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INTRODUCTORY RITES
Greeting
Cardinal: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Cardinal: Peace be with you.
All: And with your spirit
Cardinal:
Brothers and sisters in Christ, in this solemn rite of
dedication, let us ask the Lord our God to bless this
water created by his hand.
It is a sign of our repentance, a reminder of our baptism
and a symbol of the cleansing of these walls
and this altar.
May the grace of God help us to remain faithful
members of his Church, open to the Spirit we have
received.
All: Amen.
The Cardinal passes through the main body of the church, sprinkling the people and
the walls
with the holy water; then, he sprinkles the altar. Meanwhile the short hymn is
sung.
All Amen.
Responsorial Psalm
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the 5communion of the blood of
Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one
bread.
Observe Israel bafter the flesh: care not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers
of the altar?
What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is
anything?
Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and
not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of
the Lords table and of the table of demons
G O S P E L
Sir, the woman said, I can see that you are a prophet.
Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where
we must worship is in Jerusalem.
Woman, Jesus replied, believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the
Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for
salvation is from the Jews.
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the
Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father
seeks.
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.
The Gospel Of the Lord
[H O M I L Y]
Invitation to Prayer
Cardinal: Let us ask the saints to support our prayers to God the
Father almighty, who has made the hearts of his people
faithful temples of his Spirit.
Cardinal: Lord, may the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all
the saints make our prayers acceptable to you.
May this building, which we dedicate to your name, be a
house of salvation and grace where Christians gathered in
fellowship may worship you in spirit and truth and grow together
in love. Grant this through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen
Prayer of Dedication
All: Amen
[After the rite of anointing, a brazier is placed on the altar for burning incense.
The Cardinal
lights it and puts incense into the brazier, saying:]
[Then the Cardinal puts incense into some censers and incenses the altar and the
Crucifix; he
returns to the chair, is incensed, and then sits.]
[The Parish Priest, walking through the church, incenses the people and the walls.]
[After the incensation, a few ministers wipe the table of the altar with cloths.
They arrange in a
suitable manner the candles needed for the celebration of Mass]
All: Amen.
Preface
Cardinal : 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 this visible house that you have let us build
and where you never cease to show favour
to the family on pilgrimage to you in this place,
you wonderfully manifest and accomplish
the mystery of your communion with us.
Here you build up for yourself the temple that we
are
and cause your Church, spread throughout the
world,
to grow ever more and more as the Lords own Body,
till she reaches her fullness in the vision of peace,
the heavenly city of Jerusalem.
And so, with the countless ranks of the blessed,
in the temple of your glory we praise you,
we bless you and proclaim your greatness, as we acclaim:
Therefore, O Lord,
as we celebrate the memorial
of the saving Passion of your Son,
his wondrous Resurrection
and Ascension into heaven,
and as we look forward to his second coming,
we offer you in thanksgiving
this holy and living sacrifice.
Look, we pray,
upon the oblation of your Church
and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim
by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself,
grant that we,
who are nourished by the Body and Blood of your Son
and filled with his Holy Spirit,
may become one body, one spirit in Christ.
May he make of us
an eternal offering to you,
so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect,
especially with the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs
and with all the Saints,
on whose constant intercession in your presence
we rely for unfailing help.
Our Father:
C O M M U N I O N
CONCLUDING RITE
Solemn Blessing
Caedinal: The Lord be with you.
cardinal: May almighty God bless you, the Father and the Son
and the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
cardinal: Go forth, the Mass is ended. Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your
life.
Recessional Hymn