The people remain standing. People And also with you. or B - When In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands, and once more giving you thanks, he said the blessing and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying: TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT: FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT, WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS. Hosanna in the highest. Amen.). Lord our God. the Lord. (Through Christ our Lord. The Church continues to … Eucharistic We lift them to the Lord. May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, we pray, O Lord, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Therefore, O Lord, we celebrate the memorial of the saving Passion of your Son, his wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, and as we look forward to his second coming, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. Be pleased to look upon these offerings with a serene and kindly countenance, and to accept them, as you were pleased to accept the gifts of your servant Abel the just, the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith, and the offering of your high priest Melchizedek, a holy sacrifice, a spotless victim. The people remain standing. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. This prayer is based on an ecumenical prayer with its source in the liturgy of St. Amen. The fourth eucharistic prayer of the Roman Rite prepares for the story of the Last Supper with an eloquent, yet succinct survey of salvation history. [may be sung more than once]. 5 0 obj Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Made incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, Additional Eucharistic Prayers. can be selected, as appropriate for the liturgical season or the feast being celebrated. are indicated in bold type. You are worthy of our thanks and praise Lord God of truth, for by the breath of your mouth you have spoken your Word, and all things have come into being. For them, we offer you this sacrifice of praise or they offer it for themselves and all who are dear to them, for the redemption of their souls, in hope of health and well-being, and paying their homage to you, the eternal God, living and true. Look, O Lord, upon the Sacrifice which you yourself have provided for your Church, and grant in your loving kindness to all who partake of this one Bread and one Chalice that, gathered into one body by the Holy Spirit, they may truly become a living sacrifice in Christ to the praise of your glory. Celebrant Lift up your hearts. The Celebrant, whether bishop or priest, faces them and sings or says : The Lord be with you. Remember also, Lord, your servants N. and N., who have gone before us with the sign of faith and rest in the sleep of peace. Therefore, O Lord, as we now celebrate the memorial of our redemption, we remember Christ’s death and his descent to the realm of the dead; we proclaim his Resurrection and his Ascension to your right hand; and as we await his coming in glory, we offer you his Body and Blood, the sacrifice acceptable to you which brings salvation to the whole world. or C - Save us, Savior of the world, for by Prayer Two. Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church, and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself, grant that we, who are nourished by the Body and Blood of your Son and filled with his Holy Spirit, may become one body, one spirit in Christ. and while they were at supper, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying. People:  Priest:  (*Note: In Eucharistic Prayer I, special forms of the paragraph "In communion with..." (Communicantes) are provided for certain feasts: Christmas and during the Octave, Epiphany, from the Easter Vigil to the 2nd Sunday of Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost. People: We lift them to the Lord. Remember also those who have died in the peace of your Christ and all the dead, whose faith you alone have known. Texts and responses sung or spoken by all the people Institution Narrative (recalling the words and actions of Jesus at the Last Supper; see Mark 14:22-24; Matt 26:26-28; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Cor 11:23-25): On the day before he was to suffer he took bread in his holy and venerable hands, and with eyes raised to heaven to you, O God, his almighty Father, giving you thanks he said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying: TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT: FOR THIS IS MY BODY WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU. DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME. The Eucharistic Prayer or Canon of the Mass is the central prayer of the entire celebration. printed in dark red. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the blessed Passion, the Resurrection from the dead, and the glorious Ascension into heaven of Christ, your Son, our Lord, we, your servants and your holy people, offer to your glorious majesty, from the gifts that you have given us, this pure victim, this holy victim, this spotless victim, the holy Bread of eternal life and the Chalice of everlasting salvation.