58 THE COMMANDMENTS (section 78) or the following SUMMARY OF THE LAW may be said.
Minister
Our Lord Jesus Christ said: The first commandment is this: `Hear, O
Israel, the Lord our God is the only Lord. You shall love the Lord your
God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind, and
with all your strength.' The second is this: `Love your neighbour as
yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these.
All
Amen. Lord, have mercy.
59 The minister invites the congregation to confess their sins in these or other suitable words (see section 25). Alternative confessions may be used (section 80)
Let us confess our sins, in penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep God's commandments and to live in love and peace with all men.
60 All
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you and against our fellow men,
in thought and word and deed,
through negligence, through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault.
We are truly sorry,
and repent of all our sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us,
forgive us all that is past;
and grant that we may serve you in newness of life
to the glory of your name. Amen.
61 Priest
Almighty God,
who forgives all who truly repent,
have mercy upon you,
pardon and deliver you from all your sins,
confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and keep you in life eternal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
62 The priest says these SENTENCES.
Hear the words of comfort our Saviour Christ says to all who truly turn
to him:
Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest. Matthew 11.28
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3.16
Hear what Saint Paul says:
This saying is true and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus
came into the world to save sinners. 1 Timothy 1.15
Hear what Saint John says:
If anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins. 1 John 2.1
63
PriestLift up your hearts.
All We lift them to the Lord.
PriestLet us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Priest
It is indeed right,
it is our duty and our joy,
at all times and in all places
to give you thanks and praise,
holy Father, heavenly King,
almighty and eternal God,
through Jesus Christ your only Son our Lord.
PROPER PREFACE, when appropriate (section 76)
Therefore with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we proclaim your great and glorious name,
for ever praising you and saying:
All
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
64 All
We do not presume
to come to this your table, merciful Lord,
trusting in our own righteousness,
but in your manifold and great mercies.
We are not worthy
so much as to gather up the crumbs under your table.
But you are the same Lord,
whose nature is always to have mercy.
Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord,
so to eat the flesh of your dear son Jesus Christ
and to drink his blood,
that we may evermore dwell in him
and he in us. Amen.
65
Priest
Almighty God, our heavenly Father:
in your tender mercy
you gave your only Son Jesus Christ
to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption;
he made there
a full atonement for the sins of the whole world,
offering once for all his one sacrifice of himself;
he instituted,
and in his holy gospel commanded us to continue,
a perpetual memory of his precious death
until he comes again.
Hear us, merciful father,
we humbly pray,
and grant that we who receive these gifts of your creation,
this bread and this wine,
according to your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution,
in remembrance of the death that he suffered,
may be partakers of his most blessed body and blood;
Who in the same night that he was betrayed,
Here the priest takes the paten.
took bread and gave you thanks;
he broke it, Here he breaks the bread.
and gave it to his disciples, saying,
Take, eat;
Here he lays his hand on all the bread.
this is my body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of me.
In the same way, after supper
Here he takes the cup.
he took the cup and gave you thanks;
he gave it to them, saying,
Drink this, all of you;
Here he lays his hand on all the vessels of wine to be consecrated.
this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins,
Do this as often as you drink it,
in remembrance of me. Amen.
66 The priest and people receive the communion. At the distribution the minister says to the communicants the following words, or those in sections 45 and 46.
The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for you, preserve your body and soul to eternal life. Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your heart by faith with thanksgiving.
The blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for you, preserve your body and soul to eternal life. Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for you, and be thankful.
67 If either or both of the consecrated elements be likely to prove insufficient, the priest himself returns to the holy table and adds more, and consecrates according to the form in section 65, beginning, `Our Saviour Christ in the same night ...,' for the bread, and at `In the same way, after supper our Saviour ...,' for the cup.
68 Any consecrated bread and wine which is not required for purposes of communion is consumed at the end of the distribution or after the service.
69 THE LORD'S PRAYER is said either as follows or in its traditional form.
President
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray.
All
Our Father
70 One or other of the following prayers or one of those at sections 52 and 53 is used.
71 Lord and heavenly Father, we your servants entirely desire your fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, and to grant that, by the merits and death of your Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and all your Church may receive forgiveness of our sins and all other benefits of his passion.
And here we offer and present to you, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice, humbly beseeching you that all we who are partakers of this holy communion may be fulfilled with your grace and heavenly benediction.
And although we are unworthy, through our many sins, to offer you any sacrifice, yet we pray that you will accept this, the duty and service that we owe, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, Father almighty, now and for ever. Amen.
or
72
Almighty and everliving God, we heartily thank you that you graciously
feed us, who have duly received these holy mysteries, with the spiritual
food of the most precious body and blood of
your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, and assure us thereby of your favour
and goodness towards us and that we are true members of the mystical body
of your Son, the blessed company of all faithful people, and are also
heirs, through hope of your eternal kingdom, by the merits of the most
precious death and passion of your dear Son. And we humbly beseech you,
heavenly Father, so to assist us with your grace, that we may continue in
that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as you have prepared for
us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the
Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
73 GLORIA IN EXCELSIS or A HYMN may be sung.
All
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
74 Priest
The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and
minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our
Lord; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.
75 The ministers and people depart.