Celebration of the Eucharist Eucharistic Prayer for Masses

Celebration of the Eucharist (Eucharistic Prayer for Masses with Children II) Click to add school + priest’s name 1

ALL STAND Gathering Song: Add text for song 2

Introductory Rites 3

Greeting All: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen Priest: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you 4

Penitential Rite All: I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault; in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; 5

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. 6

Penitential Rite Priest: Lord have mercy. All: Lord have mercy Priest: Christ have mercy. All: Christ have mercy Priest: Lord have mercy. All: Lord have mercy 7

Opening Prayer Priest: Let us pray… … forever and ever. All: Amen 8

ALL SIT Liturgy of the Word 9

First Reading: Reader: A reading from … After the reading is finished, Reader: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God! 10

Responsorial Psalm Response All: Click to add text 11

ALL STAND Gospel Acclamation: Leader of Song: Alleluia…. (or, in lent, Praise to you, Lord, king of eternal glory) People: Alleluia… Leader of Song: ……… People: Alleluia …. . 12

Gospel Priest: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to …. All: Glory to you, O Lord (make small cross on forehead, lips, and heart) 13

After the Gospel has been proclaimed… Priest: The Gospel of the Lord! All: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ! 14

ALL SIT Homily 15

ALL STAND PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL Students offer individual prayers. RESPONSE ALL: LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER The priest offers the final prayer: Priest: …through Christ our Lord: ALL: AMEN 16

ALL SIT Liturgy of the Eucharist 17

Song for the Presentation and Preparation of the Gifts: (Add song text) 18

Preparation of the Gifts Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation… All: Blessed be God for ever. . . 19

Priest: Pray, friends, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. All: 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. 20

ALL STAND Prayer over Gifts Priest: Lord… Jesus the Lord All: Amen 21

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR MASSES WITH CHILDREN II 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 to give him thanks and praise 22

Priest: God, our loving Father, we are glad to give you thanks and praise because you love us. With Jesus we sing your praise: All: (sing) Glory to God in the Highest! 23

Priest: Because you love us, you gave us this great and beautiful world. With Jesus we sing your praise: All: (sing) Glory to God in the Highest! 24

Priest: Because you love us, you sent Jesus your Son to bring us to you and to gather us around him as children of one family. With Jesus we sing your praise: All: (sing) Glory to God in the Highest! 25

Priest: For such great love we thank you with the angels and saints as they praise you and sing: 26

ALL: Holy, holy Lord, God of power and might; heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna, hosanna on high. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest. Hosanna, hosanna on high. 27

Priest: Blessed be Jesus, whom you sent to be the friend of children and of the poor. He came to show us how to love you, Father, by loving one another. He came to take away sin, which, keeps us from being friends, And hate, which makes us all unhappy. He promised to send the Holy Spirit, to be with us always so that we can live as your children. 28

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest. Hosanna, hosanna on high. 29

Priest CALLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: God our Father, we now ask your Holy Spirit to change these gifts of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ, our Lord. 30

CONSECRATION The night before he died, Jesus your Son showed us how much you love us. When he was at supper with his disciples, he took bread, and gave you thanks and praise. Then he broke the bread, gave it to his friends, and said: (holds up the bread for the people) Take this all of you and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. 31

All: (sing) Jesus has given his life for us! 32

When supper was ended, Jesus took the cup that was filled with wine. He thanked you, gave it to his friends, and said: (holds up the cup for the people) 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 my be forgiven. Do this in memory of me. 33

All: (sing) Jesus has given his life for us! 34

Priest: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith All: Christ has died, Christ is risen Christ will come again. 35

MEMORIAL PRAYER And so, loving Father, we remember that Jesus died and rose again to save the world. He put himself into our hands to be the sacrifice we offer you. All: (sing) We praise you we bless you we thank you! 36

PRAYER FOR THE LIVING Lord our God, listen to our prayer. Send the Holy Spirit to all of us who share in this meal. May this Spirit bring us closer together in the family of the Church, with Benedict, our pope, Richard, our bishop, and all who serve your people. All: (sing) We praise you we bless you we thank you! 37

PRAYER FOR THE DEAD Remember, Father, our families and friends and all those we do not love as we should. Remember those who have died. Bring them home to you to be with you for ever. All: (sing) We praise you we bless you we thank you!! 38

IN COMMUNION WITH THE SAINTS Gather us all together into your kingdom. There we shall be happy for ever with the Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our mother. There all the friends of Jesus the Lord will sing a song of joy. All: (sing) We praise you we bless you we thank 39 you!

DOXOLOGY Through Him, with Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father for ever and ever. ALL: AMEN 40

Priest: Let us pray for the coming of the kingdom as Jesus taught us: 41

All: 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, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen

Rite of Peace Priest: 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. All: Amen 44

Priest: The peace of the lord be with you always. All: And also with you Priest: Let us offer each other the sign of peace. (share the sign of peace with those around you)

Breaking of the Bread All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins the world; grant us your peace. 46

Invitation to Communion Priest: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper. All: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed. 47

Communion minister: The Body of Christ Put your hands out to receive the bread and eat it immediately. Response: Amen Or, for those not receiving, cross your hands over your Chest to receive a blessing. Communion minister: God bless you. Response: Amen 48

Song for Communion Insert title here 49

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Second hymn for Communion: Click to add title. 51

Insert song #2 here

ALL STAND Prayer after Communion Priest: Let us pray…We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord All: Amen

Concluding Rite 54

Blessing Priest: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Priest: May almighty God bless you, † the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. All: Amen. 55

Dismissal Priest: Go in the peace of Christ. All: Thanks be to God!!! 56

Closing Song: Insert title and text here. 57

After the closing song, please remain seated until you have been dismissed by your teacher. On behalf of our school, St. , We’d like to thank our priest for celebrating mass with us today. 58