THE MASS
BACK TO CHURCH
AND SACRAMENTS
ORDER OF THE MASS
INTRODUCTORY RITE:
    Entrance Song
    Greeting
PENITENTIAL RITE
    Confess to Almighty God
     Lord Have mercy
GLORIA
     Opening Prayer
LITURGY OF THE WORD
     1ST Reading
     Responsorial Prayer
     2ND Reading
     Gospel Acclamation
     Gospel
     Homily
     Profession of Faith
     General Intercessions
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
     Preparation of the Altar & Gifts
     Prayer over the gifts
     Eucharist Prayer
         Holy holy holy
         Memorial Acclimation
COMMUNION RITE
         Lord's Prayer
         Breaking of the Bread
         Lamb of God
         Communion
CONCLUDING RITE
          Greeting and Blessing
          Dismissal
PENITENTIAL RITE
  1. Confetor (see PRAYERS)
  2. Lord have mercy
      Christ have mercy
     Lord have mercy
GLORIA - (See Prayers)
OPENING PRAYER - a prayer selected for each day
INTRODUCTORY RITE
  Entrance Song- Hymn is sung
  Greeting - Priest Greets the people
      1st with the Sign of the Cross
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Preparation of the Eucharist
while the alrar is prepared and the gifts are brought to the altar

Prayer over the Gifts
Eucharist Prayer
   Prayers to Jesus, about our faith and a reenactment of the last supper. In which the priest (the representative of Jesus) turns the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus. Prayers include:

   Holy Holy Holy Lord God of power and might heaven and earth are full of your glory Hosana in the highest. Blessed in He who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

The mystery of Faith;
   Christ has died, Christ is Risen, Christ will come again.
COMMUNION RITE
     Includes prayers
     OUR FATHER - (See prayers)
     SIGN OF PEACE - offering others the peace of Christ  - by either a hand shake of hug, or kiss.
     LAMB OF GOD
     Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
     Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
     Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.


COMMUNION
      Receiving of the Body and Blood of Jesus.


PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION - a selected prayer
CONCLUDING RITE
        Blessing by a priest
        Dismissal
LITURGY OF THE WORD
  1ST Reading - selected reading from the Old Testament
  Responsorial Psalm - A psalm selected by the day
  2ND Reading - selected reading from the New Testament
  Gospel Acclamation - ALLELUIA
  GOSPEL - a reading from the words of Jesus
  HOMILY - priest speaks on the readings of the day
  PROFESSION OF FAITH - Nicene Creed (SEE PRAYERS)
  General Intercessions - Petitions for prayer.
What is the Mass?
* the true sacrafice of the New Convenant in which a victim is offered (Jesus Christ) in union with Him, as a gift of love and obedience to the Father.
* A sacred meal and spiritual banquet
*  A Pachal meal, a passover meal of Jesus from This world to the Father.
* a communitarian meal- gathering of Jesus and His People, The Church and His Mystical Body to carry out divine worship.