Eucharistic Prayer D
The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them unto the Lord.
Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.
It is meet and right so to do.
It is truly right to glorify thee, Father, and to give unto thee thanks; for thou alone art God, living and true, dwelling in light inaccessible from before time and forever.
Fountain of life and source of all goodness, thou madest all things and fillest them with thy blessing; thou createdest them to rejoice in the splendor of thy radiance.
Countless throngs of angels stand before thee to serve thee night and day; and, beholding the glory of thy presence, they offer unto thee unceasing praise. Joining with them, and giving voice to every creature under heaven, we acclaim thee, and glorify thy Name, as we sing (say),
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
We acclaim thee, holy Lord, glorious in power. Thy mighty works reveal thy wisdom and love. Thou didst form us in thine own image, giving the whole world into our care, so that, in obedience to thee, our Creator, we might rule and serve all thy creatures. When our disobedience drove us far from thee, thou didst not abandon us to the power of death. In thy mercy thou didst come to our help, so that in seeking thee we might find thee. Again and again thou calledest us into covenant with thee, and through the prophets thou didst teach us to hope for salvation.
O merciful Father, thou didst love the world so much that in the fullness of time thou sent thine only Son to be our Saviour. Incarnate by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, he lived as one of us, yet without sin. To the poor he proclaimed the Gospel of salvation; to prisoners, freedom; to the sorrowful, joy. To fulfill thy purpose he gave himself up to death; and, rising from the grave, destroyed death, and remade the whole creation anew.
And, that we might live no longer for ourselves, but for him who died and rose for us, he sent the Holy Spirit, his own first gift for them that believe, to complete his work in the world, and to bring to fulfillment the sanctification of all.
When the hour had come for him to be glorified by thee, his heavenly Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end; at supper with them he took bread, and when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, Take ye and eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
After supper he did take the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, Drink all of ye this: This is my Blood of the new Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sin. As oft as ye shall drink it, do so for the remembrance of me.
O God our Father, we now celebrate this memorial of our redemption. Recalling Christ's death and his descent among the dead, proclaiming his resurrection and ascension to thy right hand, awaiting his coming in glory; and offering unto thee, from the gifts thou hast given us, this bread and this cup, we praise thee and we bless thee.
We praise thee, we bless thee,
we give thanks unto thee,
and we pray to thee, O Lord our God.
O Lord, we pray that in thy goodness and mercy thy Holy Spirit may descend upon us, and upon these gifts, sanctifying them and showing them to be holy gifts for thy holy Church, the bread of life and the cup of salvation, the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ.
Grant that all who share this bread and cup may become one body and one spirit, a living sacrifice in Christ, to the praise of thy Name.
Remember, O Lord, thy one holy catholic and apostolic Church, redeemed by the blood of thy Christ. Reveal its unity, guard its faith, and preserve it in peace.
[Remember (NN. and) all who minister in thy Church.]
[Remember all thy people, and those who seek thy truth.]
[Remember (other petitions).]
[Remember all who have died in the peace of Christ, and those whose faith is known to thee alone; bring them into the place of eternal joy and light.]
And grant that we may find our inheritance with [the Blessed Virgin Mary, with patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs, (with [St. Alfred]) and] all the saints who have found favor with thee in ages past. We praise thee in communion with them and give thee glory through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, all honor and glory is thine, Almighty God and Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, forever and forever. Amen.
And now as our Saviour hath taught us, we are bold to say, &c.
And with thy spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them unto the Lord.
Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.
It is meet and right so to do.
It is truly right to glorify thee, Father, and to give unto thee thanks; for thou alone art God, living and true, dwelling in light inaccessible from before time and forever.
Fountain of life and source of all goodness, thou madest all things and fillest them with thy blessing; thou createdest them to rejoice in the splendor of thy radiance.
Countless throngs of angels stand before thee to serve thee night and day; and, beholding the glory of thy presence, they offer unto thee unceasing praise. Joining with them, and giving voice to every creature under heaven, we acclaim thee, and glorify thy Name, as we sing (say),
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
We acclaim thee, holy Lord, glorious in power. Thy mighty works reveal thy wisdom and love. Thou didst form us in thine own image, giving the whole world into our care, so that, in obedience to thee, our Creator, we might rule and serve all thy creatures. When our disobedience drove us far from thee, thou didst not abandon us to the power of death. In thy mercy thou didst come to our help, so that in seeking thee we might find thee. Again and again thou calledest us into covenant with thee, and through the prophets thou didst teach us to hope for salvation.
O merciful Father, thou didst love the world so much that in the fullness of time thou sent thine only Son to be our Saviour. Incarnate by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, he lived as one of us, yet without sin. To the poor he proclaimed the Gospel of salvation; to prisoners, freedom; to the sorrowful, joy. To fulfill thy purpose he gave himself up to death; and, rising from the grave, destroyed death, and remade the whole creation anew.
And, that we might live no longer for ourselves, but for him who died and rose for us, he sent the Holy Spirit, his own first gift for them that believe, to complete his work in the world, and to bring to fulfillment the sanctification of all.
When the hour had come for him to be glorified by thee, his heavenly Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end; at supper with them he took bread, and when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, Take ye and eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
After supper he did take the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, Drink all of ye this: This is my Blood of the new Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sin. As oft as ye shall drink it, do so for the remembrance of me.
O God our Father, we now celebrate this memorial of our redemption. Recalling Christ's death and his descent among the dead, proclaiming his resurrection and ascension to thy right hand, awaiting his coming in glory; and offering unto thee, from the gifts thou hast given us, this bread and this cup, we praise thee and we bless thee.
We praise thee, we bless thee,
we give thanks unto thee,
and we pray to thee, O Lord our God.
O Lord, we pray that in thy goodness and mercy thy Holy Spirit may descend upon us, and upon these gifts, sanctifying them and showing them to be holy gifts for thy holy Church, the bread of life and the cup of salvation, the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ.
Grant that all who share this bread and cup may become one body and one spirit, a living sacrifice in Christ, to the praise of thy Name.
Remember, O Lord, thy one holy catholic and apostolic Church, redeemed by the blood of thy Christ. Reveal its unity, guard its faith, and preserve it in peace.
[Remember (NN. and) all who minister in thy Church.]
[Remember all thy people, and those who seek thy truth.]
[Remember (other petitions).]
[Remember all who have died in the peace of Christ, and those whose faith is known to thee alone; bring them into the place of eternal joy and light.]
And grant that we may find our inheritance with [the Blessed Virgin Mary, with patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs, (with [St. Alfred]) and] all the saints who have found favor with thee in ages past. We praise thee in communion with them and give thee glory through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, all honor and glory is thine, Almighty God and Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, forever and forever. Amen.
And now as our Saviour hath taught us, we are bold to say, &c.
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