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You are invited to stand, sit, or kneel during Mass as you are able.
The Introductory Rites
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Psalm 84(83):10-11
Turn your eyes, O God, our shield; and look on the face of your anointed one; one day within your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.
ENTRANCE please rise
As a Fire Is Meant for Burning
PENITENTIAL ACT
GLORY TO GOD
Heritage Mass
Owen Alstott
OPENING PRAYER (COLLECT)
The Liturgy of the Word
FIRST READING you may be seated
Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah
In those days, the princes said to the king: "Jeremiah ought to be put to death; he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in this city, and all the people, by speaking such things to them; he is not interested in the welfare of our people, but in their ruin." King Zedekiah answered: "He is in your power"; for the king could do nothing with them. And so they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Prince Malchiah, which was in the quarters of the guard, letting him down with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud. Ebed-melech, a court official, went there from the palace and said to him: "My lord king, these men have been at fault in all they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, casting him into the cistern. He will die of famine on the spot, for there is no more food in the city." Then the king ordered Ebed-melech the Cushite to take three men along with him, and draw the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he should die.
The word of the Lord.
R/. Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 40:2, 3, 4, 18
I have waited, waited for the LORD,
and he stooped toward me. R/.
The LORD heard my cry.
He drew me out of the pit of destruction,
out of the mud of the swamp;
he set my feet upon a crag;
he made firm my steps. R/.
And he put a new song into my mouth,
a hymn to our God.
Many shall look on in awe
and trust in the LORD. R/.
Though I am afflicted and poor,
yet the LORD thinks of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
O my God, hold not back! R/.
SECOND READING
Hebrews 12:1-4
A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews
Brothers and sisters: Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God. Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood.
The word of the Lord.
R/. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION please rise
VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me.
GOSPEL
Luke 12:49-53
The Lord be with you.
R/. And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
R/. Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus said to his disciples: "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
The Gospel of the Lord.
R/. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
HOMILY you may be seated
PROFESSION OF FAITH please rise
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
R/. Lord, hear our prayer.
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS you may be seated
Bread and wine are brought to the altar table, and everything is prepared for the celebration.
Hymn
Blessed by Your Sacrifice
The priest prays “…that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father,”
all rise and respond:
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 OFFERINGS
The priest says the Prayer over the Offerings; following this, the people respond:
Amen.
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Preface
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right and just.
HOLY
Heritage Mass
Owen Alstott
MYSTERY OF FAITH
AMEN
The Communion Rite
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.
Priest: 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.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever.
SIGN OF PEACE
LAMB OF GOD
COMMUNION HYMN
Bread for the World
PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
The Concluding Rites
SOLEMN BLESSING
DISMISSAL
CLOSING HYMN
How Firm a Foundation
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