The Liberal Celtic Rite
being the Liberal Catholic Rite with some substitutions from ancient Celtic sources
THE INVOCATION
All stand.
Celebrant. In the name of the Father and of the ✠Son and of the Holy Ghost. R/. Amen.
ST PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE may be said or sung:
I bind unto myself today
the strong Name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One, and One in Three.
I bind this day to me for ever,
by power of faith, Christ's Incarnation;
his baptism in Jordan river;
his death on cross for my salvation;
his bursting from the spicèd tomb;
his riding up the heavenly way;
his coming at the day of doom:
I bind unto myself today.
I bind unto myself today
the power of God to hold and lead,
his eye to watch, his might to stay,
his ear to hearken, to my need;
the wisdom of my God to teach,
his hand to guide, his shield to ward;
the word of God to give me speech,
his heavenly host to be my guard.
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto myself today
the strong Name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One, and One in Three.
Of whom all nature hath creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
praise to the Lord of my salvation,
salvation is of Christ the Lord.
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.
Holy Sprinking - the congregation may be asperged
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.
The GLORIA IN EXCELSIS may be said:
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: (The Gorsedd Prayer)
A: Grant, O God, Thy protection;
And in protection, strength;
And in strength, understanding;
And in understanding, knowledge;
And in knowledge, the knowledge of justice;
And in the knowledge of justice, the love of it;
And in that love, the love of all existences;
And in the love of all existences, the love of God. God and all goodness. Amen.
The Collect of the Day shall here be said by the celebrant. …..
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. 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 CONFESSION OF FAITH OF ST PATRICK
There is not, nor ever was, any other God – there was none before him and there shall not be any after him – besides him who is God the Father unbegotten: without a source, from him everything else takes its beginning. He is, as we say, the one who keeps hold of all things. And his Son, Jesus Christ, whom we declare to have always existed with the Father.
He was with the Father spiritually before the world came into being; begotten of the Father before the beginning of anything in a way that is beyond our speech. And ‘through him all things were made’, all things visible and invisible. He was made man, and having conquered death was taken back into the heavens to the Father.
‘And he has bestowed on him all power above every name in heaven and on earth and under the earth, so that every tongue may confess that our Lord and God is Jesus Christ’. In him we believe, looking forward to his coming in the very near future when he will judge the living and the dead, and ‘will repay each according to his works’.
And ‘the Father has plentifully poured upon us the Holy Spirit’, the gift and pledge of immortality, who makes those who believe and listen into ‘sons of God’ the Father and ‘fellow heirs with Christ’.
This is whom we profess and worship, One God in Trinity of sacred name. Amen.
A sermon may here be preached
OFFERTORIUM All are seated.
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
As the celebrant washes his hands he says secretly:
Lord wash away mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sins.
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.
THE SECRET PRAYER
May this oblation of Thy servants be pleasing unto Thee, which we offer unto Thee in honour of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in commemoration of Thy blessed Apostles, and Thy Martyrs and Confessors, of whom we especially remember St Patrick, St Brigid, St Columba, St Columbanus, our Holy Father St Tugdual, St(s) …… and those whose feast is celebrated today, and for the souls of all our Bishops, and our Priests, and our Deacons, and our loved ones, our children, and our friends. May all of this be profitable unto salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ Who reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit throughout all ages of ages. R: Amen.
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.
THE STOWE PREFACE
C: Truly it is worthy, just, right and unto salvation for us now and here, always and everywhere to give thanks, through Jesus Christ our Lord, unto Thee, Holy Lord Almighty and Eternal God. Thou who with Thine only begotten Son and the Holy Spirit, O God, art One and Immortal God, Incorruptible and Immutable God, Unseen and Faithful God, Marvellous and Praise-worthy God, Honourable and Mighty God, the Highest and Magnificent God, Living and True God, Wise and Powerful God, Holy and Exemplary God, Great and Good God, Terrible and Peaceful God, Beautiful and Correct God, Pure and Benign God, Blessed and Just God, Pious and Holy, not in one singularity of person but in One Trinity of Substance. Thee we believe, Thee we bless; Thee we adore, and we praise Thy Name unto eternity and unto ages of ages: Thou through Whom is the Salvation of the world, through Whom is the Life of men, through Whom is the resurrection of the dead.
Through Whom, unto Thy Majesty, the Angels give praise, the Dominations Worship, the Powers of the Heavens tremble, and the heavenly Virtues and the Blessed Seraphim together with exaltation celebrate. With Whom, we beseech Thee bid our voices also be admitted, with suppliant confession saying:
(Or a Proper Preface may be said)
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 Presiding Bishop, 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.
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: 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 the holy Lady Mary, (in our Holy Father St Tugdual) {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.
A: 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. ……….
POST COMMUNION PRAYERS
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.
THE BENEDICTION
The Lord be with you;
And with thy spirit.
C: The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make his face to shine upon Thee and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee and give thee peace. I bless thee, in the name of the ✠ Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, the One and the Three. Amen.
All stand.
Celebrant. In the name of the Father and of the ✠Son and of the Holy Ghost. R/. Amen.
ST PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE may be said or sung:
I bind unto myself today
the strong Name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One, and One in Three.
I bind this day to me for ever,
by power of faith, Christ's Incarnation;
his baptism in Jordan river;
his death on cross for my salvation;
his bursting from the spicèd tomb;
his riding up the heavenly way;
his coming at the day of doom:
I bind unto myself today.
I bind unto myself today
the power of God to hold and lead,
his eye to watch, his might to stay,
his ear to hearken, to my need;
the wisdom of my God to teach,
his hand to guide, his shield to ward;
the word of God to give me speech,
his heavenly host to be my guard.
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto myself today
the strong Name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One, and One in Three.
Of whom all nature hath creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
praise to the Lord of my salvation,
salvation is of Christ the Lord.
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.
Holy Sprinking - the congregation may be asperged
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.
The GLORIA IN EXCELSIS may be said:
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: (The Gorsedd Prayer)
A: Grant, O God, Thy protection;
And in protection, strength;
And in strength, understanding;
And in understanding, knowledge;
And in knowledge, the knowledge of justice;
And in the knowledge of justice, the love of it;
And in that love, the love of all existences;
And in the love of all existences, the love of God. God and all goodness. Amen.
The Collect of the Day shall here be said by the celebrant. …..
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. 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 CONFESSION OF FAITH OF ST PATRICK
There is not, nor ever was, any other God – there was none before him and there shall not be any after him – besides him who is God the Father unbegotten: without a source, from him everything else takes its beginning. He is, as we say, the one who keeps hold of all things. And his Son, Jesus Christ, whom we declare to have always existed with the Father.
He was with the Father spiritually before the world came into being; begotten of the Father before the beginning of anything in a way that is beyond our speech. And ‘through him all things were made’, all things visible and invisible. He was made man, and having conquered death was taken back into the heavens to the Father.
‘And he has bestowed on him all power above every name in heaven and on earth and under the earth, so that every tongue may confess that our Lord and God is Jesus Christ’. In him we believe, looking forward to his coming in the very near future when he will judge the living and the dead, and ‘will repay each according to his works’.
And ‘the Father has plentifully poured upon us the Holy Spirit’, the gift and pledge of immortality, who makes those who believe and listen into ‘sons of God’ the Father and ‘fellow heirs with Christ’.
This is whom we profess and worship, One God in Trinity of sacred name. Amen.
A sermon may here be preached
OFFERTORIUM All are seated.
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
As the celebrant washes his hands he says secretly:
Lord wash away mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sins.
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.
THE SECRET PRAYER
May this oblation of Thy servants be pleasing unto Thee, which we offer unto Thee in honour of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in commemoration of Thy blessed Apostles, and Thy Martyrs and Confessors, of whom we especially remember St Patrick, St Brigid, St Columba, St Columbanus, our Holy Father St Tugdual, St(s) …… and those whose feast is celebrated today, and for the souls of all our Bishops, and our Priests, and our Deacons, and our loved ones, our children, and our friends. May all of this be profitable unto salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ Who reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit throughout all ages of ages. R: Amen.
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.
THE STOWE PREFACE
C: Truly it is worthy, just, right and unto salvation for us now and here, always and everywhere to give thanks, through Jesus Christ our Lord, unto Thee, Holy Lord Almighty and Eternal God. Thou who with Thine only begotten Son and the Holy Spirit, O God, art One and Immortal God, Incorruptible and Immutable God, Unseen and Faithful God, Marvellous and Praise-worthy God, Honourable and Mighty God, the Highest and Magnificent God, Living and True God, Wise and Powerful God, Holy and Exemplary God, Great and Good God, Terrible and Peaceful God, Beautiful and Correct God, Pure and Benign God, Blessed and Just God, Pious and Holy, not in one singularity of person but in One Trinity of Substance. Thee we believe, Thee we bless; Thee we adore, and we praise Thy Name unto eternity and unto ages of ages: Thou through Whom is the Salvation of the world, through Whom is the Life of men, through Whom is the resurrection of the dead.
Through Whom, unto Thy Majesty, the Angels give praise, the Dominations Worship, the Powers of the Heavens tremble, and the heavenly Virtues and the Blessed Seraphim together with exaltation celebrate. With Whom, we beseech Thee bid our voices also be admitted, with suppliant confession saying:
(Or a Proper Preface may be said)
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 Presiding Bishop, 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.
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: 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 the holy Lady Mary, (in our Holy Father St Tugdual) {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.
A: 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. ……….
POST COMMUNION PRAYERS
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.
THE BENEDICTION
The Lord be with you;
And with thy spirit.
C: The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make his face to shine upon Thee and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee and give thee peace. I bless thee, in the name of the ✠ Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, the One and the Three. Amen.
Our Lady of Dublin
ANCIENT IRISH LITANY OF OUR LADY
Great Mary,
Greatest of Marys,
Greatest of Women,
Mother of Eternal Glory,
Mother of the Golden Light,
Honour of the Sky,
Temple of the Divinity,
Fountain of the Gardens,
Serene as the Moon,
Bright as the Sun,
Garden enclosed,
Temple of the Living God,
Light of Nazareth,
Beauty of the World
Queen of Life,
Ladder of Heaven,
Mother of God.
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Authorised for the use of the Holy Celtic Church International, Feast of St Tugdual 2015
Great Mary,
Greatest of Marys,
Greatest of Women,
Mother of Eternal Glory,
Mother of the Golden Light,
Honour of the Sky,
Temple of the Divinity,
Fountain of the Gardens,
Serene as the Moon,
Bright as the Sun,
Garden enclosed,
Temple of the Living God,
Light of Nazareth,
Beauty of the World
Queen of Life,
Ladder of Heaven,
Mother of God.
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Authorised for the use of the Holy Celtic Church International, Feast of St Tugdual 2015
