1st Sunday of Lent, March 5, 2006

Order of Mass

Introductory Rites
Entrance song
Greeting
A. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
B. Penitential Rite
C. GLORIA
Opening Prayer
Liturgy of the Word
Reading 1 Genesis 9, 8-15

God said to Noah and to his sons with him: "See, I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you and with every living creature that was with you: al th birds, and the various tame and wild animals that were with you and came out of the ark. I will establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all bodily creatures be destroyed by the waters of a flood; there shall not be another flood to devastate the earth." God added: "This is the sign that I am giving for all ages to come, of the covenant between me and you and every living creature with you: I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow appears in the clouds, I will recall the covenant I have made between me and you and all living beings, so that the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all mortal beings.
Responsorial Psalm 24 (25), 4-5. 6-7. 8-9
Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth, to those who keep your covenant.
Lord, make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make me walk in your truth, and teach me, for you are God my saviour.

Rx. Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth, to those who keep your covenant.
Remember your mercy, Lord, and the love you have shown from of old. In your love remember me, because of your goodness, O Lord.

Rx. Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth, to those who keep your covenant.
The Lord is good and upright. He shows the path to those who stray, he guides the humble in the right path, he teaches his way to the poor.

Rx. Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth, to those who keep your covenant.
Reading II 1 Peter 3, 18-22

For Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. Put to death in the flesh, he was brought to life in the spirit. In it he also went to preach to the spirits in prison, who had once been disobedient while God patiently waited in the days of Noah during the building of the ark, in which a few persons, eight in all, were saved through water. This prefigured baptism, which saves you now. It is not a removal of dirt from the body but an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him.

Verse before the Gospel Matthew 4,4

Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.

Gospel Mark 1, 12-15

At once the Spirit drove him out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."

Homily
PROFESSION OF FAITH
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven: BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT HE WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY, AND BECAME MAN. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of 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. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
General Intercessions
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Presentation of the Gifts
Prayer over the Gifts
Eucharistic Prayer
Memorial Acclamation
Final Doxology
Communion Rite
Sign of Peace
Breaking of the Bread
Communion
Prayer after communion
Concluding Rite
Greeting
Blessing
Dismissal