| From Easter Day | |||
| until the Eve of the Ascension | |||
| Invitation to Confession | |||
| Christ our passover lamb has been sacrificed for us. | |||
| Let us therefore rejoice by putting away all malice and evil | |||
| and confessing our sins with a sincere and true heart. | |||
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1 Corinthians 5.7,8
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| Gospel Acclamation | |||
| Alleluia, alleluia. | |||
| I am the first and the last, says the Lord, and the living one; | |||
| I was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore. | |||
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cf Revelation 1.17,18
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Alleluia. | ||
| Introduction to the Peace | |||
| The risen Christ came and stood among his disciples | |||
| and said, 'Peace be with you.' | |||
| Then were they glad when they saw the Lord. Alleluia. | |||
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John 20.19,20
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| Eucharistic Prefaces | |||
| Short Preface (contemporary language) | |||
| But chiefly are we bound to praise you | |||
| because you raised him gloriously from the dead. | |||
| For he is the true paschal lamb who was offered for us, | |||
| and has taken away the sin of the world. | |||
| By his death he has destroyed death, | |||
| and by his rising to life again he has restored to us everlasting life. | |||
| Short Preface (traditional language) | |||
| But chiefly are we bound to praise thee | |||
| because thou didst raise him gloriously from the dead. | |||
| For he is the true paschal lamb who was offered for us, | |||
| and has taken away the sin of the world. | |||
| By his death he has destroyed death, | |||
| and by his rising to life again he has restored to us everlasting life. | |||
| 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, | |||
| almighty and eternal Father, | |||
| and in these days of Easter | |||
| to celebrate with joyful hearts | |||
| the memory of your wonderful works. | |||
| For by the mystery of his passion | |||
| Jesus Christ, your risen Son, | |||
| has conquered the powers of death and hell | |||
| and restored in men and women the image of your glory. | |||
| He has placed them once more in paradise | |||
| and opened to them the gate of life eternal. | |||
| And so, in the joy of this Passover, | |||
| earth and heaven resound with gladness, | |||
| while angels and archangels and the powers of all creation | |||
| sing for ever the hymn of your glory: | |||
| Blessing | |||
| The God of peace, | |||
| who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, | |||
| that great shepherd of the sheep, | |||
| through the blood of the eternal covenant, | |||
| make you perfect in every good work to do his will, | |||
| working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight; | |||
| and the blessing … | |||
| Additional material in President's Edition | |||