After the Communion We Say the Anima Christi Together Soul Of
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After the communion we say the Anima Christi together In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Soul of Christ, sanctify me Amen. Body of Christ, save me. The Lord be with you Blood of Christ, inebriate me. and also with you. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Alleluia. Christ is risen. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. He is risen indeed. Alleluia! O good Jesu, hear me. Within Thy wounds, hide me. Collect for purity Suffer me not to be separated from Thee. Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, From the malicious enemy, defend me. and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of In the hour of my death, call me. our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may And bid me come to thee perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; That with thy saints I may praise Thee. through Christ our Lord. Amen. For ever and ever. Amen The Comfortable Words Hear the words of comfort our Saviour Christ says to all who truly Post Communion Prayer turn to him: All praise to you, our God and Father, for you have fed us with the “God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that bread of heaven and quenched our thirst from the true vine: hear whosoever believes in him should not perish” – John 3.16 our prayer that being grafted into Christ we may grow together in unity and feast with Him in His kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Confession Lord. Amen. What God has prepared for those who love him, he has revealed Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the body and to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything. blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our Therefore , let us in penitence open our hearts to the Lord who souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power has prepared good things for those who love him.. of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned against you Blessing and against our neighbour in thought and word and deed, The Spirit of truth lead you into all truth, give you grace to confess through negligence, through weakness, through our own that Jesus Christ is Lord and strengthen you to proclaim the word deliberate fault. We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins. For and the works of God; and the blessing of God almighty, the the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us, forgive us all Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain that is past and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to with you always. the glory of your name. Amen. Amen. Go in the peace of Christ. Alleluia, Alleluia. Absolution Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia. 8 1 Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy upon the company of all the saints, may praise and glorify you for ever, you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, and in strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in life eternal; whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be through Jesus Christ our Lord. yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever. Amen. Amen. Gloria in Excelsis As our Saviour taught us, so we pray: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. ever. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you Amen. alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the Every time we eat this bread and drink this cup, glory of God the Father. we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. Amen. Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. The Collect Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you that in this wonderful; sacrament Prayer of Humble Access you have given us the memorial of your passion: grant us so to We do not presume to come to this your table, merciful Lord, reverence the sacred mysteries of your body and blood that we trusting in our own righteousness, but in your manifold and great may know within ourselves and show forth in our lives the fruits of mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs your redemption; for you are alive and reign with the Father in the under your table. But you are the same Lord whose nature is unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to Amen eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ and to drink his blood, Old Testament Reading Genesis 14 18-20 that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body and our And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may was priest of God Most High. He blessed him and said, "Blessed be evermore dwell in him and he in us. Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth; and blessed Amen. be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your The president receives communion, other individuals receive hand!" And Abram gave him one-tenth of everything. spiritually by drawing the consecrated memorial into their hearts. This is the word of the Lord Children and non recipients are encouraged to bow their head to Thanks be to God receive Christ’s blessing. 2 7 of your glory in the face of Jesus Christ. In him we see our God Epistle 1 Corinthians 11 23-26 made visible and so are caught up in the love of the God we cannot For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the see. Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, "This cup is the highest. the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness; grant that by remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the power of your Holy Spirit, and according to your holy will, the cup, you proclaim the LORD's death until he comes these gifts of bread and wine may be to us the body and blood of This is the word of the Lord our Lord Jesus Christ; Thanks be to God who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread and gave The Acclamation you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Alleluia, alleluia. I am the living bread that came down from Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in heaven, says the Lord. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever remembrance of me. Alleluia. In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (6 51- thanks; he gave it to them, saying: 58). Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is Glory to you, O Lord. shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the Jesus Christ is Lord life of the world is my flesh." The Jews then disputed among Lord, by your cross and resurrection themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" So you have set us free. Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh You are the saviour of the world of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross, his perfect Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world; rejoicing in his will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, and looking for his blood is true drink.