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Part Two: THE MASS

The passage describes Jesus' last supper with his disciples before his arrest, where he predicts that one of the disciples will betray him. It then describes Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, where he asks God to spare him suffering if possible. Judas then arrives with soldiers to arrest Jesus, kissing him to identify him as the betrayer. Jesus peacefully allows the arrest to occur and heals the ear of a man harmed during the arrest, saying his followers need not defend him with violence.

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Part Two: THE MASS

The passage describes Jesus' last supper with his disciples before his arrest, where he predicts that one of the disciples will betray him. It then describes Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, where he asks God to spare him suffering if possible. Judas then arrives with soldiers to arrest Jesus, kissing him to identify him as the betrayer. Jesus peacefully allows the arrest to occur and heals the ear of a man harmed during the arrest, saying his followers need not defend him with violence.

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Presentation of the Child Jesus Parish

Aguirre Ave. corner F Cruz St., BF Homes Phase 3, Parañaque City

Part Two: THE MASS


After the Procession or Solemn Entrance, the priest begins the Mass with the
Collect. The introductory and Penitential Rites are omitted.

COLLECT
Priest: Almighty ever-living God, who as an
example of humility for the human race to
follow caused our Savior to take flesh and
submit to the Cross, graciously grant that we
may heed his lesson of patient suffering and so
merit a share in his Resurrection. Who lives
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
All : Amen.

FIRST READING Isaiah 50: 4-7

Lector: A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah


The Lord God has given me a well-trained
tongue, that I might know how to speak to the weary a
word that will rouse them. Morning after morning he
opens my ear that I may hear; and I have not rebelled,
have not turned back.
I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks
to those who plucked my beard. My face I did not
shield from buffets and spitting. The Lord God is my
help, therefore I am not disgraced. I have set my face
like flint knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
The Word of the Lord!
Commentator/All: Thanks be to God!
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24

Response: My God, my God, why have you


abandoned me?
All those who see me scoff at me; they mock me with parted lips,
they wag their heads; “He relied on the Lord; let him deliver him,
let him rescue him, if He loves him.” R.
Indeed, many dogs surround me, a pack of evildoers closes in
upon me. They have pierced my hands and my feet; I can count
all my bones. R.
They divide my garments among them, and for my vesture they
cast lots. But you, O Lord, be not far from me; O my help, hasten
to aid me! R.
I will proclaim your name to my brethren; in the midst of the
assembly I will praise you: “You who fear the Lord, praise him;
all you descendants of Jacob, give glory to him; revere him, all
you descendants of Israel!” R.

SECOND READING Philippians 2: 6-11


Lector: A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the
Philippians
Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God something to be
grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form
of a slave, coming in human likeness. And found
human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming
obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed
on him the name which is above every name, that at
the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in
heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every
tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory
of God the Father.
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The Word of the Lord!

Commentator/All: Thanks be to God!

Verse before the Gospel Phil 2:8-9

Glory and praise to you, O Christ!


Christ became obedient to the point of death, even
death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted
him and bestowed on him the name which is above
every name.
Glory and praise to you, O Christ!

GOSPEL (Longer form) Luke 22:14 -23-56

Note: On this day the Gospel is read by members of the entire


congregation. The customary responses before and after the Gospel are
omitted. The Presiding Celebrant reads (Jesus) from his lectern.

Legend:
P: Presider (Christ): Chair
N: Narrator (Deacon/Concelebrating Priest/ Lector): Ambo
L1: Lector: Ambo
C: Other Reader: Ambo

 Pause for silence


Priest: The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Matthew

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N: One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot,
went to the chief priests and said,
L1: “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?”
N: They paid him thirty pieces of silver,
and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand
him over.
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread,
the disciples approached Jesus and said,

L1: “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the


Passover?”
N: He said,

P: “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him,


‘The teacher says, “My appointed time draws near;
in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with
my disciples.”’”

N: The disciples then did as Jesus had ordered, and prepared


the Passover.
When it was evening, he reclined at table with the Twelve.
And while they were eating, he said,

P: “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”

N: Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to him one after


another,
L1: “Surely it is not I, Lord?”
N: He said in reply,

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P: “He who has dipped his hand into the dish with me
is the one who will betray me. The Son of Man
indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that
man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would
be better for that man if he had never been born.”
N: Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply,
L1: “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?”
N: He answered,
P: “You have said so.”
N: While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and giving it to his disciples said,
P: “Take and eat; this is my body.”
N: Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
P: “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the
covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for
the forgiveness of sins.
I tell you, from now on I shall not drink this fruit of
the vine until the day when I drink it with you new
in the kingdom of my Father.”
N: Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of
Olives. Then Jesus said to them,
P: “This night all of you will have your faith in me
shaken, for it is written:
I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the
flock will be dispersed; but after I have been raised
up, I shall go before you to Galilee.”
N: Peter said to him in reply,

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L1: “Though all may have their faith in you shaken, mine will
never be.”
N: Jesus said to him,
P: “Amen, I say to you, this very night before the cock
crows,
you will deny me three times.”
N: Peter said to him,
L1: “Even though I should have to die with you, I will not deny
you.”
N: And all the disciples spoke likewise.

N: Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane,


and he said to his disciples,

P: “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

N: He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began
to feel sorrow and distress.…. Then he said to them,

P: “My soul is sorrowful even to death.


Remain here and keep watch with me.”

N: He advanced a little and fell prostrate in prayer, saying,

P: “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from


me; yet, not as I will, but as you will.”

N: When he returned to his disciples he found them asleep. He


said to Peter,

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P: “So you could not keep watch with me for one
hour? Watch and pray that you may not undergo
the test. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

N: Withdrawing a second time, he prayed again,

P: “My Father, if it is not possible that this cup pass


without my drinking it, your will be done!”

N: Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for


they could not keep their eyes open. He left them and
withdrew again and prayed a third time, saying the same
thing again. Then he returned to his disciples and said to
them,

P: “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?


Behold, the hour is at hand when the Son of Man is
to be handed over to sinners.
Get up, let us go. Look, my betrayer is at hand.”

N: While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve,


arrived, accompanied by a large crowd, with swords and
clubs, who had come from the chief priests and the elders
of the people.
His betrayer had arranged a sign with them, saying,
L1: “The man I shall kiss is the one; arrest him.”
N: Immediately he went over to Jesus and said,
L1: “Hail, Rabbi!”
N: and he kissed him. Jesus answered him,

P: “Friend, do what you have come for.”

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N: Then stepping forward they laid hands on Jesus and
arrested him. And behold, one of those who accompanied
Jesus put his hand to his sword, drew it, and struck the high
priest’s servant, cutting off his ear.
Then Jesus said to him,
P: “Put your sword back into its sheath, for all who
take the sword will perish by the sword. Do you
think that I cannot call upon my Father and he will
not provide me at this moment with more than
twelve legions of angels? But then how would the
Scriptures be fulfilled which says that it must come
to pass in this way?”
N: At that hour Jesus said to the crowds,
P: “Have you come out as against a robber, with
swords and clubs to seize me? Day after day I sat
teaching in the temple area, yet you did not arrest
me. But all this has come to pass that the writings
of the prophets may be fulfilled.”
N: Then all the disciples left him and fled.

N: Those who had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the
high priest, where the scribes and the elders were
assembled. Peter was following him at a distance as far as
the high priest’s courtyard, and going inside he sat down
with the servants to see the outcome. The chief priests and
the entire Sanhedrin kept trying to obtain false testimony
against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they found
none, though many false witnesses came forward.
Finally, two came forward who stated,

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L1: “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God and within
three days rebuild it.’”
N: The high priest rose and addressed him,
L1: “Have you no answer? What are these men testifying
against you?”
N: But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest said to him,
L1: “I order you to tell us under oath before the living God
whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
N: Jesus said to him in reply,
P: “You have said so. But I tell you: From now on you
will see ‘the Son of Man seated at the right hand of
the Power’ and ‘coming on the clouds of heaven.’”
N: Then the high priest tore his robes and said,
L1: “He has blashpemed! What further need have we of
witnesses?
You have now heard the blashpemy; what is your opinion?”
N: They said in reply,
L1: “He deserves to die!”
N: Then they spat in his face and struck him, while some
slapped him, saying,
L1: “Prophesy for us, Christ: who is it that struck you?”

N: Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard.
One of the maids came over to him and said,
L1: “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”

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N: But he denied it in front of everyone, saying,
L1: “I do not know what you are talking about!”
N: As he went out to the gate, another girl saw him and said to
those who were there,
L1: “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”
N: Again he denied it with an oath,
L1: “I do not know the man!”
N: A little later the bystanders came over and said to Peter,
L1: “Surely you too are one of them; even your speech gives you
away.”
N: At that he began to curse and to swear,
L1: “I do not know the man.”
N: And immediately a cock crowed. Then Peter remembered
the word that Jesus had spoken:
“Before the cock crows you will deny me three times.”
He went out and began to weep bitterly.

N: When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of
the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to
Pilate, the governor. Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that
Jesus had been condemned, deeply regretted what he had
done. He returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief
priests and elders, saying,
L1: “I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.”
N: They said,

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L1: “What is that to us? Look to it yourself.”

N: Flinging the money into the temple, he departed and went


off and hanged himself. The chief priests gathered up the
money, but said,

L1: “It is not lawful to deposit this in the temple treasury, for it
is the price of blood.”

N: After consultation, they used it to buy the potter’s field as a


burial place for foreigners. That is why that field even today
is called the Field of Blood. Then was fulfilled what had
been said through Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the
thirty pieces of silver, the value of a man with price on his
head, a price set by some of the Israelites, and they paid it
for the potter’s field just as the Lord had commanded me.

N: Now Jesus stood before the governor, and he questioned


him,

L1: “Are you the king of the Jews?”

N: Jesus said,

P: “You say so.”

N: And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he


made no answer. Then Pilate said to him,

L1: “Do you not hear how many things they are testifying
against you?”

N: But he did not answer him one word, so that the governor
was greatly amazed.

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Now on the occasion of the feast the governor was
accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they
wished. And at that time they had a notorious prisoner
called Barabbas.
So when they had assembled, Pilate said to them,

L1: “Which one do you want me to release to you, Barabbas, or


Jesus called Christ?”

N: For he knew that it was out of envy that they had handed
him over. While he was still seated on the bench, his wife
sent him a message, “Have nothing to do with that righteous
man. I suffered much in a dream today because of him.”
The chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask
for Barabbas but to destroy Jesus.
The governor said to them in reply,

L1: “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?”


N: They answered,
C: “Barabbas!”
N: Pilate said to them,

L1: “Then what shall I do with Jesus called Christ?”


N: They all said,
C: “Let him be crucified!”
N: But he said,

L1: “Why? What evil has done?”


N: They only shouted the louder,
C: “Let him be crucified!”

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N: When Pilate saw that he was not succeeding at all, but that
a riot was breaking out instead, he took water and washed
his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying,
L1: “I am innocent of this man’s blood. Look to it yourselves.”
N: And the whole people said in reply,
C: “His blood be upon us and upon our children.”
N: Then he released Barabbas to them, but after he had Jesus
scourged, he handed him over to be crucified.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the
praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around him.
They stripped off his clothes and threw a scarlet military
cloak about him. Weaving a crown out of thorns, they
placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand.
And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying,
L1: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
N: They spat upon him and took the reed and kept striking him
on the head. And when they had mocked him, they stripped
him of his cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led
him off to crucify him.

As they were going out, they met a Cyrenian named Simon;
this man they pressed into service to carry his cross.
And when they came to a place called Golgotha—which
means Place of the Skull—, they gave Jesus wine to drink
mixed with gall. But when he had tasted it, he refused to
drink. After they had crucified him, they divided his
garments by casting lots; then they sat down and kept watch
over him there. And they placed over his head the written
charge against him:

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This is Jesus, the King of the Jews. Two revolutionaries
were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on
his left. Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads
and saying,
L1: “You would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
save yourself, if you are the Son of God, and come down
from the cross!”
N: Likewise, the chief priests with the scribes and the elders
mocked him and said,
L1: “He saved others; he cannot save himself. So he is the king
of Israel! Let him come down from the cross now, and we
will believe in him. He trusted in God; let him deliver him
now if he wants him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
N: The revolutionaries who were crucified with him also kept
abusing him in the same way.

N: From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land
until three in the afternoon.
And about three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice,

P: “Eli, Eli, lema sabachtani?”

N: which means, “My God, my God, what have you forsaken


me?” Some of the bystanders who heard it said,
L1: “This one is calling for Elijah.”
N: Immediately one of them ran to get a sponge; he soaked it
in wine, and putting it on a reed, gave it to him to drink. But
the rest said,
L1: “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save him.”

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N: But Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up his
spirit.
Let us all kneel and pause for a short while.
N: And behold, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from
top to bottom. The earth quaked, rocks were split, tombs
were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen
asleep were raised. And coming forth from their tombs after
his resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to
many. The centurion and the men with him who were
keeping watch over Jesus feared greatly when they saw the
earthquake and all that was happening, and they said,
L1: “Truly, this was the Son of God!”
N: There were many women there, looking on from a distance,
who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.
Among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother
of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of
Zebedee.
When it was evening, there came a rich man from
Arimathea named Joseph, who was himself a disciple of
Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus;
then Pilate ordered it to be handed over.
Taking the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen and laid
it in his new tomb that he had hewn in the rock. Then he
rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the tomb and
departed. But Mary Magdalene and the other Mary
remained sitting there, facing the tomb.
The next day, the one following the day of preparation the
chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and
said,

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L1: “Sir, we remember that this impostor while still alive said,
‘After three days I will be raised up.’
Give orders, then, that the grave be secured until the third
day, lest his disciples come and steal him away and say to
the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’
This last imposture would be worse than the first.”
N: Pilate said to them,
L1: “The guard is yours; go, secure it as best you can.”
N: So they went and secured the tomb by fixing a seal to the
stone and setting the guard.

Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.

Commentator/All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

APOSTLES CREED

All: I believe in God, the Father almighty,


creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ,
his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the
Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
died, and was buried; he descended into hell; on third
day he rose again from the dead. He ascended to
heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the
Father almighty. From there he will come again to
judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic*
church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of
sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.
Amen.

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PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Priest: Full of trust in the Lord’s compassionate love,


let us present our petitions to Him who is able
to understand our difficulties and needs. Let
us implore Him: Lord, hear our prayer!

Commentator/All: Lord, hear our prayer!

Lector: That all believers may always welcome the Lord Jesus
with open hearts like those who welcomed him to
Jerusalem, let us pray! R.
Lector: That the Holy Father, our bishop, and our priests may
continue to guide and encourage us with the holiness
of their lives to be faithful to Jesus, let us pray! R.
Lector: That all the members of the judiciary in our country
may render justice without delay, favoritism or
corruption, let us pray! R.
Lector: That the victims of legal injustices may continue their
quest for justice with moral strength and be given their
due, let us pray! R.
Lector: That we may realize that the suffering endured by
Jesus was also caused by our sinfulness and lack of
repentance, let us pray! R.
Lector: Let us pray in silence for our personal intentions and
for all the intentions offered in this mass, let us pray! R.
Priest: Lord God, sustain us in our resolve to live as
Jesus taught us. As we share in his suffering,
may we also come to share in his glory for ever
and ever.
Commentator/All: Amen!

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LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Preparation of the Altar and the Gifts


If there are gifts to be presented, they are to be accompanied by the candle bearers.

When all this has been done, the Offertory chant begins. Meanwhile, the ministers
place the corporal, the purificator, the chalice, the pall, and the Missal on the altar.

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 low voice:

Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation, for


through your goodness we have received the
bread we offer you: fruit of the earth and work of
human hands, it will become for us the bread of
life.

People: Blessed be God for ever.

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.

The Priest, standing at the altar, takes the chalice and holds it slightly
raised above the altar with both hands, saying in low voice:

Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation, for


through your goodness we have receive the
wine we offer, fruit of the vine and work of
human hands it will become our spiritual
drink.

People: Blessed be God for ever.

Then he places the chalice on the corporal.

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After this, the Priest, bowing profoundly, says quietly:

Priest: With humble spirit and contrite heart may we


be accepted by you, O Lord, and may our
sacrifice in your sight this day be pleasing to
you, Lord God.

Then the Priest, standing at the side of the altar, washes his hands,
saying quietly:

Priest: Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity and


cleanse me from my sin.

Standing at the middle of the altar, facing the people, extending and then
joining his hands, he says:

Priest: Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be


acceptable to God, the Almighty Father.

People: 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.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

Priest: 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.
Through Christ our Lord.

People: Amen

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PREFACE: THE PASSION OF THE LORD: PALM SUNDAY

Priest: The Lord be with you.


People: And with your spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right and just

Priest: It is truly right and just, our duty and our


salvation, always and everywhere to give you
thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and
eternal God, through Christ our Lord.
For, though innocent, he suffered
willingly for sinners and accepted unjust
condemnation to save the guilty. His Death
has washed away our sins, and his
Resurrection has purchased our justification.
And so, with all the Angels, we praise you,
as in joyful celebration we too, acclaim:

At the end of the preface he joins his hands and concludes the preface with the
people, singing or saying aloud:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.


Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the
Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II

The Priest, with hands extended, says:


Priest: You are indeed Holy, O Lord the fount of all
holiness.

He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:

Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by


sending down your Spirit upon them like the
dewfall,

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.
At the time he was betrayed and entered
willingly into his Passion, he took bread and,
giving thanks, broke it, and gave it to His
disciples, saying:
He bows slightly.

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,


FOR THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH WILL BE
GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

He shows the consecrated host to the people, places it again on the paten,
and genuflects in adoration.
After this, he continues;

In a similar way, when supper was ended,


He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar,
continues:

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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.
He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects
in adoration.

Then, he says:

Priest: The mystery of faith.

And the people continue, acclaiming;

People: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we


proclaim your Death O Lord, until you come again!

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:


Priest: Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial
of his Death and Resurrection, 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.

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Remember, Lord your Church, spread
throughout the world, and bring her to the
fullness of charity, together with N. our Pope
and N. our Bishop, and all the clergy.
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.
He takes the chalice and paten with the host and raising both, he says.

Through Him, and with Him, and in Him, O


God Almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, all glory and honor is Yours, almighty
Father, forever and ever.
The Great Amen is sung. Otherwise, the people acclaim:

People: Amen.

COMMUNION RITE
After the chalice and paten have been set down, the Priest, with hands joined,
says:
Priest: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine
teaching, we dare to say:
He extends his hands and, together with the people, continues:

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People: 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 trespasses against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
With hands extended, the Priest alone continues, saying:
Priest: Deliver us, Lord, we pray from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
He joins his hands.

The people conclude the prayer, acclaiming:


People: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours
now and forever.
Then the Priest, with hands extended, says aloud:
Priest: Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
He joins his hands.
who live and reign forever and ever.
People: Amen.
The Priest, turned towards the people, extending and then joining his hands,
adds:

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Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

People: And with your spirit.

Then, if appropriate, the Deacon, or the Priest, adds:

Priest: Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

Then he takes the host, breaks it over the paten, and places a small piece in the
chalice, saying quietly:

Priest: May the mingling of the Body and Blood


of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.

Meanwhile the following is sung or said:

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the


world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world, grant us peace.
Then the Priest, with hands joined, says quietly:

Priest: 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 sins and from every evil;
keep me always faithful to your
commandments,
and never let me be parted from you.

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The Priest genuflects, takes the host and, holding it slightly raised above the
paten or above the chalice, while facing the people, says aloud:

Priest: Behold the Lamb of God,


behold him who takes away the sins of the
world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the
Lamb.

People: Lord, I am not worthy


that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

If there is no hymn for communion, the communion antiphon may be said.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Mt 26: 42


Father, if this chalice cannot pass without my drinking
it, your will be done.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Priest: Nourished with these sacred gifts, we


humbly beseech you, O Lord, that just as
through the death of your Son you have
brought us to hope for what we believe, so by
his Resurrection you may lead us to where you
call. Through Christ our Lord.

People: Amen.

Mass Announcements (if any)

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SOLEMN BLESSING

The Priest, with hands extended over the people, says:

Priest: The Lord be with you.

People: And with your spirit.

Priest: Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.

Priest: Look, we pray, O Lord, on this your family,


for whom our Lord Jesus Christ did not
hesitate to be delivered into the hands of the
wicked and submit to the agony of the Cross.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

People: Amen.

And he blesses all the people, adding:

Priest: And may the blessing of almighty God, the


Father, and the Son,  and the Holy Spirit,
come down upon you and remain with you
forever.

People: Amen.

Then the deacon or the Priest himself, with hands joined and facing the people
says:

Priest: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord in your life.

People: Thanks be to God.

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