Readings and Prayers for Mass
Holy Infant Catholic Church
HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER:
Come, Holy Spirit, and guide us throughout the Diocese of Richmond as we embark on our third century in Your service.
We humbly ask You to strengthen our trust in You and our eagerness to share the Gospel message with others.
Enkindle in us a keen desire to grow in our relationship with You and to encounter You in Your sacraments.
Through the intercession of Mary, Star of the New Evangelization, and St. Vincent de Paul, may we experience a new Pentecost and a profound renewal of faith in our diocese, our parishes, our families and our hearts.
PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT - (Month of October after Prayer of the Faithful
We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in Your name.
With You alone to guide us, make yourself at home in our hearts;
Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it.
We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder.
Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions.
Let us find in You our unity So that we may journey together to eternal life
and not stray from the way of truth and what is right.
All this we ask of You, who are at work in every place and time,
In the communion of the Father and the Son,
Forever and ever. Amen
ACT OF 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 the 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
Saint Michael the Archangel, Defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God,
Thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen
PRAYER AFTER HOLY COMMUNION:
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water flowing from the side of Christ, purify me. Passion of Christ, comfort me.
O good Jesus, hear me. Hide me within Thy wounds.
Never permit me to be separated from Thee. From the malignant enemy defend me.
At the hour of my death call me, And cause me to come to Thee,
That with the saints and the Angels, I my praise Thee for everlasting ages.
Amen
(skip to PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL)
PRAYER FOR EVANGELIZATION:
Ever present God,
we give you thanks for the gift of your Son, Jesus. We thank you for the unity we find in Him.
We ask you to send Your Holy Spirit upon us. ...that we might boldly proclaim Your love
...that we might courageously speak Your truth ...that we might humbly live as Jesus did,
ever faithful to You, ever joyful in Your service, ever hopeful that Your kingdom will burst forth in this moment.
Send us valiantly forth with the Good News that in this place, in this parish.
Jesus is is alive, welcoming the lost and leading us all to lives of merciful compassion!
We ask this through Christ, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit as One God, forever and ever.
Amen
REGINA CAELI PRAYER:
V. Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia,
R. The Son you merited to bear, alleluia.
V. Has risen as he said, alleluia.
R. Pray to God for us, alleluia
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia
Let us pray.
God of life you have given joy to the world by the resurrection of your Son Lord Jesus Christ. Through the prayers of his mother the Virgin Mary, bring us to the happiness of eternal life. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE:
Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas. We fly to you today as your beloved children.
We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana.
Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our nation and world, and for all our families and loved ones,
the protection of your holy angels, that we may be spared the worst of this illness.
For those already afflicted, we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance.
Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust.
In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind.
Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts.
We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother,
health of the sick and cause of our joy. Shelter us under the mantle of your protection,
keep us in the embrace of your arms, help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus.
Amen.
GLORIA:
All: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
NICENE CREED:
All: 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, (bow) and by the Holy Spirit
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. (raise from bow)
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.
PENITENTIAL ACT:
All: 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,
(striking your breast, say:)
through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;
(Then continue with:)
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.
Priest: Lord, have mercy. -OR- Kyrie, eleison.
All: Lord, have mercy. -OR- Kyrie, eleison.
Priest: Christ, have mercy. -OR- Christe, eleison.
All: Christ, have mercy. -OR- Christe, eleison.
Priest: Lord, have mercy. -OR- Kyrie, eleison.
All: Lord, have mercy. -OR- Kyrie, eleison
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST:
Priest:
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.
All: Blessed be God for ever.
Priest: Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours 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 holy Church.
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
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.
Priest: ... And so with the Angels and the Saints we declare your glory, as with one voice we acclaim:
All: 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.
Priest: The mystery of faith.
All: 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.
Priest: At the Savior's command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:
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, 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.
All: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen
Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
All: And with your spirit.
Priest: May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.
All: 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.
Priest: 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.
All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I - Is 53:10-11
The LORD was pleased to crush him in infirmity.
If he gives his life as an offering for sin, he shall see his descendants in a long life,
and the will of the LORD shall be accomplished through him.
Because of his affliction he shall see the light in fullness of days;
through his suffering, my servant shall justify many, and their guilt he shall bear.
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22
R…Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Upright is the word of the LORD, and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right; of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
R… Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness, To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
R…. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you.
R… Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Reading II - Heb 4:14-16
Brothers and sisters:
Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens,
Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin.
So let us confidently approach the throne of grace
to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.
Alleluia - Mk 10:45
R… Alleluia, alleluia.
The Son of Man came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.
R… Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel - Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him,
"Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
He replied, "What do you wish me to do for you?"
They answered him, "Grant that in your glory we may sit one at your right and the other at your left."
Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking.
Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"
They said to him, "We can."
Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink, you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared."
When the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John.
Jesus summoned them and said to them,
"You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles
lord it over them, and their great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
(The Priest kisses the book, saying quietly:)
Through the words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away.