The words spoken by the priests and the people during the Catholic Mass and other Christian liturgies are not only based loosely on the Bible; many of them are direct quotations from particular biblical texts:
Introductory Rites:
- Sign of the Cross:
- "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." (Matt 28:19; cf. John 14:13-14; Acts 2:21)
- Liturgical Greeting:
- "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (2 Cor 13:14)
- "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (Phil 1:2; Eph 1:2)
- "The Lord be with you." (2 Tim 4:22; cf. Matt 1:23; 28:20)
- People's Response:
- "And with your spirit" (cf. Gal 6:18; 2 Tim 4:22)
- Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling Holy Water (see Ezek 36:25; cf. Num 8:7a)
- Penitential Act:
- Intro: "Let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries." (cf. Ps 51:5)
- "I confess to almighty God..." (cf. Lev 5:5; Neh 1:5-9; Dan 9:3-19; James 5:16)
- "Have mercy on us, O Lord. / For we have sinned against you. / Show us, O Lord, your mercy. / And grant us your salvation." (Ps 41:4)
- "Lord, Have Mercy" (Matt 15:22; 17:15; 20:30-31; cf. Ps 123:3)
- Gloria:
- "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will" (Luke 2:14; cf. Rev 4:11; 5:11-14)
- "We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you..." (Cf. Ps 148:13)
- "Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son" (cf. Ps 2:7; John 1:14)
- "Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world..." (cf. John 1:29)
- etc.
- Prayers concluded by "Amen" (Neh 8:6; Ps 41:13; Rom 16:27; Heb 13:20-21; Rev 7:16)
Liturgy of the Word:
- Introductory/Concluding Dialogues:
- "A reading from the book/letter of..."
- "The Word of the Lord" (1 Peter 1:25) - "Thanks be to God" (Rom 6:17; 2 Cor 9:15)
- "A reading from the holy Gospel according to..." - "Glory to you, O Lord"
- "The Gospel of the Lord" (Rom 16:25; Mark 1:1) - "Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ"
- Acclamations before the Gospel:
- "Alleluia" (many Psalms, esp. Ps 146-150; Rev 19:1-6)
- "Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory!" (cf. Ps 24:7-10; 1 Thess 2:12; 2 Tim 4:18)
- "Praise and honor to you, Lord Jesus Christ!" (cf. Dan 4:34, 37; 1 Peter 1:7)
- "Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!" (cf. Phil 1:11)
- Profession of Faith:
- "I believe..." (Mark 9:24; John 11:27; cf. John 14:1; 1 John 5:10)
- General Intercessions:
- "We pray to the Lord" (Exod 8:29-30; 10:17-18; Jer 42:2-4; Acts 8:22-24)
- "Lord, hear our prayer" (2 Kings 20:2-5; Isa 38:2-5)
Liturgy of the Eucharist:
- Preparation of the Gifts:
- "Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation..." (cf. 1 Chron 29:10; Ps 72:18-19; 119:10; Luke 1:68)
- "Blessed be God forever. " (cf. Gen 14:20; Ps 66:20; 68:35)
- Eucharistic Acclamations:
- "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts..." (Isa 6:3; Rev 4:8)
- "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." (Ps 118:26; Mark 11:9; Matt 21:9; Luke 19:38; John 12:13)
- "Hosanna in the highest" (Mark 11:10; Matt 21:9; cf. Luke 19:38)
- Words of Institution: (see Mark 14:22-24; Matt 26:26-28; cf. Luke 22:17-20; 1 Cor 11:23-25)
- "Take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is my Body, which will be given up for you" (a combination of Mark 14:22; Matt 26:26; Luke 22:19; 1 Cor 11:24)
- "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, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins." (a combination of Mark 14:24; Matt 26:27b-28; cf. Luke 22:17, 20; 1 Cor 11:25)
- "Do this in remembrance of me" (only Luke 22:19; 1 Cor 11:24a, 25b)
- Memorial Acclamations:
- "We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again." (cf. 1 Cor 16:22)
- "When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again." (cf. 1 Cor 11:26)
- "Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free." (cf. Matt 8:25; Luke 4:42; Rom 8:21)
- Lord's Prayer:
- "Our Father in heaven..." (Matt 6:9-13; cf. Luke 11:2-4; Mark 14:36; Gal 4:6)
- Embolism: "Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil... as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13)
- Doxology: "For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours..."
(found only in some biblical manuscripts after Matt 6:13; cf. Rev 4:11; 11:15; 1 Chron 29:11)- Greeting of Peace:
- "Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles, 'I leave you peace, my peace I give you'" (John 14:27)
- "The peace of the Lord be with you always." (cf. John 16:33; 20:19, 21, 26)
- Breaking of the Bread:
- "Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world..." (cf. John 1:29, 36; Rev 5:6-13; 22:1-3)
- Preparation before Communion:
- "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." (John 1:29, 36; Rev 19:9)
- "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed." (Matt 8:8; cf. Luke 7:1-10)
Concluding Rite:
- Final Blessing (cf. Gen 28:3; Deut 14:29; Num 6:23-27; Ps 29:11)
- Dismissal:
- "Go forth, the Mass is ended."
- "Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord." (cf. Mark 16:15)
- "Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life." (cf. Ps 115:1; 1 Cor 10:31; 2 Thess 1:12)
- "Go in peace." (cf. Exod 4:18; Deut 10:11-13; Judg 18:6; 1 Sam 1:17; Mark 5:34; Luke 7:50; 8:48)
Ping!
Fantastic post!
And ALL this GLORY and HOLINESS only lasts an HOUR!!!
Thanks makes a quick basic one stop shop to send to friends with questions...
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
I believe 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.
I believe 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.
I believe in 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.
Thank you, NYer. This is great information that I can share with family and friends.
saving this one
I lost my Missal recently but find that I can SAY almost the entire the Mass to myself, after so many decades of participating...and much of that in the old Latin.
Pax vobiscum!
To be reviewed often. Thank-you and God Bless you.
If Francis opens the door to homo perverts and the madams that served up boys to them again, families with children may have to stay at home and create a Mass. Print this out just in case. I printed it for my sisters.
People like my sisters gave them the benefit of the doubt after the last round of homo rapes were exposed. They did that because it seemed like they were repenting and protecting children from the ravages of the wolves. If Francis undoes this, they will be up the children’s’ butts quickly because they are homo pride sickos.
I don’t know what my sisters will do. It would be devastating for them. The youngest sister called me crying last week and I told her to just wait and see what he does. I hope this guy is not evil...just stupid or something and comes to his senses.
He can’t even open the door a crack for the pervs to get out. He can’t afford to keep closing churches to pay another round of damages. He also can’t afford the rage that will come against the church if it happens again. I find myself actually praying for a Pope for the sake of my sisters and their children. Now that is weird...SaraJohnson praying for a Pope. : )
As an outsider looking in, there is much I don't understand about supremely important things.
Mass and the Rosary are two of them.
Thanks for posting. I am Protestant but I find Catholicism to be very beautiful. I have even prayed the Rosary many times & have a Rosary app on my phone. I find it funny when people criticize the Rosary as wrong because the Rosary actually makes me feel closer to God. God Bless.
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