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Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

cf. Matthew 11:25

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

1 Peter 2:9

Alleluia, Alleluia!
You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy people.
Praise God who called you out of darkness and into his marvellous light.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

John 15: 26, 27

Alleluia, Alleluia!
The Spirit of truth will bear witness to me, says the Lord,
and you also will be my witnesses.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Holy Week and Easter) 

Gospel acclamation

John 13:34

Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
I give you a new commandment:
love one another as I have loved you.
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

Washing of the feet

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Transfer of the Eucharist/Procession to the altar of repose

The watch/at the altar of repose

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Holy Week and Easter) 

Gospel acclamation

Philippians 2:8–9

Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
Christ became obedient for us even to death, dying on the cross.
Therefore God raised him on high and gave him a name above all other names.
Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

Veneration of the cross 1

(During the procession with the cross)

Veneration of the cross 2

The reproaches

Communion

Blessing of the fire and preparation of the candle

The procession

Suggested Exsultet settings

Responsorial psalm after the first reading (see also music overview for Holy Week and Easter) 

Responsorial psalm after the second reading 

Responsorial psalm after the third reading 

Responsorial psalm after the fourth reading 

Responsorial psalm after the fifth reading 

Responsorial psalm after the sixth reading 

Responsorial psalm after the seventh reading 

Responsorial psalm (with verses of the day) 

Litany of the Saints

Rite of the blessing and sprinkling of water

Procession of the gifts

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth

First reading

Acts 6:1–7
They elected seven men full of the Holy Spirit.

Responsorial psalm

Psalm 32(33):1–2, 4–5, 18–19
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

Second reading

1 Peter 2:4–9
Christ is the living stone, chosen by God and precious to him.

Gospel acclamation

John 14:6
I am the way, the truth, and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father, except through me.

Gospel

John 14:1–12
I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.

Images from the Word

Liturgical notes

In this way, the Christian people, ‘a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,’ expresses its cohesion and its hierarchical ordering. All, therefore, whether they are ordained ministers or lay Christian faithful, in fulfilling their office or their duty, should do only the parts that pertain to them.

—General Instruction of the Roman Missal, §91

How easy it is to think that one ministry is more important than another. By baptism and confirmation, we are all one with Christ, the priest, and so all share his priesthood. We are all formed into that one priesthood of Christ with only a very few called to the ministerial service of the priestly people of God. In Sunday Mass, we are all called to exercise our priestly office.

‘Graciously be present to your people, we pray, O Lord, and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries to pass from former ways to newness of life.’

—prayer after Communion

First reading

Acts 2:14, 36–41
‘God has made him both Lord and Christ.’

Responsorial psalm

Psalm 22(23)
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Second reading

1 Peter 2:20–25
You have come back to the shepherd of your souls.

Gospel acclamation

John 10:14
I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me.

Gospel

John 10:1–10
I am the gate of the sheepfold.

Images from the Word

Liturgical notes

In accordance with the ancient tradition of the Church, the Collect prayer is usually addressed to God the Father, through Christ, in the Holy Spirit, and is concluded with a trinitarian ending … The people, uniting themselves to this entreaty, make the prayer their own with the acclamation: Amen.

—General Instruction of the Roman Missal, §54

In the new translation, there is included the expression ‘we pray’ to remind us that all prayer is not made only by the presider but by us, ‘we’, the Church, and we make this prayer our own by the affirmation ‘Amen’. We also acknowledge the intercessory role of Christ, made possible by the Holy Spirit, so that the Father will receive our prayer.  

‘Look upon your flock, kind Shepherd, and be pleased to settle in eternal pastures the sheep you have redeemed by the Precious Blood of your Son.’ 

—prayer after Communion

First reading

Acts 2:14, 22–33
God raised this man Jesus to life, and all of us are witnesses to this.

Responsorial psalm

Psalm 15(16):1–2, 5, 7–11
R. Lord, you will show us the path of life.

Second reading

1 Peter 1:17–21
Your ransom was paid in the precious blood of Christ.

Gospel acclamation

cf. Luke 24:32
Lord Jesus, make your word plain to us: make our hearts burn with love when you speak.

Gospel

Luke 24:13–35
They recognised him at the breaking of bread.

Images from the Word

Liturgical notes

It is therefore expedient that the Eucharistic bread, even though unleavened and baked in the traditional shape, be made in such a way that the priest at Mass with a congregation is able in practice to break it into parts for distribution to at least some of the faithful.

—General Instruction of the Roman Missal, §321

In the previous Tridentine Rite of the Mass, the presiding priest would have a special host, which he alone would consume at Communion. In the reformed Rite, the bread for Mass ‘should truly have the appearance of food’ and, significantly, should be able to be broken so that it can be shared with members of the assembly—a reminder of the ancient title for the Mass: ‘the Breaking of Bread’. In this ritual of sharing the one Bread of Eucharist, we remember we all form a single Body—a unity served by a diversity of ministers. 

‘Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord, and grant, we pray, that those you were pleased to renew by eternal mysteries may attain in their flesh the incorruptible glory of the resurrection.’

—prayer after Communion

First reading

Acts 2:42–47
The faithful all lived together and owned everything in common.

Responsorial psalm

Psalm 117(118):2–4, 13–15, 22–24
R. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love is everlasting.

Second reading

1 Peter 1:3–9
You did not see Christ, yet you love him.

Gospel acclamation

John 20:29
You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me; happy are those who have not seen me, but still believe!

Gospel

John 20:19–31
Eight days later, Jesus came again and stood among them.

Images from the Word

Liturgical notes

The Eucharistic celebration is an action of Christ and the Church, namely, the holy people united and ordered under the Bishop. It therefore pertains to the whole Body of the Church, manifests it, and has its effect upon it.

—General Instruction of the Roman Missal, §91

As we gather for Sunday Mass, we do not come as a group of individuals. Like the early church, we come ‘as a body’. Our greatest blessing is that we come with a mindset and an experience of being one in Christ. In fact, we come as the Church by being the sacrament of Christ. We are an assembly presided over by the ordained but called to the one action of this celebration. In this action, there is no room for spectators but only participants.

‘Grant, we pray, almighty God, that our reception of this paschal Sacrament may have a continuing effect in our minds and hearts.’

—prayer after Communion

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