Order of Mass for Trinity VIII

THE MARDYKE TEAM OF CHURCHES

LITURGY OF THE MASS

 

THE GATHERING

In the name of the Father,

and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All       Amen.

The Lord be with you.

All       And also with you.

Prayer of Confession

My friends, let us acknowledge our sins,

and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

All    Almighty God,

our heavenly Father,

we have sinned against you,

through our own fault,

in thought, and word, and deed,

and in what we have left undone.

We are heartily sorry,

and repent of all our sins.

For your Son

our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,

forgive us all that is past;

and grant that we may serve you

in newness of life

to the glory of your name. Amen.

 

Almighty God,

who forgives all who truly repent

have mercy upon you,

pardon and deliver you from all your sins,

confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,

and keep you in life eternal;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All       Amen.

 

The Collect

Let is pray.

 

Almighty Lord and everlasting God,

we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts and bodies

in the ways of your laws

and the works of your commandments;

that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever,

we may be preserved in body and soul;

through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

All       Amen.

 

LITURGY OF THE WORD

 First reading

A reading from the Prophecy of Isaiah.

 

Ho, everyone who thirsts,
   come to the waters;
and you that have no money,
   come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
   without money and without price.
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
   and your labour for that which does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,
   and delight yourselves in rich food.
Incline your ear, and come to me;
   listen, so that you may live.
I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
   my steadfast, sure love for David.
See, I made him a witness to the peoples,
   a leader and commander for the peoples.
See, you shall call nations that you do not know,
   and nations that do not know you shall run to you,
because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel,
   for he has glorified you. 

This is the word of the Lord.

[Isaiah 55.1-5]

All        Thanks be to God.

 

The Gospel

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ

according to St Matthew.

All        Glory to you, O Lord.

 

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.’ Jesus said to them, ‘They need not go away; you give them something to eat.’ They replied, ‘We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.’ And he said, ‘Bring them here to me.’ Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

[Matthew 14.13-21]

 

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

All       Praise to you, O Christ.

 

Affirmation of Faith

Let us declare our faith

in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

All       Christ died for our sins

in accordance with the Scriptures;

he was buried;

he was raised to life on the third day

in accordance with the Scriptures;

afterwards he appeared

to his followers,

and to all the apostles:

this we have received,

and this we believe.

Amen.

 

Prayers of Intercession

This response is used

Lord, in your mercy

All        hear our prayer.

And at the end

Merciful Father,

All       accept these prayers

for the sake of your Son,

our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

The Peace 

God is love, and those who live in love

live in God and God lives in them.

 

The peace of the Lord be always with you

All        and also with you.

 

Prayer over the gifts

As the grain once scattered in the fields

and the grapes once dispersed on the hillside

are now reunited on this table in bread and wine,

so, Lord, may your whole Church soon be gathered together

from the corners of the earth

into your kingdom.

All        Amen.

 

The Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord be with you

All        and also with you.

 

Lift up your hearts.

All        We lift them to the Lord.

 

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All       It is right to give thanks and praise.

 

Father, you made the world and love your creation.
You gave your Son Jesus Christ to be our Saviour.
His dying and rising have set us free from sin and death.
By your Holy Spirit you make us your friends.
And so we gladly thank you,
with saints and angels praising you, and saying:

 

All       Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.

 

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

 

We praise and bless you, loving Father
through Jesus Christ, our Lord;
and as we obey his command,
send your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts
that broken bread and wine out-poured
may be for us the body and blood of your dear Son.

 

On the night before he died he had supper with his friends,
and taking bread, he praised you.
He broke the bread, shared it with them and said:
Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of me.

 

When supper was ended he took a cup of wine.
Again he gave you thanks, shared it and said:
Drink this, all of you;
this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it,
in remembrance of me.

 

So, Father, as we remember all that Jesus did,
we plead with confidence his sacrifice

made once for all upon the cross.
Bringing before you the bread of life and cup of salvation,
we proclaim his death and resurrection
until he comes in glory.

 

Great is the mystery of faith:

All       Christ has died:
Christ is risen:
Christ will come again.

 

Lord of all life,
help us to work together for that day
when your justice and mercy will be seen in all the earth,
and your kingdom comes.

Look with favour on your people,

gather us in your loving arms

and bring us with St Michael, St Nicholas, St Stephen

and all the saints to be with you for ever at your table in heaven.

 

Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory are yours, O loving Father,
for ever and ever. 

All       Amen.

 

The Lord’s Prayer

At the Saviour’s command

and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

 

All       Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come; thy will be done;

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those

who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory,

for ever and ever. Amen.

 

The Breaking of the bread

We break this bread

to share in the body of Christ

All       Though we are many,

we are one body,

because we all share in one bread.

 

 The Agnus Dei

All       Jesus, Lamb of God,

have mercy on us.

 

Jesus, bearer of our sins,

have mercy on us.

 

Jesus, redeemer of the world,

grant us peace.

 

Behold the Lamb of God, 

who takes away the sins of the world.

Blessed are those who are called to his supper.

All       Lord I am not worthy

that you should enter under my roof,

but only say the word,

and my soul shall be healed.

 

The President receives communion and says

The body of Christ, broken for you.

All       Amen.

 

The blood of Christ, shed for you.

All       Amen.

 

The people receive communion

Post Communion Prayer

Let us pray.

 

Strengthen for service, Lord,

the hands that have taken holy things;

may the ears which have heard your word

be deaf to clamour and dispute;

may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit;

may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love

shine with the light of hope;

and may the bodies which have been fed with your body

be refreshed with the fullness of your life;

glory to you for ever.

All       Amen.

 

All        Almighty God,

we thank you for feeding us

with the body and blood

of your Son Jesus Christ.

Through him we

offer you our souls and bodies

to be a living sacrifice. 

Send us out in the

power of your Spirit 

to live and work to

your praise and glory. Amen.

Notices, Banns etc.

THE DISMISSAL

The blessing

The Lord be with you.

All       And also with you.

 

The peace of God, which passes all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds 
in the knowledge and love of God,
and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord;

and the blessing of God almighty,

the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

be among you and remain with you always.

All       Amen.

 

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

All       In the name of Christ. Amen.