MASS FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES 

When the people are gathered, the Priest approaches the altar with the
ministers while the Entrance Chant is sung.  When he has arrived at the altar,
after making a profound bow with the ministers, the Priest venerates the altar with
a kiss and, if appropriate, incenses the cross and the altar. Then, with the
ministers, he goes to the chair. 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: 

INthe name of the Father, 

and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 
The people reply: 
Amen. 
Then the Priest, extending his hands, greets the people, saying: 

T grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

HE
and the love of God, 
and the communion of the Holy Spirit 
be with you all. 
The people reply: 
And with your spirit. 

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

B rethren , let us acknowledge our sins,

and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

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

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 in what I have failed to do, 
And, striking their breast, they say: 
through my fault, through my fault, 
through my most grievous fault; 
Then they continue: 
therefore 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. 
The absolution of the Priest follows: 
May almighty God have mercy on us, 
forgive us our sins, 
and bring us to everlasting life. 
The people reply: 
Amen
V. Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy.

COLLECT

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the following Collect :

Let us pray.

A lmighty ever living God, life of all that is mortal

and joy of the saints, we humbly pray to you for
your servants that, freed from the bond of mortality,
they may possess you Kingdom in everlasting glory.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The people reply: 
Amen. 
 LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING Job 19: 1, 23-27a

A reading from the Book of Job

T

hen Job answered and said:

Oh, would that my words were written down!
Would that they were inscribed in a record:
That with an iron chisel and with lead
they were cut in the rock forever!

As for me, I know that my vindicator lives,

and that he will at last stand forth upon the dust.
This will happen when my skin has been stripped off,
and from my flesh I will see God:

I will see for myself,

my own eyes, not another’s
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 23:1-3A,
3B-4, 5, 6

Response. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil,

for you are with me.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.

Response. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil,

for you are with me.

He guides me in right paths

for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.

Response. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil,

for you are with me.

You spread the table before me

in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

Response. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil,

for you are with me.

Only goodness and kindness follow me

all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.

Response. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil,

for you are with me.
SECOND READING Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39

A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans

B

rothers and sisters:

If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us
all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him?
Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones?
It is God who acquits us. 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 What will
separate us from the love of Christ?
Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or
nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we
conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor present things,
nor future things, nor powers,
nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to
separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God

ALLELUIA John 6:40

For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and
believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him [on] the last
day.”

GOSPEL John 14:1-6

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John
Glory to you, O Lord.

D o not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God;

have faith also in me.
In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there
were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a
place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you
also may be.

Where I am going you know the way.”

Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are
going; how can we know the way?”
Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

HOMILY
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

God, the almighty Father, raised Christ his Son

Priest:
from the dead; with confidence we ask him to save all
his people, living and dead:
Lord, hear our prayer!

Leader. For our brothers and sister who in baptism was given the
pledge of eternal life, that they now be admitted to the company
of the saints. Let us pray to the Lord.

Response. Lord, hear our prayer!

Leader.For our brothers and sister who was nourished at the table
of the Saviour. That they may be welcomed into the halls of the
heavenly banquet. Let us pray to the Lord.
Response. Lord, hear our prayer!

Leader.For our families and friends so that they may be consoled

in their grief by the Lord who wept at the death of his friend
Lazarus. Let us pray to the Lord.

Response. Lord, hear our prayer!

Leader. For those who have fallen asleep in the hope of rising
again, that they may see God face to face. Let us pray to the
Lord.

Response. Lord, hear our prayer!

God, our shelter and our strength, you listen in

Priest:
love to the cry of your people: hear the prayers we
offer for our departed brothers and sisters. Cleanse
them of their sins and grant them the fullness of
redemption. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

The people reply:

Amen.
THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST 
When all this has been done, the Offertory Chant begins. Meanwhile, the ministers
place the corporal, the purificator, the chalice, the pall, and the Missal on the
altar. 

It is desirable that the faithful express their participation by making an offering,

bringing forward bread and wine for the celebration of the Eucharist and perhaps
other gifts to relieve the needs of the Church and of the poor. 

The Priest, standing at the altar, takes the paten with the bread and holds it
slightly raised above the altar with both hands, saying in a low voice: 
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, 
for through your goodness we have received 
the bread we offer you: 
fruit of the earth and work of human hands, 
it will become for us the bread of life. 
Then he places the paten with the bread on the corporal. 

If, however, the Offertory Chant is not sung, the Priest may speak these words
aloud; at the end, the people may acclaim: 
Blessed be God for ever. 
The Deacon, or the Priest, pours wine and a little water into the chalice, saying
quietly: 
By the mystery of this water and wine 
may we come to share in the divinity of Christ 
who humbled himself to share in our humanity. 
The Priest then takes the chalice and holds it slightly raised above the altar with
both hands, saying in a low voice: 
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, 
for through your goodness we have received 
the wine we offer you: 
fruit of the vine and work of human hands 
it will become our spiritual drink. 
Then he places the chalice on the corporal. 

If, however, the Offertory Chant is not sung, the Priest may speak these words
aloud; at the end, the people may acclaim: 
Blessed be God for ever. 
After this, the Priest, bowing profoundly, says quietly: 
With humble spirit and contrite heart 
may we be accepted by you, O Lord, 
and may our sacrifice in your sight this day 
be pleasing to you, Lord God. 
If appropriate, he also incenses the offerings, the cross, and the altar. A Deacon or
other minister then incenses the Priest and the people. 
Then the Priest, standing at the side of the altar, washes his hands, saying quietly: 
Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity 
and cleanse me from my sin. 
Standing at the middle of the altar, facing the people, extending and then joining
his hands, he says: 

P RAY,
brethren (brothers and sisters), 
that my sacrifice and yours 
may be acceptable to God, 
the almighty Father. 
The people rise and reply: 
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 holy Church. 

Prayer over the Gifts

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the Prayer over the Offerings,

R eceived, O Lord, in your kindness

the sacrificial offering we make
for your departed servants
and for all who slept in Christ,
that, set free from the bonds of death
by this singular sacrifice,
they may merit eternal life.
Through Christ our Lord.
The people acclaim: 
Amen. 

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER  

Then the Priest begins the Eucharistic Prayer. 

The Lord be with you. 

R. And with your spirit. 

Lift up your hearts. 

R. We lift them up to the Lord. 

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. 

R. It is right and just. 

ITis truly right and just,

our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
Through Christ our Lord.

For as one alone he accepted death,

So that we might all escape from dying;
As one man he chose to die,
So that in you sight we all might live for ever.

And so, in company with the choirs of Angels,

We praise you, and with joy we proclaim:
At the end of the Preface he joins his hands and concludes the Preface with the
people, singing or saying aloud: 
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. 
Heaven and earth are full of your glory. 
Hosanna in the highest. 
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. 
Hosanna in the highest. 
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II

The Priest, with hands extended, says: 

Y OU are indeed Holy, O Lord, 

the fount of all holiness.
He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says: 

Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,

by sending down your spirit upon them like the
dewfall,
He joins his hands and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and
chalice together, saying: 
so that they may become for us the Body and  Blood
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He joins his hands. 

In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly
and distinctly, as the nature of these words requires. 
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues: 

He took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,

and gave it to His disciples, saying:
He bends slightly. 

T AKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT, 

FOR THIS IS MY BODY, 
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU. 
He shows the consecrated host to the people, places it again on the paten, and
genuflects in adoration. 

After this, he continues: 

In a similar way, when supper was ended, 
He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues: 

he took the chalice, 

and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:
He bends slightly.
AKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, 
T

AND DRINK FROM IT, 

FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, 
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW
AND ETERNAL COVENANT, 
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU
AND FOR MANY 
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS. 
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME. 
He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects in
adoration. 

Then he says: 
The mystery of faith. 
And the people continue, acclaiming: 

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, 

and profess your Resurrection 
until you come again. 

Or: 
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, 
we proclaim your Death, O Lord, 
until you come again. 
Or: 
Save us, Savior of the world, 
for by your Cross and Resurrection 
you have set us free.
Then the Priest, with hands extended, says: 
Therefore, as we celebrate
the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,
we offer you, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to you.
Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
CONCELEBRANT I

Remember, Lord, your Church,

spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Francis our Pope
and Buenaventura our Bishop,
and all the clergy.

CONCELEBRANT II

Remember also our brothers and sisters

who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse
with the blessed Apostles,
and all the Saints,
who have pleased you throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you
He joins his hands. 
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
He takes the chalice and the paten with the host and raising both, he says: 

T HROUGH 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. 
The people acclaim: 
Amen. 
Then follows the Communion Rite. 

The Communion Rite 

After the chalice and paten have been set down, the Priest, with hands joined,
says: 
A the Savior’s command 
T
and formed by divine teaching, 
we dare to say: 
He extends his hands and, together with the people, continues: 

O URFather, 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. 
With hands extended, the Priest alone continues, saying: 
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, 
graciously grant peace in our days, 
that, by the help of your mercy, 
we may be always free from sin 
and safe from all distress, 
as we await the blessed hope 
and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. 
He joins his hands. 

The people conclude the prayer, acclaiming: 

For the kingdom, 
the power and the glory are yours 
now and for ever. 
Then the Priest, with hands extended, says aloud: 
Lord Jesus Christ, 
who said to your Apostles, 
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, 
look not on our sins, 
but on the faith of your Church, 
and graciously grant her peace and unity 
in accordance with your will. 
He joins his hands. 
Who live and reign for ever and ever. 
The people reply: 
Amen. 
The Priest, turned towards the people, extending and then joining his hands, adds: 
The peace of the Lord be with you always. 
The people reply: 
And with your spirit. 
Then, if appropriate, the Deacon, or the Priest, adds: 
Let us offer each other the sign of peace. 
And all offer one another a sign, in keeping with local customs, that expresses
peace, communion, and charity. The Priest gives the sign of peace to a Deacon or
minister. 

Then he takes the host, breaks it over the paten, and 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. 
Meanwhile the following is sung or said: 

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 invocation may even be repeated several times if the fraction is prolonged.
Only the final time, however, is grant us peace said. 
Then the Priest, with hands joined, says quietly: 
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, 
who by the will of the Father 
and the work of the Holy Spirit, 
through your Death gave life to the world; 
free me by this, your most holy Body and Blood, 
from all my sins and from every evil; 
keep me always faithful to your commandments, 
and never let me be parted from you. 
Or: 
May the receiving of your Body and Blood, 
Lord Jesus Christ, 
not bring me to judgment and condemnation, 
but through your loving mercy 
be for me protection in mind and body, 
and a healing remedy. 
The Priest genuflects, takes the host and, holding it slightly raised above the paten
or above the chalice, while facing the people, says aloud: 
Behold the Lamb of God, 
behold him who takes away the sins of the world. 
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. 
And together with the people he adds once: 
Lord, I am not worthy 
that you should enter under my roof, 
but only say the word 
and my soul shall be healed. 
The Priest, facing the altar, says quietly: 
May the Body of Christ 
keep me safe for eternal life. 
And he reverently consumes the Body of Christ. 

Then he takes the chalice and says quietly: 

May the Blood of Christ 
keep me safe for eternal life. 
And he reverently consumes the Blood of Christ. 

After this, he takes the paten or ciborium and approaches the communicants. The
Priest raises a host slightly and shows it to each of the communicants, saying: 
The Body of Christ. 
The communicant replies: 
Amen. 
And receives Holy Communion. 

If a Deacon also distributes Holy Communion, he does so in the same manner. 

If any are present who are to receive Holy Communion under both kinds, the rite
described in the proper place is to be followed. 
While the Priest is receiving the Body of Christ, the Communion Chant begins. 

When the distribution of Communion is over, the Priest or a Deacon or an acolyte

purifies the paten over the chalice and also the chalice itself. 

While he carries out the purification, the Priest says quietly: 

What has passed our lips as food, O Lord, 
may we possess in purity of heart, 
that what has been given to us in time 
may be our healing for eternity. 
Then the Priest may return to the chair. If appropriate, a sacred silence may be
observed for a while, or a psalm or other canticle of praise or a hymn may be
sung. 

Prayer after Communion

Then, standing at the altar or at the chair and facing the people, with hands
joined, the Priest says: 
Let us pray. 

A s we participate in the divine mysteries

we pray, Almighty God,
that they may advance our salvation
and bring pardon to the souls of your servants,
for whom we implore your mercy.
Through Christ our Lord.
The people acclaim: 
Amen. 
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD

I n your hands, O Lord,

we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters.
In this life you embraced them with your tender love;
deliver them now from every evil
and bid them eternal rest.

The old order has passed away:

welcome them into paradise,
where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain,
but fullness of peace and joy
with your Son and the Holy Spirit
forever and ever.
THE CONCLUDING RITES

If they are necessary, any brief announcements to the people follow here. 

Then the dismissal takes place. The Priest, facing the people and extending his
hands, says: 
The Lord be with you. 
The people reply: 
And with your spirit. 
The Priest blesses the people, saying: 
May the God of all consolation bless you,
For in his unfathomable goodness he created the
human race, and in the Resurrection of his only
Begotten Son he has given believers the hope of rising
again. 
The people reply: 
Amen. 

To us who are alive, may God grant pardon for our

sins, and to all the dead, a place of light and peace.
Amen. 

So may we all live happily for ever with Christ,

Whom we believe truly rose from the dead
Amen. 

and May almighty God bless you: 

the Father, and the Son,  and the Holy Spirit, come
down on you and remain with you for ever
The people reply: 
Amen. 
Then the Deacon, or the Priest himself, with hands joined and facing the people,
says: 
Go forth, the Mass is ended
The people reply: 
Thanks be to God.