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COMMUNION
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Deacon: With dear and with faith come forward and take the communion in holiness.
Say: We confess and believe that this is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ who carries the sins of the world. |
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(At the end of the distribution)
Celebrant: Lord, give life to your people, bless your inheritance; shepherd them and elevate them now and forever. |
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(Sit)
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Choir: Our God and our Lord appeared to us. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of God.
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THANKSGIVING
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The priest prays in secret:
Celebrant: We thank you, Christ our God, who granted this nourishment of your goodness to us for holiness of life. Keep us though this holy and without blemish; stay with us in your providence. Shepherd us to the fields of your holy and benevolent will, whereby strengthened against all opposition of the slanderer, we may be worthy to hear your voice alone and to follow you, the only good and valiant and true shepherd, and to receive from you the place prepared for us in the kingdom of heaven, our God and our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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Meanwhile the Choir sings:
Choir: We are filled with your abundance, Lord, having tasted your body and your blood. Glory in the highest to you who fed us. You feed us every day; send upon us your spiritual blessing. Glory in the highest to you who feed us. |