EUCHARISTIC PRAYER 2


The Lord be with you or The Lord is here.
and also with you. His Spirit is with us.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Blessed are you, Lord God, our light and our salvation; to you be glory and praise for ever! From the beginning you have created all things and all your works echo the silent music of your praise. You make us in your image to reflect your glory.

You give us breath and speech that with all the powers of heaven we may find a voice to sing your praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest!
(Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!)
How wonderful the work of your hands, O Lord! As a mother tenderly gathers her children you embraced a people as your own...*

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to you be glory and pra seror ever!
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From them you raised up Jesus, our Saviour, the living bread, in whom all hungers are satisfied...*

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In the upper room with his friends on the night before he died, Jesus took bread and gave you thanks. He broke it and gave it to them, saying: Take, eat. This is my body, given for you.'

At the end of supper, taking the cup of wine, he gave you thanks, and said: 'Drink this, all of you; This is my blood of the new covenant, shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in remembrance of me.'*

Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ has died: Christ is risen: Christ will come again.
Father, we plead with confidence his sacrifice made once for all upon the cross; we remember his dying and rising in glory, and we rejoice that he prays for us at your right hand:

Pour out your Holy Spirit as we bring before you these gifts from your own creation, that they may be for us the body and blood of your dear Son. .

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By him, with him, and in him, with all who stand before you in earth and heaven, we worship you, Father almighty, in songs of everlasting praise:

Blessing and honour and glory and power be yours for ever and ever. Amen.

OPTIONAL INSERTIONS

1 Ferial (a) You filled them with longing for a peace without fear, a justice that would never fail.

(b) He offered his life for sinners,
and with a love stronger than death
he opened wide his arms on the cross.

(c) May we who eat and drink in his presence
be constant in prayer and strong in love
until all creation is made one in Christ.

2 The Kingdom, Advent (a) You spoke to them through prophets who looked for the day of deliverance to draw near.

(b) He came among us as your servant,
to be Emmanuel, your presence with us.

(c) Gather your Church from the ends of the earth into your Kingdom,
that we, with all your people,
may share in Christ's eternal banquet.

3 Incarnation (a) You taught them to hope for salvation, the joy of every longing heart.

(b) He was born in the poverty of a stable,
to make known the riches of your Kingdom.

(c) As we break this bread and share this cup,
may we know the presence of your
Word made flesh.

4 Baptism
 (a) You called them in covenant
to be a light to all the nations.

(b) Through him we are saved for ever
and born again to righteousness.

(c) By the baptism of water and
your Holy Spirit
may we witness to your truth
in all the world
until he comes in final victory

5 Candlemas
 (a) In worship and sacrifice they drew near,
entering your gates with thanksgiving.

(b) Brought to the temple in his mother's arms,
he was proclaimed as the light of all the nations.

and/or Remember your Church in every land, redeemed by the blood of your Christ. Reveal her unity, guard her faith, and preserve her in peace. Remember all who minister in your Church. . . Remember those baptised today... ...in Christ Jesus our Lord.

(c) As by your Spirit he was welcomed with joy by Anna and Simeon,
so may we and all your people rejoice in your presence
 and be changed from glory to glory.

6 Penitence
 (a) Again and again you forgave them
and restored them to your love.

(b) By his death he broke the power of sin
and made us holy through his blood.

(c) At this table make us one in Christ;
open to us a new and living way into your presence.

7 The Cross, Passiontide
 (a) When they turned away and rebelled.
your love remained steadfast.

(b) For our sins he was lifted up
that he might draw the whole world to himself.

(c) Unite in his cross
all who share the food and drink
of his new unending life.

8 Resurrection
 (a) You delivered them from slavery
and brought them to the promised land.

(b) By his victory over the grave
he burst the gates of death for ever. . .

(c) Shine through the darkness of our doubt and sorrow
that the light of his risen presence
may brighten the path before us.

9 Bread of Life
(a) You fed them with manna in the wilderness
as they walked the pilgrim path in your sight.

(b) He broke bread with those whom others scorned
and when the multitude were hungry
he fed them abundantly.

(c) Make us one body, a holy and living sacrifice,
to serve you acceptably as a royal priesthood.

10 The Vine
(a) You planted them as your own choice vine,
but again and again they turned from you in sin.

(b) He is the true vine, your chosen one,
in whom we are joined to bear fruit in plenty.

(c) As we taste and see that the Lord is gracious,
may we dwell in him, as he lives in us.

11 The Spirit
(a) You promised to pour upon them your Holy Spirit,
that the young might see visions
and the old have dreams of your coming Kingdom.

(b) He breathed upon his disciples the power of your Spirit
to proclaim the good news to all peoples.

(c) Renew the life of your Spirit
in all who share Christ's eucharistic feast.

12 Trinity
 (a) To them you revealed the glory of your Godhead
as they ate and drank in your presence.

(b) At the River Jordan,
you declared him your beloved Snn,
baptising him in the power of the Spirit.

(c) By these holy mysteries enfold us in the Inve
which you have revealed in your Son and in the Holy Spirit.
May we find mercy and grace in communion with all your saints
in Christ Jesus for ever.

13 City
 (a) You gave them the hope of a city
the place of unity and peace.

(b) He gave up his life outside the city gate
and opened for all the way to heaven.

(c) Dwell among us as we journey
to the new Jerusalem to be your people,
where our God reigns for ever in Christ.

14 The Saints
 (a) You made them a holy nation
and brought them home victorious.

(b) In him you have received us as your sons and daughters
and made us citizens of your Kingdom.

(c) Gather us into communion with (N and) all your saints; nourish and strengthen us in the life of heaven, and confirm us in the faith and tmth of Christ.