We reproduce
here the 3rd Edition of Roman Missal as released on Mar 2002
introducing the new celebration of the Feast of the Virgin Mary of Fatima (May
13th).
Entrance
Song: Heb. 416
Let us be
confident, in approaching the throne of grace, that we shall have mercy and
find grace when we are in need of help.
Opening
Prayer
Lord, we who are
overwhelmed by the multitude of our sins, have recourse to the special
intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Grant, we pray you, that after receiving solace of her tender heart, with
the help of your bountiful mercy
we may obtain the forgiveness of our sins, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit.
Prayer
over the Gifts
We pray you lord to subdue our religious will and
grant that with the help of the Blessed Virgin Mary we may celebrate the divine
mysteries with purity and joy, through Christ our Lord.
Communion
Song: John 19, 26-27
Jesus said to his Mother: “Woman, this is your Son”,
then to the disciple he said “This is your Mother”, and from that moment the
disciple made a place for her in his home.
Prayer
after Communion
Lend your helping hand, O Lord, to those who
implore you. Having graciously
instilled in them the desire to pray, grant that through the intercession of
Virgin Mary they may obtain your
saving help to avoid all evil and embrace all that is good, through Christ our
Lord.
1.
First Reading 11: 19 ; 12: 1-6. 10)
A Reading
A great sign
appeared in heaven.
The sanctuary of
God in heaven opened, and the ark of the covenant could be seen inside it.
Now a great sign
appeared in heaven: a woman, adorned with the sun, standing on the moon, and
with the twelve stars on her head for a crown. She was pregnant, and in labour,
crying aloud in the pangs of child birth. Then a second sign appeared in the
sky, a huge red dragon which had seven heads and ten thorns and each of the
seven heads crowned with a coronet. Its tail dragged a third of the stars from
the sky and dropped them to the earth, and the dragon stopped in front of the
woman as she was having the child, so that he could eat it as soon as it was
born from its mother. The woman brought a male child into the world, the son
who was to rule all the nations with an iron scepter, and the child was taken
straight up to God and to his
throne, while the woman escaped into the dessert, where God made a place of
safety ready. Then I heard a voice shout from heaven, ‘Victory and power and
empire for ever been won by God, and all authority for his Christ.’
........The word
of the Lord.
II.
Responsorial Psalm (Lk. 1:46-55. R.v.49)
Response:- Blessed is the
Virgin Mary who bore the Son of the eternal Father.
1.
My Soul glorifies the lord, my
spirit rejoices in God, my saviour. (R)
2.
He looks on his servant in her nothingness; hence
forth all ages will call me blessed. The Almighty works marvels for me Holy is his name! (R)
3.
His mercy is from age to age,
on those who fear him. He puts
forth his arm in strength and
scatters the proud – hearted. (R)
4.
He casts the might from their
thrones and raises the lowly. He fills the starving with good things, sends the
rich away empty. (R)
5.
He protects Israel
III. Acclamation.
Alleluia,
alleluia!
Blessed are you,
holy Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise, for the son of justice, Christ
our God, was born of you.
Alleluia!
IV.
Gospel: Mat (1:18 -23)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
She has
conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit.
This is how
Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but
before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the
Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a man of honour and wanting to spare her
publicity, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do
this when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph
son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has
conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son and
you must name him Jesus because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins. Now all
this took place to fulfill words spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
The Virgin will
conceive and give birth to a son
and they will call him Emmanuel,
a name which means ‘God-is with-us.’
......The Gospel of the Lord.
Imprimature: Francisco da Piedade Rebello, Adm. Apost, Goa 14-11-1970
Mass of Our Lady of Rosary of Fatima .
