Holy Spirit.
R: Amen.
PRIEST: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
R: And with your spirit.
PRIEST: Go forth, the Mass is ended.
OR : Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
AGNUS DEI OR : Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
OR : Go in peace.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
R: Thanks be to God.
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us. Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, Concordat cum originali: Monsignor Brendan Byrne, Diocesan Administrator,
grant us peace. Kildare & Leighlin Diocese. www.kandle.ie