The Roman Missal
The Roman Missal
The Roman Missal
AD USUM PRIVATUM
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The Introductory Rites
When the people are gathered, the Priest approaches the altar with the ministers while the Entrance
Chant is sung. When he has arrived at the altar, after making a profound bow with the ministers, the
Priest venerates the altar with a kiss and, if appropriate, incenses the cross and the altar. Then, with
the ministers, he goes to the chair. When the Entrance Chant is concluded, the Priest and the
faithful, standing, sign themselves with the Sign of the Cross, while the Priest, facing the people,
says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
The people reply:
Amen.
Then the Priest, extending his hands, greets the people, saying:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Or:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Or:
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and
bring us to everlasting life.
The people reply:
Amen.
The Kyrie, eleison (Lord, have mercy) invocations follow, unless they have just occurred in a
formula of the Penitential Act.
Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
At the end of the Homily, the Symbol or Profession of Faith or Creed, when prescribed, is either
sung or said:
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and
became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered
death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in
accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is
seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in
glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have
no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who
proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and
the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the
prophets. 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 and the life of the world
to come. Amen.
Instead of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, especially during Lent and Easter Time, the
baptismal Symbol of the Roman Church, known as the Apostles’ Creed, may be used.
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was
buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again
from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the
right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come
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 life everlasting. Amen.
Then follows the Universal Prayer, that is, the Prayer of the Faithful or Bidding Prayers.
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
When all this has been done, the Offertory Chant begins. Meanwhile, the ministers place the
corporal, the purificator, the chalice, the pall, and the Missal on the altar.
It is desirable that the faithful 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.
The Priest, standing at the altar, takes the paten with the bread and holds it slightly raised above the
altar with both hands, saying in a low voice:
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your
goodness we have received the bread we offer you: fruit of the
earth and work of human hands, it will become for us the bread of
life.
Then he places the paten with the bread on the corporal.
If, however, the Offertory Chant is not sung, the Priest may speak these words aloud; at the end, the
people may acclaim:
By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the
divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
The Priest then takes the chalice and holds it slightly raised above the altar with both hands, saying
in a low voice:
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your
goodness we have received the wine we offer you: fruit of the vine
and work of human hands, it will become our spiritual drink.
Then he places the chalice on the corporal.
If, however, the Offertory Chant is not sung, the Priest may speak these words aloud; at the end, the
people may acclaim:
Then the Priest, standing at the side of the altar, washes his hands, saying quietly:
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, with hands extended, says the Prayer over the Offerings, at the end of which the
people acclaim:
Amen.
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
PREFACE I OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME
The Paschal Mystery and the People of God
V.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R.It is right and just.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and
everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
And so, with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominions, and with
all the hosts and Powers of heaven, we sing the hymn of your glory, as
without end we acclaim:
V.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R.It is right and just.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and
everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
For out of compassion for the waywardness that is ours, he humbled himself
and was born of the Virgin; by the passion of the Cross he freed us from
unending death, and by rising from the dead he gave us life eternal.
And so, with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominions, and with
all the hosts and Powers of heaven, we sing the hymn of your glory, as
without end we acclaim:
V.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R.It is right and just.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and
everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For we know it belongs to your boundless glory, that you came to the aid of
mortal beings with your divinity and even fashioned for us a remedy out of
mortality itself, that the cause of our downfall might become the means of
our salvation, through Christ our Lord.
Through him the host of Angels adores your majesty and rejoices in your
presence for ever. May our voices, we pray, join with theirs in one chorus
of exultant praise, as we acclaim:
V.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R.It is right and just.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and
everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
For by his birth he brought renewal to humanity’s fallen state, and by his
suffering, canceled out our sins; by his rising from the dead he has opened
the way to eternal life, and by ascending to you, O Father, he has unlocked
the gates of heaven.
And so, with the company of Angels and Saints, we sing the hymn of your
praise, as without end we acclaim:
V.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R.It is right and just.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and
everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For you laid the foundations of the world and have arranged the changing of
times and seasons; you formed man in your own image and set humanity over
the whole world in all its wonder, to rule in your name over all you have
made and for ever praise you in your mighty works, through Christ our Lord.
And so, with all the Angels, we praise you, as in joyful celebration we
acclaim:
V.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R.It is right and just.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and
everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For in you we live and move and have our being, and while in this body we
not only experience the daily effects of your care, but even now possess
the pledge of life eternal.
For, having received the first fruits of the Spirit, through whom you
raised up Jesus from the dead, we hope for an everlasting share in the
Paschal Mystery.
And so, with all the Angels, we praise you, as in joyful celebration we
acclaim:
V.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R.It is right and just.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and
everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For you so loved the world that in your mercy you sent us the Redeemer, to
live like us in all things but sin, so that you might love in us what you
loved in your Son, by whose obedience we have been restored to those gifts
of yours that, by sinning, we had lost in disobedience.
And so, Lord, with all the Angels and Saints, we, too, give you thanks, as
in exultation we acclaim:
V.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R.It is right and just.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and
everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For, when your children were scattered afar by sin, through the Blood of
your Son and the power of the Spirit, you gathered them again to yourself,
that a people, formed as one by the unity of the Trinity, made the body of
Christ and the temple of the Holy Spirit, might, to the praise of your
manifold wisdom, be manifest as the Church.
And so, in company with the choirs of Angels, we praise you, and with joy
we proclaim:
Then follows the Preface to be used in accord with the rubrics, which concludes:
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.
The Priest, with hands extended, says:
Celebrating the most sacred night (day) on which blessed Mary the
immaculate Virgin brought forth the Savior for this world, and in communion
with those whose memory we venerate, especially the glorious ever-Virgin
Mary, Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ, †
Celebrating the most sacred day on which your Only Begotten Son, eternal
with you in your glory, appeared in a human body, truly sharing our flesh,
and in communion with those whose memory we venerate, especially the
glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ, †
From the Mass of the Easter Vigil until the Second Sunday of Easter
Celebrating the most sacred night (day) of the Resurrection of our Lord
Jesus Christ in the flesh, and in communion with those whose memory we
venerate, especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and
Lord, Jesus Christ, †
Celebrating the most sacred day on which your Only Begotten Son, our Lord,
placed at the right hand of your glory our weak human nature, which he had
united to himself, and in communion with those whose memory we venerate,
especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus
Christ, †
On Pentecost Sunday
Celebrating the most sacred day of Pentecost, on which the Holy Spirit
appeared to the Apostles in tongues of fire, and in communion with those
whose memory we venerate, especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother
of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ, †
With hands extended, the Priest continues:
From the Mass of the Easter Vigil until the Second Sunday of Easter
In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced
clearly and distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.
On the day before he was to suffer
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar,
continues:
take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this
is the chalice of my blood, the Blood of the new
and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for
you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. do
this in memory of me.
He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and
genuflects in adoration
Then he says:
Amen.
Then follows the Communion Rite,
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
Although it is provided with its own Preface (text with music, p. 721),
this Eucharistic Prayer may also be used with other Prefaces, especially
those that present an overall view of the mystery of salvation, such as the
Common Prefaces.
Then follows the Preface to be used in accord with the rubrics, which concludes:
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.
The Priest, with hands extended, says:
In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced
clearly and distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.
take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is
the chalice of my blood, the Blood of the new and
eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and
for many for the forgiveness of sins. do this in memory
of me.
He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and
genuflects in adoration.
Then he says:
Amen.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III
Then follows the Preface to be used in accord with the rubrics, which concludes:
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.
The Priest, with hands extended, says: