| From the Fifth Sunday of Lent | |||
| until the Wednesday of Holy Week | |||
| Invitation to Confession | |||
| God shows his love for us | |||
| in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. | |||
| Let us then show our love for him | |||
| by confessing our sins in penitence and faith. | |||
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Romans 5.8
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| Gospel Acclamation | |||
| Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory. | |||
| Christ humbled himself and became obedient unto death, | |||
| even death on a cross. | |||
| Therefore God has highly exalted him | |||
| and given him the name that is above every name. | |||
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Philippians 2.8,9
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Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory. | ||
| Introduction to the Peace | |||
| Once we were far off, | |||
| but now in union with Christ Jesus we have been brought near | |||
| through the shedding of Christ's blood, | |||
| for he is our peace. | |||
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Ephesians 2.13
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| Eucharistic Prefaces | |||
| Short Preface (contemporary language) | |||
| And now we give you thanks | |||
| because, for our salvation, | |||
| he was obedient even to death on the cross. | |||
| The tree of shame was made the tree of glory; | |||
| and where life was lost, there life has been restored. | |||
| Short Preface (traditional language) | |||
| And now we give thee thanks | |||
| because, for our salvation, | |||
| he was obedient even to death on the cross. | |||
| The tree of shame was made the tree of glory; | |||
| and where life was lost, there life has been restored. | |||
| Extended Preface for use with Eucharistic Prayers A, B and E | |||
| It is indeed right and just, | |||
| our duty and our salvation, | |||
| always and everywhere to give you thanks, | |||
| holy Father, almighty and eternal God, | |||
| through Jesus Christ our Lord. | |||
| For as the time of his passion and resurrection draws near | |||
| the whole world is called to acknowledge his hidden majesty. | |||
| The power of the life-giving cross | |||
| reveals the judgement that has come upon the world | |||
| and the triumph of Christ crucified. | |||
| He is the victim who dies no more, | |||
| the Lamb once slain, who lives for ever, | |||
| our advocate in heaven to plead our cause, | |||
| exalting us there to join with angels and archangels, | |||
| for ever praising you and saying: | |||
| Blessing | |||
| Christ crucified draw you to himself, | |||
| to find in him a sure ground for faith, | |||
| a firm support for hope, | |||
| and the assurance of sins forgiven; | |||
| and the blessing … | |||
| Additional material in President's Edition | |||