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Complete Guide to the Catholic Mass – October 19, 2025 (29th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

This guide contains the complete Catholic order of Mass with all priest prayers and congregation responses, including when to sit, stand, and kneel, plus today’s official readings. The directions are based on the General Instruction of the Roman Missal.

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

[STAND] Sign of the Cross & Greeting

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

Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Or: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Or: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

[STAND] Penitential Act

Priest: Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

(Brief pause for silence)

Option A (Confiteor): All: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (striking breast) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.

Option B: Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
All: For we have sinned against you.
Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
All: And grant us your salvation.
Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.

Option C: Priest/Minister: You were sent to heal the contrite of heart: Lord, have mercy. (or Kyrie, eleison)
All: Lord, have mercy. (or Kyrie, eleison)
Priest/Minister: You came to call sinners: Christ, have mercy. (or Christe, eleison)
All: Christ, have mercy. (or Christe, eleison)
Priest/Minister: You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us: Lord, have mercy. (or Kyrie, eleison)
All: Lord, have mercy. (or Kyrie, eleison)

Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.

[STAND] Gloria (on Sundays)

All: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

[STAND] Collect (Opening Prayer)

Priest: Let us pray.
(All pray in silence with the Priest for a while)
Priest: Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. 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.
All: Amen.[1]

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

[SIT] First Reading

Reader: A reading from the Book of Exodus. (Exodus 17:8-13)

In those days, Amalek came and waged war against Israel.
Moses, therefore, said to Joshua, “Pick out certain men, and tomorrow go out and engage Amalek in battle. I will be standing on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
So Joshua did as Moses told him: he engaged Amalek in battle after Moses had climbed to the top of the hill with Aaron and Hur.
As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight, but when he let his hands rest, Amalek had the better of the fight.
Moses’ hands, however, grew tired; so they put a rock in place for him to sit on. Meanwhile Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, so that his hands remained steady till sunset.
And Joshua mowed down Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

Reader: The word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.[2]

[SIT] Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 121)

Cantor: Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
All: Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Cantor: I lift up my eyes toward the mountains; whence shall help come to me? My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
All: Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Cantor: May he not suffer your foot to slip; may he slumber not who guards you. Indeed he neither slumbers nor sleeps, the guardian of Israel.
All: Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Cantor: The Lord is your guardian; the Lord is your shade; he is beside you at your right hand. The sun shall not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
All: Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Cantor: The Lord will guard you from all evil; he will guard your life. The Lord will guard your coming and your going, both now and forever.
All: Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.[2]

[SIT] Second Reading

Reader: A reading from the Second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy. (2 Timothy 3:14—4:2)

Beloved:
Remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it, and that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power: proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching.

Reader: The word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.[2]

[STAND] Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia)

All: Alleluia, alleluia. The word of God is living and effective, discerning reflections and thoughts of the heart. Alleluia.[2]

[STAND] Gospel

Priest/Deacon: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Priest/Deacon: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.
All: Glory to you, O Lord.

Gospel Reading (Luke 18:1-8):

Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.
He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being.
And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, ‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.’
For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, ‘While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being, because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.’”
The Lord said, “Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says. Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them?
I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"[2]

Priest/Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

[SIT] Homily

(The priest gives his sermon)

[STAND] Profession of Faith (Creed)

All: I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible… (Full text as previously provided.)

[STAND] Prayer of the Faithful

Priest: (Introduces the prayers)
Reader: (States intentions)
All: Lord, hear our prayer. (or similar response)
Priest: (Concluding prayer)
All: Amen.