The Communion Rite
The Lord’s Prayer
The priest invites us to pray the
Lord’s Prayer together. He says,
“At the Savior’s command
and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say:”
Together with the priest we
continue,
“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.”
The priest continues,
“Deliver us, Lord, we pray . . .
as we await the blessed hope
of the coming of our Savior,
Jesus Christ.”
Doxology
We end the prayer by praying the
acclamation,
“For the kingdom, the power
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever.”
The Rite of Peace
The priest invites us to share a
sign of peace, saying, “The peace
of the Lord be with you always.”
We respond,
“And with your spirit.”
We share a sign of peace.
The Fraction, or the
Breaking of the Bread
The priest breaks the host, the
consecrated bread. We sing or pray
aloud,
“Lamb of God, you take away
the sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away
the sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away
the sins of the world:
grant us peace.”
Communion
The priest raises the host and says
aloud,
“Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away
the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to
the supper of the Lamb.”
We join with him and say,
“Lord, I am not worthy that
you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word and
my soul shall be healed.”
The priest receives Communion.
Next, the deacon and the
extraordinary ministers of Holy
Communion and the members of
the assembly receive Communion:
The priest, deacon, or extraordinary
minister of Holy Communion holds
up the host. We bow and the priest,
deacon, or extraordinary minister of
Holy Communion says, “The body of
Christ.” We respond, “Amen.” We
then receive the consecrated host
in our hand or on our tongue.
If we are to receive the Blood of
Christ, the priest, deacon, or
extraordinary minister of Holy
Communion holds up the cup
containing the consecrated wine.
.We bow and the priest, deacon,
or extraordinary minister of Holy
Communion says, “The blood of
Christ.” We respond, “Amen.”
We take the cup in our hands
and drink from it.
The Prayer after Communion
We stand as the priest invites us
to pray saying, “Let us pray.” He
prays the Prayer after Communion.
We respond, “Amen.”