The Mystical Supper, from a 13th-century French manuscript

The Holy and Divine Liturgy

according to

Our Father Among the Saints, Germanus of Paris

THE MASS OF THE CATECHUMENS

Deacon: Arise!  In silence let us be attentive!

The choir sings the Antiphona ad Praelegendum while the clergy and servers proceed to the altar, while the clergy say in a low voice:

Deacon: Let us pray.

Priest: O Lord our God, Who have appointed armies of angels to serve your majesty in the heavens, grant that our entrance into the Holy of holies may be one also with your bodiless spirits, so that together with us they may celebrate your unbounded goodness.  To You be glory to the ages of ages.

When they arrive at the entrance to the sanctuary, the celebrant blesses the portal.

Deacon: Amen.  Father, bless the entrance.

Priest: Blessed + be the entrance of the saints.

The deacon opens the sanctuary doors and places the Gospel on the altar.  The other clergy enter the sanctuary, the priests kissing the Gospel, then the altar, each saying in a low voice:

Priest: Hail, Word of eternal life!  Hail, throne of the Most High!

The celebrant kisses the antimensium, offering it to be kissed by any concelebrating priests and deacons, while he says in a low voice:

Priest: Through the prayers of the saint whose relic is here present, have mercy on us, O Lord.

He raises his hands, saying in a low voice:

Priest: O heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, present everywhere, filling all things; Treasury of Blessings and Giver of Life, come and dwell in us, cleanse us from every stain and save our souls, O good One!

Priest: O Lord, + open my lips.
Clergy: and my mouth will declare your praise.
Priest: O God, + come to my aid.
Clergy: O Lord, hasten to help me.
Clergy: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, and now and evermore, and to the ages of ages.  Amen.

After the Praelegendum has been sung, the deacon exclaims:

Deacon: Let us keep silence!

The celebrant blesses the people, saying:

Priest: The Lord + be always with you.
People: And with your spirit.

A server presents the censer to the celebrant, who blesses the incense, saying in a low voice:

Priest: Be + blessed by the One in whose honour you will be burnt.

The celebrant censes the altar on all four sides.  The deacon then takes the censer and censes the icons, people, and clergy, while the Trisagion is sung.

THE TRISAGION

Priest: + Agios o theos,
Clergy: Agios ischyros, agios athanatos,
People: eleison ymas.
Choir: + Sanctus Deus, Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Immortalis,
People: miserere nobis.
Choir: + Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,
People: have mercy on us.

The celebrant, taking the Gospel and making with it the Cross in the air, exclaims:

Priest: Blessed be the Holy + Trinity, the undivided Unity, eternal, immortal, invisible, to Whom be honour and glory to the ages of ages.
People: Amen.

THE KYRIE

The following is sung by three cantors:

Kyrie eleison.

THE HYMN

The appointed hymn is now sung by all.  This is usually the hymn known as the Prophetia (Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel), but varies according to the season or feast.

From Septuagesima to Quinquagesima: The hymn of St Notker Balbulus.
During Lent: The Beatitudes.
From Christmas to the Sunday of the Marriage at Cana and during Paschaltide: Gloria in excelsis.
On certain feasts: the Great Antiphon of the feast may be sung as a trope on the Gloria Patri.

During the hymn, the deacon censes the church, the clergy, and the people.

Cantor: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
People: for He has visited and redeemed his people,
and has raised up for us the horn of salvation,
in the house of his servant David,
as he promised by the mouth of his holy ones,
by his prophets in ancient times;
that we should be saved from our enemies,
and from the hand of all who hate us;
to show mercy to our ancestors
and to remember his holy covenant;
to perform the oath He swore to our forefather Abraham
that He would give us;
that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve Him without fear,
in holiness and righteousness before Him
all the days of our life.
And you, O child, shall be called the prophet of the Highest:
for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his way,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people
for the remission of their sins
Through the tender mercy of our God,
the Orient from on high shall dawn upon us,
to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, and now, and evermore,
and to the ages of ages.  Amen.

THE COLLECT POST PROPHETIAM

The celebrant prays the collect from the proper.  Otherwise, the following collect may be used:

Priest: Holy God, resting in the saints, Whom the seraphim praise and the cherubim glorify, Who have brought all things from non-existence into being, granting us, your unworthy servants, even now to stand before the glory of your holy altar and to offer the glory and adoration due to You; send us the Bread of heaven, even our Lord and God, Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer, Who blesses and sanctifies us by the power and the fire of the Holy Spirit; You Who live and reign now and ever, and to the ages of ages.
People: Amen.

THE PROPHETIC READING

The first reader bows to the altar and says to the celebrant:

Lector: Father, give a blessing.
Priest: Blessed + be our God by the mouth of his holy prophets.

Or, if the reading is from a patristic text, vita of a Saint, or the Acts of the Holy Apostles:

Priest: Blessed + be our God by the mouth of his saints.

Lector: A reading from the book of N., the Prophet or A reading from the Acts of the Holy Apostles or A reading from the life of Saint N.

THE GRADUAL

The choir sings the appointed gradual according to the proper.

While this is being sung, the subdeacon presents the book of epistles to the celebrant.

THE APOSTOLIC READING

The subdeacon or second reader bows to the altar and says to the celebrant:

Lector: Father, give a blessing.
Priest: Blessed + be our God by the mouth of his holy apostles.

Lector: A reading from the Epistle of the blessed apostle Paul to N. or A reading from the catholic Epistle of the blessed apostle N.

BENEDICITE

Cantor: You are blessed, O Lord,
People: God of our fathers, worthy to be praised, glorified, and exalted forever!
Cantor: Blessed is your name,
Choir: holy and glorious,
People: worthy to be praised and exalted forever!
Cantor: Blessed are You
Choir: in your holy temple,
People: worthy of highest praise and glory forever!
Cantor: Blessed are You
Choir: on the throne of your Kingdom,
People: worthy of highest praise and exaltation forever!
Choir: Blessed are You whose gaze penetrates the depths,
and Who are seated upon the cherubim,
People: worthy of praise and glory forever!


THE GOSPEL

The Alleluia with its verse is sung by the choir as appointed in the proper.  During Lent this is replaced by the tract.

During the Alleluia the celebrant gives the Gospel to the deacon.

After the Alleluia, the deacon holds the Gospel aloft and carries it to the ambo, preceded by incense, lights, and fans.  He exclaims:

Deacon: Agios!  Sanctus!  Holy!  Lord, God almighty!
People: Who was, Who is, and Who is to come!

He ascends the ambo and turns to face the celebrant.

Deacon: Father, give your blessing.
Priest: May Jesus our God, the First and the Last, living to the ages of ages, Who holds the keys of death and hades, grant you a + pure heart and pure lips, and a voice like a resounding trumpet to announce the Word, sealed to impure spirits.

Open our ears, O Lord, that we may understand what the Spirit says to the Church.

The deacon sets the Gospel down on the ambo and censes it.

Deacon: Arise!  In silence let us be attentive!  Let us hear the holy Gospel!

The celebrant blesses the people.

Priest: The Lord + be always with you.
People: And with your spirit.

Deacon: A reading from the + holy Gospel according to Saint N.
People: Glory to You, O Lord!

The deacon solemnly chants the Gospel.  At the end:

People: Praise to You, O Christ!

THE CANTICLE OF THE APOCALYPSE

Choir: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God almighty!  The One Who was, Who is, Who is to come.  Let every tribe, every tongue, every people, every nation exalt Him.
People: For He has made of us kings and priests, and we shall reign with Him on the earth.  To Him be glory to the ages of ages.  Amen.

THE HOMILY

A homily may be given.

THE LITANY (Preces)

The Litany is led by the deacon, the people responding each time.

Deacon:  Let us say with all our heart and mind, and with all our spirit: Lord, hear us, and have mercy on us.
People: + Kyrie eleison.

Deacon:  For peace from on high, for peaceful times, for the holy Church which reaches to the ends of the earth, and for the union of all, let us pray to the Lord.
People: + Kyrie eleison.

Deacon:  For our bishop, Gregory; for all bishops, priests, and deacons; for the clergy and all the faithful, let us pray to the Lord.
People: + Kyrie eleison.

Deacon:  For this church, this city and all who live here, for our country and all who govern it, especially for the servant of God, our Sovereign Lord Charles and all his royal house, his government and his Prime Minister, Rishi, that God may grant them wisdom, so that we may live in peace and tranquillity, let us pray to the Lord.
People: + Kyrie eleison.

Deacon:  For all in civil authority; for monks, nuns, and virgins; for husbands, wives, and children; for single persons, widows, and orphans; and for all who toil and labour, let us pray to the Lord.
People: + Kyrie eleison.

Deacon:  For seasonable weather, the fertility of the fields, the abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for wholesome air, earth, water, and space, let us pray to the Lord.
People: + Kyrie eleison.

Deacon:  For penitents and catechumens, for those who search for God but cannot yet name Him, and for those who do not seek Him or who resist his grace, let us pray to the Lord.
People: + Kyrie eleison.

Deacon: For those who confess the blessed name of Christ, for those who are persecuted and for their persecutors, for those who travel and for their safe return, for the sick (and in particular for N. & N.), for those who are tormented by sadness, anguish, loneliness, or impure spirits, let us pray to the Lord.
People: + Kyrie eleison.

Other petitions for special intentions (e.g. baptism, ordination, &c.) may be inserted at this point.

Deacon:  For our departed mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers, (and in particular for N. & N.), and all who are here and everywhere laid to rest, let us pray to the Lord.
People: + Kyrie eleison.

Deacon:  For those who sing, serve, and distribute their goods by works of mercy in the holy Church, let us pray to the Lord.
People: + Kyrie eleison.

Deacon:  May the Lord fill us with his grace, through the prayers of Our Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, of the Holy Archangel Michael and all the heavenly hosts, of the Holy Forerunner of Christ and Baptist John, of the Apostles, Martyrs, and Confessors, of Saint Melangell, of the Holy Myrrhbearers, and Saint N., whose memory we keep today, and of all the saints.
People: + Grant this, O Lord.

Deacon:  May the Lord grant us pardon of our sins, and a Christian and peaceful ending to our lives.
People: + Grant this, O Lord.

Deacon:  May the Lord preserve us in the purity of the Faith and in the bonds of perfect charity.
People: + Grant this, O Lord.

Deacon:  Let us say with all our heart and with all our spirit:
People: + Kyrie eleison.  Kyrie eleison.  Kyrie eleison.

THE COLLECT POST PRECEM

The celebrant concludes the litany with the collect, in a low voice.  Unless otherwise indicated in the proper, the following form is used:

Priest: O God, our refuge and our strength, Giver of all good things, be attentive to the supplications of your Church.  Grant us that for which we ask with so much confidence.

The doxology is exclaimed aloud.

Through your mercy and love for humankind, O Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit, our God, Who are blessed, and Who live and reign in triumph to the ages of ages.
People: Amen.

THE MASS OF THE FAITHFUL

THE CREED

The celebrant kisses the altar.

Deacon: Let us keep silence!

The celebrant blesses the faithful.

Priest: The Lord + be always with you.
People: And with your spirit.

Deacon: Let our lips be open and our mouths proclaim that which faith has placed in our hearts.

Priest: I believe in one God,

The deacon presents the censer to the celebrant, who blesses incense, saying:

Priest:  Through the prayers of the holy Archangel Michael, who stands at the right hand of the altar of incense, deign, O Lord, to bless + this incense and to receive it as a sweet aroma.

During the Creed, the deacon censes the sanctuary, the church, the clergy, and the faithful.

People: the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God,
begotten of the Father before all ages;
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God;
begotten, not made;
of one essence with the Father,
by Whom all things were made,
Who for our sake and for our salvation came down from heaven,
and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became human;
and He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate,
and suffered and was buried;
and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures,
and ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of the Father;
and He shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead,
whose Kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the Giver of life,
Who proceeds from the Father;
Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified;
Who spoke through the Prophets.

And I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.
I await the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the age to come.  Amen.

THE GREAT ENTRANCE

The Offertory Preface

The celebrant stands before the Holy Doors and faces the faithful, saying:
Priest: Beloved brothers and sisters, call upon the Holy Spirit with me, that He may grant me his ineffable power, and that I, an unworthy priest, might dare to offer the Holy Oblation of our Lord Jesus Christ, because in truth it is He Who offers and is offered, He Who receives and Who distributes, He Who is co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit to the ages of ages.
People: Amen.  May the Holy Spirit descend upon you, and the power of the Most High overshadow you.

The celebrant bows to the faithful.
Priest: Forgive me, my brothers and sisters.
People: Forgive us, Father, and pray for us.

The celebrant blesses the faithful.
Priest: May God + forgive you.

Sonus

People: Let all mortal flesh keep silence and stand in fear and trembling; put away every worldly thought; for the King of kings and Lord of lords approaches to be sacrificed, giving Himself as nourishment to the faithful.

During the sonus, the deacon takes a blessing from the celebrant and makes his way to the sacrarium, where he takes up the Gifts and, led by the minor clergy and servers, bearing lights, incense, and fans carries them in procession via the west end of the church to the sanctuary.  The people turn to face the gifts and bow as they pass by.

Meanwhile, the celebrant says the following prayer in a low voice.

Priest: No one who is bound by the desires and passions of the flesh is worthy to appear before You, to approach You, and to serve You, O King of glory, for to serve you is great and awesome even to the heavenly powers.  Nevertheless, through your ineffable and immeasurable kindness towards humankind, You became human without change or alteration, and have become our High Priest, entrusting us, O Master of all things, with the ministry of this liturgical and bloodless Sacrifice.  You alone, O Lord our God, rule over those in the heavens and on the earth; You alone are borne on the throne of the cherubim, Lord of the seraphim, King of Israel; You alone are holy, resting among the saints.  It is You Whom I implore, Who are good, Who are ready to help.  Cast your eyes upon me, a sinner and unworthy servant; purify my soul and my heart of an evil conscience; by the power of your Holy Spirit make me, clothed with the grace of priesthood, suitable to stand before the Holy Table and to consecrate your most pure and holy Body and your precious Blood.  I come before you with bowed head, and I entreat You, do not turn your face away from me, do not cast me out from among the number of your children, but make me, a sinner and unworthy servant, worthy to present these Gifts to You.

As the deacon passes through the Holy Doors with the Gifts, the people sing the laudes.

Laudes

People: The choirs of angels go before Him with all the principalities, the dominations, the cherubim with countless eyes, and the seraphim with six wings, who veil their faces as they sing: Alleluia!  Alleluia!  Alleluia!

The celebrant receives the chalice and paten from the deacon and sets them on the altar, the paten to the left and the chalice to the right.  He removes the smaller veils and puts them away, covering the Gifts with the palla sirica, after perfuming it in the rising incense.

Priest: The noble Joseph, when he had taken down your most pure Body from the Tree, wrapped it in fine linen, and anointed it with spices and laid it in a new tomb.  Your tomb, O Christ, is more splendid than any royal dwelling, for it is a bridal chamber, and the source of our resurrection.

He censes the Gifts, saying:
With a humble spirit and a contrite heart, we pray to You, O Lord, that the angel of blessing may + descend on these offerings, prepared for the glory of your name.

The Lavabo

The celebrant washes his hands while praying verses from Psalm 25:

Priest: I will wash my hands among the innocent and I will encircle your altar, O Lord,
that I may hear the voice of praise and tell of all your wonders.
O Lord, I love the beauty of your house and the place of the temple of your glory.
My foot stands on the straight path; I will bless You, O Lord, in the churches.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, and now and evermore, and to the ages of ages.  Amen.

The Collect over the Gifts

Priest: Accept, O Most Holy Trinity, the offerings of your people, and send down your heavenly grace to sanctify the gifts we present to You and to cleanse us from all our sins.

THE DIPTYCHS

The deacon stands before the Holy Doors and sings the petitions while the offerings of the people are received.  The customary offerings are bread, wine, oil, candles, incense, and money.

Deacon: Let us bring our offerings and prayers for the holy, catholic, and apostolic Church, that the Lord may strengthen her:
People: in faith, and in hope, and in charity.

Deacon: For our bishop, Gregory, for Bishop Gorazd and Bishop Jonah; for the bishops of our sister churches, Martin, Mark, Ioan, Gabriel, and Gregory; and for all bishops who without fear proclaim the word of Truth and offer the Holy Oblation for themselves, for the clergy, and for every Christian.
People: And for each, and for all!

In union with them, with our bishop, our priests, and with the people here present let us call to mind those who are sick, facing bitter trials, and who make pilgrimage; that the Lord will grant them protection, redemption, healing, and comfort.

Let us pray in particular for the servants and handmaids of God, N. & N. (here the living are commemorated), as well as for all our enemies and for those who hate us.
Choir: (softly and repeatedly, while the names are read) Remember them, O Lord!

Deacon: In communion with and in remembrance of the Holy Archangel Michael and all the armies of heaven, of the Patriarchs, Judges, Kings, Queens, and Prophets, of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist John, (the deacon and people turn and bow towards the icon of the Mother of God) and above all, of our Holy Lady, the Mother of God, and Ever-Virgin Mary.
People: You are truly the Mother of God: we exalt you!

Of the holy Apostles, Peter, Paul, James, and John, and of all the disciples and Evangelists of the Lord; of Saints Stephen, George, Catherine, Eadward, Dyfan, Alban, the Martyrs of Crowland, and of all the Martyrs; of Saints Irenaeus of Lyon, Denys, Athanasius, Hilary of Poitiers, Basil, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Augustine of Hippo, Aristobulus, Gregory of Rome, Augustine of Canterbury, Dunstan, Plegmund, Martin, Nicholas, Aidan, Cuthbert, David of Menevia, Chad, Cedd, Patrick, Germanus of Auxerre, Caesarius, Nectarius of Aegina, John of San Francisco, John of Saint-Denis, and Germanus of Paris whose Liturgy we celebrate, and of all the bishops and doctors of the Church; of Saints Anthony, Pachomius, Cassian, Benedict, Columbanus, Etheldreda, Hilda, Isaac the Syrian, Seraphim of Sarov, Irenaeus of Paris, Winefride, Werburga, Bertram, Trillo, Radegund, Melangell of Powys, the Holy Myrrhbearers and of Saints N. & N. whose memory we keep today, and of all the saints.
Choir: (softly and repeatedly, while the names are read) Draw near to us, O Lord, through their prayers!

Deacon: With them we offer our prayers for all those who have gone before us in the peace of the Lord, from Adam to this present day.  Let us pray especially for the servants and handmaids of God, N. & N.(here the departed are commemorated).
Choir: (softly and repeatedly, while the names are read) Remember them, O Lord!

Deacon: That the Lord may grant them rest, where the light of his face shines upon them, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Kyrie eleison!

THE COLLECT POST NOMINA

Priest: O Lord Jesus, almighty God, mark with your seal of salvation your servants here present and throughout the whole world, even to the ends of the earth.  May they be protected from all evil, and may they know You, the only Saviour of the world, the Lover of humankind, co-eternal with the Father and the Paraclete.

The celebrant always concludes the collect with the following doxology, making the sign of the Cross over the Gifts with the palla sirica.

For to You are due all + praise, blessing, wisdom, honour, power, might, and thanksgiving to the ages of ages.
People: Amen.

THE KISS OF PEACE

This is omitted from the Mass of Holy Thursday, for on that night the Saviour was betrayed with a kiss. The kiss is also not given during the Mass on the night of Paschal Vigil, as the paschal kiss will have already been given.  At nuptial masses only the bride and bridegroom exchange the kiss.

Deacon:  Let us make peace!

The celebrant kisses the altar, then turns towards the faithful, saying:

Priest: May peace dwell among you like a season of tranquility.

The celebrant passes the peace to the deacons (kissing once, rather than three times), who pass it to the faithful, who in turn pass it to each other.  The person giving the peace says, 'Peace be to you and to the Church'; the person receiving the peace responds, 'And to your spirit'.

The choir and people sing the responsory for the Peace until all have received the kiss.

People: 'Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.  Not as the world gives do I give to you.'
Choir: 'I give you a new commandment, that you should love one another as I have loved you.'  Thus said the Lord.
People: Peace I leave with you, &c.
Choir: 'There is no greater love than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.’
Thus said the Lord.
People: Peace I leave with you, &c.
Choir: 'If you have love one for another, then all will know that you are my disciples.'
People: Peace I leave with you, &c.
Choir: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, and now and evermore, and to the ages of ages.  Amen.
People: Peace I leave with you, &c.

THE COLLECT FOR PEACE

While the peace is being given, the celebrant prays the collect in a low voice.

Priest: O Lord Jesus Christ, Who said to your apostles, 'Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you'; look not on our weakness but on the faith of your Church, and strengthen her bonds in peace and unity according to your will, O Lover of humankind, Who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit to the ages of ages. Amen.

THE ANAPHORA

The Dialogue

The celebrant stands before the Holy Doors, facing the people, while the deacon proclaims:

Deacon: Arise!  Let us keep silence!  The Mystery of Faith!

The celebrant blesses the people:

Priest: The grace of our Lord + Jesus Christ, and the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be always with you.
People: And with your spirit.

The celebrant raises his hands; the deacon, his stole.

Priest: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.

The celebrant and deacon turn towards the altar and bow.

Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right and just.

The deacon closes the Holy Doors.

Immolatio

The celebrant raises his hands.  Unless otherwise indicated in the proper, the following Immolatio is used.

Priest: It is truly right and just, and profitable for our salvation to give You thanks at all times and in all places, holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, unspeakable, indescribable, invisible, and eternally the same.

For with your Only-begotten Son and your Holy Spirit You are one God, one Lord, not in the unity of a single person, but in the Trinity of one essence.  For what we believe of your glory through your revelation, so we also believe of your Son and your Holy Spirit, without difference or distinction, so that in confessing the true and eternal Godhead, we worship the distinction of persons, oneness in being, and equality in majesty.

It is through Christ and in Christ that the angels praise your glory, that the dominations adore You, and the powers fall down before You in awe.  The heavens, the virtues of heaven, and the blessed seraphim join in their exultation and concelebrate with them.  Grant, we entreat You, that our voices may be joined with theirs as we acclaim:

Sanctus

The deacon lifts the tower and with it makes the sign of the Cross over the bread.

People: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.
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!

Post Sanctus

Unless otherwise indicated in the proper, the following Post Sanctus is used.

Priest: Truly holy, truly blessed is the Word and Creator, the God of majesty.  He descended from heaven and took the form of a servant, freely accepting death in order to set free his own creation and to restore it to the image of his glory, our very Saviour Jesus Christ, Who on the eve of his Passion took bread in his holy and venerable hands, lifted his eyes to heaven towards You, holy Father, almighty and eternal God; He gave thanks, He blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to his apostles and disciples, saying:

Words of Institution

The celebrant gestures towards the bread with his right hand (the palm, facing upwards), while the deacon does so with his stole.

'Take and eat. This is my Body Which is broken for you and for many for the + remission of sins.'

People: Amen.

The celebrant gestures towards the chalice with his right hand, while the deacon does so with his stole.

In the same manner, after supper, He took the cup and, giving thanks, He blessed it and gave it to his apostles and disciples, saying:

'Take and drink of this, all of you.  This is my Blood, the Blood of the New and everlasting Covenant, Which is shed for you and for many for the + remission of sins.'

People: Amen.

Priest: 'Each time you do this, you will do it in memory of Me; you will proclaim my Death, you will announce my Resurrection, you will await my Return until I come to you from heaven in glory.'

Anamnesis

Unless otherwise indicated in the proper, the following Anamnesis is used.

The celebrant steps back from the altar to allow space for the deacon, who crosses his right hand over his left, takes the paten in his right hand and the chalice in his left hand, and elevates them.

Priest: Calling to mind his most glorious Passion, his Resurrection from hades, and his Ascension into heaven, we who are yours offer to You, on behalf of your own, that which is your own: this pure Offering, this rational Offering, this bloodless Offering.

And we ask You and we implore You to receive this Oblation on your altar on high from the hands of your angels...

The deacon sets the paten and chalice on the altar and returns to the right of the celebrant, who returns to his place at the altar.

People: (softly and slowly) We pray to You, O Lord, and we entreat your majesty that our humble prayers may rise to You, O God most merciful.

Priest: (in a low voice) ...as You deigned to receive the gifts of your child, Abel the just, the sacrifice of our patriarch Abraham, and that which was offered to You by your high priest Melchisedek.

Epiclesis

The celebrant invokes the Holy Spirit on the Holy Gifts, that they may become the Body and Blood of the Saviour.  The faithful give their Amen.  A bell is immediately rung three times.  All make a profound bow.  Silence is kept.

Post Epiclesis

Unless otherwise indicated in the proper, the following Post Epiclesis is used.

Priest: May these Gifts be protection to those in health and healing to the sick, bring reconciliation to all peoples in discord.  May they bring wisdom to the unreasonable and moderation to the wise, vigilance to the insensitive and gentleness to the zealous; may those who partake of these Mysteries share in the same manner the company of the elect in the heavenly kingdom, hastening the glorious coming of Christ and the fullness of the Spirit.

Through Whom You create all things and bless that which is created, sanctify that which is blessed, and distribute that which is sanctified.  To You, Father almighty, and to Your faithful and true Word, and to your Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier, are due all honour, glory, and adoration, now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

People: Amen.

THE FRACTION

The celebrant breaks theBody of the Lord into as many pieces as necessary for Communion, saying in a low voice:
Priest: The table is set.  The Lamb of God is slain, shared but not divided, eaten but never consumed.  The Wine is mingled, the Blood is poured out.  Let us drink of the inexhaustible Cup, let us leave ignorance behind and proclaim this single, unique, and awesome Mystery.

Meanwhile, the Fraction responsory is sung.  During Lent, this is sung more soberly to tone 2 and the alleluias are omitted.

Male cantor: Wisdom has built her house;
Men: She has founded it on her seven pillars; She has sacrificed her victims, mingled her wine, and set her table.
People: They recognised the Lord.  Alleluia!  In the breaking of the bread.  Alleluia!  Alleluia!
Female cantor: Come and eat of my bread
Women: and drink of the wine which I have mixed.  Leave ignorance and you shall live.
People: They recognised the Lord.  Alleluia!  In the breaking of the bread.  Alleluia!  Alleluia!
Male cantor: The bread which we break
Men: is the Body of the Lord.
Female cantor: The cup which we bless
Women: is the Blood of the Lord.
Choir: A single and unique Mystery!
People: They recognised the Lord.  Alleluia!  In the breaking of the bread.  Alleluia!  Alleluia!  

THE OUR FATHER

The deacon opens the sanctuary doors.

Deacon: Let us pray.

Priest: Not by our merits, holy Father, but in obedience to the commandment of Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, we dare to say:

People: Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
as in heaven, so on earth.
Give us today our supersubstantial bread,
and forgive us our debts
as we forgive our debtors.
Save us from falling into temptation
and deliver us from the evil one.

Priest: Deliver us, O Lord, from evil and from all danger; preserve us in good works by your perfect truth and in your true freedom; for to You belong the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, to the ages of ages.
People: Amen.

THE ELEVATION OF THE HOLY GIFTS

On Sundays and feasts, the celebrant elevates the Gifts three times, each time lifting them higher and singing the appointed text from the proper on a higher pitch.  In the absence of a proper text, the following is used:
Priest: The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Scion of David, conquers all.  Alleluia!
People: He Who sits amid the cherubim conquers all.  Alleluia!  Alleluia!


THE IMMIXTURE OF THE HOLY GIFTS

The celebrant turns to the people and presents the Gifts to them, saying:
Priest: Holy Things for the Holy!
People: One is holy; One is Lord: Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father.  Amen.

While the above is sung, the celebrant returns the Gifts to the altar and places a particle of the Body of Christ into the chalice, saying in a low voice:

Priest: May the union of the Body and Blood of Christ be a pledge of our transformation and of the resurrection of the faithful departed, in expectation of the consummation of the ages.

THE BLESSING OF THE FAITHFUL

Deacon: Bow your heads to receive the blessing.
People: Before You, O Lord.

The celebrant and deacon turn to the people, the celebrant blessing them.

On Sundays:
Priest: Lord, bless + this your family; gladden it by your presence, and may these Mysteries be apportioned to all according to their needs, through your mercy, O God, Who are blessed to the ages of ages.
People: Amen. 

On weekdays.
Priest: May the peace and love of God guard + and protect you.
People: Amen. 

On feasts and other occasions where a proper blessing is appointed, the celebrant gives a series of blessings, each followed by:
People: Amen.

THE COMMUNION OF THE CLERGY

During the communion of the clergy, the choir may sing appropriate hymns and antiphons.

THE COMMUNION OF THE FAITHFUL

The faithful say the following prayer together.

People:  I believe, O Lord, and I confess
that You are truly the Christ, the Son of the Living God,
Who came into this world to save sinners,
of whom I am the first.
I also believe that this is your most holy and pure Body
and that this is your venerable and precious Blood.
At your mystical supper, O Son of God,
receive me today as a communicant,
for I will not speak of the Mystery to your enemies,
neither will I give You a kiss as did Judas,
but like the thief I will confess You:
remember me, O Lord, when You come into your Kingdom.
Not for judgement or for condemnation
be my partaking of your Holy Mysteries, O Lord,
but for the healing of soul and body.
Lord, I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof,
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

During the communion of the people, appropriate hymns and antiphons may be sung.  When all have received communion:
Cantor: Alleluia!
People: Alleluia!

THE CONCLUDING RITES

THE TRICANON

Cantor: We have seen the true Light!
People: We have received the heavenly Spirit, we have found the true Faith, worshipping the undivided Trinity by Whom we have been saved.

The celebrant takes the censer and censes what remains of the holy Gifts, saying:
Celebrant: God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a horn.

The celebrant gives up the censer, takes up the holy Gifts, and blesses the people with them.
Priest: The Lord + be always with you.
People: And with your spirit.

People: Nourished by the Bread of heaven, and given life by the eternal Chalice, let us unceasingly render thanks to Christ, forever present in his Church.  He has come to us in his sacraments and will return in glory to judge the world; He Who is co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit of life.

THE POST-COMMUNION COLLECT

Deacon: Beloved brothers and sisters, having received the awesome and immortal, life-giving Mysteries of Christ, let us entreat the Lord that we might spend our time in peace, health, and holiness, freed from the desires of the flesh in order that we may live in the Spirit:
let us pray to the Lord.
People: Grant it, O Lord!

Priest: We give You thanks, O Lord, for the nourishment of eternal life, and we entreat You that it may be the pledge of our union with You, and with our brothers and sisters, O Threefold Light, God to the ages of ages.
People: Amen.

THE HYMN OF THANKSGIVING

This responsory is sung on all Sundays and feasts but may be omitted at other times.

Clergy: O give thanks to the Lord for He is good; for his mercy endures for ever.
People: O give thanks to the Lord for He is good; for his mercy endures for ever.
Cantor: I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be continually in my mouth.
Another Cantor: O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together.
People: O give thanks to the Lord for He is good; for his mercy endures for ever.
Cantor: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, and now and evermore, and to the ages of ages.  Amen.
People: O give thanks to the Lord for He is good; for his mercy endures for ever.

THE FINAL BLESSING

Priest: Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
People: According to the hope which we have placed in You.

The celebrant blesses the faithful.

Priest: At the prayers of Our Lady, the most holy Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary; of our holy mother Melangell; of the Holy Myrrhbearers; of Saint Germanus of Paris, whose Liturgy we have celebrated; of Saint(s) N. & N. (local saints may be invoked here), and of Saint N. whose memory we keep today, may the blessing of God almighty, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, descend on you and remain with you always.
People: Amen.

THE DISMISSAL

On Sundays and feasts:
Deacon: The solemnities are ended: let us depart in peace!
People: Thanks be to God.

On ferial weekdays:
Deacon: Let us depart in peace!
People: Thanks be to God.