THE ADMINISTRATION OF
THE LORD'S SUPPER
OR
HOLY COMMUNION
Book of Common Prayer (1962), pages 67 to 92.
The
Lord's Table, at the Communion time, shall have a fair white linen cloth
upon it.
An introit (see pages 1 to 1iv) may be sung or
said as the Priest proceeds to the holy Table.
The Priest, standing at the Table, shall say in an audible voice the Lord's
Prayer with the Collect following, the people kneeling.
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 them that trespass
against us; And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil. Amen.
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. Amen.
Then shall
the Priest, facing the people, rehearse the Ten Commandments or else the
Two Great Commandments of the
Law.
The Ten Commandments shall always be read at least once in each month on
a Sunday at the chief Service of the day.
It
shall suffice to read the first paragraph of the Second and of the Fourth
Commandment.
The
people, still kneeling, shall after every Commandment sing or say the Kyrie,
asking God's mercy for their transgressions
in
the past, and grace to keep his laws in time to come.
Minister.
Hear the Law of God which was given to Israel
in old time. God spake these words and said: I am the Lord
thy God; Thou shalt have none other gods
but me.
People. Lord,
have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any
thing that is in heaven
above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water
under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship
them. For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,
and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the
third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
and show mercy unto thousands in them that love me and
keep my commandments.
People.Lord,
have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.Thou
shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will
not hold him guiltless,
that taketh his Name in vain.
People.Lord,
have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.Remember
that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. Six days shalt thou labour, and do
all that thou hast
to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath
of the Lord thy God.
In it thou shalt do no manner of work,
thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy
maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger
that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that in them is,
and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the
Sabbath day, and hallowed it.
People.Lord,
have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.Honour
thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in the land which
the Lord thy God
giveth thee.
People.Lord,
have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.Thou
shalt do no murder.
People.Lord,
have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.Thou
shalt not commit adultery.
People.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou shalt not steal.
People.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
People.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's
wife, nor his servant,
nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass,
nor any thing that is his.
People.
Lord,
have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech
thee.
Or he may rehearse, instead
of these Commandments,
the following:
Minister.
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
and great commandment. And the second is like
unto it:
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.
People.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and write both these thy laws in our hearts,
we beseech thee.
Then may be sung or said:
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Then the Priest shall say:
The Lord be with you;
People. And with
thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Then may follow this collect for the Queen.
Almighty
God, whose kingdom is everlasting, and power infinite: Have mercy upon
the whole church; and
so rule the heart of thy chosen servant
ELIZABETH, our Queen and Governor, that she, knowing whose
minister she is, may above all things seek
thy honour and glory: and that we and all her subjects, duly
considering whose authority she hath, may
faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey her, in thee, and for
thee, according to thy blessed Word and ordinance:
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the
Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.
Then
shall be said THE COLLECT OF THE DAY,
together with any other Collects appointed to be said.
Then,
the people being seated, the Priest or other person appointed shall
read
THE EPISTLE,
saying: The Epistle [or The
Lesson]
is written in the ...chapter of...beginning at the...verse. And the reading
ended, he shall say: Here
endeth
the Epistle [or the Lesson].
Here may follow a Psalm (see pages l to liv) or a Hymn.
Then
shall the people stand for THE GOSPEL;
and the Deacon or Priest who reads shall say: The
Holy Gospel is written
in
the. . . chapter of the Gospel according to Saint . . . beginning at the
. . . verse.
Then shall the people sing or say:
Glory be to thee, O Lord.
And after the reading of the Gospel they shall sing or say:
Praise be to thee, O Christ.
Then
shall be sung or said this Creed by the Priest and people. It may, however,
at the discretion of the Minister, be omitted on
weekdays
which are not Holy-days.
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 the 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; through 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.
Here
on Sundays the Minister shall announce what Holy-days and what days of
Fasting, Abstinence, and Solemn Prayer are to
be
observed during the week, and publish Banns of Marriage and such other
communications as are enjoined by lawful
authority.
THE SERMON.
Then
shall the Priest, standing at the Lord's table, begin
THE OFFERTORY
saying one or more of the following sentences
Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanks giving, and pay thy vows unto the Most High. Psalm 50.14
And they came, every one whose heart stirred
hum up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they
brought the Lord's offering. Exodus
35.21
Blessed is he that considereth the poor
and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
Psalm 41.1
Give unto the Lord the honour due unto his
Name; bring an offering and come into his courts.
Psalm 96.8
Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how
he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Acts 20.35
To do good and to distribute forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Hebrews 13.16
The following Sentences may be used instead at the seasons named, and also at other times.
Advent. As we have opportunity,
let us do good unto all men; and especially unto them that are of the
household of faith. Galatians 6.10
Christmas. Brethren, you know
the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for
your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty
might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8.9
Lent. I beseech you, brethren,
by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy
acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service. Romans 12.1
Passiontide. Walk in love,
as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering
and a
sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5.2
Maundy Thursday. Our
Lord Jesus Christ saith: A new commandment I give you, that ye love one
another;
even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. St.
John 13.34
Easter and Festivals.
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom,
and
strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Revelation
5.12
Ascension Day. Lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither rust nor moth doth corrupt,
and
where thieves do no break through and steal;
for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
St. Matthew 6.20,21
Whitsunday. Whatsoever ye
would that men should do unto you, even so do unto them; for this is the Law
and the Prophets. St. Matthew 7.12
Trinity. Not every one that
saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. St.
Matthew 7.21
Rogation and Harvest. He that
soweth little shall reap little; and he that soweth plenteously shall reap
plenteously. Let every man do according
as he is disposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity;
for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians
9.6,7
The
Churchwardens, or others appointed by them, shall collect the offerings
of the people, and reverently bring them to the
Priest,
who shall humbly present and place them upon the Holy Table.
The
Priest
shall also at the time of the Offertory present and place on the Lord's
Table so much Bread and Wine as he shall
think
sufficient, the same being brought to him, if so desired, by the Churchwardens
or other representatives of the people.
The
Bread shall be the best and purest wheat bread, whether leavened or unleavened,
and the Wine pure grape wine, with
which
a little water may be mingled.
Then may be said or sung
Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel, for
ever and ever. All that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine. All
things come of thee, and of thine own have
we given thee. 1 Chronicles 29.10,11,14.
Then
shall one of the Ministers ask the prayers of the people, using always
either the first or the last of the following Biddings, together
with one or more others if so desired; and he may provide short periods
for silent prayer.
Let us pray for Christ's holy Catholic Church.
Let us pray for peace on earth and for the unity of all Christian people.
Let us pray for our missionaries at home and abroad.
Let us remember before God those of our brethren who have departed this life and are at rest.
Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's church militant here in earth.
Then the Priest shall say The Intercession.
ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who by thy
holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers and supplications,
and
to give thanks, for all men: We humbly
beseech thee most mercifully to accept our alms and oblations,
and to
receive these our prayers, which we offer
unto thy divine Majesty; beseeching thee to inspire
continually
the universal Church with the spirit of truth,
unity, and concord: And grant that all they that do
confess thy
holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy
word, and live in unity and godly love.
We beseech thee also to lead all nations
in the way of righteousness; and so to guide and direct their
governors and rulers, that thy people may enjoy the
blessings of freedom and peace: And grant unto thy
servant ELIZABETH our Queen, and to all that are
put in authority under her, that they may truly
and impartially administer justice, to the maintenance
of thy true religion and virtue.
Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops,
Priests, and Deacons, and specially to thy servant N. our
Bishop, that they may both by their life
and doctrine set forth thy true and living Word, and rightly and duly
administer thy holy Sacraments: Prosper,
we pray thee, all those who proclaim the gospel of thy kingdom
among the nations: And to all thy people
give thy heavenly grace, and specially to this congregation here
present, that, with meek heart and due
reverence, they may hear and receive thy holy Word; truly serving
thee in holiness and righteousness all the days
of their life.
And we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodness,
O Lord, to comfort and succour all them, who in this
transitory life are in trouble, sorrow,
need, sickness, or any other adversity, especially those for whom our
prayers are desired.
We remember before thee, O Lord, all thy
servants departed this life in thy faith and fear: and we bless thy
holy Name for all who in life and death
have glorified thee; beseeching thee to give us grace that, rejoicing in
their fellowship, we may follow their good
examples, and with them be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom.
Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's
sake, our only Mediator and Advocate, to whom, with thee and the
Holy
Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without
end. Amen.
Then shall the Priest or one of the Ministers say:
Ye that
do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity
with your neighbours, and
intend to lead the new life, following
the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy
ways: Draw near with faith, and take this holy
Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession
to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your
knees.
Then
shall this general Confession be made by all those that are minded to receive
the holy Communion, both Priest and
people humbly kneeling.
Almighty God,
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men:
We acknowledge and
confess our manifold sins and wickedness,
Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, By
thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine
Majesty. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for
these our misdoings. 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.
Then
shall the Priest (or the Bishop if he be present) stand up,
and turning himself to the people, pronounce this
Absolution:
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 you; pardon and deliver you from all
your sins; confirm and strengthen you in
all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Then shall the Priest say:
Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him.
COME unto me all that labour and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. St. Matthew 11.28.
God so loved the world, that he gave his
only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not
perish, but have eternal life. St.
John 3.16
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. 1 Timothy 1.15
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. 1
St. John 2.1,2.
The Priest shall then proceed with the holy Eucharist in
THANKSGIVING AND
CONSECRATION
as follows:
THE Lord be with you;
People. And with thy spirit.
Priest. Lift up your hearts;
People. We lift them up unto the Lord.
Priest. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God;
People. It is meet and right so to do.
Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's table, and say:
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, Creator and Preserver of all things.
Here shall follow the Proper Preface, if there be any specially appointed, or else immediately shall be said or sung:
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.
PROPER PREFACES.
Upon Christmas Day, and during the Octave thereof, and upon the Feast of the Annunciation.
BECAUSE thou didst give Jesus Christ thine
only Son to be born as at this time for us; who, by the operation
of the Holy Spirit, was made very man of the
substance of the Virgin Mary his mother;and that without spot
of sin, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore
with Angels, etc.
After the Octave of Christmas to the Eve of the Epiphany, and upon the Feasts of the Purification and of the Transfiguration.
BECAUSE in the mystery of the Word made
flesh, thou hast caused a new light to shine in our hearts, to give
the knowledge of thy glory, in the face
of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore with Angels, etc.
Upon the Epiphany, and seven days after.
THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord, who, in substance
of our mortal flesh, manifested forth his glory, that he
might bring us out of darkness into his
own marvellous light. Therefore with Angels, etc.
Upon Passion Sunday, and until Maundy Thursday inclusive
FOR the redemption of the world by the death
and passion of our Saviour Christ, both God and Man; who did
humble himself, even to the death upon
the Cross for us sinners, who lay in darkness and the shadow of
death; that he might make us the children of God,
and exalt us to everlasting life. Therefore with Angels, etc.
Upon Easter Day, and until the Eve of Ascension Day inclusive, and at memorial services.
BUT chiefly are we bound to praise thee
for the glorious Resurrection of thy son Jesus Christ our Lord:
for he
is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered
for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by
his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising
to life again hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore
with Angels, etc.
Upon Ascension Day, and until the Eve of Whitsunday inclusive.
THROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus
Christ our Lord; who after his most glorious Resurrection
manifestly appeared to all his apostles,
and in their sight ascended up into heaven to prepare a place for us;
that where he is, thither we might also
ascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with Angels, etc.
Upon Whitsunday, and six days after, and at Ordinations and Synods
THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord; according
to whose most true promise, the Holy Spirit came down
as at this time from heaven, lighting upon the disciples
to teach them, and to lead them into all truth;
giving them both the gift of tongues, and also boldness with
fervent zeal constantly to preach the Gospel
unto all nations; whereby we have been brought out of darkness and error
into the clear light and true
knowledge of thee, and of thy Son
Jesus Christ. Therefore with Angels, etc.
Upon Trinity Sunday.
WHOM with thy co-eternal Son and Holy Spirit
we confess as one God, in Trinity of Persons and
in Unity of Substance. For that which we
believe of thy glory, O Father, the same we believe of the Son,
and of
the Holy Spirit. Therefore with Angels,
etc.
Upon All Saints' Day and other Festivals of Saints.
WHO in the multitude of thy Saints hast
compassed us about with so great a cloud of witnesses, that we,
rejoicing in their fellowship, may run
with patience the race that is set before us, and together with them may
receive the crown of glory that fadeth
not away. Therefore with Angels, etc.
After each of which shall be said or sung:
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.
Either here, or immediately before the Communion, the Priest
and people may say or sing:
BLESSED is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
Then shall the Priest
proceed with the Prayer of Consecration
and the Breaking of the Bread before the people.
BLESSING and glory and thanksgiving
be unto
thee Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy tender
mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ
to take our nature upon him, and 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 memorial
of that his precious death, until his coming again.
Hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly
beseech thee; and grant that 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; who, in the same night that he was
betrayed, a took Bread; and,
when he had a
Here the Priest is to take the Paten into his hands:
given thanks, b he brake
it; and gave it to b
And here to break the Bread:
his disciples, saying, Take, eat; c
this is my
c And here to lay his hand upon all the Bread:
Body which is given for you: Do this in
remembrance of me. Likewise after supper
d he took the Cup; and, when he
had given
d Here he is to take the Cup into his hands:
thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink
ye
all of this; for e this is
my Blood of the new
e And here to lay his hand upon every vessel
Covenant, which is shed for you and for
many (
be it Chalice or Flagon ) in which there
for the remission of sins: Do this, as
oft as ye
is any Wine to be consecrated.
shall drink it, in remembrance of me.
Wherefore, O Father, Lord of heaven and
earth, we thy humble servants, with all thy holy
Church, remembering the precious death
of thy beloved Son, his mighty resurrection, and
glorious ascension, and looking for his
coming again in glory, do make before thee, in this sacrament of the
holy Bread of eternal life and the Cup of everlasting
salvation, the memorial which he hath commanded;
And we 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 we pray that by the power of thy Holy Spirit,
all we who are partakers of this holy Communion
may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom and with
whom, in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be
unto thee, O Father Almighty, world
without end.
And all the people shall answer:
Amen.
After a short period of silence the Priest shall say:
THE peace of the Lord be always with you;
People. And with thy spirit.
Then
shall the Priest kneel down at the Lord's Table, and shall, together
with all that shall receive the Communion, humbly
say this prayer following:
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. Amen.
Then shall the Priest first receive
THE COMMUNION
in both kinds himself, and then proceed to deliver the same to the Bishops,
Priests, and Deacons, in like manner, (if any be
present,) and after that to the people also in order, into their hands,
all meekly kneeling. And, as he delivers the Bread, he
shall say:
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.
And the Minister that delivers the Cup shall likewise say:
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.
In the Communion time, Hymns or Anthems such as the following may be used:
O LAMB of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, grant us thy peace.
If
the consecrated Bread or Wine be all spent before all have communicated,
the Priest shall consecrate more according to
the manner before prescribed; saying for the blessing of the Bread:
Hear, O merciful Father, we beseech thee,
the prayer and thanksgiving which we offer through
Jesus Christ our Lord, who, in the same night etc.
If it is necessary to consecrate in both kinds, the Priest shall continue:
Likewise after supper he took the Cup; and, when he had given thanks, etc.
For
the blessing of the Cup only, he shall say:
Hear, O merciful Father, we beseech thee,
the prayer and thanksgiving
which we offer through
Jesus Christ our
Lord, who after supper took the Cup; and, when he had given
thanks, etc.
And he shall always continue to in remembrance of me.
When all have communicated, then shall the Priest say the Lord's Prayer, the people repeating with him every petition.
Let us pray.
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 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.
Then shall the Priest say
ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we most heartily
thank thee that thou dost graciously feed us, in these holy
mysteries, with the spiritual food of the
most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ;
assuring us thereby of thy favour and goodness
towards us; and that we are living members of his mystical
body,
which is the blessed company of all faithful
people; and are also heirs through hope of thy everlasting
kingdom.
And here we offer and present unto thee,
O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy,
and living sacrifice unto thee. And although
we are unworthy, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden
duty and service, not weighing our merits, but
pardoning our offences; through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour
and glory, world without end. Amen.
Then shall be said or sung
Gloria in Excelsis.
On a weekday
which is not a festival it may be omitted.
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, Jesu Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away
the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou
that takest away the sin 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 most high in the
glory of God the Father. Amen.
Then the Priest (or
the
Bishop if he be present)
shall let them depart with this Blessing.
THE peace of God, which passeth 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 Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you
always. Amen.
If any of the consecrated Bread and Wine remain, the Priest and other Communicants
shall reverently eat and drink the same,
either when all have communicated, or immediately after the Blessing. In
the latter case, immediately after the Communion
the Priest shall reverently place the same upon the holy Table, and cover
them with a fair linen cloth.
If there be no Communion, the Priest or Deacon may say all
that is appointed, until the end of the Intercession, together with
one or more of these Collects and the Lord's Prayer, concluding with the
Grace.
ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our
supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants
towards the attainment of everlasting salvation;
that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life,
they
may ever be defended by thy most gracious
and ready help; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe,
we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern,
both our
hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws,
and in the works of thy commandments; that through
thy most mighty
protection, both here and ever, we may
be preserved in body and soul; through our
Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. Amen.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that
the words, which we have heard this day with our outward
ears, may through thy grace be so grafted inwardly
in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of
good living,
to the honour and praise of thy Name; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
PREVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with
thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help;
that in all our works, begun, continued,
and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy
mercy obtain everlasting life; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom,
who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance
in asking: We beseech thee to have compassion
upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our
unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot
ask, vouchsafe to give us for the worthiness of thy
Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY God, who has promised to hear the
petitions of them that ask in thy Son's Name: We beseech
thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us
that have made now our prayers and supplications unto thee; and
grant that
those things, which we have faithfully
asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained,
to the relief
ofour necessity, and to the setting forth
of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE EXHORTATIONS
At
the time of the Celebration of the Communion, either immediately before
the Sermon or before Ye that do truly etc., the
Priest
may say this Exhortation, the people standing. This Exhortation shall always
be said on a Sunday in Advent and a
Sunday in Lent.
DEARLY beloved in the Lord, ye that mind
to come to the holy Communion of the body and Blood of our
Saviour Christ, must consider how Saint
Paul exhorteth all persons diligently to try and examine themselves,
before they presume to eat of that Bread,
and drink of that Cup. For as the benefit is great, if with a true
penitent heart and living faith we receive
that holy Sacrament; (for then we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ,
and drink his blood; then we dwell in Christ,
and Christ in us;) so is the danger great, if we receive the same
unworthily. For then we are guilty of the
Body and Blood of Christ our Saviour; we eat and drink our own
condemnation, not discerning the Lord's
Body. Judge therefore yourselves, brethren, that ye be not judged of
the Lord; repent you truly for your sins
past; have a lively and stedfast faith in Christ our Saviour; amend
your lives, and be in perfect charity with all
men; so shall ye be meet partakers of those holy mysteries. And
above all things ye must give most humble and
hearty thanks to God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit,
for the redemption of the world by the death and
passion of our Saviour Christ, both God and Man;
who did humble himself, even to the death upon the Cross,
for us miserable sinners, who lay in darkness and
the shadow of death; that he might make us the children
of God, and exalt us to everlasting life. And to the
end that we should alway remember the exceeding great love
of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ,
thus
dying for us, and the innumerable benefits which by his precious
blood-shedding he hath obtained to us;
he hath instituted and ordained holy mysteries, as pledges of
his love, and for a continual remembrance of his
death, to our great and
endless comfort. To him therefore, with
the Father and the Holy Spirit, let us give
(as we are most bounden) continual thanks; submitting ourselves wholly to his holy will and pleasure, and
studying to serve him in true holiness and righteousness all the days of our life.
Amen.
When
the Minister gives warning for the Celebration of the holy Communion,
he may read this Exhortation following, or the
first paragraph thereof, at his discretion; provided always, that he read
the whole Exhortation upon some Sunday before
Christmas Day, Easter Day, and Whitsunday, the people all standing.
DEARLY beloved, on . . . I intend, through
God's assistance, to celebrate the Lord's Supper; and to
administer to all such as shall be devoutly disposed
the most comfortable Sacrament of the Body and Blood of
Christ; to be by them received in remembrance of his
meritorious Cross and Passion, whereby alone we
obtain
remission of our sins, and are made partakers of the
kingdom of heaven.
Wherefore it is our duty to render most
humble and hearty thanks to Almighty God our heavenly Father, for
that
he hath given his Son our Saviour Jesus
Christ, not only to die for us, but also to be our spiritual food and
sustenance in that holy Sacrament. Which
being so divine and comfortable a thing to them who receive it
worthily, and so dangerous to them that
will presume to receive it unworthily; my duty is to exhort you in the
mean season to consider the dignity of
that holy mystery, and the need of devout preparation for the receiving
thereof, so that ye may come holy and clean
to such a heavenly Feast, in the marriage-garment required by
God
in holy Scripture, and be received as worthy
partakers of that holy Table.
The way and means thereto is: First, to
examine your lives and conversations by the rule of God's
commandments; and whereinsoever ye shall
perceive yourselves to have offended, either by will, word, or
deed, there to confess yourselves to Almighty
God, with full purpose of amendment of life. And if ye shall
perceive your offences to have been against your
neighbours, then ye shall reconcile yourselves to them,
being ready to make restitution. Ye must also be ready
to forgive others that have offended you, as you would
have forgiveness of your offences at God's hand.
Therefore if any of you be a blasphemer of God, an hinderer
or slanderer of his Word, and adulterer, or
be in malice or envy, or in any other grievous crime, repent you
of your sins; else come not to that holy Table.
And because it is requisite, that no man
should come to the holy Communion, but with a full trust in God's
mercy,
and with a quiet conscience; therefore
if there be any of you, who by this means cannot quiet his own
conscience herein, but requireth further comfort or
counsel, let him come to me, or to some other discreet
Minister of God's
Word, and open his grief; that by the ministry
of God's holy Word, he may receive the
benefit of absolution,
together with spiritual counsel and advice,
to the quieting of his conscience, and the
avoiding of all scruple and
doubtfulness.
The Minister may add the following:
I FOR my part shall be ready to celebrate
the holy Eucharist; and according to mine office, I call you in
Christ's behalf to come to this heavenly Feast.
It is an easy matter for a man to say, I will not communicate,
because I am otherwise hindered with worldly business.
But such excuses are not so easily accepted before
God. If any one way, I am a grievous sinner, and therefore
I am afraid to come; wherefore then do ye not
repent and amend? For as the Son of God willingly
yielded up his soul by death upon the Cross for your
salvation; so it is your duty to receive the holy Communion,
in remembrance of the sacrifice of his death,
as he himself commanded.
Wherefore I bid you in God's Name not to
separate yourselves from your brethren, but to prepare
yourselves, and to come to feed upon the banquet of
this most heavenly Food.
Whereas it is ordained in this office for
the Administration of the Lord's Supper, that the Communicants should
receive the same kneeling,(which order
is well meant, for a signification of our humble and grateful acknowledgement of the benefits of Christ
therein given to all worthy receivers, and for the avoiding of such profanation and disorder in the holy Communion,
as might otherwise ensue;) It is here declared, that thereby no Adoration is intended, or ought to be done,
either unto the Sacramental Bread or Wine there bodily received, or unto any Corporal Presence of Christ's
natural Flesh and Blood. The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only after an heavenly and
spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper is Faith.