506 THE ORDER OF MASS

PREFACE I OF ADVENTThe two comings of Christ

33. The following Preface is said in Masses of Advent from the First Sunday of Advent to 16 December and in other Masses that are celebrated in Advent and have no proper Preface.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,always and everywhere to give you thanks,Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,through Christ our Lord.

For he assumed at his first comingthe lowliness of human flesh,and so fulfilled the design you formed long ago,and opened for us the way to eternal salvation,that, when he comes again in glory and majestyand all is at last made manifest,we who watch for that daymay inherit the great promisein which now we dare to hope.

And so, with Angels and Archangels,with Thrones and Dominions,and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven,we sing the hymn of your glory,as without end we acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts …

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The Lord be with you. R

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And with your spir-it.

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Lift up your hearts. R

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We lift them up to the Lord.

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Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R

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It is right and just.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER 507

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everywhere to give you thanks,

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Lord, holy Father, almighty

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and e-ter-nal God,

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through Christ our Lord.

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and all is at last made man- i - fest,

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for that day

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may inherit the great promise

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we sing the hymn of your glo-ry,

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as without end we ac-claim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts …

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER I(THE ROMAN CANON)

83. V The Lord be with you.R And with your spirit.

V Lift up your hearts.R We lift them up to the Lord.

V Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.R It is right and just.

ThenfollowsthePrefacetobeusedinaccordwiththerubrics,whichconcludes:

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.

84. ThePriest,withhandsextended,says:

To you, therefore, most merciful Father, Celebrantalone

we make humble prayer and petitionthrough Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord:

Hejoinshishandsandsays:

that you accept

HemakestheSignoftheCrossonceoverthebreadandchalicetogether, saying:

and bless @ these gifts, these offerings,these holy and unblemished sacrifices,

Withhandsextended,hecontinues:

which we offer you firstlyfor your holy catholic Church.Be pleased to grant her peace,to guard, unite and govern herthroughout the whole world,together with your servant N. our Popeand N. our Bishop,*

and all those who, holding to the truth,hand on the catholic and apostolic faith.

* Mention may be made here of the Coadjutor Bishop, or Auxiliary Bishops, as noted in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 149.