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CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST

SAINT JOHN OF AVILA,

PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

SAINT DAMIEN DE VEUSTER, PRIEST

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GELOBT SEI GOTT

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fI r s T re a d I n g Acts 16:11-15

We set sail from Troas, making a straight run for Samothrace, and on the next day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, a leading city in that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We spent some time in that city.

On the sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river where we thought there would be a place of prayer. We sat and spoke with the women who had gathered there. One of them, a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, from the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, listened, and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention

to what Paul was saying.

After she and her household had been baptized, she offered us an invitation,

“If you consider me a believer in the Lord,

come and stay at my home,” and she prevailed on us.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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+ (see 4a) The Lord takes delight in his people.

or: Alleluia.

Sing to the LORD a new song

of praise in the assembly of the faithful. Let Israel be glad in their maker,

let the children of Zion rejoice in their king. + Let them praise his name in the festive dance, let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp. For the LORD loves his people,

and he adorns the lowly with victory. + Let the faithful exult in glory;

let them sing for joy upon their couches. Let the high praises of God be in their throats. This is the glory of all his faithful. Alleluia. +

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ac c L a M a T I o n b e f o r e T h e go s p e L VICTORY

The Spirit of truth will testify to me, says the Lord, and you also will testify.

go s p e L John 15:26–16:4a

Jesus said to his disciples:

“When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father,

he will testify to me. And you also testify,

because you have been with me from the beginning. “I have told you this so that you may not fall away. They will expel you from the synagogues;

in fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God.

They will do this because they have not known either the Father or me. I have told you this so that when their hour comes

you may remember that I told you.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

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an ac T o f sp I r I T u a L co M M u n I o n

My Jesus,

I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things,

and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

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The reception of Holy Communion is the most sacred act for Catholics. We believe that we are then receiving the Body and Blood of Christ. Catholics who are properly prepared should approach the ministers of Holy Communion.

We ask non-Catholics not to receive. They are encouraged, however, to come forward with arms crossed over their heart to receive a blessing.

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hy M n “Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether”

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Music used with permission under OneLicense.net #A-700542.

gu I d e L I n e s f o r T h e re c e p T I o n o f co M M u n I o n fo r ca T h o L I c s

As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. We are encouraged to receive Communion devoutly and frequently. In order to be properly disposed to receive Communion, participants should not be conscious of grave sin and normally should have fasted for one hour. A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to receive the Body and Blood of the Lord without prior sacramental confession except for a grave reason where there is no opportunity for confession. In this case, the person is to be mindful of the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, including the intention of confessing as soon as possible (Code of Canon Law, canon 916). A frequent reception of the Sacrament of Penance is encouraged for all.

fo r o u r f e L L o W ch r I s T I a n s

We welcome our fellow Christians to this celebration of the Eucharist as our brothers and sisters. We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us. We pray that these will lessen and finally disappear, in keeping with Christ’s prayer for us “that they may all be one” (John 17:21).

Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Holy Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptional circumstances by other Christians requires permission according to the directives of the diocesan bishop and the provisions of canon law (canon 844 §4). Members of Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Polish National Catholic Church are urged to respect the discipline of their own Churches. According to Roman Catholic Discipline, the Code of Canon Law does not object to the reception of Communion by Christians of these Churches (canon 844 §3).

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All who are not receiving Holy Communion are encouraged to express in their hearts a prayerful desire for unity with the Lord Jesus and with one another.

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We also welcome to this celebration those who do not share our faith in Jesus Christ. While we cannot admit them to Holy Communion, we ask them to offer their prayers for the peace and the unity of the human family.

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His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York Rev. Msgr. Robert T. Ritchie, Rector

Rev. Andrew King, Master of Ceremonies

Rev. Edward Dougherty, MM • Rev. Arthur Golino • Rev. Donald Haggerty Jennifer Pascual, DMA, Director of Music and Organist

Daniel Brondel, Associate Director of Music and Organist Michael Hey, Associate Director of Music and Organist Robert M. Evers, Music Administrator and Programs Editor

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