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Liturgy and Prayers - Sunday, 19 February 2023 – Transfiguration of our Lord, Year A
Liturgy in one document: Liturgy in One Document Transfiguration A
Opening sentence
From the cloud, a voice said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved;
with him I am well pleased; listen to him!’ (Matt 17:5 NRSV)
Prayer of the day - (Collect):
Traditional
Lord God, heavenly Father,
as you glorified your Son from the heavens:
Give us grace to receive in faith
this revelation of his glory
and willingly to follow him,
that through his suffering and death
we may come to the glory of the resurrection;
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, heavenly Father,
you glorified your Son from the heavens.
Give us faith to perceive his glory
and willingly follow him.
Bring us, through his suffering and death,
to the glory of the resurrection.
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
(Let us pray that we become like Christ. [silence])
Almighty and loving God,
we thank you for revealing your Son Jesus in glory
before he suffered and died.
Give us faith to recognise him
as your dear Son,
and strengthen us to suffer with him,
until we come to share his glory.
For he lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
New
Alleluia Verse
Alleluia, alleluia.
‘This is my Son, the Beloved;
with him I am well pleased;
listen to him!’ Alleluia. (Matt 17:5 NRSV)
Alleluia.
Prayer after the Gospel
This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ (, Light of the world).
Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ,
for revealing your glory as God’s Son.
Lead us to follow you in faith.
Amen.
Offering Prayer
Our great and glorious God,
we thank you for sending your dear Son Jesus.
Teach us to follow his example
of self-giving service,
and to offer ourselves and all we have
in love to you and to others.
Amen.
Additional Prayer Points
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.
You have sent your only Son
to appear among us as a human being,
and through him
you have fully revealed
the light of your presence to us.
And so, with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we adore and praise your glorious name:
Communion Invitation
The Word became flesh and lived among us,
and we have seen his glory,
the glory as of the only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.
Prayer after Communion
Heavenly Father,
in the beginning you created light
and at the right time
you sent your Son
to be the true light of the world.
Through the gift of his body and blood,
shine in our hearts and lives,
so that we may share
in the inheritance of all the saints in the light.
For he lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
OR use the third prayer of the day (as listed above) at this point. It may be modified as follows:
Almighty and loving God,
we thank you for revealing your Son Jesus in glory
before he suffered and died.
Give us faith to recognise his presence with us
in this sacrament,
and strengthen us to suffer with him,
until we come to share his glory.
For he lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Dismissal
The following Epiphany seasonal blessing may be used together with (ie before) the usual blessing in the order of service.
God the Father
show you the light of his glory
in the face of his Son,
so that you may be a light to the world . . .
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. You have seen the majesty of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanks be to God.
OR In the name of Christ. Amen.
