Liturgy of Saint James Easter 2020

Liturgy of Saint James
being a modern English adaptation of
The Ancient Order of the Church in Jerusalem
circa 350 AD
Eastertide
As for me, I will be talking of the glorious splendour of your
majesty; I will tell the story of your marvellous works.
(Psalm 145:5)
© The Community of the Servants of the Will of God
2020

The Preparation
The gifts of bread and wine are prepared with prayer. See Appendix for Rite of
Preparation. The priest may also say this prayer.
Prayer of Dependence
O Lord and King, condemn me not
as I draw near
to minister before your holy table
upon which your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ,
is to be mystically set forth as a sacrifice.
Do not utterly reject your servant,
unprofitable though am I,
for I approach these divine and heavenly mysteries,
seeing that of my own self
I can do nothing;
but trusting that I can do all things
through Him Who strengthens me,
therefore, I pray,
God be merciful to me a sinner,
and in your abundant mercy
strengthen me for this service
by your Holy Spirit
and count me worthy
to make known, without condemnation,
your word of truth to your people,
through Christ our Lord
with Whom you are blessed
with your all-Holy Spirit
now and always and for ever and ever. Amen.
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The Assembly
While the clergy vest, the rest of the Assembly devotes itself to silent, penitential prayer.
At the sound of the bell, the Priest along with Deacon and Thurifer enter the nave. The
Priest greets the Assembly.
Priest Alleluia. Christ is risen.
People He is risen indeed. Alleluia.
Deacon Father, the blessing.
Having blessed the incense, the Priest then raises both hands in the midst of the People
and blesses God.
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Glory to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
One God,
Almighty,
Undivided;
Whose power the earth tells out,
Whose might the seas acclaim,
Whose wisdom every quick and intelligent creature magnifies.
Everything that breathes and all creation glorify you,
Eternal Trinity,
now and always and to the ages of ages.
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People
Amen.
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Penitential Prayers
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Priest
People
Let us bow our heads to the Lord.
Almighty God,
our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you,
through our own fault,
in thought and word and deed,
and in what we have left undone.
We are heartily sorry,
and repent of all our sins.
For your Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
forgive us all that is past,
and grant that we may serve you
in newness of life
to the glory of your name.
Then, either the Prayer of Entrance
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Priest
Take away our iniquity,
we beséech you, O Lòrd,
and put within us a heart contrite and humble
that with pure minds
we may worthily enter the Holy of Holies,
the dwèlling place of your glóry;
Or, the Prayer of Commencement
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Priest
Almighty Father, receive your Church
which appróaches you
through your Chrìst.
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And fulfilling what is profitable in each of us,
lead us to perfection,
making us wòrthy of your kíngdom.
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People
Through the grace and mercy of your only-begotten Son, with
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whom you are blessed, with your all-holy Spirit, now and always,
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and for ever and ever. Amen.
Trisagion (Thrice Holy)
The People sing the Trisagion while Priest and Deacon proceed to the altar
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Cantor
All
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen.
Holy Immortal, …
Holy God, … as above, once
Priest and Deacon reverence the altar; the Priest censes the altar.
The incensing completed, the Deacon takes the Holy Scriptures from the altar, raises it
and proceeds to the lectern.
Priest (silently) Sanctify our hearts, souls, bodies and minds, O Holy
Trinity, and count us worthy, without condemnation, to draw
near to your holy mysteries.
Deacon
(at the lectern, making sign of the Cross with the Book)
Wisdom. Christ our God.
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The Liturgy of the Word
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People
Deacon
Let us pray
Shine in our hearts, O Lord,
with the pure líght of your divine wìsdom
and open the eyes of our minds that we may
understand the mèssage of your Good Néws.
Instil within us awe and reverence
for yóur holy commàndments
that we may put off the sinful flesh
and walk according to the Spirit,
both willing and dòing what is pleasing to yóu.
Amen.
Let us attend.
All sit to hear the reading. The Reader goes to the lectern and gives the title of the
lesson for the day. At the conclusion, the Reader says:
Reader This is the word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
A brief silence is kept after the reading
A responsorial psalm may be said or sung
Acclamation
The people rise to sing the acclamation while the Priest blesses the Deacon
People Alleluia, alleluia.
Priest The Lord be in your heart and upon your lips
that you may rightly and worthily
proclaim His holy Gospel.
The Deacon goes to the lectern. At the conclusion of the acclamation, the Deacon says:
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Deacon The Lord be with you.
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People
And also with yòu.
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Deacon Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to N.
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People
Glory to you, O Lord.
The Gospel reading follows
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Deacon
This is the gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, O Christ.
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Litany of Intercession
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Deacon With our whole heart and our whole mind, let us pray to the Lord.
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People Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.
And so throughout the Litany
Concluding with:
Commemorating the most pure and holy Mother of God, the
blessed and glorious, ever-virgin Mary, with St. John
Baptist, (St. N.) and all the saints, we commend ourselves and
one another, and our whole life to Christ our God.
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People
To you, O Lord.
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Priest
O God, as you have allowed our ears to hear
the saving words of your divine wisdom,
enlighten our sinful souls
to understand the mýstery of our salvàtion;
so that having diligently listened to your holy word,
we may be seen to be
not only hearers of spiritual truths
but dòers of good works álso.
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Priest Through Jesus Christ our Lord ...
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People
with whom you are blessed, with your all-holy Spirit, now and
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always, and for ever and ever. Amen.
Procession of the Gifts
While the People sing the Cherubic Hymn, the Deacon goes to the Table of Preparation,
takes up the gifts along with the Memorials brings them to the Priest in the Sanctuary.
Then the whole Assembly follows, singing…
Cherubic Hymn
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Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and stand in fear and trembling,
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and ponder nothing earthly-minded, for the King of kings, the
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Lord of lords, Christ our God, comes to be sacrificed, to give
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Himself as food to the faithful. Before Him go the choirs of angels,
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Powers and Dominions, the many-eyed Cherubim and six-winged
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Seraphim, covering their faces and crying aloud, Al-le-lu-ia!
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Al-le- lu- ia! Al- le- lu-
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(translated Evelyn Underhill)

When all have gathered:
Deacon Father, the blessing.
Sanctuary Blessing
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Priest
People
The Peace
Priest
People
Deacon
People
Blessed be our God
Who blesses and sanctifies us all
with every spiritual blessing
that cánnot be taken awày from us;
Who dwells on high and yet lòoks
on the lówly.
Amen.
O Lord and lover of humankind,
make us
who are unworthy,
worthy of this hour
that, free of all guile and hypocrisy,
we may be united with one another
by the bonds of love and peace,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Let us stand reverently in fear of God,
and in humility make this holy offering of peace.
An offering of peace, a sacrifice of praise.
All may exchange the Peace with these words:
Christ is in our midst.
He is and always will be.
The Priest removes the veils from the gifts of bread and wine
Priest Come, extol the Lord with me: let us exalt his name together.
People The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most
High will overshadow you. (Psalm 34:3 and Luke 1:35)
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Prayer of the Veil
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Priest
We give you thanks, O Lord, our God
for having given us the boldness to enter your sanctuary
by the new and living way that you open to us now
through the veil of the flesh of your Christ.
Now that you have counted us worthy to enter
the dwelling place of your glory
to be within the veil
and to behold the Holy of Holies
we fall down before your goodness.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy
as we stand around your holy altar
to offer this memorial sacrifice for our sins
and send down upon us your wondrous grace, O God.
Sanctify our souls, bodies and spirits
and incline our hearts to holiness
that with a pure conscience
we may present you this offering of peace,
and living sacrifice of praise.
While the Priest censes the gifts, the People chant the doxology
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Praise our God, all you His servants, you who fear Him small and
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great. The marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made
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herself ready. (Revelation 19:5-7)
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Eucharistic Preface
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Priest The Lord be with you People And also with you.
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Priest
Let us lift up our hearts. People We lift them to the Lord.
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Priest
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
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People
Priest
It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
It is right, indeed, it is our duty
to praise you, hymn you,
bless you, worship you and give you thanks,
Creator of all things visible and invisible,
Treasury of all blessings and Source of eternal life.
It is you whom the heavens and earth magnify:
sun, moon, choir of stars; land, sea, skies
and all that they contain.
You are exalted on high in the heavenly Jerusalem
by prophets, martyrs, apostles and all the righteous;
by angels, archangels, thrones, dominions
principalities, powers and virtues;
the many-eyed cherubim, the six-winged seraphim –
all cry out to one another singing without ceasing
the triumphal hymn of your magnificent glory:
Sanctus
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Ho- ly, ho- ly, ho- ly Lord, God of power and might. Heaven and
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earth are full of your glo- ry. Ho- san- na in the highest. Blessed
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is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Anamnesis: (remembering the work of Redemption)
Priest
Deacon
Priest
(+ signing the paten and chalice)
Holy are you, Almighty Father,
who created all things from the beginning
and made man and woman
in your image and likeness;
and holy is your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
through Whom you have created
and redeemed all things for holiness;
and your all-Holy Spirit, Who searches out
the very depths of your divinity. cf 1 Cor. 2:10
Let us attend.
You blessed us and set us over the whole world
to tend it, to hallow it, to be your witnesses Joshua 24:22
and establish your kingdom on earth.
Even when we fell away and abandoned you
each to their own way
to their own gain, one and all, Isaiah 56:11
you did not abandon us.
Rather in your loving kindness
you sent, first, the law and the prophets
to call and to chasten us
and then in the fullness of time
your only Son
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Priest
to renew and restore your image in us.
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People
Priest
Blessed be God for ever.
Who, by the power of the Holy Spirit
and by consent of the Virgin Mary
took flesh and was born –
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a human being like us in all things but sin.
Who, in accordance with your holy will
did fulfil all things necessary for our salvation,
even freely and willingly embracing death
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Priest
to bring us back to life.
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People
Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the
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People arm of the Lord been revealed? Isaiah 53:1
Institution
Priest
Who, on the night that he was betrayed, or rather,
gave himself up for the life and salvation of the world,
took bread into his undefiled hands and gave you thanks.
He + blessed it, broke it,
and gave it to His disciples, saying,
Take, eat, this is My body, broken for you.
Likewise He took the cup and gave you thanks.
He hallowed it, + blessed it
and gave it to his disciples, saying,
Drink this, all of you,
this is My blood of the new covenant
shed for you and for many for the remission of sins.
Do this in remembrance of me.
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup
you are united with Him in His death
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Priest
and participate in His resurrection.
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People
United with you in your death, O Lord, we participate in
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your resurrection.
The Great Oblation (anamnesis concluded)
Priest Having in remembrance, therefore, his death
once for all upon the cross;
His resurrection on the third day,
His ascension into heaven
where He sits enthroned at your right hand in glory,
and His second coming to judge the quick and the dead,
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Priest
we offer you your own, from your own, in all and for all;
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People
we praise you, we bless you, we give you thanks, O Lord,
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Priest
and we pray to you, our God.
We pray and beseech you
to receive and accept
this sacrifice on your heavenly altar
that it may be for us the sanctification of soul and body,
the remission of sins, an increase of faith and virtue
and strength to your holy, catholic and apostolic church
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Priest that the gates of hell may never prevail against her. Matthew 16:18
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People
O Lord and lover of humankind, we are your people, your
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witnesses and your Church. Hear our prayer; have mercy and
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save us.
Epiclesis: (Invocation)
Priest
People
Priest
People
Priest
People
Have mercy on us, almighty God and Father,
have mercy on us, O God and Saviour,
have mercy on us, O God, in your kindness,
and send down upon us and on these gifts your Holy Spirit,
the All Holy One Who spoke through the law and the
prophets and in the new covenant,
Who descended on Christ in the Jordan
Who came upon the apostles in tongues of fire on the first
Pentecost;
send this same Holy Spirit
that He may make this bread
the + body of your Christ,
Amen,
and this wine + his precious blood,
Amen,
uniting us all to one another
who become partakers of this one bread and one cup
in the communion of the Holy Spirit,
and granting us grace worthily to receive the Body and Blood
of your Son, Jesus Christ, that He may dwell in us and we in
Him.
Amen, amen.
Great Intercession (Litany for the World)
Priest
In communion with Mary, the Virgin Mother of God,
Saint John the Baptist, (Saints N., N.)
and our many forefathers and mothers in the faith
who were well-pleasing to you
since the world began.
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Deacon
Remember, O Lord.
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People
Priest
Remember, O Lord.
Remember all those who have fallen asleep before us
in the hope of rising to eternal life; (here, read RIP memorials) bring
them and all the departed into the light of your countenance.
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People
Priest
Remember, O Lord.
Father, remember N., our Archbishop and N., our Bishop.
Pope N.; N., the Ecumenical Patriarch;
and all the bishops and their clergy.
Grant them grace to shepherd your flock and to unite it
into one fold in holiness, honour and peace.
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People
Priest
Remember, O Lord.
Remember, Lord, the Priesthood, the Diaconate,
and all gathered around your altar this day;
remember consecrated virgins
and all those who live the solitary life;
remember those who serve you
in convents and monasteries throughout the world.
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People
Priest
Remember, O Lord.
Remember, in your Kingdom (here, read the remaining memorials)
and all those for whom we offer these gifts.
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People
Priest
Remember, O Lord.
Remember, Father, those who are married.
Grant them strength in faith, hope and love;
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keep their unions pure, in harmony and concord.
Inspire them with the spirit of giving at all times.
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People
Priest
Remember, O Lord.
Remember, Father, all those who are travelling
by land, sea, and air; the aged and infirm;
the sick and suffering;
those troubled by unclean spirits;
those in distress or grief of any kind;
those in prison or hard labour;
all victims of torture or terror;
come to their aid with your love.
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People
Priest
Remember, O Lord.
Remember, Lord, all your creatures:
grant temperate weather,
moderate showers and pleasant dews
and an abundance of fruits of the earth.
Bless the whole circle of the year with your goodness;
for the eyes of all look to you in hope, O Lord,
and you give them their food in due season.
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People
Priest
Remember, O Lord.
Remember, Father, the welfare of all, have mercy on all,
be reconciled with all, give peace to the multitude
of your people; dispel scandals; eradicate wars;
break down the barriers between nations.
Grant us your peace and love in our time.
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People
Remember, O Lord.
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Priest
Finally, Father, remember all the people
gathered together in this holy place,
and in the Church throughout the world –
men and women, old and young, small and great, our families,
those whom we know, those whom we do not know,
our enemies, our friends –
O Lord, absolve them all and forgive them all sin,+
through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.
By Whom and with Whom and in Whom,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour, glory and praise be yours, almighty Father,
now and for ever.
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People
Priest
People
A-men, A- men, A- men.
(beginning the fragmentation)
We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ.
Though we are many, we are one Body because
we all share in one bread.
Raising his right hand to indicate the bread and cup on the altar, the Deacon says:
Deacon
Behold, the Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
sacrificed for the life and salvation of the world.
The People sing the Agnus Dei.
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Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, grant us peace.
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Meanwhile the Priest, continuing the fragmentation, says the following:
Priest
Sanctify our souls, bodies and spirits, O Lord;
touch our understandings;
search our consciences,
cast out from us every evil imagination,
every impure feeling; every base desire,
every unbecoming thought;
all envy, vanity, hypocrisy;
lying, deceit and worldly affection;
all covetousness, vainglory, indifference and inaction;
all vice, passion and anger;
all malice, blasphemy, and every motion of flesh and
spirit not in accordance with your holy will.
People
Deacon
Priest
People
And count us worthy, O Lord to call upon you,
for as our Saviour Christ taught us,
we are bold to say:
Our Father
in heaven,
hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Father, a blessing.
May the Lord God bless us
and make us worthy
to receive this fiery coal Isaiah 6:6–7
for the purification and renewal
of soul and body, now and for ever.
Amen.
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One or two lines recapitulating the day’s Gospel may be read. The following may be sung during
the Communion of the clergy
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not divided, distributed to the faithful and not consumed for the
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Communion
remission of their sins and for eternal life.
Priest
Draw near and receive the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ
which was given for you and His Blood which was shed for you,
and feed on Him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.
Distribution of Holy Communion to the faithful then commences
Priest
Deacon
The Body of Christ keep you in eternal life.
The Blood of Christ.
The communicant replies each time 'Amen' and then receives.
The Deacon does the ablutions. Silence is kept.
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Let us pray to the Lord.
After Communion
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Priest
O Lord our God, the holy worship in your Sanctuary we have
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fulfilled. From strength to strength we now go forward and we
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beseech you: make us worthy of your loving kindness.
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Direct our path aright, root us in your fear
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and count us worthy of your kingdom,
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People that ever united with you we may praise you, Father, Son and
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Holy Spirit, now and always, and for ever and ever. Amen.
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Deacon
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The Liturgy is ended. Go in the peace of Christ. Al-le-lu-ia,
al-le-lu-ia
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People
Thanks be to God. Al-le-lu-ia, al-le-lu-ia.
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Appendix
Preparation of the Gifts
The Priest or Deacon reverences the gifts (three times) while saying:
God be merciful to me a sinner.
And then:
Lord, You have redeemed us, You have rescued us, You have ransomed
us, You have purchased us, bought with the price of Your own precious
blood, O most merciful one. By being nailed to the Cross and wounded by
the lance, You have become for all humankind the fount of eternal life.
Glory to You, our Saviour.
Blessed is our God at all times, now and always and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
… takes up the lance and marks the loaf with the sign of the Cross three
times, saying each time,
In remembrance of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ.
… scores the loaf where it is to be broken at the fraction,
He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as an innocent lamb is silent
before his shearers, so He did not open His mouth. Who indeed shall
declare His generation? For His life was taken away from the earth. The
Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world is slain for the
salvation of the world.
… now pierces the loaf to mark off the fragment for the commixture.
One of the soldiers pierced His side with a lance, and at once there came
forth blood and water; and he who saw it bore witness, and his witness is
true.
… pours wine into the chalice and adds a few drops of water.
Blessed is the union of Your holy things, now and always, and unto the
ages of ages. Amen.
… veils the gifts, covers them and says:
With these gifts we commemorate also blessed Mary, the ever-virgin
Mother of God, and the holy angels, St. John Baptist and St. Joseph, and
blessed Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, Doctors and
Holy Virgins, with Saints Anthony, Athanasius, Basil, Gregory, Augustine,
Patrick, David, Columba, Aidan, Cuthbert, Chad, Venerable Bede, Francis,
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Dame Julian, Gregory Palamas, Catherine, Teresa, John of the Cross,
Seraphim, Silouan, Sophrony and our holy fathers/mothers (saints, patrons,
matrons founders, etc., N., N. and N...), through whose prayers do You,
O Lord, receive this sacrifice at Your heavenly altar.
… then says the Prayer of Offering:
God our Father,
You sent forth Your Son, our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ,
as heavenly bread, to be food for all mankind:
be pleased, we pray, to bless this offering
and to accept it on Your altar in heaven.
In Your love for us
remember those who offer it,
and those for whom it is offered,
for only by Your redeeming mercy
can we be counted worthy to celebrate these holy Mysteries,
and to praise and glorify Your holy Name,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and always,
and for ever and ever. Amen.
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