The Mass in Scripture

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The Mass in relation to Scripture

INTRODUCTORY RITES

Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit. . . . baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (Mt
28:19)]

People: Amen [Let all the people say Amen! (1
Chronicles 16:36)]

Greeting

Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love
of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of
you. [The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of
God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of
you. (2 Cor 13:13)]

People: And also with you.

Penitential Rite

People: I confess to Almighty God, and to you my
brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own
fault. [Therefore, confess your sins to one another and
pray for one another, that you may be healed (James
5:16)]

In my thoughts and in my words, . . .do not be haughty.
. .wise in your own estimation. . .(Rms 12:16)] [the
tongue. . . exists among our members as a world of
malice, defiling the whole body. . .James 3:6)]

In what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; [So
for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do
it, it is a sin (James 4:17)]

And I ask Blessed Mary, ever virgin, all the angels and
saints, and you my brothers and sisters, to pray for me
to the Lord, our God. [Brothers, pray for us too. (1 Thes
5:25)]

Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us
our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

[If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and
will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every
wrongdoing. (1 John 1:9)]

People: Amen.

Priest and People: Lord have mercy. [Let us pray and
beg our Lord to have mercy on us and to grant us
deliverance. (Tobit 8:4)]

Priest and People: Christ have mercy. . . . grace, mercy
and peace from God the Father and Christ

Jesus our Lord. (1 Tim 1:2)]

Gloria

Glory to God in the highest and peace to his people on
earth. [Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace
to those on whom his favor rests. (Luke 2:14)]

Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father.
[Alleluia! The Lord has established his reign, our God
the almighty! (Rev 19:6)]

We worship you, [Worship God. (Rev 22:9)]

We give you thanks, . . . giving thanks always and in
everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God
the Father. (Eph 5:20)]

We praise you for your glory. [Amen! Blessing and glory,
wisdom and thanksgiving, honor, power and might be to
our God forever and ever. Amen! (Rev 7:12)]

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, [Grace,
mercy and peace will be with us from God the Father
and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son in truth and
love. (2 John 3]

Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world; have mercy on us; [Behold the Lamb of God, who
takes away the sins of the world. (John 1:29)]

You are seated at the right hand of the father, receive
our prayer. [It is Christ Jesus who died, rather, was
raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed
intercedes for us. (Rms 8:34)]

For you alone are the Holy One, *

You alone are the Lord, [Who will not fear you Lord, or
glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations
will come and worship before you. (Rev 15:4)]

You alone are the most high Jesus Christ, [He will be
great and will be called Son of the Most High. (Luke
1:32)]

With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. [The
Advocate, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my
name. . . (John 14:24)]

To be Continued…*

 

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…Continued

Profession of Faith

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of
heaven and earth, . . . God most High, the creator of
heaven and earth. (Gen 14:19)]

Of all that is seen and unseen. [For in him were created
all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the
invisible . . . (Col 1:16)]

We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of
God, eternally begotten of the Father, [Therefore the
child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
(Luke 1:35)]

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true

God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
. . .who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of
his being.(Heb 1:3)]

Through him all things were made. [In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All
things come to be through him, and without him nothing
came to be. (John 1:1-4)]

For us men and our salvation he came down from
heaven; [No one has gone up to heaven except the one
who came down from heaven, the Son of Man. (John
3:13)]

By the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin
Mary, and became man. [When his mother Mary was
betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she
was found with child through the Holy Spirit. (Matt 1:18)]

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
[Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. (John
19:16)]

He suffered, died and was buried. On the third day he
rose again in the fulfillment of the Scriptures; [For I
handed on to you as of first importance what I also
received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance to
the Scriptures; that he was buried; that he was raised on
the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. (1 Cor
15:3)]

He ascended into heaven, [As he blessed them he
parted from them and was taken up to heaven. (Luke
24:51)]

And is seated at the right hand of the Father. . . . seek
what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand
of God. (Col 3:1)]

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the
dead, *

And His kingdom will have no end. . . . and of his
kingdom there will be no end. (Luke 1:33)]

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
[It shall come to pass in the last days, God says, that I
will pour out a portion of my spirit upon all flesh. (Acts
2:17)]

Who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the
Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. “And
I will ask the Father, and he will give you another
Advocate to be with you always.” (John 14:16)]

He has spoken through the Prophets. [Concerning this
salvation, prophets who prophesied about the grace that
was to be yours searched and investigated it,
investigating the time and circumstances that the Spirit
of Christ within them indicated when it testified in
advance to the sufferings destined for Christ and the
glories to follow them. (1 Peter 1:10-11)]

We believe in the one, holy, catholic and apostolic

church. . . .so we, though many, are one body in Christ
and individually parts of one another. (Rms 12:5)

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of
sins. [Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the
name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins . .
. (Acts 2:38)]

We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of
the world to come. [For if we have grown into union with
him through a death like his, we shall also be united
with him in the resurrection. (Rms 6:5)]

To be continued…*

 

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LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts

Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your
goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has
given and human hands have made. [For every man to
eat and drink and enjoy the fruit of all his labor is a gift
of God. (Eccl 3:13)]

It will become for us the bread of life. *

Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your
goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and
work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink.
[Then he took a cup, gave thanks and said: "Take this
and share it among yourselves, for I tell you that from
this time on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until
the kingdom of God comes. (Luke 22:17-18)]

Blessed be God forever. [Blessed be God. (Psalm
68:36)]

Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to
God, the almighty Father. [Therefore, we who are
receiving the unshakable kingdom should have
gratitude, with which we should offer worship pleasing to
God in reverence and awe. (Heb 12:28)]

May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the
praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good
of all his church. [He that offers praise as a sacrifice
glorifies me. . . (Psalm 50:23)]

Eucharistic Prayer

Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. [Let us
reach out our hearts toward God in heaven.
(Lamentations 3:41)]

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. . . .giving
thanks to God the Father through him. (Col 3:17)]

It is right to give him thanks and praise. [We always give
thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ . . .
(Col 1:3)]

Preface Acclamation

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,

heaven and earth are full of your glory. “Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord of hosts,” they cried out to one another. “All
the earth is filled with his glory.” (Isa 6:3)]

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest. [Hosanna! Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord . . . Hosanna in the
highest. (Mark 11:9-10)]

…to be continued*

 

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…Continued

Eucharistic Prayer

We come to you Father, with praise and thanksgiving
through Jesus Christ your Son. . . .giving always and
for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to
God the Father. (Eph 5:20)]

Through him we ask you to accept and bless these gifts
we offer you in sacrifice. . . . accept this sacrifice on
behalf of all your people Israel and guard and sanctify
their heritage. (2 Maccabees 1:26)]

We offer them for your holy catholic Church, watch over
it, Lord, and guide it; grant it peace and unity throughout
the world. . . . so that they may all be one, as you,
Father, are in me and I in you. (John 17:21)]

We offer them for N. our Pope, and N. our bishop, and
for all who hold and teach the catholic faith that comes
to us from the apostles. [They devoted themselves to
the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to
the breaking of the bread, and to the prayers. (Acts
2:42)]

Remember, Lord, your people, especially those for
whom we now pray. Remember all of us gathered here
before you. You know how firmly we believe in you and
dedicate ourselves to you. [Remember me, O Lord, as
you favor your people; visit me with your saving help.
(Psalms 106:4)]

We offer you this sacrifice of praise for ourselves and
those who are dear to us. [Through him then let us
continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the
fruit of lips that confess his name. (Heb 13:15)]

We pray to you, our living and true God, for our
well-being and redemption. In union with the whole
Church we honor Mary, the ever-virgin mother of Jesus
Christ our Lord and God. We honor Joseph, her
husband, . . . Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband
of Mary. (Matt 1:16)]

The apostles and martyrs and all the saints. May their
merits and prayers gain us your constant help and
protection. Father, accept this offering from your whole
family. Grant us your peace in this life, save us from
final damnation, and count us among those you have
chosen. . . strengthened with every power, in accord
with his glorious might, for all endurance and patience,
with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has made you
fit to share the inheritance of the holy ones in light. (Col
1:11)]

Bless and approve our offering; make it acceptable to
you, an offering in spirit and in truth. [God is Spirit, and
those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.
(John 4:24)]

…to be continued

 

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…continued

Let it become for us the body and blood of Jesus Christ
your only Son out Lord. The day before he suffered he
took bread in his sacred hands and looking up to
heaven to you, his almighty

Father, he gave thanks and praise. He broke the bread,
gave it to his disciples, and said: This is my body, which
will be given up for you.

When supper was ended he took the cup. Again he
gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his
disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and drink from
it; this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and
everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all
so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.
[While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the
blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said,
“Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup,
gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, "Drink from it,
all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will
be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins
(Matt 26:26-28)]

Let us proclaim the mystery of faith. [Undeniably great is
the mystery of devotion. (1 Tim 3:16)]

Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
[For I handed on to you as of first importance what I
myself received: that Christ died for our sins in
accordance with the scriptures; that he was buried; that
he was raised on the third day in accordance with the
scriptures . . . (1 Cor 15:3-5)]

Father, we celebrate the memory of Christ, your Son.
We, your people and your ministers, recall his passion,
his resurrection from the dead, and his ascension into
glory; and from the many gifts you have given us we
offer to you, God of glory and majesty, . . . realizing that
you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on
by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver
and gold, but with precious blood of Christ as of a
spotless unblemished lamb. He was known before the
foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for
you, who through him believe in God who raised him
from the dead and gave him glory. (1 Peter 1:18-21)]

This holy and perfect sacrifice; [For if the blood of goats
and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer’s ashes can
sanctify those who are defiled so that their flesh is
cleansed, how much more will the blood of Christ, who
through the eternal spirit offered himself up
unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from
dead works to worship the living God. (Heb 9:13-14)]

The bread of life and the cup of eternal salvation.
[Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal
life, and I will raise him on the last day. (John 6:54)]

Look with favor on these offerings and accept them as
once you accepted the gifts of your servant Abel, [The
Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering . . . (Gen
4:4)]

The sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith, "Do

not lay your hand on the boy," said the messenger. “Do
not do the least thing to him. I know now how devoted
you are to God, since you did not withhold from me your
own beloved son.” (Gen 22:12)]

And the bread and wine offered by your priest
Melchizedech. [Melchizedech, king of Salem, brought
out bread and wine, and being a priest of God Most
High, blessed Abram. . (Gen 14:18)]

Almighty God, we pray that your angel may take this
sacrifice to your altar in heaven. [Another angel came
and stood at the altar, holding a gold censer. He was
given a great quantity of incense to offer, along with
prayers of all the holy ones, on the gold altar that was
before the throne. The smoke of the incense along with
the prayers of the holy ones went up before God from
the hand of the angel. (Rev 8:3-4)]

Then, as we receive from this altar the sacred body and
blood of your Son, let us be filled with every grace and
blessing. [Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual
blessing in the heavens. (Eph 1:3)]

to be continued…

 

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Remember, Lord, those who have died and have gone
before us marked with the sign of faith, especially those
for whom we now pray. May these and all who sleep in
Christ, find in your presence light, happiness and peace.
[We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about
those who have fallen asleep, so that you may not
grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe
that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through
Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep. (1
Thes 4:13-14)]

For ourselves, too, we ask some share in the fellowship
of your apostles and martyrs, with John the Baptist, and
all the saints. . . . giving thanks to the Father, who has
made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones
in light. (Col 1:12)]

Though we are sinners, we trust in your mercy and love.
Do not consider what we truly deserve, but grant us
your forgiveness. [The sins of my youth and my frailties
remember not; in your kindness remember me, because
of your goodness, O Lord. (Psalms 25:7)]

Through Christ our Lord you give us all these gifts. You
fill them with life and goodness, you bless them and
make them holy. [They all look to you to give them food
in due time. When you give it to them, they gather it;
when you open your hand they are filled with good
things. (Psalms 104:27- 280]

Doxology

Through Him, with Him, in Him, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty God and
Father, for ever and ever. Amen. [For from him and
through him and for him are all things. To him be the
glory forever. Amen. (Rms 11:36)]

Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us
our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver
us from evil.

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your
kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us
our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and do not subject
us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one.”
(Matt 6:9-13)]

Deliver us, Lord, from every evil and grant us peace in
our day. In your mercy keep us from sin and protect us
from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming
of our Savior, Jesus Christ. “I do not ask that you take
them out of the world but that you keep them from the
evil one.”(John 17:15)]

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,
now and forever. [Didache (Teaching of the Apostles,
first century)]

Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: I leave you
peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but
on the faith of your Church, and grant us the peace and
unity of your kingdom where you live for ever and ever.
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you . . .” (John
14:27)]

The peace of the Lord be with you always. “Peace be
with you.” (John 20:19)]

Breaking of the Bread

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; have
mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of
the world; have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take
away the sins of the world; grant us peace. [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)]

Communion

This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world. Happy are those who are called to his supper. “.
. . Blessed are those who have been called to the
wedding feast of the Lamb.” (Rev 19:9)]

Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the
word and I shall be healed. “Lord, I am not worthy to
have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my
servant will be healed.” (Matt 8:8)]

Dismissal

Blessed be the name of the Lord, now and forever.
[Blessed be the name of God forever and ever. (Daniel
2:20)]

May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Spirit. [As he blessed them he parted from
them and was taken up to heaven. (Luke 24:51)]

The Mass is ended; go in peace to love and serve the
Lord. [Serve now the Lord, your God, and his people
Israel. (2 Chronicles 35:3)]

Taken from “This is the Faith Database”

 

[rwoehmke]

A similar set up can be found in Father Stravinska’s book " The Catholic Church and the Bible."

When I first realized this deep and total use of the Scriptures in the prayers of the Mass, it blew me away. I have Baptist friends who try to hold that things Catholic are not scriptural. Comparing the Mass to some of their services which I have attended there is no doubt which church is the truly Biblical Church.

 

[Seamus_Sully]

Absolutely beautiful!!!

THANKS!!!

 

[ccfbob]

I have been wanting to do this myself. :bowdown2: Thank You. :clapping:

May I use this for instruction to others? :newidea:

God Bless,
Bob