Prayer H | |||
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. | ||
It is right to praise you, Father, Lord of all creation; | |||
in your love you made us for yourself. | |||
When we turned away | |||
you did not reject us, | |||
but came to meet us in your Son. | |||
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You embraced us as your children | ||
and welcomed us to sit and eat with you. | |||
In Christ you shared our life | |||
that we might live in him and he in us. | |||
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He opened his arms of love upon the cross | ||
and made for all the perfect sacrifice for sin. | |||
On the night he was betrayed, | |||
at supper with his friends | |||
he took bread, and gave you thanks; | |||
he broke it and gave it to them, saying: | |||
Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; | |||
do this in remembrance of me. | |||
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Father, we do this in remembrance of him: | ||
his body is the bread of life. | |||
At the end of supper, taking the cup of wine, | |||
he gave you thanks, and said: | |||
Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, | |||
which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins; | |||
do this in remembrance of me. | |||
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Father, we do this in remembrance of him: | ||
his blood is shed for all. | |||
As we proclaim his death and celebrate his rising in glory, | |||
send your Holy Spirit that this bread and this wine | |||
may be to us the body and blood of your dear Son. | |||
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As we eat and drink these holy gifts | ||
make us one in Christ, our risen Lord. | |||
With your whole Church throughout the world | |||
we offer you this sacrifice of praise | |||
and lift our voice to join the eternal song of heaven: | |||
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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. | |||
The service continues with the Lord's Prayer. | |||