Prayer After Communion The bread has been broken, the cup has been poured, the meal has been shared. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. Didactic Verses on How One Must Approach the Immaculate MysteriesWhen you, O man, are about to eat the Master's Bodydraw near with fear, lest you be seared: It is Fire.And as you drink the divine Blood unto communion,first reconcile yourself with those who grieve you,then, with daring, venture to eat the Mystic Food. Make the process of learning fun for all ages! For You are the Bread of life, the Source of holiness, the Giver of good things, and to You we send up glory, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. You know the multitude of my evil-doings, You also know my wounds, and You see my bruises. Prayers of Holy Communion:I believe, Lord, and I confess, that You are truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, Who came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the first. Prayers of Preparation on the Following DayThrough the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. Father God, Let us now bow humbly before You at this time, where we are about to receive Communion or the Lord’s Supper. Amen. And thus, when I depart this life in the hope of eternal life, may I attain everlasting rest, where the sound of those that keep festival is unceasing, and the delight of those who behold the ineffable beauty of Your countenance is unending. You alone are worthy of honour and glory and praise and worship.Amen. Lord, we remember how on the same night that You were betrayed You took a piece of bread, and blessed it and broke it, and gave it to Your disciples and said. Wherefore have compassion, O Lord, and do not make an example of me, the sinner, but deal with me according to Your mercy; and let these Holy Things be for my healing, and purification, and enlightenment, and protection, and salvation, and sanctification of body and soul; for the turning away of every fantasy, and all evil practice, and diabolical activity working subconsciously in my members; for confidence and love towards You; for reformation of life and stability; for an increase of virtue and perfection; for fulfillment of the commandments; for communion with the Holy Spirit; as a provision for eternal life; and as an acceptable defense at Your dread Tribunal, not unto judgment nor unto condemnation. O Lord, I am Your servant; I am Your servant and the son of Your handmaid. 7.1. Wherefore, I pray to You: have mercy on me, and forgive me my transgressions, those voluntary and involuntary, those in word, those in deed, those in knowledge and those in ignorance; and make me worthy to partake of Your immaculate Mysteries without condemnation, for the remission of sins and life everlasting. Lord, have mercy. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. And grant me, until my last breath, to receive without condemnation the sanctification of the most-pure Mysteries for the healing of both soul and body. For it is good for me to cleave to God, to put my hope of salvation in the Lord. Lift up your gates, O you princes; and be lifted up, you everlasting gates, and the King of Glory shall enter in. For whoever partakes of Your divine and deifying Gifts certainly is not alone, but is with You, my Christ, the Light of the Triune Sun Which illumines the world. Ninth OdeOur God and Lord, the Son of the Father Who is without beginning, has appeared to us incarnate of a Virgin, to enlighten those in darkness, and to gather the dispersed; wherefore we magnify the all-hymned Theotokos.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.The Lord is good: O taste and see! Wash me with my tears and purify me with them, O Word. May I live for Him from this day on, knowing that Your body was broken and Your blood was spilt for me,Thank You, Lord. Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord? Amen. Or who shall stand in His holy place? Glory to You, O God. For the one easily received healing by touching the hem of Your garment, and the other obtained release from her sins by clasping Your sacred feet. Amen. Praise Your holy name.Amen. Amen. Holding both up: These are the gifts of God . If you find them helpful, you may want to use the following prayers during the silence after Holy Communion to thank God for the gift you have received. And also with you. When Holy Communion is celebrated, The Great Thanksgiving follows the offering. Amen. Of Saint Basil the GreatMaster Christ God, King of the ages and Creator of all things, I thank You for all the good gifts You have given me, and especially for the communion of Your pure and life-giving Mysteries. For the people of God. Again you fed me at your holy table with your own body and blood. (3 times) I thank Thee, O Lord my God, for Thou hast not rejected me, a sinner, but hast made me worthy to be a partaker of Thy Holy Things! Prayer after Communion A prayer is offered thanking God for the gift of Christ in the sacrament, and asking for God’s grace and strength to be faithful disciples. “Come, You Weary and Restless” The Invitation One: Come, you weary and restless, come, all who hunger and thirst. But thou art the same Lord whose property is always to have mercy. My heart is humbled at the wonder that my God and King should care for me and desire intimate companionship with me. Hymn of Symeon the Just:Lord, now let Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel. Amen. I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people. We ask that You would draw each one of us into ever closer fellowship with Yourself, as we partake together of the bread and wine, in grateful remembrance of what You did for each one of us, on Calvary’s cross.Help me Lord, to approach this communion table with reverence and godly fear, as we share together in the bread and the cup. Lift up your hearts. Wherefore also, I implore You to blot out my offenses.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.Heal the wounds of my soul, O Lord, and wholly sanctify me, the wretched one, and make me worthy, O Master, to partake of Your divine mystical Supper.Most holy Theotokos, save us.Make Him Who came forth from your womb, O Lady, to be gracious also to me; and to keep me, your supplicant, blameless and free of stain, that, by receiving within me the noetic Pearl, I may be sanctified. But ,O Christ our God, Who justified the Publican, and Who had mercy on the Canaanite woman, and opened the gates of Paradise to the Thief, open to me the depths of Your love for mankind, and as I approach and touch You, receive me like the Harlot and the woman with an issue of blood. Lord, we pray that You would still our minds and quiet our hearts as we approach this communion table today. We lift them up to the Lord. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. O revealer of heavenly things, venerable Basil. Amen.or you are blessed and most-glorified to the ages. And Lord, may we also come to You today in grateful remembrance of what the Lord Jesus Christ achieved on Calvary’s cross for all or us, when He shed His precious blood on the cross, to pay the enormous price of our sin, and became a ransom for many.We share this cup of blessing in His name, remembering how He Himself took the cup in the upper room, as the hour of His crucifixion drew near and said, "this is My blood which is shed for many – do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. Whatever ails me or delights me becomes Your concern, for You chose me before the foundation of the world and scheduled each day of my life before I was even born. Roll the cube to determine which prayer will be prayed or recited during lessons. Righteous father, entreat Christ God that we may be granted mercy. And, O Lord Jesus Christ, my God, do not let the communion of Your immaculate and life-giving Mysteries be to me for condemnation, nor let it make me sick in body or soul through my partaking of them unworthily; but rather grant that until my last breath I may receive a portion of Your holy Things without condemnation, for communion with the Holy Spirit, as a provision for eternal life, and as an acceptable defense at Your dread tribunal, so that I, too, with all Your elect may become a partaker of Your pure joys which You have prepared for those who love You, O Lord, in whom You are glorified throughout the ages. And again:Of Your Mystical Supper, Son of God, receive me today as a communicant; for I will not speak of the Mystery to Your enemies; nor will I give You a kiss, as did Judas, but like the thief I confess You: Remember me, Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom! Amen. And the following Prayer:Master, Who loves mankind, Lord Jesus Christ my God, do not let these Holy Things be to me for judgment because of my unworthiness, but rather may they be for the purification and sanctification of soul and body, and as a pledge of the life and Kingdom to come. For You, my Lord, have said: "Whoever eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood abides in Me and I in Him;" wholly true is the word of my Lord and God. Lord, Father all-powerful, and ever-living God, I thank Thee, for even … The Communion Prayer For You Who love mankind have said through Your Prophet that You desire not the death of the sinner, but that he should return to You and live. He has founded it upon the seas, and upon the rivers He has prepared it. May Your most precious Body and Blood be to me as fire and light, O my Savior, consuming the substance of sin and burning the thorns of my passions, and enlightening the whole of me to worship Your Divinity. “eat this in remembrance of Me.”We also remember how You then took the cup and told them. Thank You that I can commune with You Lord, as I come before You in prayer and the reading of Your Word. Prayer before a Crucifix. Thank you! O for a closer walk with You Lord Jesus, so that I may draw ever closer into Your arms of grace day by day. And as You consented to lie in a cave and in a manger of irrational beasts, so also consent to lie in the manger of my irrational soul and to enter my defiled body. Who is the King of Glory? Prayer of Thanksgiving– We give thanks for what God has done for us. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name's sake. You Who are to come again to judge the World with justice, grant me also to meet You on the clouds, my Maker and Creator, with all Your Saints, that I may unendingly glorify and praise You with Your Eternal Father and Your all-holy and good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Some parts are spoken, chanted, or sung by the presider and other parts by the congregation. you assure us of your goodness and love. Lord Jesus, I bow before you in humility and ask You to examine my heart today. Standing therein we cry aloud: make firm the foundation of this house, Lord. Lord, as I come to partake of the bread and the wine, I come in meekness of heart and humility of spirit, knowing that I cannot approach You in my own righteousness, but only because of Your great goodness and gracious mercy, in sending Your only begotten Son, to die on the cross in my place and to pay the price for my sin.Thank You that You are a tender-hearted God, and that Your nature is always to show mercy to those who are justly deserving of Your wrath and punishment.As I partake of the symbols of bread and wine, I eat and drink in remembrance of Him Who died for me and rose again, knowing that He has become to me, both my meat and my drink. If the Divine Liturgy was that of Saint John Chrysostom the following Troparia:Grace shone forth from your mouth like fire, illuminating the inhabited world. But You also know my faith, and You behold my willingness, and You hear my sighs. Amen. A Prayer of St. You Who by the descent of the Spirit, the Paraclete, made Your holy Disciples worthy vessels, make me also a recipient of His coming. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink … Do not reject me, nor my words, nor my ways, nor even my shamelessness, but give me courage to say what I desire, O my Christ; and even more, teach me what to do and what to say. Master, pardon our iniquities. 501 West 27th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001Phone: 307.635.5929 | Email the Parish Office, Saints Constantine & Helen Orthodox Christian Church, Preparatory & Thanksgiving Prayers for Holy Communion, Small Supplication to the Most Holy Theotokos, AKATHIST TO SAINT JOHN THE WONDERWORKER (MAXIMOVITCH), Supplication to Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri. Great are the multitudes of my offenses, O Theotokos; I have fled to you, O pure one, and implore salvation. Lord, that I may spend time in Your presence, not for what I can get from You, but for what I can give to You. Amen. Ransom of my offenses, I beseech You to receive me, that I may partake without condemnation of Your life-giving and perfect Mysteries, and that You may remain as You have said with me, thrice-wretched as I am, lest the tempter find me without Your grace and craftily seize me and, having deceived me, seduce me from Your deifying words. For a brief quarter of an hour or less our hearts are small sectors of heaven. INTRODUCTION. Show me anything that is not pleasing to You. Jesus Christ, Son of God and Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, Saviour, Master, King of Kings, is there. He has converted my soul, He has led me on paths of righteousness for His mane's sake. Watch over me always; shield and protect me from every deed and word which corrupts the soul. I thank You that You have granted me, although I am unworthy, to partake of Your most-pure and heavenly Gifts. Thank You, Father, that You have promised to hear the prayers and petitions of Your servants and to nourish us with the body and blood of Your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ our Lord.Help me to prepare my heart as I partake of the bread and wine, which are the two beautiful symbols of Christ body broken for me, and His precious blood shed for me.I am not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under Your table and yet You stooped down to save a wretch like me. PRAYER OF ST THOMAS OF AQUINAS Almighty and everlasting God, behold, I come to the sacrament of your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff have comforted me. Psalm 23The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and all that dwells therein. That I may not remain alone without You, the Giver of Life, my Breath, my Life, my Joy, the Salvation of the world, I have therefore drawn near to You, as You see, with tears and with a contrite spirit. Thanksgiving after Communion is a spiritual practice among Christians who believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Communion bread, maintaining themselves in prayer for some time to thank God and especially listening in their hearts for guidance from their Divine guest. O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere and fillest all things, Treasury of Blessings and Giver of Life, come and abide in us, and cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One. I believe that You will do this, for You did not banish the harlot who approached You with tears, nor did You reject the Publican who repented, nor did You drive away the thief who acknowledged Your Kingdom, nor did You abandon the repentant persecutor Paul as he was; but You established all who had been brought to You by repentance in the company of Your friends, O You Who alone are blessed always, now and to endless ages. May we continue to feed on You in our hearts, by faith and … And as You did not reject the woman who was a harlot and a sinner like me, when she approached and touched You, so also be compassionate with me, the sinner, as I approach and touch You, and let the live coal of Your most-holy Body and precious Blood be for the sanctification, and enlightenment, and strengthening of my humble soul and body; for a relief from the burden of my many sins; for a protection from all diabolical practices; for a restraint and a check on my evil and wicked way of life; for the mortification of passions; for the keeping of Your commandments; for an increase of Your divine grace; and for the advancement of Your Kingdom. THANKSGIVING AFTER HOLY COMMUNION. Into the brilliant company of Your saints, how shall I the unworthy enter? Gracious God, we give thanks for bread for the journey, for your wisdom guiding us along the way. For You do not will, O Lord, that the work of Your hands should be destroyed, neither do You delight in the destruction of men, but You desire that all should be saved and come to a knowledge of the Truth. Jesus calls us to dine as friends, come, God’s feast of welcome awaits us. Then the following thanksgiving prayers: Anonymous. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. And as we partake of these hallowed symbols at this holy communion table, we humbly take this bread and bless it and break it, and eat it in remembrance of you, for Your own dear body was broken for us. KontakionDisdain me not to receive now, O Christ, the bread which is Your Body, and Your divine Blood, and to partake, O Master, of Your immaculate and dread Mysteries; and may these not be to me, the wretched one, for judgment, but for eternal and immortal life. Prayers of Thanksgiving After Receiving Holy CommunionWhen you have had your due and rightful part in these life-giving and mystical Gifts immediately give praise and great thanks and with a fervent soul say to God: Glory to You, O God. Holy father and kingly priest, intercede with Christ God that He may save our souls. Moreover, I believe that this is Your immaculate Body, and that this is Your precious Blood. This I ask in Jesus' name,Amen. May we pour it out wherever we go, lighting up the darkness with truth, speaking out hope where there is despair, and weaving Your unconditional … Show me to be the dwelling of Your Spirit alone, and not the dwelling place of sin; so that when You enter into the home of Your communion, every evil doer and every passion will flee from me as from fire. You received divine grace from heaven, and from your lips you taught all to worship the one God in Trinity, venerable John Chrysostom, the all-blessed. Prayers Before Communion O my God, help me to make a good Communion. THE MOST precious moments of a lifetime are those immediately after Holy Communion. Post Communion Prayer (a thanksgiving and empowering prayer to say after receiving the Eucharist) Heavenly Father, We praise You for this heavenly banquet that You have so freely given us. May there be friends to share the road as we dare to dream of creation renewed, and hope in the promise of justice for all. Following the Presanctified Divine Liturgy of Saint Gregory the Great the following Troparia: As one endowed with discretion of speech, you proved to be a most excellent dispenser of the word of God, hierarch Gregory. Glory to You, O God. If you need to shorten your Communion service, or make it less didactic and more direct and powerful, don't cut out that biblical fourfold pattern and its prayer. You have made clear the nature of things and set a rule of life for men. Help me to seek You more and more for Who You are and not just that which You provide. Sixth OdeEncompassed round about by an abyss of offenses, I appeal to the unfathomable abyss of Your compassion: raise me up from corruption, O God.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.O Savior, sanctify my mind, soul, heart, and body; and grant that without condemnation, O Master, I may approach the dread Mysteries.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.Grant me estrangement from passions, and the increase of Your grace, and assurance of life by my participation in Your holy Mysteries, O Christ.Most holy Theotokos, save us.O Holy Word of God, and God, as I now approach Your divine Mysteries, sanctify the whole of me, by the supplications of Your holy Mother. I will offer a sacrifice of praise to You, and I will call upon the name of the Lord. Prayer after Communion. You have prepared a table before me in the presence of those that afflict me. Welcome on board. Lord, have mercy. I was one who was once at enmity with You and dead in my trespasses and sins. Mary, my mother, pray to Jesus for me. Thanksgiving Following Holy Communion. But, trusting in Your compassion, I take courage and approach You, for You have said: "He who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood abides in Me and I in him.". We care about our users, and we want to see the hand of God rest upon them as the pray. For of old He became like us for our sake, and offered Himself once as an offering to His Father, and is ever slain, sanctifying those that partake of Him.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.May I be sanctified in body and soul, O Master; may I be enlightened; may I be saved; may I become Your dwelling-place by the communion of the sacred Mysteries, having You with the Father and the Spirit abiding in me, O most merciful Benefactor. Accept our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Includes 6 prayers in preparation and thanksgiving of receiving the Holy Eucharist: Prayer Before Communion… But in Your forbearance, patience, and great mercy, You, O Lord, have not given me up to be destroyed with my sins, but You await my complete conversion. We thus say to you: rejoice, father Gregory. You treasured for the world the virtue of being unmercenary, and revealed your sublime humility. Illumine my five senses and make vigilant my entire being with the fear of You. Dear Lord Jesus Christ, thanks and praise to you. He has made me to dwell in a place of green pasture; beside restful waters He has nurtured me. Wherefore with thankful mind, and with thankful heart, and with thankfulness in all the members of my soul and body, I worship and magnify and glorify You, my God, for You are blessed, now and ever, to all ages. First OdeCome, all you people, let us all sing to Christ God, Who divided the sea, and made a way for the people which He had brought up out of the bondage of Egypt; for He is glorified.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.May Your holy Body be for me the Bread of life everlasting, O compassionate Lord, and may Your precious Blood be a remedy for diverse maladies.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.Defiled by unseemly deeds, wretched as I am, I am unworthy, O Christ, to partake of Your immaculate Body and divine Blood; but make me worthy of Them.Most holy Theotokos, save us.O blessed Bride of God, O good land which produced the Ear of wheat which knew no husbandry and which brings salvation to the world: grant that I who eat of it may be saved. Remember me, Master, when You come into Your Kingdom! Then the following Troparia:Overlook my iniquities, O Lord Who was born of a Virgin, and purify my heart, and make it a temple for Your immaculate Body and Blood. • Lord Jesus, the time of Holy Communion is another great opportunity to reflect on my life and how I have crossed you. Eighth OdeO you works, praise the Lord God Who descended into the fiery furnace with the Hebrew children and changed the flame into dew; and supremely exalt Him unto all the ages.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.Grant me, who am despairing, to be a communicant now of Your heavenly, dread, and holy Mysteries, O Christ, and of Your divine and mystical Supper, O God my Savior.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.I flee for refuge under Your compassion, O good One, and I cry to You with fear: abide in me, O Savior, and I in You, as You said; for behold, trusting in Your mercy, I eat Your Body and drink Your Blood.Most holy Theotokos, save us.I tremble as I receive the Fire, lest I be burned as wax and as grass. Lord, have mercy. You who gave birth to the true Light, enlighten the spiritual eyes of my heart; you who conceived the Source of immortality, revive me who am dead in sin; you who are the lovingly-compassionate Mother of the merciful God, have mercy on me and grant me compunction and contrition in my heart, humility in my thoughts and the recall of my thoughts from captivity. Sometimes we simply go through the motions with the bread and cup. God bless you. And so I kneel in homage before You, in grateful remembrance of Your body broken and Your blood shed. Thank You, that I have been washed in the blood of the Lamb and clothed in Your own righteousness, by grace through faith. By your life you set before us the virtues, and you shine forth with the brilliance of holiness. Thank you, Lord. I will take the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord. Third OdeEstablishing me on the rock of faith, You have enlarged my mouth over my enemies; for my spirit rejoices in chanting: there is none holy as our God, and none righteous but You, O Lord.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.Grant me, O Christ, teardrops to cleanse the defilement of my heart, that, purified and with good conscience, I may draw near with fear and faith, O Master, to the communion of Your divine Gifts.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.May Your immaculate Body and divine Blood be for the forgiveness of my offenses, for communion with the Holy Spirit, and for life everlasting, O Friend of man, and for estrangement from passions and sorrows.Most holy Theotokos, save us.O all-holy one, table of the Bread of life Who for mercy's sake came down from on high and gave new life to the world, make even me, who am unworthy, worthy now with fear to taste of it and live. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. However, if the Divine Liturgy was that of Saint Basil the Great the following Troparia instead:Your teaching has spread over the whole world, for it has accepted your words that gave a divine explanation of doctrine. Let this Eucharist be to me for joy, health and gladness. Thank You, that You willingly offered up Your body to be the sacrifice for my sin. He is with us in His fascinating humanity that charmed … Help me to live in newness of life and to walk worthy before You all the days of my life. With rejoicing, yet with trembling, I who am but straw partake of Fire and, strange wonder!, I am ineffably bedewed, like the bush of old which burnt without being consumed. Then the following Troparion:Of Your Mystical Supper, Son of God, receive me today as a communicant; for I will not speak of the Mystery to Your enemies; nor will I give You a kiss, as did Judas, but like the thief I confess You: Remember me, Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom! By your Word and Supper, may I be led from this world of sorrow into life eternal. Gracious God, we thank you that in this sacrament. Oh God of sacrifice, we are lifting … Prayer For The Communion Bread And Cup . All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. He that is innocent in hands and pure in heart, who has not received his soul in vain, and has not sworn deceitfully to his neighbor. Thank you that we carry in our hearts the riches of this eternal goodness. Amen.For you are blessed and most-glorified to the ages. And enlighten the senses of my soul, and burn up the indictments of my sins, by the intercessions of her who bore You without seed, and of the Heavenly Hosts, for You are blessed to the ages of ages. Glory to You, O God. Thank You, Father, for this precious time of reverent reflection on all that Christ did for us at Calvary. Amen. I’m rededicating my life to you, I’m releasing myself to … I pray that my life may be one that glorifies You in thought, word and deed and that with each passing day, I draw ever closer into close communion with You. And cleanse me from all defilement of flesh and spirit. Nothing escapes You, my God, my Maker, my Redeemer, not even a tear-drop, nor part of a drop. The Lord of hosts, He is the King of Glory. My good and dear Jesus, I kneel before you, asking you most earnestly to engrave upon my heart a deep and lively faith, hope, and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and … Of Saint Symeon Metafrastes (Saint Symeon the Translator)You Who have willingly given me Your Flesh as food, Who are a burning fire to the unworthy, do not consume me. But I also know this: that neither the greatness of my offenses, nor the multitude of my sins, surpasses the great patience of my God, and His extreme love for men. And these Troparia:You have smitten me with yearning, O Christ, and by Your divine zeal You have changed me; but burn away my sins with immaterial Fire, and make me worthy to be filled with delight in You; that, leaping for joy, O good One, I may magnify Your two comings. Prayers of Thanksgiving after Holy Communion And having attained the good Communion of the Life-Creating and Mystic Gifts, straightway give praise and great thanksgiving, and fervently, from thy soul, cry unto God: Glory to Thee, O God! We have no reason to have any pride Father, especially knowing that You resist those who are prideful (James 4:6). The Church is revealed to all as a brilliantly lit heaven, leading the faithful in the way of the light. Prayers of Preparation Before Holy Communion. Teach me to attain perfect holiness in the fear of You, that with the clear witness of my conscience I may receive a portion of Your holy Things and be united with Your holy Body and Blood, and have You dwelling and remaining in me with the Father and Your Holy Spirit. "Thank that for this holy sacrament and may I never approach the communion table in an unworthy manner, knowing that as often we eat this bread and drink the cup, we proclaim the Lord's death until His coming again, in great glory and majesty. Amen. Amen. Bless … Your eyes know what I have not achieved, and in Your book things not yet done are written by You. We extol you worthily, for you are an instructor who reveals divine things. Almighty and Eternal God, behold I come to the sacrament of Your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
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