Table of Contents
Introduction A 30,000-Foot View of the Mass 1
Foundations 7
1 What Is the Mass? 9
The Introductory Rites 19
2 The Sign of the Cross 23
3 Greeting: "The Lord Be with You" 31
4 "I Confess" 37
5 "Lord, Have Mercy" 45
6 The Gloria and Collect 53
The Liturgy of the Word 61
7 The First Reading 69
8 The Responsorial Psalm 73
9 The Second Reading 77
10 The Gospel 79
11 The Homily 83
12 The Creed 87
13 The Prayer of the Faithful 95
The Liturgy of the Eucharist 99
The Preparation of the Gifts 103
14 The Presentation of the Gifts 105
15 The Water and Wine, Washing of Hands, and Prayer over the Offerings 109
The Eucharistic Prayer 115
16 The Preface 117
17 The Sanctus: "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord" 125
18 The Epiclesis 129
19 The Words of Institution and Consecration 133
20 "The Mystery of Faith" 139
21 The Anamnesis, Offering, Intercessions, and Final Doxology 141
The Communion Rite 149
22 The Lord's Prayer 151
23 The Rite of Peace 159
24 Agnus Dei: The Fraction, Commingling, and "Lamb of God" 163
25 Holy Communion 169
The Concluding Rites 175
26 Greeting, Blessing, and Dismissal 179
Acknowledgments 181
Notes 183
Scriptural Index 189
