THE PEOPLE’S MASS PARTS

English translation of The Order of Mass I

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GREETING Lord God, heavenly King,

Priest: O God, almighty Father.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
and the love of God, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit you take away the sins of the world,
be with you all. have mercy on us;
Or: you take away the sins of the world,
Grace to you and peace from God our Father receive our prayer;
and the Lord Jesus Christ. you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
Or: have mercy on us.
The Lord be with you. For you alone are the Holy One,
People: you alone are the Lord,
And with your spirit. you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
PENITENTIAL ACT (A) with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
I confess to almighty God Amen.
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned (The Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, given as the
in my thoughts and in my words, first option in the Missal, is printed on the reverse side
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, so that all the words may be together.)
And, striking their breast, they say:
through my fault, through my fault, THE APOSTLES’ CREED
through my most grievous fault;
Then they continue: I believe in God,
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, the Father almighty,
all the Angels and Saints, Creator of heaven and earth,
and you, my brothers and sisters, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
to pray for me to the Lord our God. At the words that follow, up to and including
the Virgin Mary, all bow.
PENITENTIAL ACT (B) who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
Priest: suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Have mercy on us, O Lord. was crucified, died and was buried;
People: he descended into hell;
For we have sinned against you. on the third day he rose again from the dead;
Priest: he ascended into heaven,
Show us, O Lord, your mercy. and is seated at the right hand of God the Father
People: almighty;
And grant us your salvation. from there he will come to judge the living and the
dead.
THE GLORIA I believe in the Holy Spirit,
Glory to God in the highest, the holy catholic Church,
and on earth peace to people of good will. the communion of saints,
We praise you, the forgiveness of sins,
we bless you, the resurrection of the body,
we adore you, and life everlasting. Amen.
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
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CONSTANTINOPOLITAN CREED Priest:
I believe in one God, The Lord be with you.
the Father almighty, People:
maker of heaven and earth, And with your spirit.
of all things visible and invisible. Priest:
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, Lift up your hearts.
the Only Begotten Son of God, People:
born of the Father before all ages. We lift them up to the Lord.
God from God, Light from Light, Priest:
true God from true God, Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the People:
Father; It is right and just.
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation THE SANCTUS
he came down from heaven, Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
At the words that follow up to and including Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
and became man, all bow. Hosanna in the highest.
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
of the Virgin Mary, Hosanna in the highest.
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, THE MYSTERIUM FIDEI
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day We proclaim your death, O Lord,
in accordance with the Scriptures. and profess your Resurrection
He ascended into heaven until you come again.
and is seated at the right hand of the Father. Or:
He will come again in glory When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
to judge the living and the dead we proclaim your death, O Lord,
and his kingdom will have no end. until you come again.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, Or:
who proceeds from the Father and the Son, Save us, Savior of the world,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and for by your Cross and Resurrection
glorified, you have set us free.
who has spoken through the prophets.
And one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. BEFORE THE SIGN OF PEACE
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins Priest:
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead The peace of the Lord be with you always.
and the life of the world to come. Amen. People:
And with your spirit.
THE ORATE, FRATRES
Priest: THE ECCE AGNUS DEI
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), Priest:
that my sacrifice and yours Behold the Lamb of God,
may be acceptable to God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
the almighty Father. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
The people rise and reply: Together:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands Lord, I am not worthy
for the praise and glory of his name, that you should enter under my roof,
for our good but only say the word
and the good of all his holy Church. and my soul shall be healed.