| THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS | THE INTRODUCTORY RITE
(The whole Church of Earth, Purgatory and Heaven is involved in the Mass) | | | A WELCOME (by the priest)
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
A SPRINKLING (with holy water) | | THE PENETENTIAL RITE (We pause to repent of our sins) | | | THE "I CONFESS"
THE KYRIE ("Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy....")
THE GLORIA ("Glory be to God on high......") | | THE LITURGY OF THE WORD (Christ speaks to us by His living word) | | | THE READINGS, which are:
- 1st reading (Old Testament)
- Psalm
- 2nd reading (from the New Testament, but not from the Gospels)
- Holy Gospel (from one of the Four Gospels) THE HOMILY (Explanation of the Gospel message)
AN ACT OF FAITH (The Creed)
OUR INTERCESSIONS (Bidding prayers) | THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
(Calvary's offering is re-presented. Christ is made present : "whole and entire") | | | THE PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR
THE PROCESSION OF GIFTS
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER - which includes
- Thanksgiving (Preface)
- Sanctus ("Holy, Holy, Holy Lord .......")
- Epiclesis (The Church asks the Father to send his Holy Spirit)
- Institution Narrative (Consecration of the bread and wine)
- Memorial Acclamation (A declaration of faith)
- Anamnesis (Christ's Passion is called to mind)
- Intercessions (for living and departed)
- Final Doxology (Through Christ we glorify the Father, in the Spirit)
- The great "Amen" (by which we unite ourselves to Christ's offering.) | | THE RITE OF COMMUNION (Christ himself is our spiritual Food) | | | THE "OUR FATHER"
THE PEACE OF THE LORD
THE "LAMB OF GOD"
THE FRACTION (Breaking of the Sacred Host)
"THIS IS THE LAMB OF GOD"
HOLY COMMUNION | | THE CONCLUDING RITE (A preparation to carry the Gospel out to the world) | | | ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE BLESSING
THE DISMISSAL |
Download the pdf document entitled The Holy Mass (teachings on the Holy Mass) from Bolivian stigmatist Katya Rivas who was the subject of a 2-hour prime-time FOX TV Network broadcast "Signs from God - Science Tests Faith" by right mouse clicking here and selecting save target as from the drop down menu.
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