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Dear Blog.......

Been a bit rough this week with so many works.....There're so many things to share what's in my heart....for now....am just trying to feel what am i feeling and trying to understand it.......blog.....the more i know about God...the more i sense that the Head of the Episcopate....you know who...plays a part in our Spirituality...why does what happened to me in CG happens outside??? even among the catholic themselves??? i wonder...is the church really that broken in our diocese??? wow! Lord, forgive me for asking but are the priests aware of this????? i think not unless a couple...the rest i think still in the mode of enjoying themselves....still wondering....am curious what's in their hearts...not that i'm judging...just curious.....oh yah.....know what?? still feeling the same weird feeling....now like there's something there...hhhmmm...today's union was like a bit deep...not so...but i felt as if everything is dark and no one's around me but after that was okay...amen! He's homily was too long, hye dude, remember we the one outside have no chairs or fans, please don't be heartless...kids are tired, old people can't stand like you..if you want to talk long...make more long benches for the Congregation...don't just say be humble...pity them..don't mind me but mind those who are old...then....ssssiiiggghhh...there's seriously something wrong with her.....they're asking to go to parkson to buy stuffs and hang but she seems not even paying attention but only on her's comfortability...who is she??? i don't know her anymore.....i'll bring them out but still...sssiiggghhh...anyway, can't wait for this coming week blog...bye...

-WWJD-

Stella Maris

Dear blog,

Was just looking through a facebook of a close friend of mine the pictures of Stella Maris Church in Bintulu, wow! like WOW! The Whole Church is filled with "the Body of the Church", dances, traditional clothing, the presence of His Lordship, seminarians and cg, was really impressed by the response but somehow deep down in my heart i can only sense the People but not the CHURCH. Now, what do i mean by that? As we all know, the Church is not only made up of the building but also made up with the People, but even though the people comes to participate in the Sacrificial Feast of the Immaculate Lamb, if the meaning is still to just either to celebrate that we have a "new church", or "since the Bishop is there" or even to just come for the "dances" or just "forced" to come, don't you think there's something wrong there? People, the meaning? Where's God there? True, His Lordship is the head of the Episcopate but we don't come to celebrate mass because of HIM, but because of Jesus, the Holy Victim!

That's all!

B

Benedict XVI affirms First Communion for children at age of reason

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Aug 18, 2010 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Holy Father remembered Pope St. Pius X and reviewed his Church reforms and renewals during Wednesday's general audience catechesis. Pope Benedict highlighted the importance of St. Pius X's decree that set the "age of reason" as the appropriate time for children to receive First Communion.

The general audience was held in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace at Castel Gandolfo as is customary at this time of year. The space was filled with pilgrims carrying flags and banners and waiving scarves.

During the catechesis, Benedict XVI spoke of Pope St. Pius X, who from the time of his ordination at 23 years old, "showed that deep love of Christ and the Church, that humility and simplicity and that great charity towards the most in need, that were characteristic of his entire life."

Although he accepted his election to the papacy with difficulty because he did not feel himself to be worthy of the position, Pope Benedict XVI said, "he left an indelible mark in the history of the Church" through a pontificate that "was characterized by a notable effort for reform, summarized in his motto 'Instaurare omnia in Christo' (Renew all things in Christ)."

Pope Benedict pointed to Pius X's reorganization of the Roman Curia, how he began work to re-examine the Code of Canon Law and his revision of the protocol for priestly formation. He also spoke of the Pope-saint's work to develop a universal catechism after having witnessed the great need for a reference point of the faith amidst widespread emigration.

"The Catechism called 'from Pius X,' was for many a sure guide in learning the truth of the faith for its simple, clear and precise language and for its expositive effectiveness," recalled Pope Benedict.

He was also reminded of the attention Pius X gave to liturgical reform, in an effort "to guide the faithful to a more profound prayer life and to a fuller participation in the Sacraments." Referencing the 1903 motu proprio "Tra le sollecitudini," he explained that Pius X asserted through it that "the true Christian spirit has its first and indispensable source in the active participation in the sacrosanct mysteries and in public and solemn prayer in the Church.

"For this," continued Benedict XVI, "he recommended receiving the sacraments often, promoting daily participation in Holy Communion, (being) well prepared, and anticipating opportunely the First Communion of children at seven years of age, 'when the child begins to reason' ... "

In marking the 100th anniversary of the Pius X-approved decree "Quam singulari" earlier this month, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments wrote about the same subject in the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano newspaper. He suggested that the Church must confirm Pius X's decree and even possibly contemplate lowering the age further to ensure the graces for children as they reach the age of reason amidst the difficulties of today's world.

Concluding Wednesday's catechesis, the Holy Father said:

"Dear brothers and sisters, St. Pius X teaches all of us that the base of our apostolic action in the various fields in which we work must always be for us an intimate personal union with Christ, to cultivate and grow day after day this nucleus of all of his teaching, of all of his pastoral genius.

"Only if we are in love with the Lord will we be capable of bringing men to God and opening them up to His merciful love."

Gay Man Excluded From St. Vincent de Paul Presidency

When I read stories like this one from St. Louis this week, I am conflicted:

Gay member of Catholic nonprofit told he cannot be president because he’s gay

I am actually gratified to see Catholic teaching articulated in a way that most people can understand. I am also happy to see that, even when it is sure to be an unpopular, uncomfortable decision, there are still some Catholic organizations refusing to embrace public scandal by accepting prominent members who are living in ways that contradict Church teaching.

But then too, I recognize that the gay rights crowd now has a new “victim” to rally around.

Jeffrey Goldone, who has been a vice president on the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of St. Louis board of directors for five years, was nominated for president in May. He accepted the nomination but was dropped from the running several weeks later.

“I was told that I could not run for president because my living relationship goes against Catholic moral teaching,” which could bring ‘shame and embarrassment” to the society, Goldone wrote in a Aug. 2 letter addressed to “fellow Vincentians.”

Goldone has been in a relationship with his partner for 20 years. “We are truly blessed by God to have each other and to have Jesus Christ in our lives. How could we be the source of ‘shame and embarrassment?’ ” he wrote.

Someone who accepts and understands Catholic teaching on homosexuality will not be surprised or offended to learn of the St. Vincent de Paul decision, but most people in today’s American culture, who have been brought up on a steady diet of “tolerance,” “acceptance,” and “non-judgmentalism” will find this decision very difficult to understand. And this is why I was glad to see that St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson and others speaking on behalf of St. Vincent de Paul were was both kind and clear-minded on the matter:

Goldone took his concerns to Carlson and met with him. Ronald Guz, the outgoing board president, said the organization didn’t make the decision, but rather “the Catholic church did” in its teachings. The group’s executive director, Zip Rzeppa, wrote in an e-mail: “We serve all people without discrimination. And please note we are not discriminating against Jeff Goldone, a man who has done much good. He disqualified himself for the position of president by choosing to live a lifestyle of illicit sexual union, which falls outside the teachings of the Catholic Church, and outside the qualifications of the Society’s international Rule.”

Rzeppa added that the vetting process is different for president because the position holds so much authority, like the power to appoint other board members. Carlson, in a statement to the Post-Dispatch, said: “The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has a regulation that members running for president live a life according to church teaching. I clarified what church teaching is in the matter of homosexuality.” The catechism of the Roman Catholic Church labels homosexual acts as “acts of grave depravity” and “intrinsically disordered” because they “close the sexual act to the gift of life.”

An important distinction to make here is that Goldone has not been deemed ineligible for the presidency because of his homosexuality. He has been refused the opportunity to run for the presidency because of his lifestyle—one that stands in direct and public contradiction to Catholic teaching. The same rules would apply to those engaged in premarital co-habitation or any other “public” lifestyle that runs in such serious contradiction to Catholicism.

It’s unfortunate that this point seems lost on Goldone, but I am hopeful that Archbishop Carlson’s and others’ words will help to clarify the matter in the minds and hearts of many.

Where was Mary Assumed to

The Assumption is not a metaphor

We must be very clear on this point: The Assumption is not a metaphor. The Blessed Virgin Mary was really taken up, her physical body was transformed. Pope Pius XII in Munificentissimus Deus (1950) declared that Mary, “after the completion of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into the glory of heaven.” Both BODY and SOUL! This means that her physical body was transformed and glorified (in a manner identical to Christ’s after his Resurrection), her soul was perfected with the Beatific Vision, and she was taken up.

Is heaven a place?

In the General Audience of 21 July 1999, Pope John Paul II stated that heaven “is neither an abstraction nor a physical place in the clouds, but a living, personal relationship with the Holy Trinity.” In this statement, as (almost) always, the great Holy Father was in perfect accord with St. Thomas Aquinas – “Incorporeal things are not in place after a manner known and familiar to us, in which way we say that bodies are properly in place; but they are in place after a manner befitting spiritual substances, a manner that cannot be fully manifest to us” (ST Supplement, q.69, a.1, ad 1).

What John Paul II wished to stress, and what is especially important to consider today, is that heaven is not to be understood in terrestrial terms. Heaven is primarily a state of being and is certainly not a ‘place’ in the worldly sense of the term.

Nevertheless, we come to a difficulty when we ask: Where did Mary’s (and Christ’s) body go? The simplest answer is: Heaven! But then we wonder: If heaven isn’t a place in the ordinary sense of the word, how could there be real human bodies present there?

The words of Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (who taught John Paul II and oversaw his doctoral work) are most helpful: “Heaven means this place, and especially this condition, of supreme beatitude. Had God created no bodies, but only pure spirits, heaven would not need to be a place; it would signify merely the state of the angels who rejoice in the possession of God. But in fact heaven is also a place. There we find the humanity of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the angels, and the souls of the saints. Though we cannot say with certitude where this place is to be found, or what its relation is to the whole universe, revelation does not allow us to doubt of its existence.” (From Life Everlasting)

Now do not think that John Paul II had contradicted his teacher when he said that heaven is not a physical place in the clouds! Garrigou-Lagrange and the great Pontiff are both getting at the same point: Heaven is first and foremost union with God; secondarily, heaven is the place where the bodies of Jesus and Mary abide, but this ‘place’ is not like every other place we think of – its relation to our universe is not clear. Glorified bodies are very different than non-glorified bodies (though they are essentially the same). A glorified body does not move and take up space in exactly the same way as a non-glorified body does. Still, the glorified bodies of Jesus and Mary are somewhere, but this ‘somewhere’ will necessarily be a ‘place’ which is ‘glorified’ – just as the glorified body is different from non-glorified body, it resides in a ‘glorified place’ which is different from a non-glorified physical place. [This is my own reasoning and not an official Church teaching.]

Where is heaven?

The simple answer is: This has not yet been revealed to us. However, we can say that it is certainly not on earth. Neither is it within the earth. It is not in clouds either. Heaven may be somewhere in our universe, far off – though we must be careful not to fall back into our terrestrial categories of space, distance, and location.

Perhaps it is most likely that heaven is outside the universe in what some Thomists have called “uncontained place”. In ST III, q.57, a.4, ad 2 (which is not in the oldest and best manuscripts) we read: “A place implies the notion of containing; hence the first container has the formality of first place, and such is the first heaven. Therefore, bodies need themselves to be in a place, insofar as they are contained by a heavenly body. But glorified bodies, Christ’s especially, do not stand in need of being so contained, because they draw nothing from the heavenly bodies, but from God through the soul. So there is nothing to prevent Christ’s body from being beyond the containing radius of the heavenly bodies, and not in a containing place. Nor is there need for a vacuum to exist outside heaven, since there is no place there, nor is there any potentiality susceptive of a body, but the potentiality of reaching thither lies in Christ.”

This argument from the Summa claims that, because the glorified body in no way relies upon the non-glorified world, neither does it need to be contained in the universe. Thus, the bodies of Jesus and Mary may in fact be outside of the universe, outside of space and time, no longer contained by place. There is no space or place outside of the universe, but this is where the bodies of Christ and Mary are; since they need not be contained by physical place.

Therefore, it seems most likely that heaven is outside of our universe. It is not a ‘place’ as we usually think of ‘place’, but is a ‘non-containing place’, a ‘glorified place’. The glorified physical bodies of Jesus and Mary reside there.

And with Your Spirit.

Changes in the Assembly's Parts
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PDF Version Changes in the People's Parts
PART OF MASS	PRESENT TEXT	NEW TEXT
Greeting	Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.	Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And with your spirit.
Penitential Act, Form A (Confiteor)	I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord, our God.	I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Penitential Act, Form B	Priest: Lord, we have sinned against you: Lord, have mercy. People: Lord, have mercy. Priest: Lord, show us your mercy and love. People: And grant us your salvation.	Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord. People: For we have sinned against you. Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy. People: And grant us your salvation.
Gloria	Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father , Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.	Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Nicene Creed	We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father , God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary , and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures ; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.	I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father ; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. And one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Apostles' Creed	I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. 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 the life everlasting. Amen.	I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come 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.
Suscipiat Dominus	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 Church.	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.
Preface Dialogue	Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. 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 to give him thanks and praise.	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.
Sanctus	Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might. 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.	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.
Mystery of Faith (formerly the Memorial Acclamation)	Priest: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith: People: A – Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. or B – Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life. Lord Jesus, come in glory. or C – When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, Lord Jesus, until you come in glory. or D – Lord, by your cross and resurrection, you have set us free. You are the Savior of the World.	Priest: The mystery of faith. [People: Christ has died… a U.S. adaptation yet to be decided by Holy See] A – We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again. or B – When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come again. or C – Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection, you have set us free.
Sign of Peace	Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always. People: And also with you.	Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always. People: And with your spirit.
Ecce Agnus Dei	Priest: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper. All: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.	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. All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Concluding Rite	Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.	Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And with your spirit.

PDF Version Changes in the Priest's Parts
PART OF MASS	PRESENT TEXT	NEW TEXT
Greeting	The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Or: The grace and peace ofbe with you. God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Or: The Lord be with you.	The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Or: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Or: The Lord be with you.
Introduction to the Act of Penitence	C. My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.	Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, that we may prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
Form B of the Act of Penitence	Priest: Lord we have sinned against you: Lord, have mercy. People: Lord, have mercy. Priest: Lord, show us your mercy and love. People: And grant us your salvation.	Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord. People: For we have sinned against you. Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy. People: And grant us your salvation.
Form C of the Act of Penitence	You were sent to heal the contrite: Lord, have mercy. You came to call sinners: Christ, have mercy. You plead for us at the right hand of the Father: Lord, have mercy.	You were sent to heal the contrite of heart: Lord, have mercy. You came to call sinners: Christ, have mercy. You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us: Lord, have mercy.
Absolution	May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.	May almighty God have mercy on us and lead us, with our sins forgiven, to eternal life.
Prayers Before and After the Gospel	Deacon: Father, give me your blessing. Priest: The Lord be in your heart and on your lips that you may worthily proclaim his gospel. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. [T]he priest bows before the altar and says inaudibly: Almighty God, cleanse my heart and my lips that I may worthily proclaim your holy Gospel. May the words of the gospel wipe away our sins.	Deacon: May I have your blessing, Father. Priest: May the Lord be in your heart and on your lips that you may proclaim his Gospel worthily and well, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. [T]he Priest, bowing before the altar, says quietly: Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, that I may worthily proclaim your holy Gospel. Through the words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away.
Prayers at the Preparation of the Gifts	Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life. Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink. Lord God, we ask you to receive us and be pleased with the sacrifice we offer you with humble and contrite hearts. Lord, wash away my iniquity; cleanse me from my sin.	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. 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. 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. Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Orate, fratres	Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.	Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrificeand yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Te igitur	We come to you, Father, with praise and thanksgiving, through Jesus Christ your Son. Through him we ask you to accept and bless X these gifts we offer you in sacrifice. We offer them for your holy catholic Church, watch over it, Lord, and guide it; grant it peace and unity throughout the world. We offer them forfor all who hold and teach the catholic faith that comes from the apostles. N. our Pope, for N. our bishop, and	To you, therefore, most merciful Father, we make humble prayer and petition through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord: that you accept and bless X these gifts, these offerings, these holy and unblemished sacrifices, which we offer you first of all 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.
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Commemoration of the Living	Remember, Lord, your people, especially those for whom we now pray, N. and N. Remember all of us gathered here before you. You know how firmly we believe in you and dedicate ourselves to you. We offer you this sacrifice of praise for ourselves and those who are dear to us. We pray to you, our living and true God, for our well being and redemption.	Remember, Lord, your servants N. and N. and all gathered here, whose faith and devotion are known to you. For them and all who are dear to 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 fulfilling their vows to you, the eternal God, living and true.
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Communicantes	In union with the whole Church, we honor Mary, the ever-virgin mother ofour Lord and God. We honor Joseph, her husband, the apostles and martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew, [James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Jude; we honor Linus, Cletus, Clement and Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian] and all the saints. May their merits and prayers grant us your constant help and protection. [Through Christ our Lord. Amen.] Jesus Christ	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, Spouse of the same Virgin, 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: through their merits and prayers, grant that in all things we may be defended by your protecting help. [Through Christ our Lord. Amen.]
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Communicantes – Proper Forms	Christmas and during the Octave In union with the whole Church we celebrate that day (night) when Mary without loss of her virginity, gave the world its savior. We honor Mary, the every Virgin mother ofour Lord and God… Jesus Christ Epiphany In union with the whole Church we celebrate that day when your only Son, sharing your eternal glory, showed himself in a human body. We honorthe every Virgin mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and God… Mary, From the Easter Vigil to the Second Sunday of Easter inclusive In union with the whole Church we celebrate that day (night) when Jesus Christ, our Lord, rose from the dead in his human body. We honor Mary, the every Virgin mother ofour Lord and God… Jesus Christ Ascension In union with the whole Church we celebrate that day when your Son, our Lord, took his place with you and raised our frail human nature to glory. We honor Mary, the ever-virgin mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and God… Pentecost In union with the whole Church we celebrate the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit appeared to the apostles in the form of countless tongues. We honor Mary, the ever-virgin mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and God…	On the Nativity of the Lord and throughout the Octave Celebrating the most sacred night (day) when blessed Mary the immaculate Virgin brought forth the Savior for this world, and incommunion with those whose memory we venerate, especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, 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, and in communion with those whose memory we venerate, especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ… From the Mass of the Paschal Vigil until the Second Sunday of Easter Celebrating the most sacred night (day) of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ in the flesh, and in communion with those whose memory we venerate, especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ… 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, and in communion with those whose memory we venerate, especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ… On Pentecost Sunday Celebrating the most sacred day of Pentecost, on which the Holy Spirit appeared to the Apostles in tongues of fire, and in communion with those whose memory we venerate, especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ…
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Hanc igitur	Father, accept this offering from your whole family. Grant us your peace in this life, save us from finalcount us damnation, and among those you have chosen. (Through Christ our Lord. Amen.) From the Easter Vigil to the Second Sunday of Easter Inclusive Father, accept this offering from your whole family and from those born into the new life of water and the Holy Spirit, with all their sins forgiven. Grant us your peace in this life, save us from finalcount us damnation, and among those you have chosen. (Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)	Therefore, Lord, we pray: graciously accept this oblation of our service, that of your whole family; 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. [Through Christ our Lord. Amen.] From the Mass of the Paschal Vigil until the Second Sunday of Easter Therefore, Lord, we pray: graciously accept this oblation of our service, 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: 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. [Through Christ our Lord. Amen.]
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Quam oblationem tu	Bless and approve our offering: make it acceptable to you, an offering in spirit and in truth. Let it become for us the body and blood of Jesus Christ, your only Son our Lord. [Through Christ our Lord. Amen.]	Be pleased, O God, we pray, to bless, acknowledge, 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.
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Institution Narrative	The day before he sufferedsacredlooking up to heaven, to you, his almighty Father, he gave you thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: he took bread in his hands and Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlastingIt will be shedfor all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me. covenant. for you and	On the day before he was to suffer he took bread in his holy and venerable hands, and with eyes raised to heaven to you, O God, his almighty Father, giving you thanks he said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my Body which will be given up for you. In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands, and once more giving you thanks, he said the blessing and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying: 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; whichpoured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me. will be
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Mysterium fidei	Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:	The mystery of faith.
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Anamnesis	Father, we celebrate the memory of Christ, your Son. We, your people and your ministers, recall hishis resurrection from the dead, and hisglory; andmany gifts you have given us we offer to you, God of glory and majesty, this holy and perfect sacrifice: the bread of life and the cup of eternal salvation. passion, ascension into from the Look with favor on these offerings and accept them as once you accepted the gifts of your servant Abel, the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith, and the bread and wine offered by your priest Melchizedech.	Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorialof the blessed Passion, the Resurrection from the dead, and the glorious Ascension into heaven of Christ, your Son, our Lord, we, your servants and your holy people, offer to your glorious majesty, from the gifts that you have given us, this pure victim, this holy victim, this spotless victim, the holy Bread of eternallife and the Chalice of everlasting salvation. Be pleased to look upon them with serene and kindly countenance, and to accept them, as 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.
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Epiclesis	Almighty God, we pray that your angel may take this sacrifice to your altar in heaven. Then, as we receive from this altar thesacred body and blood of your Son, let us be filled with every grace and blessing. [Through Christ our Lord. Amen.]	In humble prayer we ask you, almighty God: commandthat 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 may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing. [Through Christ our Lord. Amen.]
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Intercessions	Remember, Lord, those who have died and have gone before us markedespecially those for whom we now pray, N. and N. May these, and all who sleep in Christ, find in your presence light, happiness, and peace. [Though Christ our Lord. Amen.] with the sign of faith, For ourselves, too, we askin theof your apostles and martyrs, with John the Baptist, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, [Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia] and all the saints. Though we are sinners, we trust in your mercy and love. Do not consider what we truly deserve, but grant us your forgiveness. Through Christ our Lord. some share fellowship Through him you give us all these gifts. You fill them with life and goodness, you bless them and make them holy.	Remember also, Lord, your servants N. and N., who have gone before us with the sign of faith and rest in the sleep of peace. Grant them, O Lord, we pray, and all who sleep in Christ, a place of refreshment, light, and peace. [Through Christ our Lord. Amen.] To us, also, your sinful servants, who 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] and all your Saints: admit us, we beg you, into their company, not weighing our merits, but granting us your pardon, through Christ our Lord. Through whom you continue to create all these good things, O Lord; you make them holy, fill them with life, bless them, and bestow them upon us.
Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) Doxology	Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever.	Through him, and with him, and in him, to you, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, is all honor and glory, for ever and ever.
Eucharistic Prayer II Preface	Father, it is our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ. He is the Word through whom you made the universe, the Savior you sent to redeem us. By the power of the Holy Spirit, he took flesh and was born of the Virgin Mary. For our sake he opened his arms on the cross; he put an end to death and revealed the resurrection. In this he fulfilled your will and won for you a holy people. And so we join the angels and the saints in proclaiming your glory as we say:	It is truly right and just, our duty and salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Father most holy, through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, your Word through whom you made all things, whom you sent as our Savior and Redeemer, incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin. Fulfilling your will and gaining for you a holy people, he stretched out his hands as he endured his Passion, so as to break the bonds of death and manifest the resurrection. And so, with the Angels and all the Saints we proclaim your glory, as with one voice we sing (say):
Eucharistic Prayer II Thanksgiving	Lord, you are holy indeed,fountain of all holiness. the	You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness.
Eucharistic Prayer II Epiclesis	Let your Spirit come uponto make them holy, so that they may become for us the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. these gifts	Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall, so that they may become for us the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Eucharistic Prayer II Institution Narrative	Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted, he took bread and gave you thanks. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlastingIt will be shedfor all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me. covenant. for you and	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: Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my Body which will be given up for you. In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice and, once more giving thanks, he gave it to his disciples, saying: 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, whichpoured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me. will be
Eucharistic Prayer II Anamnesis	In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Father, this life-givingthis saving cup. We thank you for counting usstand in your presence and serve you. bread, worthy to	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.
Eucharistic Prayer II Epiclesis	May all of us who share in the body and blood of Christ be brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit.	Humbly we pray that, partaking in the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Eucharistic Prayer II Intercessions	Lord, remember your Church throughout the world; make us grow in love, together with N. our Pope, N. our bishop, and all the clergy. In Masses for the dead: Remember N., whom you have called from this life. In baptism he (she) died with Christ: may he (she) share his resurrection. Remember our brothers and sisters who have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again; bring themthe departed into the light of your presence.make us worthy to share eternal life with Mary, the virgin Mother of God, with the apostles, and with all the saints who have done your will throughout the ages. May we praise you in union with them, and give you glory through your Son, Jesus Christ. and all Have mercy on us all;	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. In Masses for the Dead: 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 thehope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy: welcome them into thelight of your face. Have mercy on us all, we pray, that with the blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, with the blessed Apostles, and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages, we may merit to be co-heirs to eternal life, and may praise and glorify you through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Eucharistic Prayer III Thanksgiving	Father, you are holy indeed, and all creationAll life, all holiness comes from you through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, by the working of the Holy Spirit. From age to age youeast to west a perfect offering may be made to the glory of your name. rightly gives you praise. gather a people to yourself, so that from	You are indeed Holy, O Lord, 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 sacrificeoffered to your name. may be
Eucharistic Prayer III Epiclesis	And so, Father, we bring you these gifts. We ask you to make them holy by the power of your Spirit, that they may become the body and blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose command we celebrate this eucharist.	Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you: by the same Spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration, that they may become the Body and Blood of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.
Eucharistic Prayer III Institution Narrative	On the night he was betrayed, he took bread and gave you thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlastingIt will be shedfor all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me. covenant. for you and	For on the night he was betrayed he himself took bread, and giving you thanks he said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my Body which will be given up for you. In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice, and giving you thanks he said the blessing, and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying: 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; whichpoured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me. will be
Eucharistic Prayer III Anamnesis	Father, calling to mind the death your Son endured for our salvation, his glorious resurrection and ascension into heaven, and ready to greet him when he comes again, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice.	Therefore, O Lord, we celebrate the memorial of the saving Passion of your Son, his wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, and as we look forward to his second coming, we offer you in thanksgivingthis holy and living sacrifice.
Eucharistic Prayer III Epiclesis	Look with favor on your Church's offering, and seehas reconciled us to yourself. Grant that we, who are nourished by his body and blood, may be filled with his Holy Spirit, and become one body, one spirit in Christ. the Victim whose death	Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church, and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself, grant that we, who are nourished by the Body and Blood of your Son, and filled with his Holy Spirit, may become one body, one spirit in Christ.
Eucharistic Prayer III Intercessions	May he make us an everlasting gift to you and enable us to share in theof your saints, with Mary, the virginthethe martyrs, (Saint N. – the saint of the day or the patron saint) and all your saints, on whose constant intercession we rely for help. inheritance Mother of God, with apostles, Lord, may this sacrifice, which has made our peace with you, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Strengthen in faith and love your pilgrim Church on earth; your servant, Pope N., our Bishop N., and all thewith the clergy and the entire people your Son has gained for you. Father, hear the prayers of the family you have gathered here before you. In mercy and love unite bishops, all your children wherever they may be. Welcome into your kingdom our departed brothers and sisters, and all who have left this world in your friendship. We hope to enjoy for ever the vision of your glory, through Christ our Lord, from whom all good things come.	May he make of us an eternal offering to you, 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, [witha Saint of the day or a Patron] and with all the Saints, on whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help. Saint N.: May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, we pray, O Lord, 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 earth. 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 through Christ our Lord through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.
Eucharistic Prayer III Intercession in Masses for the Dead	Remember N. In baptism he (she) died with Christ may he (she) also share his resurrection, when Christour mortal bodies and make them likein glory. will raise his own Welcome into your kingdom our departed brothers and sisters, and all who have left this world in your friendship. There we hope to share in your glory when every tear will be wiped away. On that day we shall see you, our God, as you are. We shall become like you and praise you for ever through Christ our Lord, from whom all good things come.	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 into 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, through Christ our Lord, through whom you bestow in the world all that is good.
Eucharistic Prayer IV Preface	Father in heaven, it is right that we should give you thanks and glory: you are the one God, living and true. Through all eternity you live in unapproachable light. Source of life and goodness, you have createdto fill your creatures with everyblessing and lead all men to the joyful vision of your light. Countless hosts of angels stand before you to do your will; they looksplendor and praise you, night and day. United with them, and in the name of every creature under heaven, we too praise your glory as we say: all things, upon your	It is truly right to give you thanks, truly just to give you glory, Father, most holy, for you are the one God living and true, existing before all ages and abiding for all eternity, dwelling in unapproachable light; yet you, who alone are good, the source of life, have made all that is, so that you might fill your creatures with blessings and bring joy to many of them by the glory of your light. And so, in your presence are countless hosts of Angels, who serve you day and night and, gazing upon the glory of your face, glorify you without ceasing. With them we, too, confessyour name in exultation, giving voice to every creature under heaven as we sing (say):
Eucharistic Prayer IV Thanksgiving	Father, we acknowledge your greatness: all your actions show your wisdom and love. You formed man in your own likeness and set him over the whole world to serve you, hisand to rule over all creatures. Even when he disobeyed you and lost your friendship you did not abandon him to the power of death, but helped all men to seek and find you. Again and again you offered a covenant to man, and through the prophets taught him to hope for creator, salvation. Father, you so loved the world that in the fullness of time you sent your onlyHe was conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary, a man like us in all things but sin. To the poor he proclaimed the good news of salvation, to prisoners, freedom, and to those in sorrow, joy. In fulfillment of your will he gave himself up to death; but by rising from the dead, he destroyed death and restored life. And that we might live no longer for ourselves but for him, he sent the Holy Spirit from you, Father, as his first gift to those who believe, to complete his work on earth and bring us the fullness of grace. Son to be our Savior.	We give you praise, Father most holy, for you are great, and you have fashioned all your works 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. And you so loved the world, Father most holy,Only Begotten Son to be our Savior. 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, andto 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 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. that in the fullness of time you sent your
Eucharistic Prayer IV Epiclesis	Father, may this Holy Spirit sanctify these offerings. Let themJesus Christ our Lord as we celebrate the great mystery which he left us as an everlasting covenant. become the body and blood of	Therefore, O Lord, we pray: may this same Holy Spirit graciously sanctify these offerings, that they may become the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ for the celebration of this great mystery, which he himself left us as an eternal covenant.
Eucharistic Prayer IV Institution Narrative	He always loved those who were his own in the world.time came for him to be glorified by you, his heavenly Father, he showed the depth of his love. When the While they were at supper, he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. In the same way, he took the cup, filled with wine.giving the cup to his disciples, said: He gave you thanks, and Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlastingIt will be shedfor all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me. covenant. for you and	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 took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my Body which will be given up for you. In a similar way, takingchalice filled with the fruit of the vine,he gave thanks, and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying: the 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; whichpoured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me. will be
Eucharistic Prayer IV Anamnesis	Father, we now celebrate this memorial of our redemption. We recallamong the dead, his resurrection, and his ascension to your right hand; and, looking forward to his coming in glory, we offer you his body and blood, the acceptable sacrifice which brings salvation to the whole world. Christ’s death, his descent	Therefore, O Lord, as we now celebrate the memorial of our redemption, 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.
Eucharistic Prayer IV Epiclesis	Lord, look upon thisgiven to your Church; and by your Holy Spirit, gather all who share this one bread and one cup into theof Christ, a living sacrifice of praise. sacrifice which you have one body	Look, O Lord, upon the you yourself have provided for your Church, and grant in your loving kindnessto 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 sacrificein Christ to the praise of your glory. Sacrifice which
Eucharistic Prayer IV Intercessions	Lord, remember those for whom we offer this sacrifice, especially N. our Pope, N., our bishop, and bishops and clergy everywhere. Remember those who take part in this offering, those here present and all your people, and all who seek you with a sincere heart. Remember those who have died in the peace of Christ and all the dead whose faith is known to you alone. Father, in your mercy grant also to us, your children, to enter into our heavenly inheritance in the company of thethe Mother of God, and your apostles and saints. Then, in your kingdom, freed from the corruption of sin and death, we shall sing your glory with every creature through Christ our Lord, through whom you give us everything that is good. Virgin Mary,	Therefore, Lord, remember now all for whom we make this offering: especially your servant, N. our Pope, N. our Bishop, and the whole Order of Bishops, all the clergy, those who make 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, grant, O merciful Father, that we may enter into a heavenly inheritance with the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and within your kingdom. There, with the whole of creation, freed from the corruption of sin and death, may we glorify you through Christ our Lord, through whom you bestow on the world all that is good. your Apostles and Saints
Introduction to the Lord's Prayer	Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Savior gave us.	At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:
Embolism	Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant usIn your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyfulfor the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. peace in our day. hope	Deliver us, Lord, we pray,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. from every evil,
Prayer for Peace	Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us theof your kingdom, where you live for ever and ever. peace and unity	Lord Jesus Christ, whoPeace 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. Who live and reign for ever and ever. said to your Apostles,
Private Preparation of the Priest	Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, by the will of the Father and the work of the Holy Spirit your death brought life to the world. By your holy body and blood free me from all my sins, and from every evil. Keep me faithful to your teaching, and never let me be parted from you. Or: Lord Jesus Christ, with faith in your love and mercy I eat your body and drink your blood. Let it not bring me condemnation, but health in mind and body.	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 gavefree 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: life to the world; 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.
Ecce Agnus Dei	This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper.	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.
Priest's Communion	May the body of Christ bring me to everlasting life. May the blood of Christ bring me to everlasting life.	May the Body of Christ keep me safe for eternal life. May the Blood of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.
Prayer at the Cleansing of the Vessels	Lord, may I receive these gifts in purity of heart. May they bring me healing and strength, now and for ever.	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.
Dismissal	The Mass is ended, go in peace.	Go forth, the Mass is ended. Or: Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord. Or: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life. Or: Go in peace.