The Great Thanksgiving Standing
Eucharistic Prayer B
The people
remain standing.
The Celebrant
faces them and says
The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Celebrant Lift up your hearts.
People We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Then, facing
the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds
It is right,
and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you,
Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
But chiefly are we bound to praise you for the
glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the very
Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us, and has taken away the sin of the
world; who by his death has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again has
won for us everlasting life.
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with
Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing
this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
The
people stand or kneel. Then the Celebrant continues
We give thanks to you, O God, for the
goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling
of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and
above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you
sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of
the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand
before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin
into righteousness, out of death into life.
At
the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it or lay a hand
upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the
cup and any other vessel containing wine to be consecrated.
On
the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he
had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said,
“Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the
remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine; and
when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of
you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many
for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance
of me.”
Therefore, according to his command, O
Father,
Celebrant
and People
We remember his death,
We proclaim his resurrection,
We await his coming in glory;
The Celebrant continues
And we offer our sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this
bread and this wine. We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon
these gifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood
of the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be
acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of
time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that
heavenly country where, with the Holy Innocents and all your saints, we may
enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ
our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author
of our salvation. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.
And now, as our Savior As our Savior
Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
The Lord’s Prayer
People and
Celebrant
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,
and
the power, and the glory,
for
ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread. A period of silence is kept.
The
Communion of the People
We
invite all baptized persons, including children, to come forward and
participate at this time of communion. If you do not wish to receive the
Sacrament, you are welcome to come forward for a prayer, indicated by crossing
your arms over your chest. Gluten free
wafers are available. Please indicate your need to the priest or deacon.
Prayer Ministry
Immediately
before or after receiving Communion, prayer ministry teams will be available in
the chapel. You may come for your own needs or as an intercessor for the needs
of others.
