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Below you'll find an walkthrough of the different parts of the Mass. 

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Preparation for Mass 
How Mass Begins 
Entrance Chant 
The Metaphysics of Music 
The Sign of the Cross
The Penitential Act 
The Collect 
Liturgy of the Word 
The Psalm 
Homily, Creed, Universal Prayer 
Liturgy of the Eucharist I 
Liturgy of the Eucharist II 
Eucharistic Prayers 
Eucharistic Prayer 3 
Chief Element of the Eucharistic Prayer 
Lord's Prayer, Rite of Peace, Fraction 
Communion Rite 
Concluding Rite

I come sick to the doctor of life,
unclean to the fountain of mercy,
blind to the radiance of eternal light, 
and poor and needy to the Lord of heaven and earth.

Therefore, I implore Thee in Thy great generosity, 
to heal my sickness, to wash away my defilement, 
enlighten my blindness, to enrich my poverty, 
and to clothe my nakedness, 
so that I may receive the bread of angels, 
the King of kings, and the Lord of lords with reverence and humility,
with contrition and devotion, with purity and faith, 
and with such purpose and determination 
that will be expedient to the salvation of my soul.

Grant me, I beseech Thee, that I may not only receive 
the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of the Lord, 
but also the reality and power of the Sacrament.

O most kind God, 
grant that I may receive the Body of Thine only-begotten Son, 
our Lord Jesus Christ, born of the Virgin Mary, 
and so received that I may be worthy to be incorporated into His mystical body,
and numbered among His members.

O most loving Father, grant me Thy beloved Son, 
which I now receive under the veil of a sacrament, 
that I may one day behold Him face to face in glory, 
Who lives and reigns with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
 God, forever.
Amen.