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Excerpts from
THE ROMAN MISSAL

RENEWED BY DECREE OF
THE MOST HOLY SECOND ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF THE VATICAN
PROMULGATED BY AUTHORITY OF POPE PAUL VI
AND REVISED AT THE DIRECTION OF POPE JOHN PAUL II
ENGLISH TRANSLATION ACCORDING

TO THE THIRD TYPICAL EDITION
For Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America
Approved by the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
and Confirmed by the Apostolic See
2011
Chants from Saint Meinrad Archabbey

Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal
© 2010, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.
Music © 2011 Saint Meinrad Archabbey. All rights reserved.

PROPER OF TIME
4 PROPER OF TIME
Advent
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Prayer over the Offerings

Accept, we pray, O Lord, these offerings we make,

gathered from among your gifts to us,

and may what you grant us to celebrate devoutly here below

gain for us the prize of eternal redemption. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface I of Advent, p. 110.
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT


Be pleased, O Lord, with our humble prayers and offerings,

and, since we have no merits to plead our cause, come, we pray,

to our rescue with the protection of your mercy. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface I of Advent, p. 110.

PROPER OF TIME 5
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT


May the sacrifice of our worship, Lord, we pray,

be offered to you un- ceas-ingly,

to complete what was begun in sacred mys- ter- y

and powerfully accomplish for us your sav- ing work.

Through Christ our Lord.
Preface I or II of Advent, p. 110-112.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT


May the Holy Spir- it, O Lord, sanctify these gifts laid u- pon your altar,

just as he filled with his power the womb of the Blessed Vir- gin Mary.

Preface II of Advent, p. 110.

6 PROPER OF TIME
PROPER OF TIME 7
CHRISTMAS TIME
THE NATIVITY OF
THE LORD
[CHRISTMAS]
Solemnity
8 PROPER OF TIME
At the Vigil Mass


As we look forward, O Lord, to the coming fes- ti- vi- ties,

may we serve you all the more eagerly for knowing that in them

you make manifest the beginnings of our re- demp- tion.

Preface I, II, or III of the Nativity of the Lord, p. 114-118.
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper form of the Communicantes (In communion with
those) is said.
PROPER OF TIME 9
At the Mass during the Night


May the oblation of this day’s feast be pleasing to you, O Lord, we pray,

that through this most holy exchange

we may be found in the likeness of Christ,

in whom our nature is united to you.

Who lives and reigns for ever and e- ver.
those) is said.
10 PROPER OF TIME
At the Mass at Dawn


May our offerings be worthy, we pray, O Lord,

of the mysteries of the Nativity this day,

that, just as Christ was born a man and also shone forth as God,

so these earthly gifts may confer on us what is divine.

those) is said.
PROPER OF TIME 11
At the Mass during the Day


Make acceptable, O Lord, our oblation on this solemn day,

when you manifested the reconciliation

that makes us wholly pleasing in your sight

and inaugurated for us the fullness of divine worship.

those) is said.
12 PROPER OF TIME
The Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord [Christmas]
or, if there is no Sunday, December 30.
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

Feast

We offer you, Lord, the sacrifice of con-ci-li- a- tion,

humbly asking that, through the intercession of the Virgin Mother of God

and Saint Joseph, you may establish our families

firmly in your grace and your peace.

those) is said.
PROPER OF TIME 13
January 1
The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord [Christmas]
SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

O God, who in your kindness begin all good things

and bring them to ful-fill-ment,

grant to us, who find joy in the Solemnity of the holy Mother of God,

that, just as we glory in the beginnings of your grace,

so one day we may rejoice in its com-ple-tion.

Preface I of the Blessed Virgin Mary (on the Solemnity of the Motherhood), p. 168.
those) is said.
14 PROPER OF TIME
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE NATIVITY


Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings we make

on the Nativity of your Only Be-got-ten Son,

for by it you show us the way of truth

and promise the life of the heav-en-ly King-dom.


PROPER OF TIME 15
[In the Dioceses of the United States]
Sunday between January 2 and January 8
THE EPIPHANY OF
THE LORD
Solemnity
16 PROPER OF TIME
At the Vigil Mass


Accept we pray, O Lord, our of-fer-ings,

in honor of the appearing of your Only Be-got-ten Son

and the first fruits of the na-tions,

that to you praise may be ren-dered

and eternal sal-va-tion be ours. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface of the Epiphany of the Lord, p. 120.

PROPER OF TIME 17


Look with favor, Lord, we pray,

on these gifts of your Church,

in which are offered now not gold or frankincense or myrh,

but he who by them is pro-claimed,

sacrificed and re-ceived, Je-sus Christ.

Who lives and reigns for ever and e-ver.
Preface of the Epiphany of the Lord, p. 120.
those) is said.
18 PROPER OF TIME
PROPER OF TIME 19
Sunday after the Epiphany of the Lord

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Feast
Where the Solemnity of the Epiphany is transferred to Sunday, if this Sunday occurs on January
7 or 8, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the following Monday.

Accept, O Lord, the offerings

we have brought to honor the revealing of your beloved Son,

so that the oblation of your faithful

may be transformed into the sacrifice of him

who willed in his compassion

to wash away the sins of the world.

Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
20 PROPER OF TIME
Preface: The Baptism of the Lord.
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The Lord be with you. And with your spirit.
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Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord.
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Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right and just.
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It is truly right and just, our duty and our sal-va-tion, always and everywhere
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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For in the
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waters of the Jor-dan you revealed with signs and wonders a new Bap-tism, so
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that through the voice that came down from heav-en we might come to believe
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in your Word dwell-ing a-mong us, and by the Spirit’s descending in the likeness
PROPER OF TIME 21
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of a dove we might know that Christ your Ser-vant has been anointed with the
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oil of glad-ness and sent to bring the good news to the poor. And so, with the
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Powers of heav-en, we worship you constant-ly on earth, and be-fore your ma-
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jes-ty without end we ac-claim:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts . . .
22 PROPER OF TIME
PROPER OF TIME 23
LENT
24 PROPER OF TIME
PROPER OF TIME 25
ASH WEDNESDAY

As we solemnly offer the annual sacrifice for the beginning of Lent,

we entreat you, O Lord,

that, through works of penance and charity,

we may turn away from harmful pleasures

and, cleansed from our sins, may become worthy

to celebrate devoutly the Passion of your Son.

Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Preface III or IV of Lent, pp. 126-128.
26 PROPER OF TIME
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT


Give us the right dispositions, O Lord, we pray, to make these offerings,

for with them we celebrate the beginning

of this venerable and sacred time.

Preface: The Temptation of the Lord.

V. The Lord be with you. R. And with your spirit.
V. Lift up your hearts. R. We lift them up to the Lord.
V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R. It is right and just.
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PROPER OF TIME 27
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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter-nal God, through
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Christ our Lord. By abstaining forty long days from earth-ly food, he conse-
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crated through his fast the pattern of our Len-ten ob-ser-vance and, by overturn-
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ing all the snares of the an-cient ser-pent, taught us to cast out the leav-en of ma-
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lice, so that, celebrating worthily the Pas-chal Mys- ter-y, we might pass o-ver
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at last to the e-ter-nal pas-chal feast. And so, with the company of An-gels and
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Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise, as without end we ac-claim:
28 PROPER OF TIME
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT


May this sacrifice, O Lord, we pray,

cleanse us of our faults

and sanctify your faithful in body and mind

for the celebration of the paschal festivities.

Preface: The Transfiguration of the Lord

PROPER OF TIME 29
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Christ our Lord. For after he had told the disciples of his com-ing Death, on the
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holy mountain he manifested to them his glo-ry, to show, even by the testimony
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of the law and the pro-phets, that the Passion leads to the glory of the Re-sur-
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rec-tion. And so, with the Pow-ers of heav-en, we worship you constant-ly on
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earth, and be-fore your ma-jes-ty without end we ac-claim:
30 PROPER OF TIME
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT


Be pleased, O Lord, with these sacrificial offerings,

and grant that we who beseech pardon for our own sins,

may take care to forgive our neighbor.

When the Gospel of the Samaritan Woman is not read, Preface I or II of Lent, pp. 122-124, is
used.
Preface: The Samaritan Woman.

PROPER OF TIME 31
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Christ our Lord. For when he asked the Samaritan woman for wa-ter to drink,
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he had already created the gift of faith with-in her and so ardently did he thirst
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for her faith, that he kindled in her the fire of di-vine love. And so we, too,
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give you thanks, and with the An-gels praise your might-y deeds as we ac-claim:
32 PROPER OF TIME
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT


We place before you with joy these offerings,

which bring eternal remedy, O Lord,

praying that we may both faithfully revere them

and present them to you, as is fitting,

for the salvation of all the world. Through Christ our Lord.
When the Gospel of the Man Born Blind is not read, Preface I or II of Lent, pp. 122-124 is used.
Preface: The Man Born Blind.

PROPER OF TIME 33
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Christ our Lord. By the mystery of the In-car-na-tion, he has led the human race
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that walked in dark-ness into the ra-diance of the faith and has brought those
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born in slavery to an-cient sin through the waters of re-ge-ner-a-tion to make
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them your a- dop-ted child-ren. There-fore, all creatures of heav-en and earth
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sing a new song in a-do-ra-tion, and we, with all the host of An-gels, cry out
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and with-out end ac-claim:
34 PROPER OF TIME
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT


Hear us, almighty God,

and, having instilled in your servants

the teachings of the Christian faith,

graciously purify them

by the working of this sacrifice.

When the Gospel of Lazarus is not read, Preface I or II of Lent, pp. 122-124 is used.
Preface: Lazarus

PROPER OF TIME 35
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Christ our Lord. For as true man he wept for Laza-rus his friend and as eternal
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God raised him from the tomb, just as, taking pity on the hu-man race, he leads
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us by sa-cred my-ster-ies to new life. Through him the host of Angels a-dores
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your ma-jest-y and rejoices in your pres-ence for e-ver. May our voices, we
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pray, join with theirs in one chor-us of ex-ul-tant praise, as we ac-claim:
36 PROPER OF TIME
PROPER OF TIME 37
HOLY WEEK
38 PROPER OF TIME
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD


Through the Passion of your Only Begotten Son, O Lord,

may our reconciliation with you be near at hand,

so that, though we do not merit it by our own deeds,

yet by this sacrifice made once for all,

we may feel already the effects of your mercy.

Preface: The Passion of the Lord

PROPER OF TIME 39
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Christ our Lord. For though innocent he suffered willing-ly for sin-ners and ac-
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cepted unjust con-dem-na-tion to save the guil-ty. His Death has washed a-way
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our sins, and his Re-sur-rec-tion has pur-chased our jus-ti-fi-ca-tion. And so,
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with all the An-gels we praise you, as in joyful ce-le-bra-tion we, too, ac-claim:
40 PROPER OF TIME
MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK


Look graciously, O Lord,

upon the sacred mysteries we celebrate here,

and may what you have mercifully provided

to cancel the judgment we incurred

bear for us fruit in eternal life. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface II of the Passion of the Lord, p. 132.
PROPER OF TIME 41
TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK


Look favorably, O Lord, we pray,

on these offerings of your family,

and to those you make partakers of these sacred gifts

grant a share in their fullness.

WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK

Receive, O Lord, we pray, the offerings made here,

and graciously grant that, celebrating your Son's Passion in mystery,

we may experience the grace of its effects.

42 PROPER OF TIME
PROPER OF TIME 43
THE SACRED
PASCHAL TRIDUUM
44 PROPER OF TIME
THURSDAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

At the Evening Mass

Grant us, O Lord, we pray,

that we may participate worthily in these my-ster-ies,

for whenever the memorial of this sacrifice is ce-le-bra-ted

the work of our redemption is ac-comp-lished. Through Christ our Lord.
16. Preface: The Sacrifice and the Sacrament of Christ.

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Christ our Lord. For he is the true and e-ter-nal Priest, who instituted the pattern
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of an e-ver-last-ing sa-cri-fice and was the first to offer himself as the sav-ing
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Vic-tim, commanding us to make this of-fer-ing as his me-mo-ri-al. As we eat
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his flesh that was sacri-ficed for us, we are made strong, and, as we drink his
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Blood that was poured out for us, we are washed clean. And so, with Angels
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and Arch-an-gels, with Thrones and Do-min-ions, and with all the hosts and
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Powers of heav-en, we sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as without end we acclaim:
17. When the Roman Canon is used, this special form of it is said, with proper formulas for the
Communicantes (In communion with those), Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray), and Qui
pridie (On the day before we was to suffer).
46 PROPER OF TIME
18. The Priest, with hands extended, says:
T o you, therefore, most merciful Father,

we make humble prayer and petition
through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord:
Celebrant alone
He joins his hands and says

that you accept
He makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:
and bless these gifts, these offerings,
these holy and unblemished sacrifices,
With hands extended, he continues:
which we offer you firstly
for your holy catholic Church.
Be pleased to grant her peace,
to guard, unite and govern her
throughout the whole world,
together with your servant N. our Pope
and N. our Bishop,*
and all those who, holding to the truth,
hand on the catholic and apostolic faith.
19. Commemoration of the Living.
Remember, Lord, your servants N. and N. Celebrant or one concelebrant
The Priest joins his hands and prays briefly for those for whom he intends to pray.
Then, with hands extended, he continues:
and all gathered here,
whose faith and devotion are known to you.
For them, we offer you this sacrifice of praise
or they offer it for themselves
and all who are dear to them:
for the redemption of their souls,
in hope of health and well-being,
and paying their homage to you,
the eternal God, living and true.
*
Mention may be made here of the Coadjutor Bishop, or Auxiliary Bishops, as noted in the
General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 149.
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20. Within the Action.

Celebrating the most sacred day, Celebrant or
on which our Lord Jesus Christ one concelebrant
was handed over for our sake,
and in communion with those whose memory we venerate,
especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary,
Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ,
† and blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
your blessed Apostles and Martyrs,
Peter and Paul, Andrew,
(James, John,
Thomas, James, Philip,
Bartholomew, Matthew,
Simon and Jude;
Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus,
Cornelius, Cyprian,
Lawrence, Chrysogonus,
John and Paul,
Cosmas and Damian)
and all your Saints;
we ask that through their merits and prayers,
in all things we may be defended
by your protecting help.
(Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)
21. With hands extended, the Priest continues:
Therefore, Lord, we pray: Celebrant alone
graciously accept this oblation of our service,
that of your whole family,
which we make to you
as we observe the day
on which our Lord Jesus Christ
handed on the mysteries of his Body and Blood
for his disciples to celebrate;
order our days in your peace,
and command that we be delivered from eternal damnation
and counted among the flock of those you have chosen.
He joins his hands.
48 PROPER OF TIME
22. Holding his hands extended over the offerings, he says:

Be pleased, O God, we pray, Celebrant
to bless, acknowledge, with concelebrants
and approve this offering in every respect;
make it spiritual and acceptable,
so that it may become for us
the Body and Blood of your most beloved Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
He joins his hands.
23. In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly and
distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.
O

n the day be-fore he was to suffer for our sal-va-tion and the sal-

va-tion of all, that is today,
He takes the bread
and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:

he took bread in his ho-ly and ven-'ra-ble hands and with eyes raised to

heav-en to you, O God,
He raises his eyes.

his al-might-y Fa-ther, giving you thanks he said the bless-ing

broke the bread and gave it to his di-sci-ples, saying:
PROPER OF TIME 49
He bows slightly.

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT, FOR THIS IS MY

BOD-Y, WHICH WILL BE GIV-EN UP FOR YOU.
He shows the consecrated host to the people, places it again on the paten, and genuflects in
adoration.
50 PROPER OF TIME
24. After this, the Priest continues:
I

n a si-mi-lar way, when sup-per was ended,

He takes the chalice

he took this precious cha-lice in his holy and venerable hands,

and once more giv-ing you thanks, he said the bless-ing,

and gave the chalice to his dis-ci-ples, say-ing:
He bows slightly.

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT, FOR THIS IS THE

CHA-LICE OF MY BLOOD, THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND E-TER-

NAL CO-VE-NANT, WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND
PROPER OF TIME 51

FOR MANY FOR THE FOR-GIV-NESS OF SINS. DO THIS IN

MEM-'RY OF ME.
He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects in adoration.
25. Then he says:

Celebrant alone
The mystery of faith.

And the people continue, acclaiming:
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2. We pro- claim your death, O Lord, * and pro-fess
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your Re- sur- rec- tion until you come a- gain.
Or:
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claim your death, O Lord, until you come a- again.
Or:
52 PROPER OF TIME
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8. Save us, Sa- vior of the world, * for by your
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Cross and Re- sur- rec- tion you have set us free.
26. Then the Priest, with hands extended, says: Celebrant

with concelebrants
T here-fore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the bless-ed Pass-

ion, the Re-sur-rec-tion from the dead, and the glo-ri-ous A-scen-sion

in-to heav-en of Christ your Son, our Lord, we your ser-vants and your

ho-ly peo-ple, of-fer to your glo-ri-ous ma-jes-ty from the gifts that you

have giv-en us, this pure vic-tim, this ho-ly vic-tim, this spot-less vic-tim,

the ho-ly bread of e-ter-nal life and the cha-lice of e-ver-last-ing sal-va-tion.
PROPER OF TIME 53
Be pleased to look upon these offerings Celebrant with concelebrants

with a serene and kindly countenance,
and to accept them,
as once you were pleased to accept
the gifts of your servant Abel the just,
the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith,
and the offering of your high priest Melchizedek,
a holy sacrifice, a spotless victim.
28. Bowing, with hands joined, he continues:
In humble prayer we ask you, almighty God:
command that these gifts be borne
by the hands of your holy angel
to your altar on high
in the sight of your divine majesty,
so that all of us who through this participation at the altar
receive the most holy body and blood of your Son,
He stands upright again and signs himself with the Sign of the Cross, saying:
may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing.
He joins his hands.
29. Commemoration of the Dead
With hands extended, the Priest says:
Remember also, Lord, your servants N. and N., Celebrant or
who have gone before us with the sign of faith one concelebrant
and rest in the sleep of peace.
He joins his hands and prays briefly for those who have died and for whom he intends to pray.
Grant them, O Lord, we pray,
and all who sleep in Christ,
a place of refreshment, light and peace.
He joins his hands.
54 PROPER OF TIME
30. He strikes his breast with his right hand, saying:

To us, also, your servants, who, though sinners, Celebrant or one concelebrant
And, with hands extended, he continues:
hope in your abundant mercies,
graciously grant some share
and fellowship with your holy Apostles and Martyrs:
with John the Baptist, Stephen,
Matthias, Barnabas,
(Ignatius, Alexander,
Marcellinus, Peter,
Felicity, Perpetua,
Agatha, Lucy,
Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia)
admit us, we beseech you,
into their company,
not weighing our merits,
but granting us your pardon,
He joins his hands.
through Christ our Lord.
31. And he continues:
Through whom Celebrant alone
you continue to make all these good things, O Lord;
you sanctify them, fill them with life,
bless them, and bestow them upon us.
32. He takes the chalice and the paten with the host and, raising both, he says: Celebrant alone
or with concelebrants
T

hrough him, and with him, and in him, O God, al-might-y Fa-ther,

in the unity of the Ho-ly Spir-it, all glory and honor is yours, for e-ver

and e- ver Then follows the Communion Rite, p. 244.
PROPER OF TIME 55
EASTER TIME
EASTER SUNDAY
OF THE
RESURRECTION
OF THE LORD
56 PROPER OF TIME
THE EASTER VIGIL IN THE HOLY NIGHT


Accept, we ask, O Lord,

the prayers of your peo-ple

with the sa-cri-fi-cial of-fer-ings,

that what has begun in the pas-chal my-ster-ies

may, by the working of your pow-er,

bring us to the healing of e-ter-ni-ty.

62. Preface I of Easter: The Paschal Mystery (. . . on this night above all . . .), p. 134.
63. In the Eucharistic Prayer, a commemoration is made of the baptized and their godparents in
accord with the formulas which are found in the Roman Missal and Roman Ritual for each of
the Eucharistic Prayers.
64. Before the Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the Lamb of God), the Priest may briefly address the
newly baptized about receiving their first Communion and about the excellence of this great
mystery, which is the climax of Initiation and the center of the whole Christian life.
65. It is desirable that the newly baptized receive Holy Communion under both kinds, together
with their godfathers, godmothers, and Catholic parents and spouses, as well as their lay
catechists. It is even appropriate that, with the consent of the Diocesan Bishop, where the
occasion suggests this, all the faithful be admitted to Holy Communion under both kinds.
PROPER OF TIME 57
At Mass during the Day


Exultant with paschal glad-ness, O Lord,

we offer the sa-cri-fice

by which your Church

is wondrously re-born and nourished.

Preface I of Easter, The Paschal Mystery, p. 134.
those) and Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray) are said.
58 PROPER OF TIME
MONDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER


Accept graciously, O Lord, we pray,

the offerings of your peoples,

that, renewed by confession of your name and by Baptism,

they may attain unending happiness.

PROPER OF TIME 59
TUESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER


Accept in compassion, Lord, we pray,

the offerings of your family,

that under your protective care

they may never lose what they have received,

but attain the gifts that are eternal.

60 PROPER OF TIME
WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER


Receive, we pray, O Lord,

the sacrifice which has redeemed the human race,

and be pleased to accomplish in us

salvation of mind and body.

PROPER OF TIME 61
THURSDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER


Graciously be pleased, O Lord,

to accept the sacrificial gifts we offer joyfully

both for those who have been reborn

and in hope of your increased help from heaven.

62 PROPER OF TIME
FRIDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER


Perfect within us, O Lord, we pray,

the solemn exchange brought about by these paschal offerings,

that we may be drawn from earthly desires

to a longing for the things of heaven.

PROPER OF TIME 63
SATURDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER


Grant, we pray, O Lord,

that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries,

so that the renewal constantly at work within us

may be the cause of our unending joy.

64 PROPER OF TIME
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

(or of Divine Mercy)

Accept, O Lord, we pray,

the oblations of your peo-ple

(and of those you have brought to new birth),

that, renewed by confession of your name and by Bap-tism,

they may attain un-end-ing hap-pi-ness.

Preface I of Easter (. . . on this day above all . . .) p. 134.
PROPER OF TIME 65
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER


Receive, O Lord, we pray, these offerings of your ex-ul-tant Church,

and, as you have given her cause for such great glad-ness,

grant also that the gifts we bring

may bear fruit in per-pe-tual hap-pi-ness.

Preface of Easter, pp. 134-142.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER


Grant, we pray, O Lord,

that we may always find delight in these pas-chal my-ster-ies,

so that the renewal constantly at work with-in us

may be the cause of our un-end-ing joy.

66 PROPER OF TIME
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER


O God, who by the wonderful exchange effected in this sa-cri-fice

have made us partakers of the one su-preme God-head,

grant, we pray, that, as we have come to know your truth,

we may make it ours by a worthy way of life.

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord,

together with the sa-cri-fi-cial of-fer-ings,

so that, purified by your gra-cious-ness,

we may be conformed to the mysteries of your might-y love.

PROPER OF TIME 67
THE ASCENSION OF
THE LORD
Solemnity
68 PROPER OF TIME
When the Solemnity of the Ascension is not to be observed as a Holyday of Obligation, it is

assigned to the Seventh Sunday of Easter as its proper day.
At the Vigil Mass
This Mass is used on the evening of the day before the Solemnity, either before or after First
Vespers (Evening Prayer I) of the Ascension.

O God, whose Only Begotten Son, our High Priest,

is seated ever-living at your right hand to inter-cede for us,

grant that we may approach with confidence the throne of grace

and there ob-tain your mer-cy.

Preface I or II of the Ascension, pp. 144-146.
those) is said.
PROPER OF TIME 69


We offer sacrifice now in supplication, O Lord,

to honor the wondrous Ascension of your Son:

grant, we pray, that through this most ho-ly ex-change

we, too, may rise up to the heav-en-ly realms.

Preface I or II of the Ascension, pp. 144-146.
those) is said.
70 PROPER OF TIME
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER


Ac-cept, O Lord, the prayers of your faith-ful

with the sa-cri-fi-cial of-fer-ings,

that through these acts of de-vo-ted-ness

we may pass over to the glo-ry of heav-en.

Preface of Easter, or of the Ascension, pp. 134-146.
PROPER OF TIME 71
PENTECOST SUNDAY
Solemnity
72 PROPER OF TIME
At the Vigil Mass

The Vigil Mass may be celebrated on the Saturday evening, either before or after First Vespers
(Evening Prayer I) of Pentecost Sunday.

Pour out upon these gifts the blessing of your Spir-it,

we pray, O Lord,

so that through them your Church may be imbued with such love

that the truth of your sav-ing my-ster-y

may shine forth for the whole world.

Preface of Pentecost as in the following Mass, p.74.
those) is said.
PROPER OF TIME 73
74 PROPER OF TIME


Grant, we pray, O Lord, that, as promised by your Son,

the Holy Spirit may reveal to us more a-bun-dant-ly

the hidden mystery of this sa-cri-fice

and graciously lead us into all truth. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface: The Mystery of Pentecost


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For, bringing
PROPER OF TIME 75
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76 PROPER OF TIME
PROPER OF TIME 77
ORDINARY TIME
78 PROPER OF TIME
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Grant us, O Lord, we pray,

that we may participate worthily in these my-ster-ies,

for whenever the memorial of this sacrifice is ce-le-bra-ted

the work of our redemption is ac-com-plished.

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Accept our offerings, O Lord, we pray,

and in sanctifying them

grant that they may profit us for sal-va-tion.

PROPER OF TIME 79
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


O Lord, we bring to your al-tar these offerings of our ser-vice:

be pleased to receive them, we pray,

and trans-form them

into the Sacrament of our re-demp-tion.

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


O Lord, our God, who once established these crea-ted things

to sustain us in our frail-ty,

grant, we pray, that they may be-come for us now

the Sacrament of e-ter-nal life.

80 PROPER OF TIME
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


May this o-bla-tion, O Lord, we pray,

cleanse and re-new us and may it become for those who do your will

the source of e-ter-nal re-ward.

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


As we celebrate you’re my-ster-ies, O Lord,

with the observance that is your due,

we hum-bly ask you,

that what we offer to the honor of your ma-jes-ty

may profit us for sal-va-tion.

PROPER OF TIME 81
EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


O God, who provide gifts to be of-fered to your name

and count our oblations as signs of our desire to serve you with de-vo-tion,

we ask of your mer-cy that what you grant as the source of mer-it

may also help us to attain me-rit’s re-ward.

NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Trusting in your compassion, O Lord,

we come eagerly with our offerings to your sa-cred al-tar,

that, through the purifying action of your grace,

we may be cleansed by the very mysteries we serve.

82 PROPER OF TIME
TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Look kindly upon our service, O Lord, we pray,

that what we offer may be an acceptable oblation to you

and lead us to grow in cha-ri-ty.

ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


O God, who in the offerings pre-sen-ted here

provide for the twofold needs of hu-man na-ture,

nourishing us with food and renewing us with your Sacrament,

grant, we pray, that the sustenance they provide

may not fail us in body or in spirit.

PROPER OF TIME 83
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of concili-a-tion and praise

and grant that, cleansed by its action,

we may make offering of a heart pleas-ing to you.

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


O God, who graciously ac-comp-lish

the effects of you’re my-ster-ies,

grant, we pray,

that the deeds by which we serve you

may be worthy of these sa-cred gifts.

84 PROPER OF TIME
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


May this oblation dedicated to your name

purify us, O Lord,

and day by day bring our conduct

closer to the life of heav-en.

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Look upon the offerings of the Church, O Lord,

as she makes her prayer to you,

and grant that, when consumed by those who be-lieve,

they may bring ever great-er ho-li-ness.

PROPER OF TIME 85
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


O God, who in the one per-fect sa-cri-fice

brought to completion varied offerings of the law,

accept, we pray, this sacrifice from your faith-ful ser-vants

and make it holy, as you blessed the gifts of A-bel,

so that what each has offered to the honor of your ma-jes-ty

may benefit the sal-va-tion of all. Through Christ our Lord.
86 PROPER OF TIME
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Ac-cept, O Lord, we pray, the offerings

which we bring from the abundance of your gifts,

that through the powerful working of your grace

these most sacred mysteries may sanctify our present way of life

and lead us to e-ter-nal glad-ness.

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Graciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray,

and, accepting the oblation of this spi-ri-tual sa-cri-fice,

make of us an eternal of-fer-ing to you.

PROPER OF TIME 87
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Be pleased, O Lord, to accept the offerings of your Church,

for in your mercy you have given them to be offered

and by your power you transform them

into the mystery of our sal-va-tion.

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Receive our oblation, O Lord,

by which is brought about a glo-ri-ous ex-change,

that, by offering what you have given,

we may merit to receive your ve-ry self.

88 PROPER OF TIME
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


O Lord, who gained for yourself a people by a-dop-tion

through the one sacrifice offered once for all,

bestow graciously on us, we pray,

the gifts of unity and peace in your Church.

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


May this sacred offering, O Lord,

confer on us always the blessing of sal-va-tion,

that what it celebrates in mystery

it may accomplish in power.

PROPER OF TIME 89
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


O God, who give us the gift of true prayer and of peace,

graciously grant that through this offering,

we may do fitting homage to your di-vine ma-jes-ty

and, by partaking of the sa-cred my-ster-y,

we may be faithfully united in mind and heart.

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Look with favor on our supplications, O Lord,

and in your kindness accept these, your ser-vants’ of-fer-ings,

that what each has offered to the honor of your name

may serve the sal-va-tion of all. Through Christ our Lord.
90 PROPER OF TIME
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Receive with favor, O Lord, we pray,

the offerings of your people,

that what they profess with devotion and faith

may be theirs through these heav-en-ly my-ster-ies.

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Grant us, O merciful God,

that this our offering may find accep-tance with you

and that through it the wellspring of all blessing

may be laid o-pen be-fore us.

PROPER OF TIME 91
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Accept, O Lord, we pray, the sacrifices instituted by your com-mands

and, through the sacred mysteries,

which we celebrate with du-ti-ful ser-vice,

graciously complete the sanc-ti-fy-ing work

by which you are pleased to re-deem us. Through Christ our Lord.
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Accept, O Lord, the prayers of your faithful

with the sacri-fi-cial of-fer-ings,

that, through these acts of de-vot-ed-ness,

we may pass over to the glor-y of heav-en.

92 PROPER OF TIME
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Grant us, Lord, we pray,

a sincere respect for your gifts,

that, through the purifying action of your grace,

we may be cleansed by the very myster-ies we serve.

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Look, we pray, O Lord,

on the offerings we make to your ma-jes-ty,

that whatever is done by us in your ser-vice

may be directed above all to your glo-ry.

PROPER OF TIME 93
THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


May these sacrificial offerings, O Lord,

become for you a pure ob-la-tion,

and for us a holy outpouring of your mer-cy.

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Look with favor, we pray, O Lord,

upon the sacrificial gifts of-fered here,

that, celebrating in mystery the Passion of your Son,

we may honor it with lov-ing de-vo-tion.

94 PROPER OF TIME
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


Grant, O Lord, we pray,

that what we offer in the sight of your majesty

may obtain for us the grace of being de-vo-ted to you

and gain us the prize of ever-last-ing hap-pi-ness.

PROPER OF TIME 95
96 PROPER OF TIME
THE SOLEMNITIES OF THE LORD

DURING ORDINARY TIME
First Sunday after Pentecost

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
Solemnity

Sanctify by the invocation of your name,

we pray, O Lord our God, this oblation of our service,

and by it make of us an eternal offer-ing to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface: The Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For with
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your Only Be-got-ten Son and the Ho-ly Spir-it you are one God, one Lord:
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not in the unity of a sin-gle per-son, but in a Tri-ni-ty of one sub-stance. For
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what you have revealed to us of your glo-ry we believe equally of your Son
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and of the Ho-ly Spir-it, so that, in the confessing of the true and e-ter-nal God-
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head, you might be adored in what is proper to each Per-son, their uni-ty in sub-
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stance, and their e-qua-li-ty in ma-jes-ty. For this is praised by Angels and Arch-
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an-gels, Cherubim, too, and Se-ra-phim, who never cease to cry out each day,
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as with one voice they ac-claim:
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PROPER OF TIME 99

Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity
THE MOST HOLY BODY
AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
(CORPUS CHRISTI)
Solemnity

Grant your Church, O Lord, we pray,

the gifts of unit-y and peace,

whose signs are to be seen in mystery

in the offerings we here pre-sent. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface: The fruits of the Most Holy Eucharist

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Christ our Lord. For at the Last Supper with his A-po-stles, e- stablishing for the
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ages to come the saving memorial of the Cross, he offered himself to you as the
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un-blem-ished Lamb, the acceptable gift of per-fect praise. Nour-ishing your
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faithful by this sa-cred my-ster-y, you make them ho-ly, so that the human race,
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bounded by one world, may be enlightened by one faith and united by one bond
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of cha-ri-ty. And so, we approach the table of this won-drous Sa-cra-ment, so
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that, bathed in the sweetness of your grace, we may pass over to the heaven-ly
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re- a- li-ties here fore-sha-dowed. There-fore, all creatures of heav-en and earth
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sing a new song in a-do-ra-tion, and we, with all the host of An-gels, cry out,
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and without end we ac-claim:
Or Preface I of the Most Holy Eucharist, p. 164.
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Friday after the Second Sunday after Pentecost

THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Solemnity

Look, O Lord, we pray, on the surpassing charity

in the Heart of your be-lov-ed Son,

that what we offer may be a gift acceptable to you

and an expiation of our of-fen-ses.

Preface: The Boundless Charity of Christ

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Christ our Lord. For raised up high on the Cross, he gave himself up for us with
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a won-der-ful love and poured out blood and water from his pierced side,
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the wellspring of the Chur-ch’s Sa-cra-ments, so that, won over to the open heart
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of the Sa-vior, all might draw wa-ter joy-full-y from the springs of sal-va-tion.
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And so, with all the An-gels and Saints, we praise you, as with-out end we
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ac-claim:
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Last Sunday in Ordinary Time

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,
KING OF THE UNIVERSE
Solemnity

As we offer you, O Lord, the sacrifice

by which the human race is re-con-ciled to you, we humb-ly pray,

that your Son himself may bestow on all na-tions

the gifts of uni-ty and peace. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface: Christ, King of the Universe


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For you a-
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nointed your Only Be-got-ten Son, our Lord Je-sus Christ, with the oil of glad-
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ness as e-ter-nal Priest and King of all cre-a-tion, so that, by offering himself on
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the altar of the Cross as a spot-less sa-cri-fice to bring us peace, he might ac-
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complish the my-ster-ies of hu-man re-demp-tion and, making all created things
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subject to his rule, he might present to the immensity of your ma-jes-ty an eter-
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nal and u-ni-ver-sal king-dom, a kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holi-
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ness and grace, a kingdom of jus-tice, love and peace. And so, with Angels and
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Arch-an-gels, with Thrones and Do-min-ions, and with all the hosts and Pow-
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ers of heav-en, we sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as without end we ac-claim:
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The Liturgy of the Eucharist

21. The Offertory Chant begins. Meanwhile, the ministers place the corporal, the purificator, the
chalice, the pall, and the Missal on the altar.
22. 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.
23. 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:
Blessed be God for ever.
24. The Deacon, or the Priest, pours wine and a little water into the chalice, saying quietly:
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.
25. 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:
Blessed be God for ever.
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26. After this, the Priest, bowing profoundly, says quietly:
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.
27. If appropriate, he also incenses the offerings, the cross, and the altar. A Deacon or other
minister then incenses the Priest and the people.
28. Then the Priest, standing at the side of the altar, washes his hands, saying quietly:
Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
29. Standing at the middle of the altar, facing the people, extending and then joining his hands,
he says:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
The people rise and reply:
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.
30. Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the Prayer over the Offerings, at the end of which
the people acclaim:
Amen.
PREFACE I OF ADVENT
The two comings of Christ
33. The following Preface is said in Masses of Advent from the First Sunday of Advent
to 16 December and in other Masses that are celebrated in Advent and have no proper
Preface.

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Christ our Lord. For he assumed at his first com-ing the low-li-ness of hu-man
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flesh, and so fulfilled the de-sign you formed long a-go, and opened for us
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the way to e-ter-nal sal-va-tion, that, when he comes a-gain in glo-ry and
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ma-jes- ty and all is at last made ma-ni-fest, we who watch for that day
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may in-her-it the great pro-mise in which now we dare to hope. And so,
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with Angels and Arch-an-gels, with Thrones and Do-min-ions, and with all the
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hosts and Powers of heav-en, we sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as without
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end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE II OF ADVENT
The twofold expectation of Christ
34. The following Preface is said in Masses of Advent from 17 December to 24
December and in other Masses that are celebrated in Advent and have no proper Preface.

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Christ our Lord. For all the oracles of the pro-phets fore-told him, the Virgin
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Mother longed for him with love be-yond all tell-ing, John the Baptist sang of
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his com-ing and proclaimed his pre-sence when he came. It is by his gift
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that already we re-joice at the mystery of his Na-ti-vi-ty, so that he may find
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us watch-ful in prayer and ex-ul-tant in his praise. And so, with Angels and
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Arch-an-gels, with Thrones and Do-min-ions, and with all the hosts and Powers
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of heav-en, we sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as without end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE I OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

Christ the Light
35. The following Preface is said in Masses of the Nativity of the Lord and of its Octave Day,
and within the Octave, even in Masses that otherwise might have a proper Preface, with the
exception of Masses that have a proper Preface concerning the divine mysteries or divine
Persons. It is also used on weekdays of Christmas Time.

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It is truly right and just, our duty and our sal-va-tion, always and everywhere ,
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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e- ter- nal God, For in the
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mystery of the Word made flesh a new light of your glo-ry has shone upon the
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eyes of our mind, so that, as we recognize in him God made vi-si-ble, we may
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be caught up through him in love of things in-vi-si-ble. And so, with Angels
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Powers of heav-en, we sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as without end we ac-claim:
When the Roman Canon is used, there is a proper Communicantes. At the Vigil Mass and the
Mass during the Night of the Nativity of the Lord: Celebrating the most sacred night, etc., is
said, while Celebrating the most sacred day, etc., is then said throughout the Octave of the
Nativity of the Lord.
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PREFACE II OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

The restoration of all things in the Incarnation

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Christ our Lord. For on the feast of this awe-filled my-ster-y, though invisible
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in his own di-vine na-ture, he has appeared vi-si-bly in ours; and begotten before
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all a-ges, he has begun to ex-ist in time; so that, raising up in himself all that was
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cast down, he might restore unity to all cre-a-tion and call stray-ing hu-ma-ni-ty
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back to the heav-en-ly King-dom. And so, with all the An-gels, we praise you,
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as in joyful ce-le-bra-tion we ac-claim:
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PREFACE III OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

The exchange in the Incarnation of the Word

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Christ our Lord. For through him the holy exchange that re-stores our life
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has shone forth to-day in splen-dor: when our frailty is assumed by your Word
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not only does human mortality receive un-end-ing hon-or but by this won-drous
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u-nion we, too, are made e-ter-nal. And so, in company with the choirs of
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An-gels, we praise you, and with joy we pro-claim:
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PREFACE OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Christ the light of the nations
38. The following Preface is said in Masses of the Solemnity of the Epiphany. This Preface, or
one of the Prefaces of the Nativity, may be said even on days after the Epiphany up to the
Saturday that precedes the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For to-day
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you have revealed the my-ster-y of our sal-va-tion in Christ as a light for the
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na-tions, and, when he appeared in our mor-tal na-ture, you made us new
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by the glory of his im-mor-tal na-ture. And so, with Angels and Arch-an-gels,
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with Thrones and Do-min-ions, and with all the hosts and Powers of heav-en,
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we sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as without end we ac-claim:
When the Roman Canon is used on the Solemnity of the Epiphany, there is a proper
Communicantes.
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PREFACE I OF LENT
The spiritual meaning of Lent
39. The following Preface is said in Masses of Lent, especially on Sundays when a more
specific Preface is not prescribed.

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Christ our Lord. For by your gracious gift each year your faithful await the
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sacred pas-chal feasts with the joy of minds made pure, so that, more eagerly in-
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tent on prayer and on the works of cha-ri-ty, and participating in the mys-ter-ies
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by which they have been re-born, they may be led to the full-ness of grace
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that you bestow on your sons and daugh-ters. And so, with Angels and Arch-
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an-gels, with Thrones and Do-min-ions, and with all the hosts and Powers of
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heav-en, we sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as without end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE II OF LENT
Spiritual penance
40. The following Preface is said in Masses of Lent, especially on Sundays when a more
specific Preface is not prescribed.

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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For you have
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given your children a sa-cred time for the renewing and purifying of their hearts,
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that, freed from disordered af-fec-tions, they may so deal with the things of this
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pass-ing world as to hold rather to the things that e-ter- nal-ly en-dure. And so,
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with all the An-gels and Saints, we praise you, as without end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE III OF LENT

The fruits of abstinence
41. The following Preface is said in Masses of the weekdays of Lent and on days of fasting.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For you will
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that our self-denial should give you thanks, hum-ble our sin- ful pride, con-
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tribute to the feeding of the poor, and so help us imitate you in your kind-ness.
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And so we glorify you with count-less An-gels, as with one voice of praise
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we ac-claim:
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PREFACE IV OF LENT
The fruits of fasting
42. The following Preface is said in Masses of the weekdays of Lent and on days of fasting.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For through
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bodily fasting you re-strain our faults, raise up our minds, and bestow both
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virtue and its re-wards, through Christ our Lord. Through him the Angels praise
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your ma-jes-ty, Do-min-ions a-dore and Powers trem-ble be-fore you. Heav-en
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and the Vir-tues of heav-en and the bless-ed Se-ra-phim wor-ship to-ge-ther
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with ex-ul-ta-tion. May our voices, we pray, join with theirs in hum-ble praise,
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as we ac-claim:
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PREFACE I OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

The power of the Cross
43. The following Preface is said during the Fifth Week of Lent and in Masses of the mysteries
of the Cross and Passion of the Lord.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For through
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the saving Passion of your Son the whole world has re-ceived a heart
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to confess the infinite power of your ma-jes-ty, since by the wondrous power
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of the Cross your judgment on the world is now re-vealed and the au-thor-i- ty
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of Christ cru-ci-fied. And so, Lord, with all the An-gels and Saints, we, too,
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give you thanks, as in ex-ul-ta-tion we ac-claim:
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PREFACE II OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

The victory of the Passion
44. The following Preface is said on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Week.

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Christ our Lord. For the days of his sav-ing Pass-ion and glorious Resurrection
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are ap-proach-ing, by which the pride of the ancient foe is van-quished and the
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mystery of our redemption in Christ is ce-le-brat-ed. Through him the host of
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Angels a-dores your ma-jes-ty and rejoices in your pre-sence for e- ver. May
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our voices, we pray, join with theirs in one chorus of ex-ul-tant praise, as we
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ac-claim:
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PREFACE I OF EASTER
The Paschal Mystery
45. The following Preface is said during Easter Time. At the Easter Vigil, is said on this night;
on Easter Sunday and throughout the Octave of Easter, is said on this day; on other days of
Easter Time, is said in this time.

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It is truly right and just, our duty and our sal-va-tion, at all times to acclaim you,
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O Lord, but (on this night / on this day / in this time) a-bove all to laud you yet
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more glo-ri-ous-ly, when Christ our Pass-o-ver has been sa-cri-ficed. For he
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is the true Lamb who has taken away the sins of the world; by dying he has de-
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stroyed our death, and by ris-ing, re-stored our life. There-fore, overcome with
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pas-chal joy, e-very land, e-very peo-ple exults in your praise and even the
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heav-en-ly Pow-ers, with the an-gel-ic hosts, sing to-geth-er the un-end-ing
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hymn of your glo-ry, as they ac-claim:
When the Roman Canon is used, there is a proper Communicantes and a proper Hanc igitur. In
the Communicantes at the Easter Vigil, Celebrating the most sacred night, etc. is said.
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PREFACE II OF EASTER
New life in Christ
46. The following Preface is said during Easter Time.

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It is truly right and just, our duty and our sal-va-tion, at all times to ac-claim
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you, O Lord, but in this time a-bove all to laud you yet more glo-ri-ous-ly,
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when Christ our Pass-o- ver has been sa-cri-ficed. Through him the children of
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light rise to e-ter-nal life and the halls of the heav-en-ly King-dom are thrown
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o-pen to the faith-ful; for his Death is our ran-som from death, and in his ris-ing
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the life of all has ris-en. There-fore, overcome with pas-chal joy, e-very land, e-
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very peo-ple exults in your praise and even the heav-en-ly Pow-ers, with the an-
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gel-ic hosts, sing to-geth-er the un-end-ing hymn of your glo- ry, as they ac-claim:
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PREFACE III OF EASTER

Christ living and always interceding for us


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when Christ our Pass-o- ver has been sa-cri-ficed. He never ceases to offer him-
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self for us but de-fends us and ever pleads our cause be-fore you: he is the
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sacrificial Victim who dies no more, the Lamb, once slain, who lives for e-ver.
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There-fore, overcome with pas-chal joy, e-very land, e-very peo-ple exults in
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your praise and even the heav-en-ly Pow-ers, with the an-gel-ic hosts, sing to-
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geth-er the un-end-ing hymn of your glo- ry, as they ac-claim:
140 PREFACES
PREFACE IV OF EASTER
The restoration of the universe through the Paschal Mystery


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when Christ our Pass-o- ver has been sa-cri-ficed. For, with the old or-der de-
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stroyed, a universe cast down is re-newed, and in-te-gri-ty of life is re-stored to
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us in Christ. There-fore, overcome with pas-chal joy, e-very land, e-very peo-
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ple exults in your praise and even the heav-en-ly Pow-ers, with the an-gel-ic
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hosts, sing to-geth-er the un-end-ing hymn of your glo- ry, as they ac-claim:
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PREFACE V OF EASTER
Christ, Priest and Victim


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when Christ our Pass-o- ver has been sa-cri-ficed. By the oblation of his Bod-y,
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he brought the sacrifices of old to ful-fill-ment in the reality of the Cross and,
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by commending himself to you for our sal-va-tion, showed him-self the Priest,
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the Al-tar, and the Lamb of sa-cri-fice. There-fore, overcome with pas-chal joy,
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e-very land, e-very peo-ple exults in your praise and even the heav-en-ly Pow-
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ers, with the an-gel-ic hosts, sing to-geth-er the un-end-ing hymn of your glo-ry,
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as they ac-claim:
144 PREFACES
PREFACE I OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

The mystery of the Ascension
50. The following Preface is said on the day of the Ascension of the Lord. It may be said on the
days between the Ascension and Pentecost in all Masses that have no proper Preface.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For the Lord
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Jesus, the King of glo-ry, conqueror of sin and death, ascended (today) to the
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high-est heav-ens, as the An-gels gazed in won-der. Me-diator between God and
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man, judge of the world and Lord of hosts, he a-scend-ed, not to distance him-
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self from our low-ly state but that we, his mem-bers, might be confident of fol-
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low-ing where he, our Head and Foun-der, has gone be-fore. There-fore, over-
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come with pas-chal joy, e-very land, e-very peo-ple exults in your praise and
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even the heav-en-ly Pow-ers, with the an-gel-ic hosts, sing to-geth-er the un-
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end-ing hymn of your glo- ry, as they ac-claim:
146 PREFACES
PREFACE II OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

The mystery of the Ascension
51. The following Preface is said on the day of the Ascension of the Lord. It may be said on the
days between the Ascension and Pentecost in all Masses that have no proper Preface.

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Christ our Lord. For after his Resur-rec-tion he plainly appeared to all his dis-ci-
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ples and was taken up to heav-en in their sight, that he might make us shar-ers
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in his di-vi-ni-ty. There-fore, overcome with pas-chal joy, e-very land, e-very
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peo-ple exults in your praise and even the heav-en-ly Pow-ers, with the angel-ic
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hosts, sing to-geth-er the un-end-ing hymn of your glo- ry, as they ac-claim:
148 PREFACES
PREFACE I OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME

The Paschal Mystery and the People of God
52. The following Preface is said on Sundays in Ordinary Time.

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Christ our Lord. For through his Paschal My-ster-y, he accomplished the mar-
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ve-lous deed, by which he has freed us from the yoke of sin and death,
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summoning us to the glory of being now called a chos-en race, a roy-al priest-
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hood, a ho-ly na-tion, a people for your own poss-ess-ion, to proclaim every-
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where your might-y works, for you have called us out of dark-ness into your
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own won-der-ful light. And so, with Angels and Arch-an-gels, with Thrones and
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Do-min-ions, and with all the hosts and Powers of heav-en, we sing the hymn
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of your glo-ry, as without end we ac-claim:
150 PREFACES
PREFACE II OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME

The mystery of salvation

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Christ our Lord. For out of compassion for the waywardness that is ours, he
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humbled him-self and was born of the Vir-gin; by the passion of the Cross he
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freed us from un-end-ing death, and by rising from the dead he gave us life e-
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ter-nal. And so, with Angels and Arch-an-gels, with Thrones and Do-min-ions,
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and with all the hosts and Powers of heav-en, we sing the hymn of your glo-ry,
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as without end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE III OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME

The salvation of man by a man


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For we know
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it belongs to your bound-less glo- ry, that you came to the aid of mortal beings
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with your di-vi-ni-ty and even fashioned for us a remedy out of mor-ta-li-ty
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it-self, that the cause of our down-fall might become the means of our salvation,
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through Christ our Lord. Through him the host of Angels a-dores your ma-
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jest-y and rejoices in your pre-sence for e- ver. May our voices, we pray, join
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with theirs in one chorus of ex-ul-tant praise, as we ac-claim:
154 PREFACES
PREFACE IV OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME

The history of salvation

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Christ our Lord. For by his birth he brought re-new-al to hu-ma-ni-ty's fall-en
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state, and by his suf-fer-ing, can-celed out our sins; by his rising from the dead
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he has opened the way to e-ter-nal life, and by ascending to you, O Fa-ther, he
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has unlocked the gates of heav-en. And so, with the company of An-gels and
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Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise, as with-out end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE V OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME

Creation


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For you laid
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the foundations of the world and have arranged the changing of times and sea-
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sea-sons; you formed man in your own im-age and set humanity over the whole
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world in all its won-der, to rule in your name over all you have made and for
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ever praise you in your might-y works, through Christ our Lord. And so, with
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all the An-gels, we praise you, as in joyful ce-le-bra-tion we ac-claim:
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PREFACE VI OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME

The pledge of the eternal Passover


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For in you
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we live and move and have our be-ing, and while in this bod-y we not only
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experience the daily effects of your care, but e-ven now possess the pledge of
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life e-ter-nal. For, having received the first fruits of the Spir-it, through whom
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you raised up Jesus from the dead, we hope for an ever-last-ing share in the
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Pas-chal My-ster-y. And so, with all the An-gels, we praise you, as in joyful
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ce-le-bra-tion we ac-claim:
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PREFACE VII OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME

Salvation through the obedience of Christ


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For you so
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loved the world that in your mercy you sent us the Re-deem-er, to live like us
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in all things but sin, so that you might love in us what you loved in your Son,
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by whose obedience we have been restored to those gifts of yours that, by sin-
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ning, we had lost in di-so-be-di-ence. And so, Lord, with all the An-gels and
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Saints, we, too, give you thanks, as in ex-ul-ta- tion we ac-claim:
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PREFACE VIII OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME

The Church united by the unity of the Trinity


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For, when
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your children were scattered a-far by sin, through the Blood of your Son and the
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power of the Spir-it, you gathered them again to your-self, that a peo-ple,
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formed as one by the unity of the Tri-ni-ty, made the body of Christ and the
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temple of the Ho-ly Spir-it, might, to the praise of your ma-ni-fold wis-dom,
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be ma- ni- fest as the Church. And so, in company with the choirs of An-gels,
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we praise you, and with joy we pro-claim:
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PREFACE I OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST

The Sacrifice and the Sacrament of Christ
60. The following Preface is said in the Mass of the Lord's Supper. It may also be said on the
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ and in Votive Masses of the Most Holy
Eucharist.

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Christ our Lord. For he is the true and e-ter-nal Priest, who instituted the pattern
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of an e-ver-last-ing sa-cri-fice and was the first to offer himself as the sav-ing
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Vic-tim, commanding us to make this of-fer-ing as his me-mo-ri-al. As we eat
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his flesh that was sacri-ficed for us, we are made strong, and, as we drink his
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Blood that was poured out for us, we are washed clean. And so, with Angels
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Powers of heav-en, we sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as without end we acclaim:
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PREFACE II OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST

The fruits of the Most Holy Eucharist
61. The following Preface is said on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
(Corpus Christi) and in Votive Masses of the Most Holy Eucharist.

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Christ our Lord. For at the Last Supper with his A-po-stles, e- stablishing for the
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ages to come the saving memorial of the Cross, he offered himself to you as the
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un-blem-ished Lamb, the acceptable gift of per-fect praise. Nour-ishing your
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faithful by this sa-cred my-ster-y, you make them ho-ly, so that the human race,
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bounded by one world, may be enlightened by one faith and united by one bond
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of cha-ri-ty. And so, we approach the table of this won-drous Sa-cra-ment, so
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that, bathed in the sweetness of your grace, we may pass over to the heaven-ly
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re- a- li-ties here fore-sha-dowed. There-fore, all creatures of heav-en and earth
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sing a new song in a-do-ra-tion, and we, with all the host of An-gels, cry out,
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and without end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE I OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

The Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary
62. The following Preface is said in Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with the mention at the
appropriate place of the particular celebration, as indicated in the individual Masses.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God, and to praise,
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bless, and glo-ri-fy your name (on the Solemnity of the Motherhood / on the
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feast day / on the Nativity / in veneration ) of the Blessed ever-Vir-gin Ma-ry.
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For by the overshadowing of the Ho-ly Spir-it she conceived your Only Be-got-
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ten Son, and without losing the glory of vir-gi-ni-ty, brought forth into the world
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the e-ter-nal Light, Je-sus Christ our Lord. Through him the Angels praise your
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ma-jes-ty, Do-min-ions a- dore and Pow- ers trem-ble be-fore you. Heav-en
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and the Vir-tues of heav-en and the bless-ed Se-ra-phim wor-ship to-geth-er
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as we ac-claim:
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PREFACE II OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

The Church praises God with the words of Mary
63. The following Preface is said in Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, to praise your might-y deeds
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in the exaltation of all the Saints, and especially, as we ce-le-brate the memory
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of the Blessed Vir-gin Ma-ry, to pro-claim your kind-ness as we echo her thank-
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ful hymn of praise. For truly even to earth's ends you have done great things
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and extended your abundant mercy from age to age: when you looked on the
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lowliness of your hand-maid, you gave us through her the author of our sal-va-
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tion, your Son, Je-sus Christ, our Lord. Through him the host of Angels a-dores
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your ma-jes-ty and rejoices in your pres-ence for e- ver. May our voices, we
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pray, join with theirs in one chorus of ex-ul-tant praise, as we ac-claim:
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PREFACE I OF APOSTLES
The Apostles, shepherds of God's people
64. The following Preface is said in Masses of the Apostles, especially of Saints Peter and Paul.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For you,
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eternal Shep-herd, do not de-sert your flock, but through the blessed A-pos-tles
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watch over it and pro-tect it al-ways, so that it may be gov-erned by those you
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have ap-point-ed shep-herds to lead it in the name of your Son. And so, with
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Angels and Arch-an-gels, with Thrones and Do-min-ions, and with all the hosts
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and Powers of heav-en, we sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as without end we
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ac-claim:
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PREFACE II OF APOSTLES
The apostolic foundation and witness
65. The following Preface is said in Masses of the Apostles and Evangelists.

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Christ our Lord. For you have built your Church to stand firm on a-po-sto-lic
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foun-da-tions, to be a lasting sign of your ho-li-ness on earth and offer all hu-
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ma-ni-ty your heav-en-ly teach-ing. There-fore, now and for a-ges un-end-ing,
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with all the host of An-gels, we sing to you with all our hearts, cry-ing out
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as we ac-claim:
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PREFACE I OF SAINTS
The glory of the Saints
66. The following Preface is said in Masses of All Saints, of Patron Saints and of Saints who are
Titulars of a church, and on Solemnities and Feasts of Saints, unless a proper Preface is to be
said. This Preface may be said also on Memorials of Saints.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For you are
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praised in the company of your Saints and, in crown-ing their mer-its, you
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crown your own gifts. By their way of life you offer us an ex-am-ple, by com-
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munion with them you give us com-pan-ion-ship, by their in-ter-cess-ion, sure
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sup-port, so that, encouraged by so great a cloud of wit-ness-es, we may run as
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victors in the race be-fore us and win with them the imperishable crown of
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glo-ry, through Christ our Lord. And so, with Angels and Arch-an-gels, and with
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the great multitude of the Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise, as without
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end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE II OF SAINTS
The action of the Saints
67. The following Preface is said in Masses of All Saints, of Patron Saints and of Saints who are
Titulars of a church, and on Solemnities and Feasts of Saints, unless a proper Preface is to be
said. This Preface may be said also on Memorials of Saints.

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Christ our Lord. For in the marvelous confession of your Saints, you make your
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Church fruitful with strength e-ver new and offer us sure signs of your love.
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And that your saving mysteries may be ful-filled, their great example lends us
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cour-age, their fervent prayers sustain us in all we do. And so, Lord, with all the
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An-gels and Saints, we, too, give you thanks, as in ex-ul-ta-tion we ac-claim:
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PREFACE I OF HOLY MARTYRS

The sign and example of martyrdom
68. The following Preface is said on the Solemnities and Feasts of Holy Martyrs. It may also be
said on their Memorials.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For the blood
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of your blessed Martyr N., poured out like Christ's to glo-ri-fy your name,
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shows forth your mar-vel-ous works, by which in our weak-ness you per-fect
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your power and on the fee-ble bestow strength to bear you wit-ness, through
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Christ our Lord. And so, with the Powers of heaven, we worship you constantly
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on earth, and be-fore your ma-jes-ty with-out end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE II OF HOLY MARTYRS

The wonders of God in the victory of the Martyrs
69. The following Preface is said on the Solemnities and Feasts of Holy Martyrs. It may also be


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For you are
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glorified when your Saints are praised; their very sufferings are but won-ders of
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your might: in your mercy you give ardor to their faith, to their endurance you
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grant firm re-solve, and in their struggle the vic-tor-y is yours, through Christ
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our Lord. There-fore, all creatures of heav-en and earth sing a new song in a-
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do-ra-tion, and we, with all the host of An-gels, cry out, and without end
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we acclaim:
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PREFACE OF HOLY PASTORS

The presence of holy Pastors in the Church
70. The following Preface is said on the Solemnities and Feasts of Holy Pastors. It may also be

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Christ our Lord. For, as on the festival of Saint N. you bid your Church re-joice,
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so, too, you strengthen her by the example of his ho-ly life, teach her by his
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words of preach-ing, and keep her safe in an-swer to his prayers. And so,
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with the company of An-gels and Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise,
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as with-out end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE OF HOLY VIRGINS AND RELIGIOUS

The sign of a life consecrated to God
71. The following Preface is said on the Solemnities and Feasts of Holy Virgins and Religious.
It may also be said on their Memorials.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For in the
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Saints who consecrated them-selves to Christ for the sake of the King-dom of
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Heav-en, it is right to celebrate the wonders of your pro-vi-dence, by which you
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call human nature back to its o-ri-gi-nal ho-li-ness and bring it to experience on
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this earth the gifts you promise in the new world to come. And so, with all the
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An-gels and Saints, we praise you, as without end we ac-claim:
188 PREFACES
COMMON PREFACE I
The renewal of all things in Christ
72. The following Preface is said in Masses that have no proper Preface, and for which
a Preface related to a specific liturgical time is not indicated.

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Christ our Lord. In him you have been pleased to renew all things, giving us
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all a share in his full-ness. For though he was in the form of God, he emp-tied
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him-self and by the blood of his Cross brought peace to all cre- a- tion. There-
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fore he has been exalted above all things, and to all who o-bey him, has become
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the source of e-ter-nal sal-va-tion. And so, with Angels and Arch-an-gels, with
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Thrones and Do-min-ions, and with all the hosts and Powers of heav-en, we sing
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the hymn of your glo-ry, as without end we ac-claim:
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COMMON PREFACE II
Salvation through Christ
73. The following Preface is said in Masses that have no proper Preface, and for which a Preface
related to a specific liturgical time is not indicated.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For in good-
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ness you cre- a- ted man and, when he was just-ly con-demned, in mercy you
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re-deemed him, through Christ our Lord. Through him the Angels praise your
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ma-jes-ty, Do-min-ions a-dore and Pow-ers trem-ble be-fore you. Heav-en
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and the Vir-tues of heav-en and the bless-ed Ser- a- phim wor-ship to-geth-er
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as we ac-claim:
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COMMON PREFACE III

Praise to God for the creation and restoration of the human race


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For just as
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through your be-lov-ed Son you created the hu-man race, so al-so through him
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with great good-ness you formed it a-new. And so, it is right that all your
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crea-tures serve you, all the re-deemed praise you, and all your Saints with one
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heart bless you. Therefore, we, too, extol you with all the An-gels, as in joyful
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ce-le-bra-tion we ac-claim:
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COMMON PREFACE IV
Praise, the gift of God


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e- ter-nal God. For,
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although you have no need of our praise, yet our thanksgiving is it-self your gift,
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since our praises add noth-ing to your great-ness but profit us for sal-va-tion,
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through Christ our Lord. And so, in company with the choirs of An-gels,
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we praise you, and with joy we pro-claim:
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COMMON PREFACE V
The proclamation of the Mystery of Christ

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Christ our Lord. His Death we ce-le-brate in love, his Re-sur-rec-tion we con-
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fess with liv-ing faith, and his Com-ing in glo-ry we a-wait with un-waver-ing
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hope. And so, with all the An-gels and Saints, we praise you, as without end
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we ac-claim:
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COMMON PREFACE VI
The mystery of salvation in Christ

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to give you thanks, Fa-ther most ho-ly, through your beloved Son, Je-sus Christ,
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your Word through whom you made all things, whom you sent as our Savior
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and Re-deem-er, incarnate by the Ho-ly Spir-it and born of the Vir-gin. Ful-
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filling your will and gaining for you a ho-ly people, he stretched out his hands
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as he en-dured his Pass-ion, so as to break the bonds of death and manifest the
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re-sur-rec-tion. And so, with the Angels and all the Saints, we de-clare your
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glo-ry, as with one voice we ac-claim:
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PREFACE I FOR THE DEAD

The hope of resurrection in Christ
78. The following Preface is said in Masses for the Dead.

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Christ our Lord. In him the hope of blessed resurrec-tion has dawned, that those
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saddened by the certain-ty of dy-ing might be consoled by the promise of im-
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mor-ta-li-ty to come. In-deed for your faith-ful, Lord, life is changed not end-ed,
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and, when this earthly dwelling turns to dust, an eternal dwelling is made ready
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for them in heav-en. And so, with Angels and Arch-an-gels, with Thrones and
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Do-min-ions, and with all the hosts and Powers of heav-en, we sing the hymn
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of your glo-ry, as without end we ac-claim:
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PREFACE II FOR THE DEAD

Christ died so that we might live

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Christ our Lord. For as one alone he ac-cept-ed death, so that we might all
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es-cape from dy-ing; as one man he chose to die, so that in your sight we all
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might live for e- ver. And so, in company with the choirs of An-gels, we praise
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you, and with joy we pro-claim:
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PREFACE III FOR THE DEAD

Christ, the salvation and the life

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Christ our Lord. For he is the salvation of the world, the life of the hu-man race,
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the re-sur-rec-tion of the dead. Through him the host of Angels a-dores your
PREFACES 205
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ma-jes-ty and rejoices in your pre-sence for e- ver. May our voices, we pray,
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join with theirs in one chorus of ex-ul-tant praise, as we ac-claim:
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PREFACE IV FOR THE DEAD

From earthly life to heavenly glory


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For it is at
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your summons that we come to birth, by your will that we are gov-erned, and at
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your command that we re-turn, on ac-count of sin, to the earth from which we
PREFACES 207
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came. And when you give the sign, we who have been redeemed by the Death
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of your Son, shall be raised up to the glory of his Re-sur-rec-tion. And so,
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with the company of An-gels and Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise,
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as with-out end we ac-claim:
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THE EUCHARISTIC
PRAYERS
210
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER I
(THE ROMAN CANON)
T o you, therefore, most merciful Father,

we make humble prayer and petition
through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord:
Celebrant alone
He joins his hands and says

that you accept
He makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:
and bless these gifts, these offerings,
these holy and unblemished sacrifices,
With hands extended, he continues:
which we offer you firstly
for your holy catholic Church.
Be pleased to grant her peace,
to guard, unite and govern her
throughout the whole world,
together with your servant N. our Pope
and N. our Bishop,*
and all those who, holding to the truth,
hand on the catholic and apostolic faith.
85. Commemoration of the Living.
Remember, Lord, your servants N. and N. Celebrant or one concelebrant
The Priest joins his hands and prays briefly for those for whom he intends to pray.
and all gathered here,
whose faith and devotion are known to you.
For them, we offer you this sacrifice of praise
or they offer it for themselves
and all who are dear to them:
for the redemption of their souls,
in hope of health and well-being,
and paying their homage to you,
the eternal God, living and true.
*
211
212 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER I
86. Within the Action.
In communion with those whose memory we venerate, Celebrant or
especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, one concelebrant
Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ,
† and blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
your blessed Apostles and Martyrs,
Peter and Paul, Andrew,
(James, John,
Thomas, James, Philip,
Bartholomew, Matthew,
Simon and Jude;
Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus,
Cornelius, Cyprian,
Lawrence, Chrysogonus,
John and Paul,
Cosmas and Damian)
we ask that through their merits and prayers,
in all things we may be defended
by your protecting help.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER I 213
PROPER FORMS OF THE COMMUNICANTES
On the Nativity of the Lord and throughout the Octave
Celebrating the most sacred night (day)
on which blessed Mary the immaculate Virgin
brought forth the Savior for this world,
Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ, †
On the Epiphany of the Lord
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,
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,
On the Ascension of the Lord
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,
On Pentecost Sunday
Celebrating the most sacred day of Pentecost,
on which the Holy Spirit
appeared to the Apostles in tongues of fire,
87. With hands extended, the Priest continues:

Therefore, Lord, we pray: Celebrant alone
that of your whole family;
He joins his hands.
____________________
From the Mass of the Easter Vigil until the Second Sunday of Easter
Therefore, Lord, we pray:
that of your whole family,
which we make to you
also for those to whom you have been pleased to give
the new birth of water and the Holy Spirit,
granting them forgiveness of all their sins;
He joins his hands.
____________________
88. Holding his hands extended over the offerings, he says:
Be pleased, O God, we pray, Celebrant
to bless, acknowledge, with concelebrants
and approve this offering in every respect;
make it spiritual and acceptable,
so that it may become for us
the Body and Blood of your most beloved Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
He joins his hands.
O

n the day be-fore he was to suffer he took bread in his ho-ly and

He takes the bread

ven-'ra-ble hands and with eyes raised to heav-en to you, O God,
He raises his eyes.

his al-might-y Fa-ther, giving you thanks he said the bless-ing

broke the bread and gave it to his di-sci-ples, saying:
He bows slightly.


adoration.
90. After this, the Priest continues:
I

n a si-mi-lar way, when sup-per was ended,


he took this precious cha-lice in his holy and venerable hands,

and once more giv-ing you thanks, he said the bless-ing,

and gave the chalice to his dis-ci-ples, say-ing:
He bows slightly.





MEM-'RY OF ME.
91. Then he says:

Celebrant alone



Or:

Or:



with concelebrants
T here-fore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the bless-ed Pass-

ion, the Re-sur-rec-tion from the dead, and the glo-ri-ous A-scen-sion

in-to heav-en of Christ your Son, our Lord, we your ser-vants and your

ho-ly peo-ple, of-fer to your glo-ri-ous ma-jes-ty from the gifts that you

have giv-en us, this pure vic-tim, this ho-ly vic-tim, this spot-less vic-tim,

the ho-ly bread of e-ter-nal life and the cha-lice of e-ver-last-ing sal-va-tion.
Be pleased to look upon these offerings Celebrant with concelebrants
with a serene and kindly countenance,
and to accept them,
as once you were pleased to accept
the gifts of your servant Abel the just,
the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith,
and the offering of your high priest Melchizedek,
a holy sacrifice, a spotless victim.
28. Bowing, with hands joined, he continues:
In humble prayer we ask you, almighty God:
command that these gifts be borne
by the hands of your holy angel
to your altar on high
in the sight of your divine majesty,
so that all of us who through this participation at the altar
receive the most holy body and blood of your Son,
He stands upright again and signs himself with the Sign of the Cross, saying:
may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing.
He joins his hands.
95. Commemoration of the Dead
With hands extended, the Priest says:
Remember also, Lord, your servants N. and N., Celebrant or
who have gone before us with the sign of faith one concelebrant
and rest in the sleep of peace.
He joins his hands and prays briefly for those who have died and for whom he intends to pray.
Grant them, O Lord, we pray,
and all who sleep in Christ,
a place of refreshment, light and peace.
He joins his hands.
96. He strikes his breast with his right hand, saying:
To us, also, your servants, who, though sinners, Celebrant or one concelebrant
And, with hands extended, he continues:
hope in your abundant mercies,
graciously grant some share
and fellowship with your holy Apostles and Martyrs:
with John the Baptist, Stephen,
Matthias, Barnabas,
(Ignatius, Alexander,
Marcellinus, Peter,
Felicity, Perpetua,
Agatha, Lucy,
Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia)
admit us, we beseech you,
into their company,
not weighing our merits,
but granting us your pardon,
He joins his hands.
through Christ our Lord.
97. And he continues:
Through whom Celebrant alone
you continue to make all these good things, O Lord;
you sanctify them, fill them with life,
bless them, and bestow them upon us.

T hrough him, and with him, and in him, O God, al-might-y Fa-ther,


and e- ver
The people acclaim:
Amen.
Then follows the Communion Rite, p. 244.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
99. Although it is provided with its own Preface, 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.

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to give you thanks, Fa-ther most ho-ly, through your beloved Son, Je-sus Christ,
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your Word through whom you made all things, whom you sent as our Savior
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and Re-deem-er, incarnate by the Ho-ly Spir-it and born of the Vir-gin. Ful-
222
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II 223
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filling your will and gaining for you a ho-ly people, he stretched out his hands
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as he en-dured his Pass-ion, so as to break the bonds of death and manifest the
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re-sur-rec-tion. And so, with the Angels and all the Saints, we de-clare your
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glo-ry, as with one voice we ac-claim:
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.
Y ou are indeed Holy, O Lord,

the fount of all holiness.
Celebrant alone
101. He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, Celebrant
by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall, with concelebrants
He joins his hands
and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and the chalice together, saying:
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He joins his hands.
224 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
He takes the bread
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
He bows slightly.
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
adoration.
103. After this, he continues:
In a similar way, when supper was ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:
He bows slightly.
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.
104. Then he says:

Celebrant alone



Or:

Or:


226 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
105. Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:

Therefore, as we celebrate Celebrant
the memorial of his Death and Resurrection, with concelebrants
we offer you, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to you.
Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church, Celebrant or

spread throughout the world, one concelebrant
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop*
and all the clergy.
____________________
In Masses for the Dead, the following may be added:
Remember your servant N.,
whom you have called (today)
from this world to yourself.
Grant that he (she) who was united with your Son in a death like his,
may also be one with him in his Resurrection.
____________________
Remember also our brothers and sisters

who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with the blessed Apostles,
and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you
He joins his hands.
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
*



and e- ver
The people acclaim:
Amen.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III
You are indeed Holy, O Lord, Celebrant alone
and all you have created
rightly gives you praise,
for through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
by the power and working of the Holy Spirit,
you give life to all things and make them holy,
and you never cease to gather a people to yourself,
so that from the rising of the sun to its setting
a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.
Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you: Celebrant
by the same Spirit graciously make holy with concelebrants
these gifts we have brought to you for consecration,
He joins his hands
and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:
that they may become the Body and Blood
of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
He joins his hands.
at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.
F

or on the night he was betrayed

He takes the bread

he himself took bread, and giving you thanks he said the bless-ing,

broke the bread and gave it to his dis-ci-ples, saying:
228
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III 229
He bows slightly.


adoration.
230 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III
I

n a si- mi- lar way, when supper was ended,


he took the chal-ice, and giving you thanks he said the bless-ing, and gave

the chalice to his dis-ci-ples, saying,
He bows slightly.





MEM-'RY OF ME.
112. Then he says:

Celebrant alone



Or:

Or:



with concelebrants
T here- fore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the sav-ing Pas-sion

of your Son, his wondrous Re-sur-rec-tion and A-scen-sion in- to heav-

en, and as we look for-ward to his se-cond com-ing, we of-fer you in
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thanks-giv-ing this ho-ly and liv-ing sa-cri-fice
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ook, we pray, u-pon the ob-la-tion of your Church and re-cog-niz-ing

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the sa-cri-fi-cial Vic-tim by whose death you willed to re-con-cile us

to yourself, grant that we, who are nour-ished by the Bod-y and Blood
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of your Son and filled with his Ho-ly Spir-it, may be-come one bod-y,

one spir-it in Christ.
May he make of us Celebrant or

an eternal offering to you, one concelebrant
so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect,
especially with the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs
(with Saint N.: the Saint of the day or Patron Saint)
and with all the Saints,
on whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help.
May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, Celebrant or

we pray, O Lord, one concelebrant
advance the peace and salvation of all the world.
Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity
your pilgrim Church on earth,
with your servant N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,*
the Order of Bishops, all the clergy,
and the entire people you have gained for your own.
Listen graciously to the prayers of this family,

whom you have summoned before you:
in your compassion, O merciful Father,
gather to yourself all your children
scattered throughout the world.
† To our departed brothers and sisters

and to all who were pleasing to you
at their passing from this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.
There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory
He joins his hands.
through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world all that is good. †
*



and e- ver
The people acclaim:
Amen.
___________________________________________
115. When this Eucharistic Prayer is used in Masses for the Dead, the following may be said:
† Remember your servant N.
whom you have called (today)
from this world to yourself.
Grant that he (she) who was united with your Son in a death like his,
may also be one with him in his Resurrection,
when from the earth
he will raise up in the flesh those who have died,
and transform our lowly body
after the pattern of his own glorious body.
To our departed brothers and sisters, too,
and to all who were pleasing to you
at their passing from this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.
There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory,
when you will wipe away every tear from our eyes.
For seeing you, our God, as you are,
we shall be like you for all the ages
and praise you without end,
He joins his hands.
through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world all that is good. †
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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER IV
116. It is not permitted to change the Preface of this Eucharistic Prayer because of the structure
of the Prayer itself, which presents a summary of the history of salvation.

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fill your crea-tures with bless-ings and bring joy to many of them by the glo- ry
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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER IV 237
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without ceas-ing. With them we, too, confess your name in ex-ul-ta-tion,
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giving voice to every crea-ture un-der heav-en, as we ac-claim:

W e give you praise, Father most holy,

for you are great
and you have fashioned all your works
Celebrant alone
in wisdom and in love.

You formed man in your own image
and entrusted the whole world to his care,
so that in serving you alone, the Creator,
he might have dominion over all creatures.
And when through disobedience he had lost your friendship,
you did not abandon him to the domain of death.
For you came in mercy to the aid of all,
so that those who seek might find you.
Time and again you offered them covenants
and through the prophets
taught them to look forward to salvation.
238 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER IV
And you so loved the world, Father most holy,
that in the fullness of time
you sent your Only Begotten Son to be our Savior.
Made incarnate by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary,
he shared our human nature
in all things but sin.
To the poor he proclaimed the good news of salvation,
to prisoners, freedom,
and to the sorrowful of heart, joy.
To accomplish your plan,
he gave himself up to death,
and, rising from the dead,
he destroyed death and restored life.
And that we might live no longer for ourselves

but for him who died and rose again for us,
he sent the Holy Spirit from you, Father,
as the first fruits for those who believe,
so that, bringing to perfection his work in the world,
he might sanctify creation to the full.
Therefore, O Lord, we pray: Celebrant
may this same Holy Spirit with concelebrants
graciously sanctify these offerings,
He joins his hands
and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:
that they may become
the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
He joins his hands.
for the celebration of this great mystery,
which he himself left us
as an eternal covenant.
For when the hour had come
for him to be glorified by you, Father most holy,
having loved his own who were in the world,
he loved them to the end:
and while they were at supper,
He takes the bread
he took bread, blessed and broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying,
He bows slightly.
adoration.
In a similar way,
taking the chalice filled with the fruit of the vine,
he gave thanks,
and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
He bows slightly.
121. Then he says:

Celebrant alone



Or:

Or:


122. Then, with hands extended, the Priest says:
Therefore, O Lord, Celebrant
as we now celebrate the memorial of our redemption, with concelebrants
we remember Christ’s Death
and his descent to the realm of the dead,
we proclaim his Resurrection
and his Ascension to your right hand,
and, as we await his coming in glory,
we offer you his Body and Blood,
the sacrifice acceptable to you
which brings salvation to the whole world.
Look, O Lord, upon the Sacrifice

which you yourself have provided for your Church,
and grant in your loving kindness
to all who partake of this one Bread and one Chalice
that, gathered into one body by the Holy Spirit,
they may truly become a living sacrifice in Christ
to the praise of your glory.
Therefore, Lord, remember now Celebrant or

all for whom we offer this sacrifice: one concelebrant
especially your servant N. our Pope,
N. our Bishop,* and the whole Order of Bishops, *
all the clergy,
those who take part in this offering,
those gathered here before you,
your entire people,
and all who seek you with a sincere heart.
Remember also
those who have died in the peace of your Christ
and all the dead,
whose faith you alone have known.
*
To all of us, your children, Celebrant or
grant, O merciful Father, one concelebrant
that we may enter into a heavenly inheritance
with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
and with your Apostles and Saints in your kingdom.
There, with the whole of creation,
freed from the corruption of sin and death,
may we glorify you through Christ our Lord,
He joins his hands.
through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.



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The people acclaim:
Amen.
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124. After the chalice and paten have been set down, the Priest, with hands joined, says:
At the Savior’s command
and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say:
He extends his hands and, together with the people, continues:
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.
125. With hands extended, the Priest alone continues, saying:
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.
He joins his hands.
The people conclude the prayer, acclaiming:
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
126. Then the Priest, with hands extended, says aloud:

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.
He joins his hands.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
The people reply:
Amen.
127. The Priest, turned towards the people, extending and then joining his hands, adds:
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
The people reply:
And with your spirit.
128. Then, if appropriate, the Deacon, or the Priest, adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
And all offer one another a sign, in keeping with local customs, that expresses peace,
communion, and charity. The Priest gives the sign of peace to a Deacon or minister.
129. Then he takes the host, breaks it over the paten, and places a small piece in the chalice,
saying quietly:
May this mingling of the Body and Blood
of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.
130. Meanwhile the following is sung or said:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
have mercy on us.
grant us peace.
The invocation may even be repeated several times if the fraction is prolonged. Only the final
time, however, is grant us peace said.
131. Then the Priest, with hands joined, says quietly:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,
who, by the will of the Father
and the work of the Holy Spirit,
through your Death gave life to the world,
free me by this, your most holy Body and Blood,
from all my sins and from every evil;
keep me always faithful to your commandments,
and never let me be parted from you.
Or:
May the receiving of your Body and Blood,
Lord Jesus Christ,
not bring me to judgment and condemnation,
but through your loving mercy
be for me protection in mind and body
and a healing remedy.
132. The Priest genuflects, takes the host and, holding it slightly raised above the paten or above
the chalice, while facing the people, says aloud:
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:
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
133. The Priest, facing the altar, says quietly:
May the Body of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.
And he reverently consumes the Body of Christ.
Then he takes the chalice and says quietly:
May the Blood of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.
And he reverently consumes the Blood of Christ.
134. After this, he takes the paten or ciborium and approaches the communicants. The Priest
raises a host slightly and shows it to each of the communicants, saying:
The Body of Christ.
The communicant replies:

Amen.
And receives Holy Communion.
If a Deacon also distributes Holy Communion, he does so in the same manner.
135. If any are present who are to receive Holy Communion under both kinds, the rite described
in the proper place is to be followed.
136. While the Priest is receiving the Body of Christ, the Communion Chant begins.
137. When the distribution of Communion is over, the Priest or a Deacon or an acolyte purifies
the paten over the chalice and also the chalice itself.
While he carries out the purification, the Priest says quietly:
What has passed our lips as food, O Lord,
may we possess in purity of heart,
that what has been given to us in time
may be our healing for eternity.
138. Then the Priest may return to the chair. 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.
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EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS
FOR RECONCILIATION
I
The Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation may be used in Masses in which the mystery of
reconciliation is conveyed to the faithful in a special way, as, for example, in the Masses for
Promoting Harmony, For Reconciliation, For the Preservation of Peace and Justice, In Time of
War or Civil Disturbance, For the Forgiveness of Sins, For Charity, of the Mystery of the Holy
Cross, of the Most Holy Eucharist, of the Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, as well
as in Masses during Lent. Although these Eucharistic Prayers have been provided with a proper
Preface, they may also be used with other Prefaces that refer to penance and conversion, as, for
example, the Prefaces of Lent.

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selves more full-y to the Ho-ly Spir-it. And so, filled with won-der, we extol the
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ac-claim:

Y ou are indeed Holy, O Lord,

and from the world’s beginning
are ceaselessly at work,
Celebrant alone
so that the human race may become holy,

just as you yourself are holy.
Look, we pray, upon your people’s offerings Celebrant
and pour out on them the power of your Spirit, with concelebrants
He joins his hands and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together,
saying:
that they may become the Body and Blood
He joins his hands.
of your beloved Son, Jesus Christ,
in whom we, too, are your sons and daughters.
Indeed, though we once were lost

and could not approach you,
you loved us with the greatest love:
for your Son, who alone is just,
handed himself over to death,
and did not disdain to be nailed for our sake
to the wood of the Cross.
But before his arms were outstretched between heaven and earth,
to become the lasting sign of your covenant,
he desired to celebrate the Passover with his disciples.
As he ate with them,
He takes the bread
he took bread
and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to them, saying:
He bows slightly.
adoration.
knowing that he was about to reconcile all things in himself
through his Blood to be shed on the Cross,
he took the chalice, filled with the fruit of the vine,
and once more giving you thanks,
handed the chalice to his disciples, saying:
He bows slightly.
6. Then he says:

Celebrant alone



Or:

Or:


Therefore, as we celebrate Celebrant
the memorial of your Son Jesus Christ, with concelebrants
who is our Passover and our surest peace,
we celebrate his Death and Resurrection from the dead,
and looking forward to his blessed Coming,
we offer you, who are our faithful and merciful God,
this sacrificial Victim
who reconciles to you the human race.
Look kindly, most compassionate Father,

on those you unite to yourself
by the Sacrifice of your Son,
and grant that, by the power of the Holy Spirit,
as they partake of this one Bread and one Chalice,
they may be gathered into one Body in Christ,
who heals every division.
Be pleased to keep us always Celebrant or
in communion of mind and heart, one concelebrant
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop.*
Help us to work together
for the coming of your Kingdom,
until the hour when we stand before you,
Saints among the Saints in the halls of heaven,
with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
the blessed Apostles and all the Saints,
and with our deceased brothers and sisters,
whom we humbly commend to your mercy.
Then, freed at last from the wound of corruption

and made fully into a new creation,
we shall sing to you with gladness
He joins his hands.
the thanksgiving of Christ,
who lives for all eternity.
or with
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The people acclaim:
Amen.
*
* Mention may be made here of the Coadjutor Bishop or of Auxiliary Bishops, as noted in the
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
FOR RECONCILIATION
II

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It is truly right and just that we should give you thanks and praise, O God, al-
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mighty Father, for all you do in this world, through our Lord Je-sus Christ. For
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more, by your Spirit you move hu-man hearts that enemies may speak to each o-
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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR RECONCILIATION II 257
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en, we cry out to your majes-ty on earth, and without end we ac-claim:

258 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR RECONCILIATION II
Y ou, therefore, almighty Father,

we bless through Jesus Christ your Son,
who comes in your name.
Celebrant alone
He himself is the Word that brings salvation,

the hand you extend to sinners,
the way by which your peace is offered to us.
When we ourselves had turned away from you
on account of our sins,
you brought us back to be reconciled, O Lord,
so that, converted at last to you,
we might love one another
through your Son,
whom for our sake you handed over to death.
And now, celebrating the reconciliation Celebrant
Christ has brought us, with concelebrants
we entreat you:
sanctify these gifts by the outpouring of your Spirit,
saying:
that they may become the Body and Blood of your Son,
whose command we fulfill
when we celebrate these mysteries.
He joins his hands.
For when about to give his life to set us free,
as he reclined at supper,
He takes the bread
he himself took bread into his hands,
and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:
He bows slightly.
adoration.
In a similar way, on that same evening,
he took the chalice of blessing in his hands,
confessing your mercy,
He bows slightly.
6. Then he says:

Celebrant alone



260 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR RECONCILIATION II
Or:

Or:


Celebrating, therefore, the memorial Celebrant
of the Death and Resurrection of your Son, with concelebrants
who left us this pledge of his love,
we offer you what you have bestowed on us,
the Sacrifice of perfect reconciliation.
Holy Father, we humbly beseech you

to accept us also, together with your Son,
and in this saving banquet
graciously to endow us with his very Spirit,
who takes away everything
that estranges us from one another.
May he make your Church a sign of unity Celebrant or
and an instrument of your peace among all people one concelebrant
and may he keep us in communion
with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop*
and all the Bishops
and your entire people.
Just as you have gathered us now at the table of your Son, Celebrant or
so also bring us together, one concelebrant
with the glorious Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with your blessed Apostles and all the Saints,
with our brothers and sisters
and those of every race and tongue
who have died in your friendship.
Bring us to share with them the unending banquet of unity
in a new heaven and a new earth,
where the fullness of your peace will shine forth
He joins his hands.
in Christ Jesus our Lord.



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The people continue:
Amen.
*
Mention may be made here of the Coadjutor Bishop or of Auxiliary Bishops, as noted in the
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR USE IN
MASSES FOR VARIOUS NEEDS
I
The Church on the Path of Unity
1. The following form of this Eucharistic Prayer is appropriately used with Mass formularies
such as, For the Church, For the Pope, For the Bishop, For the Election of a Pope or a Bishop,
For a Council or Synod, For Priests, For the Priest Himself, For Ministers of the Church, and
For a Spiritual or Pastoral Gathering.

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It is truly right and just to give you thanks and raise to you a hymn
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of glo-ry and praise, O Lord, Fa-ther of in-fi-nite good-ness. For by the
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word of your Son’s Gos-pel you have brought to-ge-ther one Church
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from e-very peo-ple, tongue, and na-tion, and, having filled her with
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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS I 263
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life by the power of your Spir-it, you never cease through her to
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gather the whole human race in-to one. Ma-nifesting the covenant of
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your love, she dispenses without ceasing the blessed hope of your
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King-dom and shines bright as the sign of your faith-ful-ness, which
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in Christ Je-sus our Lord you promised would last for e-ter-ni-ty. And
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earth, while, with all the Church, as one voice we ac-claim:

264 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS I
Y ou are indeed Holy and to be glorified, O God,

who love the human race
and who always walk with us on the journey of life.
Celebrant alone
Blessed indeed is your Son,

present in our midst
when we are gathered by his love,
and when, as once for the disciples, so now for us,
he opens the Scriptures and breaks the bread.
Therefore, Father most merciful, Celebrant
we ask that you send forth your Holy Spirit with concelebrants
to sanctify these gifts of bread and wine,
saying:
that they may become for us
the Body and Blood
He joins his hands.
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the day before he was to suffer,
on the night of the Last Supper,
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took bread and said the blessing,
He bows slightly.
adoration.
He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took the chalice, gave you thanks
He bows slightly.
6. Then he says:

Celebrant alone



Or:

266 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS I
Or:


Therefore, holy Father, Celebrant with
as we celebrate the memorial of Christ your Son, our Savior, concelebrants
whom you led through his Passion and Death on the Cross
to the glory of the Resurrection,
and whom you have seated at your right hand,
we proclaim the work of your love until he comes again
and we offer you the Bread of life
and the Chalice of blessing.
Look with favor on the oblation of your Church,

in which we show forth
the paschal Sacrifice of Christ that has been handed on to us,
and grant that, by the power of the Spirit of your love,
we may be counted now and until the day of eternity
among the members of your Son,
in whose Body and Blood we have communion.
Lord, renew your Church (which is in N.) Celebrant or

by the light of the Gospel. one concelebrant
Strengthen the bond of unity
between the faithful and the pastors of your people,
together with N. our Pope, N. our Bishop,*
and the whole Order of Bishops,
that in a world torn by strife
your people may shine forth
as a prophetic sign of unity and concord.
*
Remember our brothers and sisters (N. and N.), Celebrant alone
who have fallen asleep in the peace of your Christ, or with concelebrants
and all the dead, whose faith you alone have known.
Admit them to rejoice in the light of your face,
and in the resurrection give them the fullness of life.
Grant also to us,

when our earthly pilgrimage is done,
that we may come to an eternal dwelling place
and live with you for ever;
there, in communion with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with the Apostles and Martyrs,
(with Saint N.: the Saint of the day or Patron)
we shall praise and exalt you
He joins his hands.
through Jesus Christ, your Son.



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The people acclaim:
Amen.
II
God Guides His Church along the Way of Salvation
such as, For the Church, For Vocations to Holy Orders, For the Laity, For the Family, For
Religious, For Vocations to Religious Life, For Charity, For Relatives and Friends, and For
Giving Thanks to God.

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your wis-dom, but by your pro-vi-dence are even now at work in our
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joy of your King-dom, through Christ our Lord. And so, with the
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An-gels and Saints, we, too, sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as with-out
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end we ac-claim:

Celebrant alone

when we are gathered by his love
270 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS II
saying:
the Body and Blood
He joins his hands.
He bows slightly.
adoration.
He bows slightly.
6. Then he says:

Celebrant alone



Or:

Or:


272 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS II

And so, having called us to your table, Lord, Celebrant or
confirm us in unity, one concelebrant
so that, together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,*
with all Bishops, Priests and Deacons,
and your entire people,
as we walk your ways with faith and hope,
we may strive to bring joy and trust into the world.
Remember our brothers and sisters (N. and N.), Celebrant or

who have fallen asleep in the peace of your Christ, one concelebrant
*
Grant also to us,
He joins his hands.
T



and e- ver
The people acclaim:
Amen.
III
Jesus, the Way to the Father
such as, For the Evangelization of Peoples, For Persecuted Christians, For the Nation or State,
For Those in Public Office, For a Governing Assembly, At the Beginning of the Civil Year, and
For the Progress of Peoples.

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every-where to give you thanks, ho-ly Fa-ther, Lord of heav-en and earth,
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through Christ our Lord. For by your Word you cre-a-ted the world
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and you govern all things in har-mo- ny. You gave us the same Word
274
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS III 275
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made flesh as Me-di-a-tor, and he has spoken your words to us and called
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us to fol-low him. He is the way that leads us to you, the truth that sets
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us free, the life that fills us with glad-ness. Through your Son you gather
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men and wo-men, whom you made for the glory of your name, in-to one
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the Spir-it. There-fore, now and for a-ges un-end-ing, with all the An-gels,
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we pro-claim your glo-ry, as in joyful ce-le-bra-tion we ac-claim:

276 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS III
You are indeed Holy and to be glorified, O God, Celebrant alone
saying:
the Body and Blood
He joins his hands.
He bows slightly.
adoration.
He bows slightly.
6. Then he says:

Celebrant alone



Or:

278 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS III
Or:


By our partaking of this mystery, almighty Father, Celebrant or
give us life through your Spirit, one concelebrant
grant that we may be conformed to the image of your Son,
and confirm us in the bond of communion,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,*
with all other Bishops,
with Priests and Deacons,
and with your entire people.
Grant that all the faithful of the Church,
looking into the signs of the times by the light of faith,
may constantly devote themselves
to the service of the Gospel.
*
Mention may be made here of the Coadjutor Bishop or of Auxiliary Bishops, as noted in the
Keep us attentive to the needs of all
that, sharing their grief and pain,
their joy and hope,
we may faithfully bring them the good news of salvation
and go forward with them
along the way of your Kingdom.

Grant also to us,

He joins his hands.



and e- ver
The people acclaim:
Amen.
IV
Jesus, Who Went About Doing Good
such as, For Refugees and Exiles, In Time of Famine or For Those Suffering Hunger, For Our
Oppressors, For Those Held in Captivity, For Those in Prison, For the Sick, For the Dying, For
the Grace of a Happy Death, and In Any Need.

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e-very-where to give you thanks, Fa-ther of mer-cies and faith-ful God.
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For you have given us Jesus Christ, your Son, as our Lord and Re-deem-er.
280
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS IV 281
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He always showed compassion for children and for the poor, for the
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sick and for sin-ners, and he be-came a neigh-bor to the op-pressed
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and the af-flict-ed. By word and deed he announced to the world
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that you are our Fa-ther and that you care for all your sons and
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daught-ers. And so, with all the An-gels and Saints, we exalt and bless
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your name and sing the hymn of your glo-ry, as with-out end we ac-claim:

282 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS IV

Celebrant alone

saying:
the Body and Blood
He joins his hands.
He bows slightly.
adoration.
He bows slightly.
6. Then he says:

Celebrant alone



Or:

Or:



Bring your Church, O Lord, Celebrant or

to perfect faith and charity, one concelebrant
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,*
with all Bishops, Priests and Deacons,
and the entire people you have made your own.
Open our eyes

to the needs of our brothers and sisters;
inspire in us words and actions
to comfort those who labor and are burdened.
Make us serve them truly,
after the example of Christ and at his command.
And may your Church stand as a living witness
to truth and freedom,
to peace and justice,
that all people may be raised up to a new hope.
*
Grant also to us,
He joins his hands.
T



and e- ver
The people acclaim:
Amen.
PROPER OF SAINTS
287
288 PROPER OF SAINTS
January 25
THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE
Feast

As we celebrate the divine mysteries, O Lord, we pray,

may the Spirit fill us with that light of faith

with which he constantly enlightened the blessed A-pos-tle Paul

for the spreading of your glo-ry.

Preface I of the Apostles, p. 172.
PROPER OF SAINTS 289
February 2
THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
Feast

May the offering made with exultation by your Church

be pleasing to you, O Lord, we pray,

for you willed that your Only Be-got-ten Son

be offered to you for the life of the world

as the Lamb with-out blem-ish.Who lives and reigns for ever and e- ver.
Preface: The mystery of the Presentation of the Lord.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e- ter-nal God. For your
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co-eternal Son was presented on this day in the Tem-ple and revealed by
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the Spir-it as the glo-ry of Is-ra-el and Light of the na-tions. And so,
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we, too, go forth, re-joicing to encounter your Sal-va-tion, and with the
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An-gels and Saints praise you, as with-out end we ac-claim:
February 22
THE CHAIR OF SAINT PETER THE APOSTLE
Feast

Accept with favor, O Lord, we pray,

the prayers and offerings of your Church,

that, with Saint Peter as her shep-herd,

she may come to an eter-nal in-he-ri-tance,

for it is through his teach-ing

that she holds the faith in its in-teg-ri-ty.

Preface I of the Apostles, p. 172.

March 19
SAINT JOSEPH,
SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Solemnity

We pray, O Lord, that, just as Saint Joseph served with lov-ing care

your Only Begotten Son, born of the Vir-gin Ma-ry,

so we may be worthy to mi-ni-ster

with a pure heart at your al-tar. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface: The mission of Saint Joseph


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e- ter-nal God, and on the
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Solemnity of Saint Jo-seph to give you fit-ting praise, to glo-ri-fy you
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and bless you. For this just man was giv-en by you as spouse to the
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of your house-hold to watch like a fa-ther over your On-ly Be-got-ten Son,
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who was conceived by the overshadowing of the Ho-ly Spir-it, our Lord Je-sus
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Christ. Through him the Angels praise your maj-es-ty, do-min-ions a-dore
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bless-ed Ser-a-phim wor-ship to-geth-er with ex-sul-ta-tion. May our voic-es,
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we pray, join with theirs in hum-ble praise, as we ac-claim:
March 25
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
Solemnity
Whenever this Solemnity occurs during Holy Week, it is transferred to the Monday after the
Second Sunday of Easter.

Be pleased, al-might-y God, to accept your Chur-ch's of-fer-ing,

so that she, who is aware that her be-gin-nings

lie in the Incarnation of your Only Be-got-ten Son,

may rejoice to celebrate his mysteries on this So-lem-ni-ty.

Preface: The mystery of the Incarnation

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Christ our Lord. For the Virgin Mary heard with faith that the Christ was to
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be accomplished be-yond all tell-ing. Through him the host of Angels a-dores
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your maj-es-ty and re-joic-es in your pres-ence for ev-er. May our voices, we
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pray, join with theirs in one chorus of ex-ult-ant praise, as we ac-claim:
April 25
SAINT MARK, EVANGELIST
Feast

As we venerate the glory of Saint Mark,

we offer you, Lord, the sa-cri-fice of praise

and humbly beseech you,

that your Church may always per-se-vere

in the preaching of the Gospel.

Preface II of the Apostles, p. 174.
May 1
SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER
Preface: The mission of Saint Joseph.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e- ter-nal God. and on the
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and bless you. For this just man was giv-en to you as spouse to the Virgin Mo-
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ther of God and set as a wise and faith-ful ser-vant in charge of your house-
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hold to watch like a fa-ther over your Only Be-got-ten Son, who was conceived
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by the overshadowing of the Ho-ly Spir-it, our Lord Je-sus Christ. Through him
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the Angels praise your maj-es-ty, do-min-ions a-dore and Pow-ers trem-ble be-
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fore you. Heav-en and the Vir-tues of heav-en and the bless-ed Ser-a-phim wor-
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ship to-geth-er with ex-ul-ta-tion. May our voices, we pray, join with theirs in
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hum-ble praise, as we ac-claim:
May 3
SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES
Feast

Receive, O Lord, the offerings we bring

for the feast day of the Apostles Phil-ip and James

and bestow on us religion pure and un-de-filed.

Preface of the Apostles, pp. 172-174.
May 14
SAINT MATTHIAS, APOSTLE
Feast

Receive, O Lord, the offerings of your Church,

reverently presented for the Feast of Saint Mat-thi-as,

and through them strengthen us by the power of your grace.

May 31
THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Feast

May our offering of this sav-ing sa-cri-fice

be acceptable to your majesty, O Lord,

as you were pleased to accept the charity

of the most Blessed Mother of your Only Be-got-ten Son.

Preface II of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 170.
June 24
THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
Solemnity
At the Vigil Mass
This Mass is used on the evening of 23 June, either before or after First Vespers (Evening Prayer
I) of the Solemnity.

Look with fa-vor, O Lord,

upon the offerings made by your people

on the Solemnity of Saint John the Baptist,

and grant that what we celebrate in mystery

we may follow with deeds of de-vot-ed ser-vice.

Proper Preface, as in the following Mass, p. 306.

We place these offerings on your altar, O Lord,

to celebrate with fitting honor the nativity of him

who both foretold the coming of the world’s Sa-vior

and pointed him out when he came. Who lives and reigns for ever and e- ver.
Preface: The mission of the Precursor

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Christ our Lord. In his Precursor, Saint John the Bap-tist, we praise your great
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glo-ry, for you consecrated him for a sin-gu-lar hon-or a-mong those born of
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wom-en. His birth brought great re-joic-ing; even in the womb he leapt for joy
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at the coming of hu-man sal-va-tion. He alone of all the proph-ets pointed out
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the Lamb of re-demp-tion. And to make holy the flow-ing wa-ters, he baptized
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the very au-thor of Bap-tism and was privileged to bear him su-preme wit-ness
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by the shed-ding of his blood. And so, with the pow-ers of heav-en, we worship
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you con-stant-ly on earth, and be-fore your maj-es-ty with-out end we ac-claim:
June 29
SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES
Solemnity
At the Vigil Mass
This Mass is used on the evening of 28 June, either before or after First Vespers (Evening Prayer
I) of the Solemnity.

We bring offerings to your altar, O Lord,

as we glory in the solemn feast

of the blessed Apostles Pe-ter and Paul,

so that the more we doubt our own merits,

the more we may rejoice that we are to be saved

by your lov-ing kind-ness.


May the prayer of the Apostles, O Lord, accompany the sacrificial gift

that we present to your name for con-se-cra-tion,

and may their intercession make us de-vot-ed to you

in celebration of the sa-cri-fice. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface: The twofold mission of Peter and Paul in the Church.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e- ter-nal God. For by your
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of the Gen-tiles that you call. And so, each in a dif-ferent way ga-thered to-
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geth-er the one fam’ly of Christ; and revered together through-out the world,
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they share one Mar-tyr’s crown. And there-fore, with all the An-gels and Saints,
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we praise you, as without end we ac-claim:
July 3
SAINT THOMAS, APOSTLE
Feast

We render you, O Lord, the service that is your due,

humbly imploring you to keep safe your gifts in us,

as we honor the confession of the Apo-stle Saint Tho-mas

and offer you a sa-cri-fice of praise.

July 4
INDEPENDENCE DAY I
Preface: Independence Day I.

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Christ our Lord. He spoke to us a mes-sage of peace and taught us to live as
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broth-ers and sis-ters. His message took form in the vision of our found-ing fa-
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with hearts full of love, we join the an-gels to-day and every day of our lives,
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to sing your glo-ry as we ac-claim:
Or:
Preface: Independence Day II.

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Christ our Lord. For we praise you as the God of cre-a-tion, as the Father of Je-
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children of the lands he walked and enriched them with his wit-ness of jus-tice
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and truth. He lived and died that we might be reborn in the Spir-it and filled with
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love for all peo-ple. And so, with hearts full of love, we join the angels today
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and every day of our lives, to sing your glo-ry as we ac-claim:
July 25
SAINT JAMES, APOSTLE
Feast

Cleanse us, Lord, by the saving baptism of your Son's Pass-ion,

so that on the Feast of Saint James,

whom you willed to be the first among the A-po-stles

to drink of Christ’s cha-lice of suf-fer-ing,

we may offer a sacrifice pleas-ing to you.

August 6
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
Feast

Sanctify, O Lord, we pray, these offerings here made to celebrate

the glorious Transfiguration of your Only Be-got-ten Son,

and by his ra-diant splen-dor cleanse us from the stains of sin.

Preface: The mystery of the Transfiguration.

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Christ our Lord. For he revealed his glory in the presence of cho-sen wit-ness-es
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and filled with the greatest splen-dor that bod-i-ly form which he shares with all
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hu-man-i- ty, that the scandal of the Cross might be re-moved from the hearts
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of his dis-ci-ples and that he might show how in the Body of the whole Church
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is to be ful-filled what so wonderfully shone forth first in the Head. And so,
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with the Pow-ers of heav-en, we worship you constant-ly on earth, and be-fore
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your maj-es-ty with-out end we ac-claim:
August 10
SAINT LAWRENCE, DEACON AND MARTYR
Feast

Receive with favor, O Lord,

the offerings we joyfully make on the feast day of Saint Lawrence

and grant that they become a help to our sal-va-tion.

Preface of Holy Martyrs, pp. 180-182.
August 15
THE ASSUMPTION
OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Solemnity
At the Vigil Mass
This Mass is used on the evening of 14 August, either before or after First Vespers (Evening
Prayer I) of the Solemnity.

Receive, we pray, O Lord,

the sacrifice of conciliation and praise,

which we celebrate on the Assumption of the holy Mo-ther of God,

that it may lead us to your par-don

and confirm us in perpe-tual thanks-giv-ing.


May this oblation, our tribute of homage, rise up to you, O Lord,

and, through the intercession of the Most Blessed Vir-gin Ma-ry,

whom you assumed in-to heav-en,

may our hearts, aflame with the fire of love,

constantly long for you.

Preface: The Glory of Mary assumed into heaven.

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Christ our Lord. For today the Virgin Moth-er of God was as-sumed in-to heav-
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en as the begin-ning and i-mage of your Church’s coming to per-fec-tion and a
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sign of sure hope and com-fort to your pil-grim peo-ple; right-ly you would not
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allow her to see the corruption of the tomb, since from her own bod-y she mar-
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velously brought forth your in-car-nate Son, and Au-thor of all life. And so,
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in company with the choirs of Angels, we praise you, and with joy we pro-claim:
August 24
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE
Feast

As we celebrate anew

the feast day of Saint Bartholomew, O Lord,

we pray that we may ob-tain your help

through the intercession of the A-po-stle,

in whose honor we bring you this sacri-fice of praise.

September 8
THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Feast

May the humanity of your Only Begotten Son come, O Lord, to our aid,

and may he, who at his birth from the Blessed Virgin

did not diminish but consecrated her integrity,

by taking from us now our wick-ed deeds,

make our oblation accepta-ble to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Or:

As we celebrate with joy the Nativity of the Blessed Vir-gin Ma-ry,

we bring you our offerings, O Lord,

and we humbly pray to be giv-en strength by the humanity of your Son,

who from her was pleased to take flesh.

Preface I of the Blessed Virgin Mary (and on the nativity), p. 168, or II, p. 170.
September 14
THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
Feast

May this oblation, O Lord, which on the altar of the Cross

canceled the offense of the whole world,

cleanse us, we pray, of all our sins. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface: The victory of the glorious Cross.


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e- ter-nal God. For you
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placed the salvation of the human race on the wood of the cross, so that, where
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death a-rose, life might a-gain spring forth and the e-vil one who conquered on,
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a tree, might likewise on a tree be con-quered, through Christ our Lord. Through
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him the Angels praise your maj-es-ty, Do-min-ions a-dore, and Powers trem-ble
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be-fore you. Heav-en and the Vir-tues of heav-en and the bless-ed Ser-a-phim
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wor-ship to-geth-er with ex-ul-ta-tion. May our voices, we pray, join with theirs
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in hum-ble praise, as we ac-claim:
September 21
SAINT MATTHEW,
APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST
Feast

As we celebrate anew the memory of Saint Mat-thew,

we bring you sacrifices and prayers, O Lord,

humbly imploring you to look kindly on your Church,

whose faith you have nourished by the preaching of the A-po-stles.

September 29
SAINTS MICHAEL, GABRIEL AND RAPHAEL,
ARCHANGELS
Feast

We offer you a sacrifice of praise, O Lord, humbly en-treat-ing,

that, as these gifts are borne by the ministry of An-gels

into the presence of your ma-jes-ty,

so you may receive them favorably

and make them profitable for our sal-va-tion. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface: God glorified through the Angels.


to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e- ter-nal God, and to praise
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you with-out end in your Arch-an-gels and An-gels. For the honor we pay the
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an-gel-ic crea-tures in whom you de-light re-dounds to your own sur-pas-sing
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glo-ry, and by their great dig-ni-ty and splen-dor you show how infinitely great
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you are, to be exalted a-bove all things, through Christ our Lord. Through him
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the multitude of Angels ex-tols your maj-es-ty, and we are united with them in
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exultant ad-o-ra-tion, as with one voice of praise we ac-claim:
October 18
SAINT LUKE, EVANGELIST
Feast

Grant through your heav-en-ly gifts

that we may serve you in freedom of heart, we pray, O Lord,

so that the offerings we make on the feast day of Saint Luke

may bring us healing and give us glo-ry. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface II of the Apostles, p. 174.
October 28
SAINTS SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES
Feast

As we venerate the perpe-tual glo-ry

of the holy Apostles Simon and Jude, O Lord,

we ask that you receive our prayers

and lead us to worthy celebration of the sa-cred my-ster-ies.

November 1
ALL SAINTS
Solemnity

May these offerings we bring in honor of all the Saints

be pleasing to you, O Lord and grant that, just as we believe,

the Saints to be already assured of im-mor-ta-li-ty,

so we may experience their concern for our sal-va-tion. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface: The glory of Jerusalem, our mother.



to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e- ter-nal God. For today
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by your gift we celebrate the festival of your ci-ty, the heaven-ly Je-ru-sa-lem,
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our moth-er, where the great array of our broth-ers and sis-ters already gives
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you e-ter-nal praise. Towards her, we eagerly hasten as pilgrims ad-vanc-ing by
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faith, re-joicing in the glo-ry bestowed upon those exalted members of the
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Church through whom you give us, in our fra-il-ty, both strength and good ex-
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am-ple. And so, we glorify you with the multitude of Saints and An-gels,
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as with one voice of praise we ac-claim:
November 2
THE COMMEMORATION
OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
(All Souls’ Day)
The Masses that follow may be used at the discretion of the celebrant.1
Even when 2 November falls on a Sunday, the Mass celebrated is that of the Commemoration of
All the Faithful Departed.

Look favorably on our offerings, O Lord,

so that your de-parted ser-vants

may be taken up into glory with your Son,

in whose great mystery of love we are all u-nit-ed.

Preface for the Dead, pp. 200-206.
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On this day, any Priest may celebrate three Masses, observing, nevertheless, what was
established by Benedict XV in the Apostolic Constitution, Incruentum Altaris Sacrificium, 10
August 1915: Acta Apostolicae Sedis 7 (1915) pp. 401–404.

Almighty and mer-ci-ful God,

by means of these sacrifi-cial of-fer-ings

wash a-way, we pray, in the Blood of Christ,

the sins of your de-part-ed ser-vants,

for you purify unceasingly by your merciful for-give-ness

those you once cleansed in the wa-ters of Bap-tism.


Receive, Lord, in your kindness,

the sacrificial offering we make

for all your servants who sleep in Christ,

that, set free from the bonds of death

by this sin-gu-lar sa-cri-fice,

they may merit e-ter-nal life.

November 9
THE DEDICATION
OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
Feast
In the basilica itself, the Mass of the Common of the Dedication of a Church is used (p. 360).

Accept, we pray, O Lord, the offer-ing made here

and grant that by it those who seek your fa-vor

may receive in this place the power of the Sa-cra-ments

and the answer to their prayers. Through Christ our Lord.
Preface: The mystery of the Church, the Bride of Christ and the Temple of the
Spirit.


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Saints, we praise you, as without end we ac-claim:
November 30
SAINT ANDREW, APOSTLE
Feast

Grant us, al-might-y God, that through these offerings,

which we bring on the feast day of Saint An-drew,

we may please you by what we have brought

and be given life by what you have ac-cept-ed.

Fourth Thursday in November
THANKSGIVING DAY
Preface: Thanksgiving Day.

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Christ our Lord. You have entrusted to us the great gift of free-dom, a gift that
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we find our ulti-mate re-demp-tion, free-dom from sin, and e-very bless-ing.
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lives, to sing your glo-ry as we ac-claim:
December 8
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
PATRONAL FEASTDAY OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Solemnity

Graciously accept the sav-ing sa-cri-fice

which we offer you, O Lord,

on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Con-cep-tion

of the Blessed Vir-gin Ma-ry,

and grant that, as we profess her,

on account of your preveni-ent grace,

to be untouched by any stain of sin,

so, through her in-ter-cess-ion,

we may be delivered from all our faults.

Preface: The mystery of Mary and the Church.


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Bride with-out spot or wrin-kle. She, the most pure Vir-gin, was to bring forth a
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above all o-thers to be for your peo-ple an ad-vo-cate of grace and a mod-el of
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ho-li-ness. And so, in company with the choirs of An-gels, we praise you,
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and with joy we pro-claim:
December 12
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Feast

Ac-cept, O Lord, the gifts we present to you

on this feast of Our Lady of Gua-da-lu-pe,

and grant that this sa-cri-fice

may strengthen us to fulfill your com-mand-ments

as true children of the Vir-gin Ma-ry.

Preface I or II of the Blessed Virgin Mary, pp. 168-170.
December 26
SAINT STEPHEN, THE FIRST MARTYR
Feast

May these offerings of our devotion today,

be acceptable to you, we pray, O Lord,

for they are prompted

by the glorious commemoration of Saint Ste-phen the Mar-tyr.

Preface of the nativity of the Lord, pp. 114-118.
December 27
SAINT JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST
Feast

Sanctify the offerings we have made, O Lord, we pray,

and grant that from the banquet of this supper

we may draw the hidden wisdom of the e-ter-nal Word,

just as, from this same source,

you revealed it to you’re a-po-stle John.

December 28
THE HOLY INNOCENTS, MARTYRS
Feast

Re-ceive, O Lord, we pray,

the offerings of your de-vot-ed ser-vants

and purify us as we faithfully serve these, your mysteries,

by which you grant jus-ti-fi-ca-tion

even to those who lack un-der-stand-ing.

356
COMMONS 357
COMMONS
358 COMMONS
COMMONS 359
COMMON OF THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH

On the Anniversary of the Dedication
I. In the Church that was Dedicated

Recalling the day when you were pleased

to fill your house with glory and ho-li-ness, O Lord,

we pray that you may make of us

a sacrificial offering always acceptable to you.

360 COMMONS
Preface: The mystery of the Temple of God, which is the Church

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you never cease to show fa-vor to the family on pilgrimage to you in this place,
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you wonderfully manifest and accom-plish the mys-ter-y of your com-mun-ion
COMMONS 361
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with us. Here you build up for yourself the temple that we are and cause your
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Church, spread though-out the world, to grow ever more and more as the Lord’s
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ness, as we ac-claim:
FOR THE UNITY OF CHRISTIANS
Preface: The unity of the Body of Christ, which is the Church

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Christ our Lord. For through him you brought us to the knowledge of your truth,
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so that by the bond of one faith and one Bap-tism we might be-come his Bod-y.
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Through him you poured out your Holy Spirit among all the na-tions, so that in
MASSES FOR VARIOUS NEEDS AND OCCASIONS 363
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a wondrous man-ner he might prompt and en-gen-der u-ni-ty in the diversity
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of your gifts, dwelling within you’re a-dopt-ed child-ren and fill-ing and rul-ing
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the whole Church. And so, in company with the choirs of An-gels, we praise
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you, and with joy we pro-claim:
THE HOLY SPIRIT I
The sending of the Spirit by the Lord upon the Church

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Christ our Lord. A-scending above all the heav-ens and sitting at your right hand,
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he poured out the promised Ho-ly Spir-it on you’re a-dopt-ed child-ren. There-
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fore, now and for a-ges un-end-ing, with all the host of An-gels, we sing to you
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with all our hearts, crying out as we ac-claim:
366 VOTIVE MASSES
THE HOLY SPIRIT II

The action of the Spirit in the Church


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God. For you be-
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stow gifts suited to e-v’ry sea-son and guide the governing of your Church in
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won-der-ful ways. By the power of the Ho-ly Spir-it you come unfailingly to
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her aid, so that with a heart always sub-ject to you she may never fail to seek
VOTIVE MASSES 367
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your help in time of trou-ble nor cease to give you thanks in time of joy, through
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Christ our Lord. And so, in company with the choirs of An-gels, we praise you,
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and with joy we pro-claim:
368 VOTIVE MASSES
VOTIVE MASS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Mary, Model and Mother of the Church


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to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and e-ter- nal God, and to pro-
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claim your greatness with due praise, as we honor the Bless-ed Vir-gin Ma-ry.
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Re-ceiving your Word in her Im-ma-cu-late Heart, she was found worthy to con-
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ceive him in her vir-gin's womb and, giving birth to the Cre-a-tor, she nurtured
VOTIVE MASSES 369
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the be-gin-nings of the Church. Stand-ing be-side the Cross, she received the
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testament of di-vine love and took to herself as sons and daugh-ters all those
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who by the Death of Christ are born to heav-en-ly life. As the Apostles awaited
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the Spirit you had pro-mised, she joined her supplication to the prayers of the
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dis-ci-ples and so became the pattern of the Church at prayer. Raised to the glo-
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ry of heav-en, she accompanies your pilgrim Church with a mo-ther's love and
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watches in kind-ness over the Church's home-ward steps, until the Lord's day
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shall come in glo-ri-ous splen-dor. And so with all the An-gels and Saints, we,
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praise you, as with-out end we ac-claim:
General Index
Proper Of Time ........................................................................................................................ 3
First Sunday Of Advent .......................................................................................................... 4
Second Sunday Of Advent...................................................................................................... 4
Third Sunday Of Advent ........................................................................................................ 5
Fourth Sunday Of Advent....................................................................................................... 5
Christmas ................................................................................................................................ 7
At The Vigil Mass .................................................................................................................. 8
At The Mass During The Night .............................................................................................. 9
At The Mass At Dawn .......................................................................................................... 10
At The Mass During The Day............................................................................................... 11
The Holy Family Of Jesus, Mary And Joseph....................................................................... 12
Solemnity Of Mary, The Holy Mother Of God ..................................................................... 13
Second Sunday After The Nativity ....................................................................................... 14
The Epiphany Of The Lord ................................................................................................... 15
At The Vigil Mass ................................................................................................................ 16
At The Mass During The Day............................................................................................... 17
The Baptism Of The Lord..................................................................................................... 19
Lent......................................................................................................................................... 23
Ash Wednesday.................................................................................................................... 25
First Sunday Of Lent ............................................................................................................ 26
Second Sunday Of Lent ........................................................................................................ 28
Third Sunday Of Lent........................................................................................................... 30
Fourth Sunday Of Lent ......................................................................................................... 32
Fifth Sunday Of Lent............................................................................................................ 34
Holy Week .............................................................................................................................. 37
Palm Sunday Of The Passion Of The Lord ........................................................................... 38
Monday Of Holy Week ........................................................................................................ 40
Tuesday Of Holy Week ........................................................................................................ 41
Wednesday Of Holy Week ................................................................................................... 41
Thursday Of The Lord’s Supper ........................................................................................... 44
Easter Time ............................................................................................................................ 55
The Easter Vigil In The Holy Night...................................................................................... 56
At Mass During The Day...................................................................................................... 57
Monday Within The Octave Of Easter.................................................................................. 58
Tuesday Within The Octave Of Easter.................................................................................. 59
Wednesday Within The Octave Of Easter............................................................................. 60
Thursday Within The Octave Of Easter ................................................................................ 61
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INDEX 371
Friday Within The Octave Of Easter ..................................................................................... 62

Saturday Within The Octave Of Easter ................................................................................. 63
Second Sunday Of Easter...................................................................................................... 64
Third Sunday Of Easter......................................................................................................... 65
Fourth Sunday Of Easter ....................................................................................................... 65
Fifth Sunday Of Easter.......................................................................................................... 66
Sixth Sunday Of Easter ......................................................................................................... 66
The Ascension Of The Lord ................................................................................................... 67
At The Vigil Mass................................................................................................................. 68
At The Mass During The Day ............................................................................................... 69
Seventh Sunday Of Easter..................................................................................................... 70
Pentecost Sunday .................................................................................................................... 71
At The Vigil Mass................................................................................................................. 72
At The Mass During The Day ............................................................................................... 74
Ordinary Time........................................................................................................................ 77
Second Sunday In Ordinary Time ......................................................................................... 78
Third Sunday In Ordinary Time ............................................................................................ 78
Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time .......................................................................................... 79
Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time ............................................................................................. 79
Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time............................................................................................. 80
Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time ........................................................................................ 80
Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time .......................................................................................... 81
Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time............................................................................................ 81
Tenth Sunday In Ordinary Time............................................................................................ 82
Eleventh Sunday In Ordinary Time ....................................................................................... 82
Twelfth Sunday In Ordinary Time ........................................................................................ 83
Thirteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time..................................................................................... 83
Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time .................................................................................... 84
Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time....................................................................................... 84
Sixteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time ...................................................................................... 85
Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time.................................................................................. 86
Eighteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time .................................................................................... 86
Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time.................................................................................... 87
Twentieth Sunday In Ordinary Time ..................................................................................... 87
Twenty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time................................................................................. 88
Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time ............................................................................ 88
Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time ............................................................................... 89
Twenty-Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time ............................................................................. 89
Twenty-Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time ................................................................................ 90
Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time ............................................................................... 90
Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time ........................................................................... 91
Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time ............................................................................. 91
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Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time .............................................................................. 92

Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time....................................................................................... 92
Thirty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time .................................................................................. 93
Thirty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time.............................................................................. 93
Thirty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time................................................................................. 94
The Most Holy Trinity.......................................................................................................... 96
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ [Corpus Christi] .................................................. 99
The Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus..........................................................................................102
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe .......................................................................104
The Order Of Mass ...............................................................................................................107
The Liturgy Of The Eucharist..............................................................................................108
Preface I Of Advent.............................................................................................................110
Preface II Of Advent ...........................................................................................................112
Preface I Of The Nativity Of The Lord ................................................................................114
Preface II Of The Nativity Of The Lord...............................................................................116
Preface III Of The Nativity Of The Lord .............................................................................118
Preface Of The Epiphany Of The Lord ................................................................................120
Preface I Of Lent .................................................................................................................122
Preface II Of Lent................................................................................................................124
Preface III Of Lent ..............................................................................................................126
Preface IV Of Lent ..............................................................................................................128
Preface I Of The Passion Of The Lord.................................................................................130
Preface II Of The Passion Of The Lord................................................................................132
Preface I Of Easter ..............................................................................................................134
Preface II Of Easter .............................................................................................................136
Preface III Of Easter............................................................................................................138
Preface IV Of Easter............................................................................................................140
Preface V Of Easter .............................................................................................................142
Preface I Of The Ascension Of The Lord.............................................................................144
Preface II Of The Ascension Of The Lord ...........................................................................146
Preface I Of The Sundays In Ordinary Time........................................................................148
Preface II Of The Sundays In Ordinary Time.......................................................................150
Preface III Of The Sundays In Ordinary Time .....................................................................152
Preface IV Of The Sundays In Ordinary Time .....................................................................154
Preface V Of The Sundays In Ordinary Time ......................................................................156
Preface VI Of The Sundays In Ordinary Time .....................................................................158
Preface VII Of The Sundays In Ordinary Time....................................................................160
Preface VIII Of The Sundays In Ordinary Time ..................................................................162
Preface I Of The Most Holy Eucharist.................................................................................164
Preface II Of The Most Holy Eucharist................................................................................166
Preface I Of The Blessed Virgin Mary.................................................................................168
Preface II Of The Blessed Virgin Mary ...............................................................................170
INDEX 373
Preface I Of Apostles .......................................................................................................... 172

Preface II Of Apostles......................................................................................................... 174
Preface I Of Saints .............................................................................................................. 176
Preface II Of Saints............................................................................................................. 178
Preface I Of Holy Martyrs................................................................................................... 180
Preface II Of Holy Martyrs ................................................................................................. 182
Preface Of Holy Pastors ...................................................................................................... 184
Preface Of Holy Virgins And Religious .............................................................................. 186
Common Preface I .............................................................................................................. 188
Common Preface II ............................................................................................................. 190
Common Preface III............................................................................................................ 192
Common Preface IV............................................................................................................ 194
Common Preface V............................................................................................................. 196
Common Preface VI............................................................................................................ 198
Preface I For The Dead ....................................................................................................... 200
Preface II For The Dead...................................................................................................... 202
Preface III For The Dead..................................................................................................... 204
Preface IV For The Dead .................................................................................................... 206
The Eucharistic Prayers ....................................................................................................... 209
Eucharistic Prayer I............................................................................................................. 211
Eucharistic Prayer II............................................................................................................ 222
Eucharistic Prayer III .......................................................................................................... 228
Eucharistic Prayer IV .......................................................................................................... 236
The Communion Rite ........................................................................................................... 244
Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation I................................................................................ 249
Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation II............................................................................... 256
Eucharistic Prayer For Use In Masses For Various Needs I................................................. 262
Eucharistic Prayer For Use In Masses For Various Needs II ............................................... 268
Eucharistic Prayer For Use In Masses For Various Needs III .............................................. 274
Eucharistic Prayer For Use In Masses For Various Needs IV .............................................. 280
Proper Of Saints ................................................................................................................... 287
The Conversion Of Saint Paul The Apostle......................................................................... 288
The Presentation Of The Lord............................................................................................. 290
The Chair Of Saint Peter The Apostle ................................................................................. 292
Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary................................................................ 294
The Annunciation Of The Lord ........................................................................................... 296
Saint Mark, Evangelist ........................................................................................................ 298
Saint Joseph The Worker .................................................................................................... 300
Saints Philip And James, Apostles ...................................................................................... 302
Saint Matthias, Apostle ....................................................................................................... 302
The Visitation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary........................................................................ 303
The Nativity Of Saint John The Baptist............................................................................... 305
374 INDEX
Saints Peter And Paul, Apostles...........................................................................................309

Saint Thomas, Apostle.........................................................................................................312
Independence Day ...............................................................................................................314
Saint James, Apostle............................................................................................................318
The Transfiguration Of The Lord ........................................................................................320
Saint Lawrence, Deacon And Martyr...................................................................................322
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary .......................................................................323
Saint Bartholomew ..............................................................................................................326
The Nativity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary...........................................................................327
The Exaltation Of The Holy Cross.......................................................................................328
Saint Matthew .....................................................................................................................330
Saints Michael, Gabriel And Raphael, .................................................................................332
Saint Luke, Evangelist.........................................................................................................334
Saints Simon And Jude, Apostles ........................................................................................334
All Saints.............................................................................................................................336
The Commemoration Of All The Faithful Departed [All Souls] ..........................................338
The Dedication Of The Lateran Basilica..............................................................................342
Saint Andrew, Apostle.........................................................................................................344
Thanksgiving Day ...............................................................................................................346
The Immaculate Conception ................................................................................................349
Our Lady Of Guadalupe ......................................................................................................352
Saint Stephen, The First Martyr...........................................................................................353
Saint John, Apostle And Evangelist.....................................................................................354
The Holy Innocents, Martyrs ...............................................................................................355
Other Prayers and Prefaces..................................................................................................357
Common Of The Dedication Of A Church ..........................................................................359
For The Unity Of Christians ................................................................................................362
The Holy Spirit I .................................................................................................................364
The Holy Spirit II ................................................................................................................366
Votive Mass Of The Blessed Virgin Mary...........................................................................368

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