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Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give
you, look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and
unity in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
Amen.
The peace of the Lord be with you
always.
And with your Spirit.
The priest may add these or similar words.
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The priest places a small piece of the host in
the chalice saying quietly:
May this mingling of the body and
blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.
Meanwhile the people sing or say:
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world:
grant us peace.
May the Body of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.
The priest says quietly:
May the receiving of your Body and
Blood, Lord Jesus Christ,
not bring me to judgment and
condemnation,
but through your loving mercy
be for me protection in mind and body,
and a healing remedy.
Raising the host the priest says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of
the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper
of the Lamb.
And together with the people he says once:
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
The Priest reverently consumes the Body of
Christ.
Then he takes the chalice and says quietly:
May the Blood of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.
The Priest raises a host slightly and shows it
to each of the communicants, saying:
The Body of Christ.
Amen.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Grant us, O Lord, who have been
renewed by this Sacrament,
so to live in the Church, that,
persevering in the breaking of the
Bread and in the teaching of the
Apostles, we may be one heart and
one soul, made steadfast in your love.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Bow head for the blessing – short silence
May almighty God bless you:
the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
Go forth, the Mass is ended,
Thanks be to God.
Eat this bread, drink this cup,
come to me and never be hungry.
Eat this bread, drink this cup,
trust in me and you will not thirst.
I am the Bread of Life,
the true bread sent from the Father.
Your ancestors ate manna in the
desert,
but this is the bread come down
from heaven.
Eat my flesh, and drink my blood,
and I will raise you up on the last
day.
Anyone who eats this bread
will live for ever.
If you believe and eat this bread
you will have eternal life.
(Tantum Ergo)
Lord, dismiss us with your
blessing.
Fill our hearts with joy and peace.
Let us each, your love possessing,
In our love for you increase.
Come Lord Jesus, and refresh us,
From our sins grant us relief.
Thanks we give and adoration
For the Gospel’s joyful sound.
May the fruits of your salvation
In our hearts and lives abound.
May your everlasting presence
With us evermore be found.
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Private Prayer after Communion
Concluding Rites
Recessional Hymn
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Lord Jesus,
Master of the apostles,
draw me to the Eucharist
that I may have the strong personal
love of Peter.
Through the inspired writings of
Paul,whom you sent as an apostle
of all people may our Catholic faith
be deepened.
Lord, you prayed that the faith of
Peter might not fail; you chose Paul
as your apostle to the Gentiles;
strengthen and sustain the faith
of your holy Catholic and Apostolic
Church.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Cf. Mt 16: 16, 18
Peter said to Jesus: You are the
Christ, the Son of the living God.
And Jesus replied: You are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my
Church.
Priest: In the name of the Father and
of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
People: Amen.
Grace to you and peace from God our
Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
And with your spirit.
PENITENTIAL ACT
Brethren (Brothers and sisters),
let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.
GLORIA
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of
good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great
glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten
Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the
Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of
the Father,
have mercy on us.
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.
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Seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness,
and all these things shall be added
unto you;
allelu, alleluia.
Refrain: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,
allelu, alleluia.
You shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word
that proceeds from the mouth of
God;
allelu, alleluia.
Refrain:
Ask and it shall be given unto you,
seek and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened
unto you;
allelu, alleluia.
Refrain:
The Liturgy of the Word
Entrance Hymn
You raise the dead to life in the Spirit:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
You bring pardon and peace to the
sinner:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
You bring light to those in darkness:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
St Peter and St Paul, Apostles 29th June 2025
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
These are the ones who, living in
the flesh, planted the Church with
their blood; they drank the chalice
of the Lord and became the friends
of God.
COLLECT
O God, who on the Solemnity of the
Apostles Peter and Paul give us the
noble and holy joy of this day,
grant, we pray, that your Church
may in all things follow the teaching
of those through whom she received
the beginnings of right religion.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your
Son, who lives and reigns with you in
the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
The absolution by the priest follows:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
FIRST READING 12:1-11
A reading from the
Acts of the Apostles
King Herod started persecuting
certain members of the Church. He
beheaded James the brother of
John, and when he saw that this
pleased the Jews he decided to
arrest Peter as well. This was during
the days of Unleavened Bread, and
he put Peter in prison, assigning
four squads of four soldiers each to
guard him in turns. Herod meant to
try Peter in public after the end of
Passover week. All the time Peter
was under guard the Church prayed
to God for him unremittingly.
On the night before Herod was to
try him, Peter was sleeping between
twosoldiers, fastened with double
chains, while guards kept watch at
the main entrance to the prison.
Then suddenly the angel of the Lord
stood there, and the cell was filled
with light. He tapped Peter on the
side and woke him. “Get up!” he
said “Hurry!” -and the chains fell
from his hands. The angel then said,
“Put on your belt and sandals.” After
he had done this, the angel next
said, “Wrap your cloak round you
and follow me.” Peter followed him,
but had no idea that what the angel
did was all happening in reality; he
thought he was seeing a vision.
They passed through two guard
posts one after the other, and
reached the iron gate leading to the
city. This opened of its own accord;
Raising the host, the priest says:
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
creation, for through your goodness
we have received the bread we offer
you: fruit of the earth and work of
human hands,
it will become for us the bread of life.
Blessed be God for ever.
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PROFESSION OF FAITH
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial
with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
(All bow during the next three lines)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate
of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with 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.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,
the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and
the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is
adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and
apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the
forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the
resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Liturgy of the Eucharist
they went through it and had
walked the whole length of one
street when suddenly the angel left
him. It was only then that Peter
came to himself. “Now I know it is
all true,” he said. “The Lord really
did send his angel and has saved
me from Herod and from all that the
Jewish people were so certain
would happen to me.”
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps 33:2-9. R.v.8
R. From all my terrors the Lord set
me free.
or The angel of the Lord rescues
those who revere him.
1. I will bless the Lord at all times,
his praise always on my lips;
in the Lord my soul shall make its
boast.
The humble shall hear and be glad. R.
2. Glorify the Lord with me.
Together let us praise his name.
I sought the Lord and he answered
me;
from all my terrors he set me free. R.
3. Look towards him and be radiant;
let your faces not be abashed.
This poor man called; the Lord heard
him
and rescued him from all his distress.
R.
4. The angel of the Lord is encamped
around
those who revere him, to rescue
them.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
He is happy who seeks refuge in him.
R.
SECOND READING 4.6-8.17-18
A reading from the second letter
of St Paul to Timothy
My life is already being poured away
as a libation, and the time has come
for me to be gone. I have fought the
good fight to the end; I have run the
race to the finish; I have kept the
faith; all there is to come now is the
crown of righteousness reserved for
me, which the Lord, the righteous
judge, will give to me on that Day;
and not only to me but to all those
who have longed for his Appearing.
The Lord stood by me and gave me
power, so that through me the
whole message might be
proclaimed for all pagans to hear;
and so I was rescued from the lion’s
mouth. The Lord will rescue me
from all evil attempts on me, and
bring me safely to his heavenly
kingdom. To him be glory for ever
and ever.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL 16:13-19
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to Matthew
Glory to you, O Lord.
When Jesus came to the region of
Caesarea Phil ippi he put this
question to his disciples, “Who do
people say the Son of Man is?” And
they said, “Some say he is John the
Baptist, some Eliijah, and others
Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
“But you,” he said “who do you say I
am?” Then Simon Peter spoke up,
“You are the Christ,” he said “the
Son of the l iving God.” Jesus
replied, “Simon son of Jonah, you
are a happy man! Because it was
not flesh and blood that revealed
this to you but my Father in heaven.
So I now say to you: You are Peter
and on this rock I wil l build my
Church. And the gates of the
underworld can never hold out
against it. I will give you the keys of
the kingdom of heaven: whatever
you bind on earth shall be
considered bound in heaven;
whatever you loose on earth shall
be considered loosed in heaven.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
ACCLAMATION Mt 16:16
Alleluia, alleluia!
You are Peter, and on this rock I will
build my Church, and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it.
Alleluia!
Facing the people the priest says:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
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 holy Church.
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May the prayer of the Apostles,
O Lord, accompany the sacrificial gift
that we present to your name for
consecration, and may their
intercession make us devoted to you
in celebration of the sacrifice.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
PREFACE: The twofold mission of Peter
and Paul in the Church
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
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 by your providence the blessed
Apostles Peter and Paul bring us joy:
Peter, foremost in confessing the
faith, Paul, its outstanding preacher,
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.
The mystery of faith:
Save us, Saviour of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free.
At the Saviour’s command
and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say:
Our Father, who art in heaven . . .
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus
Christ.
For the kingdom, the power and
the glory are yours, now and for
ever.
The priest pours wine and a little water
into the chalice, saying quietly:
By the mystery of this water and wine
may we come to share in the divinity
of Christ,
who humbled himself to share in our
humanity.
Raising the chalice, the priest says:
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
creation, for through your goodness
we have received the wine we offer
you: fruit of the vine and work of
human hands,
it will become our spiritual drink.
Blessed be God for ever.
Bowing the priest says quietly:
With humble spirit and contrite heart
may we be accepted by you, O Lord,
and may our sacrifice in your sight this
day be pleasing to you, O Lord.
Then the priest washes his hands, saying quietly:
Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity;
and cleanse me from my sin.
Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:
Therefore, as we celebrate the
memorial of his Death and
Resurrection, we offer you, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of
salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us
worthy to be in your presence and
minister to you.
Humbly we pray that, partaking of the
Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the
Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with N. our Pope,
N. our Bishop, his assistant Bishop(s),
and all the clergy.
Remember also our brothers and
sisters who have fallen asleep in the
hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your
face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God, with Blessed Joseph
her Spouse, with the blessed
Apostles,
and all the Saints who have pleased
you throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal
life, and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
The Priest takes the chalice and the paten
with the host and, elevating both, he says:
Through him, and with him, and in
him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.
The Priest joins his hands and, holding them
extended over the offerings, says:
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we
pray, by sending down your Spirit
upon them like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body X and Blood of our Lord,
Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks,
broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT
OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
In a similar way, when supper was
ended,he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND
DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY
BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND
ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR
YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
Peter, who established the early
Church from the remnant of Israel,
Paul, master and teacher of the
Gentiles that you call. And so, each in
a different way gathered together the
one family of Christ; and revered
together throughout the world,
they share one Martyr’s crown.
And therefore, with all the Angels and
Saints, we praise you, as without end
we acclaim:
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