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The Church of the Holy Saviour Sugley

Requiem Mass

1 A prayer to Christ in preparation for Holy

Of your mystical Supper, Son of God, receive me today as a communicant; for I will not tell of the Mystery to your enemies; I will not give you a kiss, like Judas; but like the Thief I confess you: Remember me, Lord, in your Kingdom.

2 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION ✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the . All .

The Lord be with you. All And also with you. The introduces the service and invites the people to confess their sins God has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of his glory in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. As we acknowledge our human frailty, we call to mind our sins of word, deed and omission, and confess them before God our Father. You raise the dead to life in the Spirit: Lord, have mercy. All Lord, have mercy. You bring and peace to the broken in heart: Christ, have mercy. All Christ, have mercy. You make one by your Spirit the torn and divided: Lord, have mercy. All Lord, have mercy. The priest pronounces the , assuring the people of God’s love and forgiveness May almighty God have mercy upon us ✠ forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life. All Amen.

3 THE The priest says a prayer in which we focus our minds for this particular service Eternal God, our maker and , grant us, with all the faithful departed, the sure benefits of your Son’s saving passion and glorious resurrection that, in the last day, when you gather up all things in Christ, we may with them enjoy the fullness of your promises; through Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. All Amen. Please sit down

THE OF THE WORD A reading fom ‘Wisdom’ or ‘Romans’ is heard, folowed by the Psalm

A reading fom the book ‘Wisdom’ But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt-offering he accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and will reign over them for ever. Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones, and he watches over his elect. Wisdom 3. 1-9

For the Word of the Lord All Thanks be to God.

4 A reading fom St Paul’s Letter to the Church at Rome Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Romans 5. 1-11 For the Word of the Lord All Thanks be to God. This response to the psalm is used ℟ Wait for the Lord and he shal comfort your heart The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid? ℟ When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though a host encamp against me, my heart shall not be afraid, and though there rise up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him. ℟ One thing have I asked of the Lord and that alone I seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,

5 to behold the fair beauty of the Lord and to seek his will in his temple. ℟ For in the day of trouble he shall hide me in his shelter; in the place of his dwelling shall he hide me and set me high upon a rock. ℟ I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and he shall comfort your heart; wait patiently for the Lord. , 1-6, 16-17 ℟ Wait for the Lord and he shal comfort your heart

Please stand for the , alleluia. ‘It is the will of him who sent me,’ says the Lord, ‘that I should lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up on the last day.’ cf John 6. 39 All Alleluia. The Lord be with you. All And also with you. ✠ Hear the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St John. All Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus said: ‘Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day.’ John 6. 37-40 This is the Gospel of the Lord. All Praise to you, O Christ.

6 PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL Please sit or kneel, as you are most comfortable. This response is used Hear us, risen Lord, All our resurrection and our life.

Afer the names of the departed have been read, we say Give rest, O Christ, to your servants with the saints: All where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting. You only are immortal, the creator and maker of all: and we are mortal, formed from the dust of the earth, and unto earth shall we return. For so you ordained when you created me, saying: ‘Dust you are and to dust you shall return.’ All of us go down to the dust, yet weeping at the grave, we make our song: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. All Give rest, O Christ, to your servants with the saints: where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting. Hear us, O merciful Father, as we remember in love those whom we have placed in your hands. Acknowledge, we pray, the sheep of your own fold, lambs of your own flock, sinners of your own redeeming. Enfold them in the arms of your mercy, in the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and in the glorious company of the saints in light. All Amen. Please stand THE LITURGY OF THE Jesus says: ‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.’ The peace of the Lord be always with you. All And also with you. Al may exchange a sign of peace. Please remain standing as the is prepared 7 THE PREPARATION OF THE TABLE Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. All May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the good of all his Church. Look upon us in mercy not in judgement; draw us from hatred to love; make the frailty of our praise a dwelling place for your glory. 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. The priest praises God and concludes the with the people, saying Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

The priest says the rest of the Eucharistic Prayer Afer the words of , the priest says Praise to you, Lord Jesus: All Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life: Lord Jesus, come in glory.

8 At the conclusion of the prayer the priest takes the and the and, raising both, says by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever. All Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us. 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.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD Every time we eat this bread and drink this cup, All we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. All , you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.

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

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

9 INVITATION TO COMMUNION Afer private prayers of preparation the priest genuflects, takes the host and holding it raised slightly above the chalice or , says God’s holy gifts for God’s holy people, All Jesus Christ is holy, Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of . All baptised Christians in good standing with their church are welcome to receive communion. If you do not wish to make communion, please come for a

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER God of love, may the death and resurrection of Christ, which we have celebrated in this eucharist, bring us, with all the faithful departed, into the peace of your eternal home. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our rock and our salvation, to whom be glory for time and for eternity. All Amen.

CLOSING Please stand BLESSING & The Lord be with you All And also with you. May God give you his comfort and his peace, his light and his joy, in this world and the next; and the blessing of God almighty ✠ the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. All Amen. The mass is ended. Neither death nor life can separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ our Lord. All Thanks be to God.

10 A prayer to Christ afer Holy Communion Master, Christ God, King of the ages, and Creator of all things, I thank you for all the good things you have given me, and for Communion in your most pure and life-giving Mysteries. Therefore I pray you, O Good One, Lover of humankind: guard me under your protection and in the shadow of your wings; and grant that until my last breath I may share worthily and with a pure conscience in your holy things for forgiveness of sins and everylasting life. For you are the Bread of life, the source of sanctification, the giver of ; and to you do we give glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

11 You are welcome to take this order of service away with you

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