2024 Marian Procession 

 

 

 

Before Mass Begins: A meditation on silence…

Liturgical silence is something much more grand: it is a symbol of the presence and action of the Holy Spirit who animates the entire action of the celebration. For this reason it constitutes a point of arrival within a liturgical sequence. Precisely because it is a symbol of the Spirit, it has the power to express the Spirit’s multifaceted action. In this way, going over again the moments I just mentioned, silence moves to sorrow for sin and the desire for conversion. It awakens a readiness to hear the Word and awakens prayer. It disposes us to adore the Body and Blood of Christ. It suggests to each one, in the intimacy of communion, what the Spirit would effect in our lives to conform us to the Bread broken. For all these reasons we are called to enact with extreme care the symbolic gesture of silence. Through it the Spirit gives us shape, gives us form.  (Pope Francis, Desidero Desideravi, 52)

What is my intention at Mass today?

Whenever a priest celebrates Mass, he has at least two specific intentions.  The first intention is to celebrate the Mass according to the rubrics the Church provided for how to say the Mass.  The second is to apply the grace of that Mass toward a specific need or intention. This second intention, commonly called “the intention of the Mass,” are special intentions offered to God as prayers of intercession and thanksgiving in and through the Eucharist.  Since the graces of the Mass being infinite, many intentions can be offered up at a single Mass. While a priest may only accept one intention at a single Mass, he may have many other intentions not attached to an offering. In addition, the faithful may bring their own intentions to the Mass, which they each carry privately and place upon the altar spiritually in prayer.
 

Preparation Prayers Before Mass From The Roman Missal said at the entry to the sanctuary before ascending the altar.

Prayer to Our Lady:

O Mater pietatis et misericordiae, beatissima Virgo Maria, ego miser et indignus peccator
ad te confugio toto corde et afféctu,
et precor pietatem tuam,
ut, sicut dulcissimo Filio tuo in Cruce pendénti astitisti, ita et mihi, misero peccatori, et sacerdotibus omnibus, hic et in tota sancta Ecclésia hodie offeréntibus, cleménter assistere dignéris,
ut, tua gratia adiuti,
dignam et acceptabilem hostiam
in conspéctu summere et individual Trinitatis offérre valeamus. Amen .

O most blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of tenderness and mercy,
I, a miserable and unworthy sinner,
fly to you with all the affection of my heart
and I beseech your motherly love,
that, as you stood by your most dear Son,
while he hung on the Cross,
so, in your kindness,
you may be pleased to stand by me, a poor sinner,
and all Priests who today are offering the Sacrificehere and throughout the entire holy Church, so that with your gracious help
we may offer a worthy and acceptable oblation
in the sight of the most high and undivided Trinity.

Amen.

 

Formula of Intention
(Said by the priest, worthy of reflection by the faithful)

 

Ego volo celebrare Missam,
et conficere Corpus et Sanguinem Domini nostri Iesu Christi, iuxta ritum Sanctae Romanae Ecclésiae,
ad laudem omnipoténtis Dei totiusque Curiae triumphantis, ad utilitatem meam totiusque Curiae militantis,
pro omnibus qui se commendavérunt orationibus meis in génere et in spécie,
et pro felici statu sanctae Romanae Ecclésiae.
Amen.
Gaudium cum pace,
emendationem vitae, spatium verae preniténtiae, gratiam et consolationem Sancti Spiritus, perseverantiam in bonis opéribus,
tribuat nobis omnipotens et miséricors Dominus. Amen.

 

My intention is to celebrate Mass
and to consecrate the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to the Rite of Holy Roman Church,
to the praise of almighty God
and all the Church triumphant,
for my good
and that of all the Church militant,
for all who have commended themselves to my prayers
in general and in particular,
and for the welfare of Holy Roman Church.
Amen.
May the almighty and merciful Lord
grant us joy with peace,
amendment of life,
room for true repentance,
the grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit
and perseverance in good works.
Amen.

 

From here please refer to the glossy pages in the middle of the blue Isaac Jogues Missal to understand the actions taking place during the Mass.  

Friday of the Passion of the lord 

 

Liturgy of the Word

First Reading
Isaiah 52: 13-53:12

Tract

Psalm 102: 2-5, 14

Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto you. 
V. Do not turn your face away from me; in the day of my distress, lend me your ear. 
V. On each day that I call upon you, please make haste to hear me. 
V. For my days pass away like smoke, and my bones burn as if in a furnace. 
V. I am smitten like grass, and my heart is withered; I have forgotten even to eat my bread. 
V. O Lord, you will arise and have pity on ion; for the time has come to have mercy on her. 
 

Second Reading 
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

Gradual 
Philippians 2: 8-9

Christ became obedient for us unto death, even death on a Cross. 
V. Therefore God has highly exalted him, and bestowed on him the name which is above every name. 

Gospel 
John

Solemn Intercessions 

Adoration of the Holy Cross 

Behold the wood of the Cross, on which hung the salvation of the world.
R. Come, let us adore.

During the adoration of the cross, the following is sung: 

Thy Cross, O Lord, we adore: thy holy resurrection we laud and magnify: for behold it is by the wood of the cross that joy has come in all the world. V. May God have mercy on us and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and have mercy on us. 

The Reproaches (Thomas Luis de Victoria interspersed with chant) 
O My people, what is it I have done utno thee? How have I grieved thee? Answer thou me. 


Crux Fidelis (John IV of Portugal) 
O Faithful Cross! thou noblest of all trees. No forest yields thy like, in leaf, or flower, or fruit. Swet is the wood, that hath nails so sweet, and bears so sweet a weight! 

 

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Communion Motet 
Christus Factus Est (Felice Anerio) 

Christ became obedient for us unto death,
even to the death, death on the cross.
Therefore God exalted Him and gave Him a name
which is above all names.

Second Communion Motet 
Tenebrae factae sung (Thomas Luis de Victoria)

Darkness fell when the Jews crucified Jesus:
and about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice:
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

• And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost.

V. Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.

• And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost.

After Communion, all exit the church in silence.
























 

Sanctus

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.

Agnus Dei 

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.