E When a bishop presides, he greets all present in the following manner

Bishop:

All:

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

The purpose of these rites is to help the assembled people to become a worshiping community to prepare them for listening to Gods word and for celebrating the Holy Eucharist. Bishop: All:

There is one body and one spirit; there is one hope to which we were called. One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all. Peace be with you And also with you.

THE GATHERING
After the people have gathered, the entrance hymn is sung and the president enters with the deacon and ministers with all present standing. When they reach the sanctuary, the president, the deacon and the ministers reverence the altar with a profound bow. As an expression of veneration, moreover, the president and deacon then kiss the altar itself. In solemn celebrations, the president also incenses the cross and the altar. Then the president with the deacon and ministers go the chair. When the Book of the Gospels is carried by a deacon or by a lay reader when a deacon is not present, the lectionary is placed on the ambo before the celebration begins. The Book of the Gospels is placed on flat on the altar. When the entrance hymn is concluded, the president and the whole gathering remain standing and make the sign of the cross. President:

After the greeting, the following acclamation follows

President: All:

This is the day that the Lord has made Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

During the season of Lent, the following is used instead

President: All:

Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins. His mercy endures forever.

From Easter Sunday to Pentecost, the following is used instead

All:

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
THE GREETING

President: All:

Alleluia. Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia.

Another acclamation appropriate to the liturgical season may be used. After greeting of the people and the acclamation, the president, the deacon, or a lay minister may briefly introduce the faithful to the celebration of the day.

The president signifies the presence of the Lord to the community gathered there by means of the greeting. With hands extended, the president greets the people using one of the following greetings.

President:

All:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.
C President: The grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
All:

THE PRAYER OF PREPARATION

Bowing low before the altar, the president leads the Prayer of Preparation. President:

B President: Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
All:

D President: The Lord be with you

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Amen.

All:

And also with you.

Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And also with you.

All:

LMIGHTY FATHER, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord.

THE SUMMARY OF THE LAW

After the Prayer of Preparation, the president, facing the people recites the Summary of the Law. When appropriate, the Commandments or the Beatitudes may be used instead. President:

After a period of brief silence, the general confession, using one of the following forms, follows

All:

All:

UR LORD JESUS CHRIST SAID: The first commandment is this: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is the only Lord. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Lord have mercy and incline our hearts to keep your laws
THE PRAYERS OF PENITENCE

LMIGHTY GOD, we have sinned against you and against our neighbor in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us, forgive us all that is past and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen.
C Father of mercies, we confess that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen. E Merciful God, we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, and are not worthy to be called your children. Have mercy on us and turn us from our sinful ways. Bring us back to you as those who once were dead but now have life, through our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Then the president invites those present to take part in the prayers of penitence, which, after a brief pause for silence, the entire community carries out through a formula of general confession. The president may use one of the following forms of the invitation.

A President:

OD SO LOVED the world that he gave his only Son Jesus Christ to save us from our sins, to be our advocate in heaven, and to bring us to eternal life. Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep Gods commandments and to live in love and peace with all.
C President: My brothers and sisters, as we prepare to celebrate the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ in word and sacrament, let us call to mind and confess our sins. D President: Our Lord Jesus Christ said: Before you offer your gift, go and be reconciled. As brothers and sisters in Gods family, we come together to ask our Father for mercy and forgiveness.

B Merciful Father, we confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed. We have not loved you with our whole heart. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us to amend what we are, and direct what we shall be; that we may do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with you, our God. Amen.

B President: Brothers and sisters, as we gather around the table of our Lord, let us examine ourselves and repent of our sins. Knowing our weakness and unworthiness, let us ask from him both mercy and forgiveness.

D Almighty Father, we come to your aid, to turn from sin and live for you alone. In your compassion, forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things done and things left undone. Uphold us by your Spirit so that we may live and serve you in newness of life, to the honor and glory of your holy name. Amen.

F With suitable penitential sentences, the Kyrie Eleison may be used instead of the General Confession.
President:

All: President:

Lord Jesus, you came to reconcile us to one another and to the Father: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ Jesus, you have given us the consolation of the truth: Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord Jesus, you are the Good Shepherd, leading us into everlasting life: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
The Gloria in Excelsis is a very ancient and venerable hymn in which the Church, gathered together in the Holy Spirit, glorifies and entreats God the Father and the Lamb. During Sundays and the Principal Holy Days, the Gloria in Excelsis is intoned by the president and sung by all present.

All: President:

LORY TO GOD in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
THE COLLECT
Afterwards, with hands extended, the president invites the people to pray. President:

All:

The Prayers of Penitence conclude with the absolution. President:

M
Amen.

AY THE ALMIGHTY GOD, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All:

If the celebration of the Holy Eucharist was preceded by a celebration of the Service of Preparation or by celebration of Morning or Evening Prayer, the Prayer of Penitence and the Kyrie Eleison is omitted.

KYRIE ELEISON

The invocations, Kyrie Eleison, follow the absolution, unless they have already been used in one of the forms of the Prayer of Penitence. President: President: President:

Let us pray

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

All: All: All:

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

All, together with the president, observe a brief silence so that they may be conscious of the fact that they are in Gods presence and observe a period of silent prayer. Then the president, with hands extended, says the Collect, at the end of which the people make the acclamation. All:

Amen.

If the Gospel is proclaimed by a deacon, the deacon bows to the president and says in a soft voice: Deacon:

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

After the Collect, all sit. The president may briefly, introduce the faithful to the Liturgy of the Word. During the Liturgy of the Word there are proper times for silence, for example, at the beginning, after the first and the second readings and after the homily.

President:

THE FIRST READING

Then the reader goes to the ambo and, from the Lectionary already placed there before the celebration, proclaims the first reading, to which all listen. The reader introduces the reading in the following words Reader:

Deacon:

Father, give me your blessing. May the Lord be in your heart and on your lips that you may worthily proclaim his Gospel. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Almighty God, cleanse my heart and my lips that I may worthily proclaim your gospel.

If there is no deacon, with hands joined, the president bows profoundly before the altar and says President:

A reading from the Book of N.

At the end of the reading, the reader says or sings Reader: All:

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

THE INTERVENING PSALM

If the Book of the Gospels is on the altar, the president or the deacon then takes it and goes to the ambo, carrying the Book of the Gospels slightly elevated and preceded by the ministers, who may carry the thurible and the candles. Those present turn towards the ambo as a sign of special reverence to the Gospel of Christ.

PROCLAMATION OF THE HOLY GOSPEL

At the ambo, the president or the deacons opens the book and, with hands joined says Deacon: All:

Then, as appropriate, a few moments of silence may be observed so that all may meditate on what they have heard. Then the psalmist or the reader proclaims the verses of the psalm and the people sing or say the response as usual.

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

THE SECOND READING

If there is to be a second reading before the Gospel, the reader goes to the ambo and, from the Lectionary, proclaims the second reading, to which all listen. The reader introduces the reading in the following words Reader:

Then he introduces the Gospel and makes the sign of the cross with his thumb on the book and on his forehead, mouth, and breast Deacon:

A reading from the Book of N.

All:

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to N. Glory to you, O Lord.

At the end of the reading, the reader says or sings Reader: All:

The president incenses the book, if incense is used. Then he proclaims the Gospel and at the end says the acclamation Deacon: All:

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

ACCLAMATION BEFORE THE GOSPEL

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

Then the deacon takes the Book of Gospels, open to the reading and makes the president kiss the book. If there is no deacon the priest then kisses the book. The president, kissing the book, may say President:

Afterwards, all rise, and the Alleluia or other chant is sung as required by the liturgical season. During the singing of the Alleluia or other chant, if incense is used, the president puts some into the thurible and blesses it.

May the words of the Gospel wipe away our sins.

SERMON
All sit for the homily. The president, standing at the chair or at the ambo itself or, when appropriate, in another suitable place, ordinarily gives the sermon. But the deacon or another priest present may also give the sermon. It should develop some point of the readings or of another text from the liturgical season or the celebration of the day and take into account the mystery being celebrated and the needs proper to the listeners. It may not be omitted on Sundays and Principal Holy Days without a serious reason. When the sermon is completed, a period of silence may be observed.

PROFESSION OF FAITH
On Sundays and Principal Holy Days, the Creed is sung or recited by the president together with the people with everyone standing. It may be used also at special, more solemn celebrations. The Nicene Creed or the Apostles Creed may be used as the profession of faith. Whenever there is a renewal of baptismal promises, the Profession of Faith.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
After the recitation of the Creed, the president, standing at the chair with hands joined, by means of a brief introduction invites the faithful to participate in the Prayers of Intercession. Then the deacon, the reader, or another person announces the intentions from the ambo or from some other suitable place while facing the people, who take their part by responding in supplication. The prayers usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence: the Church; creation, human society, the government and all those in authority; the local community; those who suffer; the communion of saints. These responses may be used

E BELIEVE in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven:
All bow during these two lines

A
President: All:

Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

President: All:

Lord, hear us Lord, graciously hear us.

After the petitions, the president, with hands extended, concludes the Prayers of Intercession with a concluding collect. President:

was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

All:

ERCIFUL Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

A Standing at the middle of the altar, the president accepts the paten with the bread and the chalice
with the wine and sets them upon the altar. Then he says the following prayer President:

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

The president introduces the Peace with the invitation. President:

THE PEACE

LESSED ARE YOU, Lord God our Father for in your infinite goodness, you created us and brought us into this life and through the sacrifice of your Son Jesus Christ, you have shown us a new and living way of salvation. Trusting in the multitude of your mercies we come before you with the gifts that you yourself have given us: bread and wine, the fruits of the earth, symbols of life and joy. May they become the gifts of our salvation, the bread of life and the drink of spiritual blessing.

Then touching the paten and the chalice with his both hands, he continues

HRIST is our peace. He has reconciled us to God in one body by the cross. We meet in his name and share his peace.

Then, extending and then joining his hands, he gives the greeting of peace while facing the people and saying President: All:

The peace of the Lord be always with you. and also with you.

With both hands he holds the paten with the bread slightly raised above the altar and says President:

Then the deacon or the priest adds President:

Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

Grant that with this bread we may be fed the bread of life.

The president may give the sign of peace to the ministers within the sanctuary and to a few of the faithful near the sanctuary. At the same time, all offer one another a sign that expresses peace, communion, and charity. An appropriate hymn may be sung.

Then he places the paten with the bread on the corporal. After this, as the minister presents the cruets, the president stands at the side of the altar and pours a little water into the chalice with wine, saying President:

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

When the exchange of the sign of peace is completed, all sit, and the offertory song begins. Then the ministers arrange the corporal, the purificator, the chalice, the pall, and the altar book upon the altar. Sufficient bread and wine for the communion of the faithful are to be prepared. It is most important that the faithful should receive the bread and share the wine consecrated at the same Eucharist. Communion is thus a clearer sign of sharing in the offering, which is actually taking place. It is appropriate for the participation of the faithful to be expressed by an offering, whether of the bread and wine for the celebration of the Eucharist or of other gifts for the relief of the needs of the Church and of the poor. The president or the deacon, assisted by a minister, receives the offerings of the faithful. The bread and wine for the Eucharist are carried to the president, who places them upon the altar, while other gifts are put in another appropriate place. One of the two forms of the Preparation of the Gifts may be used.

ORD, you did wonderfully created man and still more wonderfully remade him, grant that by the mystery of this water and wine may we be constantly renewed in this sacrament of your redeeming love and be transformed ever more closely into the divine likeness of your beloved Son who humbled himself and embraced our humanity. Fill to the brim this cup of wine that we may drink from the cup of blessing.

Then he returns to the middle of the altar, takes the chalice with both hands, raises it a little, and says President:

After placing the chalice upon the altar, the president bows profoundly and says President:

NITE our prayers with these gifts, and count us worthy to find grace in your sight that our sacrifice may be acceptable to you. May the Holy Spirit rest upon on us, on all your holy people and this offering set forth on your holy table.

the the president the altar and accepts the B Whenwith second form is used, hands he holdsstands at the middle of the altar and says quietly paten the bread. With both it slightly raised above

President:

Then with hands extended, he continues President:

LESSED ARE YOU, Lord God of all creation. through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.

ORTHY is the Lamb that was slain, for with your blood, you redeemed for God, from every family, language, people and nation, a kingdom of priests to serve our God.

Then he places the paten with the bread on the corporal. After this, as the minister presents the cruets, the president stands at the side of the altar and pours wine and a little water into the chalice, saying quietly President:

By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.

The people respond with the acclamation. All:

Then he returns to the middle of the altar, takes the chalice with both hands, raises it a little, and says quietly President:

To him who sits upon the throne and to Christ the Lamb, be worship and praise, dominion and power, forever and forevermore.

During solemn celebrations when incense is used, the acclamation above is sung repeatedly as the president puts some in the thurible, blesses it without saying anything, and incenses the offerings, the cross, and the altar. A minister, while standing at the side of the altar, incenses the president, the other ministers and then the people. Afterwards, the president washes his hands standing at the side of the altar and, as the minister pours the water, saying President:

B
L

LESSED ARE YOU, Lord God of all creation. through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink.

I wash my hands in innocence, and I go around your altar, Lord, giving voice to my thanks, and recounting all your wondrous deeds.

Then he places the chalice on the corporal and covers it with a pall, as appropriate. If, however, there is no offertory song and music is not played, in the presentation of the bread and wine the president may say the formulas of blessing aloud, to which the people make the acclamation All:

Blessed be God forever.

After placing the chalice upon the altar, the president bows profoundly and says quietly President:

Then the president returns to the middle of the altar and continues with the Invitation to Prayer.

ORD GOD, we ask you to receive us and be pleased with the sacrifice we offer you with humble and contrite hearts.

If incense is used, the president then puts some in the thurible, blesses it without saying anything, and incenses the offerings, the cross, and the altar. A minister, while standing at the side of the altar, incenses the president, the other ministers and then the people.

Afterwards, the president washes his hands standing at the side of the altar and, as the minister pours the water, says quietly President:

Lord, wash away my iniquity; cleanse me from my sin.

THE INVITATION TO PRAYER

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

Afterwards, the president begins the Eucharistic Prayer. The Eucharistic Prayer demands, by its very nature, that the president say it in virtue of his ordination. The people, for their part, should associate themselves with the president in faith and in silence, as well as through their parts as prescribed in the course of the Eucharistic Prayer. It is very appropriate that the president sing those parts of the Eucharistic Prayer for which musical notation is provided.

Upon returning to the middle of the altar, the president, facing the people and extending and then joining his hands, continues with the Prayers over the Gifts. President:

e celebrate together this feast of our redemption and from the many gifts of your creation we take this bread and this wine to be the acceptable offering of your Church following Christs example and in obedience to his command. Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the splendor, and the majesty; for everything in heaven and on earth is yours. All things come from you, and of your own do we give you.
PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

SURSUM CORDA
As he begins the Eucharistic Prayer, the president extends his hands and sings or says, President: All:

The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise.
PREFACE

All:

As he continues he raises his hands. President: All:

Then the president, with hands outstretched, adds President: All:

Without the invitation, the president, with hands extended, says the Prayer over the Gifts, at the end of which the people make the acclamation.

Next, the president, with hands extended, continues with the Preface. At its conclusion, he joins his hands, and together with everyone present, sings or says aloud the Sanctus

All:

Amen.

SANCTUS

oly, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Then the president continues the Eucharistic Prayer in an audible voice in accordance with the rubrics that are set forth in each of the Eucharistic Prayers. If the celebrant is a bishop, in the Eucharistic Prayers, after the words, pope N., the bishop of Rome, N., our archbishop, he adds and me, your unworthy servant. If, however, the bishop is celebrating outside his own diocese, after the same words, he adds, me, your unworthy servant, and my brother N., the Bishop of this Church of N. It is permitted to mention suffragan or assistant bishops in the Eucharistic Prayer, but not other bishops who happen to be present. When several are to be named, this is done with the collective formula, N., our bishop and his assistant bishops. In each of the Eucharistic Prayers, these formulas are to be modified according to the requirements of grammar. A little before the consecration, when appropriate, a server may ring a bell as a signal to the faithful. According to local custom, the server also rings the bell as the president shows the bread and then the chalice. If incense is used, a server incenses the bread and the chalice when each is shown to the people after the consecration. When indicated in Eucharistic Prayer, after the consecration when the president invites the people sing or say an acclamation using one of the prescribed formulas.

RITE OF COMMUNION
THE LORDS PRAYER
After the Eucharistic Prayer is concluded, the president sets down the chalice and paten and with hands joined, says the introduction to the Lords Prayer, using one of the following formulas

A President:

B President:

C President:

As our Savior taught us, so we pray:

Let us pray with confidence as our Savior has taught us:

Jesus taught us to call God our Father and so we have the courage to say:

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION
One of the four forms may be used

With hands extended, he says the Lords Prayer together with the people.

A
President: All:

B Great is the mystery of faith Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. Christ is the bread of life When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, Lord Jesus, until you come in glory.
President: All:

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life: Lord Jesus, come in glory. Jesus Christ is Lord Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free. You are the Savior of the world. DOXOLOGY

C
President: All:

D
President: All:

At the end of the Eucharistic Prayer, the president takes the paten with the bread and the chalice and elevates them both while alone singing or saying the doxology. At the end of the response, the president places the paten and the chalice on the corporal. President:

ur Father in heaven, holy be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
With hands joined, the president alone continues President:

T
Amen.

hrough him, with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory be to you, almighty Father, forever and ever.

The people respond All:

All:

s grain, once scattered on the hillsides, was in this broken bread made one, so from all lands your Church be gathered into your kingdom by your Son; for yours is the glory and the power, through the same Christ our Lord for ever. Amen.

The president then takes the bread and breaks it once over the paten saying President: All:

We break this bread to share in the body of Christ. Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread. The bread of life, which we break, is a sharing of the body of Christ. The cup of blessing, which we bless, is a sharing of the blood of Christ. May this mingling of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.
AGNUS DEI

After breaking the bread, the president breaks the bread into smaller pieces for the communion of the faithful saying President:

Then he pours the wine from the flagon into the cups for the communion of the faithful saying President:

whose nature is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us.
All:

So cleanse and feed us with the precious body and blood of your Son, that he may live in us and we in him; and that we, with the whole company of Christ, may sit and eat in your kingdom.
All:

Amen.

Amen. DISTRIBUTION OF HOLY COMMUNION

Then he places a small piece of the consecrated bread in the chalice, saying President:

When the prayer is concluded, the president makes a profound bow and all present kneel. The president invites all present to Holy Communion in these words President:

Afterwards, the Agnus Dei is said or sung

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: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: grant us peace.
PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS
With hands joined and bowing low, the president leads the Prayer of Humble Access using one of the following forms.

raw near with faith. Receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he gave for you, and his blood, which he shed for you. Eat and drink in remembrance that he died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.

He takes the chalice and the paten with the bread and, lifting them up, says President: All:

Gods holy gifts for Gods holy people. Jesus Christ is holy, Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Then he takes the consecrated bread, and, holding it slightly raised above the paten or above the chalice, while facing the people, says President:

A President: WE DO NOT PRESUME to come to this your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in your manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under your table. But you are the same Lord

B President: MOST MERCIFUL LORD, your love compels us to come in. Our hands were unclean, our hearts were unprepared; we were not fit even to eat the crumbs from under your table. But you, Lord, are the God of our salvation, and share your bread with sinners.

All:

his is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Blessed are those who are called to his supper. Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word, and I shall be healed. Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

From Easter Day to Pentecost, the following acclamation is instead used President: All:

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

After this, the president reverently receives the Body of Christ. Then he takes the chalice, reverently receives the Blood of Christ. Then the people receive communion. During the distribution, communion songs may be sung. When receiving Holy Communion, the communicant bows his or her head before the Sacrament as a gesture of reverence and receives the Body of the Lord from the minister. The consecrated bread may be received either on the tongue or in the hand, at the discretion of each communicant. When Holy Communion is received under both kinds, the sign of reverence is also made before receiving the Precious Blood. Communion is given under both kinds. First, the president raises the bread slightly and shows it to each, saying, President: Response: Standing at the chair or at the altar and facing the people the president, with hands joined says President:

Let us pray.

With hands extended, he recites the Prayer after Communion. A brief period of silence may precede the prayer, unless this has been already observed immediately after Communion. At the end of the prayer the people say the acclamation All:

Amen.
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

The body of Christ [keep you in eternal life]. Amen.

Then the president leads all present in one of these prayers

For pastoral reasons, the words in bracket may be omitted. After receiving the Body of Christ, the communicant moves and stands facing the minister of the chalice. The minister hands over the chalice, which the communicant raises to his or her mouth, and says the words of distribution. President: Response:

The blood of Christ [keep you in eternal life]. Amen.

Each communicant drinks a little from the chalice, hands it back to the minister, and then withdraws; the minister wipes the rim of the chalice with the purificator. Other priests and deacons who happen to be present may assist the president in the distribution of Communion. If no other priests and deacons are present and there is a very large number of communicants, the president may call upon extraordinary ministers to assist him, e.g., duly instituted acolytes or even other faithful who have been deputed for this purpose. In case of necessity, the president may depute suitable faithful for this single occasion. These ministers should not approach the altar before the president has received Communion, and they are always to receive from the hands of the president the vessel containing either species of the Eucharist for distribution to the faithful. When the distribution of Communion is finished, the president himself immediately and completely consumes at the altar any consecrated wine that happens to remain; as for any consecrated bread that are left, he either consumes them at the altar or carries them to the place designated for the reservation of the Eucharist. Upon returning to the altar, the president collects any fragments that may remain. Then, standing at the altar or at the credence table, he purifies the paten or ciborium over the chalice then purifies the chalice and dries the chalice with a purificator. If the vessels are purified at the altar, a minister carries them to the credence table. Nevertheless, it is also permitted, especially if there are several vessels to be purified, to leave them suitably covered on a corporal, either at the altar or at the credence table, and to purify them immediately after the Eucharist following the dismissal of the people. Afterwards, the president may return to the chair. A sacred silence may now be observed for some period of time, or a psalm or another canticle of praise or a hymn may be sung.

A President: ALMIGHTY GOD, we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory.
All:

Amen.

B President: FATHER OF ALL, we give you thanks and praise, that when we were still far off you met us in your Son and brought us home. Dying and living, he declared your love, gave us grace, and opened the gate of glory. May we who share Christs body live his risen life; we who drink his cup bring life to others; we whom the Holy Spirit lights give light to the world. Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us, so we and all your children shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name; through Christ our Lord.
All:

Amen.

If a bishop presides the following form is used instead Bishop:

CONCLUDING RITE
DOXOLOGY
When the Prayer of Thanksgiving is concluded, brief announcements to the people may be made, if they are needed. Then all stand for the doxology

All: Bishop: All: Bishop: All:

A All:

B The Canticle of Simeon may be said instead

All:

Peace be with you. And also with you. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Now and forever. Our help is in the name of the Lord. Who made heaven and earth.

Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.

Lord, now let your servant go in peace: your word has been fulfilled. My own eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared in the sight of every people; A light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel.

Then the bishop, joining his hands again and then immediately extends his hands over the people. Then placing his left hand on his breast, raises his right hand and, as he makes the sign of the cross thrice over the people, continues President:

All:

he peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
THE DISMISSAL

THE BLESSING
Then the president, extending his hands, greets the people, saying President: All:

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Immediately after the blessing, with hands joined, the president or a deacon adds using one of the following formulas

The president, joining his hands again and then immediately extends his hands over the people. On certain days and occasions this blessing is expanded and expressed by a Prayer over the People or another more solemn formula. Then placing his left hand on his breast, raises his right hand and, as he makes the Sign of the Cross over the people, continues President:

A President:
All:

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. In the name of Christ. Amen. Go in the peace of Christ. Thanks be to God. Go in the peace of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia. Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.

All:

he peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

B President:
All:

From Easter Sunday to Pentecost, the following formula is used President: All:

A hymn may be sung as the president and the deacon venerate the altar with a kiss and, after making a profound bow with the ministers, depart with them. If, however, another liturgical celebration follows the Holy Eucharist, the concluding rites, that is, the greeting, the blessing, and the dismissal, are omitted.