Keep in mind this pre-dates vat2 and the new mass!
THE EUCHARISTIC LITURGY OF TAIZE [IN 1959]
Sundays and Festivals
Key:
P: Prior (or his deputy)
C: Celebrant
D: Deacon
SD: Sub-deacon
L: lector
Ca: Cantor
W: The whole community
V and R: Two parts of the community alternating
Introit
(Introit of the day, psalm, and antiphon)
Invocation
C: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Ghost. Amen.
Our help is in the Name of the Lord.
W: Who hath made heaven and earth. ..160 [160 On the First Sunday in Advent and the First
Sunday in Lent the Ten Commandments (Exod. 20: 1-17 may be recited here.]
Confession
C: I confess to God Almighty, in the communion of saints of heaven and earth, and to you my
Brethren that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed: through my fault, my own
fault, my own great fault; wherefore I beseech you, my brethren, in the communion of the saints
of heaven and of earth, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
W: May the Almighty God have mercy upon thee, forgive thee thy sins, and bring thee to everlasting
life.
C: Amen.
W: I confess…..
C: May the Almighty God have mercy upon you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to everlasting life.
W: Amen.
Kyrie
W: Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
Absolution
C: May each one of you acknowledge himself to be indeed a sinner, humbling himself before God,
And believe that it is the Father’s will to have mercy upon him in Jesus Christ: to all who thus
Repent and seek Jesus for their salvation, I declare the absolution of their sin
+ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
(The Gloria is then sung)…161[161 Except in Advent and Lent when the Collect follows immediately].
(on certain solemn festivals, as during the seasons of Christmas and Easter, the Liturgy may be as follows)
Introit
Invocation
C: Blessed be the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, now and for evermore, world
without end.
W: Amen.
Litany of the Kyrie
(Before saying…”let us pray to the Lord,” the deacon may add particular intentions).
D: In peace that is from above and for the salvation of our lives, let us pray to the Lord,
W: Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy)
D: For the peace of the whole world, the life of the Churches and their unity, let us pray to the Lord,
W: Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy)
D: That we may celebrate the liturgy in the house of God with faith fervor and obedience,
Let us pray to the Lord,
W: Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy)
D: For the ministers of the Church and the whole company of faithful people, let us pray to the Lord,
W: Christe eleison (Christ, have mercy)
D: For the governments of the nations, that they may ever be mindful of social justice and of the unity
of mankind, let us pray to the Lord,
W: Christe elision (Christ, have mercy)
D: For our community, our village (city), and our country, that faith may be renewed, let us pray to the Lord
W: Christe elision (Christ, have mercy)
D: For fair weather, abundant harvests and peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord
W: Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy)
D: For all who travel and are in danger, the sick, the afflicted, the prisoners, and that they all may be
delivered let us pray to the Lord
W: Kyrie elision (Lord, have mercy)
D: That we may be freed from all tribulation, danger and necessity, let us pray to the Lord
W: Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy)
(The Gloria is then sung)
(Or the invocation, confession and absolution could be said at the entrance to the church; and the Introit
sung in procession to the choir; followed by the litany and Gloria)
Gloria
(sung in chorus or antiphonally)
Glory to God in the highest heaven,
And on earth peace to men,
We praise Thee,
We bless Thee,
We worship Thee,
We give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory
O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ,
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father
Thou that takest away the sin of the world,
Have mercy on us;
Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father,
Have mercy on us;
For thou only art holy,
Thou art the Lord,
Thou only, O Christ,
With the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the
Father!
Amen.
Collect
D: The Lord be with you
W: And with thy spirit.
D: Let us pray (silence, followed by the Collect of the day).
W: Amen
Old Testament Lesson
SD or L: Come, Holy Spirit of truth; lead us into all truth,
Old Testament Lesson from the book of…or the Prophecy of…
The reading of the day ending with “Thanks be to God”!)
Hymn of Meditation
(The Gradual of the day….162 [In Eastertide the first Alleluia] sung responsorially)
Ca: (antiphon)
W: (repetition of the antiphon)
Ca: (verse)
W: (repetition of the antiphon)
Epistle
SD: Lord, sanctify us in the truth: Thy Word is truth…Epistle of St….to… or Lesson
From the Acts of the Apostles or Lesson from Revelation
(The reading of the day ending with, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord”!)
Alleluia
(The Alleluia of the day is sung responsorially)
Ca: Alleluia
W: Alleluia
Ca: (verse)
W: Alleluia
(Or Tract of the day…163 [Septuagesima, Lent, and Passiontide] sung by the Cantor)
Gospel
D: Cleanse my heart and my lips, O God Almighty, who didst touch with burning coal the lips
Of the prophet Isaiah; in Thy gracious mercy sanctify me, that I may faithfully proclaim Thy
Holy Gospel, through Christ our Lord, Amen. My brother give me the blessing of the Lord.
P: The Lord be in thy heart and on thy lips, that thou mayest joyfully proclaim His gospel.
D: Amen.
D: Let us hear the Wisdom of Christ! The Gospel according to St….
(The reading of the day ending with “Praise be to Thee, O Christ!”)
Hymn after the Gospel
Sermon Silence Hymn
Creed
The Apostle’s Creed or the Nicene Creed
C: Let us join together in brotherly love, and with one heart and mind confess the faith of the universal
Church.
W: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and
invisible. I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before
all worlds: God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten not made, being of one sub-
stance with the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down
from heaven; and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and was
crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered His passion and was placed in the tomb; the
third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into Heaven and sitteth on the right
hand of the Father; and He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, whose kingdom
shall have no end. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord the giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father
and the Son, who with the Father and son together is worshipped and glorified; who spake by the Prophets.
I believe in one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Intercession
C: Let us intercede before God.
D: Most merciful Father, we beseech Thee to accept our prayers and intercessions through Jesus Christ,
Thy Son, our Lord.
W: O Lord, hear our prayer.
Memorial of the Church
D: We offer first our prayers for Thy holy, universal Church; be pleased throughout the world to grant her
peace, to guard, unite and govern her; we pray Thee also for all who are set in authority over her…and
for all who, faithful to true doctrine, keep the Christian, apostolic faith.
W: O Lord, hear our prayer.
Memorial of the Living
D: Remember, O Lord, Thy servants and Thy handmaidens, and all who are round about us, whose faith
Thou knowest, whose devotion Thou hast proved; this sacrifice of praise with them we offer unto Thee,
the eternal, living and true God, and we address to Thee our prayers for all men…for the redemption
of their lives, and for their hope of liberation and of peace.
W: O Lord, hear our prayer.
Memorial of the Saints
D: United in one communion…
(Interpolation proper to certain festivals and their octave…)