Liturgy and Prayers - Sunday, 27 June 2021 – Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Proper 8)

Liturgy in one document: Pentecost 5B Proper 8 Liturgy in One Document

Opening sentence

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness. (Lam 3:22,23 NRSV)

Prayer of the day - (Collect):

Traditional

O God, since you have prepared
for those who love you
such good things as pass our understanding:
Pour into our hearts such love for you,
that we may love you above all things
and obtain your promises,
which exceed all that we can desire;
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, you have prepared for those who love you
good things beyond our understanding.
Pour into our hearts such love for you
that we may love you in all things
and above all things,
and obtain what you have promised,
which is more than we can desire.
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 for power to endure. [silence])
Almighty and merciful God,
your dear Son willingly endured
the agony and shame of the cross
for our sake.
Give us courage and patience
to take up our cross and follow him.
For he lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

New

(Let us pray for healing and life. [silence])
Lord, our Saviour and healer,
lay your healing hand on each of us
and on all who are hurting.
Protect us from all that diminishes our lives,
and give us the life that overflows from you.
For you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Alleluia Verse

Alleluia.
Our Saviour Christ Jesus has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. (2 Tim 1:10 NRSV alt)
Alleluia.

Prayer after the Gospel

This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Thank you, Lord Jesus,
for healing the sick and giving life to the dead.
Help us to trust in your saving power.
Amen.

Offering Prayer

Teach us, kind God, to be generous
as Jesus was generous to us,
becoming poor so that we can be rich.
Make us willing to help other people
wherever we can,
with our time, our abilities, and our money.
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.
(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.

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

Almighty and merciful God,
your dear Son
willingly offered up
his body and blood on the cross
for our sake.
Give us courage and patience
to take up our cross and follow him.
For he lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Dismissal

Go in peace, for the Lord’s goodness will not fail.
Thanks be to God. OR In the name of Christ. Amen.