The Chaldean Mass

The Liturgy of the Eucharistaccording to the

Chaldean Church

The Mass of the ApostlesWritten by Mar Addai and Mar Mari

Blessed Apostles of the East

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Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Glory to God in the highest (3x). Peace on earth and good hope to all, forever.

People: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come; holy, holy, holy are you. Our Father who art in heaven, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Angels and people cry out to you: holy, holy, holy are you.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy 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. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

Sundays and Feast Days

Priest: Strengthen, O Lord and God, our weakness by your mercy that we may celebrate the holy mysteries, which have been given to us for our renewal and redemption through the great mercy of your beloved Son, O Lord of all, forever.

People: Amen.

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Weekdays and Funerals

Priest: May the name of the Holy Trinity be adored, worshipped, glorified, honored, exalted, professed, and blessed, in heaven and on earth at all times, O Lord of all; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, forever.

People: Amen.

Priest: Lord, who may abide in your dwelling, and who may live on your holy mountain? With pure thoughts, O Lord, let me stand before your altar. Lord, who may abide in your dwelling, and who may live on your holy mountain?

Server: He who walks without blame, does what is right, speaks the truth from his heart, and does not slander with his tongue.

Priest: He who does no evil to his friend and does not accept a bribe against his neighbor.

Server: He who despises in his sight the wrathful and honors those who fear the Lord.

Priest: He who swears to his friend, does not lie, and does not lend his money with interest.

Server: He who does not take a bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these things is just and shall stand firm forever.

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Priest: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, forever and ever, amen and amen. With pure thoughts, O Lord, let me stand before your altar.

Server: Lord, who may abide in your dwelling and who may live on your holy mountain? How beautiful and glorious is your dwelling place, O God, who sanctifies all. Peace be with us.


Priest: As the pleasant fragrance of your tender love overflows upon us, O Lord and God, our souls are enlightened by the knowledge of your truth. May we be made worthy to welcome the return of your beloved Son from heaven. There we will praise and glorify you without ceasing in your crowned Church, which is filled with all graces and blessings, for you are the Lord and creator of all, forever.


Priest: For all the benefits and graces that you have bestowed on us that cannot be repaid, we praise and glorify you without ceasing in your crowned Church, which is filled with all graces and blessings, for you are the Lord and creator of all; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, forever.

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People: Amen. To you, Lord of all, our thanksgiving, and to you, Jesus Christ, our praise; for you are the giver of life to our bodies and the savior of our souls.

Server: Taw l-maw-da-yu l-Marya wal-mizmar lash-makh mray-ma.

It is good to give thanks to the Lord and praise his holy name.

People: La-khu Mara d-khul-la maw-de-nan w-lakh Isho’ M-shyha mshab-hy-nan. D-attu m-nah-mana d-pagh-rayn w-attu paroqa d-naw-sha-than.

To you, Lord of all, our thanksgiving, and to you, Jesus Christ, our praise; for you are the giver of life to our bodies and the savior of our souls.

Server: Shu-ha l-Awa w-la W-ra wal-Ruha d-Qudh-sha min ‘alam wa’dham-ma l-’alam amen w-amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, forever and ever, amen and amen.

People: La-khu Mara d-khul-la maw-de-nan w-lakh Isho’ M-shyha mshab-hy-nan. D-attu m-nah-mana d-pagh-rayn w-attu paroqa d-naw-sha-than.

To you, Lord of all, our thanksgiving, and to you, Jesus Christ, our praise; for you are the giver of life to our bodies and the savior of our souls.

Server: Nsalle shlama ‘amman.

Let us pray, peace be with us.

Priest: Lord, you are truly the giver of life to our bodies, the good savior of our souls, and the faithful guardian of our lives. It is our duty to thank, adore, and glorify you at all times, O Lord of all, forever.

People: Amen.

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Server: Raise your voice and praise the living God.

People: Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us.

Server: Shu-ha l-Awa w-la W-ra wal-Ruha d-Qudh-sha. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Spirit.

People: Qad-dysha Alaha, Qad-dysha Hayl-tha-na, Qad-dysha La Mayotha, Ith-ra-ham-’layn.

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have

mercy on us.

Server: Min ‘alam wa’dham-ma l-’alam amen w-amen. Forever and ever, amen and amen.

People: Qad-dysha Alaha, Qad-dysha Hayl-tha-na, Qad-dysha La Mayotha, Ith-ra-ham-’layn.

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us.

Server: Nsalle shlama ‘amman.

Let us pray, peace be with us.

(SIT)

Priest: O holy, glorious, mighty, and immortal, who dwells and delights in his holy ones, we implore you, Lord, turn to us, forgive us, and have mercy on us, as always, O Lord of all; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, forever.

People: Amen. Bless us, Lord.

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Priest: Enlighten our minds, O Lord and God, that we may be attentive and understand the sweetness of your life-giving and divine commands. Grant us, through your grace and mercy, to receive the gifts of love, hope, and salvation, which benefit the body and the soul, so that we may always sing your praises at all times, O Lord of all; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, forever.


Priest: To you, O wise guardian, O wonderful caretaker of his household, the great treasure who pours forth in his kindness all helps and blessings, we beseech you, Lord, in your mercy, to turn to us, forgive us, and have mercy on us as always, O Lord of all; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, forever.

Reader: A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the N._____. Bless me, father.

Priest: May Christ enlighten you with his teaching, and make you a good example for those who listen to you.

Reader: (At the end of the reading) Glory to Christ, our Lord.(STAND)

Readings

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People: Halleluiah. Halleluiah. Halleluiah.

Server: B-shil-ya hwaw wash-law.

Be attentive and hear the holy gospel.

Priest: Shlama ‘am-khon.

Peace be with you.

People: W’amakh w-am ru-hakh.

With you and with your spirit.

Priest: Ewangalion qaddysha d-Maran, Isho’ Mshyha, karozutha d-_____.

The holy gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to N._____.

People: Shuha la-Mshyha Maran, amen, shlaw hay-ya.

Glory to Christ, our Lord.

Priest: (At the end of the gospel) W-shuha l-Alaha amyn-a-yth. Glory to God forever.

People: Shuha la-Mshyha Maran.

Glory to Christ, our Lord.

(SIT) (Homily)

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Sundays and Feast Days(STAND)

Server: Let us stand, with joy and gladness, and let us implore and say: Lord have mercy.

People: Lord have mercy.

Server: For the peace and harmony of the world and of all churches: we implore you.


Server: For our country and all countries, and for the faithful who reside in them: we implore you.


Server: For the good health of our holy fathers; Mar N. the Supreme Pontiff the Pope of Rome, Mar N. the Patriarch, Mar N. the Bishop of our diocese, and for all those who serve with them: we implore you.


Server: For all priests, deacons, religious, and for all our brothers and sisters in Christ: we implore you.


Server: For all our beloved brothers and sisters, who passed away in the hope of the resurrection, grant them eternal joy in your kingdom: we implore you.


Petitions

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Server: Together let us entrust our souls to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, forever.

People: To you, O Lord our God.

(SIT)

Server: My hope is in the Lord.

People: The precious body and blood of Christ are set upon the holy altar. Let us draw near, in fear and in love, and with the angels, let us raise a joyful cry to him: holy, holy, holy is the Lord, God.

Server: Msab-baro sab-raith b-Mar-ya.

My hope is in the Lord.

People: Pagh-reh de-M-shyha wath-meh ya-qy-ra ‘al madh-bah qudh-sha, b-the-hel-tha waw-re-hem-tha kul-lan nith-qa-raw leh w-’am ma-la-khe nya-baw-leh qad-dysh qad-dysh qad-dysh Marya Alaha.

The precious body and blood of Christ are set upon the holy altar. Let us draw near, in fear and in love, and with the angels, let us raise a joyful cry to him: holy, holy, holy is the Lord, God.

Preparation of Bread and Wine

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Priest: May Christ, who was sacrificed for our salvation and commanded us to celebrate the memorial of his death, burial, and resurrection, accept this sacrifice from our hands by his grace and mercy, forever, amen.

By your command, O Lord and God (3x), these

glorious, holy, life-giving, and divine mysteries are placed upon this holy altar until the return of our Lord from heaven. To him be glory, at all times and forever, amen.

People: May this sacrifice be accepted and sanctified by the Word of God and the Holy Spirit that it may be for our help, salvation, and life-everlasting in the kingdom of heaven through the grace of Christ.

Priest: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Let us remember the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, upon this holy altar.

People: Forever and ever, amen and amen. Apostles of the Son and beloved of the only-begotten, pray that peace may be in all creation.

Priest: Let all the people say amen and amen. O holy patron, N._____, we remember you upon the holy altar, together with the just who have triumphed and the martyrs who have been crowned.

People: Behold, all the deceased are resting in your hope that through your glorious resurrection, you will raise them up in glory.

(STAND)

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People: We believe in one God, the Father almighty, creator of all that is seen and unseen. And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, the firstborn of all creation, eternally begotten of the Father. True God from true God, one in being with the Father. Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven. By the power of the Holy Spirit, he took flesh and became man. He was conceived and was born from the Virgin Mary. He suffered and was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He died and was buried, and rose on the third day in fulfillment of the scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of his Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

We believe in one Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father and the Son as a life-giving Spirit. We believe in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of our bodies, and life everlasting. Amen.

The Creed

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Server: Let us pray in memory of our spiritual fathers, patriarchs, bishops, priests, deacons, the consecrated, and for all those who have departed from this world in true faith. Let us also pray for our fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, and sons and daughters, that God may give us, with them, good hope, a share of inheritance, and life in the kingdom of heaven on the day of the resurrection from the dead.

Priest: We raise to you glory, honor, thanksgiving, and praise, now, at all times, and forever.

People: Amen.

Priest: Peace be with you.

People: With you and with your spirit.

Server: Brothers and sisters, give peace to one another in the love of Christ.

Let us thank and implore the Lord in humility. Be attentive and look at what is taking place before you; the consecration of these awesome mysteries. The priest (bishop) has approached to pray that through his mediation peace may increase among you. Cast down your eyes and lift your thoughts to heaven. Ask and beseech at this moment and let no one dare to speak. Let him who prays, pray in his heart.

In silence and in reverence, pray that peace be with us.

(SIT)

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Priest: The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us, now, at all times, and forever.

People: Amen.Priest: Lift up your thoughts.People: To you, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the king

of glory.Priest: This sacrifice is offered to God, the Lord of all.People: It is right and just.Server: Peace be with us.

Priest: To your majesty, O Lord, countless heavenly hosts adore and glorify you. With the holy cherubim and the spiritual seraphim, they offer praise to your lordship, as they praise and glorify you without ceasing and proclaim one to the other:

(KNEEL)People: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, Almighty God. Heaven

and earth are full of his glory. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he who came and will come in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Season of Lent

People: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, Almighty God. Heaven and earth are full of his glory, from the substance of his being, and from the splendor of his glorious beauty.

The Eucharistic Prayer (Anaphora)

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Priest: When the time came for Jesus to suffer and to meet his death, on the night he was betrayed, he took bread with his sacred hands, raised his eyes to you, God, his almighty Father, and gave you thanks and blessed. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said,

Take this, all of you, and eat it. This is my body, which will be given up for you for the forgiveness of sins.

People: Amen.

Priest: In the same way, after the supper, he took the cup with his sacred hands, and gave you thanks and blessed. He gave the cup to his disciples and said,

Take this, all of you, and drink from it. This is my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant, which will be shed for you and for all for the forgiveness of sins.

People: Amen.Priest: Whenever you do this, do it in memory of me.

People: Amen. (SIT)

Priest: By your command, O Lord and God, we, your unworthy servants, are gathered here to celebrate your great mercy toward us that cannot be repaid, for you have taken on our humanity so that we may live in your divinity, exalted our lowliness, raised our fall, revived our mortality, forgiven our debts, justified our sinfulness, enlightened our minds, defeated our enemies, and overcome our weakness through the overflowing grace of your mercy. In return for all your blessings and graces, we offer you glory, honor, thanksgiving, and praise, now, at all times, and forever.

Server: Pray silently, peace be with us.

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(If there is no hymn, the priest recites the following prayer)

Lord, Almighty God, accept this sacrifice, which we offer you, for all your blessings bestowed on our lady, the blessed Mary, ever virgin, to all the just and pious fathers who have been pleasing to you, and to all the prophets, apostles, martyrs, and confessors. We offer it also for the holy Catholic Church, and for our Holy Father, Mar N.____ the Supreme Pontiff the Pope of Rome, Mar N.____ our Patriarch, and Mar N.____ the Bishop of our diocese, and for all the bishops, priests, deacons, and religious.

Yes, O Lord, Almighty God, accept this sacrifice for all those who are in sorrow and distress, the needy, weary, sick, afflicted, all the deceased who have departed from our midst, for this people who gaze and await for your mercy, and for my sinfulness, faults, and humility.

Yes, O Lord and God, may this sacrifice be accepted for all those who stand before your holy altar and present their prayers through my sinfulness. Hear their supplications, pardon their sins, and forgive their iniquities. Also, for this country and its inhabitants, this city and those who dwell in it. Protect it, O Lord, and remove from it all evil by your grace. And also for N.____. Yes, O Lord and God, grant us your peace and harmony all the days of our lives so that all the inhabitants of the earth may proclaim that you alone are the true God, and that you sent our Lord, Jesus Christ, your beloved Son, and he, our Lord and God, came and taught us by his life-giving gospel all the purity and holiness of the prophets, apostles, martyrs, confessors, bishops, doctors, priests, deacons, and all the children of the holy Catholic Church, who have been signed with the living seal of holy baptism.

And we also, O Lord, your people who are gathered in your name and stand before you at this moment, have received by tradition the example of your Son. Therefore, it is with joy, praise, and exaltation that we remember this great, revered, holy, life-giving, and divine mystery, which is the memorial of the passion, death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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Priest: May your Holy Spirit come, O Lord, and rest upon this sacrifice, to bless and sanctify it, to become for us the pardon of debts, the forgiveness of sins, the hope in the resurrection of the dead, and new life in the kingdom of heaven, with all who have pleased you.

For your wondrous graces toward us, we praise and glorify you in your Church, redeemed by the precious blood of your Son, Jesus Christ.

Server: In silence and in reverence, pray that peace be with us.

Priest: With praise in our lips and in innocence, we raise glory, honor, thanksgiving, and praise to your life-giving and holy name, now, at all times, and forever.

People: Amen.

Invocation of the Holy Spirit

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Priest: Cleanse, O Lord and God, our iniquity with the sweet aroma of your precious love. Purify us of every stain of sin, O good shepherd, who searched for us, found us, and delights in our return. Forgive our debts and sins, those that we recall and those that we do not recall, in your grace and mercy.

People: Amen. Bless us, Lord.

(STAND)

Priest: Bless us, Lord (3x). Through your merciful grace, bring us close, O Lord and God, to these glorious, holy, life-giving, and divine mysteries, although we are unworthy.

People: Truly, we are unworthy.

(The priest elevates the host)

Priest: This is the living and life-giving bread that has descended from heaven that gives life to the whole world, so that those who eat it will not die, and those who receive it will be saved, and through him will be purified and live in him, forever.

People: Amen.

Priest: Glory to you, O Lord (3x), for the great gift, which you have given us, forever.

People: Amen.

Rite of Breaking and Signing

When incense is being used.

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Priest: We approach your holy mysteries, O Lord, with true faith. In your mercy and compassion, we break and sign the life-giving body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, forever.

People: Amen.

Priest: The precious blood is signed with the life-giving body of our Lord, Jesus Christ, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, forever.

People: Amen.

Priest: The sacred body is signed with the forgiving blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, forever.

People: Amen.

(The priest elevates the cup)

People: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. The cherubim, seraphim, and archangels, in fear and in awe, stand before the altar gazing at the priest (bishop), as he breaks and distributes the body of Christ for the forgiveness of sins.

(SIT)

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Priest: The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us, now, at all times, and forever.

People: Amen.

Server: Let us all approach, with fear and reverence, the mystery of the precious body and blood of our savior. With a pure heart and true faith, let us recall his passion and meditate on his resurrection.

For our sake, the only-begotten of God took from humanity a mortal body with a rational, spiritual, and immortal soul. By his life-giving laws and holy commandments, he led us from sin to the knowledge of the truth. After his plan of salvation for us, the first-born of our humanity endured the cross. He rose from the dead and ascended into heaven. He has given us his holy mysteries by which we recall all his graces for us.

Therefore, with overflowing love and humility, let us receive the gift of eternal life and participate in the mysteries of the Church through fervent prayer and true contrition. In penitential hope, let us quit our wrongdoings, repent from our sins, and ask for mercy and pardon from God, the Lord of all, as we forgive our brothers and sisters for their offenses.

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People: Lord, forgive our sins.

Server: Let us purify ourselves from divisions and disputes.


Server: Let us purify our souls from hatred and hostility.


Server: Let us receive the Holy Eucharist and be sanctified by the Holy Spirit.


Server: United in love and in faith, let us receive the fullness of the holy mysteries.


Server: Let these holy mysteries, Lord, be for the resurrection of our bodies and the salvation of our souls.

People: And everlasting life. Amen.

Priest: Lord, forgive in your mercy the sins and offenses of your servants.

Server: Let us pray, peace be with us.

(STAND)

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Priest: Make us worthy, O Lord and God, to always stand before you without sin. Thus, with pure hearts, innocence, and confidence, which was given to us through your mercy, together we say:

People: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy 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. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.

(KNEEL)

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Priest: Shlama ‘am-khon.

Peace be with you.

People: W-’ammakh w-’am Ruhakh.

With you and with your spirit.

Priest: Qudh-sha, l-qaddy-she ya-e b-shalmutha.

The Holy is truly suitable for the holy ones.

People: Hadh Awa qaddysha, Hadh Bra qaddysha, Hadh Ruha qaddysha. Shu-ha l-Awa w-la W-ra wal-Ruha d-Qudh-sha l-’alam ‘al-myn amen.

One holy Father, one holy Son, one holy Spirit. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, forever. Amen.

Server: Shab-bah l-Alaha hay-ya.

Praise the living God.

People: Tish-boh-ta leh b-’ed-teh wa’layn rah-maw wah-na-neh b-khul-hon zawne w-’ida-ne.

Glory be to him in his Church, and may his mercy and kindness dwell upon us, now and forever.

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(The priest elevates the host and cup)

Priest: May the Son, who has given us his body and blood, give us life in his kingdom.

People Sanctify our bodies by your holy body, pardon our sins by your precious blood, and purify us by your mercy, O Christ, the hope of our nature, forever.

(The priest consumes the body and blood of Christ)

Priest: May the gift of grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, be fruitful in all of us through his mercy.

People: Forever and ever. Amen.

Server: Brothers and sisters, the Church invites us to receive the body of the Son and to drink from his cup with faith in his kingdom.

Communion of the People

& Priest

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People:

Thanksgiving Prayers

• O Lord Jesus, adorable king, who conquered death through his suff’ring.

• O Son of God who promised us, new life in his kingdom above:

• Remove all our calamities, and in their place, peace and mercy.

• When you return, let us arise, to come meet you, as you desire.

• We glorify you for your grace, with “Hosannas” sung to your name.

• Mercy flows to humanity; your love shines on mortality.

• When you forgive, sin is removed; for your great gift: Glory to you.

• Bless’d be your honor from above, forgiver of sins in your love.

• In your goodness, make us worthy, to worship your divinity:

• And offer you, now, as has been, eternal praise: Amen, amen.

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People:

Thanksgiving Prayers

• Maran Ysho’ malka zghy-tha, Ghlib-leh b-hasheh l-mawta qish-ya.

• Bir d-Alaha kimqa-willan, Khaye khathe b-go malkutha.

• Marhiq minnan kul ‘oqane, W-mash-ry b-athran shayna w-rahme.

• W-byo-ma d-athit qemukh qamukh, W-paltukh l-ur-khukh mikh ‘ij-bonukh.

• B-go osha’ne shakrukh l-shimmukh, L-tawta d-with-lukh immi d-kullan.

• D-zidlay rahmukh ta nashuthan, W-bhe-re hubbukh lim-hy-luthan.

• W-shwiqlukh hta-han b-go hu-sa-yukh, Shuha l-shimmukh ta ath khle-tukh.

• Mburkha w-myuqra b-gawi d-athrukh, Dik-shawqit-tay gnahan b-rahmukh.

• B-na’me dy-yukh makh-shikh l-kullan, D-shakrukh w-sagh-thukh l-Alahuthukh.

• W-ta maruthukh b-kul ‘id-dane, Masqukh shuha dayim w-amen.

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Server:• May the Eucharist that we have received in faith, be

for the forgiveness of our offenses.

• O Christ, king of all ages, you took the form of a slave while you are the creator.

• Through your body and blood, you have absolved and forgiven the sins and offenses of all who believe in you.

• Make us worthy, O Lord, to behold your second coming with confidence.

• And with the multitudes of the heavenly hosts, we raise to you glory. Amen and amen.

Server: By the grace of the Holy Spirit, we have all approached and participated in the reception of these glorious, holy, life-giving, and divine mysteries. Let us all together thank and glorify God who has given them.

People: Praise to him for his indescribable gift.

Server: Let us pray, peace be with us.

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Priest: Christ is our God, our Lord, our king, our savior, the giver of life, and the forgiver of sins, who in his grace and mercy, has made us worthy to receive his precious body and blood. May he grant us to please him by our words, actions, thoughts, and deeds. May the pledge which we have received and will receive, O Lord, obtain for us the pardon of our faults, the great hope of the resurrection from the dead, and the new life in the kingdom of heaven with all who have pleased you, by your grace and mercy, forever, amen.


Priest: O Lord, we raise glory, honor, thanksgiving, and praise to your glorious Trinity, for by your mercy, you have granted us the holy mysteries for the forgiveness of sins, O Lord of all; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, forever.

(STAND)

Post-Communion Prayers

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People: Baban dy-leh bish-may-ya, pa-yish mqudh-sha shim-mukh, ath-ya malkuthukh, hawe ij-bo-nukh, dikh dy-leh bish-may-ya hawa hum b-ara. Hal-lan lukh-ma sun-qana d-id-yu; wishwoq talan gna-han wikh-ty-ya-than, dikh d-hem akh-ny shweq-lan ta ana dim-tu’-dela illan. La ma-by-rit-tan b-ju-raba, illa mkha-lis-lan min by-sha; msab-bab dy-yukh y-leh mal-ku-tha, whayla, w-tishboh-ta l-’alam almyn. Amen.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy 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. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

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Priest: He, who has blessed us with every grace in heaven, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, has given us his body and blood as a pledge of eternal life that cannot be corrupted.

He has invited us to his kingdom and has called us and drawn us near to his everlasting joy that will never fade, dissolve, or end. As he promised us in his living gospel and said to the blessed disciples, “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me and I in him, and I shall raise him up on the last day, and he shall not come to judgment, but I shall let him pass from death to eternal life.”

May he bless our assembly, protect our community, and sanctify our people, who have come and have been renewed by the power of the glorious, holy, life-giving, and divine mysteries. By the living sign of the Lord’s cross, may you be sealed and preserved from all evil, hidden and manifest, now, at all times, and forever.

People: Amen.

Final Blessing

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Weekdays

Priest: May our Lord, Jesus Christ, whom we have served, glorified, and honored, through his holy, glorious, life-giving, and divine mysteries, make us worthy of the glory of his kingdom, the eternal joy with his angels, to appear blameless before him, and to stand at his right hand in the heavenly Jerusalem, through his grace and mercy. To him be glory. May the right hand of his mercy overshadow us and all his creation, now, at all times, and forever.

Or:

Priest: May the Lord, who has forgiven us by his body and cleansed our sins by his blood, be glorified in his Church. May his goodness overflow upon you and his blessings and gifts fill your homes. May our Lord and God save you from the evil one, through the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints. May you be kept safe and protected from all evil, hidden and manifest, now, at all times, and forever.

People: Amen.

Funerals

Priest: May God, the Lord of all, grant him/her a magnificent resurrection, and a glorious and virtuous rising, along with the deceased, who died and departed from our midst, as well as all the good and righteous, who worked for him and did his will. Upon the assembly, may the love and mercy of our adored God come and overflow upon you, now, at all times, and forever.

People: Amen.

St. Thomas the ApostleChaldean Catholic Diocese of the U.S.A.

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