1. Come into the Lord’s Presence Singing for Joy

2.  Prepare ourselves outwardly  Wear proper clothing  Prepare ourselves inwardly  Silence on the way to Mass  Getting there with time to quiet one’s mind

3.  Liturgy = “Work of the People” (Greek)  Refers to the public worship of God  i.e. Mass

4.  Introductory Rite  Liturgy of the Word  Liturgy of the Eucharist

5.  Priest enters the Church  Proceeds up to the altar  Procession often includes candles, incense, crucifix, and even Gospels  Entrance Antiphon – prayer during the opening procession that all people recite  Often replaced with a hymn as people enter

6.  Priest greets the people  “The Lord be with you”  “And with your spirit”

7.  Priest invites people to call to mind their sins  So that we can be sorry for them  Serves to purify our hearts to hear His word and receive Him  One of three prayers of confession  Confiteor “I Confess to Almighty God…”  Kyrie “Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy”

8.  Prayer by which we praise God  We ask God to hear our prayers  Ask Him to forgive us for all our sins  Thanking Him for His gift of forgiveness  We ask God to hear our prayers, forgive us for all our sins  Gloria: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of goodwill…”  Originally a Christmas hymn  Stems from the greeting the Angels used when meeting with the shepherds at Christmas  Used at most Sunday Masses, Holy Days

9.  Also known as collect  Because the priest “collects” the prayers of all those gathered This is why he extends his arms while praying The people join in the priest’s prayer  The opening prayer ties into the theme of the Mass

10.  Liturgical Year = Church Calendar  Collection of seasons and feast days  Advent, Lent, Christmas, Easter, Ordinary Time  Remind us of Christ’s life  Different seasons are marked by different colors