Litany of Penitence (The Anglican Service Book)

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Holy God,

Holy and Mighty,

Holy Immortal One, 

Have mercy upon us. 

The Anglican Service Book is a volume that puts The Book of Common Prayer 1979 (USA) into the same style of English as found in The Book of Common Prayer 1928 (USA). The Litany of Penitence below is found in the Proper Liturgy for Ash Wednesday, but it may be prayed at any time:

Litany of Penitence

The Celebrant and People together, all kneeling

Most holy and merciful Father:
We confess to thee and to one another,
and to the whole communion or saints
in heaven and on earth,
that we have sinned by our own fault
in thought, word, and deed;
by what we have done, 
and by what we have left undone.

The Celebrant continues

We have not loved thee 
with our whole heart, and mind, and strength. 
We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. 
We have not forgiven others, as we have been forgiven.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

We have not heard thy call to serve, as Christ served us. 
We have not been true to the mind of Christ. 
We have grieved thy Holy Spirit.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

We confess to thee, O Lord, all our past unfaithfulness: 
the pride, hypocrisy, and impatience of our lives,
We confess to thee, O Lord.
   
Our lust, gluttony, and abuse of others,
We confess to thee, O Lord.

Our anger, hatred, malice, and envy,
We confess to thee, O Lord.

Our laziness, 
our intemperate love 
of worldly goods and comforts, 
and our dishonesty in daily life and work, 
We confess to thee, O Lord.

Our negligence in prayer and worship, 
and our failure to commend the faith that is in us,
We confess to thee, O Lord.


Accept our repentance, O Lord, 
for the wrongs we have done:
for our blindness to human need and suffering, 
and our indifference to injustice and cruelty,
Accept our repentance, O Lord.

For all false judgments, 
for uncharitable thoughts toward our neighbours,
and for our prejudice and contempt 
toward those who differ from us,
Accept our repentance, O Lord.

For our poor stewardship and misuse of thy creation, 
and our lack of concern for the generations to come, 
Accept our repentance, O Lord.

Restore us, good Lord, and let thy anger depart from us;
Favourably hear us, for thy mercy is great.

Accomplish in us the work of thy salvation;
That we may show forth thy glory in the world.

By the cross and passion of thy Son our Lord,
Bring us with all thy saints to the joy of his resurrection.


The Bishop, if present, or the Priest, stands and facing the people, says

Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of sinners, but rather that they may turn from their wickedness and live, hath given power and commandment to his ministers to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins. He + pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and with sincere hearts do believe his holy Gospel.

Therefore we beseech him to grant us true repentance and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do on this day, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy, so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Anglican Service Book

1991 

The Church of the Good Shepherd

Rosemont, Pennsylvania

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Repost from 2017: The Revolving Door and the Faith that is in Us (Lent)

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Recently there has been some discussion about the fact that people of ethnic European origin regardless of where they live in the world are abandoning Churches and religious communities in droves.  The response of the Churches has been mixed at best. Often those leaving are faulted for one reason of another. Rarely does anyone in the leadership of these Churches and Christian faith communities ever accept responsibility.  I have heard only the rare voice say with great humility, "We the Church have failed to commend the faith that is within us."

Every year many people come into the Catholic Church through the Sacraments. It would appear that absolutely nothing is done to continue the education and formation of these people after RCIA. No one knows the numbers because no one wants to look at them, but the picture is not that of the Church's open door welcoming in more and more members... it is rather a revolving door where some come and in and others go out.

If you and I do not possess a sound theology of the Body of Christ, it is easy to look on this with despair.  Without Latin Catholic immigration into the USA, the Roman Catholic Church would be in the same shape as many European nations. So it may appear that the Church locally is vibrant and alive. But it does not tell the story of what is happening.

If ex-Roman Catholics were counted as a group and compared to the membership statistics of the Catholic Church and the other churches and sects, those ex-Roman Catholics would be the 2nd largest body in the USA.

I have watched in the last 15 years as some people have found the Catholic Church to be home, to be the dispenser of what is True. I have also watched others who found those things promised about the Church were in fact not true. Some endured painful conflicts with clergy and officials in the diocesan curia. Some simply found Mass too tawdry, the music and ceremonies void of depth and life. The list goes on. Some of them head right out the door to the Eastern Orthodox Churches. A tiny number find a haven in one of the Apostolic non-Chalcedonian churches. Most simply decide to stay home and keep the domestic church as their connexion with God. Others also stay home and give up on organised religion completely.

I understand deeply why people leave, why people return to a denomination from which they came, why some stay home and close the shutters and draw the curtains. We expect to find among those who claim to be the faithful followers of Christ a foretaste of the Kingdom within the society of those Churches. A happy few find that. Far more find nothing of the sort. They do not encounter a hospital for the soul-sick; they encounter people who have no intention or interest in becoming better people, holier people.  They find that once they become members of the Church those people and clergy who essentially "courted" them now have no interest in continuing any sort of personal meaningful relationship in community. Again, I can go on at length with all of the unhappy stories that come both from written narrative and from anecdotes.

One thing I have learned is that unless one is in the episcopate there is very little one can do to change Church behaviours or practises. The same is true in the other churches and their leadership teams.  If you aren't on the inside, it is pretty likely you have absolutely no say in what is done and no one cares what you think or feel. Of course, the very wealthy contributors are treated as an entirely different class of human being and treated with deference and all of the elements of courtship, as courtship intending they part with their money and give it to the Church or an ecclesiastical association.

All of this can leave a very bitter taste in one's mouth, dear Reader. To know of these things, to experience them is to participate with Jesus in tasting vinegar upon the Cross. 

As for me, I am more aware than ever how little I know, how vast are my many personal flaws, and how painful are those matters that have to do with defects in my physical body over which I have no control. As a stroke survivor I never know when rage at an injustice will explode from within me or when the Lord in great mercy places an angel to keep my mouth shut and to pacify my heart and spirit. Borrowing and expanding from a statement by the Philosopher, we are all fighting a hard battle and it is essential that we are kind to each other and forgive each other: It is also essential that we recognise we have need of each other.   

I believe that if you are looking to the Church, the Pope, a bishop, or a priest as the centre or anchor of your life, then you will likely join the crowds marching out.  But if you turn away from the temptation to place the Church authorities in the centre place of your faith and if you resist the temptation to put the Bible as the centre place of your faith (as the Muslims place their Koran), and instead you turn to Christ Jesus Himself, our Living Lord and Saviour, as the centre and very heart of your faith, then your faith in Christ can weather anything. No slight, no injury has any power in the light of one's active and living faith in Jesus Christ.  

Anchored in Christ, this is the only way to have hope and carry on. Seeking his face above all else is what gives life and saves us from despair. And judging by much of the preaching I have heard in the ordinary Roman Catholic parishes, there is very little preaching directing us to the heart, life, and source of our faith who is the Lord Jesus Christ, God the Son, God-made-man. For myself I must undertake to renew my faith in Him who understands us in ways that no one else can. He has power to help us because he has been tempted as we are and has overcome every temptation.

This Lent I refuse to be overcome by worry or concern about human beings and their actions. I am focusing my mind and heart on Jesus the Lord and those who have faithfully followed him in the past and present.  From the Scripture one can derive the touchstone "Do not let anyone steal your joy."  This is undoubtedly one of the wisest watchwords one can utter. But even more than this, by force of one's will, intentionally uniting one's will with God's will, one must choose joy and not irritation or anger, distress or despair.  Yes, we may need to act in a situation, get into the trenches and fight as the mud flies as part of the work we must do, but regardless of what our work or family or friends or enemies bring to us, choosing joy as one's emotional outlook and frame of reference for life is both lifeboat and lifeline for those storm-tossed by life, for to choose Joy is to choose the very Heart of Jesus. And in choosing Jesus everything can be overcome. 

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Note: The quote I attribute to the Philosopher is deliberately vague. Part of the world believes that Plato is responsible for the quotation. Another group believe Philo of Alexandria is the author. Another believe that an unknown "Rev John Watson" is author.  There is a rather considerable line of evidence that points to the very wise Scottish author Ian MacLaren.  In each case a claim can be made that they are indeed philosophers, but when one encounters Philosopher with the capital "P" it usually denotes Plato.  As I grew up with the quote attributed to Plato engraved on stone and hanging from a wall, I am inclined to stick with the attribution as one does, but it seems more likely to me that Ian MacLaren is the author although it is possible that he was creating a precis from Plato.

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From an Australian Anglican Liturgy for Ash Wednesday [Anglican Patrimony]

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A LITURGY FOR ASH WEDNESDAY

GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME

An Invocation, or an Acclamation such as follows, may be said before or after the greeting.

Blessed be the Lord who forgives all our sins,
            whose mercy endures for ever.

The priest greets the congregation

The Lord be with you.
             And also with you. 
 

The following Sentence may be used 

As far as the east is from the west, so far has God set our sins from us.

Lord, have mercy.                  Kyrie eleison. 
Christ, have mercy.                Christe eleison. 
Lord, have mercy.                  Kyrie eleison. 

and/or

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, 
have mercy on us.

The priest says

Let us pray. 

Silence

Almighty and everlasting God,
you hate nothing that you have made,
and you forgive the sins of all who are penitent:
create and make in us new and contrite hearts,
that we, worthily lamenting our sins,
and acknowledging our brokenness,
may obtain of you, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns 
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.  
Amen.

 A Liturgy for Ash Wednesday

authorised by

The Anglican Church of Australia

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From Van De Weyer's "Revelations to the Shepherd of Hermas"

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One of my professors along the way referred to The Shepherd of Hermas as belonging to a category he termed "Almost-Bible".  In some parts of the earliest period of the Church The Shepherd of Hermas was regarded as Sacred Scripture, but with the process of establishing the New Testament Canon of Scripture it was impossible to discern an Apostolic origin for the Shepherd of Hermas.  An enormous amount of information was lost during the great persecutions especially under Diocletian,  so I have rather lightly held The Shepherd of Hermas in my own category of "Sacred" albeit not "Sacred Scripture".  

To read the original in translation is very, very difficult for any contemporary Christian who is not well-versed in the Christian apocalyptic vision which in the early Church did not derive from the Apocalypse/Revelation but was pre-existent to the Scriptures.

In part this prophetic vision derived from the Prophecy of Daniel, but it is important to note that the early Christian Church, its beliefs, and doctrines came from a living body of faithbelieved by those who held the First Temple, the Temple of Solomon, to have been a true Temple of the Most High but regarded the Second Temple in Jerusalem as polluted and not conveying the original truth and worship of the holy faith of the Hebrew people.

It is true that this living Christian apocalyptic vision was greatly informed by the Book of Jubilees, the Books of Enoch, Daniel and others.  Indeed, the Book of Jubilees is Sacred Scripture in the Canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewehedo Church.  The visions and revelations to Hermas the Shepherd arise from within this tradition, a living tradition that stretches back to the First Temple into great antiquity. But today the Western Church in Catholic, Protestant, Anglican, Lutheran, or Pentecostal forms is quite cut off from that living tradition and vision.  The sense of the Apocalyptic vision in Pentecostalism and other Western European-origin churches is derived strictly from the Canon of Scripture and not from that original Christian living tradition.

However, elements of that original tradition can be found buried within archaic elements of the liturgical life of the various early Churches, and to some degree that understanding of prophecy and revelation comes to have its life in an almost separate mystical stream in the West.  St. Catherine of Sienna, St. Hildegard von Bingen, Julian of Norwich, Mechthild von Magdeburg and others experienced revelations and "showings" that can be seen as part of the Holy Spirit's "living work" which "living work" can be seen in the Prophet Daniel, the Revelation/Apocalypse, and successive generations of visionaries and seers of the Church.

I would suggest viewing The Shepherd of Hermas within this last category of mine "the Holy Ghost's living work".  Within it profound insight and understanding, guidance and deliverance can be found for the soul.

Robert Van De Weyer's "Revelations to the Shepherd of Hermas" is not a literal translation, but it is an extraordinarily successful attempt at presenting the visions and showings in The Shepherd of Hermas for a modern audience to consider.  Unfortunately, it is difficult to locate copies in hardback or paperback, but with a short glance I see that a few are available through various booksellers. Originally, the hardback edition was published under the title "The Shepherd of Hermas: An Apocalypse".

On this Ash Wednesday, I would like to share the 23rd chapter from Robert Van De Weyer's text that I find especially striking:

The old woman now gave me a message to take to the churches across the world. "Listen to me, my children," she began. "I brought you up in great simplicity, innocence, and reverence, and I instilled righteousness into your hearts. But you prefer the ways of wickedness, and as a result there is conflict and division among you. I instruct you to be at peace with one another, to help one another in your daily work, and to share your wealth, so that those who are poor in this world's goods receive from those who are rich. Some of you are becoming ill from overeating, while others are wasting away from lack of food.  This failure to share food destroys the souls of the rich and the bodies of the poor. While this injustice continues, the tower, which is the holy Church, cannot be completed. And there is a further injustice which you must root out. Your leaders enjoy great respect and status, and treat those in their charge, especially the poor and uneducated, as if they were slaves. All are equal in the eyes of God, and those who regard themselves as superior are not fit to be leaders. Many of you are wise, but none of you is pure. Only when wisdom is mixed with purity shall you be fit to stand before your Father in heaven."

Revelations to the Shepherd of Hermas

Compiled by

Robert Van De Weyer

Paperback Edition

Triumph Books, Liguori, Missouri

199

Heart of Jesus, think of me.

Heart of Jesus, think of me.
Eyes of Jesus, look on me.
Face of Jesus, comfort me.
Hands of Jesus, bless me.
Feet of Jesus, guide me.
Arms of Jesus, hold me.
Body of Jesus, feed me.
Blood of Jesus, wash me.
Jesus, make me thus thine own,
Here and in the world to come. Amen.

from St. Augustine's Prayer Book Order of the Holy Cross
Episcopal Church USA

Conclusion from the earliest Mexican Anglican Eucharist [Anglican Patrimony]

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Below please find the Conclusion of an Eucharistic liturgy of the Mexican Episcopal Church [now the Anglican Church of Mexico] from an 1895 diglot edition of the Liturgy ... though the texts first began to be drafted in the 1850's and 1860's.

Rather than simply translating the US version of the Book of Common Prayer of that era, the authors drew heavily from the Mozarabic liturgy of Toledo, Spain and the Divine Liturgy of St James of Jerusalem. Anglicans had been turning to the Mozarabic liturgical material from the time just prior to The Book of Common Prayer 1549 and continued to do so through the 1979 edition of the US Book of Common Prayer and other more recent Anglican prayer books.

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Then shall the People, devoutly kneeling, say, with the Presbyter, the Lord's Prayer:

OUR Father, Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Then shall the Presbyter say:

DELIVERED from evil, and ever established in what is good, may we have grace to serve Thee acceptably, O Lord, our God. Put an end, O Lord, to our sins. Give joy to the troubled, and health to the sick. Give peace and quietness in our time. Restrain those who would do us harm, and turn them to a better mind. And hear, O Lord, the supplications of us Thy servants, and of all faithful' Christians, both now and ever; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

Then shall the Presbyter say:

Holy things for holy persons.

And the People shall answer:

One only is holy, the Lord Jesus Christ, 

Who is, with the Holy Ghost, 

Most High in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Then shall the Presbyter, kneeling down at the Lord's Table, say, in the name of all those who shall receive the Holy Communion, this Prayer following :

O HOLY Lord, our God, Who hast said, Be ye holy for I am Holy; We come to this, Thy Table, in humbleness of spirit, trembling because of our sinfulness, but trusting in Thy manifold and great mercies. We hide not our sins from Thee; Heal us through the merits of the one sacrifice. Grant us, O Gracious Lord, our God, so to receive this holy Sacrament that, eating the Flesh of Thy dear Son, Jesus Christ, and drinking His Blood, we may receive remission of all our sins, be tilled with Thy Holy Spirit, and, in the world to come, attain the crown or everlasting life. Amen.

Then shall be sung or said the following, taken from Psalm xxxiv.:

O TASTE AND SEE.

        O TASTE and see how gracious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. 

        I will alway give thanks unto the Lord: His praise shall ever be in my mouth.

       The Lord delivereth the souls of His servants: and all they that put their trust in Him shall not be desolate. 

        Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

        Glory and honor be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

Then shall the Presbyter first receive the Holy Communion in both kinds himself, and proceed to deliver the same to the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons (if any be present) in like manner, and after that to the People also, in order, all devoutly kneeling.

And when he delivereth the Host. he shall say:

THE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on Him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving.

And the Minister who delivereth the cup shall say:

THE Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee, and be thankful.

Then shall the Presbyter say, the People all kneeling:

WE thank Thee, O God, the Father Almighty, that Thou hast deigned to feed us, who have duly received these Holy Mysteries, with the spiritual food of the Body and Blood of Thy Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ; Grant that this may be to the healing of our souls unto life eternal; through the same, Thy Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

And this:

O LORD our God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, make us ever to seek and to love Thee, and may we have grace, through this Holy Sacrament which we have received, never more to draw back from Thee, but ever to do those things that are pleasing in Thy sight; for Thou art God, and beside Thee there is none else, world without end. Amen.

Then may be sung Nunc Dimittis, or other suitable Hymn.

Then shall the Presbyter (The Bishop if he be present) let them depart with this Blessing:

THAT peace which our Lord Jesus Christ, 

        when He ascended up on high,

        left to His disciples, 

        be ever with you in all its fullness;

And the blessing of God Almighty, 

        + the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,

        descend upon you,

        and remain with you, always. Amen. 

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From I Clement 7-9

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Chapter VII.—An exhortation to repentance. 

These things, beloved, we write unto you, not merely to admonish you of your duty, but also to remind ourselves. For we are struggling on the same arena, and the same conflict is assigned to both of us. Wherefore let us give up vain and fruitless cares, and approach to the glorious and venerable rule of our holy calling. Let us attend to what is good, pleasing, and acceptable in the sight of Him who formed us. Let us look stedfastly to the blood of Christ, and see how precious that blood is to God,³⁵ which, having been shed for our salvation, has set the grace of repentance before the whole world. Let us turn to every age that has passed, and learn that, from generation to generation, the Lord has granted a place of repentance to all such as would be converted unto Him. Noah preached repentance, and as many as listened to him were saved.³⁶ Jonah proclaimed destruction to the Ninevites;³⁷ but they, repenting of their sins, propitiated God by prayer, and obtained salvation, although they were aliens [to the covenant] of God

Chapter VIII.—Continuation respecting repentance. 

The ministers of the grace of God have, by the Holy Spirit, spoken of repentance; and the Lord of all things has himself declared with an oath regarding it, “As I live, saith the Lord, I desire not the death of the sinner, but rather his repentance;”³⁸ adding, moreover, this gracious declaration, “Repent, O house of Israel, of your iniquity.³⁹ Say to the children of My people, Though your sins reach from earth to heaven, and though they be redder⁴⁰ than scarlet, and blacker than sackcloth, yet if ye turn to Me with your whole heart, and say, Father! I will listen to you, as to a holy⁴¹people.” And in another place He speaks thus: “Wash you, and become clean; put away the wickedness of your souls from before mine eyes; cease from your evil ways, and learn to do well; seek out judgment, deliver the oppressed, judge the fatherless, and see that justice is done to the widow; and come, and let us reason together. He declares, Though your sins be like crimson, I will make them white as snow; though they be like scarlet, I will whiten them like wool. And if ye be willing and obey Me, ye shall eat the good of the land; but if ye refuse, and will not hearken unto Me, the sword shall devour you, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken these things.”⁴² Desiring, therefore, that all His beloved should be partakers of repentance, He has, by His almighty will, established [these declarations]. 

Chapter IX.—Examples of the saints.

Wherefore, let us yield obedience to His excellent and glorious will; and imploring His mercy and loving-kindness, while we forsake all fruitless labours,⁴³ and strife, and envy, which leads to death, let us turn and have recourse to His compassions. Let us stedfastly contemplate those who have perfectly ministered to His excellent glory. Let us take (for instance) Enoch, who, being found righteous in obedience, was translated, and death was never known to happen to him.⁴⁴ Noah, being found faithful, preached regeneration to the world through his ministry; and the Lord saved by him the animals which, with one accord, entered into the ark. 

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From the Anglican Church of Kenya [Anglican Patrimony]

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The Anglican Patrimony is defined by the contemporary and historic usages of the Anglican Communion. The Roman Catholic Church accepts some of the Anglican Patrimony through the Ordinariates.  The following is from the contemporary usage of the Anglican Church in the nation of Kenya in its Eucharistic rite and shows forth both a deeply penitential emphasis as well as expressing great hope in the Holy Trinity:

Almighty God, 

you bring to light things hidden in darkness,

and know the shadows of our hearts:

cleanse and renew us by your Spirit,

that we may walk in the light

and glorify your name,

through Jesus Christ,

the Light of the world. Amen.

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THE PRAYERS OF PENITENCE

The people remain kneeling

Minister
Hear the words of challenge and comfort our Saviour Christ says to all who follow Him.

If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. (Luke 9:23,24)

Come unto me all who are tired of carrying your heavy loads, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)

So, all of you who repent of your sins, who love your neighbours, and intend to live a new life following the way of Jesus, come with faith and take this holy sacrament to strengthen you.

Let us reverently confess our sins to Almighty God.

All  
Almighty God, Creator of all, you marvellously made us in your image; but we have corrupted ourselves and damaged your likeness by rejecting your love and hurting our neighbours. We have done wrong and neglected to do right We are sincerely sorry and heartily repent of our sins. Cleanse us and forgive us by the sacrifice of your Son; Remake us and lead us by your Spirit, the Comforter. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Minister
Almighty God, whose steadfast love is as great as the heavens are high above the earth, remove your sins from you, as far as the east is from the west, strengthen your life in his kingdom and keep you upright to the last day; through Jesus Christ, our merciful High Priest. Amen.

All 
Thank you, Father, for forgiveness. We come to your table as your children, not presuming but assured, not trusting ourselves but your Word; we hunger and thirst for righteousness, and ask for our hearts to be satisfied with the body and blood of your Son, Jesus Christ the Righteous. Amen.

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AFTER COMMUNION
The People stand.
One of the following prayers is said.

EITHER
All  Almighty God, eternal Father, we have sat at your feet, learnt from your word and eaten from your table. We give you thanks and praise for accepting us into your family. Send us out with your blessing, to live and to witness for you in the power of your Spirit, through Jesus Christ, the First Born from the dead. Amen.
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All  God Most High, we thank you for welcoming us, teaching us, and feeding us. We deserve nothing from you but in your great mercy you have given us everything in your Son Jesus Christ. We love you and give ourselves to you to be sent out for your work; grant us your blessing, now and for ever. Amen.

OR
All  O God of our ancestors, God of our people, Before whose face the human generations pass away: We thank you that in you we are kept safe for ever, and that the broken fragments of our history are gathered up in the redeeming act of your dear Son, remembered in this holy sacrament of bread and wine. Help us to walk daily in the Communion of Saints, declaring our faith in the forgiveness of sins and the resurrection of the body. Now send us out in the power of your Holy Spirit to live and work for your praise and glory. Amen.
  
  

The Kenyan Eucharistic Rite

1989
Our Modern Services
Uzima Publishing House
2002, 2003 

Anglican Church of Kenya

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Blogwatch Repost: Patristics Vigils for Ash Wednesday

Patristics Vigils for Ash Wednesday

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TWO YEAR LECTIONARY

PATRISTIC VIGILS READINGS

EXORDIUM BOOKS 1982

LENT

ASH WEDNESDAY - YEAR 2

FIRST READING FROM THE PROPHET ISAIAH

(On the fast that pleases God: Isaiah 58:1-12)

“Cry aloud, spare not, 

lift up your voice like a trumpet; 

declare to my people their transgression, 

to the house of Jacob their sins. ...

Continue reading on Dom Donald's Blog by clicking upon this link.

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