Music for the Eucharistic Prayers

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Contents

370 Introduction

372 Eucharistic Prayers for Use in Order One Prayer A 372 Prayer B 376 Prayer C 380 Prayer E 383

385 Short Prefaces Festivals 385 The Faithful Departed 395 Common of the Saints 396 Special Occasions 404

407 Extended Prefaces Festivals 407 The Faithful Departed 432 Common of the Saints 434 Special Occasions 449

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¶ Introduction

Singing the opening dialogue, preface, Sanctus and conclusion of the Eucharistic Prayer has been part of the received tradition of the Church since the earliest times. The President’s Edition of Common Worship accordingly contains a music supplement with settings of Eucharistic Prayers A, B, C and E to chants derived from the traditional melodies of the Church of England, based principally on Sarum tones. There are also three examples of new settings (of Prayers D, F and G) prepared especially for Common Worship. Settings of Eucharistic Prayers F and G to the traditional chant melodies may be found in the Common Worship area of the Church of England web site.

Contents of this Section

The present volume is intended to include everything needed by the president for a celebration of Holy Communion according to Order One (contemporary language) on Festivals, Lesser Festivals and Special Occasions. This music section completes that provision. For Prayers A, B, C and E (the prayers with which the Prefaces and Extended Prefaces contained in this volume may be used), there is provision for the singing of the dialogue, preface and doxology to the traditional chant melodies. This includes provision for Proper Prefaces. The settings are by Father Peter Allan CR.

In order to keep this section within manageable proportions, some material has not been included. For Prayer B, only the dialogue, preface, acclamations and doxology are set to music, and not the whole prayer as in the President’s edition. For each Festival and Special Occasion and for the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (the only Lesser Festival for which one of the Commons is not used), one Preface and one Extended Preface have been set, and for each Common no more than two.

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Singing the Chant

All the chants are presented at modal pitch, with C as the notional reciting note. However, the G clef (devised for the President’s edition of Common Worship) is a reminder that this pitch is relative rather than absolute. In most cases, the president will wish to sing these chants at a lower pitch, most likely beginning the dialogue on D, E flat, E or F (with a principal reciting note of G, A flat, A or B flat) according to the range of the voice.

The chant should be sung ﬂowingly at a steady speaking pace, bearing in mind the shape and stress of the text; hollow notes are provided where the reciting pitch is unchanged, and doubled black notes indicate suggested lengthening or weighted sound. Often this will be roughly equivalent to doubling the length of the note. At the end of a phrase such as ‘Lift up your hearts’, which has two notes set to ‘hearts’, both notes are slightly lengthened, with the second sung more gently than the ﬁrst.

For those Common Prefaces in which the saint’s name comes at the end of a line, alternative settings are provided for names of one, two, three or four syllables. In the case of three-syllable names there are two alternatives – one for those in which the ﬁrst syllable is stressed and one for use where the stress is on the second syllable.

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Eucharistic Prayers

Proper Prefaces are to be found on pages 385–459. Prayer A

If an Extended Preface (pages 407–459) is used, it replaces all words between the opening dialogue and the Sanctus.

g The Lord be with you R. and al so with you.

(or) g The Lord is here. R. His Spi rit is with us.

g Lift up your hearts. R. We lift them to the Lord.

g Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

g R. It is right to give thanks and praise.

g It is indeed right, it is our duty and our joy,

g at all times and in all places to give you thanks and praise,

g ho ly Father, heavenly King, almighty and e ter nal God,

g through Je sus Christ your Son our Lord.

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The following may be omitted if a Short Proper Preface is used

g For he is your liv ing Word; A

g through him you have created all things from the be gin ning,

g and formed us in your own i mage.

g To you be glo ry and praise for ev er.

g Through him you have freed us from the sla ve ry of sin,

g giv ing him to be born of a woman and to die up on the cross;

g you raised him from the dead

g and ex alt ed him to your right hand on high.

g To you be glo ry and praise for ev er.

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g Through him you have sent upon us

g your holy and life giv ing Spi rit,

g and made us a peo ple for your own pos ses sion.

g To you be glo ry and praise for ev er.

Short Proper Preface, when appropriate

g There fore with angels and arch an gels,

g and with all the company of hea ven,

g we proclaim your great and glo ri ous name,

g for ever prais ing you and say ing:

The Sanctus follows and the president continues with the Eucharistic Prayer (page 237).

For the acclamations, see page 378.

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The Prayer continues (page 239) and leads into the doxology

g Through him, and with him, and in him,

g in the unity of the Ho ly Spi rit,

g with all who stand before you in earth and hea ven,

g we worship you, Father al migh ty,

g in songs of ev er last ing praise:

g Bless ing and hon our and glo ry and power

g be yours for ev er and ev er. A men.

The service continues with the Lord’s Prayer on page 230.

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Prayer B

If an Extended Preface (pages 407–459) is used, it replaces all words between the opening dialogue and the Sanctus.

g The Lord be with you R. and al so with you.

(or) g The Lord is here. R. His Spi rit is with us.

g Lift up your hearts. R. We lift them to the Lord.

g Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

g R. It is right to give thanks and praise.

g Fa ther, we give you thanks and praise

g through your be lov ed Son Je sus Christ,

g your living Word, through whom you have crea ted all things;

g who was sent by you in your great good ness to be our Sa viour.

g By the power of the Holy Spirit he took flesh;

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B g as your Son, born of the bless ed Vir gin,

g he lived on earth and went a bout a mong us;

g he opened wide his arms for us on the cross;

g he put an end to death by dying for us;

g and revealed the resurrection by rising to new life;

g so he fulfilled your will and won for you a ho ly peo ple.

Short Proper Preface, when appropriate

g There fore with angels and arch an gels,

g and with all the company of hea ven,

g we proclaim your great and glo ri ous name,

g for ever prais ing you and say ing:

The Sanctus follows and the president continues with the Eucharistic Prayer (page 241).

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One of these four acclamations is used g Great is the mystery of faith: g Christ has died: Christ is ris en: Christ will come a gain. (or) g Praise to you, Lord Je sus: g Dy ing you des troyed our death, ris ing you re stored our life: g Lord Je sus, come in glo ry. (or) g Christ is the bread of life: g When we eat this bread and drink this cup, g we pro claim your death, Lord Je sus, un til you come in glo ry. (or) g Je sus Christ is Lord: g Lord, by your cross and re sur rec tion you have set us free. g You are the Sa viour of the world.

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The Prayer continues (page 242) and leads into the doxology

g by whom, and with whom, and in whom,

g in the unity of the Ho ly Spi rit,

g all honour and glory be yours, al migh ty Fa ther,

g for ev er and ev er. A men.

The service continues with the Lord’s Prayer on page 230.

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Prayer C

g The Lord be with you R. and al so with you.

(or) g The Lord is here. R. His Spi rit is with us.

g Lift up your hearts. R. We lift them to the Lord.

g Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

g R. It is right to give thanks and praise.

g It is indeed right, it is our duty and our joy,

g at all times and in all places to give you thanks and praise,

g ho ly Father, hea ven ly King,

g almighty and eternal God, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

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C Short Proper Preface, when appropriate

[or, when there is no Proper Preface

g For he is our great high priest, who has loosed us from our sins

g and has made us to be a royal priest hood to you,

g our God and Fa ther.]

g There fore with angels and arch an gels,

g and with all the company of hea ven,

g we proclaim your great and glo ri ous name,

g for ever prais ing you and say ing:

The Sanctus follows and the president continues with the Eucharistic Prayer (page 244).

For the acclamations, see page 378.

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The Prayer continues (page 245) and leads into the doxology

g through Je sus Christ our Lord,

g by whom, and with whom, and in whom,

g in the unity of the Ho ly Spi rit,

g all honour and glory be yours, al migh ty Fa ther,

g for ev er and ev er. A men.

The service continues with the Lord’s Prayer on page 230.

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Prayer E

g The Lord be with you R. and al so with you.

(or) g The Lord is here. R. His Spi rit is with us.

g Lift up your hearts. R. We lift them to the Lord.

g Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

g R. It is right to give thanks and praise.

Here follows an Extended Preface (pages 407–459) or the following

g Fa ther, you made the world and love your cre a tion.

g You gave your Son Jesus Christ to be our Sa viour.

g His dying and rising have set us free from sin and death.

g And so we glad ly thank you,

g with saints and angels prais ing you, and say ing: The Sanctus follows and the president continues with the Eucharistic Prayer (page 248). For the acclamations, see page 378.

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The Prayer continues (page 249) and leads into the doxology

g Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ,

g in the unity of the Ho ly Spi rit,

g all honour and glory are yours, O lov ing Fa ther,

g for ev er and ev er. A men.

The service continues with the Lord’s Prayer on page 230.

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Short Prefaces

¶ Festivals

The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus

g And now we give you thanks

g be cause you have highly ex alt ed him,

g and given him the name which is above all oth er names,

g that at the name of Je sus ev ery knee shall bow.

The Conversion of Paul

g And now we give you thanks

g be cause your Son Jesus Christ can call to his ser vice

g eveven those who per se cute your Church,

g and send them forth to the nations to preach the gos pel,

g teach ing them the way of truth.

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Joseph of Nazareth

g And now we give you thanks

g be cause in his earth ly child hood

g you entrusted him to the care of a hu man fa mi ly.

g In Mary and Joseph you give us an example

g of love and de vo tion to him

g and al so a pat tern of fa mi ly life.

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h The Annunciation of Our Lord to the BlessedVirgin Mary g And now we give you thanks

g be cause, by the power of the Ho ly Spi rit,

g he took our nat ure up on him

g and was born of the Vir gin Ma ry his mo ther,

g that being himself with out sin,

g he might make us clean from all sin.

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Day of Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion (Corpus Christi) g And now we give you thanks

g because, having loved his own who were in the world,

g he loved them to the end;

g and on the night before he suf fered,

g sit ting at table with his dis ci ples,

g he in sti tut ed these ho ly mys ter ies,

g that we, redeemed by his death

g and restored to life by his re sur rec tion,

g might be par ta kers of his di vine na ture.

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n TheVisit of the BlessedVirgin Mary to Elizabeth ) Common of the BlessedVirgin Mary (page 396).

The Birth of John the Baptist

g And now we give you thanks

g be cause you prepared the way of your Son Je sus Christ

g by the preaching of your servant John the Bap tist,

g who proclaimed him as the Lamb of God, our Sa viour.

Peter and Paul, Apostles

Common of Apostles and Evangelists (page 397).

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Mary Magdalene

g And now we give you thanks that Mary Magdalene,

g who followed Christ in love,

g was ﬁrst to announce to his apostles

g thathe had risen from the dead.

The Transﬁguration of Our Lord

g And now we give you thanks

g be cause the divine glory of the in car nate Word

g shone forth upon the holy mountain

g before the chosen witnesses of his ma jes ty;

g and your own voice from heaven pro claimed your be lov ed Son.

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e Holy Cross Day

g And now we give you thanks

g be cause for our sins he was lifted high up on the cross,

g that he might draw the whole world to him self;

g and, by his suffering and death, d g became the source of eternal sal va tion

g for all who put their trust in him.

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Michael and All Angels

g Through him the archangels sing your praise,

g the angels fulfil your com mands,

g the cherubim and seraphim continually proclaim your ho li ness;

g the whole company of heaven glorifies your name

g and re joi ces to do your will.

g There fore we pray that our voices may be heard with theirs,

g for ever prais ing you and sing ing:

Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr

g And now we give you thanks

g for the example of your chosen ser vant Ste phen;

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g as a deacon he preached the good news of your king dom;

g he saw your glory, and as the ﬁrst mar tyr

g he committed his spi rit to the Sa viour.

John, Apostle and Evangelist

g And now we give you thanks

g for the grace and truth shown forth

g in John, your evangelist and a pos tle;

g r by the light of Christ’s appearing

g we behold your glo ry

g and are born a gain to life e ter nal.

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The Holy Innocents

g And now we give you thanks

g for the witness of the infants who died cruelly,

g not knowing the new-born Christ

g that your grace might be made perfect in hu man weak ness,

g and the way of sal va tion pre pared in our sin ful world.

Dedication Festival

g And now we give you thanks

g for your blessing on this house of prayer,

g where through your grace we of fer you the sac ri fice of praise

g and are built by your Spirit into a temple made with out hands,

g even the bo dy of your Son Je sus Christ.

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¶ The Faithful Departed s

g And now we give you thanks through Jesus Christ our Lord.

g In him who rose from the dead our hope of re sur rec tion dawned.

g The sting of death has been re moved

g by the glorious pro mise of his ri sen life.

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¶ Common of the Saints

The BlessedVirgin Mary

g And now we give you thanks

g be cause in choosing the blessed Virgin Mary

g to be the mother of your Son

g you have ex alt ed the hum ble and meek.

g with all generations we call her bless ed

g and with her we rejoice and mag ni fy your ho ly name.

The Preface for The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary (page 387) may also be used.

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Apostles and Evangelists y g And now we give you thanks

g be cause your Son Jesus Christ after his re sur rec tion

g sent forth his apostles and e van gel ists

g to preach the gospel to all na tions

g and to teach us the way of truth.

(or)

g And now we give you thanks

g be cause you formed your Church on the apostles

g to stand ﬁrm for ev er,

g as a sign on earth of your in ﬁ nite ho li ness

g and the liv ing gos pel for all to hear.

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Martyrs

g And now we give you thanks

g that in the witness of your martyr N,

g who followed Christ ev en to death,

g you reveal your power made per fect in our hu man weak ness.

Teachers of the Faith

g And now we give you thanks

g that N became a teacher in your Church

g through the gifts of the Ho ly Spi rit of Christ.

g His/her learning shines as a burn ing light,

g a guide for all who fol low the way to e ter nal life.

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s Bishops and other Pastors

g And now we give you thanks (1 syllable) g for the work of your grace in the life of Saint N. (2 syllables) g for the work of your grace in the life of Saint N N. (3 syllables) g or for the work of your grace in the life of Saint N N N. Saint N NN. (4 syllables) g for the work of your grace in the life of Saint N NNN. h g As a shepherd of your flock he imitated your Son,

g inspired us by his life

g and taught us by his preach ing.

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Members of Religious Communities (1 syllable) g And now we give you thanks for N (2 syllables) g And now we give you thanks for N N (3 syllables) g or And now we give you thanks for N N N for N N N (4 syllables) g And now we give you thanks for N N N N

g and all who have consecrated their lives to Christ

g for the sake of the king dom;

g for in them you show us your sav ing love

g and call us back to ho li ness.

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s Missionaries (1 syllable) g And now we give you thanks that your ser vant N (2 syllables) g And now we give you thanks that your ser vant N N (3 syllables) g or And now we give you thanks that your ser vant N N N vant N N N (4 syllables) g And now we give you thanks that your servant N N N N

g was called by your Spirit

g to preach the gospel to the na tions

g and to bring to your peo ple the glo rious light of your truth.

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Any Saint; Holy Men and Women

g And now we give you thanks

g [ ] that your glory is re vealed in [N and] all the saints.

g In their lives you have given us

g an example of faith ful ness to Christ.

g In their holiness we ﬁnd en cour age ment and hope.

g In our communion with them we share the u ni ty of your king dom.

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n (or)

g And now we give you thanks

g for the work of your grace in the life of Saint N

g for the work of your grace in the life of Saint N N

g or for the work of your grace in the life of Saint N N N Saint N N N

g for the work of your grace in the life of Saint N N N N

g and that by the same grace you lead us in the way of ho li ness, om.

g setting before us the vi sion of your glo ry.

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¶ Special Occasions

The Guidance of the Holy Spirit

g And now we give you thanks

g be cause by the Holy Spirit you lead us in to all truth,

g and give us power to proclaim your gospel to the na tions,

g and to serve you as a roy al priest hood.

Rogation Days

g And now we give you thanks

g for your ancient promise that while the earth en dures,

g seed time and harvest, cold and heat,

g sum mer and winter, day and night, will ne ver cease.

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The Unity of the Church t g And now we give you thanks

g be cause of the unity that you have given us in your Son

g and that you are the God and Father of us all,

g a bove all and through all and in all.

s The Peace of the World

g And now we give you thanks

g be cause you have anointed your Son as the Messiah,

g the light of the na tions,

g And revealed him as the hope

g of all who thirst for right eous ness and peace.

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Ministry (including Ember Days)

g And now we give you thanks

g because within the roy al priest hood of your Church

g you ordain ministers to proclaim the word of God,

g to care for your peo ple

g and to celebrate the sac ra ments of the new cov en ant.

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Extended Prefaces ) ¶ Festivals ¶ Festivals The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus

g All glory and honour be yours always and ev ery where,

g mighty creator, ever-living God, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g We praise you that on the eighth day

g he was circumcised in obedience to the law of Mo ses,

g that he might fulﬁl the law and re veal to us your grace and truth.

g For here is foreshadowed

g his perfect self-offering up on the cross,

g the shedding of his blood to set us free from sin and death.

g In baptism we die with him and are raised in him,

g that we might walk in new ness of life,

g and proclaim the won ders of his sav ing name.

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g There fore with all the angels of hea ven

g we lift our voices to proclaim the glory of your name

g and sing our joy ful hymn of praise:

The Conversion of Paul

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our joy,

g at all times and in all places to give you thanks and praise,

g holy Father, almighty and eternal God,

g through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g For on this day he called to his ser vice

g the blasphemer and per se cu tor of your Church.

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g Saul, who had re sis ted your grace,

g became Paul, the a pos tle to the Gen tiles.

g Be cause he was faithful and true in his ministry,

g l you made him an example of pa tient ser vice,

g to instruct in the way of e ter nal life

g all those who heard his preach ing and be lieved your word.

g Now, therefore, he who became your chosen instrument

g for the salvation of the na tions

g has made us also eager to proclaim your mer cy,

g and sing in union

g with all the powers of hea ven the joy ful hymn of your praise:

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Joseph of Nazareth

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g always and everywhere

g to give you thanks, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g Today we hon our Jo seph,

g the just man whom you gave as husband

g to the Virgin Mother of your Son,

g the wise and faithful servant

g whom you placed o ver your house hold.

g With a father’s love he cared for Jesus, your on ly Son,

g conceived by the overshadowing of the Ho ly Spi rit.

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g Through Christ the choirs of angels and all the powers of hea ven

g worship in awe be fore your pre sence.

g May our voices blend with theirs,

g as they sing with joy the hymn of your glo ry:

The Annunciation of Our Lord to the BlessedVirgin Mary

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g ho ly Father, almighty and e ter nal God,

g through Je sus Christ your Son our Lord.

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g We give you thanks and praise

g that the Virgin Mary heard with faith the message of the an gel,

g and by the power of your Ho ly Spi rit

g con ceived and bore the Word made flesh.

g From the warmth of her womb to the stillness of the grave

g he shared our life in hu man form.

g In him new light has dawned up on the world

g and you have become one with us

g that we might become one with you in your glo rious king dom.

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g There fore earth unites with heaven to sing a new song of praise;

g we too join with angels and arch an gels

g as they pro claim your glo ry with out end:

Day of Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion (Corpus Christi)

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks and praise

g ho ly Father, almighty and e ter nal God,

g through Je sus Christ our great high priest.

g He offered himself to you as the Lamb with out ble mish,

g the acceptable gift that gives you per fect praise.

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g At the Last Supper, seated with his a pos tles,

g he left this memorial of his pas sion

g to bring us its saving power un til the end of time.

g In this great sacrament you feed your people

g and strengthen them in ho li ness,

g so that throughout the world the human family

g may be enlightened by one faith

g and drawn to geth er inone com mu nion of love.

g We come to this foretaste of your heavenly banquet

g to be transformed by your grace

g and restored in the image and like ness of the ri sen Christ.

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g Therefore earth unites with heaven to sing a new song of praise;

g we too join with angels and arch an gels

g as they pro claim your glo ry with out end:

TheVisit of the BlessedVirgin Mary to Elizabeth

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g almighty Fa ther, ev erliv ing God,

g to proclaim the wonders you have worked in all your saints,

g and on this feast of Mary, ev er bless ed,

g to echo her praise of your lov ing kind ness.

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g For you have truly done great things and holy is your name,

g and your mercy is on those who fear you

g in ev ery ge ne ra tion.

g When you looked with favour on your low ly ser vant

g you remembered your promise of mer cy

g and gave the world through her

g your Son, our Sa viour, Je sus Christ.

g Through him the hosts of heaven a dore you

g and re joice in your pre sence for ev er.

g May our voices join with theirs

g in the tri um phant hymn of praise:

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The Birth of John the Baptist

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g ho ly Father, almighty and e ter nal God,

g through Je sus Christ your Son our Lord.

g A mong those born of wo men

g you marked out John the Baptist with your spe cial fa vour

g as the one who pre pared the way be fore your Son.

g His birth brought great re joic ing;

g e ven in the womb he leapt for joy, so near was our sal va tion.

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g A lone of all the pro phets,

g John hailed the Lamb who takes a way the sin of the world.

g He baptized Jesus, the author of bap tism,

g in waters made ho ly by the one bap tized.

g By shed ding his blood

g he gave his last and great est wit ness to your Son.

g And so with angels and arch an gels

g and all the heavenly host we proclaim your glo ry

g and join in their un end ing hymn of praise:

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Peter and Paul, Apostles

Common of Apostles and Evangelists (pages 435–436).

Mary Magdalene

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g to praise you, the all-powerful Father, in ev ery sea son,

g and on this holy day to ce le brate the glo ry of your saints.

g In Mary Magdalene you kindled a ﬁre of love

g for Christ, whose word had set her free.

g You gave her the cou rage of love

g to fol low him e ven to the cross.

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g Seek ing her teacher after his death,

g so great was her long ing

g that you made her the ﬁrst to behold him risen from the dead,

g and the ﬁrst to announce to the a pos tles

g his new and glo rious ri sen life.

g Her words still ring through out your Church,

g to strengthen faith and en cou rage hope

g in those who ga ther faith ful ly for prayer.

g And so with her, and all the citizens of hea ven,

g we join our voices to acclaim your glo ry

g in this their joy ful hymn of praise:

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TheTransﬁguration of Our Lord

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our joy,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g holy Father, almighty and eternal God,

g through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g For on this day he revealed his glory

g before his cho sen wit nes ses

g and ﬁlled with divine splendour

g the human ﬂesh in which he is one with us.

g So he prepared his disciples to bear the scandal of the cross

g and showed that in the Church, his bo dy,

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g the same glory would be ful ﬁlled

g that shone forth from him, its head.

g And so with joyful hearts we e cho on earth

g the song of the angels in hea ven

g as they praise your glo ry with out end:

Holy Cross Day

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our joy,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g holy Father, almighty and eternal God,

g through Je sus Christ our Lord.

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g To day we celebrate with songs of praise

g the cross, the vic tory-sign of Christ.

g Once through the fruit of the forbidden tree we fell,

g now through this tree our Sa viour can cels all our sin.

g An instrument of shame ful death

g y has become for Christ a throne of glo ry.

g The power of the life-giv ing cross

g re veals the judgement that has come up on the world

g and the tri umph of Christ cru ci ﬁed.

g And so, with choirs of angels and with all the hea ven ly host,

g we proclaim your glory and join their un end ing hymn of praise:

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Michael and All Angels

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g Lord, holy Father, almighty and e ter nal God,

g through your Son, our Sa viour Je sus Christ.

g You reveal your wise purpose for the salvation of the hu man race

g by assigning to the angels and arch an gels

g the ministry of your stead fast love and pro tec tion.

g While they contemplate your glory,

g standing before you and sing ing your praise,

g they keep a faithful vigil for us,

g guarding us along the way that leads to life,

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g and guiding us to wards the king dom of your light.

g In joyful gladness we unite our voi ces with theirs

g and sing the age less hymn of your praise:

Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr

g All glory and honour be yours always and ev ery where,

g mighty creator, ever-living God, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g For love of us fallen sinners

g he most wonderfully and humbly chose to be made hu man,

g and to take our na ture u pon him,

g so that we might be born again by your Spi rit

g and re stored in your i mage.

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g The love that brought him down to earth

g lifted your martyr Ste phen from earth to hea ven.

g By that love he spoke your word with wisdom and the Spi rit;

g by that love he saw your glory and Je sus at your right hand;

g by that love he overcame the anger of his ac cu sers

g and for gave their cruel ty;

g by that love he committed his spirit in to your hands

g and won the crown of right eous ness.

g There fore with all the angels of hea ven

g we lift our voices to proclaim the glory of your name

g and sing our joy ful hymn of praise:

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John, Apostle and Evangelist

g All glory and honour be yours always and ev ery where,

g mighty creator, ever-living God, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g For he is the Word before all cre a tion,

g the Life made ma ni fest,

g the Light who shines in the dark ness.

g He is the living Bread who has come down from hea ven,

g the Good Shepherd, who lays down his life for the sheep,

g the Lamb of God who takes a way the sin of the world.

g He stands among us in his risen power,

g and shows us his hands and his side.

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g With joy we worship him as our Lord and our God.

g There fore with all the angels of hea ven

g we lift our voices to proclaim the glory of your name

g and sing our joy ful hymn of praise:

The Holy Innocents

g All glory and honour be yours always and ev ery where,

g mighty creator, ever-living God, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g In love for our fal len hu man race,

g you sent your Son into the world to ligh ten our dark ness.

g In his life,

g he rejoiced in the innocence and beauty of chil dren;

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g in his death,

g he carried in his body the violence and cruel ty of our world;

g in his resurrection

g he brought life and salvation to his peo ple s g and be gan the new cre a tion.

g As our ascended and merciful high priest,

g he hears our cries and knows our grief;

g and will come as universal Lord to whom all must give ac count.

g There fore with all the angels of hea ven

g we lift our voices to proclaim the glory of your name

g and sing our joy ful hymn of praise:

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Dedication Festival

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our joy,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g al mighty and eter nal Fa ther,

g enthroned upon the prais es of your peo ple.

g We thank you for this house of prayer,

g in which you bless your family as we come to you in pil grim age.

g Here you reveal your presence in sa cra men tal signs

g and make us one with you through the un seen bond of grace.

g Here you build your temple of liv ing stones,

g and bring the Church to its full stature

g as the body of Christ through out the world,

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g to reach its perfection at last in the heavenly city of Je ru sa lem

g which is the vi sion of your peace.

g There fore, in union with the heavenly Je ru sa lem,

g with angels in joyful assembly,

g with all whose names are written in hea ven,

g and with the spirits of the righteous made per fect,

g we lift up our voices to join in the tri um phal song of praise.

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¶ The Faithful Departed

g Bless ed are you, gracious God, creator of hea ven and earth,

g giver of life, and con quer or of death.

g By his death on the cross, your Son Je sus Christ

g of fered the one true sac ri ﬁce for sin,

g breaking the power of e vil and put ting death to ﬂight.

g Through his resurrection from the dead

g you have given us new birth into a liv ing hope,

g into an inheritance which is imperishable, un de ﬁled, and un fa ding.

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g The joy of resurrection ﬁlls the u ni verse,

g and so we join with angels and arch an gels,

g with all your faith ful peo ple,

g evermore prais ing you and sing ing:

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¶ Common of the Saints

The BlessedVirgin Mary

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al mighty Father, ever-living God, to give you thanks and praise

g for the work of your grace in the Bless ed Vir gin Ma ry.

g For by the overshadowing of your Ho ly Spi rit

g she con ceived and bore the Word made ﬂesh.

g At the cross she kept her vi gil,

g and saw the saving work of your Son brought to its per fec tion.

g She rejoiced in his re sur rec tion,

g and joining her prayers to those of the a pos tles,

g was ﬁlled with the gift of your pro mised Spi rit.

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y g In her you show us the greatness of your love,

g and the wonderful purpose you in tend for allyour chil dren.

g There fore we join our voice with hers,

g and all the company of hea ven,

g as they sing with joy the hymn of your glo ry:

The Extended Prefaces for The Visitation (page 415–416) and The Annunciation (pages 411–412), and the Extended Preface for Christmas (President’s Edition, pages 725–726) may also be used.

Apostles and Evangelists

g It is indeed right and good

g that we should give you thanks, praise and glo ry,

g al mighty and ev er last ing God,

g through Je sus Christ your Son our Lord.

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g For after his re sur rec tion

g he sent out his apostles and e van ge lists

g to preach the gospel to all nations

g and lead us in the way of truth.

g Him self the chief cornerstone,

g he founded his Church upon the a pos tles

g ﬁrm ly to stand for ever

g as a sign of your holiness up on earth

g and a living witness to all

g of the way that leads to hea ven.

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g And so with angels and arch an gels

g and with all the company of hea ven

g we lift our voices and join in their un end ing hymn of praise:

Martyrs

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g holy Father, al migh ty and e ter nal God.

g For following the example of your Son, our Saviour Je sus Christ,

g your holy martyr N shed his/her blood for the glory of your name.

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g His/her death reveals your power

g made per fect in our human frail ty.

g You choose the weak and make them strong

g in bearing witness to you through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g With joyful hearts we e cho on earth

g the song of the angels in hea ven

g as they praise your glo ry with out end:

(or)

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g holy Father, almigh ty and e ter nal God,

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g and to praise the wonder of your work

g revealed in the lives of N (N) and all your ho ly mar tyrs.

g Before the foundation of the u ni verse

g you chose them in Christ as your wit nes ses,

g to glori fy your name

g and reveal before the world the light of your truth.

g By the Holy Spirit you gave them great cou rage

g so that in the weakness of this mor tal bo dy

g they might conquer death and o ver come its power.

g And so we join with them and all the powers of hea ven

g to glorify your holy name in this their joy ful hymn of praise:

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Teachers of the Faith

g It is truly right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g Lord, holy Father,

g almighty and eternal God, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g For he has named his Church

g the salt of the earth and light of the world;

g a city set on a hill which can not be hid den.

g With in this faithful company

g your servant N became a learn ed teach er

g through the gifts of the Ho ly Spi rit of Christ,

g that all might welcome his/her teaching as your gift,

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g a beacon on the path of ho li ness that leads to e ter nal life.

g As now we celebrate his/her me mo ry

g we join with angels and archan gels

g and all who have served you on earth

g and worship you now in hea ven

g to raise our voices and proclaim your glo ry

g for ever prais ing you and sing ing:

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Bishops and other Pastors

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g holy Father,

g almighty and eternal God, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g To day we honour N, who in your lov ing pro vi dence

g enabled your Church to grow in spi rit as the bo dy of Christ.

g To your children

g he faithfully proclaimed the good news of sal va tion

g and nourished them by mi nis ter ing your sac ra ments.

g Through a pastor’s love he led your people to share your grace

g and witness to the world

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g in the communion of one true faith

g and in the work of self less cha ri ty.

g On this his feast, we join with him to praise you

g and in the company of angels and all the host of hea ven

g we sing for ev er of your glo ry:

Members of Religious Communities

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g holy Father,

g almighty and eternal God, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

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g This day we honour you in Saint N,

g who consecrated his/her life to Christ

g for the sake of the king dom of hea ven.

g In him/her you show us your saving love

g as you call the human race back to its ﬁrst ho li ness,

g and invite us to taste on earth the gifts of the world to come.

g In communion with angels and arch an gels,

g and all who served you on earth and worship you now in hea ven,

g we raise our voice to proclaim your glo ry

g for ever prais ing you and sing ing:

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Missionaries

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g Lord, holy Father,

g almighty and eternal God, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g Christ has never ceased to call dis ci ples;

g he sends them to bring salvation

g to the na tions by the light of the gos pel.

g For this work your servant N was set apart by the Spi rit;

g in faith and obedience he/she went to peo ples far a way.

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g You called him/her to be all things to everyone

g as a minister of your word,

g so that in your sight the na tions

g might become a holy sa cri ﬁce, ac cep ta ble to you.

g And so we join with all your saints to sing of your great glo ry

g in this their joy ful hymn of praise:

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Any Saint; Holy Men and Women

g It is indeed right, our duty and our joy,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g ho ly Father, almighty and e ter nal God,

g through Je sus Christ your Son our Lord.

g We rejoice in the glorious splendour of your ma jes ty

g [ ] for you have given us a share with N [or: with N ]

g in the in he ri tance of the saints in light.

g In the darkness of this pas sing age

g they proclaim the glo ry of your king dom.

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g Cho sen as lights in the world,

g they surround our steps as we jour ney on

g to wards the city of e ter nal light

g where they sing the ev er last ing song of tri umph.

g In communion with angels and archangels

g and all who have served you on earth

g and worship you now in hea ven,

g we raise our voices to proclaim your glo ry,

g for ever prais ing you and sing ing:

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¶ Special Occasions

The Guidance of the Holy Spirit

g It is indeed right, our duty and our joy,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks,

g holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g For he is our great high priest who has entered once for all

g in to the heav’n ly sanc tua ry,

g ev er more to pour up on your Church

g the grace and com fort of your Ho ly Spi rit.

g He is the one who has gone be fore us,

g who calls us to be u ni ted in prayer

g as were his disciples in the upper room

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g while they awaited his pro mised gift,

g the life giv ing Spi rit of Pen te cost.

g There fore all creation yearns with ea ger long ing

g as angels and arch an gels sing the end less hymn of praise:

Rogation Days

g It is indeed right and good to give you thanks and praise,

g almighty God and Fa ther, through Je sus Christ your Son.

g Through him you have created us in your own i mage,

g and made us stew ards of your good cre a tion.

g Through him you teach us to exult in the birds of the air,

g the lilies of the ﬁeld,

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g the precious and life-giv ing crops of the earth.

g Through him you free us from the sla ve ry of sin,

g giving him to die u pon the cross

g and to rise a gain for our sal va tion.

g s Through him, you begin your work of new cre a tion,

g as we look for a new heaven and a new earth

g in which your right eous ness dwells.

g There fore, we join with angels and arch an gels,

g and give voice to every creature un der hea ven,

g for ever prais ing you and sing ing:

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Mission and Evangelism

g Fa ther, we give you thanks and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord

g be cause you are God al migh ty,

g creator of the world and all that is in it.

g Through him you made the whole hu man race

g and in him you show us the my ste ry of your pur pose.

g In him you will bring all things together under him as head,

g all things in heaven, all things on earth.

g Through him we have heard the word of truth,

g the good news of sal va tion,

g and you have marked us with the seal of your pro mised Spi rit.

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g d We who were once far off

g have been brought near by the blood of Christ,

g for he is the peace be tween us

g and has broken down the bar rier of hos ti li ty.

g He has made of us one new hu ma ni ty

g and re con ciled us to you by the cross.

g Through him with angels and arch an gels

g and all the company of hea ven,

g we come before you, Father, by the Ho ly Spi rit,

g for ever prais ing you and sing ing:

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The Unity of the Church

g Father, all-powerful and ever-liv ing God,

g we do well always and ev ery where

g to give you thanks through Je sus Christ our Lord.

g By him, your only Son,

g who restored us to peace through the blood of his cross,

g you willed to re con cile all crea tures.

g In him you have led us to the knowledge of your truth,

g that bound together by one faith and one bap tism

g we might be come his bo dy.

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g Through him you have given your Holy Spirit to all peo ples

g to work marvels by in nu me ra ble gifts

g and an abundant va ri e ty of gra ces.

g Ga thering us together in u ni ty,

g your Spirit dwells in the hearts of all your chil dren,

g ﬁlling the whole Church with his presence

g and guid ing it with wis dom from a bove.

g And so, with steadfast love, we proclaim your glo ry

g and join with hosts of angels

g in their tri um phant hymn of praise:

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The Peace of the World

g Liv ing God, Father of light,

g hope of nations, friend of sin ners,

g buil der of the ci ty that is to come;

g your love is made visible in Je sus Christ,

g you bring home the lost, restore the sin ner

g and give dig ni ty to the des pised.

g In the face of Jesus Christ your light shines out,

g ﬂood ing lives with good ness and truth,

g gathering into one a di vid ed and bro ken hu ma ni ty.

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g With people from every race and na tion,

g with the Church of all the a ges,

g with apostles, evangelists and mar tyrs

g we join the angels of hea ven in their un end ing song:

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Ministry (including Ember Days)

g It is indeed right and good, our duty and our sal va tion,

g al ways and everywhere to give you thanks

g through your ser vant Je sus Christ our Lord.

g At his baptism he was revealed as your be lov ed Son

g and coming among us as one who serves,

g he taught that they are greatest in your king dom

g who make themselves least and the ser vants of all.

g Al though he was their teacher and their Lord,

g he washed the feet of his dis ci ples,

g and com man ded us to do the same.

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g Through your Holy Spirit you bestow upon your peo ple

g a rich di ver si ty of gifts and mi ni stries,

g and from this royal priesthood

g you raise up men and women to pro claim your word,

g to care for your peo ple

g and to be the ste wards of the my ste ries of Christ.

g You call them to serve the world your Son re deemed

g and build up his body, the Church,

g to the great er glo ry of your name.

g And so with angels and archangels and all the hea ven ly host,

g we proclaim your glory and join their un end ing hymn of praise:

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