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In choosing the simple or solemn tone (in place in the Order of Mass), it is desirable that the same tone for all parts of the Ordinary be used, in order to preserve the unity of the musical genre.

Greeting
Penitential Act

Solemn Tone
Simple Tone

All the presidential prayers in the Missal (Collects, Prayers over the Offerings, Prayers after Communion) may be pointed for use with the solemn tone according to the following formula. The reciting tone is preceded by one "G" (before ascending to "A"), including after the Flex. At every cadence, whether a Flex or a Full Stop, the grave (`) indicates where to descend to "G", and the acute (´) indicates where to ascend back to "A". The grave at the Flex may or may not fall on the text accent, depending on the textual accent pattern. The grave at the Full Stop is always applied to the second to last syllable before the final accent, without respect to the accentuation of that syllable. When the Eucharistic Prayer is sung according to the tone inthe Missal, the Prayer over the Offerings must be sung according to the solemn tone.

The presidential prayers (Collects, Prayers over the Offerings, Prayers after Communion) may also be sung according to the simple tone, which follows.

The flex is used at the end of major clauses within a sentence. In short sentences it may be omitted, and in long sentences it may be used more than once. For the flex, one leaves the reciting tone either on the last syllable or an erlier syllable, as the accentuation demands. The flex should not be used to introduce a question. The full stop is used at the end of every sentence. The question formula is used for all questions, except when the question occurs at the end of a reading. In the question formula, one leaves the reciting tone two syllables before the last accent. In long questions, the ending is used only for the last clause of the question, with the reciting tone for the first clause.

The text that follows the dagger (†) in the invocations given below can also be used to conclude intentions that are not sung; alternatively; the final words of the individual intentions can take its place.

On the Epiphany of the Lord, after the singing of the Gospel, a Deacon or cantor, in keeping with an ancient practice of Holy Church, announces from the ambo the moveable feasts of the current year according to this formula:

The announcement of the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord from the Roman Martyrology draws upon Sacred Scripture to declare in a formal way the birth of Christ. It begins with creation and relates the birth of the Lord to the major events and personages of sacred and secular history. The particular events contained in the announcement help pastorally to situate the birth of Jesus in the context of salvation history.
This text, The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, may be chanted or recited, most appropriately on December 24, during the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours. It may also be chanted or recited before the beginning of Christmas Mass during the Night. It may not replace any part of the Mass.

The Twenty-fifth Day of December,
when ages beyond number had run their course
     from the creation of the world,
when God in the beginning created heaven and earth,
and formed man in his own likeness;
when century upon century had passed
since the Almighty set his bow in the clouds after the Great Flood,
as a sign of covenant and peace;
in the twenty-first century since Abraham, our father in faith,
came out of Ur of the Chaldees;
in the thirteenth century since the People of Israel were led
     by Moses
     in the Exodus from Egypt;
around the thousandth year since David was anointed King;
in the sixty-fifth week of the prophecy of Daniel;
in the one hundred and ninety-fourth Olympiad;
in the year seven hundred and fifty-two
     since the foundation of the City of Rome;
in the forty-second year of the reign of Caesar Octavian Augustus,
the whole world being at peace,

JESUS CHRIST, eternal God and Son of the eternal Father,
desiring to consecrate the world by his most loving presence,
was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
and when nine months had passed since his conception,
was born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem of Judah, and was made man:

The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to the flesh.

1. On Sundays, especially in Easter Time, the blessing and sprinkling of water as a memorial of Baptism may take place from time to time in all churches and chapels, even in Masses anticipated on Saturday evenings.
If this rite is celebrated during Mass, it takes the place of the usual Penitential Act at the beginning of Mass.

2. After the greeting, the Priest stands at his chair and faces the people. With a vessel containing the water to be blessed before him, he calls upon the people to pray in these or similar words:

Dear brethren (brothers and sisters),
let us humbly beseech the Lord our God
to bless this water he has created,
which will be sprinkled on us
as a memorial of our Baptism.
May he help us by his grace
to remain faithful to the Spirit we have received.

Almighty ever-living God,
who willed that through water,
the fountain of life and the source of purification,
even souls should be cleansed
and receive the gift of eternal life;
be pleased, we pray, to ✠ bless this water,
by which we seek protection on this your day, O Lord.
Renew the living spring of your grace within us
and grant that by this water we may be defended
from all ills of spirit and body,
and so approach you with hearts made clean
and worthily receive your salvation.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

Almighty Lord and God,
who are the source and origin of all life,
whether of body or soul,
we ask you to ✠ bless this water,
which we use in confidence
to implore forgiveness for our sins
and to obtain the protection of your grace
against all illness and every snare of the enemy.
Grant, O Lord, in your mercy,
that living waters may always spring up for our salvation,
and so may we approach you with a pure heart
and avoid all danger to body and soul.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

Lord our God,
in your mercy be present to your people’s prayers,
and, for us who recall the wondrous work of our creation
and the still greater work of our redemption,
graciously ✠ bless this water.
For you created water to make the fields fruitful
and to refresh and cleanse our bodies.
You also made water the instrument of your mercy:
for through water you freed your people from slavery
and quenched their thirst in the desert;
through water the Prophets proclaimed the new covenant
you were to enter upon with the human race;
and last of all,
through water, which Christ made holy in the Jordan,
you have renewed our corrupted nature
in the bath of regeneration.
Therefore, may this water be for us
a memorial of the Baptism we have received,
and grant that we may share
in the gladness of our brothers and sisters
who at Easter have received their Baptism.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

3. Where the circumstances of the place or the custom of the people suggest that the mixing of salt be preserved in the blessing of water, the Priest may bless salt, saying:

We humbly ask you, almighty God:
be pleased in your faithful love to bless ✠ this salt
you have created,
for it was you who commanded the prophet Elisha
to cast salt into water,
that impure water might be purified.
Grant, O Lord, we pray,
that, wherever this mixture of salt and water is sprinkled,
every attack of the enemy may be repulsed
and your Holy Spirit may be present
to keep us safe at all times.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

4. Afterward, taking the aspergillum, the Priest sprinkles himself and the ministers, then the clergy and people, moving through the church, if appropriate.

Meanwhile, one of the following chants, or another appropriate chant is sung.

Sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed;
wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

I will pour clean water upon you,
and you will be made clean of all your impurities,
and I shall give you a new spirit, says the Lord.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who in his great mercy has given us new birth into a living hope
through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
into an inheritance that will not perish,
preserved for us in heaven
for the salvation to be revealed in the last time!

I saw water flowing from the Temple,
from its right-hand side, alleluia:
and all to whom this water came
were saved and shall say: Alleluia, alleluia.

On the day of my resurrection, says the Lord, alleluia,
I will gather the nations and assemble the kingdoms
and I will pour clean water upon you, alleluia.

O chosen race, royal priesthood, holy nation,
proclaim the mighty works of him
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia.

From your side, O Christ,
bursts forth a spring of water,
by which the squalor of the world is washed away
and life is made new again, alleluia.

5. When he returns to his chair and the singing is over, the Priest stands facing the people and, with hands joined, says:

May almighty God cleanse us of our sins,
and through the celebration of this Eucharist
make us worthy to share at the table of his Kingdom.
R. Amen.

6. Then, when it is prescribed, the hymn Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is sung or said.

1. The Diocesan Bishop has the faculty to permit individual Priests exercising sacred duties to depute a suitable member of the faithful to distribute Holy Communion with them on a single occasion, in cases of real necessity.

2. When one of the faithful is deputed to distribute Communion on a single occasion in such cases, it is fitting that a mandate to do so should be conferred according to the following rite.

3. After the Priest Celebrant himself has received the Sacrament in the usual way, the extraordinary minister comes to the altar and stands before the Celebrant, who blesses him or her with these words:

May the Lord ✠ bless you,
so that at this Mass you may minister
the Body and Blood of Christ
to your brothers and sisters.

4. If the extraordinary minister is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist, the Priest gives Communion to the minister. Then the Priest gives him or her the ciborium or vessel with the hosts or the chalice and together they go to administer Communion to the faithful.

1. Since the chalice and paten are used for the offering and consecration of the bread and wine and for communion, they are reserved exclusively and permanently for the celebration of the Eucharist, and so become “sacred vessels.”

2. The intention of reserving these vessels exclusively for the celebration of the Eucharist is made manifest before the community of the faithful by a special blessing which is appropriate to impart during Mass.

3. Any Priest may bless a chalice and paten, provided these vessels have been made according to the norms indicated above in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, nos. 327-332.

4. If only a chalice or only a paten is to be blessed, the texts should be suitably adapted.

5. After the reading of the word of God, a homily is given in which the Priest explains both the biblical readings and the meaning of the blessing of a chalice and paten that are used in the celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

6. When the Universal Prayer is concluded, the ministers, or representatives of the community presenting the chalice and paten, place these latter on the altar. Then the Priest moves to the altar, while there is sung this antiphon:

With joy, Lord God,
we place on your altar this chalice and paten
for the celebration of the sacrifice of the new covenant:
may the Body and Blood of your Son,
offered and received by means of these vessels,
make them holy.
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that, celebrating the unblemished sacrifice,
we may be renewed by your Sacraments on earth
and endowed with your Spirit,
until with the Saints we come to delight in your banquet
in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Glory and honor to you for ever.

8. The ministers then place the corporal on the altar. Some of the faithful carry forward bread, wine, and water for the celebration of the Lord’s Sacrifice. The Priest puts the offerings on the newly blessed paten and in the newly blessed chalice and offers them in the usual way. Meanwhile, if appropriate, this antiphon with Psalm 115 is sung:

The chalice of salvation I will raise,
and I will offer a sacrifice of praise (E.T. alleluia).

9. After the prayer With humble spirit, it is appropriate for the Priest to incense the gifts and the altar.

10. According to the circumstances of the celebration, it is fitting that the faithful receive the Blood of Christ from the newly blessed chalice.

To God the Father almighty,
dear brothers and sisters,
may every prayer of our heart be directed,
for his will it is that all humanity should be saved
and come to the knowledge of the truth.

For the holy Church of God,
      that the Lord may graciously watch over her and care for her,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Grant this, almighty God.
For the peoples of all the world,
      that the Lord may graciously preserve harmony among them,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Grant this, almighty God.
For all who are oppressed by any kind of need,
      that the Lord may graciously grant them relief,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Grant this, almighty God.
For ourselves and our own community,
      that the Lord may graciously receive us
      as a sacrifice acceptable to himself,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Grant this, almighty God.

O God, our refuge and our strength,
hear the prayers of your Church,
for you yourself are the source of all devotion,
and grant, we pray, that what we ask in faith
we may truly obtain.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

Brothers and sisters,
as we now make our prayer
for our community and for the world,
let us all pray to Christ the Lord,
not only for ourselves and our own needs,
but for the entire people.

For the whole Christian people,
let us beseech the abundance of divine goodness.
R. Christ, hear us. or Christ, graciously hear us.
For all who do not yet believe,
let us implore the giver of all spiritual gifts.
R. Christ, hear us.

For those who hold public office,
let us call upon the power of the Lord.
R. Christ, hear us.
For favorable weather and abundant fruits from the earth,
let us entreat the Lord, the ruler of the world.
R. Christ, hear us.

For our brothers and sisters
      who cannot be present at this sacred assembly,
      let us beseech him who observes all things.
      R. Christ, hear us.
For the repose of the souls of the faithful departed,
let us call upon the judge of all humanity.
R. Christ, hear us.

For all of us who pray in faith
      and ask the mercy of the Lord,
      let us entreat the compassion of our Savior.
      R. Christ, hear us.
For ourselves and those close to us
      who await the Lord’s goodness,
      let us call upon the mercy of Christ the Lord.
      R. Christ, hear us.

Incline your merciful ear to our prayers,
we ask, O Lord,
and listen in kindness to the supplications of those who call on you.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

As we await with longing
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
dear brothers and sisters,
let us with renewed devotion beseech his mercy,
that, as he came into the world
to bring the good news to the poor
and heal the contrite of heart,
so in our own time, also,
he may bring salvation to all in need.

That Christ may visit his holy Church
      and keep watch over her always,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy. or Kyrie, eleison.
That Christ may fill the Pope,
      our Bishop, and the whole Order of Bishops
      with spiritual gifts and graces,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy. or Kyrie, eleison.

That under the protection of Christ
      our times may be peaceful,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy. or Kyrie, eleison.
That Christ may guide the minds of those who govern us
      to promote the common good according to his will,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy. or Kyrie, eleison.

That Christ may banish disease,
      drive out hunger, and ward off every affliction,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy. or Kyrie, eleison.
That Christ in his mercy may free
      all who suffer persecution,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy. or Kyrie, eleison.

That as witnesses to Christ’s love before all
      we may abide in the truth,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy. or Kyrie, eleison.
That Christ may find us watching when he comes,
let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord, have mercy. or Kyrie, eleison.

Almighty ever-living God,
who bring salvation to all
and desire that no one should perish,
hear the prayers of your people
and grant that the course of our world
may be directed by your peaceful rule
and your Church rejoice in tranquility and devotion.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

On this day (on this night, in this time)
when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior have appeared,
let us, dear brothers and sisters,
humbly pour forth to him our prayers,
trusting not in our own good works, but in his mercy.

For the Church of God,
      that in integrity of faith she may await
      and may welcome with joy
      him whom the immaculate Virgin conceived by a word
      and wondrously brought to birth,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy.
For the progress and peace of the whole world,
      that what is given in time may become a reward in eternity,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy.
For those oppressed by hunger, sickness or loneliness
      that through the mystery of the Nativity (Epiphany) of Christ
      they may find relief in both mind and body,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy.
For the families of our congregation,
      that, receiving Christ,
      they may learn also to welcome him in the poor,
      let us pray to the Lord.
      R. Lord, have mercy.

We pray, O Lord our God,
that the Virgin Mary,
who merited to bear God and man in her chaste womb,
may commend the prayers of your faithful in your sight.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

We should pour forth prayers at all times,
dear brothers and sisters,
but, above all, in these days of Lent
we ought to watch more intently with Christ
and direct our petitions more fervently to God.

For the whole Christian people,
      that in this sacred time they may be more abundantly nourished
      by every word that comes from the mouth of God,
      let us pray to the Lord.
For the whole world,
      that in lasting tranquility and peace
      our days may truly become
      the acceptable time of grace and salvation,
      let us pray to the Lord.
For sinners and the neglectful,
      that in this time of reconciliation
      they may return to Christ,
      let us pray to the Lord.
For ourselves,
      that God may at last stir up in our hearts
      aversion for our sins,
      let us pray to the Lord.

Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that your people may turn to you with all their heart,
so that whatever they dare to ask in fitting prayer
they may receive by your mercy.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

As the Solemnity of Easter approaches, dear friends,
let our prayer to the Lord be all the more insistent,
that all of us, and the whole multitude of the baptized,
together with the entire world,
may come to share more abundantly in this sacred mystery.

That God may be pleased to increase faith and understanding
      in the catechumens who are to be initiated by Holy Baptism
      in the coming Paschal Solemnity,
      let us pray to the Lord.
That peoples in need may find help
and that peace and security may be firmly established everywhere,
let us pray to the Lord.
That all who are afflicted or suffering temptation
may be strengthened by his grace,
let us pray to the Lord.
That all of us may learn to distribute the fruits of self-denial
for the good of those in need,
let us pray to the Lord.

Have mercy, O Lord, on the prayers of your Church
and turn with compassion to the hearts that bow before you,
that those you make sharers in the divine mystery
may never be left without your assistance.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

In this time of the Lord’s Passion,
when Christ offered prayers and supplications to his Father
with loud cries and tears,
let us humbly beseech God,
that in answer to his Son’s reverent submission
he may in mercy hear our prayers also.

That the Church, the Bride of Christ
      may be more fully cleansed by his Blood
      in this time of his Passion,
      let us pray to the Lord.
That through the Blood of Christ’s Cross
      all things in the world
      may be brought to peace for the sake of salvation,
      let us pray to the Lord.
That God may grant fortitude and patience
      to all who through sickness or hardship
      have a share in Christ’s Passion,
      let us pray to the Lord.
That we may all be led through the Lord’s Passion and Cross
to the glory of his Resurrection,
let us pray to the Lord.

Be present, O Lord, to your people at prayer,
so that what they do not have the confidence or presumption to ask
they may obtain by the merits of your Son’s Passion.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
R. Amen.

Dear brothers and sisters,
filled with paschal joy,
let us pray more earnestly to God
that he, who graciously listened
to the prayers and supplications of his beloved Son,
may now be pleased to look upon us in our lowliness.

For the shepherds of our souls,
      that they may have the strength to govern wisely
      the flock entrusted to them by the Good Shepherd,
      let us pray to the Lord.
For the whole world,
that it may truly know the peace given by Christ,
let us pray to the Lord.
For our brothers and sisters who suffer,
      that their sorrow may be turned to gladness
      which no one can take from them,
      let us pray to the Lord.
For our own community,
      that it may bear witness with great confidence
      to the Resurrection of Christ,
      let us pray to the Lord.

O God, who know that our life in this present age
is subject to suffering and need,
hear the desires of those who cry to you
and receive the prayers of those who believe in you.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

Dear brothers and sisters,
gathered as one to celebrate the good things
we have received from our God,
let us ask him to prompt in us
prayers that are worthy of his hearing.

For N. our Pope and N. our Bishop
      and all the clergy,
      with the people entrusted to their charge,
      let us pray to the Lord.
For those who hold public office
and those who assist them in promoting the common good,
let us pray to the Lord.
For those who travel by sea, land or air,
for captives and all held in prison,
let us pray to the Lord.
For all of us gathered in this sacred place
      by faith and devotion
      and by love and reverence for God,
      let us pray to the Lord.

May the petitions of your Church
be pleasing in your sight, O Lord,
so that we may receive from your mercy
what we cannot ask out of confidence in our own merits
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

We have all gathered here,
dear brothers and sisters,
to celebrate the mysteries of our redemption;
let us therefore ask almighty God
that the whole world may be watered
from these springs of all blessing and life.

For all who have vowed themselves to God,
that with his help they may faithfully keep to their resolve,
let us pray to the Lord.
For peace among nations,
      that, delivered from all turmoil,
      the peoples may serve God in freedom of heart,
      let us pray to the Lord.
For the elderly who suffer from isolation or sickness,
      that they may be strengthened
      by our love of them as brothers and sisters,
      let us pray to the Lord.
For ourselves gathered here,
      that, as God does not cease to sustain us
      with the things of this life,
      we may know how to use them in such a way
      that we may hold even now
      to the things that endure for ever,
      let us pray to the Lord.

May your mercy, we beseech you, O Lord,
be with your people who cry to you,
so that what they seek at your prompting
they may obtain by your ready generosity.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

The General Formulas printed above, nos. 1-2, may also be used in Ordinary Time.

Let us in faith call upon God the almighty Father,
who raised Christ his Son from the dead,
as we pray for the salvation of the living and the dead.

That God may establish the Christian people in faith and unity,
let us pray to the Lord.
That he may rescue the entire world from all the evils of war,
let us pray to the Lord.
That he may be pleased to show himself a father
      to our brothers and sisters
      who lack work, food or housing,
      let us pray to the Lord.
1. That he may be pleased
        to admit for ever to the company of the Saints
        his deceased servant N.,
        who once through Baptism received the seed of eternal life,
        let us pray to the Lord.
2. That on the last day he may raise up N.,
        who fed on the Body of Christ,
        the Bread of eternal life,
        let us pray to the Lord.
        (Or for a Priest):
        That he may grant N. a share in the heavenly liturgy,
        for he exercised the priestly office in the Church,
        let us pray to the Lord.
3. That he may grant to the souls
        of our brothers and sisters, friends, and benefactors
        the reward of their labors,
        let us pray to the Lord.
4. That he may welcome into the light of his face
  all who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,
  let us pray to the Lord.
5. That he may graciously help and comfort
  our brothers and sisters who are suffering affliction,
  let us pray to the Lord.
6. That he may be pleased to gather into his glorious Kingdom
  all who have gathered here in faith and devotion,
  let us pray to the Lord.

May the prayer of those who cry to you
benefit the souls of your servants, O Lord:
free them, we pray, from all their sins
and make them sharers in your redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

A brief pause for silence follows.

The Priest, or a Deacon or another minister, then may use one of the following invocations with Kyrie, eleison (Lord, have mercy):

Lord Jesus, you came to gather the nations into the peace of God’s kingdom:
Lord, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, you come in word and sacrament to strengthen us in holiness:
Christ, have mercy.

Lord Jesus, you will come in glory with salvation for your people:
Lord, have mercy.