1. UNIT 6 CHAPTERS 22-25

2. Come Into the Lord’s Presence Singing for Joy
Chapter 22

3. What is Liturgy? The word liturgy means “work of the people.”
Through the Sacred Liturgy, we on earth take part in the worship of God that goes on in heaven with the angels and the saints.
We prepare for this worship of God outwardly by wearing suitable clothes, and we prepare inwardly by understanding our purpose in coming: to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with the priest and to be nourished by the Word of God and the precious Body and Blood of Jesus.

4. The Main Parts of the Mass
The basic structure of the Mass consists of:
Introductory Rites
Liturgy of the Word
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Concluding Rites
The Introductory Rites prepare us to take part worthily and to focus our hearts and our minds on the Mass.

5. Entrance Antiphon or Hymn and Greeting
During the Entrance Antiphon or Hymn, the priest and the ministers enter the church and go to the altar. It is accompanied by signs of reverence such as the carrying of candles, incense, and the Book of the Gospels.
After the entrance song, the priest and the people make the Sign of the Cross. The priest greets the people: “The Lord be with you;” and the people answer: “And with your spirit.”

6. Penitential Rite
We acknowledge our sins together with one of three possible prayers.
The prayer usually used is called the Confiteor. It begins: “I confess to Almighty God…” It is followed by the invocations, “Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy,” or in Greek, “Kyrie eleison; Christe eleison; Kyrie eleison.”
The penitential rite helps us to see things in the right perspective: that God is God and we are sinners in need of forgiveness.

7. Gloria We praise God in the Gloria.
The Gloria was once a Christmas hymn and begins with the words with which the angels greeted the shepherds: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.”
The Gloria is used at most Sunday Masses and on other special days.
(EXCEPT THE SUNDAYS OF ADVENT AND LENT)

8. Opening Prayer (Collect)
After the priest invites the people to pray, they may spend a few moments in silence to recall God’s presence.
Then the priest says the prayer that expresses the theme of the particular Mass based on the Liturgical Year.

9. The Liturgical Year The Liturgical Year is the Church’s calendar.
It has its own seasons and special feast days.
In addition to the prayers, the colors of the priest’s vestments are also determined by the season or feast day of the liturgical year.

10. THE PRIEST’S VESTMENTS
Green
Red
White
Purple
Rose
Meaning
Use
Life, Hope
_________
Masses during Ordinary Time
Fire, Love
Masses for Martyrs, Pentecost, Passion
Purity, Joy
Masses for Jesus, Mary, Virgins, Confessors, etc.
Sorrow, Penitence
Masses during Advent and Lent
Masses for the Dead
(white & black may also be used)
Joy
___________
Gaudete (rejoice) Sunday in Advent
Laetare Sunday in Lent

11. Speak Lord, Your Servant is Listening
Chapter 23

12. Liturgy of the Word
During the Introductory Rites, we were speaking to God. In the Liturgy of the Word, God speaks to us.
All of the readings at Mass come from the Bible and are selected to highlight a specific theme which is often related to the day or season.
The Liturgy of the Word is made up of:
First Reading
Responsorial Psalm
Second Reading
Gospel
Homily
Profession of Faith (Creed)
Prayers of the Faithful

13. First Reading
The First Reading is usually from the Old Testament. Although during Easter it is from the Acts of the Apostles.
We learn the history of creation and of God’s chosen people in the Old Testament.
Many Old Testament events foreshadow the Gospel. For example, the Passover lamb prefigures Jesus’ Sacrifice on the Cross and the Holy Eucharist.

14. Responsorial Psalm
The Responsorial Psalm is the reading or singing of a psalm with a refrain that we repeat.
The Responsorial Psalm is taken from the Book of Psalms…most were composed by David
The Psalms express every kind of prayer: adoration, contrition, thanksgiving, and supplication (ACTS).

15. Second Reading
The Second Reading comes from the Epistles (letters) that the apostles wrote to the first Christian Churches.
For the most part they explained how to grow in holiness, how to pray, and how to treat the people around us with true Christian charity.

16. Gospel
There are four Gospels that this reading could come from: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
The Gospels are a record of what Jesus said and did on earth. They are the “good news”.
We stand during the reading of the Gospel to show our reverence for the words of Jesus.
After we recite or sing the Alleluia verse, the priest says: “The Lord be with you.” The people answer: “And with your spirit.”

17. Gospel (Cont.)
The priest then makes the Sign of the Cross on the Lectionary (or the book of the gospels), and then on his forehead, lips, and heart.
The people do the same as they answer: “Glory to you, O Lord.”
The little crosses indicate that the word of our Lord is to be in our thoughts, on our lips, and in our hearts.
GOSPEL MEANS “GOOD NEWS”

18. Homily
Each writer of the Gospels wrote for a different audience, although they often wrote of the same things.
The priest now explains the meaning of the readings and how we can apply them to our lives today.

19. Creed
The Creed is a statement of what all Catholics believe. In it we testify that we believe what God has revealed to men.
The Creed is only recited on Sundays and on holy days.

20. General Intercessions (Prayers of the Faithful)
In these prayers we pray for the needs of the Church.
We pray for our public authorities, for the salvation of the world, for those oppressed by any need, and for our local community and families.

21. Lift up the cup of salvation
Chapter 24

22. Liturgy of the Eucharist
The Liturgy of the Eucharist is broken up into three main parts: the Offertory, the Eucharistic Prayer, and the Communion Rite.
Each of these parts is made up of other events.

23. Hidden Meanings
Everything during the Mass is done with a special purpose in mind, often meant to remind us of an important fact about our relationship with God.
For example, the bread that is brought forward is made up of many grains of wheat, and the wine is made of many grapes. Just so, the people, though many, are made into the one Body of Christ through the mysteries of the Eucharist.
In addition, the wheat was ground into flour for the bread, and the grapes were crushed to make the wine. Similarly, we must die to ourselves to become new and whole in Christ.

24. Offertory Preparation of the Altar Preparation of the Gifts
The five parts of the Offertory are:
Preparation of the Altar
Preparation of the Gifts
Offering of the Gifts
Washing of Hands
Prayers over the Gifts

25. Preparation of the Altar
The altar is prepared for the Holy Sacrifice that is about to take place.
PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
Bread and wine are brought up to the priest from the people.
The priest accepts them, places them on the altar.
During this part of the Mass, we should be offering ourselves to God: our whole selves, including our joys and sorrows.
OFFERING OF THE GIFTS
These prayers acknowledge God’s goodness as Lord of all creation and the goodness of creation itself.
After the priest offers the bread, and again after he offers the wine, the people respond, “Blessed be God forever.”
WASHING OF THE HANDS
The priest washes his hands to signify the great purity with which we should approach the Eucharist.
THE BLESSING OF THE GIFTS
These prayers ask for God’s blessing on the gifts that will become the Eucharist.
It is often related to the theme of the season or feast day being celebrated.

26. Eucharistic Prayer Preface Sanctus Invocation of the Holy Spirit
The six parts of the Eucharistic Prayer are:
Preface
Sanctus
Invocation of the Holy Spirit
Consecration
Offering to the Father
Doxology

27. Preface This is the beginning of the Eucharistic Prayer.
It begins with a dialogue between the priest and the congregation.
It considers the coming Sacrifice in light of the liturgical season or feast day.

28. Sanctus
This is a prayer we sing or pray all together, beginning with the words “Holy, holy, holy Lord…”
It is a special exclamation of joy in the salvation God has promised to us.
It is the hymn the angels sing in heaven, so by singing it, we are already participating in the Heavenly Liturgy.
This is also the hymn that the people sang as Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
At the end of this hymn, we all kneel for the most reverent part of the Mass.

29. Invocation of the Holy Spirit
This part of the Eucharistic Prayer also goes by the name Epiclesis.
The priest extends his hands over the gifts and invokes the Holy Spirit, asking Him to come upon them and make them holy so that they may become the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

30. Consecration The Consecration is the most sacred part of the Mass.
It is the prayer that changes the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus.
At the words “This is my body…” and “This is the chalice of my Blood…” the bread and wine truly become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

31. Offering to the Father
When the priest holds up the consecrated Host and the chalice with the Precious Blood, he is offering us a chance to adore the Lord in the Eucharist and to offer the Holy Sacrifice, Christ’s Body and Blood, to our Heavenly Father.
The Eucharistic Prayer also contains prayers for the Church, for the living, and for the dead.

32. Doxology
“Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever.”
This is the prayer with which the priest offers Jesus to the Father.
When we respond “Amen,” we are giving our full assent to the prayer of the priest.

33. COME TO THE TABLE OF THE LORD
CHAPTER 25

34. Communion Rite
The Communion Rite follows the Eucharistic Prayer and is the last part of the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
Many different things happen during the Communion Rite including: the Our Father, the Rite of Peace, the Breaking of the Bread, the Lamb of God, the reception of Communion, and the Prayer after Communion.

35. Our Father The first part of the Communion Rite is the Our Father.
The priest invites us to pray in the words that Christ gave us because Jesus Himself taught us the Our Father as the model of all prayer.
It is the perfect prayer because the seven petitions it contains are all the petitions necessary for making us a holy, loving people of God.

36. ♥ Our Father Who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name:
We call God “our Father” rather than “my Father,” because we are his children through the Church.  All people in the Church are God’s children.
We acknowledge that God is in heaven.  However, God is all present; he is everywhere. We think of God as in heaven, for heaven is our greatest desire where we can be perfectly happy and in union with God.
When we say:  Hallowed be thy name, we ask that all people will know and honor God and realize the sacredness of his name.  This calls us to recognize the truths of the Faith.
♥ Thy kingdom come:
We want the reign of Christ to be present on earth, so we can live in his love.
♥ Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven:
We surrender our will to God.  If all people did this here on earth, it would be like heaven.
♥ Give us this day our daily bread:
We ask for God to provide for our needs and, in a special way, we recognize Jesus in the Eucharist offered daily at Mass.
♥ And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
We ask to be forgiven as much as we forgive.
♥ And lead us not into temptation:  
Let not the world of our flesh lead us to sin and distract us from God’s ways.
♥ but deliver us from evil.
Give us God’s divine protection against all spiritual evils, including Satan and the demons.

37. Rite of Peace Peace is a priceless treasure that Christ gives to us.
At this point in the Mass, we may offer each other a sign of Christ’s peace.
To preserve this gift we must seek to live in peace every day with family and friends and everyone we meet.

38. Lamb of God/Breaking of the Bread
The priest now takes the Host and breaks it over the paten. He places a small piece in the chalice, saying quietly: “May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.
It doesn’t matter what size of Host we receive because all of Jesus, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, is contained in every particle of the Host and in every drop of the Precious Blood.
While the priest is doing this, everyone prays: “Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us…grant us peace.”

39. Receiving Communion
Before we receive Communion, we repeat the words of a Roman Centurion who asked Jesus to save one of his servants from death but who knew he was not worthy to receive Jesus into his home.
“Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof…”
After the priest receives Communion, the congregation may go up to receive, bowing beforehand.
When we respond “Amen” to “The Body of Christ,” we are saying: “Yes, I believe that this is really Jesus Christ.”
If we are unable to receive Communion for some reason, we should use this time to pray and ask Jesus to be present with us.

40. Prayer After Communion
Receiving Holy Communion allows us to be alone with God in a very intimate way. Use the minutes that Jesus is present in us to thank Him for coming to us in the form of bread and wine as well as to just be with Him.
After the priest has cleaned the paten and chalice, he may return to his seat to continue the silence and thanksgiving for a short time.
Then, standing at the chair or at the altar, the priest says the Prayer after Communion, which asks that our share in the Eucharist be fruitful.

41. Concluding Rites
After the Prayer after Communion, the priest gives us a Blessing in the name of the Trinity.
After the blessing the priest invites all to go in the peace of Christ, and the people respond “Thanks be to God.”
There may be a Closing Hymn as the priest leaves the altar.