C H R I S M E U C H A R I S T · T h e G r e a t T h a n k s g iv i n g T he Lord be with you and also with you. Lift up your hear ts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks

U NITED D IOCESES OF  C ORK , C LOYNE AND R OSS  

C HRISM E UCHARIST   

O NLINE ON THE D IOCESAN Y OUTUBE C HANNEL   M AUNDY T HURSDAY , 9 TH A PRIL , 2020 AT 12 NOON  

Introduction   

The Bishop introduces the celebration.   

T HE G ATHERING OF G OD ’ S P EOPLE   

The Greeting  Jesus Christ has made us a kingdom of priests  to serve his God and Father.  Glory and kingship be his for ever and ever.   Grace, mercy and peace be with you  and also with you.   

 Penitence  

The Bishop invites all present to confess their sins.   Bishop:   Come, let us return to the Lord and say:    Lord our God, in our sin we have avoided your call.  

Our love for you is like a morning cloud,  like the dew that goes away early.  Have mercy on us;   deliver us from judgment;   bind up our wounds and revive us;  in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.  

 Absolution  

The Lord enrich you with his grace,  and nourish you with his blessing;  the Lord defend you in trouble and keep you from all evil;  the Lord accept your prayers,   and absolve you from your offences,  for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Saviour.  

  Amen.   

The Collect  Bishop:   Heavenly Father, you anointed your Son Jesus Christ  

with the Holy Spirit and with power  to bring to the world the blessing of your kingdom:  anoint your Church with the same Holy Spirit,  that we who share in his suffering and his victory  may bear witness to the gospel of salvation;  through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,    who is alive and reigns with you  in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.  

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P ROCLAIMING AND R ECEIVING THE W ORD   

  The Gospel  

   Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.  The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,  because the Lord has anointed me;  he has sent me to bring the good news to the oppressed.  Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory!  

 A reading from the Gospel according to Saint Luke,  chapter seven.  Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ  

 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house  and took his place at the table. And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having  learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment.  She stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her tears  and to dry them with her hair. Then she continued kissing his feet and anointing them  with the ointment.    Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, ‘If this man  were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is  touching him—that she is a sinner.’     Jesus spoke up and said to him, ‘Simon, I have something to say to you.’ ‘Teacher,’ he  replied, ‘speak.’ ‘A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and  the other fifty. When they could not pay, he cancelled the debts for both of them. Now  which of them will love him more?’ Simon answered, ‘I suppose the one for whom he  cancelled the greater debt.’    And Jesus said to him, ‘You have judged rightly.’ Then turning towards the woman, he  said to Simon, ‘Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for  my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. You  gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet. You  did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore,  I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great  love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.’ Then he said to her, ‘Your sins  are forgiven.’ But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves,  ‘Who is this who even forgives sins?’ And he said to the woman, ‘Your faith has saved  you; go in peace.’  

 This is the Gospel of the Lord  Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ  

Short Reflection by the Bishop   

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T HE R ENEWAL OF C OMMITMENT  TO M INISTRY  

 Bishop   My brothers and sisters, at his Last Supper, our Lord Jesus Christ gave his disciples a                                

new commandment, that they should love one another, and he prayed that they might                            be one. He gave them an everlasting sign of his own love, in the sacrament of bread and                                    wine. He consecrated himself to his Father’s service, to be the high priest of the New                                Covenant. I invite you now to dedicate yourselves afresh to his service, as stewards of                              the mysteries of God and ministers of his grace.  

 The Bishop addresses all ministers, lay and ordained:   

Will you continue faithfully in the ministry entrusted to you and do all that is in your                                  power to witness to God’s love for his people?  

All: By the help of God, I will.   A lay person addresses all the ministers   

May the God of peace sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be                                  kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is                                  faithful, and he will accomplish it.   

All   Amen. Lord, have mercy.   

My brothers and sisters, pray for all who minister, that they may be constant in prayer                                and steadfast in faith, and serve God’s people with joy.  

  Lord, hear us.   

Pray for your deacons, that the Lord may pour upon them the riches of his grace. Pray                                  that he who has called them to his service may make them worthy of his calling.  

  Lord, hear us.   

Pray for your priests. Ask the Lord to bless them with the fullness of his love, that they                                    may be faithful ministers of his word and sacrament, and lead his people in the way of                                  salvation.  

  Lord, hear us.   

Pray for your Bishop, that despite my unworthiness I may be faithful to the great trust                                that has been handed to me. Pray that I may become more like our Good Shepherd and                                  great High Priest, the teacher and servant of us all, and so become more and more a                                  sign of Christ’s loving presence among you.  

  Lord, hear us.   

Pray for the families of those who minister, for their homes, and for all with whom they                                  share their lives.  

  Lord, hear us.   

Pray for those leading our country and all who are making decisions that affect us all.    Lord, hear us.   

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Pray for everyone weighed down in these times of CoronaVirus and those ill with                            COVID-19; and for those who are caring for them.   

  Lord, hear us.   

Pray for those who are mourning the death of someone they love   at this time.    

  Lord, hear us.   

May the Lord in his love keep us ever close to him, and may he bring us all to the                                        fullness of eternal life.  

  Amen.   

The Peace   God has made us one in Christ. He has set his seal upon us and,   as a pledge of what is to come, has given   the Spirit to dwell in our hearts.   The peace of the Lord be always with you.  And also with you.   

Bishop   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,  All   who has blessed us in Christ with every   

spiritual blessing   

 Reader: The oil for the anointing of the sick and dying   All   Blessed be God for ever.   Reader: The oil for the signing with the cross at baptism   All   Blessed be God for ever.   Reader: The Oil of Chrism   All   Blessed be God, our strength and our salvation  

now and forever. Amen.   

The Preparation of the Table   Pour upon the poverty of our love and the weakness of our praise, the transforming fire  of your presence.  Amen.   

C ELEBRATING AT THE L ORD ’ S T ABLE   

The Taking of the Bread and Wine  Christ our passover has been sacrificed for us  therefore let us celebrate the feast.  

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The Great Thanksgiving   The Lord be with you  and also with you.   Lift up your hearts.  We lift them to the Lord.   Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.  It is right to give our thanks and praise.  Father, almighty and everliving God,  at all times and in all places  it is right to give you thanks and praise:   We give you thanks  because by your Holy Spirit  you anointed your only Son to be the servant of all  and ordained that he should enter  into his kingdom through suffering.  In your wisdom and love you call your Church to serve the world, to share Christ’s  suffering and to reveal his glory.  

 And so with all your people  with angels and archangels,  and with all the company of heaven,  we proclaim your great and glorious name,  for ever praising you and saying:   Holy, holy, holy Lord,  God of power and might;  heaven and earth are full of your glory.  Hosanna in the highest!  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest!   Blessed are you, Father,  the creator and sustainer of all things;  you made us in your own image,  male and female you created us;  even when we turned away from you,  you never ceased to care for us,  but in your love and mercy you freed us from the slavery of sin;  giving your only begotten Son to become man  and suffer death on the cross to redeem us;  he made there the one complete and all-sufficient sacrifice  for the sins of the whole world:  he instituted, and in his holy Gospel commanded us to continue,  a perpetual memory of his precious death  until he comes again:  

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On the night that he was betrayed he took bread;  and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it,  and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat,  this is my body which is given for you.  Do this in remembrance of me.  

 In the same way, after supper he took the cup;  and when he had given thanks to you,  he gave it to them, saying, Drink this, all of you,  for this is my blood of the new covenant  which is shed for you and for many  for the forgiveness of sins.  Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.  

 Therefore, Father, with this bread and this cup  we do as Christ your Son commanded:  we remember his passion and death,  we celebrate his resurrection and ascension,  and we look for the coming of his kingdom.   Accept through him our great high priest  this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving;  and as we eat and drink these holy gifts,  grant by the power of the life-giving Spirit  that we may be made one in your holy Church  and partakers of the body and blood of your Son,  that he may dwell in us and we in him:   Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord,  by whom, and with whom, and in whom,  in the unity of the Holy Spirit,  all honour and glory are yours, Almighty Father,  for ever and ever. Amen.  

 The Lord’s Prayer  

 The Breaking of the Bread  

 The bread which we break  is a sharing in the body of Christ.  We being many are one body,  for we all share in the one bread.  

 Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us.  Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.  Jesus, redeemer of the world, grant us peace.  

The Communion     

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Spiritual Communion    Reflect on these words    Jesus said, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in  me will never be thirsty.’ John 6.35      Give thanks for the saving death and resurrection of Jesus and ask him to be with you now.    Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits you have given me,  for all the pains and insults you have borne for me.  Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally,   I ask you to come spiritually into my heart.  O most merciful redeemer, friend and brother,  may I know you more clearly, love you more dearly,  and follow you more nearly, day by day. Amen.  

after the Prayer of St Richard of Chichester   

G OING O UT - S TAYING I N - AS G OD ’ S P EOPLE   

Prayer after Communion   Bishop: Lord, in these days of mercy,   

make us quiet and prayerful;   in these days of challenge,   make us stronger in you;   in these days of emptiness,   take possession of us;   in these days of waiting,   open our hearts to the mystery of your cross. Amen  

Angela Ashwin    

Blessing  Bishop   Our help is in the name of the Lord  All   who has made heaven and earth.   Bishop   Blessed be the name of the Lord  All   now and forever. Amen.   Bishop   The Father, whose glory fills the heavens,  

cleanse you by his holiness  and send you to proclaim his word.  

All   Amen   Bishop   The Son, who has ascended to the heights,  

pour upon you the riches of his grace.  All   Amen.   Bishop   The Holy Spirit, the Comforter,  

equip you and strengthen you in your ministry.  All   Amen.  

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 Bishop   And the blessing of God almighty,  

the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,  be upon you and remain with you always.  

All   Amen.     Go in peace to love and serve the Lord    in the name of Christ. Amen.   

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Archbishops’ Council 2006.   

Hymns and songs subject to copyright are reproduced in accordance with Christian Copyright Licence  (CCL Licence) 762859 issued to the Bishop for his exclusive use on this occasion only.  

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