Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 22 (Ordinary Time IV): Holy Mary, Handmaid of the Lord

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Entrance Antiphon Luke 1, 47-48

My spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
because the Lord has looked on his lowly handmaid.

COLLECT

Lord our God,
in your loving plan of redemption
you chose the Blessed Virgin,
your lowly handmaid,
to be the Mother and companion of Christ your Son;
grant that by constantly looking up to her
we may give you wholehearted service
in untiring care for the salvation of the world.
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

I stood praying to the Lord, and the Lord granted my request.

A reading from the first Book of Samuel 1, 24-28; 2, 1-2. 4-8

Hannah brought Samuel with her,
   along with a three-year-old bull,
   an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine,
   and presented him at the temple of the LORD in Shiloh.
After the boy’s father had sacrificed the young bull,
   Hannah, his mother, approached Eli and said;
   “Pardon, my lord!
As you live, my lord,
   I am the woman who stood near you here, praying to the LORD.
I prayed for this child, and the LORD granted my request.
Now I, in turn, give him to the LORD;
   as long as he lives, he shall be dedicated to the LORD.”
Hannah left Samuel there;
   and as she worshiped the LORD, she said:
   “My heart exults in the LORD,
      my horn is exalted in my God.
   I have swallowed up my enemies;
      I rejoice in my victory.
   There is no Holy One like the LORD;
      there is no Rock like our God.

   “The bows of the mighty are broken,
      while the tottering gird on strength.
   The well-fed hire themselves out for bread,
      while the hungry batten on spoil.
   The barren wife bears seven sons,
      while the mother of many languishes.

   “The Lord puts to death and gives life;
      he casts down to the netherworld;
      he raises up again.
   The LORD makes poor and makes rich,
      he humbles, he also exalts.
   He raises the needy from the dust;
      from the ash heap he lifts up the poor,
   to seat them with nobles
      and make a glorious throne their heritage.
   He gives to vowers their vows,
      and blesses the sleep of the just.

   “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
      and he has set the world upon them.”

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Lc 1, 46-48a. 48b-49. 50-51. 52-53. 54-55 (R.: 48a)

R. The Lord has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
   my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
   For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; R.

Behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed.
   The Mighty One has done great things for me,
   and holy is his name.  R.

The Lord’s mercy is from age to age
   to those who fear him.
He has shown might with his arm,
   dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. R.

He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones
   but lifted up the lowly.
The hungry he has filled with good things;
   the rich he has sent away empty. R.

The Lord has helped Israel his servant,
   remembering his mercy,
according to his promise to our ancestors,
   to Abraham and to his descendants for ever. R.

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary,
you declared yourself the handmaid of the Lord,
and now, exalted above the choirs of angels,
you are acclaimed by the Church as queen of heaven.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Behold the handmaid of the Lord.

A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke 1, 26-38

The angel Gabriel was sent from God
to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

All-holy Father,
on this memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
your obedient and devoted handmaid,
receive our offerings and gifts
and grant that we may present to you ourselves
as a sacrifice pleasing in your sight.
Through Christ our Lord.

PREFACE

The Blessed Virgin, Handmaid of the Lord, was a Servant of the Mystery of Redemption

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.

In the Blessed Virgin Mary
you were especially pleased,
for by embracing your plan of salvation
she gave herself wholeheartedly
to the work of your Son
as a faithful servant of the mystery of redemption.

She who gave great service to Christ
was given great honor by you, his Father.
She who saw herself as your lowly handmaid
was raised up by you to reign as queen in glory
in the presence of your Son,
where she intercedes for us in her goodness
as the servant of your love.

Now with all the Saints and Angels,
we praise you for ever:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon Psalm 86: 15-16

Lord God, look upon me
and have pity on me; save the child of your handmaid.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Having been made partakers of this spiritual food,
we pray, O Lord our God,
that, steadily imitating the Blessed Virgin Mary,
we may always be found intent on service of the Church
and may know the joys of doing your will.
Through Christ our Lord.

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Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 21 (Ordinary Time III): The Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Roman Missal has a Votive Mass of the Most Holy Name of Mary, of which only the opening prayer is proper. A memorial of the Most Holy Name of the Virgin is celebrated on 12 September in many particular Churches and religious institutes, generally wit the same formulary. The present formulary, except for the Preface and a few changes, is taken from the Proprium missarum Societatis Mariae.

In this Mass, God the Father is glorified first of all on account of "the name of Jesus," that is, on account of "the person of his Son," his power and saving mission: "In no other name is there salvation" (Preface, cf. Acts 4, 12); "at his command every knee must bend, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth" (Preface, cf. Philippians 2, 10).

The Father is then glorified on account of "the name of Mary," that is, on account of the person of Christ's Mother and her mission in the history of salvation (cf. Preface). The name of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated as:

- a name of honor, for God "has so exalted your Name that your praise shall be undying on our lips," as he brought honor to the name of Judith, who is a type of the Blessed Virgin (Entrance Antiphon, cf. Judith 13, 20);

- a holy name, for it marks out the woman who was entirely "full of grace" (Alleluia, cf. Luke 1, 28) and found "favor with God" (Gospel, Luke 1,30) and so conceived and gave birth to the Son of God (cf. Luke 1,31);

- a maternal name, for the Lord Jesus, "dying on the altar of the Cross, willed that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, whom he had chosen as his Mother, should be our Mother also," (Collect), so that the faithful as they " fly to her protection, may find comfort" (Collect);

- a name responsive to need, for the faithful on whose lips the name of the Virgin echoes and re-echoes (cf. Preface) "turn to her with confidence as their star of hope, call on her as their mother in time of danger, and seek her protection in their hour of need" (Preface, cf. Collect).

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Entrance Antiphon Cf. Judith 13, 18-19

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, by the Lord God Most High,
above all women on the earth;
for he has so exalted your Name
that your praise shall be undying on our lips.

COLLECT

O God, whose Son, dying on the altar of the Cross,
willed that the most Blessed Virgin Mary,
whom he had chosen as his Mother,
should be our Mother also,
graciously grant, we pray,
that we, who fly to her protection,
may find comfort by invoking our Mother’s name.
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

Remembrance of me is a legacy to future generations.

A reading from the Book of Sirach 24, 17-21

I bud forth delights like the vine,
   my blossoms become fruit fair and rich.
Come to me, all you that yearn for me,
   and be filled with my fruits.
You will remember me as sweeter than honey,
   better to have than the honeycomb.
Whoever eats of me will hunger still,
   whoever drinks of me will thirst for more;
whoever obeys me will not be put to shame,
   whoever serves me will never fail.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Lc 1, 46-48. 49-50. 53-54 (R.: Is 61, 10a)

R. My spirit rejoices in my God.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
   my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness;
   behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. R.

The Mighty One has done great things for me,
   and holy is his name.
The Lord’s mercy is from age to age
   to those who fear him.  R.

The hungry he has filled with good things;
   the rich he has sent away empty.
The Lord has helped Israel his servant,
   remembering his mercy. R.

Alleluia

Cf. Lc 1, 28

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you,
blessed are you among women.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

The virgin’s name was Mary.

A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke 1, 26-38

The angel Gabriel was sent from God
to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Lord,
look with favor on the gifts we offer
and grant that our hearts may be enlightened
by the Holy Spirit,
so that in imitation of Blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
we may seek to be faithful to Christ, your Son,
to please him in all that we do,
and to live only for him.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

PREFACE

Our Lady is the Temple of God’s Glory

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,
through Christ our Lord.

For in no other name is there salvation;
at his command every knee must bend,
in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.

But by your loving providence
the name of the Virgin Mary also
should echo and re-echo
on the lips of your faithful people who
turn to her with confidence
as their star of hope,
call on her as their mother
in time of danger,
and seek her protection
in their hour of need.

With thankful praise,
in company with the Angels,
we glorify your power
as we sing with one voice:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon Cf. Lc 1, 48

All generations will call me blessed,
for God has looked on his lowly handmaid.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Grant us we pray, O Lord,
whom you have strengthened at the table of word and Sacrament,
that, with Blessed Mary as our patron and guide,
we may reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christian
and follow whatever accords with it.
Through Christ our Lord.

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Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 20 (Ordinary Time II): Holy Mary, the New Eve

As early as the second century, especially in the writings of St. Justin (d. c.163) and St. Irinaeus (d. c.200), the Blessed Virgin Mary is seen by the Church as the new Eve or the new woman, intimately associated with Christ, the new Adam (cf. 1 Corinthians 15, 45), in the work of salvation. By her faith and obedience she undoes the loss inflicted on the human race by the unbelief and disobedience of the first Eve: "The knot of Eve's disobedience was loosed by Mary's obedience. The bonds fastened by the virgin Eve through disbelief were untied by the Virgin Mary through faith" (St. Irinaeus, Adversus haereses 3: 22, 4: Sch, no.34, p.82).

In this formulary the saving "mystery of the woman" -of Mary and the Church- is commemorated. Mary, as "type of the Church" (cf. Lumen Gentium, no.63), is the woman promised in the Proto-Gospel (cf. Genesis 3, 15), greeted by Elizabeth as blessed among all women (cf. Luke 1, 42), from whom the Son of God became truly human (cf. Galatians 4, 4), anticipating the mysterious "hour" of Jesus at the wedding feast at Cana (cf. John 2, 4), fulfilling her role of mother at the foot of the Cross (cf. John 19, 26), resplendent in heaven as the woman clothed with the sun and crowned with stars (c. Revelation 12, 1).

Mary is thus celebrated as:

- the firstfruits of the new creation: "you chose the blessed Virgin, formed by the Holy Spiit, as the firstfruits of the new creation" (Collect; cf. Lumen Gentium, no. 56).

- the new earth, where, from the moment of her Immaculate Conception, "justice dwells" (cf. Responsorial Psalm).

- the firstfruits of the new people of God: "you made her the firstfruits of your new people" (Preface).

- a disciple of the New Law: "the first disciple of the New Law" (Preface).

- a woman given a new heart by God, in accordance with the prophecy of Ezekiel (cf. 1, 9): "you formed a new heart for the second Eve" (Prayer after Communion).

- a woman preparing the new wine for the Church: "Blessed are you, Virgin Mary... through you Christ has prepared the new wine for the Church." (Communion Antiphon, B).

- a faithful virgin: "we celebrate the memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary and her complete self-giving to the sacrifice of the New Law" (Prayer over the Offerings).

- the new Jerusalem, the holy city, the dwelling-place of God (cf. 1st Reading, Revelation 21, 1-5a).

To sum up: Holy Mary, "Conceived without stain, enriched by gifts of grace... is indeed the new woman" (Preface), Mother and companion of Christ, author of the New Covenant (cf. Preface).

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Entrance Antiphon Revelation 12, 1

A great sign appeared in heaven:
a woman clothed with the sun, the moon beneath her feet,
and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

COLLECT

Lord our God, you chose the Blessed Virgin,
formed by the Holy Spirit,
as the firstfruits of the new creation;
grant that we may reject the old ways of sin,
embrace wholeheartedly the new life of the Gospel,
and honor faithfully the new commandment of love.
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

I saw the new Jerusalem, as beautiful as a bride all dressed for her husband.

A reading from the Book of Revelation 21, 1-5a

I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth.
The former heaven and the former earth had passed away,
   and the sea was no more.
I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem,
   coming down out of heaven from God,
   prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
   “Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race.
God will dwell with them and they will be his people
   and God himself will always be with them as their God.
God will wipe every tear from their eyes,
   and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain,
   for the old order has passed away.”

The One who sat on the throne said,
   “Behold, I make all things new.”

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Is 61, 10a-d & f. 11; 62, 2-3

R. O Mary, you are the new earth in whom justice dwells.

I rejoice heartily in the LORD,
   in my God is the joy of my soul;
for he has clothed me with a robe of salvation,
   and wrapped me in a mantle of justice,
   like a bride bedecked with her jewels. R.

As the earth brings forth its plants,
   and a garden makes its growth spring up,
so will the Lord GOD make justice and praise
   spring up before all the nations.  R.

Nations shall behold your vindication,
   and all kings your glory;
you shall be called by a new name
   pronounced by the mouth of the LORD.
You shall be a glorious crown in the hand of the LORD,
   a royal diadem held by your God. R.

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Glorious are you, holy Mary, the new Eve.
From you the new Adam, Christ Jesus, was born.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Hail, full of grace.

A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke 1, 26-38

The angel Gabriel was sent from God
to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Or:

The mother of Jesus said to the attendants: Do whatever he tells you.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 2, 1-11

There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee,

and the mother of Jesus was there.

Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.

When the wine ran short,

the mother of Jesus said to him,

“They have no wine.”

And Jesus said to her,

“Woman, how does your concern affect me?

My hour has not yet come.”

His mother said to the servers,

“Do whatever he tells you.”

Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings,

each holding twenty to thirty gallons.

Jesus told them,

“Fill the jars with water.”

So they filled them to the brim.

Then he told them,

“Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.”

So they took it.

And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine,

without knowing where it came from

— although the servers who had drawn the water knew —,

the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him,

“Everyone serves good wine first,

and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one;

but you have kept the good wine until now.”

Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs at Cana in Galilee

and so revealed his glory,

and his disciples began to believe in him.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Lord,
as we celebrate the memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and her complete self-giving
to the sacrifice of the New Law,
we offer you these gifts as a sign of our worship
and ask that by the power of your grace
we may walk all our days in the new life you have given us.
Through Christ our Lord.

PREFACE

Mary, the New Eve, is the First Disciple of the New Law

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, through Christ our Lord.

For you gave to Christ, author of the New Covenant,
the Blessed Virgin Mary as his Mother and companion
and you made her the firstfruits of your new people.

Conceived without stain,
enriched by gifts of grace,
she is indeed the new woman,
the first disciple of the New Law.

She is a woman who finds joy in your service,
who is attentive to the voice of the Spirit,
who is always ready to obey your word.

She is a woman blest for her faith,
a woman blest in her child,
a woman raised up from among the lowly.

She is a woman standing firm in adversity,
keeping faith by the Cross of her Son,
entering into glory at the end of her days.

With the whole company of the Angels
we praise you with one voice:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon cf. Psalm 87, 3; Luke 1, 49 

Glorious things are spoken of you, O Virgin Mary,
for he who is mighty has done great things for you.

Or:

Blessed are you, Virgin Mary:
through you God has given us the Savior of the world,
through you Christ has prepared the new wine for the Church.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Lord our God,
in the Blessed Virgin Mary
you formed a new heart for the second Eve;
grant that by the grace of this Sacrament
we may be obedient to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit
and grow more and more each day
in the likeness of Christ, the second Adam.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

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Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Our Lady of Perpetual Help

27 June

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

The painting of the Virgin Mary of Perpetual Help was transferred from Crete to Rome in the fifteenth century, where it became famous for great favors. In the nineteenth century, the cult expanded to the entire Church.

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The Proper Mass texts (except the Preface) and readings are the same used at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Baclaran, Paranaque City.

COLLECT
Gracious and loving God,
you have given us Mary,
the Mother of Jesus your Divine Son
to be our Mother of Perpetual Help.
May her powerful prayers bring us protection from danger
and freedom from sin
that we may come to the joy of your peace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading

The maiden will bear the Son

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 7, 10-17

Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test. Then Isaiah said: ‘Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted. The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on your ancestral house such days as have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah—the king of Assyria.’

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 71 (70), 1-2. 3-4a. 5 & 12 (R.: por. 12)

R. Help me O Lord in my distress.

In you, O LORD, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
In your justice rescue me, and deliver me;
incline your ear to me, and save me. R.

Be my rock of refuge,
a stronghold to give me safety,
for you are my rock and my fortress. R.

O my God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked.
For you are my hope, O LORD;
my trust, O LORD, from my youth. R.

God, be not far from me;
my God, hasten to help me. R.

Second Reading

A woman adorned with the sun, standing on the moon.

A reading from the Book of Revelation 12, 1-6.10 

A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun,
with the moon under her feet,
and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.
Then another sign appeared in the sky;
it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns,
and on its heads were seven diadems.
Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky
and hurled them down to the earth.
Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth,
to devour her child when she gave birth.
She gave birth to a son, a male child,
destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod.
Her child was caught up to God and his throne.
The woman herself fled into the desert
where she had a place prepared by God.
 that there she might be taken care of
for twelve hundred and sixty days.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
"Now have salvation and power come,
and the Kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Anointed One."

The word of the Lord.

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Standing near the Cross of Jesus was his Mother 

and Jesus said to the Disciple

"Here is your Mother".

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Here is your mother.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 19, 25-27

Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother

   and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,

   and Mary of Magdala.

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her,

   he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”

Then he said to the disciple,

   “Behold, your mother.”

And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Lord, accept our gifts and praise,
and fill our hearts with the light of your Holy Spirit.
Help us to follow the example of the Virgin Mary
in seeking you in all things
and in doing your will with gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.

PREFACE

The Mother of the Lord is Entrusted with the Distribution of Divine Grace

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.

For in your wise and provident plan
you joined the Blessed Virgin
so closely to your Son
in the work of redemption
that she was with him
as a loving mother in his infancy,
stood by his Cross
as the faithful companion in his Passion,
and, assumed into heaven,
became our advocate,
and the handmaid of our redemption.
and Perpetual Help of the people of God.

She cares unceasingly with a mother’s love
for all your children in their need,
breaking the chains of every form of captivity,
that they might enjoy full liberty of body and spirit.

Now, with the Angels and all the Saints
we praise the redeeming love of your Son
and through him we proclaim your greatness,
as we cry out with one voice:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Lord, may this Sacrament we have received
strengthen our faith and renew our hope in you
as we honor Mary, Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
May her faith inspire us to follow you more closely
and serve you more faithfully in the work of plentiful redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.

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Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 19 (Ordinary Time I): Holy Mary, Mother of the Lord

Among the titles given to the Blessed Virgin in the Gospels that of "Mother of the Lord" has a special place. Elizabeth, the mother of Christ's herald, filled with the Holy Spirit (cf. Luke 1, 41), used this title in greeting our Lady: "How does this happen to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Luke 1, 43).

Under the title of "Holy Mary, Mother of the Lord," the formulary provided here, with the exception of the Prayer after Communion and the Preface, is the Mass found in the Roman Missal, Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ordinary Time, no. 3, the texts of which are marked by what is known as "Roman sobriety" and by deep devotion to the Mother of Jesus. The Preface is taken from the Proprium missarum Societatis Apostolatus Catholici, Curia Generalis Ordinis, Rome, 1976, p. 11.

In the Preface, God the Father is glorified on account of the double maternal role he has assigned in his "wisdom and love" to the Blessed Virgin: in relation to his Son ("In the Mother of your Son you showed the wonders of your power") and in relation to his people ("she fulfills a mother's role in the household of the Church").

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Entrance Antiphon cf. Judith 13, 18-19

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, by the Lord God Most High,
above all women on the earth;
for he has so exalted your name
that your praise shall be undying on our lips.

COLLECT

As we venerate the glorious memory
of the most holy Virgin Mary, Mother of the Lord,
grant, we pray, O Lord, through her intercession,
that we, too, may merit to receive
from the fullness of your grace.
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

Mary, whose womb bore the Lord, is hailed as the ark of the Lord.

A reading from the first Book of Chronicles 15, 3-4. 15-16; 16, 1-2

David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring the ark of the LORD
   to the place which he had prepared for it.
David also called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites.
The Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with poles,
   as Moses had ordained according to the word of the LORD.

David commanded the chiefs of the Levites
   to appoint their relatives as chanters,
   to play on musical instruments, harps, lyres, and cymbals
   to make a loud sound of rejoicing.

They brought in the ark of God and set it within the tent
   which David had pitched for it.
Then they offered up holocausts and peace offerings to God.
When David had finished offering up the holocausts and peace offerings,
   he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 131, 11, 13-14. 17-18 (R. 11b)

R. I will set on your throne a son, the fruit of your womb.

The LORD swore an oath to David,
   a pledge never to be broken:
“Your own offspring
   I will set upon your throne.” R.

Yes, the LORD has chosen Zion,
   desired it for a dwelling:
“This is my resting place forever;
   here I will dwell, for I desire it.  R.

There I will make a horn sprout for David’s line;
   I will set a lamp for my anointed.
His foes I will clothe with shame,
   but on him my crown shall gleam.” R.

Alleluia

Virgin Mother of God,
he whom the whole world cannot contain
enclosed himself as a child within your womb.

Gospel

Blessed is the fruit of your womb.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 1, 39-47

Mary set out
   and traveled to the hill country in haste
   to a town of Judah,
   where she entered the house of Zechariah
   and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
   the infant leaped in her womb,
   and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,
   cried out in a loud voice and said,
   “Most blessed are you among women,
   and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
And how does this happen to me,
   that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
   the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed
   that what was spoken to you by the Lord
   would be fulfilled.”

And Mary said:
   “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
      my spirit rejoices in God, my savior.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

We offer you the sacrifice of praise, O Lord,
as we rejoice in commemorating the Mother of your Son,
grant, we pray,
that through this most holy exchange
we may advance towards eternal redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.

PREFACE

The Mother of the Lord is Entrusted with the Distribution of Divine Grace

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.

For in the Mother of your Son
you showed the wonders of your power
and through her you still continue
to accomplish in us our salvation.

In your wisdom and love
she fulfills a mother’s role
in the household of the Church
and is entrusted with the distribution of grace.

Through her words you instruct us,
through her example you draw us to follow her Son,
through her prayers you grant us forgiveness.

With thankful praise,
in company with the choirs of heaven,
we glorify your power as we sing with one voice:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon cf. Lk 1, 48

All generations will call me blessed,
for God has looked on his lowly handmaid.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Having received this heavenly Sacrament,
we humbly pray, O Lord
that we, who reverently celebrate
the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
may merit to be partakers at your eternal banquet.
Through Christ our Lord.

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