The Liberal Catholic Rite - Longer Form
THE INVOCATION
All stand.
Celebrant. In the name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. R/. Amen.
ASPERGES
Celebrant (C): May the Lord + purify me that I may worthily perform his service. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be clean: Thou shalt wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. ….
Guide us, O Almighty Father, in our doings, and from Thy heavenly throne send thy holy angel to be with Thy people who have met together to serve and worship Thee; through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
The celebrant faces the altar and begins the Holy Eucharist.
ANTIPHON
All (A.) Christ is our foundation: and our chief corner-stone.
CANTICLE
C: We are no more strangers and foreigners:
A. but fellow-citizens with the saints and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets: Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone.
In whom all the building fitly framed together: groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord; In whom ye also are builded together: for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Except the Lord build the house: their labour is but lost that build it. The foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal: let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
ANTIPHON
Christ is our foundation: and our chief cornerstone.
CONFITEOR - All sit or kneel.
O Lord, Thou hast created us to be immortal and made us to be an image of Thine own eternity; yet often we forget the glory of our heritage and wander from the path which leads to righteousness. But Thou, O Lord, hast made us for Thyself and our hearts are ever restless till they find their rest in Thee. Look with the eyes of Thy love upon our manifold imperfections and pardon all our shortcomings, that we may be filled with the brightness of the everlasting light and become the unspotted mirror of Thy power and the image of Thy goodness; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE ABSOLUTION
C. God the Father, God the + Son, God the Holy Spirit, bless, preserve and sanctify you; the Lord in his loving kindness look down upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord +absolve you from all your sins and grant you the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. R/. Amen.
C. With praise and with prayer shall our temple be built.
A. To God alone be the glory.
THE CENSING
All are seated. The thurible is brought to the celebrant who puts incense into it and blesses it saying:
C. Be thou + blessed by him in whose honour thou shalt be burned.
The censing of the altar completed, the celebrant is censed. Thereafter all stand.
C. The Lord be with you.
A. And with thy spirit.
INTROIT
A. +Blessed be the Holy Trinity, the undivided Unity, eternal, immortal, invisible, to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. O Lord our God, how excellent is thy name in all the world. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Blessed be the Holy Trinity, the undivided Unity, eternal, immortal, invisible, to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
KYRIE
A. Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison Christe eleison Christe eleison
Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison.
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
All stand.
A. Glory be to God in the highest and on earth peace to men of goodwill. 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 Christ, alone-born of the Father; O Lord God, indwelling light, Son of the Father, whose wisdom mightily and sweetly ordereth all things, pour forth thy love; thou whose strength upholdeth and sustaineth all creation, receive our prayer; thou whose beauty shineth through the whole universe, unveil thy glory. 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.
C. The Lord be with you.
A: And with thy spirit.
COLLECTS – all sit or kneel
C. Let us pray:
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be opened, 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.
The Collect of the Day shall here be said. One or more of the following collects may also be said.
O Lord Christ, who for her wondrous humility and purity hast exalted Our Lady, St Mary, among the hosts of heaven; grant that we, Thy people, may so follow that, her most noble example, that we may at the latter end be found worthy to serve thee, even as do thy holy angels; thou who livest and reignest in glory for evermore. Amen.
(Almighty and everlasting God, whose precepts are the wisdom of a loving Father: Give us grace, following the teaching and example of Our Holy Father St Benedict, to walk with loving and willing hearts in the school of the Lord's service; let thine ears be open unto our prayers; and prosper with thy blessing the work of our hands; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/. Amen.)
Teach us, O Lord, to see thy life in everything and in all the peoples of thine earth and so guide the nations into the understanding of thy laws that peace and goodwill may reign upon earth; through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
EPISTLE
Reader: The epistle is taken from …............
After which the congregation respond : Thanks be to God.
THE GRADUAL
C: He that loveth wisdom loveth life:
All: --and they that seek her early shall be filled with joy. Teach me, 0 Lord, the way of thy statutes: and I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding and I shall keep thy law: yea I shall keep it with our whole heart. The path of the just is as the shining light: shining more and more unto the perfect day.
MUNDA COR MEUM
Deacon : Cleanse my heart and my lips, O God, who by the hand of thy seraph didst cleanse the lips of the prophet Isaiah with a burning coal from thine altar and in thy lovingkindness so purify me that I may worthily proclaim thy holy gospel; through Christ our Lord. R./ Amen.
C: May the Lord be in thy + heart and on thy + lips, that through thy heart the love of God may shine forth and through thy lips his power be made manifest. R./ Amen.
THE GOSPEL
D: The Lord be with you.
A: And with Thy Spirit.
The Holy Gospel according to ….....
As soon as the Gospel is announced all make the sign of the cross on the forehead, lips and breast with the right thumb whilst saying:
Glory be to Thee O Lord
The Gospel being ended all say: Praise be to Thee O Christ.
C. The Lord be with you.
A. And with thy spirit.
THE NICENE CREED
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, and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father; 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.
A sermon may here be preached
OFFERTORIUM - All are seated.
From the rising up of the sun even unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name shall be magnified; and in every place incense shall be offered unto his name and a pure offering. There shall be heard in this place the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord.
Offering of the Host
C: We adore thee, O God, who art the source of all life and goodness and with true and thankful hearts we offer unto thee this token of thine own life-giving gifts bestowed upon us, thou who art the + giver of all.
Mixing of water and wine
According to immemorial custom, we now mix water with this wine, praying thee, O Lord, that we may evermore abide in Christ and he in us.
Offering of the Chalice
We offer unto thee, O Lord, this chalice with joy and gladness; may the worship which we offer ascend before thy divine majesty as a sacrifice, + pure and acceptable in thy sight; through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
THE SECOND CENSING
The celebrant blesses incense saying:
C: Be thou + blessed by him in whose honour thou shalt be burned.
The elements and altar are censed, then the celebrant is censed, after which any clergy and people are censed. When the congregation is censed, all stand. Thurible is returned to the Celebrant:
C: As this incense rises before thee, O Lord, so let our prayer be set forth in thy sight. Let thy holy angels encompass thy people and breathe forth upon them the spirit of thy blessing. May the Lord enkindle within us the fire of his love and the flame of everlasting charity.
LAVABO
I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord: and so will I go to Thine altar. That I may show the voice of thanksgiving: and tell of all Thy wondrous works. Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house: and the place where Thine honour dwelleth. My foot standeth right: I will praise the Lord in the congregations.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be: world without end.
ORATE FRATRES
C: Pray, brethren: that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father almighty.
A. May the Lord receive the sacrifice at thy hands and sanctify our lives in his service.
C: We lay before Thee, O Lord, these Thy creatures of bread and wine, in + token of our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; for here we offer and present unto Thee ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a holy and continual sacrifice unto Thee, that we, who are very members incorporate in the mystical body of Thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful people, may hear that His most joyful voice: 'Come unto Me, O ye that be blessed of My Father, and possess the kingdom which is prepared for you from the beginning of the world,' through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God throughout all ages of ages.
THE CANON
C: The Lord be with you.
A. And with thy spirit.
SURSUM CORDA
C: Lift up your hearts.
A. We lift them up unto the Lord.
C: Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
A. It is meet and right so to do.
PREFACE
C: 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.
Therefore, with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones, Dominations, Princedoms, Virtues, Powers, with Cherubim and Seraphim and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee and saying:
SANCTUS AND BENEDICTUS QUI VENIT.
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.
THE PRAYER OF CONSECRATION
C: Wherefore, O most loving Father, we Thy servants do pray Thee, through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, to +receive, to +purify and to +hallow this oblation which we make unto Thee. We desire to offer this holy Sacrifice first for Thy holy catholic Church; that it may please Thee to grant her peace, to watch over her, to bring her to unity and to guide her throughout the world; likewise that it may please Thee to bless and keep all Thy people, to give them increase of grace to bring forth the fruits of the spirit, to guide all nations into unity, peace and concord, and to endue their rulers with wisdom and understanding, especially do we pray for N* and all that are put in authority under him/her. We do also pray for N. our Patriarch, N. our Bishop, (or if the celebrant is himself a bishop he says “me thine unworthy servant”) for all our bishops, clergy and faithful, and for all here present, whose faith and devotion are known unto Thee. We do also call to mind all who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity, especially..., Likewise do we offer it for all those thy children whom it hath pleased thee to deliver from the burden of the flesh, especially for ..., that, freed from earthly toil and care, they may enjoy the felicity of thy presence, evermore praising thee in word and deed, O God everlasting, living and true.
In this joyful Sacrifice, we are uniting with Thy holy Church throughout the ages. We lift our hearts in adoration to Thee, O God the Son, who art consubstantial and coeternal with the Father. In the mystery of Thy boundless love, Thou didst send forth Thine own divine life into the universe, yet Thou art unchangeable and ever abiding within Thyself.
Through Thine eternal Sacrifice, Thou dost continually uphold all creation, dying in very truth that we may live. Thus didst Thou offer Thyself as the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Thou, who art omnipotent and all pervading, resting not by night or day, art ever pouring Thy strength and Thy blessing through Thy Holy Ones, who live but to do Thy will as perfect servants of Thy wondrous power, to whom we ever offer heartfelt love and reverence.
Thou, O Holy Lord, in Thine ineffable wisdom, ordained for us this Blessed Sacrament of Thy love, that through it we may not only commemorate in symbol Thine eternal Oblation, but verily take part in it; that within the limitations of time and space, we may perpetuate Thine enduring Sacrifice by which the world is nourished and sustained.
Epiclesis
Wherefore, O holy Lord, Father Almighty, we pray Thee to look down on and accept these offerings, which we Thy servants and Thy whole household do make unto Thee, in obedience to the command of Thy most blessed Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; Which offerings do Thou, O Father, deign with Thy Holy Spirit and Word to + bless, +approve and +ratify, that they may become for us His most precious +Body and +Blood.
Words of Institution
Who the day before he suffered took bread into his holy and venerable hands and, with his eyes lifted up to heaven unto thee, God, his almighty Father, giving thanks to thee, he + blessed, brake and gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE AND EAT YE ALL OF THIS, FOR
THIS IS MY BODY
Elevation
In like manner, after he had supped, taking also this noble
chalice into his holy and venerable hands, again giving thanks to thee, he + blessed it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE AND DRINK YE ALL OF THIS, FOR
THIS IS MY BLOOD
AS OFT AS YE SHALL DO THESE THINGS, YE SHALL
DO THEM IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME.
Elevation
C: Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we Thy humble servants, bearing in mind the ineffable sacrifice of Thy Son, the mystery of His wondrous incarnation, His blessed passion, His mighty resurrection, and His triumphant ascension, do here make before Thy Divine Majesty the memorial which our Lord hath willed us to make, and we do offer unto Thee this, the most precious gift which Thou hast bestowed upon us: this + pure Host, this + holy Host, this + glorious Host, the + holy Bread of life everlasting, and the +Chalice of eternal salvation.
This do we present before Thee in token of our love and of the perfect devotion and sacrifice of our minds and hearts to Thee; and we pray that Thou wouldst command Thy holy Angel to bear our oblation to Thine altar on high, there to be offered by Him who, as the eternal High Priest, for ever offers Himself as the eternal Sacrifice.
And as He hath ordained that the heavenly Sacrifice shall be mirrored here on earth through the ministry of mortal men, to the end that Thy holy people may be knit more closely into fellowship with Thee, we do pray for Thy servant(s) who minister(s) at this altar, that, meetly celebrating the mysteries of the most holy + Body and + Blood of Thy Son, he (they) may be filled with Thy mighty power and + blessing.
Likewise we pray Thee to sanctify Thy people here present with these Thy heavenly gifts, and through these mysteries do Thou + hallow, +quicken and + bless them, that both in their hearts and in their lives they may show forth Thy praise and glorify Thy holy Name.
All these things do we ask, O Father, in the name and through the mediation of thy most blessed Son, for we acknowledge and confess with our hearts and lips that + by him were all things made, yea, all things both in heaven and earth, + with him as the indwelling life do all things exist and + in him as the transcendent glory all things live and move and have their being: To whom with thee, O mighty + Father, in the unity of the Holy + Spirit, be ascribed all honour and glory, throughout the ages of ages. R/. Amen.
Instructed by the words of sacred scripture and following the tradition of holy church from of old we now say: PATER NOSTER … Our Father etc. ….....
THE COMMEMORATION OF THE SAINTS
C: Here do we give unto thee, O Lord, most high praise and heartfelt thanks for the wonderful grace and virtue declared in Our Lady St Mary, in our Holy Father St Benedict {in St …... (saint of the day or patron of the oratory)} and in all thy glorious saints from the beginning of the world who have been the choice vessels of thy grace and a shining light unto many generations. And we + join with them in worship before thy great white throne, whence flow all love and light and blessing through all the worlds which thou hast made.
O Son of God, who showest thyself this day upon a thousand altars and yet art one and indivisible, in token of thy great sacrifice we break this thy Body, praying that by this action, ordained from of old, thy + strength, thy + peace and thy + blessing, which thou dost give us in this holy sacrament, may be spread abroad upon thy world; and as thou, O Lord Christ, wast made known to thy disciples in the breaking of bread, so may thy many children know themselves to be one in thee, even as thou art one with the Father. R/. Amen.
THE SALUTATION OF PEACE
C: The peace of the Lord be always with you always.
A: And with thy spirit.
PRAYER BEFORE COMMUNION
C: O thou who in this adorable sacrament hast left us a living memorial and pledge of thy marvellous love for mankind and dost therein graciously draw us into wondrous and mystic communion with thee, grant us so to receive the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood that our souls may be lifted into the immensity of thy love and that, being filled with a high endeavour, we may ever be mindful of thine indwelling presence and breathe forth the fragrance of a holy life. R/. Amen.
The priest here makes his communion along with any concelebrants
C: +Ye that desire to partake of the body of the Lord, draw nigh and receive this most holy sacrament.
C: The Body [and Blood] of our Lord Christ keep thee unto life eternal.
C: Under the veil of earthly things now have we communion with our Lord Jesus Christ; soon with open face shall we behold him and, rejoicing in his glory, be made like unto him. Then shall his true disciples be brought by him with exceeding joy before the presence of his Father’s glory.
A. Amen. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
C: Let us pray.
A: We who have been refreshed with thy heavenly gifts do pray thee O Lord, that thy grace may so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that it may continually be made manifest in our lives. Through Christ our Lord. R./ Amen.
C: The Lord be with you.
A: And with thy spirit.
D: Ite missa est.
A: Deo gratias.
THE BENEDICTION
C. The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God and of his Son, Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God almighty, the +Father, the Son and the + Holy Spirit, be amongst you and remain with you always. R/. Amen.
The Salve Regina, Angelus or another anthem of Our Lady follows.
Authorised for the use of the Holy Celtic Church & the Holy Cross Benedictines of Adoration, Feast of All Saints, 2012.
All stand.
Celebrant. In the name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. R/. Amen.
ASPERGES
Celebrant (C): May the Lord + purify me that I may worthily perform his service. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be clean: Thou shalt wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. ….
Guide us, O Almighty Father, in our doings, and from Thy heavenly throne send thy holy angel to be with Thy people who have met together to serve and worship Thee; through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
The celebrant faces the altar and begins the Holy Eucharist.
ANTIPHON
All (A.) Christ is our foundation: and our chief corner-stone.
CANTICLE
C: We are no more strangers and foreigners:
A. but fellow-citizens with the saints and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets: Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone.
In whom all the building fitly framed together: groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord; In whom ye also are builded together: for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Except the Lord build the house: their labour is but lost that build it. The foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal: let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
ANTIPHON
Christ is our foundation: and our chief cornerstone.
CONFITEOR - All sit or kneel.
O Lord, Thou hast created us to be immortal and made us to be an image of Thine own eternity; yet often we forget the glory of our heritage and wander from the path which leads to righteousness. But Thou, O Lord, hast made us for Thyself and our hearts are ever restless till they find their rest in Thee. Look with the eyes of Thy love upon our manifold imperfections and pardon all our shortcomings, that we may be filled with the brightness of the everlasting light and become the unspotted mirror of Thy power and the image of Thy goodness; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE ABSOLUTION
C. God the Father, God the + Son, God the Holy Spirit, bless, preserve and sanctify you; the Lord in his loving kindness look down upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord +absolve you from all your sins and grant you the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. R/. Amen.
C. With praise and with prayer shall our temple be built.
A. To God alone be the glory.
THE CENSING
All are seated. The thurible is brought to the celebrant who puts incense into it and blesses it saying:
C. Be thou + blessed by him in whose honour thou shalt be burned.
The censing of the altar completed, the celebrant is censed. Thereafter all stand.
C. The Lord be with you.
A. And with thy spirit.
INTROIT
A. +Blessed be the Holy Trinity, the undivided Unity, eternal, immortal, invisible, to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. O Lord our God, how excellent is thy name in all the world. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Blessed be the Holy Trinity, the undivided Unity, eternal, immortal, invisible, to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
KYRIE
A. Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison Christe eleison Christe eleison
Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison.
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
All stand.
A. Glory be to God in the highest and on earth peace to men of goodwill. 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 Christ, alone-born of the Father; O Lord God, indwelling light, Son of the Father, whose wisdom mightily and sweetly ordereth all things, pour forth thy love; thou whose strength upholdeth and sustaineth all creation, receive our prayer; thou whose beauty shineth through the whole universe, unveil thy glory. 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.
C. The Lord be with you.
A: And with thy spirit.
COLLECTS – all sit or kneel
C. Let us pray:
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be opened, 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.
The Collect of the Day shall here be said. One or more of the following collects may also be said.
O Lord Christ, who for her wondrous humility and purity hast exalted Our Lady, St Mary, among the hosts of heaven; grant that we, Thy people, may so follow that, her most noble example, that we may at the latter end be found worthy to serve thee, even as do thy holy angels; thou who livest and reignest in glory for evermore. Amen.
(Almighty and everlasting God, whose precepts are the wisdom of a loving Father: Give us grace, following the teaching and example of Our Holy Father St Benedict, to walk with loving and willing hearts in the school of the Lord's service; let thine ears be open unto our prayers; and prosper with thy blessing the work of our hands; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. R/. Amen.)
Teach us, O Lord, to see thy life in everything and in all the peoples of thine earth and so guide the nations into the understanding of thy laws that peace and goodwill may reign upon earth; through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
EPISTLE
Reader: The epistle is taken from …............
After which the congregation respond : Thanks be to God.
THE GRADUAL
C: He that loveth wisdom loveth life:
All: --and they that seek her early shall be filled with joy. Teach me, 0 Lord, the way of thy statutes: and I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding and I shall keep thy law: yea I shall keep it with our whole heart. The path of the just is as the shining light: shining more and more unto the perfect day.
MUNDA COR MEUM
Deacon : Cleanse my heart and my lips, O God, who by the hand of thy seraph didst cleanse the lips of the prophet Isaiah with a burning coal from thine altar and in thy lovingkindness so purify me that I may worthily proclaim thy holy gospel; through Christ our Lord. R./ Amen.
C: May the Lord be in thy + heart and on thy + lips, that through thy heart the love of God may shine forth and through thy lips his power be made manifest. R./ Amen.
THE GOSPEL
D: The Lord be with you.
A: And with Thy Spirit.
The Holy Gospel according to ….....
As soon as the Gospel is announced all make the sign of the cross on the forehead, lips and breast with the right thumb whilst saying:
Glory be to Thee O Lord
The Gospel being ended all say: Praise be to Thee O Christ.
C. The Lord be with you.
A. And with thy spirit.
THE NICENE CREED
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, and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father; 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.
A sermon may here be preached
OFFERTORIUM - All are seated.
From the rising up of the sun even unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name shall be magnified; and in every place incense shall be offered unto his name and a pure offering. There shall be heard in this place the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord.
Offering of the Host
C: We adore thee, O God, who art the source of all life and goodness and with true and thankful hearts we offer unto thee this token of thine own life-giving gifts bestowed upon us, thou who art the + giver of all.
Mixing of water and wine
According to immemorial custom, we now mix water with this wine, praying thee, O Lord, that we may evermore abide in Christ and he in us.
Offering of the Chalice
We offer unto thee, O Lord, this chalice with joy and gladness; may the worship which we offer ascend before thy divine majesty as a sacrifice, + pure and acceptable in thy sight; through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
THE SECOND CENSING
The celebrant blesses incense saying:
C: Be thou + blessed by him in whose honour thou shalt be burned.
The elements and altar are censed, then the celebrant is censed, after which any clergy and people are censed. When the congregation is censed, all stand. Thurible is returned to the Celebrant:
C: As this incense rises before thee, O Lord, so let our prayer be set forth in thy sight. Let thy holy angels encompass thy people and breathe forth upon them the spirit of thy blessing. May the Lord enkindle within us the fire of his love and the flame of everlasting charity.
LAVABO
I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord: and so will I go to Thine altar. That I may show the voice of thanksgiving: and tell of all Thy wondrous works. Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house: and the place where Thine honour dwelleth. My foot standeth right: I will praise the Lord in the congregations.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be: world without end.
ORATE FRATRES
C: Pray, brethren: that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father almighty.
A. May the Lord receive the sacrifice at thy hands and sanctify our lives in his service.
C: We lay before Thee, O Lord, these Thy creatures of bread and wine, in + token of our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; for here we offer and present unto Thee ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a holy and continual sacrifice unto Thee, that we, who are very members incorporate in the mystical body of Thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful people, may hear that His most joyful voice: 'Come unto Me, O ye that be blessed of My Father, and possess the kingdom which is prepared for you from the beginning of the world,' through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God throughout all ages of ages.
THE CANON
C: The Lord be with you.
A. And with thy spirit.
SURSUM CORDA
C: Lift up your hearts.
A. We lift them up unto the Lord.
C: Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
A. It is meet and right so to do.
PREFACE
C: 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.
Therefore, with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones, Dominations, Princedoms, Virtues, Powers, with Cherubim and Seraphim and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee and saying:
SANCTUS AND BENEDICTUS QUI VENIT.
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.
THE PRAYER OF CONSECRATION
C: Wherefore, O most loving Father, we Thy servants do pray Thee, through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, to +receive, to +purify and to +hallow this oblation which we make unto Thee. We desire to offer this holy Sacrifice first for Thy holy catholic Church; that it may please Thee to grant her peace, to watch over her, to bring her to unity and to guide her throughout the world; likewise that it may please Thee to bless and keep all Thy people, to give them increase of grace to bring forth the fruits of the spirit, to guide all nations into unity, peace and concord, and to endue their rulers with wisdom and understanding, especially do we pray for N* and all that are put in authority under him/her. We do also pray for N. our Patriarch, N. our Bishop, (or if the celebrant is himself a bishop he says “me thine unworthy servant”) for all our bishops, clergy and faithful, and for all here present, whose faith and devotion are known unto Thee. We do also call to mind all who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity, especially..., Likewise do we offer it for all those thy children whom it hath pleased thee to deliver from the burden of the flesh, especially for ..., that, freed from earthly toil and care, they may enjoy the felicity of thy presence, evermore praising thee in word and deed, O God everlasting, living and true.
In this joyful Sacrifice, we are uniting with Thy holy Church throughout the ages. We lift our hearts in adoration to Thee, O God the Son, who art consubstantial and coeternal with the Father. In the mystery of Thy boundless love, Thou didst send forth Thine own divine life into the universe, yet Thou art unchangeable and ever abiding within Thyself.
Through Thine eternal Sacrifice, Thou dost continually uphold all creation, dying in very truth that we may live. Thus didst Thou offer Thyself as the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Thou, who art omnipotent and all pervading, resting not by night or day, art ever pouring Thy strength and Thy blessing through Thy Holy Ones, who live but to do Thy will as perfect servants of Thy wondrous power, to whom we ever offer heartfelt love and reverence.
Thou, O Holy Lord, in Thine ineffable wisdom, ordained for us this Blessed Sacrament of Thy love, that through it we may not only commemorate in symbol Thine eternal Oblation, but verily take part in it; that within the limitations of time and space, we may perpetuate Thine enduring Sacrifice by which the world is nourished and sustained.
Epiclesis
Wherefore, O holy Lord, Father Almighty, we pray Thee to look down on and accept these offerings, which we Thy servants and Thy whole household do make unto Thee, in obedience to the command of Thy most blessed Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; Which offerings do Thou, O Father, deign with Thy Holy Spirit and Word to + bless, +approve and +ratify, that they may become for us His most precious +Body and +Blood.
Words of Institution
Who the day before he suffered took bread into his holy and venerable hands and, with his eyes lifted up to heaven unto thee, God, his almighty Father, giving thanks to thee, he + blessed, brake and gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE AND EAT YE ALL OF THIS, FOR
THIS IS MY BODY
Elevation
In like manner, after he had supped, taking also this noble
chalice into his holy and venerable hands, again giving thanks to thee, he + blessed it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE AND DRINK YE ALL OF THIS, FOR
THIS IS MY BLOOD
AS OFT AS YE SHALL DO THESE THINGS, YE SHALL
DO THEM IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME.
Elevation
C: Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we Thy humble servants, bearing in mind the ineffable sacrifice of Thy Son, the mystery of His wondrous incarnation, His blessed passion, His mighty resurrection, and His triumphant ascension, do here make before Thy Divine Majesty the memorial which our Lord hath willed us to make, and we do offer unto Thee this, the most precious gift which Thou hast bestowed upon us: this + pure Host, this + holy Host, this + glorious Host, the + holy Bread of life everlasting, and the +Chalice of eternal salvation.
This do we present before Thee in token of our love and of the perfect devotion and sacrifice of our minds and hearts to Thee; and we pray that Thou wouldst command Thy holy Angel to bear our oblation to Thine altar on high, there to be offered by Him who, as the eternal High Priest, for ever offers Himself as the eternal Sacrifice.
And as He hath ordained that the heavenly Sacrifice shall be mirrored here on earth through the ministry of mortal men, to the end that Thy holy people may be knit more closely into fellowship with Thee, we do pray for Thy servant(s) who minister(s) at this altar, that, meetly celebrating the mysteries of the most holy + Body and + Blood of Thy Son, he (they) may be filled with Thy mighty power and + blessing.
Likewise we pray Thee to sanctify Thy people here present with these Thy heavenly gifts, and through these mysteries do Thou + hallow, +quicken and + bless them, that both in their hearts and in their lives they may show forth Thy praise and glorify Thy holy Name.
All these things do we ask, O Father, in the name and through the mediation of thy most blessed Son, for we acknowledge and confess with our hearts and lips that + by him were all things made, yea, all things both in heaven and earth, + with him as the indwelling life do all things exist and + in him as the transcendent glory all things live and move and have their being: To whom with thee, O mighty + Father, in the unity of the Holy + Spirit, be ascribed all honour and glory, throughout the ages of ages. R/. Amen.
Instructed by the words of sacred scripture and following the tradition of holy church from of old we now say: PATER NOSTER … Our Father etc. ….....
THE COMMEMORATION OF THE SAINTS
C: Here do we give unto thee, O Lord, most high praise and heartfelt thanks for the wonderful grace and virtue declared in Our Lady St Mary, in our Holy Father St Benedict {in St …... (saint of the day or patron of the oratory)} and in all thy glorious saints from the beginning of the world who have been the choice vessels of thy grace and a shining light unto many generations. And we + join with them in worship before thy great white throne, whence flow all love and light and blessing through all the worlds which thou hast made.
O Son of God, who showest thyself this day upon a thousand altars and yet art one and indivisible, in token of thy great sacrifice we break this thy Body, praying that by this action, ordained from of old, thy + strength, thy + peace and thy + blessing, which thou dost give us in this holy sacrament, may be spread abroad upon thy world; and as thou, O Lord Christ, wast made known to thy disciples in the breaking of bread, so may thy many children know themselves to be one in thee, even as thou art one with the Father. R/. Amen.
THE SALUTATION OF PEACE
C: The peace of the Lord be always with you always.
A: And with thy spirit.
PRAYER BEFORE COMMUNION
C: O thou who in this adorable sacrament hast left us a living memorial and pledge of thy marvellous love for mankind and dost therein graciously draw us into wondrous and mystic communion with thee, grant us so to receive the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood that our souls may be lifted into the immensity of thy love and that, being filled with a high endeavour, we may ever be mindful of thine indwelling presence and breathe forth the fragrance of a holy life. R/. Amen.
The priest here makes his communion along with any concelebrants
C: +Ye that desire to partake of the body of the Lord, draw nigh and receive this most holy sacrament.
C: The Body [and Blood] of our Lord Christ keep thee unto life eternal.
C: Under the veil of earthly things now have we communion with our Lord Jesus Christ; soon with open face shall we behold him and, rejoicing in his glory, be made like unto him. Then shall his true disciples be brought by him with exceeding joy before the presence of his Father’s glory.
A. Amen. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
C: Let us pray.
A: We who have been refreshed with thy heavenly gifts do pray thee O Lord, that thy grace may so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that it may continually be made manifest in our lives. Through Christ our Lord. R./ Amen.
C: The Lord be with you.
A: And with thy spirit.
D: Ite missa est.
A: Deo gratias.
THE BENEDICTION
C. The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God and of his Son, Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God almighty, the +Father, the Son and the + Holy Spirit, be amongst you and remain with you always. R/. Amen.
The Salve Regina, Angelus or another anthem of Our Lady follows.
Authorised for the use of the Holy Celtic Church & the Holy Cross Benedictines of Adoration, Feast of All Saints, 2012.
