Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to match each sentence with the correct part of the Mass from the list provided (a–u). We’ll go through each sentence and determine which part of the Mass it describes.
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List of Mass Parts (for reference):
- a. First Reading
- b. Prayer after Communion
- c. Lord’s Prayer
- d. Second Reading
- e. Profession of Faith
- f. Homily
- g. Opening Prayer
- h. Offertory (preparation of gifts)
- i. Penitential Rite
- j. Eucharistic Prayer
- k. Communion
- l. Blessing
- m. Gloria
- n. Responsorial Psalm
- o. Entrance and Greeting
- p. Proclamation of the Gospel
- q. Dismissal
- r. Prayers of the Faithful
- s. Prayer over the Gifts
- t. Rite of Peace
- u. Breaking of the Bread
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Now, let's analyze each sentence:
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1. The priest blesses us in God’s name.
→ This happens at the end of Mass, when the priest gives a final blessing.
✔ Answer: l. Blessing
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2. This is a prayer or song that we say/sing in response to God’s word.
→ This refers to the responsorial psalm, where the congregation responds to the readings.
✔ Answer: n. Responsorial Psalm
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3. We welcome the priest and one another. We stand and sing an entrance song.
→ This is the beginning of Mass, including greeting and entrance hymn.
✔ Answer: o. Entrance and Greeting
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4. This is read on Sundays and feast days. It comes from the second part of the Bible called the New Testament.
→ The Gospel reading is from the New Testament and is proclaimed during Mass.
✔ Answer: p. Proclamation of the Gospel
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5. This is a prayer or song that we say/sing in response to God’s word.
→ Same as #2 — again referring to the responsorial psalm.
✔ Answer: n. Responsorial Psalm
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6. We bring the gifts of bread and wine to the altar.
→ This is the Offertory, where the faithful bring the bread and wine for the Eucharist.
✔ Answer: h. Offertory (preparation of gifts)
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7. We are united as we pray to Our Father in heaven in the words Jesus Himself taught us.
→ This is clearly the Lord’s Prayer.
✔ Answer: c. Lord’s Prayer
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8. The priest invites us to think of ways we have offended God and one another. We ask God and one another for forgiveness.
→ This is the Penitential Rite, where we acknowledge our sins and seek forgiveness.
✔ Answer: i. Penitential Rite
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9. The priest prepares the Body of Christ for distribution.
→ This is the Breaking of the Bread, which occurs before Communion.
✔ Answer: u. Breaking of the Bread
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✔ Final Answers:
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l
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n
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o
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p
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n
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h
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c
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i
9.
u
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