GUARDIAN ANGEL PRAYER
ANGEL OF GOD,
MY GUARDIAN DEAR,
TO WHOM GOD’S LOVE
ENTRUSTS ME HERE, EVER THIS
DAY BE AT MY SIDE
TO LIGHT AND GUARD,
TO RULE AND GUIDE.
AMEN.
The Catholic Mass
What is the Mass?
 The mass is the most special prayer offered in the
Catholic faith.
 We are obeying the last command of Jesus Christ at
the last supper when he said “Do this in memory of
me”.
 Catholics all over the world celebrate the same
mass in every country around the world.
 The gospel we hear and the communion we share is
to change our hearts. We are then sent back out into
the world to live out the good news of Jesus.
 The Mass takes about 1 hour.
 At a Catholic mass, people who attend are expected
to come prepared to be involved.
 People who want to get something out of mass must
be prepared to put something into it.
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participate in the prayers, listen to God’s story and instruction,
apply God’s word to our personal life, share in praise and song,
and bring ourselves and our suffering & good works as
offering.
How did the Mass start?
 The mass is nearly 2000 years old.
 The Mass meal is an escape to freedom. It gives
power to overcome weakness and sin.
 Holy Water: to remember baptism
 Genuflect: kneeling towards the tabernacle (the
house of Jesus)
Five Parts of Mass
Introduction
 Priest greets us—sign of the Cross
 Penitential Act—Asking for God’s mercy for our sins
 Gloria—Hymn of praise
 Priest gathers our prayers
The Introductory Rites
PRIEST : In the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
PRIEST : The Lord be with you.
ALL: And with your spirit.
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PRIEST: Brothers and sisters, let us
acknowledge our sins, and so prepare
ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
A brief pause for silence follows.
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PENITENTIAL ACT
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.
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We strike our breast
during the next two lines:
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.
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PRIEST : May almighty God have
mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and
bring us to everlasting life.
ALL: Amen.
PRIEST : Lord, have mercy.
ALL: Lord have mercy.
PRIEST : Christ, have mercy.
ALL: Christ have mercy.
PRIEST : Lord, have mercy.
ALL: Lord have mercy.
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.
Liturgy of the Word
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1st reading: Old Testament
Responsorial Psalm: Book of Psalms (May be sung or read)
2nd reading: New Testament
Gospel: Gospel of Matthew/Mark/Luke/John
 We stand for the words of Jesus & make a cross on our forehead,
lips and heart –may God’s word be on our mind, lips when we
speak and in our hearts
Homily: The priest explains the Scriptures and applies it to our lives.
Creed – Our profession of faith (Apostles or Nicene Creed).
 We are agreeing as a community to our beliefs & the word of God
Intercessions (Prayers of the faithful): Includes the whole
community
 Needs of the church
 Public and salvation of the world
 Those oppressed
Liturgy of the Word
Reader: A reading from…
ALL: Thanks be to God.
The Response for the Psalm is:
Please stand after the psalm is
finished.
Priest Proclaims the Gospel
PRIEST : The Lord be with you.
ALL : And with your spirit.
PRIEST: “A READING FROM THE HOLY
GOSPEL, ACCORDING TO . . . .”
ALL: Glory to you Lord.
After the reading
Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.
ALL: PRAISE TO YOU, LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
 Highest part of the mass
Re-enactment of the last supper
Preparation of the altar
Presentation of the gifts (bread and wine)
Priest washes his hands and this cleanses him of sins
Water and wine are mixed: symbol of Jesus and His people uniting
Eucharistic Prayer
 Sanctus (Holy, Holy)—moment of unity for the whole Church of God
 Last Supper Narrative: This is my body…
 This is where bread and wine change into the body and blood of
Christ. This special moment is called the miracle of
transubstantiation.
Mystery of Faith: People proclaim their faith
 “Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again”
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Liturgy of the Eucharist
PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS
PRIEST: 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.
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.
WASHING OF HANDS
PRIEST: With humble spirit and contrite
heart may we be accepted by you, O Lord,
and may our sacrifice in your sight this day
be pleasing to you, Lord God.
Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity and
cleanse me from my sin.
BREAD IS BROKEN & MIXED IN WINE
PRIEST: Pray brothers and sisters, that my
sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
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.
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And with your spirit.
PRIEST: Lift up your hearts.
ALL: We lift them up to the Lord.
PRIEST: Let us give thanks to the Lord our
God.
ALL: It is right and just.
SANCTUS
Priest: And so, with the Angels and all the
Saints we declare your glory, as with one
voice we acclaim:
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.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
PRIEST: At the time he was betrayed and entered
willingly into his Passion, he took bread and, giving
thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is my Body
which will be given up for you.
In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took
the chalice and, once more giving thanks, he gave it
to his disciples, saying: 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.
MYSTERY OF FAITH
PRIEST: The mystery of faith.
ALL: We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.
DOXOLOGY
PRIEST : Through him, and with him, and in
him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
ALL : Amen.
Invitation to Communion
Lord’s Prayer (Our Father)
• Sign of peace
• Lamb of God (Breaking the Bread)
• Ecce Agnus Dei– this is a prayer of
humility and hope.
• Physically receive the body of
Christ
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The Communion Rite
PRIEST:At the Saviour’s command and formed by
divine teaching, we dare to say:
ALL: Our Father, who art in heaven . . .
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.
ALL: For the Kingdom, the power and the glory
are yours now and for ever.
SIGN OF PEACE
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 peace of
the Lord be with you always.
ALL: And with your spirit.
PRIEST: Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
LAMB OF GOD
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.
ECCE AGNUS DEI
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.
ALL: Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
Dismissal
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Blessing—Amen
Announcements
Dismissal—Thanks be to God
Go to love and serve the Lord—be better
people
Concluding Rites
BLESSING
Priest : The Lord be with you.
ALL: And with your Spirit.
Priest : May almighty . . .
Priest : Go in peace.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
Colours of the Liturgical Year
 White – Joy, purity, innocence, and victory (Feast
day of Mary, Easter, and Christmas)
 Red – Blood, fire, Holy Spirit, and sacrifice of the
martyrs (Pentecost and Feast of the Martyrs)
 Purple – Sorrow, fasting, and preparation (Advent
and Lent)
 Green – Ordinary (ordered) time
Vocabulary
 Mass – dismissal (from Latin word “missa”)
 Eucharist – thanksgiving
 Apostle – sent (on a mission)
 Gospel – good news
 Incarnation – God being born as a person
Other Names for Mass
 The Breaking of Bread
 The Lord’s Supper
 The Holy Sacrifice
Catholic Rituals & Symbolic
 Candles—sign of truth and goodness
 Kneeling—sign of adoration to the Blessed Sacrament
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(Jesus truly present in the Eucharist)
Sign of the cross—Started in the 4th century. Reminds
us of Jesus’ crucifixion. Shows us loving God with our
heart, soul, mind and strength.
Amen—So be it.
Alleluia—Praise the Lord
Hosanna—Please save us
Incense—used to purify and symbolizes prayer. A
rising to God.
Alpha and Omega—Greek for “beginning” and “end”.
God is the first and the last.
Chi & Rho - The Greek letters chi and rho (resembling an
"X" and a "P") used to indicate Christ since these letters
are the first two letters of the word "Christ" in Greek.
Iota is the first letter of Iesous (Ιησους), Greek for Jesus.
Chi is the first letter of Christos (Χριστóς), Greek for
"anointed".
Theta is the first letter of Theou (Θεοῦ), genitive case of
Θεóς "God".
Upsilon is the first letter of Huios (Υἱός), Greek for Son.
Sigma is the first letter of Soter (Σωτήρ), Greek for
Savior.