Liturgy and Prayers - Sunday, 12 June 2022 – Holy Trinity Sunday, First Sunday after Pentecost, Year C

Liturgy in one document: Liturgy in One Document, Holy Trinity Sunday, Year C

Opening sentence

Praise the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Praise and adore him forever.
Praise the Lord in the heights of heaven.
Praise and adore him forever.
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.
Praise and adore him forever.
He was and is and is to come.
Praise and adore him forever.

OR
Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty,
who was and is and is to come. (Rev 4:8 NRSV)

OR
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God of hosts.
All the earth is filled with his glory. (Isa 6:3)

OR

We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
through him we have gained access to this grace in which we stand.  (Rom 5:1,2)

INTRODUCTION TO CONFESSION OF SINS

If the second Sentence above from Romans 5 has not been used as an opening sentence, then this introduction to the confession of sins may be used:
Friends in Christ:
we have gained access to the grace in which we stand
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Since we have peace with God through him,
let us draw near to God our Father with a true heart
to confess our sins,
and ask him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
to forgive us.

THE TRISAGION
The ‘Trisagion’ (literally: ‘Thrice holy’), in either of the following forms, may be used as a confessional response before the absolution. The first two shorter versions may be said or sung three times.

Holy God,
holy and mighty,
holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.

OR

O Lord God most holy,
O Lord most mighty,
O holy and most merciful God,
have mercy on us.

OR, this version from the Good Friday order:

O Lord God most holy,
O Lord most mighty,
O holy and most merciful God,
have mercy on us,
and do not condemn us to eternal death.

 O Lord God most holy,
O Lord most mighty,
O holy and most merciful God,
have mercy on us,
and lead us through death to eternal life.

 O Lord God most holy,
O Lord most mighty,
O holy and most merciful Saviour,
have mercy on us, and never abandon us.

LORD, HAVE MERCY

Although the ‘Lord, have mercy’ is essentially christological, it has often been interpreted in a trinitarian sense because of the threefold repetition. Hymn 897 in the Supplement, ‘Kyrie, God, Father in heaven above’, is a good example of this. Here is another trinitarian kyrie, adapted from a version in Löhe’s Agenda.

Lord and Father, source of all goodness:
have mercy on us.
Lord, you sent your Son for the salvation of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lord, you give the seven gifts of the Spirit, filling heaven and earth:
have mercy on us.

Christ, only Son of the Father, foretold by prophets and born of a virgin:
have mercy on us.
Christ, ruler of the kingdom of heaven, the angels sing of your glory:
have mercy on us.
Christ, you intercede for us at the right hand of the Father:
have mercy on us.

Lord, Spirit, you flow from the Father and the Son, and are one with them:
have mercy on us.
Lord, you baptised Christ in the Jordan, and appeared as a dove:
have mercy on us.
Lord, fire divine, you make our hearts burn with love and praise:
have mercy on us.

Prayer of the day - (Collect):

Traditional

Almighty and eternal God,
since you have given us grace,
by the confession of the true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity,
and to worship the Unity
by the power of your divine majesty:
Keep us firm in this faith,
and defend us forever from all evil;
for you live and reign,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Modernised Traditional

Almighty and eternal God,
you have given us faith
to affirm the glory of the eternal Trinity
and to worship you as One.
Keep us firm in this faith
and safe with you forever.
For you live and reign, one God,
now and forever.
Amen.

Alternative

(Let us pray for faith in the Triune God. [silence])
Eternal God,
you have revealed yourself
as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
and you live in the perfect unity of love.
Give us a sure faith in you,
so that we share in your holy fellowship and life
as three Persons in one God,
now and forever.
Amen.

New

Alleluia Verse

Alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
Alleluia.

OR

Alleluia.
(Jesus said:) ‘The Spirit will glorify me,
because he will take what is mine and declare it to you.’  (John 16:14 NRSV)
Alleluia.

 

Prayer after the Gospel

This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for the Holy Spirit,
who reveals the truth about God.
May we give glory to you and the Father and the Spirit.
Amen.

Offering Prayer

Loving Triune God,
teach us, your children,
to praise and glorify you with our lives
and all that we have,
by serving others.
Amen.

Prayer of the Church

Prayer points

Additional Prayer Points

LCA International Mission

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;
who with you and the Holy Spirit is one God, one Lord,
whom we confess as the only true God
and worship as the eternal Trinity,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
And so, with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we adore and praise your glorious name:

Communion Invitation

Through Christ Jesus we have access to the Father by one Spirit.
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.

OR
The holy things of God
for the holy people of God.
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.

Prayer after Communion

The third prayer of the day (as listed above) may be used at this point. It may be modified as follows.

Eternal God,
you have revealed yourself to us today
in word and sacrament
as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
and you live in the perfect unity of love.
Give us a sure faith in you,
so that we share in your holy fellowship and life
as three Persons in one God,
now and forever.
Amen.

Dismissal

SEASONAL BLESSING
This seasonal blessing is used together with (ie before) the usual blessing in the order of service.
(May) God the holy Trinity,
who has created, redeemed, and sanctified you,
bring you to know and adore him as one God; . . .

DISMISSAL
Go in the peace of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Thanks be to God.

OR In the name of Christ. Amen.

Liturgical Resources

You may choose to use the abbreviated form of the Athanasian Creed for Trinity Sunday. Two versions scripted for multiple speakers may be found here.