Festal Eucharist

Sunday, May 18, 2025
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The Fifth Sunday Of Easter

The Fifth Sunday Of Easter

O Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leadeth to eternal life; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


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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.

CelebrantFr. Turner
PreacherThe Very Rev. David Monteith, Dean of Canterbury, UK
DeaconMo. Turner
SubdeaconFr. Gioia
Sung byThe Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
The Ordinary of the MassMass of Light and Smoke, by Daniel Castellanos (b. 1995)
PreludeTrivium, by Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Hymn174 – At the Lamb's high feast we sing – SALZBURG
The Liturgy of the Word
The LessonActs 11:1-18
Psalm148, Laudate Dominum, Anglican Chant (Ives (b. 1948))
The EpistleRevelation 21:1-6
Hymn581 – Where charity and love prevail – CHESHIRE
The Holy GospelJohn 13:31-35
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Motet at the OffertoryLay a Garland, by Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795-1856)
Offertory Hymn188 – Love's redeeming work is done – SAVANNAH
Communion AnthemO sacrum convivium, by Arthur Li (b. 2011)
Hymn194 – Jesus lives! thy terrors now – ST. ALBINUS
VoluntaryÉvocation II, by Thierry Escaich (b. 1965)

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