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We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe
"Stay with Us Lord"
(Luke 24:29)
(Luke 24:29)
Communion Rite
THE OUR FATHER:
The Our Father is a request for daily food which for Christians means the nourishment of the
Eucharist and it is also a prayer for purification from sin.
THE SIGN OF PEACE:
Among the early Christians the kiss of peace was seen as a seal placed on prayer. Love of
God and love of neighbor comprise the two parts of the one great commandment Jesus gave
us. The Sign of Peace originally occurred after the Prayer of the Faithful, thus concluding the
Liturgy of the Word. Since the Second Vatican Council and the reform of the liturgy it is
placed before the reception of Communion.
THE LAMB OF GOD:
This is usually sung at Sunday Mass recalling how John the Baptist acclaimed Jesus to Peter
and John: “Behold, the Lamb of God” (John 1:36).
In the traditional Latin we sing:
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem.
Translated is:
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
The priest breaks the large Host and puts a small piece in the chalice saying: “May this
mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.”
As the priest prepares to receive Communion, he prays silently: “Lord Jesus Christ, with faith
in your love and mercy I eat your body and drink your blood. Let it not bring me
condemnation but health in mind and body.”
RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION:
Holy Communion is given from the sanctuary so that the congregation processes to the altar
to receive. It is meant to be a procession, a movement in faith on the part of the community.
The congregation is invited to sing the Communion hymn as they approach the altar.
There are two options for receiving the Body of Christ: receiving on the tongue or in the
hand, the latter being instituted in 1977. In order to express reverence for the Body and the
Blood of Christ, we bow before receiving. When receiving in the hand, one should place one
hand over the other and the Body of Christ will be placed in your hand. You then receive
immediately and step away. The response to the proclamation: “The Body of Christ” is
“AMEN” which means: ”I believe,” “I affirm that this is the Body of Christ.”
The same is true when receiving from the chalice. It is not permissible to receive the Precious
Blood by intinction, that is, by dipping the Host into the chalice. In receiving from the chalice,
one takes the chalice with both hands and receives the Blood of Christ.
After Communion has been given to the congregation and the song is completed, there is a
moment of silence so that we can each make a personal act of thanksgiving to Christ for the
gift of His presence in the Eucharist.
The Prayer after Communion is a prayer that the fruits of this Mass will be realized in or lives.
The Our Father is a request for daily food which for Christians means the nourishment of the
Eucharist and it is also a prayer for purification from sin.
THE SIGN OF PEACE:
Among the early Christians the kiss of peace was seen as a seal placed on prayer. Love of
God and love of neighbor comprise the two parts of the one great commandment Jesus gave
us. The Sign of Peace originally occurred after the Prayer of the Faithful, thus concluding the
Liturgy of the Word. Since the Second Vatican Council and the reform of the liturgy it is
placed before the reception of Communion.
THE LAMB OF GOD:
This is usually sung at Sunday Mass recalling how John the Baptist acclaimed Jesus to Peter
and John: “Behold, the Lamb of God” (John 1:36).
In the traditional Latin we sing:
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem.
Translated is:
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
The priest breaks the large Host and puts a small piece in the chalice saying: “May this
mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.”
As the priest prepares to receive Communion, he prays silently: “Lord Jesus Christ, with faith
in your love and mercy I eat your body and drink your blood. Let it not bring me
condemnation but health in mind and body.”
RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION:
Holy Communion is given from the sanctuary so that the congregation processes to the altar
to receive. It is meant to be a procession, a movement in faith on the part of the community.
The congregation is invited to sing the Communion hymn as they approach the altar.
There are two options for receiving the Body of Christ: receiving on the tongue or in the
hand, the latter being instituted in 1977. In order to express reverence for the Body and the
Blood of Christ, we bow before receiving. When receiving in the hand, one should place one
hand over the other and the Body of Christ will be placed in your hand. You then receive
immediately and step away. The response to the proclamation: “The Body of Christ” is
“AMEN” which means: ”I believe,” “I affirm that this is the Body of Christ.”
The same is true when receiving from the chalice. It is not permissible to receive the Precious
Blood by intinction, that is, by dipping the Host into the chalice. In receiving from the chalice,
one takes the chalice with both hands and receives the Blood of Christ.
After Communion has been given to the congregation and the song is completed, there is a
moment of silence so that we can each make a personal act of thanksgiving to Christ for the
gift of His presence in the Eucharist.
The Prayer after Communion is a prayer that the fruits of this Mass will be realized in or lives.
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