1982 Liturgy

Introit Hymn

PREPARATION

 A sentence from scripture may be read here.

 Welcome

 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.       Amen.

Collect for Purity

          Almighty God, 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.  Amen.

Summary of the Law   (Advent & Lent)

 Our 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 neighbour as yourself.'

There is no other commandment greater than these.

          Amen.  Lord, have mercy.

 Confession and Absolution

  God is love and we are his children.

  There is no room for fear in love.

  We love because he loved us first.

  Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith.

Silence

God our Father, we confess to you and to our fellow members in the Body of Christ that we have sinned in thought, word and deed, and in what we have failed to do.

We are truly sorry.

Forgive us our sins, and deliver us from the power of evil, for the sake of your Son who died for us, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

God, who is both power and love, forgive you and free you from your sins,

heal and strengthen you by his Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord.   

Amen.

Kyrie

         Lord, have mercy.

          Lord, have mercy.

          Christ, have mercy.

          Christ, have mercy.

          Lord, have mercy.

          Lord, have mercy.

Gloria (except Advent, Lent and ordinary weekdays)

 Glory to God in the highest,

and peace to his people on earth.  

Lord God, heavenly King,

almighty God and Father,

with God the Son, Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit,

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.

   Collect of the day

 THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

Old Testament Reading

        at end          This is the word of the Lord.

                             Thanks be to God.

Psalm

Epistle

          at end          This is the word of the Lord.

                             Thanks be to God.

 Gradual Hymn

Gospel

When announced:  Glory to Christ our Saviour.

 At end:

Give thanks to the Lord for his glorious Gospel:       Praise to Christ our Lord.

Sermon

          or other exposition of the Word

 Nicene Creed

         We 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 substance with the Father.

         Through him all things were made.

         For us men and for our salvation

         he came down from heaven;

         by the power of the Holy Spirit

         he became incarnate of 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.

        We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord

        the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father.

        With the Father and the Son, He is worshipped and glorified.

        He 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.

Intercessions

Almighty God our heavenly father, you promised through your Son Jesus to hear us when we pray in faith: strengthen ......... our Bishop and all your Church in the service of Christ (Anglican Cycle of Prayer; Diocesan Cycle) that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love and reveal your glory in the world.  

Lord, hear us.        Lord,  graciously hear us.

 Bless and guide Elizabeth our Queen; give wisdom to all in authority and direct Scotland and every nation in the ways of justice and of peace, that we may honour one another and seek the common good.  

Lord, hear us.        Lord,  graciously hear us.

Give grace to us our families and friends, and to all for whom we want to pray in particular that we may serve Christ in one another, and love as He loves us.

Lord, hear us.        Lord,  graciously hear us.

Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind or spirit (for ...... ) give them courage and hope in their troubles and bring them the joy of your salvation.

Lord, hear us.        Lord,  graciously hear us.

 Hear us as we remember those who have died in the faith of Christ (for ...... ) according to your promises, grant them your mercy and peace in paradise.

 Lord, hear us.        Lord,  graciously hear us.

 And rejoicing in the company of St Gilbert and of all your saints we commend ourselves and all Christian people to their prayers and to your unfailing love.

 Lord, hear us.        Lord,  graciously hear us.

 Heavenly Father accept the prayers we offer in the name of Your Son, Our Saviour, Jesus Christ.          Amen.

 Peace

          (Introductory seasonal sentence)

Christ is our peace. He has reconciled us to God in one body by the Cross.

We meet in Christ's name.                   Let us share his peace.

 Offertory Hymn

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

The Preparation of the Gifts

 Prayers of Offering  (not always said aloud)

Blessed 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.          

Blessed be God for ever.

Blessed 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 the cup of our salvation.

Blessed be God for ever.

Prayer over the Gifts

          Seasonal Proper said by the Priest

    or - said together;

Let us present our offerings to the Lord.

Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the splendour, and the majesty; for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.

All things come from you, and of your own we give you.     

Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Worship and praise belong to you, Father,

in every place and at all times.

All power is yours.

You created the heavens and established the earth;

you sustain in being all that is.

In Christ your Son our life and yours

are brought together in a wonderful exchange.

He made his home among us

 that we might for ever dwell in you.

Through your Holy Spirit you call us to new birth in a creation restored by love.

As children of your redeeming  purpose (seasonal insertion) we offer you our praise  with angels and archangels and the whole company of heaven, singing the hymn of your unending glory:

Holy, 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.

Glory and thanksgiving be to you,

most loving Father,

for the gift of your Son born in human flesh.

He is the Word existing beyond time, both source and final purpose,

bringing to wholeness all that is made.          

Obedient to your will he died upon the Cross.

By your power you raised him from the dead.

He broke the bonds of evil and set your people free to be his

Body in the world.

On the night when he was given up to death, knowing that his hour had come,

having loved his own, he loved them to the end.

At supper with his disciples he took bread and offered you thanks.

He broke the bread, and gave it to them, saying:

'Take, eat.

This is my Body: it is broken for you.'

After supper, he took the cup,

he offered you  thanks,

and gave it to them saying:

'Drink this, all of you.

This is my Blood of the new covenant;

it is poured out for you, and for all,  that sins may be forgiven.

Do this in remembrance of me.'

We now obey your Son's command.

We recall his blessed passion and death,

his glorious resurrection and ascension;

and we look for the coming of his Kingdom. Made one with him, we offer you these gifts and with them ourselves, a single, holy, living sacrifice.

Hear us, most merciful Father, and send your Holy Spirit upon us

and upon this bread and this wine,

that, overshadowed by his life-giving power,

they may be the Body and Blood of your Son, and we X may be kindled with the fire of your love and renewed for the service of your Kingdom.

Help us, who are baptised into the fellowship of Christ's Body to live and work to your praise and glory;

may we grow together in unity and love until at last, in your new creation, we enter into our heritage in the company of the Virgin Mary, the apostles and prophets, and of all our brothers and sisters living and departed.

                            Through Jesus Christ our Lord, with whom, and in whom,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

all honour and glory be to you,

 Lord of all ages, world without end.      Amen.

THE LORDS PRAYER

 Let us Pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Saviour gave us.

 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.

OR

As our Saviour has taught us, so we pray:

 Our Father in heaven, hallowed 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.

Do not bring us to the time of trial but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom the power and the glory are yours, now and forever.                 Amen.

Breaking of the Bread

The living bread is broken for the life of the world

Lord, unite us in this sign.

Communion Song

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

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

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

          or

   Jesus, Lamb of God: have mercy on us.

   Jesus, bearer of our sins: have mercy on us.

   Jesus, redeemer of the world: Give us your peace.

Communion

This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, happy 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.

 At the giving of the bread:

          The Body of Christ given for you.  Amen.

 At the giving of the cup:

          The Blood of Christ shed for you.  Amen.

THANKSGIVING AND SENDING OUT

Sentence

An appropriate seasonal sentence may be used

          Give thanks to the Lord, for he is gracious.

          And his mercy endures for ever.

Prayers

     A Seasonal prayer or one of the following is said

 (a)     Father, we have broken the bread which is Christ's body, we have tasted the wine of his new life.  We thank you for these gifts by which we are made one in him and drawn into that new creation which is your will for all mankind; through him who died for us and rose again, your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.         Amen.

(b)     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 Christ's body live his risen life; we who drink his cup bring life to others; we whom the 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.     Amen.

(c)     Father, your steadfast purpose is the completion of all things in your Son.  May we who have received the pledges of the kingdom, live by faith, walk in hope and be renewed in love, until the world reflects your glory and you are all in all; through Jesus Christ our Lord.   Amen.

Notices 

Recessional Hymn

Blessing and Dismissal

The Lord be with you.     And also with you.

The 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.

Dismissal

          Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

           In the name of Christ.  Amen.

Authorised for use under Canon 22 on behalf of the College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

          + Alastair Edenburgen, Primus                                                 March 1982

The text of the Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei and the first version of the Lord's Prayer are copyright © International Consultation on English Texts (ICET). The Gloria in Excelsis and the Nicene Creed are adapted from the Nicene version.

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