Catholic Mass Notebook

What is liturgy?

Introductory Rites

Procession

Entrance Chant

Veneration of the Altar

Incense

Sign of the Cross

Greeting

Penitential Act

Gloria

Sprinkling Rite

Collect

Liturgy of the Word

First Reading

Responsorial Psalm

Second Reading

Sequence

Gospel Acclamation

Gospel

Homily

Profession of Faith

Prayers of the Faithful

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Offertory Chant

Preparation of the Altar

Offertory Procession

Preparation of the Gifts

Mingling Rite

Lavabo

Incense

Dialogue

Eucharistic Prayer

Preface

Sanctus

Epiclesis

Institution Narrative

Consecration

Memorial Acclamation

Anamnesis

Intercessions

Doxology

Great Amen

Eucharistic Prayer I

Eucharistic Prayer II

Eucharistic Prayer III

Eucharistic Prayer IV

Our Father

Rite of Peace

Fracturing Rite

Lamb of God

Priest’s Prayer

Behold the Lamb of God

Communion Antiphon

Reception of Communion

Purification of Vessels

Silence

Prayer After Communion

Concluding Rite

Blessing

Dismissal

Veneration of the Altar

Procession

Closing Hymn

Special Rites

Recommended Reading:

A Devotional Journey into the Mass: How Mass Can Become a Time of Grace, Nourishment, and Devotion by Christopher Carstens

At the Supper of the Lamb: A Pastoral and Theological Commentary on the Mass by Paul Turner

Bread of Life, Cup of Salvation: Understanding the Mass by John F. Baldovin

Why do we need the Mass?: Asceticism, Sanctification, and the Glory of God by David Fagerberg

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