Order of Mass

When the Entrance Chant is concluded, the Priest and the faithful, standing, sign themselves with the Sign of the Cross, while the Priest, facing the people, says:

Then the Priest, extending his hands, greets the people:

Then follows the Penitential Act, to which the Priest invites the faithful:

A brief pause for silence follows. Then all recite together the formula of general confession:

And, striking their breast, they say:

Then they continue:

The absolution of the Priest follows:

The Kyrie invocations follow, unless they have just occurred in a formula of the Penitential Act:

Then, when it is prescribed, this hymn is sung or said:

When the hymn is concluded, the Priest, with hands joined, says:

And all pray in silence with the Priest for a moment. Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the Collect prayer, at the end of which the people acclaim:

The reader goes to the ambo and reads the First Reading, while all sit and listen.

To indicate the end of the reading, the reader acclaims:

To indicate the end of the Second Reading, the reader acclaims:

There follows the Alleluia or another chant. Then the Deacon or Priest proceeds to the ambo and says:

He makes the Sign of the Cross on the book and on his forehead, lips, and breast. The people acclaim:

At the end of the Gospel, the Deacon or Priest acclaims:

At the end of the Homily, the Symbol or Profession of Faith or Creed, when prescribed, is sung or said:

Then follows the Universal Prayer, that is, the Prayer of the Faithful or Bidding Prayers.

The Priest, standing at the altar, takes the paten with the bread and holds it slightly raised above the altar with both hands, saying:

The Priest then takes the chalice and holds it slightly raised above the altar with both hands, saying:

Standing at the middle of the altar, facing the people, extending and then joining his hands, the Priest says:

The people rise and reply:

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the Prayer over the Offerings, at the end of which the people acclaim:

Then the Priest begins the Eucharistic Prayer:

At the end of the Preface, the Priest joins his hands and concludes with the people, singing or saying aloud:

The Priest continues the Eucharistic Prayer. In Eucharistic Prayer I (the Roman Canon), the Priest says:

The words of Consecration:

He shows the consecrated host to the people, places it again on the paten, and genuflects in adoration.

He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects in adoration.

The Priest, with hands joined, says:

The Priest alone continues:

Then the Priest says aloud:

Then, if appropriate, the Deacon or Priest adds:

Meanwhile the following is sung or said:

The Priest genuflects, takes the host and, holding it slightly raised above the paten or above the chalice, while facing the people, says aloud:

And together with the people he adds once:

After Communion, the Priest says:

The communicant replies:

When the distribution of Communion is over, the Priest or a Deacon or an acolyte purifies the paten and the chalice. Then the Priest says:

All pray in silence. Then the Priest says the Prayer after Communion, at the end of which the people acclaim:

The Priest, facing the people, says:

The Priest blesses the people:

Then the Deacon, or the Priest himself, says: