Liturgy and Prayers - Sunday, 17 November 2024 – Twenty Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Proper 28)

Liturgy in one document: Liturgy in One Document Proper 28B

Opening sentence

The Lord says to my lord, ‘Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.’  (Ps 110:1 NRSV)
OR
Beware that no one leads you astray.
The one who endures to the end will be saved.  (Mark 13: 5,13 NRSV)

 

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFESSION OF SINS

The following introduction to the confession of sins (or selections from it) may be used:

Friends in Christ:
Since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary
by the blood of Jesus,
by the new and living way
that he opened for us through the curtain
(that is, through his flesh),
and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,
let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith,
and our bodies washed with pure water,
to confess our sins to God our Father,
and ask him, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to forgive us.

 Continue with the prayer of confession in the order.

Prayer of the day - (Collect):

Traditional

O God,
so rule and govern our hearts and minds
by your Holy Spirit
that, being mindful of the end of all things
and the day of your just judgment,
we may be stirred up to holiness of living,
and dwell with you forever;
through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Modernised Traditional

Lord God,
govern our hearts by your Holy Spirit.
Make us mindful of the end of all things
and the day of your just judgment.
Stir us up to lead holy lives,
and let us live with you forever.
We ask this through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Alternative

Almighty God,
we cannot trust in our own goodness,
so deal with us,
not according to the severity of your judgment,
but according to your mercy.
We ask this through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

New

(Let us pray to be ready for Christ’s return. [silence])
Help us, Lord Jesus Christ,
to wait for you,
to wish for you,
and to watch for you,
so that when you come again
you will find us ready.
For you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Alleluia Verse

Alleluia, alleluia.
(Jesus said:) Do not be troubled; for such things must happen,
but the end is not yet.  (Mark 13:7b NKJV)
Alleluia.

Prayer after the Gospel

This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Lord Jesus, thank you for promising to be with us
in times of trial.
Help us to trust in you through all troubles.
Amen.

Offering Prayer

Eternal God,
we thank you for saving us through your Son Jesus.
Make us always confident in your love,
so that we can freely serve you and others
on our way to our heavenly home.
Amen.

Prayer of the Church

Prayer points

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Services with Holy Communion:

Preface

It is indeed right and good,
Lord God, holy Father,
that we should at all times and in all places
give thanks to you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(On this day)*
he overcame death by his resurrection
and opened up for us
the way to eternal life with you.
And so, with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we adore and praise your glorious name:

* The words ‘on this day’ are used only on Sundays.

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION

If using the Service – Alternative Form, or any of the Sing The Feast settings, instead of saying ‘Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again’ after the words of institution, the following acclamation may be used:
When we eat this bread and drink this cup,
we proclaim your death, Lord Jesus,
until you come in glory.

Communion Invitation

Jesus says: ‘I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry,
and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.

OR
Jesus says: ‘My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood remain in me, and I in them.’
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.

OR
This cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks
is a communion in the blood of Christ.
This bread that we break
is a communion in the body of Christ.
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.

Prayer after Communion

EITHER
Let us pray. We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed
us through this healing gift; and we pray that through it you would
graciously strengthen us in faith toward you and in love toward one
another; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
OR
Let us pray. Heavenly Father, as you did not spare your own Son, but
gave him up for us all: Grant that we who have received his body and
blood in the sacrament may live in him and he in us, so that, as your
children, we may walk in your ways and serve you all the days of our
life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Alternatively, use the fourth prayer of the day (as listed above) at this point. It may be modified as follows:

Lord Jesus Christ,
as we have proclaimed your death
by eating this bread and drinking this cup,
help us to wait for you,
to wish for you,
and to watch for you,
so that when you come again
you will find us ready.
For you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Dismissal

Go in peace. Hold firmly to your hope in God.
Thanks be to God. 

OR  In the name of Christ. Amen.