Our Lady of the Cenacle is honoured in the liturgy of several dioceses and religious families, especially in the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Cenacle, founded by St. Therese Couderc (d. 1885).
The Church has come to see in our Lady, present at the first gathering of Christ's disciples (Entrance Antiphon cf. Acts 1, 14), a mother cherishing the infant Church in her love and the supreme example of prayer in oneness of heart.
In this Mass formulary the Church gives glory to the Father in heaven for his gift of the Holy Spirit. Our Lady is here presented as:
- the Virgin filled with the Holy Spirit: God has poured out on her in abundance "the gifts of the Holy Spirit" (Collect). The one "who was overshadowed by the Spirit at the Incarnation of the Word is once more filled with [this] Gift from on high at the birth of God's new people" (Preface);
- model for the Church: above all, she is the model of prayer, for God has given us a wonderful example of prayer in the Church at its beginning (cf. Preface), namely, the Mother of Jesus as she prays with the Apostles "in oneness of mind and heart" (Preface; cf. Entrance Antiphon, Acts 1, 14, cf. Collect). The one "who waited in prayer for the coming of Christ is still at prayer as she calls upon the promised Paraclete" (Preface). A model, too, of harmony, unity, and peace (cf. Preface, Prayer after Communion); of obedience to the voice of the Holy Spirit (cf. Prayer over the Offerings); of watchfulness in waiting for the Second Coming of Christ (cf. Preface); of faithful observance of the word of God (cf. Alleluia, Luke 2, 19) and eagerness to sow its seed.
Entrance Antiphon cf. Acts 1, 14
The disciples devoted themselves with one accord to prayer with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus, alleluia.
the Mother of Jesus, alleluia.
COLLECT
Lord our God,
as the Blessed Virgin was at prayer with the Apostles
you poured out on her in abundance
the gifts of the Holy Spirit;
grant through her intercession
that we too, being filled with the same Spirit,
may persevere with one mind in prayer
and bring to the world around us
the Good News of salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
as the Blessed Virgin was at prayer with the Apostles
you poured out on her in abundance
the gifts of the Holy Spirit;
grant through her intercession
that we too, being filled with the same Spirit,
may persevere with one mind in prayer
and bring to the world around us
the Good News of salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
You will receive the power of the Holy Spirit.
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 1, 6-14
After the resurrection of Jesus,
the apostles gathered around him and asked,
“Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Jesus answered them,
“It is not for you to know the times or seasons
that the Father has established by his own authority.
But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you,
and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
throughout Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.”
When Jesus had said this, as the apostles were looking on,
he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.
While the apostles were looking intently at the sky as Jesus was going,
suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them.
They said, “Men of Galilee,
why are you standing there looking at the sky?
This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven
will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.”
Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem
from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem,
a sabbath day’s journey away.
When the apostles entered the city
they went to the upper room where they were staying,
Peter and John and James and Andrew,
Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew,
James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot,
and Judas son of James.
All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer,
together with some women,
and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
the apostles gathered around him and asked,
“Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Jesus answered them,
“It is not for you to know the times or seasons
that the Father has established by his own authority.
But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you,
and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
throughout Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.”
When Jesus had said this, as the apostles were looking on,
he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.
While the apostles were looking intently at the sky as Jesus was going,
suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them.
They said, “Men of Galilee,
why are you standing there looking at the sky?
This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven
will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.”
Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem
from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem,
a sabbath day’s journey away.
When the apostles entered the city
they went to the upper room where they were staying,
Peter and John and James and Andrew,
Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew,
James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot,
and Judas son of James.
All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer,
together with some women,
and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
The word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 86 (87), 1-2. 3 y 5. 6-7 (R.: 3)
R. Glorious things are told of you, O city of God.
The LORD loves the city
founded on holy mountains,
loves the gates of Zion
more than any dwelling in Jacob. R.
founded on holy mountains,
loves the gates of Zion
more than any dwelling in Jacob. R.
Glorious things are said of you,
O city of God!
But of Zion it must be said:
“They all were born here.” R.
O city of God!
But of Zion it must be said:
“They all were born here.” R.
The Most High confirms this;
the LORD notes in the register of the peoples:
“This one was born right here.”
So all sing in their festive dance:
“Within you is my true home.” R.
the LORD notes in the register of the peoples:
“This one was born right here.”
So all sing in their festive dance:
“Within you is my true home.” R.
Alleluia cf. Lc 2, 19
Blessed is the Virgin Mary who kept the word of God
and pondered it in her heart.
and pondered it in her heart.
Gospel
My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 8, 19-21
The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to Jesus
but were unable to join him because of the crowd.
He was told,
“Your mother and your brothers are standing outside
and they wish to see you.”
Jesus said to them in reply,
“My mother and my brothers are those
who hear the word of God and act on it.”
but were unable to join him because of the crowd.
He was told,
“Your mother and your brothers are standing outside
and they wish to see you.”
Jesus said to them in reply,
“My mother and my brothers are those
who hear the word of God and act on it.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
All-holy Father,
receive these gifts from joyful
hearts and grant that we may follow closely
the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by obeying the voice of the Spirit
and seeking to praise your glory in all things.
Through Christ our Lord.
receive these gifts from joyful
hearts and grant that we may follow closely
the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by obeying the voice of the Spirit
and seeking to praise your glory in all things.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
The Blessed Virgin, at Prayer with the Apostles, Awaits the Coming of the Paraclete
The Lord be with you.
R. And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
R. We lift them up to the Lord
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
R. It is right and just.
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.
How wonderful is the example you have given us
of harmony and prayer in the Church at its beginning:
you show us the Mother of Jesus
as she prays with the Apostles
in oneness of mind and heart.
She who waited in prayer for the coming of Christ
is still at prayer
as she calls upon the promised Paraclete;
she who was overshadowed by the Spirit
at the Incarnation of the Word
is once more filled with your Gift from on high
at the birth of God’s new people.
As she keeps vigil in prayer,
her heart on fire with love,
she is the model of the Church,
enriched by the gifts of the Spirit
and keeping watch for the Second Coming of Christ.
Through him the Angels of heaven
offer their prayer of adoration
as they rejoice in your presence for ever.
May our voices be one with theirs
in their triumphant hymn of praise:
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
How wonderful is the example you have given us
of harmony and prayer in the Church at its beginning:
you show us the Mother of Jesus
as she prays with the Apostles
in oneness of mind and heart.
She who waited in prayer for the coming of Christ
is still at prayer
as she calls upon the promised Paraclete;
she who was overshadowed by the Spirit
at the Incarnation of the Word
is once more filled with your Gift from on high
at the birth of God’s new people.
As she keeps vigil in prayer,
her heart on fire with love,
she is the model of the Church,
enriched by the gifts of the Spirit
and keeping watch for the Second Coming of Christ.
Through him the Angels of heaven
offer their prayer of adoration
as they rejoice in your presence for ever.
May our voices be one with theirs
in their triumphant hymn of praise:
Holy, Holy, Holy....
Communion Antiphon cf. Acts 2, 42
The disciples continued steadfast in the teaching of the Apostles,
in communion of spirit, in the breaking of bread,
and in the practice of prayer, alleluia.
in communion of spirit, in the breaking of bread,
and in the practice of prayer, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Lord God,
you have fed your holy people
with the one Bread of life;
renew us by the one gift of the Holy Spirit
and grant that under the protection of the Blessed Virgin
we may work for the unity and peace of all those
for whom your Son offered himself
as the sacrifice of our redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.
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you have fed your holy people
with the one Bread of life;
renew us by the one gift of the Holy Spirit
and grant that under the protection of the Blessed Virgin
we may work for the unity and peace of all those
for whom your Son offered himself
as the sacrifice of our redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.
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