Passover(36):Need help with Passover? There's an app for that

Need help with Passover? There's an app for that

By Nicole Neroulias

Religion News Service
Wednesday, March 24, 2010; 10:52 AM

Preparing for Passover? There's an app for that. Several, actually.

Jewish technophiles have created a host of online and iPhone applications that put a modern spin on the traditional Seder meals, storytelling and singing associated with the weeklong celebration of the biblical exodus from Egypt.

To help Jews stock their pantries with kosher for Passover foods, which cannot contain yeast, a new iPhone app called My Grocery Master searches supermarket inventories by zip code. The program debuted to mixed reviews over its $4.99 annual fee and selection limitations, but improvements have been made in response to user feedback.

"We will continually be updating our database with new products and tailoring the application for more diet types," said Steven M. Friedman, MyGroceryMaster.com president, whose program can also find groceries that are vegan, organic, gluten- and lactose-free.

The iMah Nishtanah app helps users ask the ceremonial four questions in perfect Hebrew, with a record mode that lets them rehearse the readings and songs before going public at the Seder.

"Mobile devices are a perfect platform for language acquisition," said Jeremy Poisson of Behrman House, a publishing house that helped develop this and other Hebrew programs. "The mobility allows users to learn, play, or practice anywhere." Even the plagues have gone viral, thanks to a group of rabbis using Twitter to tell the Passover story through messages from characters such as God--of--Israel, Slavedrivers, and PharoahofEgypt, with dialogue and links tailored for the program's 140-character limit.

More than 1,100 followers have signed up to receive "Tweet the Exodus" updates, which will culminate with the crossing of the Red Sea on Monday, just before the first Passover meal begins.

After seeing the Nile's water turn to blood, the skies rain down frogs, lice and flies, and their cattle drop dead, citizensofegypt responded to the ancient plague of "unhealable boils" with a sly nod to current events: "Our skin is boiling; turn up the AC! Oh no, that's not helping. . . If only Pharoah provided universal health care. . ." For more information, visit www.twitter.com/tweettheexodus.

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Passover(35): US Mormons mark Passover holiday with Seder

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US Mormons mark Passover holiday with Seder

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30/03/2010 23:50

Avraham Gileadi, a Mormon who is also a Hebrew scholar, will direct "A Passover for Joseph and Judah" at Provo's Scenic View Academy.

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SALT LAKE CITY — It's Passover in Utah, with a Mormon twist.

On Monday evening, Jews around the world began the holiday with a Seder, the traditional meal during which the biblical story of the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt is retold. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be holding one of their own this week.

Avraham Gileadi, a Mormon who is also a Hebrew scholar, will direct "A Passover for Joseph and Judah" at Provo's Scenic View Academy on Friday.

Gileadi, 69, is affiliated with the Seder's sponsor, The Hebraeus Foundation, an organization promoting biblical scholarship. He said that Mormons and Jews share similar attributes and that while Passover isn't an LDS tradition, it could be.

"A lot of LDS people are also part of that heritage," Gileadi said. "It's as much about us as it is about Jews."

Gileadi said the evening also will feature a children's choir and a performing harpist.

"We've kind of enriched this event to be a family experience," he said.

Like Christianity and Islam, the Mormon faith has ties to Judaism. "The Book of Mormon," which members of the religion abide by, along with the Old and New Testaments, says that Israelites migrated to the New World and were the ancestors of American Indians.

Latter-day Saints believe that church founder Joseph Smith Jr. translated the holy book from golden plates he discovered through an angel in the 1820s and restored authentic Christianity. The book follows the story of a family who leaves Jerusalem for the Americas around 600 B.C. In 1841, Smith sent apostle Orson Hyde to Jerusalem to dedicate the land for Smith's prophecy of the return of the Jews. A park on the city's Mount of Olives commemorates Hyde's pilgrimage.

Brigham Young University has hosted Seders open to the public for nearly 40 years, and this year's Provo Passover is its fourth in a row.

Attendees are coming to Provo for a combination of religious and educational reasons. Eric Palmer, 60, owns a small business in the area and is drawn to the Jewish tradition as a way of understanding his own Mormon faith.

"I think this is an undeveloped area of our religion. It's our history, and we've lost it," Palmer said. "It's an important tradition to a lot of people in the world, and I'd like to understand it better."

The relationship between the faiths has been strained over the Mormon practice of posthumous baptisms, which have included the baptism of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps.

Some Holocaust survivors have said the church repeatedly violated an agreement barring the practice. Mormon church leaders have said they are making changes to their genealogical database to make it more difficult for names of Holocaust victims to be entered for posthumous baptism by proxy.

Jewish leaders in Utah say they aren't offended when Mormons sit down to a Seder.

"I don't find it insulting; I say that it just validates that much more the preciousness and the richness of our heritage," said Rabbi Ben Zippel of Utah's Chabad Lubavitch congregation. "I think that the best form of flattery is imitation."

Hebraeus Foundation board member Charlene Stott said there will be plenty of that at the Seder, where the familiar trappings and trimmings of the meal, such as the unleavened bread, matzo, are part of the experience.

"We keep the dinner as kosher as possible, although the kitchen wouldn't qualify," Stott said in an e-mail.

Mormon men will also wear yarmulkes on their heads. Everyone will follow along in a Haggadah, a reading at Seders retelling the Exodus narrative.

The one major exception, Stott said, was that wine won't make it onto the dining tables since many Mormons abstain from alcohol.

"We serve Paul Newman's Own grape juice," Stott said. "Great stuff, and we still have fun."

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Liturgy of the Eucharist

Preparation of the Altar and the Gifts

Comment: All sit as the altar is prepared for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. (In some churches, all the members of the congregation rise from their places to bring their monetary offerings forward for the needs of the Church and the poor.) Selected members of the congregation then bring forward the bread and wine that will be consecrated in the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Then all stand.

P: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have, this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.

C: Blessed be God forever.

P: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have, this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink.

C: Blessed be God forever.

P: Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, fit the almighty Father.

C: 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.

Prayer over the Gifts

Comment: Congregation remains standing

P: (prayer)

C: Amen.

Eucharistic Prayer II

Comment: The congregation stands to begin the center and summit of the entire Mass, the Eucharistic Prayer.

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

P: Lift up your hearts.

C: We lift them up to the Lord.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

C: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Preface

Comment: Congregation remains standing, Priest recites one of the following prayers, although there are special occasions when other eucharistic prayers may be used.

Eucharistic Prayer I

Eucharistic Prayer II

Eucharistic Prayer III

Eucharistic Prayer IV

Could be one of many different prayers based on the season or feast day

Father, it is our duty and salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

He is the Word through whom you made the universe, the Savior you sent to redeem us. By the power of the Holy Spirit he too flesh and was born of the Virgin Mary.

For our sake he opened his arms on the cross; he put and end to death and revealed the resurrection. In this he fulfilled your will and won for you a holy people.

And so we join the angels and saints in proclaiming your glory as we sing (say): :

Could be one of many different prayers based on the season or feast day

Father in heaven, it is right that we should give you thanks and glory: you are the one God, living and true. Through all eternity you live in unapproachable light.

Source of life and goodness, you have created all things, to fill your creatures with every blessing and lead all men to the joyful vision of your light. Countless hosts of angels stand before you to do your will; they look upon your splendor and praise you, night and day.

United with them, and in the name of every creature under heaven, we too praise your glory as we say:

Acclamation

Comment: Congregation remains standing

A: Holy, holy, holy Lord. God of power and might. 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. (This is called the "Sanctus")

Comment: The congregation kneels (In many places throughout the Catholic world, the congregation kneels only at the time of the Consecration and remains standing for the rest of the Eucharistic Prayer.) The long-standing custom in the United States and in other places is for the congregation to remain kneeling throughout the whole of the Eucharistic Prayer below. What is the meaning of this posture during the Eucharistic prayer? Sometimes, in liturgical practice, kneeling signifies sorrow for sin, as when one kneels to confess one's sins in the Sacrament of Penance. At other times it signifies adoration, as one kneels in front of the tabernacle. The kneeling that takes place during the Eucharistic Prayer is primarily a posture of profound self-offering in which the congregation unites itself to the Sacrifice of Christ enacted on the altar.

Epiclesis (calling upon the Holy Spirit):

Comment: congregation remains kneeling, Priest recites one of the following:

Eucharistic Prayer I

Eucharistic Prayer II

Eucharistic Prayer III

Eucharistic Prayer IV

We come to your, Father, with praise and thanksgiving, through Jesus Christ your Son. Through him we ask you to accept and bless these gifts we offer you in sacrifice. We offer them for your holy catholic Church, watch over it, Lord, and guide it; grant it peace and unity throughout the world. We offer them for (Benedict) our Pope, for (name of Bishop in your diocese) our bishop, and for all who hold and teach the catholic faith that comes to us from the apostles.

Remember, Lord, your people, especially those for whom we now pray, (names). Remember all of us gathered here before you. You know how firmly we believe in you and dedicate ourselves to you. We offer you this sacrifice of praise for ourselves and those who are dear to us. We pray to you, our living and true God, for our well-being and redemption.

In union with the whole Church we honor Mary, the ever-virgin mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and God. We honor Joseph, her husband, the apostles and martyrs Peter and Paul, Andrew, (James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Jude; we honor Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian) and all the saints. May their merits and prayers gain us your constant help and protection. (Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)

Father, accept this offering from your whole family. Grant us your peace in this life, save us from final damnation, and count us among those you have chosen. (Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)

Bless and approve our offering; make it acceptable to you, and offering in spirit and in truth. Let is become for us the body and blood of Jesus Christ, your only Son, our Lord.

Lord, you are holy indeed, the fountain of all holiness. Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy, so that they may become for us the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Father, you are holy indeed, and all creation rightly gives you praise. All life, all holiness comes from you through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, by the working of the Holy Spirit. From age to age you gather a people to yourself, so that from east to west a perfect offering may be made to the glory of your name.
And so, Father, we bring you these gifts. We ask you to make them holy by the power of your Spirit, that they may become the body and blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose command we celebrate this eucharist.

Father, we acknowledge your greatness: all your actions show your wisdom and love. You formed man in your own likeness and set him over the whole world to serve you, his creator, and to rule over all creatures. Even when he disobeyed you and lost your friendship you did not abandon him to the power of death, but helped all men to seek and find you. Again and again you offered a covenant to man, and through the prophets taught him to hope for salvation.

Father, you so loved the world that in the fullness of time you sent your only Son to be our Savior. He was conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary, a man like us in all things but sin. To the poor he proclaimed the good news of salvation, to prisoners, freedom, and to those in sorrow, joy. In fulfillment of your will he gave himself up to death; but by rising from the dead, he destroyed death and restored life. And that we might live no longer for ourselves but for him, he sent the Holy Spirit from you, Father, as his first gift to those who believe, to complete his work on earth and bring us the fullness of grace. Father may this Holy Spirit sanctify these offerings. Let them become the body and blood of Jesus Christ our Lord as we celebrate the great mystery which he left us as an everlasting covenant.

Institution Narrative (remembering when Jesus spoke to the apostles at the Last Supper):
Comment: Congregation remains kneeling, depending on the day, or occasion Priest recites one of the following:

Eucharistic Prayer I

Eucharistic Prayer II

Eucharistic Prayer III

Eucharistic Prayer IV

The day before he suffered he took break in his sacred hands and looking up to heaven, to you, his almighty Father, he gave you thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:

Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you.

When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:

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 may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.

Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted, he took bread and gave you thanks, He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:

Take this, all of you, and eat it; this is my body which will be given up for you.

When the supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:

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 may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.

On the night he was betrayed, he took bread and gave you thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:

Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you.

When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:

He always loved those who were his own in the world. When the time came for him to be glorified by you, his heavenly Father, he showed the depth of his love. While they were at supper, he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his disciples, saying:

Take this, all of you, and eat it:
this is my body which will be given up for you.

In the same way, he took the cup, filled with wine. He gave you thanks, and giving the cup to his disciples, said:

Memorial Acclamation

Comment: Congregations remains kneeling

P: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:

A: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

Anamnesis, Offering, and Intercessions:

Comment: Congregations remains kneeling, Priest recites one of the following:

Eucharistic Prayer I

Eucharistic Prayer II

Eucharistic Prayer III

Eucharistic Prayer IV

Father, we celebrate the memory of Christ, your Son. We, your people and your ministers, recall his passion, his resurrection from the dead, and his ascension into glory; and from the many gifts you have given us we offer to you, God of glory and majesty, this holy and perfect sacrifice: the bread of life and the cup of eternal salvation.

Look with favor on these offerings and accept them as once you accepted the gifts of your servant Abel, the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith, and the bread and wine offered by your priest Melchizedek.

Almighty God, we pray that your angel may take this sacrifice to your altar in heaven. Then, as we receive from this altar the sacred body and blood of your Son, let us be filled with every grace and blessing. (Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)

Remember, Lord, those who have died and have gone before us marked with the sign of faith, especially those for whom we now pray, (names deceased loved ones whom the celebrant or parishioner wishes to offer before God). May these, and all who sleep in Christ, find in your presence light, happiness, and peace. (Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)

For ourselves, too, we ask some share in the fellowship of your apostles and martyrs, with John the Baptist, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas,(names of other Saints) and all the saints. Though we are sinners, we trust in your mercy and love. Do not consider what we truly deserve, but grant us your forgiveness. Through Christ our Lord.

Through him you give us all these gifts. You fill them with life and goodness, you bless them and make them holy.

In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Father, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. May all of us who share in the body and blood of Christ be brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit.

Lord, remember your Church throughout the world; make us grow in love, together with (Benedict) our Pope, (name of local bishop), our bishop, and all the clergy.

Remember our brothers and sisters who have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again; bring them and all the departed into the light of your presence. Have mercy on us all; make us worthy to share eternal life with Mary, the virgin Mother of God, with the apostles, and with all the saints who have done your will throughout the ages. May we praise you in union with them, and give you glory through your Son, Jesus Christ.

Father, calling to mind the death your Son endured for our salvation, his glorious resurrection and ascension into heaven, and ready to greet him when he comes again, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. Look with favor on your Church's offering, and see the Victim whose death has reconciled us to yourself. Grant that we, who are nourished by his body and blood, may be filled with his Holy Spirit, and become one body, one spirit in Christ. May be make us an everlasting gift to you and enable us to share in the inheritance of your saints, with Mary, the virgin Mother of God, with the apostles, the martyrs, and all your saints, on whose constant intercession we rely for help.

Lord, may this sacrifice, which has made our peace with you, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Strengthen in faith and love your pilgrim Church on earth; your servant, Pope (Benedict), our Bishop (name of local bishop), and all the bishops, with the clergy and the entire people your son has gathered here before you. In mercy and love unite all you children wherever they may be. Welcome into your kingdom our departed brothers and sisters, and all who have left this world in your friendship. We hope to enjoy for ever the vision of your glory, through Christ our Lord, from whom all good things come.

Father, we now celebrate this memorial of our redemption. We recall Christ's death, his descent among the dead, his resurrection, and his ascension to your right hand; and, looking forward to his coming in glory, we offer you his body and blood, the acceptable sacrifice which brings salvation to the whole world.

Lord, look upon this sacrifice which you have given to your Church; and by your Holy Spirit, gather all who share this one bread and one cup into the one body of Christ, a living sacrifice of praise.

Lord, remember those for whom we offer this sacrifice, especially (Benedict) our Pope, (name of local bishop), our bishop, and bishops and clergy everywhere. Remember those who take part in this offering, those here present and all your people, and all who seek you with a sincere heart. Remember those who have died in the peace of Christ and all the dead whose faith is known to you alone. Father, in your mercy grant also to us, your children, to enter into our heavenly inheritance in the company of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, and your apostles and saints. Then, in your kingdom, freed from the corruption of sin and death, we shall sing your glory with every creature through Christ our Lord, through whom you give us everything that is good.

Concluding

Comment: Congregation remains kneeling

P: Through him, with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, in, all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever.

C: Amen. (This may be sung and is know as the "Great Amen")

Communion Rite

Comment: The congregation stands for the first two components of this rite, the recitation of the Lord's Prayer and the Rite of Peace. It remains standing for the Fraction, when the consecrated Bread is broken for distribution to the assembly, as the (Lamb of God) is sung or recited.

Lord's Prayer

Comment: Congregation remains standing

P: Let us pray with confidence to the Father, in the words our gave us:

A: 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;

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Full Text of the English Roman Catholic Mass

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P = Priest
C = Congregation
A = All
L = Lector

Introductory Rites

Greeting
Penitential Rite
Kyrie
Gloria
Opening Prayer

Liturgy of the Word

First Reading
Responsorial Psalm
Second Reading
Alleluia or Gospel Acclamation
Gospel
Homily
Profession of Faith
General Intercessions

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Preparation of the Altar and the Gifts
Prayer of the Gifts
Eucharistic Prayer

Preface
Acclamation
Memorial Acclamation
Concluding Doxology

Communion Rite

Lord's Prayer
Doxology
Sign of Peace
Breaking of the Bread
Communion
Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rite

Blessing
Dismissal

Comment: Catholic liturgy calls for the involvement of the whole person, spirit, soul and body. The bodily postures that the congregation adopts at Mass--whether standing, kneeling, or sitting--accord with the nature of the rites being celebrated. Before Mass begins, members of the congregation or assembly, once they have entered the church and genuflected in adoration before the tabernacle, normally sit in silence in their pew, perhaps after kneeling briefly to offer a few preparatory prayers. As Mass begins with the entrance song and procession, all stand in acknowledgement that Christ, the High Priest, is present in the Eucharistic assembly to lead it in the worship of His heavenly Father. The congregation remains standing throughout the Mass's Introductory Rites: the Sign of the Cross and Greeting, the Act of Penitence, the Gloria, and the Collect. These rites dispose the congregation to a grateful and attentive reception of the word of God that will be proclaimed in the Liturgy of the Word that follows.

Introductory Rites

Greeting

P: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

C:Amen

Comment: Depending on the day, or time of year, Priest says one of the following:

Form A

Form B

Form C

P. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

C: And also with you

P. The grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you

C: And also with you

P: The Lord be with you. (or a bishop says "Peace be with you")

C: And also with you.

Penitential Rite

Comment: Depending on the day, or time of year, Priest recites one of the following:

Form A

Form B

Form C

P: My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves, to celebrate the sacred mysteries, ut let us call to mind our sins.

A: 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. 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.

P: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

C: Amen.

P: Lord, we have sinned against you.

C:Lord, have mercy.

P: Lord, show us your mercy and love.

C:And grant us your salvation.

P: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

C: Amen.

P: You were sent to heal the contrite: Lord have mercy.

C:Lord have mercy.

P: You came to call sinners: Christ have mercy.

C: Christ have mercy.

P: You plead for us at the right hand of the Father: Lord have mercy.

C:Lord have mercy.

P: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

C:Amen

(Omit if form C of the Penitential Rite was used)

P: Lord have mercy.

C:Lord have mercy.

P: Christ have mercy.

C:Christ have mercy.

P: Lord have mercy.

C:Lord have mercy.

Gloria

Comment: The congregation remains standing

(Omit during Advent and Lent)

A: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God; you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.

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.

Opening Prayer

Comment: The congregation remains standing

P: Let us pray ... (prayer)

C: Amen.

Liturgy of the Word

Comment: The congregation sits so that it may comfortably and effectively listen to and absorb the word of God proclaimed by the readers.

First Reading - Old Testament, or NT letters

L: (after the reading) This is the word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm - Often sung

Second Reading

L: (after the reading) This is the word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

Comment: The congregation stands, at the time of the proclamation of the Gospel, for whereas in the first two readings the word of God is communicated in the words of the prophets and apostles of the Old and New Testaments, in the Gospel it is the Word of God Himself, our Lord Jesus Christ, who speaks to the assembly.

Alleluia

Comment: The congregation remains standing, the Alleluia is often sung and has a short sentence of the Gospel message interweaved in the song.

Gospel

Comment: The congregation remains standing

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

P: A reading from the holy gospel according to N. N.

C: Glory to you, Lord.

P: (after the reading) This is the gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Homily - (The Priest presents a teaching on the readings)

Comment: The congregation sits to listen to the homily. It remains sitting during the period of silence after the homily as it reflects upon the word of God it has heard.

Profession of Faith

Comment: The congregation stands to profess its faith and exercise its baptismal priesthood by offering prayers and petitions on behalf of the Church and the world. The Liturgy of the Word concludes with this Prayer of the Faithful.

Apostles Creed

Nicene Creed, (for special occasions)

A: I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary:
Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell:
The third day he rose again from the dead:
He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead:
I believe in the Holy Spirit:
the holy catholic church: the communion of saints:
The forgiveness of sins:
The resurrection of the body:
And the life everlasting. Amen.

A: We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and our salvation, he came down from heaven:

(All bow during these three lines)
by the power of the Holy Spirit, he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered, died and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of 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.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life: who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified:
He has spoken through est the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic, and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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