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The Mass of the Apostles
Written by Mar Addai and Mar Mari
Blessed Apostles of the East
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit. Amen.
Sundays and Feast Days
People: Amen.
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Weekdays and Funerals
People: Amen.
Priest: Lord, who may abide in your dwelling, and who may
live on your holy mountain? With pure thoughts, O
Lord, let me stand before your altar. Lord, who may
abide in your dwelling, and who may live on your
holy mountain?
Priest: He who swears to his friend, does not lie, and does
not lend his money with interest.
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Priest: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, forever and ever, amen and amen. With
pure thoughts, O Lord, let me stand before your
altar.
Server: Lord, who may abide in your dwelling and who may
live on your holy mountain? How beautiful and
glorious is your dwelling place, O God, who sanctifies
all. Peace be with us.
Priest: For all the benefits and graces that you have bestowed
on us that cannot be repaid, we praise and glorify
you without ceasing in your crowned Church, which
is filled with all graces and blessings, for you are the
Lord and creator of all; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
forever.
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People: Amen. To you, Lord of all, our thanksgiving, and to
you, Jesus Christ, our praise; for you are the giver of
life to our bodies and the savior of our souls.
Server: Taw l-maw-da-yu l-Marya wal-mizmar lash-makh
mray-ma.
It is good to give thanks to the Lord and praise his holy name.
People: La-khu Mara d-khul-la maw-de-nan w-lakh Isho’
M-shyha mshab-hy-nan. D-attu m-nah-mana
d-pagh-rayn w-attu paroqa d-naw-sha-than.
To you, Lord of all, our thanksgiving, and to you, Jesus
Christ, our praise; for you are the giver of life to our
bodies and the savior of our souls.
Server: Shu-ha l-Awa w-la W-ra wal-Ruha d-Qudh-sha
min ‘alam wa’dham-ma l-’alam amen w-amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, forever and ever, amen and amen.
People: La-khu Mara d-khul-la maw-de-nan w-lakh Isho’
M-shyha mshab-hy-nan. D-attu m-nah-mana
d-pagh-rayn w-attu paroqa d-naw-sha-than.
To you, Lord of all, our thanksgiving, and to you, Jesus
Christ, our praise; for you are the giver of life to our
bodies and the savior of our souls.
Server: Nsalle shlama ‘amman.
Let us pray, peace be with us.
Priest: Lord, you are truly the giver of life to our bodies, the
good savior of our souls, and the faithful guardian of
our lives. It is our duty to thank, adore, and glorify
you at all times, O Lord of all, forever.
People: Amen.
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Server: Raise your voice and praise the living God.
People: Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us.
Server: Shu-ha l-Awa w-la W-ra wal-Ruha d-Qudh-sha.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit.
People: Qad-dysha Alaha, Qad-dysha Hayl-tha-na, Qad-
dysha La Mayotha, Ith-ra-ham-’layn.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have
mercy on us.
Server: Min ‘alam wa’dham-ma l-’alam amen w-amen.
Forever and ever, amen and amen.
People: Qad-dysha Alaha, Qad-dysha Hayl-tha-na, Qad-
dysha La Mayotha, Ith-ra-ham-’layn.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have
mercy on us.
Server: Nsalle shlama ‘amman.
Let us pray, peace be with us.
(SIT)
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Readings
Sundays and Feast Days
Reader: (At the end of the reading) Glory to Christ, our Lord.
(STAND)
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People: Halleluiah. Halleluiah. Halleluiah.
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Petitions
Sundays and Feast Days
(STAND)
Server: Let us stand, with joy and gladness, and let us
implore and say: Lord have mercy.
Server: For the peace and harmony of the world and of all
churches: we implore you.
Server: For our country and all countries, and for the faithful
who reside in them: we implore you.
Server: For the good health of our holy fathers; Mar N. the
Supreme Pontiff the Pope of Rome, Mar N. the
Patriarch, Mar N. the Bishop of our diocese, and
for all those who serve with them: we implore you.
Server: For all priests, deacons, religious, and for all our
brothers and sisters in Christ: we implore you.
Server: For all our beloved brothers and sisters, who passed
away in the hope of the resurrection, grant them
eternal joy in your kingdom: we implore you.
(SIT)
People: The precious body and blood of Christ are set upon
the holy altar. Let us draw near, in fear and in love,
and with the angels, let us raise a joyful cry to him:
holy, holy, holy is the Lord, God.
The precious body and blood of Christ are set upon the
holy altar. Let us draw near, in fear and in love, and
with the angels, let us raise a joyful cry to him: holy,
holy, holy is the Lord, God.
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Priest: May Christ, who was sacrificed for our salvation
and commanded us to celebrate the memorial of his
death, burial, and resurrection, accept this sacrifice
from our hands by his grace and mercy, forever,
amen.
By your command, O Lord and God (3x), these
glorious, holy, life-giving, and divine mysteries are
placed upon this holy altar until the return of our
Lord from heaven. To him be glory, at all times and
forever, amen.
Priest: Let all the people say amen and amen. O holy
patron, N._____, we remember you upon the holy
altar, together with the just who have triumphed
and the martyrs who have been crowned.
(STAND)
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The Creed
People: We believe in one God, the Father almighty, creator
of all that is seen and unseen. And in one Lord,
Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, the firstborn of
all creation, eternally begotten of the Father. True
God from true God, one in being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
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Server: Let us pray in memory of our spiritual fathers,
patriarchs, bishops, priests, deacons, the consecrated,
and for all those who have departed from this
world in true faith. Let us also pray for our fathers
and mothers, brothers and sisters, and sons and
daughters, that God may give us, with them, good
hope, a share of inheritance, and life in the kingdom
of heaven on the day of the resurrection from the
dead.
People: Amen.
(SIT)
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The Eucharistic Prayer (Anaphora)
Priest: The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God
the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be
with us, now, at all times, and forever.
People: Amen.
Priest: Lift up your thoughts.
People: To you, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the king
of glory.
Priest: This sacrifice is offered to God, the Lord of all.
People: It is right and just.
Server: Peace be with us.
Yes, O Lord, Almighty God, accept this sacrifice for all those who
are in sorrow and distress, the needy, weary, sick, afflicted, all the
deceased who have departed from our midst, for this people who
gaze and await for your mercy, and for my sinfulness, faults, and
humility.
Yes, O Lord and God, may this sacrifice be accepted for all those
who stand before your holy altar and present their prayers through
my sinfulness. Hear their supplications, pardon their sins, and
forgive their iniquities. Also, for this country and its inhabitants,
this city and those who dwell in it. Protect it, O Lord, and remove
from it all evil by your grace. And also for N.____.
Yes, O Lord and God, grant us your peace and harmony all the days
of our lives so that all the inhabitants of the earth may proclaim
that you alone are the true God, and that you sent our Lord, Jesus
Christ, your beloved Son, and he, our Lord and God, came and
taught us by his life-giving gospel all the purity and holiness of the
prophets, apostles, martyrs, confessors, bishops, doctors, priests,
deacons, and all the children of the holy Catholic Church, who
have been signed with the living seal of holy baptism.
And we also, O Lord, your people who are gathered in your name
and stand before you at this moment, have received by tradition the
example of your Son. Therefore, it is with joy, praise, and exaltation
that we remember this great, revered, holy, life-giving, and divine
mystery, which is the memorial of the passion, death, burial, and
resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Invocation of the Holy Spirit
Priest: May your Holy Spirit come, O Lord, and rest upon
this sacrifice, to bless and sanctify it, to become for
us the pardon of debts, the forgiveness of sins, the
hope in the resurrection of the dead, and new life in
the kingdom of heaven, with all who have pleased
you.
People: Amen.
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Rite of Breaking and Signing
Priest: Cleanse, O Lord and God, our iniquity with the
When incense sweet aroma of your precious love. Purify us of every
is being used.
stain of sin, O good shepherd, who searched for us,
found us, and delights in our return. Forgive our
debts and sins, those that we recall and those that
we do not recall, in your grace and mercy.
People: Amen.
Priest: Glory to you, O Lord (3x), for the great gift, which
you have given us, forever.
People: Amen.
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Priest: We approach your holy mysteries, O Lord, with
true faith. In your mercy and compassion, we break
and sign the life-giving body and blood of our Lord,
Jesus Christ, in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit, forever.
People: Amen.
People: Amen.
People: Amen.
(The priest elevates the cup)
(SIT)
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Priest: The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God
the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be
with us, now, at all times, and forever.
People: Amen.
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People: Lord, forgive our sins.
(STAND)
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Priest: Make us worthy, O Lord and God, to always stand
before you without sin. Thus, with pure hearts,
innocence, and confidence, which was given to us
through your mercy, together we say:
(KNEEL)
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Priest: Shlama ‘am-khon.
One holy Father, one holy Son, one holy Spirit. Glory
be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
forever. Amen.
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Communion of the People
(The priest elevates the host and cup)
Priest: May the Son, who has given us his body and blood,
give us life in his kingdom.
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Thanksgiving Prayers
Sundays and Feast Days
People:
• O Lord Jesus, adorable king,
who conquered death through his suff’ring.
• O Son of God who promised us,
new life in his kingdom above:
• Remove all our calamities,
and in their place, peace and mercy.
• When you return, let us arise,
to come meet you, as you desire.
• We glorify you for your grace,
with “Hosannas” sung to your name.
• Mercy flows to humanity;
your love shines on mortality.
• When you forgive, sin is removed;
for your great gift: Glory to you.
• Bless’d be your honor from above,
forgiver of sins in your love.
• In your goodness, make us worthy,
to worship your divinity:
• And offer you, now, as has been,
eternal praise: Amen, amen.
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Thanksgiving Prayers
Sundays and Feast Days
People:
• Maran Ysho’ malka zghy-tha,
Ghlib-leh b-hasheh l-mawta qish-ya.
• Bir d-Alaha kimqa-willan,
Khaye khathe b-go malkutha.
• Marhiq minnan kul ‘oqane,
W-mash-ry b-athran shayna w-rahme.
• W-byo-ma d-athit qemukh qamukh,
W-paltukh l-ur-khukh mikh ‘ij-bonukh.
• B-go osha’ne shakrukh l-shimmukh,
L-tawta d-with-lukh immi d-kullan.
• D-zidlay rahmukh ta nashuthan,
W-bhe-re hubbukh lim-hy-luthan.
• W-shwiqlukh hta-han b-go hu-sa-yukh,
Shuha l-shimmukh ta ath khle-tukh.
• Mburkha w-myuqra b-gawi d-athrukh,
Dik-shawqit-tay gnahan b-rahmukh.
• B-na’me dy-yukh makh-shikh l-kullan,
D-shakrukh w-sagh-thukh l-Alahuthukh.
• W-ta maruthukh b-kul ‘id-dane,
Masqukh shuha dayim w-amen.
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Weekdays and Funerals
Server:
• May the Eucharist that we have received in faith, be
for the forgiveness of our offenses.
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Post-Communion Prayers
Sundays and Feast Days
Priest: Christ is our God, our Lord, our king, our savior,
the giver of life, and the forgiver of sins, who in his
grace and mercy, has made us worthy to receive his
precious body and blood. May he grant us to please
him by our words, actions, thoughts, and deeds. May
the pledge which we have received and will receive,
O Lord, obtain for us the pardon of our faults, the
great hope of the resurrection from the dead, and
the new life in the kingdom of heaven with all who
have pleased you, by your grace and mercy, forever,
amen.
(STAND)
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People: Baban dy-leh bish-may-ya, pa-yish mqudh-sha
shim-mukh, ath-ya malkuthukh, hawe ij-bo-
nukh, dikh dy-leh bish-may-ya hawa hum b-ara.
Hal-lan lukh-ma sun-qana d-id-yu; wishwoq
talan gna-han wikh-ty-ya-than, dikh d-hem
akh-ny shweq-lan ta ana dim-tu’-dela illan. La
ma-by-rit-tan b-ju-raba, illa mkha-lis-lan min
by-sha; msab-bab dy-yukh y-leh mal-ku-tha,
whayla, w-tishboh-ta l-’alam almyn. Amen.
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Final Blessing
Sundays and Feast Days
People: Amen.
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Weekdays
Or:
Priest: May the Lord, who has forgiven us by his body and
cleansed our sins by his blood, be glorified in his
Church. May his goodness overflow upon you and
his blessings and gifts fill your homes. May our
Lord and God save you from the evil one, through
the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the
saints. May you be kept safe and protected from
all evil, hidden and manifest, now, at all times, and
forever.
People: Amen.
Funerals
People: Amen.
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St. Thomas the Apostle
Chaldean Catholic Diocese of the U.S.A.