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Liturgy and Prayers - Sunday, 26 May 2024 – Holy Trinity Sunday, First Sunday after Pentecost, Year B
Liturgy in one document: Holy Trinity Year B Liturgy in One Document
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)
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:) For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him may not perish
but may have eternal life. (John 3:16 NRSV)
Alleluia.
Prayer after the Gospel
This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for coming from the Father as Saviour.
May we be born again by your 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 points
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;
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.
