| On Saints' Days | ||||
| Invitation to Confession | ||||
| The saints were faithful unto death | ||||
| and now dwell in the heavenly kingdom for ever. | ||||
| As we celebrate their joy, | ||||
| let us bring to the Lord our sins and weaknesses, | ||||
| and ask for his mercy. | ||||
| Gospel Acclamation | ||||
| Alleluia, alleluia. | ||||
| I have called you friends, says the Lord, | ||||
| for all that I have heard from my Father | ||||
| I have made known to you. | ||||
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Alleluia. | |||
| or, in Lent | ||||
| Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory. | ||||
| I have called you friends, says the Lord, | ||||
| for all that I have heard from my Father | ||||
| I have made known to you. | ||||
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Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory. | |||
| Introduction to the Peace | ||||
| May the God of peace sanctify you: | ||||
| may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness | ||||
| that you may be blameless before him | ||||
| at the coming of our Lord Jesus with his saints. | ||||
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1 Thessalonians 5.23; 3.13
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| Eucharistic Prefaces | ||||
| Short Preface (contemporary language) | ||||
| And now we give you thanks | ||||
| that your glory is revealed in [N and] all the saints. | ||||
| In their lives you have given us an example of faithfulness to Christ. | ||||
| In their holiness we find encouragement and hope. | ||||
| In our communion with them we share the unity of your kingdom. | ||||
| Short Preface (traditional language) | ||||
| And now we give thee thanks | ||||
| that thy glory is revealed in [N and] all the saints. | ||||
| In their lives thou hast given us an example of faithfulness to Christ. | ||||
| In their holiness we find encouragement and hope. | ||||
| In our communion with them we share the unity of thy kingdom. | ||||
| Extended Preface for use with Eucharistic Prayers A, B and E | ||||
| It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, | ||||
| always and everywhere to give you thanks, | ||||
| holy Father, almighty and eternal God, | ||||
| through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. | ||||
| We rejoice in the glorious splendour of your majesty | ||||
| for you have given us a share with N | ||||
| in the inheritance of the saints in light. | ||||
| In the darkness of this passing age | ||||
| they proclaim the glory of your kingdom. | ||||
| Chosen as lights in the world, | ||||
| they surround our steps as we journey on | ||||
| towards the city of eternal light | ||||
| where they sing the everlasting song of triumph. | ||||
| In communion with angels and archangels | ||||
| and all who have served you on earth | ||||
| and worship you now in heaven, | ||||
| we raise our voices to proclaim your glory, | ||||
| for ever praising you and saying: | ||||
| Blessing | ||||
| God give you grace to follow his saints | ||||
| in faith and hope and love; | ||||
| and the blessing … | ||||
| Additional material in President's Edition | ||||