Form 2
Celebrant | The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. |
People | And also with you. |
Celebrant | Lift up your hearts. |
People | We lift them to the Lord. |
Celebrant | Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. |
People | It is right to give him thanks and praise. |
The Celebrant gives thanks to God the Father for his work in creation and his revelation of himself to his people;
Recalls before God, when appropriate, the particular occasion being celebrated;
Incorporates or adapts the Proper Preface of the Day, if desired.
If the Sanctus is to be included, it is introduced with these or similar words
And so we join the saints and angels in proclaiming your glory, as we sing (say),
Celebrant and People
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.
The Celebrant now praises God for the salvation of the world through Jesus Christ our Lord.
404Order for Eucharist