The mass

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The MassCatholic 5th Grade Religious Education

St Mary the Assumption Brookline, MA

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Do You Know Your Church?

The Altar

The Tabernacle

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Why the Mass? A Gift from Jesus

Jesus promised his Apostles he would never leave them alone

On the night before he died on the Cross Jesus gathered his Disciples together for a very special meal

At the meal Jesus took bread and told the Apostles this is my Body. He took the cup and said this is my Blood

Jesus told his Apostles to continue to do what he was doing in this meal. This is why we celebrate the Mass.

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We want to continue to do what Jesus told us to do

This is how we know he is always with us until he comes in glory

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Introductory Rites

The entrance chant…

As the Priest goes to the altar the people sing

This begins our celebration

During this do the people sit, stand or kneel?Stand

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Introductory Rite

The Sign of the Cross Why? We call upon the Holy Trinity

The Greeting Why? We are welcomed in God’s Name Led by the Priest he welcomes us to church in

God’s name The Lord be with you. And with your spirit

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The Penitential Act

The Priest invites us to think about our sins and to tell God we are sorry

We want to do this so we can listen to God’s word and receive his Body with a pure heart

The Kyrie we ask Jesus for Mercy Lord have Mercy….

We Express Sorrow for Our Sins

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The Gloria / Prayer

We Praise God

Now we are so happy God has promised us his forgiveness we have to celebrate!!!

The Collect / Opening Prayer We Join in Prayer

Together In a special way the

Priest asks God to be with us

Are we sitting or standing?

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The Liturgy of the Word

The First Reading God speaks to us through the

Prophets The Lector takes their place in

speaking to us We listen to a Old Testament Bible

reading

The Second Reading God speaks to us through the

Apostles We now listen to letters of Paul

and the other ApostlesAre we sitting or standing?

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The Alleluia / The Gospel

The Alleluia We praise Jesus who

comes to speak to us

The Gospel God speaks to Us through

Christ The Priest or Deacon reads

the Gospel in the name of Jesus, and Jesus himself becomes present among us through his WordAre we sitting or

standing?

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The Homily God Speaks to Us

through the Priest These readings are

God’s message to us They can be difficult to

understand This is why the Priest or

Deacon explains the meaning

The homily also tells us how to live in God’s Word in our own lives

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The Profession of Faith

We Profess Our Faith

Having heard God’s word in the readings and the Homily we now want to proclaim before everyone what we believe We believe what God has told

us That he has called us We believe he loves us

The Nicene Creed or Apostles’ Creed

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Prayer of the Faithful

We pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ

This closes the first part of the Mass

We pray for ourselves and all that need God’s help

Lord hear our prayer

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Liturgy of the Eucharist

Eucharist = Thanksgiving

The offertory chant Collection The gifts of the

bread and wine are brought forward

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The Preparation of the Gifts

We place the bread and wine on the altar The Priest takes the

bread and wine

The Invitation to Prayer We ask God to accept our

sacrifice We Stand

The Prayer over the Offerings We pray for God’s Grace

When we offer our gifts the Priest says the Prayer over the Offerings

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The Eucharistic Prayer

This is the prayer that will change the bread and the wine to the Body and Blood of our Lord

The Priest calls upon the Lord with a prayer called the Preface.

Holy Holy Holy We praise God in union

with the Angels

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The Words of Institution

The Bread and Wine Become Christ’s Body and Blood The Priest uses the Words

that Jesus did during the Last Supper

The Memorial Acclamation We Proclaim the Mystery of

Our Faith We are so happy that God is

giving us this very special gift that we feel like crying out for joy. The Great Amen

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The Communion Rite

The Lord’s Prayer We speak to God Our

Father in the Words Jesus Taught Us After the Eucharistic

Prayer is finished we prepare to receive Jesus in Communion. We ask for our daily bread and beg forgiveness for our sins

The Sign of Peace Before we receive the

Body of Christ we need to make peace with others

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Communion

Just before Communion we ask for mercy and peace through the Lamb of God

We ask God to make us worthy to receive Communion The Priest invites us to

receive Jesus our Savior who comes to us in Communion

Period of Silence and Prayer

It is very important that we remind ourselves of what we are about to do when receiving Communion.

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The Concluding Rites

The Mass closes with a Sign of the Cross, just as it began with one

This time the sign of the cross is a blessing

We receive God’s Blessing from the Priest

The Dismissal We are sent out to bring

Christ to others

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The End

God Bless You