In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

   GOD, without you we arc not able to please you, may your Holy Spirit guide and rule our hearts, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

   LORD Jesus Christ, you are about to come to us in your holy Sacrament, prepare our hearts for yourself.

(Hymn—Meditation or Address)

   GOD, help me to see my sins as you see them, that I may truly repent and be forgiven.

SILENCE

WE confess to God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and before the whole company of heaven, that we have sinned in what we have thought, said, and done, through our own fault, and we pray God to have mercy on us.

GOD, you rule over all, have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins and save us from all evil, make us strong to do good and bring us to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Then, if a Priest is there, he shall say—

MAY the merciful Lord forgive you, put away all your sins, give you time to mend your lives, and the grace and help of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

   GOD, help us to draw near with faith and be made strong in our fight. against the temptations of the world, the body and the devil.

    LORD Jesus Christ, may we come hungry and thirsty to the Sacrament of your love and receive heavenly food and drink from you.

   GOD give us faith as we come to communion that we may be sure that you are there.

   GOD, you have made us one family in Christ. May we be made more and more one among ourselves and with all the Company of Heaven, through communion with you in the holy Sacrament.

   GOD, when we make our communion may we come near with holy fear and love, that you may welcome us to your holy table.

   LORD Jesus Christ, you have told us to come without fear to the throne of grace, give us courage humbly to obey so kind a call.

   O SAVIOUR of the world, by your cross and dear blood you have set us free;

SOUL of Christ, make me holy.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, refresh me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Suffering of Christ, make me strong.
O good Jesus, hear me.
In your wounds hide me,
Let me not be separated from you,
From the enemy who hates me defend me,
In the hour of my death, call me,
And tell me to come to you
That with your saints I may praise you
For ever and ever. Amen.

   As men wait for the morning so do we wait for you, Christ. Come with the new day and make yourself known to us in the breaking of the bread for you are our God for ever. Amen.

OUR FATHER in heaven, holy be your Name, your rule come, your will be done, in the world as it is in heaven. Give us this day our food for today. Forgive us what we do wrong as we forgive those who do wrong to us. Bring us not into trouble to try us, but save us from evil. For yours is the rule and the power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The Lord be you;

A PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION

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In the Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I will wash my hands clean from sin;
    And so will I go to your altar.

Have mercy on us;
    That we may praise your Name.

The eyes of all look to you, Lord;
    To give them their food in its right time.

When you open your hand;
    They shall be satisfied with good things.

The Lord be with you;

JESUS said, Truly, truly I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.’ For my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood Jives in me and I in him.

Remember the words of his Apostle, St. Paul.

T HE cup of blessing which we bless it is a sharing of the blood of Christ, and the bread which we break it is a sharing of the body of Christ. But let a man examine him self and so let him cat of that bread and drink of that cup.

SILENCE

   So my brothers and sisters, let us humbly confess our faults to Almighty God.

WE confess to God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and before the whole company of heaven, that we have sinned in what we have thought, said and done, through our own fault, and we pray God to have mercy on us.

GOD, you rule over all, have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins and save us from all evil, make us strong to do good and bring us to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Then, if a Priest is there, he shall say—

MAY the merciful Lord forgive you, put away all your sins, give you time to mend your lives, and the grace and help of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Let us pray.

DEAR Lord Jesus, you are coming near to us sinners in the sacrament of your body and blood, prepare our hearts to receive you; may we truly repent of our sins and believe that you saved us from them on the cross; may we truly wish to have our souls made clean, may we love you and all men, and so come near you. We are not fit to receive you in our hearts, but speak the word to make us worthy. Lord Jesus come to us to make us clean; Lord, come to us to heal us; Lord, come to us to make us strong; when we receive you let our sins never separate us from you, but may we be yours for ever till the day we see you face to face in your heavenly kingdom where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

LORD, you rule in heaven and in earth, we sinners wish to offer the sacrifice of the holy Eucharist, the memorial of the death of our Lord for us, that same sacrifice he offered once for all on the cross, that so doing we may praise and glorify your Name and thank you for the blessings you have given us. We offer it that we and all men may receive forgiveness of our sins and be set free, that we and all your Church may receive from you blessing and power, that we now on earth may at our death go in to your joy; and that those who have died may rest in peace and hope, and rise at the last to everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

A PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION

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   JESUS CHRIST comes to me in holy Communion. He gives me his body broken for me and his blood shed for me. He gives me his life to feed my soul and strengthen my body.

   To prepare for receiving Jesus in holy Communion, I need Repentance, Faith and Love.

Repentance.
   HOLY SPIRIT of God, help me to see my sins and make me truly sorry for them.

   O my God, I have sinned very much against you. I am very sorry that I have hurt you by my sins. I know that Jesus Christ died for me to set me free from sin. I trust in Jesus for my forgiveness, and with your help I want to obey you and put away all sin.

Faith
    FATHER, I believe that you sent your Son Jesus Christ to be my Saviour.
I believe that I shall receive him in holy Communion, I put my trust in Jesus not myself.

Love.
   O FATHER, I love you because while we were still sinners you sent Jesus to die for us.
Jesus, I want to love you truly because you first loved me.
Jesus, come to me and give me life, and may I never leave you.

WE do not trust in our righteousness, Lord, when we come to your holy table, but in your great mercy. We are not worthy even to gather the crumbs from under your table. But you are always merciful. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the body of your dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that we may evermore live in him and he in us. Amen.

THE LITURGY

(THE HOLY COMMUNION)

IN the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, all hearts are open, and all desires known to you, and no secrets are hidden from you; cleanse our thoughts by the breath of your Holy Spirit, so that we may truly love you and worthily praise your holy Name; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
  

GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we thank you for your 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 the Father, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. O Lord, you take away the sin of the world, receive our prayer. O Lord, you sit at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy on us.
   You only are the Holy One, you alone are Lord, you alone, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, are most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

THE COLLECT.

(Pages 19-44. Modern English Prayer Book)

THE EPISTLE. (Sit).

SILENCE

THE GOSPEL    (stand).

V. The Lord be with you,
R. And with you.

Before the Gospel —

Glory be to you, O Lord.

After the Gospel —

Praise be to you, O Christ.

SERMON.

THE CREED.

WE believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things seen and unseen.
    And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, eternally begotten from the Father, God from God: Light from Light; true God from true God; begotten not made; being of one substance with the Father; through whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was made flesh, by the Holy Spirit, of the Virgin Mary, and became man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; his rule shall have no end.
    And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who comes from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the Prophets.
    And we believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic church; we believe one baptism for the forgiveness of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
 

THE INTERCESSION.

   LET us pray for the whole Church of Christ and for all men according to their needs:

ALMIGHTY GOD, as we have been taught by your holy Word to give thanks and to pray for all men, so now we give thanks for all your blessings . . . . . .

V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.

    We ask you to receive our prayers for the whole Church of Christ, that it may be filled with the spirit of goodness and peace, and that all who believe in your holy Name may agree in the truth of your holy Word and live as a family in unity and love.

V. Lord in your mercy
R. Hear our prayer.

    Fill with grace all ministers of your Word and Sacraments, especially your servants . . . . . our bishops, and all the priests and deacons of this diocese . . . . , that by their life and teaching they may show your glory and draw all men to you.

V. Lord in your mercy
R. Hear our prayer.

    We pray for the rulers of the nations, and especially for your servants Queen Elizabeth (and the President of France), and all who have authority and rule . . . . . , that they may wisely and justly govern, and give peace and care to all peoples.

V. Lord in your mercy
R. Hear our prayer.

    Guide and help, we pray, those who are working for the spread of your good news in every place . . . . . , and bring the light of your Spirit to all places of work, learning and healing.

V. Lord in your mercy
R. Hear our prayer.

    To all your people in their many callings give your heavenly grace. and especially (. . . . . and) to us your servants, that we may all hear your holy Word with good and willing hearts, and serve you truly all the days of our life.

V. Lord in your mercy
R. Hear our prayer.

    We ask you, Father, that your great love and kindness may comfort and help all who are in trouble, sorrow, need or sickness

V. Lord in your mercy
R. Hear our prayer.

    We pray for all your servants departed this life in your faith and fear . . . . . , and we praise you for all your saints . . . . . , for whose goodness we give you thanks and whose good ways we pray that we may follow, and enter with them into your endless joy.

    Grant these our prayers, O holy Father, if they are according to your will, through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
  

ALTERNATIVE INTERCESSION

(The response after "We thank you" or "We pray to you" is: Lord, hear our prayer.)

    For. .  . . . , we thank you;

    For the union of all Christians in one holy Church, we pray to you,

    For all bishops, priests and deacons, and all other servants of the Church (especially . . . . . ), we pray to you;

    For all men that they may hear and receive your Word (especially . . . . . ), we pray to you;

    For all the heathen of our islands (especially . . . . .) and all who work among them, we pray to you;

    For the peace of the whole world (especially . . . . . ), we pray to you;

    For the rulers of all nations that they may govern according to your holy will, we pray to you;

    For our own country and for Queen Elizabeth (and the President of France) and for all our leaders (especially . . . . . ), we pray to you;

    For all men and women in their daily life and work (especially . . . . . ), we pray to you;

    For all who work in towns and on plantations and ships, we pray to you;

    For our relations and friends, and for parents and children everywhere, we pray to you;

    For all who teach or learn in our schools and colleges (especially . . . . .), we pray to you;

    For all who travel by land, sea and air (especially. . . . . ), we pray to you;

    For the poor and hungry and those without homes, we pray to you;

    For those in need of work, we pray to you;

    For the lonely and those who are badly treated by others (especially . . . . . ), we pray to you;

    For our enemies and those we have hurt, we pray to you;

    For the sick and suffering in mind and body (especially . . . . . ), we pray to you;

    For the dying and those who have departed this life (especially . . . . . ), we pray to you;

LET us pray in silence for our own needs.

SILENCE.

V. Lord in your mercy 
R. Hear our prayer.

GRANT these our prayers, O holy Father, if they are according to your will, through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE INVITATION.

NOW let us come with sorrow and in true faith and make our confession to our heavenly Father.

SILENCE
 

CONFESSION.

ALMIGHTY Father, Judge of all men, we have sinned against you in what we have thought, said and done. We have not loved you with all our hearts; we have not loved your people as ourselves. Forgive us for the sake of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, and help us to serve you in the new life, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

ABSOLUTION.

ALMIGHTY God, our merciful Father, who has promised forgiveness of sins to all who are truly sorry turn to him in faith and are ready to forgive others; have mercy on you, pardon and save you from all your sins, make you strong in all goodness, and keep you in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

V. The Peace of the Lord be always with you,
R. And with you.

V. We are the Body of Christ,
R. By one Spirit we were baptised into one Body.

V. Try hard to keep the unity of the Spirit.
R. In the bond of peace.

V. To you Lord belong the greatness, and the power and the glory, and the victory and the majesty.

R. All that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours, and of your own we give you.

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING.

V. Lift up your hearts,
R. We lift them up to the Lord.

V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
R. It is good and right to do so.

IT is good and right that we give all praise, glory and thanksgiving to you heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, because through him you have created all things from the beginning and made us in your likeness; through him in the fullness of time you redeemed us, when we had fallen into sin, giving him to be born as man, to die on the Cross and to rise again for us; setting him in glory at your right hand. Through him you gave us your Holy Spirit to make us a holy people, to fill us with new life and to give us hope for the coming of your Rule.

AND so with angels and archangels and all the glorious  company of heaven, joyfully we praise you and say— 

    Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Glory to you, O Lord most high.

    BLESSED is he who comes in the Name of the Lord.. 
      Hosanna in the Highest.
  

ALL GLORY TO YOU, heavenly Father who in your loving mercy gave your only Son Jesus Christ that all who believe in him might have eternal life.

    Hear us Father, through your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; through him accept our offering of praise, and grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit these gifts of bread and wine may be for us his body and blood.

    On the night before he suffered on the Cross, he took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, "TAKE, EAT, THIS IS MY BODY WHICH IS GIVEN FOR YOU; DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
        In the same way after supper He took the cup, and when he had given thanks to you, he gave it to them, and said, "DRINK THIS, ALL OF YOU, FOR THIS IS MY BLOOD OF THE NEW COVENANT WHICH IS SHED FOR YOU AND FOR MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS; DO THIS AS OFTEN AS YOU DRINK IT, IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME

All say— 
    His death Father we show forth, his resurrection we proclaim, his coming we await, Glory to you, Lord most high.

    And so Father we do this as your Son commanded, and we offer to you the bread of life and the cup of salvation as our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, showing forth his death on the cross for the sin of the world, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension.

    Accept us in him our Saviour, who offered the one perfect Sacrifice, and grant that all we who receive this holy Communion may be made one in your holy Church, the body of your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; through whom in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be to you, Almighty Father, for ever and ever. Amen.

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SILENCE

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As our Lord has taught us we say—

OUR Father in heaven, holy be your Name, your rule come, your will be done, in the world as it is in heaven. Give us this day our food for today. Forgive us what we do wrong, as we forgive those who do wrong to us. Bring us not into trouble to try us, but save us from evil. For yours is the rule and the power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD.

V. The bread we break is a sharing in the body of Christ.

R. There is one bread, and we who are many are one body for we all share in the one bread.

O Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.

O Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.

O Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, give us your peace.

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DRAW near with faith — 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.

THE BODY of our Lord Jesus Christ.   R. Amen. 

THE BLOOD of our Lord Jesus Christ.   R. Amen.

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 Let us pray.

ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we thank you with all our hearts for feeding us with the holy food of the body and blood of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. We also thank you for your love and care for us in making us members of his living body which is the family of all your people, and for giving us a share in eternal life.

All say—— 

    And so Father keep us in your grace, that we may do the good work that you have made ready for us. And here we give ourselves, our souls and bodies to you, to be a holy and living sacrifice, through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with you and the Holy Spirit be all honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

THE BLESSING.

GO in peace; love and serve the Lord, be full of joy in the power of the Holy Spirit. 
    And the Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be with you and stay with you for ever. Amen.

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 Let us pray

HEAR us Father, through your Son Jesus Christ; through him accept our offering of praise and grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit this gift of bread (or wine) may be for us his Body (or Blood)

    On the night before he suffered on the Cross

    He took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it and gave it to his disciples and said-"Take eat, this is my Body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me and know that I am with you."

    He took the cup, and when he had given thanks to you, he gave it to them and said—"Drink this all of you, for this is my blood of the New Covenant which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me and know that I am with you".

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O LORD may we who have worshipped you here in your church below, worship you one day in heaven with all your saints where you live and rule, One God for ever. Amen.

    O LORD Jesus Christ you have been with us in this Holy Sacrament, be with us every day as our companion and friend because of your love for us. Amen.

O PRIESTS of the Lord, bless the Lord, praise him and glorify him for ever.
    O Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord, praise him and glorify him for ever.
    O Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord, praise him and glorify him for ever.
    O Men of a holy and humble heart, bless the Lord, praise him and glorify him for ever.

Let us bless the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit Let us praise and glorify him for ever.

    My Lord and my God,
    Thank you Lord Jesus for coining even to me.
    Now I have you in my heart.
    Change me that I may be like you.
    I give myself to you, body, soul, and spirit, to do your holy will.

    Blessed, praised and hallowed be Jesus Christ on his throne of glory, in the most holy Sacrament of the altar, and in the temple of my heart.

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