covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.” Then And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father The Presentation of the Gifts Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, “As for me, this is my covenant with before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, All things come of Thee, O Lord, and of Thine own have we given Thee. Present you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate yourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritu- multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also al worship. All things come of Thee, O Lord, and of Thine own have we given Thee. you, and kings shall come from you. I will establish my covenant between me and for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting cov- again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the The Great Thanksgiving BCP 333 enant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. God said to Abraham, “As right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. Celebrant: The Lord be with you. All: And with thy spirit. bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up unto to the Lord. give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.” And I believe in the Holy Ghost the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from Celebrant: Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. Reader: The Word of the Lord All: Thanks be to God. the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and All: It is meet and right so to do. glorified; who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one holy Catholic and Apos- It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should Psalm 22:22-30 said standing, responsively by half verse tolic Church; I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Praise the Lord, you that fear him; * holy Father, almighty, everlasting God. stand in awe of him, O offspring of Israel; The The Prayers of the People Standing BCP 328 Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as ap- all you of Jacob's line, give glory. Leader: Let us pray for the whole state of Christ’s Church and the world. pointed. For he does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty; Almighty and everliving God, who in thy holy Word hast taught us to make prayers, Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud neither does he hide his face from them; * and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying, but when they cry to him he hears them. and supplications, and to give thanks for all men: Receive these our prayers which we offer unto thy divine Majesty, beseeching thee to inspire continually the Universal The Sanctus Spoken by all My praise is of him in the great assembly; * Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord; and grant that all those who do I will perform my vows in the presence of those who worship him. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts: Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity and Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of The poor shall eat and be satisfied, and those who seek the Lord shall praise him: * godly love. the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. "May your heart live for ever!" Leader: Lord, in thy mercy All: Hear our prayer. All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, * Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all bishops and other ministers [especially Jake our All glory be to thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for that thou, of thy tender and all the families of the nations shall bow before him. bishop], that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments. redemption; who For kingship belongs to the Lord; * made there, by his one oblation of himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient Leader: Lord, in thy mercy All: Hear our prayer. he rules over the nations. sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, and especially to this congregation and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his pre- To him alone all who sleep in the earth bow down in worship; * here present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear and receive thy all who go down to the dust fall before him. cious death and sacrifice, until his coming again. holy Word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. My soul shall live for him; my descendants shall serve him; * Leader: Lord, in thy mercy All: Hear our prayer. For in the night in which he was betrayed, he took bread; and when he had given they shall be known as the Lord'S for ever. thanks, he brake it, and gave it to his disciples, We beseech thee also so to rule the hearts of those who bear the authority of govern- They shall come and make known to a people yet unborn * ment in this and every land [especially Joseph, our president], that they may be led to saying, "Take, eat, this is my Body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance the saving deeds that he has done. wise decisions and right actions for the welfare and peace of the world. of me." Leader: Lord, in thy mercy All: Hear our prayer. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:* Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen Open, O Lord, the eyes of all people to behold thy gracious hand in all thy works, them, saying, "Drink ye all of this; for this is my Blood of the New Testament, which that, rejoicing in thy whole creation, they may honor thee with their substance, and be is shed foryou, and for many, for the remission of sins. Do this, as oft as ye shall Gradual Music faithful stewards of thy bounty. drink it, in remembrance of me." Leader: Lord, in thy mercy All: Hear our prayer. The Holy Gospel of Mark 8:31-38 Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the institution of thy dearly Reader: The Holy Gospel.... All: Glory be to thee, O Lord And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succor those on our Intercessory Prayer list, for all expectant mothers, for those celebrating beloved Son our Savior Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and make Jesus began to teach his disciples that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, birthdays and anniversaries this week; all the men and women in our nation’s armed here before thy divine Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after forces, all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and be- any other adversity. blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks for the innumerable benefits procured unto us gan to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and Leader: Lord, in thy mercy All: Hear our prayer. said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but by the same. We thank thee for thy blessings on our Diocese.