Mass For Various Needs or Occasions

Entrance Antiphon (Eph 6: 2-3)
Honor your father and mother.

This is the first commandment with a promise,

that it may go well with you

and that you may have a long life on earth.

Collect
O God, in whose eternal design

family life has its firm foundation,

look with compassion on the prayers of your servants

and grant that, following the example

of the Holy Family of your Only Begotten Son

in practicing the virtues of family life and in the bonds of charity,

we may, in the joy of your house,

delight one day in eternal rewards.

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.

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Prayers Over the Offerings
We offer you, Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation,

humbly asking that you may establish our families

firmly in your grace and your peace.

Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon (Is 49: 15)
Can a mother forget her infant?

Even should she forget, I will never forget you, says the Lord.

Prayer after Communion
Bring those you refresh with this heavenly Sacrament,

most merciful Father,

to imitate constantly the example

of the Holy Family of your Only Begotten Son,

so that, after the trials of this world,

they may share their company for ever.

Through Christ our Lord.