| The Distribution
of Holy Communion at Home or in Hospital |
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| to the Sick and Housebound | |||
| A Sample Service (Order Two) | |||
| This form of service follows the Outline Order. | |||
| For Notes, see here. | |||
| The Greeting | |||
| Peace be to this house, and to all that dwell in it. | |||
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| The peace of the Lord be always with you. | |||
| Words of Introduction | |||
| These or other suitable words may be used | |||
| The Church of God, of which we are members, has taken bread and wine and given thanks over them according to our Lord's command. These holy gifts are now offered to us that, with faith and thanksgiving, we may share in the communion of the body and blood of Christ. | |||
| Prayer of Preparation | |||
| This prayer may be said | |||
| Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name; through Christ our Lord. |
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Amen. | ||
| This Summary of the Law or the Kyrie eleison may be said | |||
| Our Lord Jesus Christ
said: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. |
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| And the second is like, namely
this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. |
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Lord, have mercy upon us, | ||
| and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. | |||
| The Collect | |||
| The minister says the Collect. | |||
| Reading(s) and Prayers | |||
| Either one or two readings from Scripture are used. | |||
| The Gospel reading follows. | |||
| Appropriate intercessions may be made. | |||
| Invitation to Confession | |||
| This or another invitation to confession may be used | |||
| [Come unto me, all that travail
and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you.] |
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| 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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| Confession | |||
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Almighty God,
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, maker of all things, judge of all men: we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed, by thought, word and deed, against thy divine majesty, provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto us; the burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honour and glory of thy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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| The minister says | |||
| Almighty God, our heavenly
Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: have mercy upon us; pardon and deliver us from all our sins; confirm and strengthen us in all goodness; and bring us to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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Amen. | ||
| The Laying on of Hands with Prayer and Anointing may follow. | |||
| The Comfortable Words | |||
| Hear what comfortable words our
Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him: Come unto me, all that travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. |
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Matthew 11.28
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| So God loved the world, that he
gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. |
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John 3.16
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| Hear also what Saint Paul
saith: This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. |
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1 Timothy 1.15
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| Hear also what Saint John
saith: If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins. |
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1 John 2.1
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| Prayer of Humble Access | |||
| This prayer may be said | |||
| We do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. |
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Amen. | ||
| Giving of Communion | |||
| The minister and people receive communion. To each is said | |||
| The body of our Lord Jesus
Christ, which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith with thanksgiving. |
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| The blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ, which was shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee, and be thankful. |
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| The Lord's Prayer | |||
| As our Saviour Christ hath commanded and taught us, we are bold to say | |||
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Our Father, which art in heaven, | ||
| hallowed be thy
name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. |
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| Prayer after Communion | |||
| The following or another suitable prayer is said | |||
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Almighty God, | ||
| we thank thee for
feeding us with the body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer thee our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Strengthen us in the power of thy Spirit to live and work to thy praise and glory. Amen. |
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| The Blessing | |||
| The minister says the Grace or a suitable blessing. | |||