The following service is a basic Order of Service that may be found - with some variation in translation - in different English missal editions.
Gregorian Canon
The Introit
Here the Introit is said or sung.
The Kyrie Eleison
Here thr Kyrie is said or sung.
Kyrie, eleison The Gloria in Excelsis |
This may be said or sung.
Glory be to God on high and on earth peace, to men of good will. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Jesus Christ, with the Holy Ghost, + art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
The Celebrant says to the people,
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Let us pray.
The Celebrant sings or says the Collect(s) and the People respond: Amen.
The people sit. The Epistle appointed is read and the People respond:
R. Thanks be to God.
The Gradual
The Gradual verses are said or sung by the Choir or the Celebrant.
All standing, the Deacon or Priest reads the Gospel, first saying,
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. The continuation (beginning) of the Holy Gospel according to___________.
The People sign themselves on the forehead, lips, and breast.
R. Glory be to thee, O Lord.
After the Gospel, the People say.
R. Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon
The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, (here genuflect) and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; (rise) and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one holy Catholic and
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Let us pray.
The Offertory
The Offertory is said or sung by the Choir or Celebrant. A hymn or anthem may be sung as the priest prepares and offers bread and wine and says the offertory prayers.
V. Pray, brethren, that this my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father Almighty.
R. May the Lord receive this sacrifice at thy hands, to the praise and glory of his Name, both to our benefit and that of all his holy Church.
The Sursum Corda
The Celebrant sings or says.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Lift up your hearts.
R. We lift them up unto the Lord.
V. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
R. It is meet and right so to do.
It is very meet, right, just and availing unto salvation, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty everlasting God.
Here the celebrant says or sings theProper Preface.
Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying
The Sanctus and Benedictus
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to Thee, O Lord most High. + Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
The Canon of the Mass
Therefore, most merciful Father, we humbly pray and beseech thee through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, that thou wouldst be pleased to accept and bless these + gifts, these + offerings, these holy + spotless sacrifices, We offer them unto thee, first, for thy holy catholic Church: that thou vouchsafe to keep it in peace, to guard, unite, and govern it throughout the whole world: with thy servant N. our chief Bishop, and N. our own Bishop, and all true believers, and as such as have the Catholic and Apostolic faith in due estimation.
Remember, O Lord, thy servants and all here present whose faith and devotion are known unto thee, for whom we offer, or who offer to thee this sacrifice of praise for themselves and those belonging to them, for the salvation of their souls, for their health and welfare, and who pay their vows to thee, the eternal, living and true God. Here specific intentions may be made.
In communion with, and venerating first the memory of the glorious and ever-virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord and God Jesus Christ; and also of thy blessed apostles and martyrs Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Jude: Linus, Cletus, Clement, Xystus, Cornelius, Cypian, Laurence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian and of all thy saints, through whose prayers grant that in all things we may be guarded by the help of thy protection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
We therefore pray thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept this offering of our service and that of all thy family; to order our days in thy peace, to deliver us from eternal damnation, and to number us in the flock of thine elect. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Which offering, we beseech thee, O God, to + bless, + consecrate, + approve, make worthy and acceptable in every way, that it may become for us the + Body and + Blood of thy most beloved Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Who, the day before he suffered, took bread into his holy and venerable hands and, with his eyes lifted up to heaven unto thee, God his almighty Father, giving thanks unto thee, he + blessed, brake and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat ye all of this, for THIS IS MY BODY.
The elevation of the Host.
In like manner after he had supped, taking also this excellent chalice into his holy and venerable hands, again giving thanks unto thee, he + blessed it, and gave it to his disciples saying: Take and drink ye all of this, for THIS IS THE CUP OF MY BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL TESTAMENT, THE MYSTERY OF FAITH, WHICH SHALL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR MANY UNTO THE REMISSION OF SINS. As oft as ye shall do these things, ye shall do them in remembrance of me.
The elevation of the Chalice.
Wherefore, O Lord, we thy servants, as also thy holy people, calling to mind the blessed Passion of the same Christ, thy Son our Lord, his Resurrection from the dead and glorious Ascension into heaven, offer unto thy most excellent majesty of thy gifts bestowed upon us a + pure host, a holy + host, a spotless + host, the holy + bread of eternal life, and the + chalice of everlasting salvation.
Upon which vouchsafe to look with a favorable and serene countenance, and to accept them as thou wert graciously pleased to accept the gifts of thy just servant Abel, and the sacrifice of our patriarch Abraham, and that which thy high priest Melchisedech offered unto thee, a holy sacrifice, a spot-less victim.
And we beseech thee, O Lord, to send down thy Holy Spirit upon these offerings, that he would make this bread the precious Body of thy Christ, and that which is in this Cup the precious Blood of thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, transmuting them by thy Holy Spirit.
We humbly beseech thee, almighty God, to command that these things be borne by the hands of thy holy angel to thine altar on high, into the presence of thy divine majesty, that so many of us as shall partake at this altar of the most sacred + Body and + Blood of thy Son, may be filled with all heavenly + benediction. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Be mindful also, O Lord, of thy servants who are gone before us with the sign of faith, and who rest in the sleep of peace. (Here the departed are commemorated.) To them, O Lord, and to all who rest in Christ, grant we pray thee a place of refreshment, light and peace, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
To us sinners also, thy servants, confiding in the multitude of thy mercies, grant some lot and partnership with thy holy apostles and martyrs John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicitas, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucia, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia and with all thy saints, into whose company we pray thee of thy mercy to admit us, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences. Through Christ our Lord.
By whom, O Lord, thou dost ever create, + sanctify, + quicken, + bless and bestow upon us all these good things. For by + him, and with + him, and in + him is to thee, God the Father almighty, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all + honor and + glory, world without end. Amen.
V. Let us pray. Commanded by saving precepts, and taught by divine example, we are bold to say, People and Celebrant:
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 trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
The Priest continues: Deliver us, we beseech thee, O Lord, from all evils, past, present, and to come; and at the intercession of the blessed and glorious Mary, Ever-Virgin Mother of God, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, Andrew, and all thy Saints, graciously give peace in our time, that aided by the help of thy loving kindness, we may both be ever free from sin and secure from all disquietude. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God.
The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread and then sings or says,
V. World without end.
R. Amen.
V. The peace of the Lord be always with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
The following is then is sung or said,
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace.
The Priest makes his communion. And thereafter says to the people:
+ Behold the Lamb of God; behold him that takest away the sins of the world.
The Celebrant and People respond three times,
Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Holy Communion
May the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve thy soul unto everlasting life.
The Ablutions
Than the priest than says:
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Let us pray.
The Celebrant says the Postcommunion Collects.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
The Blessing
The Bishop when present, or the Priest gives the blessing.
The blessing of God Almighty, the + Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit descend upon you, and remain with you always. R. Amen.
