Prayer B | |||
If an Extended Preface (see here and here) is used, it replaces all words between the opening dialogue and the Sanctus. | |||
The Lord be with you (or) The Lord is here. | |||
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and also with you. His Spirit is with us. | ||
Lift up your hearts. | |||
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We lift them to the Lord. | ||
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. | |||
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It is right to give thanks and praise. | ||
Father, we give you thanks and praise | |||
through your beloved Son Jesus Christ, your living Word, | |||
through whom you have created all things; | |||
who was sent by you in your great goodness to be our Saviour. | |||
By the power of the Holy Spirit he took flesh; | |||
as your Son, born of the blessed Virgin, | |||
he lived on earth and went about among us; | |||
he opened wide his arms for us on the cross; | |||
he put an end to death by dying for us; | |||
and revealed the resurrection by rising to new life; | |||
so he fulfilled your will and won for you a holy people. | |||
Short Proper Preface, when appropriate | |||
Therefore with angels and archangels, | |||
and with all the company of heaven, | |||
we proclaim your great and glorious name, | |||
for ever praising you and saying: | |||
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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.] | |||
Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness; | |||
grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit, | |||
and according to your holy will, | |||
these gifts of bread and wine | |||
may be to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; | |||
who, in the same night that he was betrayed, | |||
took bread and gave you thanks; | |||
he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: | |||
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 gave you thanks; | |||
he gave it to them, saying: | |||
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. | |||
Do this, as often as you drink it, | |||
in remembrance of me. | |||
One of these four acclamations is used | |||
[Great is the mystery of faith:] | |||
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Christ has died: | ||
Christ is risen: | |||
Christ will come again. | |||
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[Praise to you, Lord Jesus:] | |||
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Dying you destroyed our death, | ||
rising you restored our life: | |||
Lord Jesus, come in glory. | |||
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[Christ is the bread of life:] | |||
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When we eat this bread and drink this cup, | ||
we proclaim your death,
Lord Jesus, until you come in glory. |
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[Jesus Christ is Lord:] | |||
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Lord, by your cross and resurrection | ||
you have set us free. | |||
You are the Saviour of the world. | |||
And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross, | |||
his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world; | |||
rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, | |||
and looking for his coming in glory, | |||
we celebrate this memorial of our redemption. | |||
As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, | |||
we bring before you this bread and this cup | |||
and we thank you for counting us worthy | |||
to stand in your presence and serve you. | |||
Send the Holy Spirit on your people | |||
and gather into one in your kingdom | |||
all who share this one bread and one cup, | |||
so that we, in the company of [N and] all the saints, | |||
may praise and glorify you for ever, | |||
through Jesus Christ our Lord; | |||
by whom, and with whom, and in whom, | |||
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, | |||
all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, | |||
for ever and ever. | |||
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Amen. | ||
The service continues with the Lord's Prayer. | |||