Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 12, 2025 Cycle A
White priestly vestments symbolize purity
and integrity of the life of faith.
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Introductory Acts Of Worship
The Entrance Prayers:
On Sunday, usually a
hymn praising God is sung in place of reciting a Psalm from
the Bible which invites us to enter more deeply into the
mystery of God's love for us. The recited weekday
Psalm expresses a youthful heart and spirit, delighted that
we may come before the living God.
Entrance Song / Entrance Psalm
(Antiphon) Revelation 12:1
Entrance Song: A
great sign appeared in the sky, a
woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on
her head a crown of twelve stars.
The Priest Approaches and Kisses the Altar: The altar is a symbol of Christ. In it are cut five crosses to recall the five wounds of Christ. The altar also represents the Church and has embedded in it the relics of her saints. The priest comes to the altar to celebrate the Sacrifice in the Church's name. Because of the glory surrounding the altar upon which the divine Sacrifice will be made, the kiss of the priest unites the Church to Christ, its Redeemer.
Priest:
In the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
The Greeting: We are welcomed in God's name. Our response unites us to our neighbor, to the priest and to God. (The priest may select from several forms of greeting).
Priest:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
All:
And with your spirit.
The Penitential Prayers: We recognize our guilt for past sins, express our sorrow for them, and ask that Mary, the angels, the saints, and our brothers and sisters in Christ pray for the Lord God's mercy. (The priest may select from several forms).
Priest:
Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so
prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
All: For we have sinned against you.
Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
All: And grant us your salvation.
The Absolution:
Priest: May
almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us
to everlasting life.
All:
Amen.
The Gloria: The Glory of God prayers have existed from the second century. They repeat the angels praise of God which heralded the birth of Christ on earth. Our praise is lifted again through the years as we rejoice at His coming as Lord, God, the most high Jesus Christ, who at Christmas took on our human nature while at the same time being the son of Man. This ancient hymn expresses our recognition of God's glory and love. It calls upon Christ as our holy and divine mediator, and the Holy Spirit who forever binds us together in God's love.
Priest and All: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. 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.
The Collect: The priest lifts the united prayers and petitions of the congregation to God the Father through the merits of Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit.
Priest: Let us pray. O God, Father of
mercies, who placed your people under the singular protection of
your Son's most holy Mother, grant that all who invoke the
Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe may seek, with ever more lively
faith the progress of peoples in the ways of justice and of
peace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever.
Liturgy of the Word
Christ is made known to us
through the Old Testament which prepares us to recognize
Him. In those days, God inspired men who spoke His
message. Now, the New Testament Gospel reading
announces His presence to us directly through His Son.
Both readings bring God's message to us. Our
responsibility is to respond.
The First Reading:
Often from the Old Testament
Priest/Reader: A
reading from the Prophet Zechariah
First Reading: Zechariah 2: 14-17
Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you , says the Lord. Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord on that day, and they shall be his people, and he will dwell among you , and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. The Lord will possess Judah as his portion in the holy land, and he will again choose Jerusalem. Silence, all mankind, in the presence of the Lord! For he stirs forth from his holy dwelling.
Priest/Reader:
The Word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
The Responsorial Psalm:
This Psalm praising
God, is a prayer to God, or recommends the practice of
virtue. It is sung as an interlude between the
scriptural readings. It provides yet another
instructional setting and invites the assembly to imitate
the cantor who sings a repeated response to the verses of an
ancient Psalm many of which are attributed to King
David. The verses are sung first by a cantor (song
leader) accompanied by instruments, the refrain is sung by
the people.
Responsorial
Judith 13:18bcde, 19
Cantor:
You are the highest honor of our race. You are the
highest honor of our race.
All: R/. You are the highest
honor of our race. You are the highest honor of our race.
Cantor: Blessed are you, daughter, by the
Most High God, above all the women on earth; and blessed be the
Lord God, the creator of heaven and earth.
All: R/. You are the highest
honor of our race. You are the highest honor of our race.
Cantor: Your deed of hope will never be
forgotten by those who tell of the might of God.
All: R/. You are the highest honor
of our race. You are the highest honor of our race.
The Alleluia:
An ancient
expression of joy anticipating the Lord's message we will
hear in the Gospel.
Luke 1:28
Cantor:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
ALL: R/. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Cantor: Blessed are you, holy Virgin Mary, deserving of
all praise; from you rose the sun of justice, Christ of God.
ALL: R/. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
The Gospel: The Liturgy of the Word is
completed by the reading of the Gospel. Before its
reading, the members of the assembly trace the sign of the
cross upon the forehead to indicate their mental acceptance
of the Truth, on the lips to indicate their readiness to
announce it, and over the heart to indicate their sincere
desire to accept it into their lives. The "Good News"
of the Gospel tells that God's kingdom has come for all to
hear, accept, and announce to the world for its
salvation. It is God who is speaking to us.
Christ comes to teach us by the example of His life and by
His own words.
Priest: Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, that I may
worthily proclaim your holy Gospel. Through the
words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away.
Priest: The
Lord be with you.
All: And with our spirit.
Priest/Deacon: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
Luke 1:26-38
All: Glory to you, Lord.
Written to explain
that
Christ came to save everyone.
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a
town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a
man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name
was Mary. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, favored
one! The Lord is with you." But she was greatly
troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting
this might be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be
afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold,
you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall
name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son
of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of
David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob
forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." But
Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no
relations with a man?" And the angel said to her in
reply, "The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of
the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child
to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And
behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in
her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was
called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God."
Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May
it be done to me according to your word." Then the angel
departed from her.
Priest/Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
Priest: Through the words of the Gospel may
our sins be wiped away.
The Priest's Sermon: The
priest develops, explains, and comments upon the Master's
words, so our minds may be
enlightened, and our hearts enriched.
(A priestly reflection upon this Gospel)
Profession of Faith: We state in the Nicene Creed the principles of our faith in precise and definite terms.
All: I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. 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, 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 for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
General Intercessions: We pray for the needs of the pope, civic leaders, our own needs, those of others, the sick, the dying, those who have died, the church, and the world. The response of all to each intercession: Lord, hear our prayer.
All: Lord,
hear our prayer.
The Liturgy of the
Eucharist
Gifts of bread and wine symbolizing ourselves are
presented to the priest who will offer them to God the
Father. Through the Holy Spirit, they will become the
Body and Blood of Jesus Christ whom we receive in Holy
Communion. Jesus unites Himself with us for our
spiritual nourishment and strength. Today, when
individuals do not present their own personal offerings of
bread and wine, the monetary contribution symbolizes the
material of their united sacrifice. The priest makes
and offering of the bread and wine to God.
Preparation of the Bread and Wine:
Priest: 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.
All:
Blessed be God for ever.
Priest: 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.
Priest: 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.
All: Blessed be God for ever.
Priest: 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, Lord God.
The Priest's Hands are Washed: This act was traditionally necessary because the priest handled the various gifts presented by the people. Now, the cleansing act using water reminds the priest and ourselves of the need to cleanse not only the hands but the soul. Soon, the priest's hands will hold the actual body of Christ, and we will become His dwelling place.
Priest: Wash me O Lord, from my iniquity and cleanse
me from my sin.
Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be
acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
All: 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 Gifts: Speaking in our name, the priest asks the Father to accept the gifts we offer through him.
Priest: Accept, O Lord, the gifts we present to you on this feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and grant that this sacrifice may strengthen us to fulfill your commandments as true children of the Virgin Mary. Through Christ our Lord.
Eucharistic Prayer:
(Number Two: The priest may select from
several forms).
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our
God.
All: It is right and just.
Preface Prayer:
Priest: It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, to praise your mighty deeds in the exultation of all the Saints, and especially, as we celebrate the memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to proclaim your kindness as we echo her thankful hymn of praise.
For truly even to earth's ends you have done great things and extended your abundant mercy from age to age: when you looked on the lowliness of your handmaid, you gave us through her the author of our salvation, your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Through him the host of Angels adores your majesty and rejoices in your presence for ever. May our voices, we pray, join with theirs in one chorus of exultant praise, as we acclaim":
Acclamation:
Priest and All: 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.
Priest: You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fountain of all holiness. 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 and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The
priest repeats the words which Christ used at his Last
Supper when He changed the bread into His Body and the wine
into His Blood. His Body and Blood are truly present
but under the appearance of bread and wine. The death
of Christ is prolonged in each of those who receive Him
worthily. We apply His death to ourselves so that we
may share His glory. This moment is the most solemn on
earth because it is Divine act which enables us to apply to
ourselves the Cross which Christ willingly took upon
Himself.
We are
called to die to sin and lift our very selves to God so that
we become changed; to do as God would have us do, to become
what God would have us 
become. Our own little cross can lift us into
union with Christ's Cross so we may earn the joys of
everlasting happiness with God the Father.
The Lord's Supper: 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.
Memorial Acclamation:
(The priest may select from several
forms).
Priest: The mystery of faith.
Priest / All: We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
Memorial Prayer: (The priest may select from several forms).
Priest -
Recalls Christ's Passion, Resurrection, Ascension, the
Church, the dead, and ourselves.
Therefore, O Lord, 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,
your Church, spread throughout the world, and bring her to the
fullness of charity, together with _____ our Pope, and _____ our
Bishop, 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.
Doxology
Prayer of
Praise: Save
us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free.
All: Amen.
Communion Rite
In the Liturgy of the Eucharist, we symbolically offer ourselves to the Lord through the gifts of bread and wine. At the Consecration, we offer our very lives to be united the God the Father through the Cross of Christ. In Communion, we find that we have not died at all, but have come to life. We have surrendered ourselves to God through His Divine Son, Jesus Christ. In return become ennobled and enriched. We give up time and we get eternity, we give up our sin and we receive grace, we surrender our self-will and receive the strength of the Divine Will, we give up ourselves and we receive everything. For the Son of God says to us that unless we receive Him we shall not have Divine life in us. But it is not really we who receive Christ as it is Christ who receives us, bringing us into Himself.
God makes His Cross the very means of our salvation and our life. While we have crucified Him, His eternal love cannot be extinguished. Christ willed to give us the very life we crucified in our Redemption, the Consecration of Holy Thursday into Communion, His death into our everlasting life.
The Lord's Prayer:
Priest:
At the Savior's
command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:
Priest and All: Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be they name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who
trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil.
Priest: 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 Savior, Jesus Christ.
All: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever.
Prayer for Peace:
Priest:
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.
All: Amen.
Priest: The
peace of the Lord be with you always.
All: And with your spirit.
Priest: Let us offer each other the sign of
peace.
Breaking of the Bread:
Priest: May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.
Priest and
All: 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.
Priestly
Preparation: 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
9in mind and body and a healing remedy.
Priest: 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.
Priest and All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the world and my soul shall be healed.
Priest: May the Body of Christ keep me safe for
eternal life.
May the Blood of Christ keep me safe for eternal
life.
Communion Antiphon:
Luke 1:52
The Lord has cast
down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the
lowly.
Communion of the Faithful:
Priest: The Body of
Christ.
The Faithful: Amen.
Priest/Deacon/
Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister: The Blood of Christ.
The Faithful: Amen.
Cleansing of the Vessels:
Priest: What has passed our lips as food, O Lord, may we possess in purity of heart, that what has been given to us in time may be our healing for eternity.
Prayer after Communion:
Priest: Let us pray.
Priest: Lord God, may the Body and Blood of your Son,
which we receive in this sacrament; reconcile us always in
your love, and may we who rejoice in Our Lady of Guadalupe
live united and at peace in this world until the day of the
Lord dawns in glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Concluding Rite
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Priest: Bow down for the blessing.
Dismissal Prayer and
Blessing: (The priest
may select from several forms)
Priest:
May God, who through the childbearing of the Blessed
Virgin Mary willed in his great kindness to redeem the human
race, be pleased to enrich you with his blessing
All: Amen.
Priest: May you know always and everywhere the
protection of her, through whom you have been found worthy to
receive the author of life.
All: Amen.
Priest: May you, who have devoutly gathered on this
day, carry away with you the gifts of spiritual joys and
heavenly rewards.
All: Amen.
Priest: And may the blessing of almighty God, the
Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, come down on you and
remain with you for ever.
All: Amen.
Final Blessing:
Priest:
And may the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the
Son, and the Holy Spirit, come down on you and remain with you
for ever.
All: Amen.
Priest:
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins.
Save us from the fires of hell.
Lead all souls to heaven,
especially those in most need of your mercy.
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