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Wholeness and Healing | ||
| Confession | |||
| This form of the Kyrie eleison is particularly suitable | |||
| Lord Jesus, you heal the sick: | |||
| Lord, have mercy. | |||
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Lord, have mercy. | ||
| Lord Jesus, you forgive sinners: | |||
| Christ, have mercy. | |||
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Christ, have mercy. | ||
| Lord Jesus, you give yourself to heal us | |||
| and bring us strength: | |||
| Lord, have mercy. | |||
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Lord, have mercy. | ||
| The Collect | |||
| On a Sunday or Principal Festival, the Collect of the day is used; otherwise this Collect may be used | |||
| Heavenly Father, | |||
| you anointed your Son Jesus Christ | |||
| with the Holy Spirit and with power | |||
| to bring to us all the blessings of your kingdom. | |||
| Anoint your Church with the same Holy Spirit, | |||
| that we who share in his suffering and victory | |||
| may bear witness to the gospel of salvation; | |||
| through Jesus Christ, your Son our Lord, | |||
| who is alive and reigns with you | |||
| in the unity of the Holy Spirit, | |||
| one God, now and for ever. | |||
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Amen. | ||
| Introduction to the Peace | |||
| God has made us one in Christ. | |||
| He has set his seal upon us | |||
| and as a pledge of what is to come | |||
| has given the Spirit to dwell in our hearts. | |||
| Eucharistic Prefaces | |||
| Short Prefaces | |||
| For general use | |||
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(contemporary language) | ||
| And now we give you thanks | |||
| because you call us out of darkness into your marvellous light, | |||
| and by the power of your redeeming love you make us whole, | |||
| that we may be the first fruits of your new creation. | |||
| (traditional language) | |||
| And now we give thee thanks | |||
| because thou dost call us out of darkness into thy marvellous light, | |||
| and by the power of thy redeeming love dost make us whole, | |||
| that we may be the first fruits of thy new creation. | |||
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And now we give you thanks | ||
| that, taking upon himself our human nature, | |||
| he shared our joy and our tears, | |||
| bore all our sickness, | |||
| and carried all our sorrows. | |||
| Through death he brought us | |||
| to the life of his glorious resurrection, | |||
| giving for frailty eternal strength, | |||
| and restoring in us the image of your glory. | |||
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And now we give you thanks | ||
| that you have shown the greatness of your love for us | |||
| by sending him to share our human nature | |||
| and accomplish our forgiveness. | |||
| He embraces us in our weakness, | |||
| he suffers with the sick and the rejected, | |||
| and, bringing your healing to the world, | |||
| he rescues us from every evil. | |||
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And now we give you thanks | ||
| that through him the sick are healed: | |||
| the blind regain their sight, | |||
| the deaf hear, the lame walk, | |||
| and the outcast are brought home; | |||
| the poor receive good news | |||
| and the dead are raised to life. | |||
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For use in particular sickness | ||
| (especially when the sick have been anointed) | |||
| And now we give you thanks | |||
| because you provide medicine to heal our sickness, | |||
| and the leaves of the tree of life | |||
| for the healing of the nations, | |||
| anointing us with your healing power | |||
| so that we may be the first fruits of your new creation. | |||
| Extended Preface | |||
| It is right to give you thanks | |||
| in sickness and in health, | |||
| in suffering and in joy, | |||
| through Christ our Saviour and our Redeemer, | |||
| who as the Good Samaritan | |||
| tends the wounds of body and spirit. | |||
| He stands by us and pours out for our healing | |||
| the oil of consolation and the wine of renewed hope, | |||
| turning the darkness of our pain | |||
| into the dawning light of his kingdom. | |||
| And so we join with saints and angels | |||
| for ever praising you and saying: | |||
| The Preface for the Blessing of the Oils is found here. | |||
| Post Communion | |||
| The Post Communion of the day or this Post Communion is used | |||
| God of all compassion, | |||
| by the dying and rising of your Christ | |||
| you restore us to yourself | |||
| and enfold us in your love. | |||
| May we who have been refreshed | |||
| with the bread of life and the cup of salvation | |||
| be renewed by your healing Spirit | |||
| and be made ready for the coming of your kingdom; | |||
| through Jesus Christ our Lord. | |||
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Amen. | ||
| Blessing | |||
| May God the holy and undivided Trinity | |||
| preserve you in body, mind and spirit, | |||
| and bring you safe to that heavenly country | |||
| where peace and harmony reign; | |||
| and the blessing of God almighty, | |||
| the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, | |||
| be among you and remain with you always. | |||
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Amen. | ||