Here is part 1 to the series.
From here on out, we will be going line by line through the Mass. I will add some explanations to some things, but mainly I will be providing Scripture for what can be found within the Mass. I hope and pray that this is enlightening at the very least.
Scripture will be in brackets. Wording in the Mass will be non bracketed and bolded.
(Alter servers, Lector, Deacon, and Priest enter and proceed toward the Alter. Congregation stands. Those proceeding forward bow, then the Priest and the Deacon go up toward the alter and face the congregation. The Lector and Alter Servers stand on the sides of the alter)
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Congregation: Amen.
["Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit." (Matthew 28: 19)]
Priest: The Lord be with you.
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Congregation: And with your spirit.
[The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. (1 Corinthians 16: 23, Romans 16: 20)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you."(1Thessalonians 5: 28)
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you. (2Corinthians 13: 13)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 1: 7, 1Corinthians 1: 3, 2Corinthians 1: 2, Galatians 1: 3, Ephesians 1: 2, Philippians 1: 2, 2 Thessalonians 1: 2, Philemon 1: 3)
Grace to you and peace to God our Father. (Colossians 1: 2)
Grace to you and peace. (1Thessalonians 1: 1)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen brothers. Amen. (Galatians 6: 18)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. (Philippians 4: 23, Philemon 1: 25)
The Lord be with your spirit. (2 Timothy 4: 22)]
Priest: Brothers and Sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, that we may prepare ourselves to celebrate this sacred mystery.
[If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing. (1John 1: 9)
(The following is the Penitential Act, a petition to God and to those in our community to forgive us our sins; here it is in its entirety)
All: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and what I have failed to do, (strikes the breast) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask the Blessed Mary, ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
[ I confess...most grievous fault:
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful. (James 5: 16)
If a man (or a woman) commits a fault against his fellow man and wrongs him, thus breaking faith with the Lord, he shall confess the wrong he has done, restore his ill-gotten goods in full, and in addition give one fifth of their value to the one he has wronged. (Numbers 5: 6-7)
Therefore...Lord our God:
At the same time, pray for us, too... (Colossians 4: 2)
Brothers, pray for us (too). (1Thessalonians 5: 25)
Finally, brothers, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may speed forward and be glorified, as it did among you... (2Thessalonians 3: 1)
Pray for us, for we are confident that we have a clear conscience, wishing to act rightly in every respect (Hebrews 13: 18)]
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Priest: Have mercy on us o Lord.
Congregation: For we have sinned against you.
Priest: Show us o Lord your mercy.
Congregation: And grant us your salvation.
[I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you." (Luke 15: 18)
They cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation comes from our God, who is seated on the throne, and from the Lamb." (Revelation 7: 10)
Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience, so they have now disobeyed in order that, by virtue of the mercy shown to you, they too may (now) receive mercy. (Romans 11: 30-31)]
Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us into everlasting life.
Congregation: Amen.
Priest: Lord have mercy.
Congregation: Lord have mercy.
Priest: Christ have mercy.
Congregation: Christ have mercy.
Priest: Lord have mercy.
Congregation: Lord have mercy.
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Priest: You were sent to heal the contrite: Lord, have mercy.
Congregation: Lord have mercy.
[By his wounds you have bee healed. (1Peter 2: 24)]
Priest: You came to call sinners: Christ, have mercy.
Congregation: Christ have mercy.
["I did not come to call the righteous but sinners." (Matthew 9: 13)
Jesus heard this and said to them (that), "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners." (Mark 2: 17)
"I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners." (Luke 5: 32)]
Priest: You plead for us at the right hand of the Father: Lord, have mercy.
Congregation: Lord have mercy.
[Who will condemn? It is Christ (Jesus) who died, rather, was raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. (Romans 8: 34)]
Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us into everlasting life.
Congregation: Amen.
All: (The Gloria is now said or sung, where we glorify God; here it is in its entirety)
Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, Lord God, Heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the holy one, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the most high, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
[Glory to God...good will:
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. (Luke 2: 14)
We praise you:
Through him (then) let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. (Hebrews 13: 15)
We bless you:
God who is over all be blessed forever. Amen. (Romans 9: 5)
With it [the tongue] we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings who are made in the likeness of God. (James 3: 9)
We adore you, We glorify you:
...that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 15: 6)
Therefore, glorify God in your body. (1Corinthians 6: 20)
...that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you... (2Thessalonians 1: 12)
We give you thanks...almighty Father:
...giving thanks always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father. (Ephesians 5: 20)
And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3: 17)
We give thanks to you, Lord God almighty, who are and who were. (Revelation 11: 17)
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son:
In the same way, it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest, but rather the one who said to him: "You are my son; this day I have begotten you..." (Hebrews 5: 5)
Lord God, Lamb of God...right hand of the Father, have mercy on us:
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world." (John 1: 29)
...and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, "Behold, the Lamb of God." (John 1: 36)
So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God. (Mark 16: 19)
But from this time on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. (Luke 22: 69)
God exalted him [Jesus] at his right hand... (Acts 5: 31)
But he, filled with the holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God... (Acts 7: 55)
And he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." (Acts 7: 56)
If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. (Colossians 3: 1)
But this one offered one sacrifice for sins, and took his seat forever at the right hand of God... (Hebrews 10: 12)
...through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him. (1Peter 3: 21)
For you alone are the Holy One:
"I know who you are--the Holy One of God!" (Mark 1: 24, Luke 4: 34)
"We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God." (John 6: 69)
You alone are the Lord...Amen.]
Priest: Let us pray... (The Priest says a prayer meant to lead everyone into the rest of the Mass Celebration) ...We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Congregation: Amen
(All sit)
This concludes part 2. More to come ;)
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