ORDER ONE in Traditional Language

THE GATHERING

At the entry of the ministers a hymn may be sung. The president may say:

In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

THE GREETING

The Lord be with you

All and with thy spirit.

Or

President Grace, mercy and peace
from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ
be with you

All and with thy spirit.

From Easter Day to Pentecost this Acclamation follows:

Alleluia. Christ is risen.

All He is risen indeed. Alleluia.

Words of welcome or introduction may be said.

PRAYER OF PREPARATION

This prayer may be said:

Almighty God,
to 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. Amen.

PRAYERS OF PENITENCE

The Commandments, the Beatitudes, the Comfortable Words or the following Summary of the Law may be used.

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. 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.

Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.

A minister uses a seasonal invitation to confession or these or other suitable words (page 00):

God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son Jesus Christ
to save us from our sins,
to be our advocate in heaven,
and to bring us to eternal life.

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.

All Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against thee
and against our neighbour
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 thy Son Jesus Christ,
   who died for us,
forgive us all that is past;
and grant that we may serve thee
   in newness of life
to the glory of thy name.
Amen.

or Most merciful God,
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
we confess that we have sinned
in thought, word and deed.
We have not loved thee with our whole heart.
We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
In thy mercy
forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be;
that we may do justly, love mercy,
and walk humbly with thee,
our God.
Amen.

Or, with suitable penitential sentences, the Kyrie Eleison may be used:

Lord, have mercy.

All Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

All Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

All Lord, have mercy.

If another confession has already been used, the Kyrie Eleison may be used without interpolation here or after the Absolution.

President 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.

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS may be used

All Glory be to God on high,
and in earth peace,
good will towards men.

We praise thee, we bless thee,
we worship thee, we glorify thee,
we give thanks to thee for thy great glory,
O Lord God, heavenly King,
God the Father almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ:
O Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand
   of God the Father,
have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy;
thou only art the Lord;
thou only, O Christ,
with the Holy Ghost,
art the Most High,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

THE COLLECT

The president introduces a period of silent prayer with the words ‘Let us pray’ or a more specific bidding.

The Collect is said and all respond:
Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

THE READINGS

Either one or two readings from scripture precede the gospel reading.

At the end of each the reader may say:

This is the word of the Lord.

All Thanks be to God.

The psalm or canticle follows the first reading; other hymns and songs may be used between the readings.

THE GOSPEL READING

An acclamation may herald the gospel reading.

When the gospel is announced the reader says:

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to N.

All Glory be to thee, O Lord.

At the end:

This is the gospel of the Lord.

All Praise be to thee, O Christ.

THE SERMON

THE CREED

On Sundays and Principal Holy Days the Nicene Creed is used, or on occasion the Apostles’ Creed (see page 00) or an authorized Affirmation of Faith may be used.

All I believe in one God
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
and of all things visible and invisible:

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of his Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father,
by whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation
came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,
and was made man,
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried,
and the third day he rose again
according to the scriptures,
and ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of the Father.
And he shall come again with glory
to judge both the quick and the dead:
whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost,
the Lord, the Giver of life,
who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together
   is worshipped and glorified,
who spake by the prophets.
And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.

THE PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

One of the forms on page 00 or other suitable words may be used.

The prayers usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence:

The Church of Christ
Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority
The local community
Those who suffer
The Communion of Saints

These responses may be used:

Lord, in thy mercy

All hear our prayer.

or

Lord, hear us.

All Lord, graciously hear us.

And, at the end:

Merciful Father,

All accept these prayers
for the sake of thy Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

THE PEACE

The president may introduce the peace with a suitable sentence, and then says:

The peace of the Lord be always with you

All and with thy spirit.

These words may be added:

Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

All may exchange a sign of peace.

THE PREPARATION OF THE TABLE
THE TAKING OF THE BREAD AND WINE

A hymn may be sung.

The gifts of the people may be gathered and presented.

The table is prepared and bread and wine are placed upon it.

One or more of the prayers at the preparation of the table (see pages 00) may be said.

The president takes the bread and wine.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.

 or  The Lord is here.
His Spirit is with us.

Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up unto the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is meet and right so to do.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty,
that we should at all times and in all places
    give thanks unto thee,
O Lord, holy Father,
almighty, everlasting God,
through Jesus Christ thine only Son our Lord.

The following may be omitted if a proper preface is used:

For he is the true High Priest,
who has washed us from our sins,
and has made us to be a kingdom and priests unto thee,
our God and Father.

 

Because through him thou hast created
all things from the beginning,
and fashioned us in thine own image;
through him thou didst redeem us
from the slavery of sin,
giving him to be born of a woman,
to die upon the cross,
and to rise again for us;
through him thou hast made us a people
for thine own possession,
exalting him to thy right hand on high,
and sending forth through him
thy holy and life-giving Spirit.

Any proper preface is inserted here.

Therefore with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we laud and magnify thy glorious name,
evermore praising thee and saying:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts,
heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
[Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.]

[Texts to be revised by the Eucharistic Prayers Revision Committee]

All glory be to thee
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
who of thy tender mercy
didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ
to suffer death upon the cross
    for our redemption;
who made there,
by his one oblation
of himself once offered,
a full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice,
oblation and satisfaction
for the sins of the whole world;
and did institute,
and in his holy gospel command us to continue,
a perpetual memory of that his precious death,
until his coming again.

Hear us, O merciful Father,
    we most humbly beseech thee,
and grant that by the power of thy Holy Spirit,
we receiving these thy creatures
    of bread and wine,
according to thy Son our Saviour
    Jesus Christ’s holy institution,
in remembrance of his death and passion,
may be partakers
    of his most blessed body and blood.

 

Accept our praises, heavenly Father,
through thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,
and as we follow his example
    and obey his command,
grant that by the power of thy Holy Spirit
these gifts of bread and wine
may be unto us his body and blood.

who, in the same night
    that he was betrayed, took bread;
and when he had given thanks to thee,
he broke it
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take, eat;
this is my body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of me.

Likewise after supper he took the cup;
and when he had given thanks to thee,
he gave it to them saying,
Drink ye all of this;
for this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for many
for the remission of sins.
Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it,
in remembrance of me.

An authorized set of acclamations may be used.

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father,
we thy humble servants,
having in remembrance
the precious death and passion
    of thy dear Son,
his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension
entirely desire thy fatherly goodness
mercifully to accept this our sacrifice
of praise and thanksgiving;
most humbly beseeching thee to grant that
by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ,
and through faith in his blood,
we and all thy whole Church
may obtain remission of our sins,
and all other benefits of his passion.
And although we be unworthy
    through our manifold sins
to offer unto thee any sacrifice,
yet we beseech thee
to accept this our bounden duty and service,
not weighing our merits but pardoning our offences,
and we pray that all we
    who are partakers of this holy communion
may be fulfilled with thy grace
    and heavenly benediction.

 

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father,
with this bread and this cup
we make the memorial of his saving passion,
his resurrection from the dead,
and his glorious ascension into heaven,
and we look for the coming of his kingdom.

We pray thee to accept this
    our duty and service,
and as we eat and drink these holy gifts
in the presence of thy divine majesty,
fill us with thy grace and heavenly blessing;
nourish us with the body and blood of thy Son,
that we may grow into his likeness
    and, made one by thy Spirit,
become a living temple to thy glory.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
by whom, and with whom, and in whom,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory be unto thee,
O Father almighty,
world without end.
Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

President As our Saviour has taught us we are bold to say:

All Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who 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.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

The president breaks the consecrated bread.

We break this bread
to share in the body of Christ.

All Though we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one bread.

Or

Every time we eat this bread
and drink this cup:

All We proclaim the Lord’s death
until he comes.

Agnus Dei may be used as the bread is broken.

O Lamb of God,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God,
that takest away the sins of the world,
grant us thy peace.

THE GIVING OF COMMUNION

The president says

Draw near with faith.
Receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ
which he gave for you,
and his blood which he said for you.
Eat and drink
in remembrance that he died for you,
and feed on him in your hearts
by faith with thanksgiving.

Or

Jesus is the Lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those who are called to his supper.

All Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,
but only say the word, and I shall be healed.

Or

God’s holy gifts
for God’s holy people.

All Jesus Christ is holy, Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

Or, from Easter Day to Pentecost:

Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.

All Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

This prayer may be said before the Distribution.

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 nature 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. Amen.

The president and people receive the communion.

Authorized words of distribution are used (see page 00) and the communicant replies Amen.

During the distribution hymns and anthems may be sung.

If either or both of the consecrated elements are likely to prove insufficient, the president returns to the holy table and adds more, saying the words on page 00.

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.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Silence is kept.

The post communion prayer or another suitable prayer is said.

or

Almighty and everlasting God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe to feed us, who have duly received these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious body and blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful people, and are also heirs through hope of thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the most precious death and passion of thy dear Son. And we most humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

All may say this prayer.

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.
Send us out
in the power of thy Spirit
to live and work
to thy praise and glory.
Amen.

THE DISMISSAL

A hymn may be sung.

The president may use the seasonal blessing, or another suitable blessing, or:

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.

Minister Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

All In the name of Christ. Amen.

or

Go in the peace of Christ.

All Thanks be to God.

or, from Easter Day to Pentecost,

Go in the peace of Christ. Alleluia, Alleluia.

All Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia.

The ministers and people depart.