Magisterium AI

The Introductory Rites

The priest approaches the altar with the ministers and venerates it. An entrance song may be sung.

  1. Entrance Antiphon

    If no proper Entrance Antiphon is provided, a suitable entrance chant or song may be used.

  2. Sign of the Cross

    All make the Sign of the Cross as the priest says:

    Priest

    In the name of Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

    All

    Amen.

  3. Greeting

    The priest greets the people:

    Either:

    Priest

    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

    Or:

    Priest

    Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Or:

    Priest

    The Lord be with you.

    People

    And with your spirit.

    The priest may very briefly introduce the faithful to the Mass of the day.

  4. Penitential Act

    The priest invites the faithful to perform the Penitential Act:

    Priest

    Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

    A brief pause for silence follows, and then one of the following Penitential Acts:

    All

    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 three times, all say:

    All

    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.

    The absolution by the priest follows:

    Priest

    May almighty God have mercy on us,
    forgive us our sins,
    and bring us to everlasting life.

    All

    Amen.

  5. The Kyrie

    Priest

    Lord, have mercy.

    People

    Lord, have mercy.

    Priest

    Christ, have mercy.

    People

    Christ, have mercy.

    Priest

    Lord, have mercy.

    People

    Lord, have mercy.

    Or:

    Priest

    Kyrie, eleison.

    People

    Kyrie, eleison.

    Priest

    Christe, eleison.

    People

    Christe, eleison.

    Priest

    Kyrie, eleison.

    People

    Kyrie, eleison.

  6. The Gloria

    All

    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.

  7. The Collect

    Priest

    Let us pray.

    Then, the priest says the collect prayer, after which the people say:

    All

    Amen.

Liturgy of the Word

All sit.

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Liturgy of the Eucharist

  1. The Offertory

    During the Offertory Song the faithful usually express their participation by making an offering, bringing forward bread and wine for the celebration of the Eucharist and perhaps other gifts to relieve the needs of the Church and of the poor.

    When he has received the bread and wine for the celebration, the priest offers prayer of blessing quietly at the altar. Sometimes these prayers are said aloud. If the priest says the prayers aloud, the assembly’s acclamation each time is:

    All

    Blessed be God for ever.

    The priest completes additional personal preparatory rites, and the people rise as he says:

    Priest

    Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
    that my sacrifice and yours
    may be acceptable to God,
    the almighty Father.

    The people reply:

    All

    May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
    for the praise and glory of his name,
    for our good
    and the good of all his holy Church.

    Then the priest says the Prayer over the Offerings, at the end of which the people acclaim:

    All

    Amen.

  2. The Preface

    Extending his hands, the priest says:

    Priest

    The Lord be with you.

    The people reply:

    All

    And with your spirit.

    The priest, raising his hands, continues:

    Priest

    Lift up your hearts.

    The people:

    All

    We lift them up to the Lord.

    The priest, with hands extended, adds:

    Priest

    Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

    The people:

    All

    It is right and just.

    The priest continues to the Preface prayer:

  3. The Sanctus

    The priest concludes the Preface with the people singing or saying aloud the Sanctus:

    All

    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.

    After the singing of the Sanctus the congregation kneels for the Eucharistic Prayer.

  4. The Eucharistic Prayer

    The priest alone recites:

    After the words of Consecration, the priest says:

    Priest

    The mystery of faith.

    The people continue, acclaiming either:

    All

    We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

    Or:

    All

    When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

    Or:

    All

    Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.

    Then the priest alone continues:

    At the conclusion of the Eucharistic Prayer the priest takes the chalice and the paten with the host and, raising both, he alone says:

    Priest

    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.

    All respond:

    All

    Amen.

The Communion Rite

  1. The Lord's Prayer

    The congregation stands and the priest says:

    Priest

    At the Savior's command
    and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

    Together with the people, he continues:

    All

    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.

    The priest alone continues, saying:

    Priest

    Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
    graciously grant peace in our days,
    that, by the help of your mercy,
    we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress,
    as we await the blessed hope
    and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

    The people conclude the prayer, acclaiming:

    All

    For the kingdom,
    the power and the glory are yours
    now and for ever.

    Then the priest alone says aloud:

    Priest

    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.

    The people reply:

    All

    Amen.

    The priest adds:

    Priest

    The peace of the Lord be with you always.

    The people reply:

    All

    And with your spirit.

    The deacon, or the priest, adds:

    Priest/Deacon

    Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

    And all may offer one another a customary sign of peace.

  2. Breaking of the Bread

    During the breaking of the host the following is sung or said:

    All

    Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
    Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
    Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

    After the Lamb of God, the people kneel.

  3. Invitation to Communion

    After his private prayers of preparation the priest genuflects, takes the host and, holding it slightly raised above the paten or above the chalice says aloud:

    Priest

    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.

    And together with the people he adds once:

    All

    Lord, I am not worthy
    that you should enter under my roof,
    but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

  4. Communion

    After the priest has consumed the Body and Blood of Christ, the communicants come forward in reverent procession, and make a preparatory act of reverence by bowing their head in honor of Christ’s presence in the Sacrament before receiving Holy Communion.

    The priest says:

    Priest

    The Body of Christ.

    The communicant replies:

    Communicant

    Amen.

    When Communion is ministered under both kinds the minister of the Chalice raises it slightly and shows it to each of the communicants, saying:

    Priest

    The Blood of Christ.

    The communicant replies:

    Communicant

    Amen.

    After the distribution of Communion, if appropriate, a sacred silence may be observed for a while, or a psalm or other canticle of praise or a hymn may be sung.

  5. Prayer After Communion

    Then, the priest says:

    Priest

    Let us pray.

    All stand and pray in silence. Then the priest says the Prayer after Communion, at the end of which the people acclaim:

    All

    Amen.

The Concluding Rites

Any brief announcements to the people follow here. Then the dismissal takes place. Sometimes this takes a more elaborate form than that given below.

  1. Blessing

    The priest says:

    Priest

    The Lord be with you.

    The people reply:

    All

    And with your spirit.

    The priest blesses the people, saying:

    Priest

    May almighty God bless you,
    the Father, and the Son, ✠ and the Holy Spirit.

    The people reply:

    All

    Amen.

  2. Dismissal

    Priest/Deacon

    Either: Go forth, the Mass is ended.

    Or: Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.

    Or: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

    Or: Go in peace.

    The people reply:

    All

    Thanks be to God.