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The Liturgy of the Word follows a conversational structure between God and his people. It involves readings from scripture - first from the Old Testament, then a responsorial Psalm, second reading from the New Testament, Gospel reading, and homily. It aims to open up the mystery of redemption and offer spiritual nourishment. The readings are selected in a three-year cycle to provide richer scriptural lessons. The Liturgy of the Word leads into the Liturgy of the Eucharist and draws the congregation into fuller communion with Christ.

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The Liturgy of the Word follows a conversational structure between God and his people. It involves readings from scripture - first from the Old Testament, then a responsorial Psalm, second reading from the New Testament, Gospel reading, and homily. It aims to open up the mystery of redemption and offer spiritual nourishment. The readings are selected in a three-year cycle to provide richer scriptural lessons. The Liturgy of the Word leads into the Liturgy of the Eucharist and draws the congregation into fuller communion with Christ.

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ORDER OF MASS:

The Liturgy of the Word


WHAT IS THE LITURGY OF THE LIFE-GIVING CONVERSATION
WORD?
The Liturgy of the Word has the structure of
"When the Sacred Scriptures are read in the conversation: a conversation initiated by
Church, God himself speaks to his people, God with his beloved People. Here's how it
and Christ, present in his own word, goes:
proclaims the Gospel."
God speaks. Taking the voice, faith and
"For in the readings, as explained by the spirit of the reader (or lector), God speaks to
homily, God speaks to his people, opening us through the Old Testament, the words
up to them the mystery of redemption and coming to us from our Jewish ancestors.
salvation, and offering them spiritual Reading I might be a story from the history
nourishment; and Christ himself is present in of Israel or a selection from the prophetic
the midst of the faithful through his word. and wisdom literature. (Throughout the
By their silence and singing the people make Easter season, Reading I is taken from the
God's word their own, and they also affirm Acts of the Apostles.)
their adherence to it by means of the
Profession of Faith. Finally, having been We respond. Having listened attentively to
nourished by it, they pour out their petitions God's Word, we make a brief acclamation of
in the prayer of the Faithful for the needs of praise: "Thanks be to God." Then we fall
the entire Church and for the salvation of the silent for a moment to allow God's Word to
whole world." settle into our minds and hearts. A good
question to ask ourselves is: what word,
The components of the Liturgy of the Word phrase or image catches my attention?
are:
Then using God's own Word from the Book
Reading I (from the Old Testament or, in of Psalms, we respond more fully by singing
the Easter season, the Acts of the Apostles) the Responsorial Psalm. Selected as a direct
response to the first reading, the Psalm
Responsorial Psalm fosters meditation on the Word of God.

Reading II (from the New Testament) God speaks again. God's Word comes alive
for us this time from the letters (or epistles)
The Acclamation before the Gospel and other non-gospel writings of the New
Testament.
Gospel Reading
We respond again. Hearing the voice of
Homily God through those first Christian writers, we
again express our praise and fall silent.
The Profession of Faith
The movement of the Liturgy of the Word
The Prayers of the Faithful then quickens. Music begins and all stand.
With the acclamation before the Gospel,
"the assembly of the faithful welcomes and God's word and wonderful works by
greets the Lord who is about to speak to it in celebrating the Eucharist.
the Gospel and professes its faith by means We might also respond to God's Word at
of the chant.” work in the Church by baptizing new
members, marrying a couple, celebrating
Christ speaks. Taking the voice, faith and one of the preparatory rites of Christian
spirit of the deacon or priest, Christ Jesus initiation, or any one of a number of other
continues to reveal himself to us in the liturgical rites. We also respond by the
stories and teachings of the gospel narratives service we render to others day-to-day.
(Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). We stand
in joyful attention to hear his words, as the Overall, the Liturgy of the Word leads us to
eager crowds of his own time did. the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and both draw
us together into fuller communion with
We respond. Having heard the Word so Christ.
central to our faith, our acclamation is more
elaborate: "Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ."
We again fall silent for a moment to let the THE READINGS AND THE
words of the gospel sink in. LITURGICAL YEAR

The Homily in the conversation. The focus The Sunday scripture readings are set up in a
of the conversation does NOT shift to the three-year cycle in order to provide richer
preacher and congregation; it remains on the fare at the table of God's word. In Year A,
congregation and God. It is the preacher's the gospel of Matthew is read; in Year B, the
task to foster a deeper conversation between gospel of Mark; in Year C, the gospel of
God and God's beloved People. Although Luke. The gospel of John is read every year
God's word in scripture "is addressed to all during the Lent and Easter seasons.
people of every era and is understandable to
them, nevertheless, a fuller understanding We would not have the liturgical seasons of
and a greater effectiveness of the word is the Church year without the readings from
fostered by a living commentary on the scripture. The close connection of the
word…." The homily, then tries to connect scripture readings with Advent-Christmas,
God's Word with the lives of people today, Lent-Easter, and Ordinary Time reveal the
so that they may enter into a deeper meaning of these seasons and the mystery of
relationship with God in Christ through the Christ they celebrate.
power of the Holy Spirit.
The material in this insert is based on paragraphs #29,
We respond. Our response to God's Word 55-71 and 137 of the General Instruction of the
Roman Missal. The full text is available from the
for us now takes at least three forms. (1) United States Conference of Catholic Bishops at 1-
We recommit ourselves to living God's 800-235-8722 or www.usccb.org.
Word by renewing our Profession of Faith
(or Creed). (2) Having heard with hope the
saving promise of God through the readings, rjkennedy12/10
we pray for the salvation of all. This Prayer
of the Faithful intercedes in one way or
another for the needs of the Church, for
public authorities and the salvation of the
world, for those burdened by any kind of
difficulty, for the local community, and for
those who have died. (3) We respond to

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