ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 97: 1-2
O sing a new song to the Lord,
for he has worked wonders; in the
sight of the nations he has shown
his deliverance, alleluia.
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal
Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to
make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care,
bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
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Christ is alive, with joy we sing;
we celebrate our risen Lord,
praising the glory of his name.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
He is the grain of wheat that died;
sown in distress and reaped in joy,
yielding a harvest of new life.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
He is the sun which brings the dawn:
he is the light of all the world,
setting us free from death and sin.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
He is the vine set in the earth,
sharing our life, becoming man,
that we might share in God’s own life.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Christ is alive, with joy we sing;
we celebrate our risen Lord,
praising the glory of his name.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
3rd May 2026
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.
The absolution by the priest follows:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
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.
GLORIA
Lord Jesus, you have shown us the
way to the Father: Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you have given us the
consolation of the truth:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you are the Good
Shepherd, leading us into everlasting
life: Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
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 Liturgy of the Word
Entrance Hymn
Fifth Sunday of Easter
FIRST READING 6:1-7
A reading from the Acts of the
Apostles
About this time, when the number of
disciples was increasing, the
Hellenists made a complaint against
the Hebrews: in the daily distribution
their own widows were being
overlooked. So the Twelve called a full
meeting of the disciples and
addressed them, “It would not be right
for us to neglect the word of God so
as to give out food; you, brothers,
must select from among yourselves
seven men of good reputation, filled
with the Spirit and with wisdom; we
will hand over this duty to them, and
continue to devote ourselves to prayer
and to the service of the word.” The
whole assembly approved of this
proposal and elected Stephen, a man
full of faith and of the Holy Spirit,
together with Phil ip, Prochorus,
Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and
Nicolaus of Antioch, a convert to
Judaism. They presented these to the
apostles, who prayed and laid their
hands on them.
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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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PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Liturgy of the Eucharist
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.
The word of the Lord continued to
spread: the number of disciples in
Jerusalem was greatly increased, and
a large group of priests made their
submission to the faith.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SECOND READING 2:4-9
A reading from the first letter of
St Peter
The Lord is the living stone, rejected
by men but chosen by God and
precious to him; set yourselves close
to him so that you too, the holy
priesthood that offers the spiritual
sacrifices which Jesus Christ has
made acceptable to God, may be
living stones making a spiritual house.
As scripture says: See how I lay in
Zion a precious cornerstone that I
have chosen and the man who rests
his trust on it will not be disappointed.
That means that for you who are
believers, i t is precious; but for
unbelievers, the stone rejected by the
builders has proved to be the
keystone, a stone to stumble over, a
rock to bring men down. They stumble
over it because they do not believe in
the word; it was the fate in store for
them.
But you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a consecrated nation, a
people set apart to sing the praises of
God who called you out of the
darkness into his wonderful light.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps32:1-2.4-5.18-19.R.v.22
R.May your love be upon us, O Lord,
as we place all our hope in you.
or Alleluia!
1. Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you
just;
for praise is fitting for loyal hearts.
Give thanks to the Lord upon the harp,
with a ten-stringed lute sing him
songs. R.
2. For the word of the Lord is faithful
and all his works to be trusted.
The Lord loves justice and right
and fills the earth with his love. R.
3. The Lord looks on those who revere
him,
on those who hope in his love,
to rescue their souls from death,
to keep them alive in famine. R.
GOSPEL 14:1-12
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to John
Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not let your hearts be troubled.
Trust in God still, and trust in me.
There are many rooms in my
Father’s house; if there were not, I
should have told you. I am now
going to prepare a place for you, and
after I have gone and prepared you
a place, I shall return to take you
with me; so that where I am you may
be too. You know the way to the
place where I am going”.
Thomas said, “Lord, we do not
know where you are going, so how
can we know the way?” Jesus said.
“I am the Way, the Truth and the
Life. No one can come to the Father
except through me. If you know me,
you know my Father too. From this
moment you know him and have
seen him.” Philip said, “Lord, let us
see the Father and then we shall be
satisfied.” “Have I been with you all
this time, Philip,” said Jesus to him
“and you still do not know me?
“To have seen me is to have seen
the Father, so how can you say, ‘Let
us see the Father?
Do you not believe that I am in the
Father and the Father is in me?
The words I say to you I do not
speak as from myself: it is the
Father, living in me, who is doing this
work.
You must believe me when I say
that I am in the Father and the
Father is in me; believe it on the
evidence of this work, if for no other
reason. I tell you most solemnly,
whoever believes in me will perform
the same works as I do myself, he
will perform even greater works,
because I am going to the Father.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
ACCLAMATION Jn14:6
Alleluia, alleluia!
Jesus said: “I am the Way, the
Truth and the Life.
No one can come to the Father
except through me.” Alleluia!
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.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
PREFACE: IV of Easter
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,
at all times to acclaim you, O Lord,
but in this time above all to laud you
yet more gloriously, when Christ our
Passover has been sacrificed.
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O God, who by the wonderful exchange
effected in this sacrifice
have made us partakers of the one
supreme Godhead,
grant, we pray,
that, as we have come to know your truth,
we may make it ours by a worthy way
of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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.
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.
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.
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 Leo, 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.
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.
For, with the old order destroyed,
a universe cast down is renewed,
and integrity of life is restored to us in
Christ.
Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,
every land, every people exults in
your praise
and even the heavenly Powers, with
the angelic hosts,
sing together the unending hymn of
your glory, as they acclaim:
The mystery of faith
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.
Communion Rite
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Jn 15: 1, 5
I am the true vine and you are the
branches, says the Lord.
Whoever remains in me, and I in
him, bears fruit in plenty, alleluia.
May the Body of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.
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
Graciously be present to your people,
we pray, O Lord,
and lead those you have imbued with
heavenly mysteries to pass from
former ways to newness of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Solemn Blessing No6 Easter Time
May God, who by the Resurrection of
his Only Begotten Son was pleased to
confer on you the gift of redemption
and of adoption,
give you gladness by his blessing.
Amen.
May he, by whose redeeming work
you have received the gift of
everlasting freedom, make you heirs to
an eternal inheritance.
Amen.
And may you, who have already risen
with Christ in Baptism through faith,
by living in a right manner on this
earth, be united with him in the
homeland of heaven.
Amen.
May the blessing of almighty God the
Father, and the Son, and the Holy
Spirit, come down on you and remain
with you forever.
Amen.
Go forth, the Mass is ended,
Thanks be to God
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Praise the Lord all you nations.
Acclaim him all you peoples.
Strong is his love for us,
He is faithful forever. R.
Oh sing a new song to the Lord.
Sing to the Lord all the earth.
O sing to the Lord bless his name. R.
Proclaim his help day by day,
Tell among the nations his glory,
And his wonders among all the
peoples. R.
Bring an offering and enter his courts,
worship the Lord in his temple,
O earth tremble before him. R.
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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.
For the kingdom, the power and the
glory are yours, now and for ever.
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.
The priest says quietly:
May the receiving of your Body and
Blood,
Lord Jesus Christ,
not bring me to judgement 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.
I am the Bread of life;
You who come to me shall not hunger;
and who believe in me shall not thirst.
No-one can come to me
unless the Father draw him.
And I will raise you up,
and I will raise you up,
and I will raise you up on the last day.
The bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world
and if you eat of this bread,
you shall live forever,
you shall live forever. R.
Unless you eat of the flesh of the
Son of Man,
and drink of his blood,
and drink of his blood,
you shall not have life within you. R.
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Communion Hymn
Private Prayer after Communion
Concluding Rites
Recessional Hymn
Lord Jesus, you are the Way,
the Truth and the Life.
Keep me and those dear to me close
to you so that you may come and
bring us to the place you have
prepared for us in your Father’s house
where we may be with you and see
you in your glory.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
We believe that you are in the Father
and the Father is in you.
Send down the Holy Spirit on your
Church to teach all people that there
are many mansions in their Father’s
house.