The Book of Common Prayer,
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An Order for Celebrating
the Holy Eucharist

 
 
This rite requires careful preparation by the Priest and other participants.
 
It is not intended for use at the principal Sunday or weekly celebration of 
the Holy Eucharist.

 
The People and Priest
 
Gather in the Lord's Name

Proclaim and Respond to the Word of God
 
The proclamation and response may include readings, song, talk, dance,
instrumental music, other art forms, silence. A reading from the Gospel
is always included.
 
Pray for the World and the Church

Exchange the Peace

Either here or elsewhere in the service, all greet one another in the name 
of the Lord.

Prepare the Table

Some of those present prepare the table; the bread, the cup of wine, and other offerings, are placed upon it.

Make Eucharist
 
The Great Thanksgiving is said by the Priest in the name of the
gathering, using one of the eucharistic prayers provided.
 
The people respond--Amen!

Break the Bread

Share the Gifts of God
 
The Body and Blood of the Lord are shared in a reverent manner; after
all have received, any of the Sacrament that remains is then consumed.
 
When a common meal or Agapé is a part of the celebration, it follows here.

At the Great Thanksgiving

In making Eucharist, the Celebrant uses one of the Eucharistic Prayers
from Rite One or Rite Two, or one of the following forms

Form 1
 
Celebrant	The Lord be with you. 
People  		And also with you. 
Celebrant  	Lift up your hearts. 
People  		We lift them to the Lord. 
Celebrant  	Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. 
People  		It is right to give him thanks and praise.
 
The Celebrant gives thanks to God the Father for his work in creation
and his revelation of himself to his people;
 
Recalls before God, when appropriate, the particular occasion being
celebrated;
 
Incorporates or adapts the Proper Preface of the Day, if desired.
 
If the Sanctus is to be included, it is introduced with these or
similar words
 
And so we join the saints and angels in proclaiming your glory, as we sing (say),
 
Celebrant and People
 
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
 heaven and earth are full of your glory.
    Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
    Hosanna in the highest.

The Celebrant now praises God for the salvation of the world through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
The Prayer continues with these words
 
And so, Father, we bring you these gifts. Sanctify them by
your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood
of Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold
it, or lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to
hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine
to be consecrated.
 
On the night he was betrayed he took bread, said the
blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, and 
said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.”
 
After supper, he took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and
said, “Drink this, all of you; This is my Blood of the new
Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the
forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the
remembrance of me.”
 
Father, we now celebrate the memorial of your Son. By
means of this holy bread and cup, we show forth the sacrifice
of his death, and proclaim his resurrection, until he comes
again.
 
Gather us by this Holy Communion into one body in your
Son Jesus Christ. Make us a living sacrifice of praise.
 
By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and
for ever. AMEN.

Form 2
 
Celebrant	The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love
		of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be
		with you all.
People   	And also with you.
Celebrant  	Lift up your hearts.
People  		We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant  	Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People  		It is right to give him thanks and praise.
 
The Celebrant gives thanks to God the Father for his work in creation
and his revelation of himself to his people;
 
Recalls before God, when appropriate, the particular occasion being
celebrated;
 
Incorporates or adapts the Proper Preface of the Day, if desired.
 
If the Sanctus is to be included, it is introduced with these or similar 
words
 
And so we join the saints and angels in proclaiming your glory, as we sing (say),
 
Celebrant and People
 
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
    Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
    Hosanna in the highest.

The Celebrant now praises God for the salvation of the world through
Jesus Christ our Lord.

At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold
it, or lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to
hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine
to be consecrated.
 
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our
Lord Jesus Christ 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
for the remembrance of me.”
 
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given
thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you:
This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you
and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink
it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
 
Recalling now his suffering and death, and celebrating his
resurrection and ascension, we await his coming in glory.
 
Accept, O Lord, our sacrifice of praise, this memorial of our
redemption.
 
Send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts. Let them be for us
the Body and Blood of your Son. And grant that we who eat
this bread and drink this cup may be filled with your life and
goodness.
 
The Celebrant then prays that all may receive the benefits of Christ's
work, and the renewal of the Holy Spirit.
 
The Prayer concludes with these or similar words
 
All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and
with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor
and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever.  AMEN.

Additional Directions

The Holy Table is spread with a clean white cloth during the celebration.
 
When the Great Litany is sung or said immediately before the Eucharist,
the Litany concludes with the Kyries, and the Eucharist begins with the
Salutation and the Collect of the Day. The Prayers of the People following 
the Creed may be omitted.
 
When a psalm is used, it may be concluded with Gloria Patri. In Rite
One services, the following form of the Gloria may be used:
 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
  and to the Holy Ghost:
 
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
  world without end. Amen.
 
The Kyrie eleison (or “Lord, have mercy”) may be sung or said in
threefold, sixfold, or ninefold form. The Trisagion, “Holy God,” 
may be sung or said three times, or antiphonally.
 
Gloria in excelsis, or the hymn used in place of it, is sung or said from Christmas Day through the Feast of the Epiphany; on Sundays from
Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost, on all the days of Easter Week,
and on Ascension Day; and at other times as desired; but it is not used
on the Sundays or ordinary weekdays of Advent or Lent.
 
It is desirable that the Lessons be read from a lectern or pulpit, and that 
the Gospel be read from the same lectern, or from the pulpit, or from the midst of the congregation. It is desirable that the Lessons and Gospel be read from a book or books of appropriate size and dignity.
 
When a portion of the congregation is composed of persons whose native
tongue is other than English, a reader appointed by the celebrant may
read the Gospel in the language of the people, either in place of, or in
addition to, the Gospel in English.
 
If there is no Communion, all that is appointed through the Prayers of
the People may be said. (If it is desired to include a Confession of Sin, the

service begins with the Penitential Order.) A hymn or anthem may then
be sung, and the offerings of the people received. The service may then
conclude with the Lord's Prayer; and with either the Grace or a blessing, 
or with the exchange of the Peace.
 
In the absence of a priest, all that is described above, except for the
blessing, may be said by a deacon, or, if there is no deacon, by a lay reader.
 
The greeting, “The peace of the Lord be always with you,” is addressed
to the entire assembly. In the exchange between individuals which may 
follow, any appropriate words of greeting may be used. If preferred, the
exchange  of the Peace may take place at the time of the administration of 
the Sacrament (before or after the sentence of Invitation).
 
Necessary announcements may be made before the service, after the
Creed, before the Offertory, or at the end of the service, as convenient.
 
It is the function of a deacon to make ready the Table for the celebration, preparing and placing upon it the bread and cup of wine. It is customary 
to add a little water to the wine. The deacon may be assisted by other ministers.
 
During the Great Thanksgiving, it is appropriate that there be only 
one chalice on the Altar, and, if need be, a flagon of wine from which
additional chalices may be filled after the Breaking of the Bread.
 
The following anthem may be used at the Breaking of the Bread:
 
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
   have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
   have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
   grant us peace.
 
While the people are coming forward to receive Communion, the 
celebrant receives the Sacrament in both kinds. The bishops, priests, and deacons at the Holy Table then communicate, and after them the people.
 
Opportunity is always to be given to every communicant to receive the
consecrated Bread and Wine separately. But the Sacrament may be

received in both kinds simultaneously, in a manner approved by the
bishop.
 
When the celebrant is assisted by a deacon or another priest, it is
customary for the celebrant to administer the consecrated Bread and the
assistant the Chalice. When several deacons or priests are present, some 
may administer the Bread and others the Wine. In the absence of
sufficient deacons and priests, lay persons licensed by the bishop
according to the canon may administer the Chalice.
 
If the consecrated Bread or Wine does not suffice for the number of
communicants, the celebrant is to return to the Holy Table, and
consecrate more of either or both, by saying
 
Hear us, O heavenly Father, and with thy (your) Word and
Holy Spirit bless and sanctify this bread (wine) that it, also,
may be the Sacrament of the precious Body (Blood) of thy
(your) Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who took bread (the cup)
and said, “This is my Body (Blood).”  Amen.
 
or else the celebrant may consecrate more of both kinds, saying again the words of the Eucharistic Prayer, beginning with the words which follow 
the Sanctus, and ending with the Invocation (in the case of Eucharistic 
Prayer C, ending with the narrative of the Institution).
 
When the service of a priest cannot be obtained, the bishop may, at
discretion, authorize a deacon to distribute Holy Communion to the
congregation from the reserved Sacrament in the following manner:
 
1.  After the Liturgy of the Word (and the receiving of the people's
offering), the deacon reverently places the consecrated Sacrament on the
Altar, during which time a communion hymn may be sung.
 
2.  The Lord's Prayer is then said, the deacon first saying, “Let us pray in 
the words our Savior Christ hath (has) taught us.”
 
3.  And then, omitting the breaking of the Bread, the deacon proceeds
with what follows in the liturgy as far as the end of the postcommunion
prayer, and then dismisses the people.
 
If any of the consecrated Bread or Wine remain, apart from any which
may be required for the Communion of the sick, or of others who for

weighty cause could not be present at the celebration, or for the
administration of Communion by a deacon to a congregation when no priest is available, the celebrant or deacon, and other communicants,
reverently eat and drink it, either after the Communion of the people or
after the Dismissal.
 
A hymn may be sung before or after the postcommunion prayer.

Disciplinary Rubrics
 
If the priest knows that a person who is living a notoriously evil life
intends to come to Communion, the priest shall speak to that person
privately, and tell him that he may not come to the Holy Table until he
has given clear proof of repentance and amendment of life.
 
The priest shall follow the same procedure with those who have done
wrong to their neighbors and are a scandal to the other members of the
congregation, not allowing such persons to receive Communion until 
they have made restitution for the wrong they have done, or have at least
promised to do so.
 
When the priest sees that there is hatred between members of the
congregation, he shall speak privately to each of them, telling them that 
they may not receive Communion until they have forgiven each other. 
And if the person or persons on one side truly forgive the others and 
desire and promise to make up for their faults, but those on the other side
refuse to forgive, the priest shall allow those who are penitent to come to Communion, but not those who are stubborn.
 
In all such cases, the priest is required to notify the bishop, within fourteen
days at the most, giving the reasons for refusing Communion.