THE  COMMUNION  RITE
To prepare for the paschal meal, to welcome the Lord, we share the communion prayers and exchange a sign of peace. Before eating Christ's body and drinking his blood, we must be one with him and with all our brothers and sisters in the Church.

LORD'S  PRAYER

At the Saviour's command
and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say:

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.

Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and for ever.

SIGN  OF  PEACE
The Church is a community of Christians joined by the Spirit in love. It needs to express, deepen, and restore its peaceful unity before eating the one Body of the Lord and drinking from the one cup of salvation. We do this by a sign of peace.

The priest first says the prayer for peace.

Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.

Amen.

The peace of the Lord be with you always.

And with your spirit.

Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The people exchange a sign of peace and love, according to local custom.

BREAKING  OF  THE  BREAD
Christians are gathered for the 'breaking of the bread.' In communion, though many, we are made one body in the one bread, which is Christ.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.

COMMUNION
We pray in silence and then voice words of humility and hope as our final preparation before meeting Christ in the Eucharist.

Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

COMMUNION  CHANT  from the Mass of the day

The Body of Christ.

Amen.

The Blood of Christ.

Amen.

After Communion there may be a period of silence, or a song of praise.

PRAYER  AFTER  COMMUNION
The priest prays in our name that we may live the life of faith since we have been strengthened by Christ himself. Our Amen makes his prayer our own.

At the end the people acclaim:

Amen.

THE  CONCLUDING  RITES

We have heard God's Word and eaten the body of Christ. Now it is time for us to leave, to do good works, to praise and bless the Lord in our daily lives.

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

DISMISSAL

Go forth, the Mass is ended.

Thanks be to God.

Or

Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Or

Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by tour life.

Thanks be to God.

Or

Go in Peace.

Thanks be to God.


SELECTED  SOLEMN  BLESSINGS

ORDINARY  TIME  I

May the Lord bless you and keep you.

Amen.

May he let his face shine upon you and show you his mercy.

Amen.

May he turn his countenance towards you and give you his peace.

Amen.

And may the blessing of of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.

Amen.

ORDINARY  TIME  II

May the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds
in the knowledge and love of God,
and of his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen. 

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.

Amen.

ORDINARY  TIME  III

May almighty God bless you in his kindness
and pour out saving wisdom upon you.

Amen.

May he nourish you always with the teachings of the faith
and make you persevere in holy deeds.

Amen.

May he turn your steps towards himself
and show you the path of charity and peace.

Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.

Amen.

ORDINARY  TIME  IV

May the God of all consolation order your days in his peace
and grant you the gifts of his blessing.

Amen. 

May he free you always from every distress
and confirm your hearts in his love.

Amen.

So that on this life's journey
you may be effective in good works,
rich in the gifts of hope, faith and charity,
and may come happily to eternal life.

Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.

Amen.

ORDINARY  TIME  V

May almighty God always keep every adversity far from you
and in his kindness pour out upon the gifts of his blessing.

Amen.

May God keep your hearts attentive to his words,
that they may be filled with everlasting gladness.
And so, may you always understand what is good and right,
and be found ever hastening along in the path of God's commands,
made coheirs with the citizens of heaven.

Amen.

ORDINARY  TIME  VI

May God bless you with every heavenly blessing,
make you always holy and pure in his sight,
pour out in abundance upon you the riches of his glory,
and teach you with the words of truth;
may he instruct you in the Gospel of salvation,
and ever endow you with fraternal charity.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.

Amen.


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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -