An Order of Indian Mass

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ENTRANCE RITE:  
   
As the congregation gathers, the volunteers put Thilak on everyone’s
forehead. With the Entrance hymn the Concelebrants enter by the main
door and they are too welcomed with Thilak and go to the altar and make
the reverancial bow and occupy their places. As the Main
Celebrant enters inside the church, at the entrance itself he washes and
wipes the hands and near the altar he will be welcomed with the arathi
(Pusparthi) and Thilak.  Then he welcomes the congregation and goes to
the altar and greets the community and invokes the blessings:

Om Purnamadah, Purnamidam 
       (Fullness beyond, fullness here)
Purnat purnam udachyate 
      (Fullness springs from fullness)
Purnasya purnam adaya 
      (from fullness take fullness away)
Purnameva vasishyate 
      (fullness still remains)
            
All:      Om Shanti, shanti shanti
Introduction to the Liturgy:
RITES OF PURIFICATION: Purification and blessing of
water. A vessel of water is placed near the altar with leaves the celebrant
keeps on the altar chants the following prayers (mantra) and blesses the
water.
    
Om Shudhaya Namah  
       (Praise to the Most Holy)
Om Pavanaya Namah 
       (Praise to the Sanctifier)
Om Vishva Jivanaya Namah  
      (Praise to the Life Giver)

Then the priest sprinkles the water on all sides of the altar with the
following chant
         
Om Jagar rakshakaya Namah 
       (Praise to the savior of the world)
Om Jagannivasaya Namah 
      (Praise to the one who dwells in the universe)
Om Jagannadaya Namah
   
     (Praise to the one who rules the universe)  
   
Then the celebrant sips the water to purify his own body &soul with these
words:

As our body is made clean by this

water, May our soul be made spotless by
your grace.
Then the celebrant purifies the congregation with the Holy Water and
sings: 
   
Om Visveshvaraya Namah 
       (Praise to the Lord of all things)
Om Mukteshwaraya Namah 
      (Praise to the Lord of Salvation)
Om Uttaneshwaraya Namah 
      (Praise to the Lord of resurrection)
Om Amriteshwaraya Namah 
      (Praise to the Lord who imparts Immortality)

Then the Lord have mercy is sung/said As the sign of contrition all make
the Panchanga pranam (= full prostration) then all exchange the sign of
peace.

3. LIGHTING OF THE LAMP: celebrant lights the lamp

congregation sings a proper hymn as Jesus the Light of the world. After
that the Celebrant recites the following prayer:

Eternal light, shining beyond the heavens,

Radiant sun illumining all regions, above
below and across, True light enlightening
every man and woman coming into this world,
Dispel the darkness of our hearts & enlighten
us with the splendor of your glory.
All:  In you is the source of light and in your
light we see light.
Then the celebrant and all the participants extend both their hands
towards the light and receive the flame with the tip of the fingers and then
bring the fingers towards the eyes.

Gloria:
4. HOMAGE TO THE HOLY
SCRIPTURE: Holy Scripture is brought in procession with this
order: Bible, Garland and Dhupa that time the following chant is sung
      Adi Vacaname namo namah        
            (Praise to the Eternal Word)
     Deiva Vacaname namo namah     
           (Praise to the Word of God)
     Pita Putratmane namo namah    
            (Praise to the Son of the Father)

Blessing to the Readers: Both the readers must go and

receive blessings from the main celebrant before doing the reading. After
the 2nd reading;

Main celebrant: 
     Asatoma Sadgamaya 
         (From the unreal lead to the real)
    Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya
        (From darkness lead to light)
    Mrityurma amritam gamaya 
         (From death to peace)
                            
     Om Shanti shanti shanti
The Gospel is read then follows the Homily and follows the intercession

5. LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST:  Offertory and

the 8 flowers are brought and the main celebrant receives them and keeps
them on the altar then the celebrant makes the arathi with the tray of 8
flowers over the offertory and then he prays:

Father, send down your spirit upon these

offerings the symbol of our self gift to you,
May we be pleasing in your sight, May we
be united with the sacrifice of your son.
And he places on the 8 directions saying each time one of the attributes of
Jesus Christ.
    
Om Shri Yesu Kristaya namah 
       (Adoration to Jesus Christ)
Om Shri Devaputraya namah 
       (Adoration to Son of God)
Om Shri Manavaputraya namah 
       (Adoration to Son of Man)
Om Shri Mariaputraya namah 
      (Adoration to Son of Mary)
Om Shri Atmotpannaya namah 
       (Adoration to One born of the Spirit)
Om Shri Krushitaya namah 
       (Adoration to the Crucified one)
Om Shri Mrutyunjaayaya namah  
      (Adoration to the one Conquered Death)
Om Shri svagarudhaya namah 
       (Adoration to the one ascended into heaven)
Then the celebrant makes the Dhuparathi and he says:
     
To whom with you the Holy Spirit be honor
and glory now and forever.
All: Amen.
6. EUCHARISTIC PRAYER:
Cel: May the Holy Spirit O God, Enlighten our
minds and open our lips that we may sing the
wonders of your love.
All : Help us Spirit divine to proclaim God’s
mercy.
Cel: Let us praise and thank the Lord our
God, whose majesty pervades the universe.
All: Great is his name and worthy of Praise.
Cel: Let us celebrate the glory of the Lord,
whose splendor shines in our hearts.
All: Glory to Him in whom we have our being.
Proclamation:
Concelebrant I:  O Supreme Lord of the
Universe, You fill and sustain everything
around us. You are the ancient of days, who
turned with the touch of your hands, chaos
into order, darkness into light.  Deep and
wonderful mysteries of your creation, you
formed men and women in your image,
entrusted the earth to their care, and called
them to share in your own being, your own
knowledge your own bliss.
All: Praise to the one who is being knowledge
and bliss, Praise to the eternal reality, Praise
to the fullness of all perfection. Praise to the
supreme reality, Being, Knowledge and Bliss.
Praise to the eternal Being, The fullness of all
perfection.
Con. Cel.II:  Father most kind and merciful,
you want all people to reach the shores of
salvation.  You reveal yourself to all who
search for you with a sincere heart.  You are
the power almighty, adored as presence
hidden in the nature, the light that shines
bright in the hearts of all who seek you
through knowledge and love, sacrifice and
detachment.  You chose for yourself a people
and made them a lasting covenant.  Despite
their infidelity you were true to your promise
and taught them to long for the day of their
savior, the day of peace and salvation to all
people.
All:  Praise to the expectations of the nations,
praised to the promised one of Israel, Praise
to him who comes in the name of the Lord.
Con. Cel. III. O God invisible at the favorable
time, you were pleased to become visible to
us.  Your word, your only begotten son took
on our human condition and was born of the
Virgin Mary, as supreme teacher and master,
he imparted the words of eternal life, to the
poor and humble of heart.  He went about
doing good, and when his hour had come, of
his own accord, he laid down his life as a
sacrifice for our sin.  Raised from the dead by
you, father, he became for us the source of
life and sent by the Holy Spirit to fill the world
with joy and peace.
Main Cel: Now we pray you Father, send the
same spirit to fill these gifts of bread and wine
with his divine power, and to make present
among us the great mystery of our salvation.
All: Holy…holy… holy (is sung)
All Concelebrants:
            At the supper which he shared with his
disciples your Son Jesus Christ, took bread in
his sacred hands gave you praise and thanks,
broke the bread 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 the same way after supper, he took the
cup.  Again he gave you praise and thanks,
gave the cup 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.

And so father, in gratitude we celebrate the

memorial of the obedient death of your son of
his glorious resurrection from the dead, his
triumphant ascension into heaven, and his out
pouring of the spirit, in whom the church is
born. While we offer you his unique and holy
sacrifice we await his return in glory, when he
comes he will gather up the fruits of
redemption hold them together in his fullness
and place them at your feet.
All: We proclaim your death, Lord Jesus, until
you come in glory.
Con. Cel. IV Merciful father, bring together all
your people, in the Holy Spirit help them live in
Unity and fellowship with …………..our Pope,
…………..our Bishop and all the bishops,
clergy, religious and faithful.
Con. Cel. V  Grant to all departed a share in
your bliss.  Welcome them into your kingdom,
where Mary the Virgin Mother of God, the
apostles and martyrs along with the saints
unceasingly pray for us and help us share in
the riches of your son, our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Loving father, send down your spirit, the
fullness of your bliss to fill with joy and peace
all of us who share in the body and blood of
Jesus Christ that we may be one in him and
manifest our unity in loving service.
Doxology:  (after this triple arathi is made ) In the
oneness of the supreme spirit, through
Christ who unites all things in his fullness,
we and the whole creation give you God,
the father of all, honor and glory, thanks
and praise, worship and adoration, now in
every age forever and ever.
All: Amen. You are the fullness of reality, One
without a second, Being, Knowledge, Bliss.
OM, TAT, SAT.
7. COMMUNION RITE  This is the bread that
came down from heaven; whoever eats this
bread will never die; whoever drinks of this
cup will live forever. For the Lord said: “He will
have eternal life and I will raise him up on the
last day”.  Do you believe this?
All: Yes, Lord we believe.  For you have the
words of eternal life.
Cel:  Invites the community to recite the Lord’s Prayer…..Then the
celebrant breaks the bread and says:
The cup of blessing which we bless is the
communion with the blood of Christ, the bread
which we break is the communion with the
body of Christ.
All:  Because there is one bread, we who are
many are one body for we all partake of the
one bread.
Cel: My feast is ready says the Lord.  Let us
joyfully share in this banquet (then all receive
communion after communion…)

Let us pray: Lord, today the light has flooded

our eyes. Your face is bent from above and
your eyes have looked down on our eyes.  We
feel our limbs are made glorious by your
touch. And now we beg humbly one final
glance from your eyes and our lives ever be
your own.  This we ask through the one who
has made you known to us this day in
breaking of the bread, Jesus Christ our Lord.
All: Amen
8. FINAL BLESSING:
Cel:  May God, beyond all names and form,
share with you his glory beyond measure and
make you enter into the mystery of his
presence.
All: Amen
Cel: May God who became manifest in Jesus
Christ, enlighten your minds, strengthen your
wills and fill your hearts with love.
All: Amen.
Cel:  May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
and the love of God and the fellowship of the
Holy Spirit be with you all to protect and to
guide you.
All: Amen
Final hymn