The Ordinary of the Mass

THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS

Mass Of The Catechumens
Beginning Of Mass (kneel)

The Priest (P) standing at the foot of the Altar, makes the Sign of the Cross, and says, alternately with the server (S):

In THE Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

P. I will go in to the altar of God.

S. The God of my gladness and joy.

PSALM 42

Do me justice, O God, and fight my fight against a faithless people; from the deceitful and impious man rescue me.

S. For You, O God, are my strength. Why do You keep me so far away? Why must I go about in mourning, with enemy oppressing me?

P. Send forth Your light and Your fidelity; they shall lead me on and bring me to Your holy mountain and to Your dwelling-place.

S. Then will I go in to the altar of God, the God of my gladness and joy.

P. Then will I give You thanks upon the harp, O God, my God! Why are you so downcast, O my soul? Why do you sigh within me?

S. Hope in god! for I shall again be thanking Him, in the presence of my Savior and my God.

P. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

S. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The Antiphon Is Repeated

P. I will go in to the altar of God.

S. The god of my gladness and joy.

P. Out help is in the Name of the Lord.

S. Who made heaven and earth.

P. I confess to Almighty God, etc.

S. May Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to life everlasting.

P. Amen.

I confess to Almighty God, to Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to Blessed Michael the Archangel, to Blessed John the Baptist, to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, and to you, Father, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed, (strike breast three times, saying:) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed John the Baptist, the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, and you, Father, to pray to the Lord our God for me.

P. May Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to life everlasting.

S. Amen.

May the Almighty and Merciful Lord grant us pardon, absolution, and remission of our sins.

S. Amen.

P. Will You not, O god, give us life?

S. And shall not Your people rejoice in You?

P. Show us, O Lord, Your kindness.

S. and grant us Your salvation.

P. O Lord, hear my prayer.

S. And let my cry come to You.

P. The Lord be with you.

S. And with your spirit.

P. Let us pray.

Take away from us our sins, O Lord, we beseech You, that we may enter with pure minds into the Holy of Holies. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

We beseech You, O Lord, by the merits of Your saints whose relics are here, and of all the Saints; deign in Your mercy to pardon me all my sins. Amen.

INTROIT. Mal. 3, 1; 1 Par. 29, 12.

Behold the Lord the Ruler is come; and the kingdom is in His Hand, and power, and dominion. Ps 71, 1. O God, with Your judgment endow the king, and with Your justice, the king's son.Glory Be.

THE KYRIE

P. Lord, have mercy.

S. Lord, have mercy.

P. Lord, have mercy.

S. Christ, have mercy.

P. Christ, have mercy.

S. Christ, have mercy.

P. Lord, have mercy.

S. Lord, have mercy.

P. Lord, have mercy.

THE GLORIA

GLORY to God in the highest. And on earth peace to men of good will. We praise You. We bless You. We adore You. We glorify You. We give You thanks for Your great glory. O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord Jesus Christ, the Only begotten son. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father; You Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. You Who take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. You Who sit at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. for You alone are holy. You alone are the Lord. Your alone, O Jesus Christ, are most high. Together with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

P. The Lord be with you.

S. And with your spirit.

P. Let us pray.

THE PRAYER

PRAYER

O God, on this day, by the guiding star, You revealed Your Only-begotten son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant,that we who now know You by faith, may be led on even to look upon the beauty of Your Majesty. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.

S. Amen.

EPISTLE. Isa. 60, 1-6.

Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem; for your light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you, For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people; but the Lord shall rise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you. An the Gentiles shall walk in your light, and kings in the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes round about, and see; all these are gathered together; they are come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall rise up at your side. Then shall you see, and abound; and your heart shall wonder and be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea shall be converted to you, the strength of the Gentiles shall come to you. The multitude of camels shall cover you, the dromedaries of Madian and Epha; all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and showing forth praise to the Lord.

S. Thanks be to God.

Gradual. Isa. 60, 6.1.

All they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and forth praise to the Lord. Arise, and be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.

Alleluia, alleluia. Matt. 2, 2. We have seen His star in the East; and have come with gifts to worship the Lord. Alleluia.

Prayer:

CLEANSE MY HEART

CLEANSE my heart and my lips, O Almighty God, Who cleansed the lips of the Prophet Isaias with a burning coal. In Your gracious mercy deign so to purify me that I may worthily proclaim Your holy Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, grant Your blessing. the be in my hear and on my lips, that I may worthily and fittingly proclaim His holy Gospel. Amen.

THE GOSPEL

P. The Lord be with you.

S. And with your spirit.

P. The beginning of the holy gospel according to Saint Luke.

S. Glory be to You, O Lord.

GOSPEL. Matt. 2, 1-12

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, Magi came from the East to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him." But when King Herod heard this, he was troubled, and so was all Jerusalem with him. And gathering together all the chief priests and Scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet, 'and you, Bethlehem, of the land of Juda, and by no means least among the princes of Juda; for from you shall come forth a leader who shall rule My people Israel.'" Then Herod summoned the Magi secretly, and carefully ascertained from them the time when the star had appeared to them. And sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Go and make careful inquiry concerning the child, and when you have found Him, bring me word, that I too may go and worship Him." Now they, having heard the king, went their way. And behold, the star that they had seen in the East went before them, until it came and stood over the place where the Child was, And when they saw the star they rejoiced exceedingly. And entering the house, they found the Child with Mary His Mother, and falling down they worshipped Him. (here genuflect.) And opening their treasures they offered Him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another way.

S. Praise be to You, O Christ.

THE NICENE CREED

Our Profession Of Faith

I BELIEVE in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of God. Born of the Father before all ages. God of God; Light of Light; true God of true God. Begotten not made; of one being with the Father; by Whom all things were made. Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven. (here all genuflect.) And was made Flesh by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary; AND WAS MADE MAN. He was also crucified for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate and was buried. And on the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascending into heaven, He sits at the right hand of the Father. And He shall come again in glory to judge the living and the dead; and of His kingdom there shall be no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son. Who together with the Father and the Son is no less adored, and glorified; Who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the resurrection of the dead. And the life of the world to come. Amen

S. Praise be to You, O Christ.

P. By the words of the Gospel may our sins be taken away.

The Offertory

P. The Lord be with you.

S. And with your spirit.

P. Let us pray.

Our Offering of Petition

OFFERTORY. Ps. 71, 10-11

The kings of Tharsis and the Isles shall offer gifts; the kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring tribute; all kings shall pay homage; all nations shall serve Him.

Offertory Prayers

ACCEPT, O Holy Father, Almighty and Eternal God, this spotless host, which I, Your unworthy servant offer to You, my living and true God, to atone for my numberless sins, offenses, and negligences; on behalf of all here present and likewise for all faithful Christians living and dead, that it may profit me and them as a means of salvation to life everlasting. Amen.

O GOD, Who established the nature of man in wondrous dignity, and still more admirably restored it, grant that through the mystery of this water and wine, we may be made partakers of His Divinity, who has condescended to become partaker of our humanity, Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. who with You lives and reigns in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen

WE OFFER You, O Lord, the chalice of salvation, humbly begging of Your mercy that it may arise before Your divine Majesty, with a pleasing fragrance, for our salvation and for that of the whole world. Amen.

IN A humble spirit and with a contrite heart, may we be accepted by You, O Lord, and may our sacrifice so be offered in Your sight this day as to please You, O Lord God.

COME, O Sanctifier, Almighty and Eternal God, and bless this sacrifice prepared for the glory of Your holy Name.

Lavabo

I WASH my hands in innocence, and I go around Your altar, O Lord, giving voice to my thanks, and recounting all Your wondrous deeds. O Lord, I love the house in which You dwell, the tenting-place of Your glory. Gather not my soul with those of sinners, nor my life with men of blood. On their hands are crimes, and their right hands are full of bribes. But I walk in integrity; redeem me, and have pity on me. My foot stands on level ground; in the assemblies I will bless You, O Lord.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

ACCEPT, Most Holy Trinity, this offering which we are making to You in remembrance of the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ, our Lord; and in honor of Bless Mary, ever Virgin, Bless John the Baptist, the Holy Apostles, Peter and Paul, and of Saint Patrick and of all the Saints; that it may add to their honor and aid our salvation; an may they deign to intercede in heaven for us who honor their memory here on earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Priest Reminds Us That We Offer With Him

PRAY, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may become acceptable to God the Father Almighty.

S. May the Lord accept this sacrifice from your hands to the praise and glory of His Name, for our advantage, and that of all His holy Church.

P. Amen.

The Secret

Graciously regard, we beseech You, O Lord, the offerings of Your Church, in which gold, frankincense, and myrrh are no longer laid before You, but He is sacrificed and received, Who by those gifts was signified, Jesus Christ, Your Son our Lord. Who with You lives and reigns in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.

S. Amen.

Preface-Epiphany

P. World without end.

S. Amen.

P. The Lord be with you.

S. And with your spirit.

P. Lift up your hearts.

S. We have lifted them up to the Lord.

P. Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.

S. It is fitting and just.

Preface of the Epiphany

It is fitting indeed and just, right and helpful to salvation, for us always and everywhere to give thanks to You, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, Everlasting God. Because by the mystery of the Word made flesh the new light of Your glory has shone upon the eyes of our mind; that while we acknowledge Him to be God seen by men, we may be drawn by Him to the love of things unseen. And therefore with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominations, and with the whole host of the heavenly army, we sing a hymn to Your glory, saying again and again; Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are filled with Your glory. Hosanna in the highest, Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

The Canon Of The Mass

THEREFORE, most gracious Father, we humbly beg of You and entreat You through Jesus Christ Your son, our Lord (he kisses the altar) to deem acceptable and bless these gifts, these offerings, these holy and unspotted oblations which, in the first place, we offer You for Your Holy Catholic Church, that You would deign to give her peace and protection, to unite and guard her throughout the world, together with Your servant N, our Pope, and N, our bishop; all true believers who cherish the Catholic and Apostolic Faith.

Commemoration Of The Living

REMEMBER, O LORD, Your servants and handmaids, N. and N.,

Pray For Those You Wish To Remember

and all here present, whose faith and devotion are know to You, on whose behalf we offer to You, or who themselves offer to You, this sacrifice of praise for themselves, families and friends, for the good of their souls, for their hope of salvation and deliverance from all harm, and who offer their homage to You, Eternal, Living and True God.

Commemoration Of The Saints

IN THE unity of holy fellowship we observe the memory, first of all, of the glorious and ever Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord and God Jesus Christ; next, that of Blessed Joseph, Spouse of the same Virgin, of Your Blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Thaddeus; of Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of all Your Saints, by whose merits and prayers grant that we may be always fortified by the help of Your protection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

We Renew Our Offering

GRACIOUSLY accept, then, we beseech You, O Lord, this service of our worship and that of all Your household. Provide that our days be spent in Your peace, save us from everlasting damnation, and cause us to be numbered in the flock You have chosen. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

We Ask God To Bless Our Offering

O GOD, deign to bless what we offer, and make it approved, effective, right, and wholly pleasing in every way, that it may become for our good, the Body and Blood of Your dearly beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

THE CONSECRATION

Consecration Of The Host

WHO, the day before He suffered, took bread into His holy and venerable hands, and having raised His eyes to heaven, to You, O God, His Almighty Father, giving thanks to You, He blessed it, broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying: All of you take and eat of this: For this is My Body.

When he elevates the sacred Host, look at It and say: My Lord and my God!

Consecration Of The Wine

IN LIKE manner, when the supper was done, taking also this goodly chalice into His holy and venerable hands, again giving thanks to You, He blessed it, and gave it to His disciples, saying: All of you take and drink of this; For this is the Chalice of My Blood of the new and eternal covenant; the mystery of faith; which shall be shed for you and for many unto the forgiveness of sins.

After replacing the chalice on the corporal, he says: As often as you shall do these things, in memory of Me shall you do them.

The Priest adores the Precious blood; you do likewise.

Offering Of The Victim

MINDFUL, therefore, O God, not only of the blessed Passion of the same Christ, Your son, our Lord, but also of His Resurrection from the dead, and finally His glorious Ascension into heaven, we, Your ministers, as also Your holy people, offer to Your supreme Majesty, of the gifts bestowed upon us, the pure Victim, the holy Victim, the all perfect Victim; the holy Bread of life eternal and the chalice of unending salvation.

We Ask God To Accept Our Gift

AND this deign to regard with gracious and kindly attention and hold acceptable, as You deigned to accept the offerings of Abel, Your just servant, and the sacrifice of Abraham our patriarch, and that which Your chief priest Melchisedec offered to You, a holy sacrifice and a spotless victim.

We Pray For Blessings

MOST humbly we implore You, Almighty God, bid these offerings to be brought by the hands of Your holy angel to Your altar above; before the face of Your divine Majesty; that those of us who, by sharing in the Sacrifice of this altar, shall receive the most sacred Body and blood of Your Son, may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Commemoration Of The Dead

REMEMBER also, O Lord, Your servants and handmaids, N. and N., who have gone before us with the sign of faith, and rest in the sleep of peace.

Here Pray For Such Of The Dead As You Wish

To these, O Lord, and to all who rest in Christ, we beseech You to grant of Your goodness, a place of comfort, light and peace. through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

We Pray For Eternal Happiness

TO US sinners also, Your servants, trusting in the greatness of Your mercy, deign to grant some part and fellowship with Your holy Apostles and Martyrs; with John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicitas, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia, and all Your Saints; into whose company, we implore You to admit us, not weighing our merits, but freely granting us pardon. Through Christ our Lord.

We Pray For Eucharistic Blessings

THROUGH Whom, O Lord, You always create, sanctify, fill with life, bless, and bestow upon us all good things.

The Minor Elevation

Through Him, and with Him, and in Him, is to you, God the Father Almighty, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory.

He elevates the chalice and the Sacred Host and then replaces them upon the corporal, covers the chalice, and genuflects, Rising again he says aloud:

P. World without end.

S. Amen.

The Communion and Thanksgiving

The preparation for intimate union with Christ in Holy Communion fittingly begins with "The Lord's Prayer." The priest joins his hands, and says:

Let Us Pray

Prompted by saving precepts, and taught by Your divine teaching, we dare to say:

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 trepasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation.

S. But deliver us from evil.

P. Amen.

DELIVER us, we beseech You, O Lord, from all evils, past, present, and to come; and by the intercession of the Blessed and glorious Mary, ever virgin, Mother of God, together with Your Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and Andrew, and all the Saints, grant of Your goodness, peace in our days, that aided by the riches of Your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all disturbance.

Through the same our Lord, Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God.

P. World without end.

S. Amen.

P. May the peace of the Lord be always with you.

S. And with your spirit

May this mingling and consecration of the body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ help us who receive it to life everlasting. Amen.

LAMB of God, You Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, You Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, You Who take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Prayers Before Holy Communion

O LORD Jesus Christ, Who said to Your Apostles: "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you," regard not my sins but the faith of Your church, and deign to give her peace and unity according to Your will; Who live and reign, God, world without end. Amen.

O LORD Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, Who, by the will of the Father, with the co-operation of the Holy spirit, have by Your death given life to the world, deliver me by this Your Most Sacred Body and blood from all my sins and from every evil. Make me always cling to Your commandments, and never permit me to be separated from You. Who with the same God the Father and the Holy Spirit, live and reign, God, world without end. Amen.

LET not the partaking of Your Body, O Lord Jesus Christ, which I, though unworthy, presume to receive, turn to my judgment and condemnation; but through Your goodness, may it become a safeguard and an effective remedy, both of soul and body. Who live and reign with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

Communion Of The Priest

I will take the Bread of heaven, and call upon the Name of the Lord.

LORD, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul will be healed. (say 3 times.)

MAY the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul to life everlasting. Amen.

Act Of Hope

WHAT return shall I make to the Lord for all He has given me? I will take the Chalice of salvation, and I will call upon the Name of the Lord. Praising will I call upon the Lord and I shall be saved from my enemies.

Short Act Of Faith

MAY the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, preserve my soul to life everlasting. Amen.

Communion Of The Faithful

To be free from mortal sin, to be fasting from solids (and alcohol) for three hours and from liquids for one hour, and to have a right intention, are the conditions for worthy reception of Holy Communion.

BEHOLD the Lamb of God, behold Him Who takes away the sins of the world.

LORD, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul will be healed. (say 3 times.)

When the Priest holds the Sacred Host before you, look at it and say: My Lord and my God!

MAY the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, preserve my soul to life everlasting. Amen.

The faithful who do not receive sacramentally should at least say the following act of Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament, I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be separated from You.

The Ablutions

WHAT has passed our lips as food, O Lord, may we possess in purity of heart, that what is given to us in time, be our healing for eternity.

We Pray For The Grace Of Holy Communion

MAY Your Body, O Lord, which have eaten, and Your Blood which I have drunk, cleave to my very soul, and grant that no trace of sin be found in me, whom these pure and holy mysteries have renewed. Who live and reign, world without end. Amen.

Communion And Postcommunion

COMMUNION. Matt. 2, 2.

We have seen His star in the East; and have come with gifts to worship the Lord.

P. The Lord be with you.

S. And with your spirit.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that we may attain by the understanding of a purified mind what we have celebrated in a solemn office. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.

S. Amen

Dismissal Of Mass

After the Postcommunion the Priest turns again toward the people, and says:

P. The Lord be with you.

S. And with your spirit.

P. Go, you are dismissed.

S. Thanks be to God.

MAY the tribute of my worship be pleasing to You, most holy trinity, and grant that the sacrifice which I, all unworthy, have offered in the presence of Your Majesty, may be acceptable to You, and through Your mercy obtain forgiveness for me and all for whom I have offered it. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

MAY Almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

S. Amen.

P. The Lord be with you.

S. And with your spirit.

The Priest and people make the Sign of the cross on forehead, lips and breast.

P. The beginning of the holy Gospel according to St. John.

S. Glory be to You, O Lord.

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 were made through Him, and without Him was made nothing that has been made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness; and the darkness grasped it not. There was a man, one sent from God, whose name was John. This man came as a witness, to bear witness concerning the Light, that might believe though Him. He was not himself the Light, but was to bear witness to the Light. It was true Light that enlightens every man who comes into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But to as many as received Him He gave the power of becoming sons of God; to those who believe in His Name; who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH (genuflect), and dwelt among us. And we saw His glory, the glory as of the Only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

S. Thanks be to God.