Eucharistic Prayer I
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- We come to you, Father, with praise and thanksgiving, through Jesus Christ your Son.
Through him we ask you accept and bless these gifts we offer you in sacrifice.
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- We offer them for your holy catholic Church, watch over it, Lord, and guide it; grant it
peace and unity throughout the world. We offer them for…our Pope, for…our
Bishop, and for all who hold and teach the catholic faith that comes to us from the
apostles. Remember, Lord, your people, especially those for whom we now pray, N… and
N…
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- Remember all of us gathered here before you. You know how firmly we believe in you and
dedicate ourselves to you. We offer you this sacrifice of praise for ourselves and those
who are dear to us. We pray to you, our living and true God, for our well-being and
redemption.
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- In union with the whole Church (*) we honor Mary,
the ever-virgin mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and God. We honor Joseph, her husband, the
apostles and martyrs Peter and Paul, Andrew, and all the saints. May their merits and
prayers gain us your constant help and protection. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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- * Vigil, Christmas and throughout octave add: we celebrate
that day (night) when Mary without loss of her virginity gave the world its savior.
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Epiphany add: we celebrate that day when your only Son, sharing your eternal glory, showed
himself in a human body.
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- *Easter add: we celebrate that day (night) when Jesus Christ,
our Lord, rose from the dead in his human body.
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*Ascension add: we celebrate that day when your only Son, our Lord, took his place with
you and raised our frail human nature to glory.
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- *Pentecost add: we celebrate that day of Pentecost when the
Holy Spirit appeared to the apostles in the form of countless tongues.
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- Father accept this offering from your whole family (*).
Grant us your peace in this life, save us from final damnation, and count us among those
you have chosen. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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- *Easter add: and from those born into the new life of water
and the Holy Spirit, with all their sins forgiven.
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- Bless and approve our offering; make it acceptable to you, an offering in spirit and in
truth. Let it become for us the body and blood of Jesus Christ, you only son, our Lord.
Through Christ our Lord, Amen.
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- The day before he suffered he took bread in his sacred hands and looking up to heaven,
to you, his almighty Father, he gave you thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to
his disciples, and said:
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- Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you.
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- When the supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave
the cup to his disciples, and said:
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- Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of
the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be
forgiven. Do this in memory of me.
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- Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
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- Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
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- Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life. Lord Jesus, come in glory.
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- When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, Lord Jesus, until you
come in glory.
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- Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free. You are the Savior of the
world.
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- Father, we celebrate the memory of Christ, your Son. We, your people and your ministers,
recall his passion, his resurrection from the dead, and his ascension into glory; and form
the many gifts you have give us we offer to you, God of glory and majesty, this holy and
perfect sacrifice: the bread of life and the cup of eternal salvation. Look with favor on
these offerings and accept them as once you accepted the gifts of your servant Abel, the
sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith, and the bread and wine offered by your priest
Melchisedech. Almighty God, we pray that your angel may take this sacrifice to your altar
in heaven. Then, as we receive from this altar the sacred body and blood of your Son, let
us be filled with every grace and blessing. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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- Remember, Lord, those who have died and have gone before us marked with the sign of
faith, especially those for whom we now pray, N…and N… May these, and all who
sleep in Christ, find in your presence light, happiness, and peace. Through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
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- For ourselves, too, we ask some share in the fellowship of your apostles and martyrs,
with John the Baptist, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, and all the saints. Though we are
sinners, we trust in your mercy and love. Do not consider what we truly deserve, but grant
us your forgiveness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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- Through him you give all these gifts, You fill them with life and goodness, you bless
them and make them holy.
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- Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is
yours, almighty Father, forever and ever.
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- Amen.
