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This is the official English text of the Order of Mass. It has been approved by the Hierarchies of England and
Wales, of Scotland, and of Ireland.
C. = Celebrant
P. = People
+ = People make the sign of the Cross
C. In the name of the Father, + and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
P. Amen.
The Greeting
1. C. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you
all.
P. And also with you.
2. C. The grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
P. Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Or: And also with you.
1. C. My brothers or sisters (or similar wording), to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us
call to mind our sins. (Pause.)
P. I confess to almighty God,
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have sinned through my own fault (all strike their breast)
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done,
and in what I have failed to do;
and 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.
2. C. My brothers or sisters (or similar wording), to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us
call to mind our sins.
After a pause the Celebrant continues:
Lord, we have sinned against you:
Lord, have mercy.
P. Lord, have mercy.
C. Lord, show us your mercy and love.
P. And grant us your salvation.
3. C. My brothers or sisters (or similar wording), to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us
call to mind our sins.
After a pause the Celebrant continues:
You were sent to heal the contrite:
Lord, have mercy.
P. Lord, have mercy.
C. You came to call sinners:
Christ, have mercy.
P. Christ, have mercy.
C. You plead for us at the right hand of the Father:
Lord, have mercy.
P. Lord, have mercy.
C. May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
P. Amen.
The Kyrie follows if it has not already been included in one of the Acts of Penance.
C. Let us pray.
At the end of the Opening Prayer:
P. Amen.
After the first Reading the Responsorial Psalm is recited or sung. The people join in the repeated response.
The Bidding Prayers now follow. At the end of each intercession one of the following formulas is used:
The Offertory Antiphon may be sung as the gifts are brought to the altar.
C. Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth
has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.
P. Blessed be God forever. (Omitted if singing is in progress.)
C. Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the
vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink.
P. Blessed be God forever. (Omitted if singing is in progress.)
Pray, my brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father (or
similar wording).
The Celebrant then reads the Prayer over the Gifts, at the end of which:
P. Amen.
At the end of the Eucharistic Prayer the Celebrant says the Doxology:
Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, almighty Father,
for ever and ever.
P. Amen.
C. Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Saviour gave us (or similar wording):
P. Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
C. Deliver us, Lord, from every evil,
and grant us peace in our day.
In your mercy keep us free from sin
and protect us from all anxiety
as we wait in joyful hope
for the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
P. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.
C. Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles:
I leave you peace, my peace I give you.
Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church,
and grant us the peace and unity of your kingdom
where you live for ever and ever.
P. Amen.
C. The peace of the Lord be with you always.
P. And also with you.
The people may now exchange a sign of peace, according to local custom.
The Celebrant turns to the communicants and holding up the sacred Host says:
This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper.
P. Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.
The distribution of the sacred Blood to the people may be omitted, according to local custom.
C. Let us pray.
P. Amen.
The Celebrant dismisses the people with one of the following formulas:
P. Thanks be to God.