Corpus et Sanguis Christi 22nd June 2025

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Opening Hymn 379

Lord, enthroned in heav'nly splendour,
first-begotten from the dead,
Thou alone, our strong Defender,
liftest up Thy people's head.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Jesus, true and living Bread!

Prince of Life, for us Thou livest,
by Thy body souls are healed;
Prince of Peace, Thy peace Thou givest,
by Thy blood is pardon sealed.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Word of God in flesh revealed.

Paschal Lamb! Thine off'ring finished
once for all when Thou wast slain,
in its fullness undiminished
shall forevermore remain.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Cleansing souls from ev'ry stain.

Great High Priest of our profession,
through the oil Thou ent'redst in;
by Thy mighty intercession
grace and mercy Thou dost win.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Only sacrifice for sin.

Life-imparting heav'nly Manna,
stricken Rock, with streaming side,
heav'n and earth with loud hosanna
worship Thee, the Lamb who died.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Risen, ascended, glorified!

℣ In the name of the Father, and of the Son,✠and of the Holy Spirit.

℟  Amen.

℣ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and communion of the Holy Spirit be  with you all.

℟  And with your spirit.

The Celebrant introduces the celebration.

℣  Lord have mercy.

℟  Lord have mercy.

℣  Christ have mercy.

℟  Christ have mercy.

℣   Lord have mercy.

℟  Lord have mercy.

℣ May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our  sins and bring us to everlasting life.

℟ Amen.

The Gloria

Glory to God, glory in the highest. Peace to his people, peace on earth.

Glory to God, glory in the highest. Peace to his people, peace on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father.

Glory to God, glory in the highest. Peace to his people, peace on earth.

We worship you,

Glory in the highest.

Give you thanks,

Glory in the highest.

Praise you for your glory.

Glory to God, glory in the highest. Peace to his people, peace on earth.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,

Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.

Have mercy on us;

Y.ou are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer,

Receive our prayer.

Glory to God, glory in the highest. Peace to his people, peace on earth.

Glory to God, glory in the highest. Peace to his people, peace on earth.

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God, the glory of God the Father.

Glory to God, glory in the highest. Peace to his people, peace on earth.

Amen. Amen

The Collect

O God, who in this wonderful sacrament

have left us a memorial of your Passion,

grant us, we pray,

so to revere the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood

that we may always experience in ourselves

the fruits of your redemption.

Who live and reign with God the Father

in the unity of the holy spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

℟  Amen

First Reading (Reference: Genesis 14:18-20)

Theme: ‘He offered bread and wine.’

In those days: Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High. And he blessed Abram and said, ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!’ And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

℣ The Word of the Lord. 

℟ Thanks be to God.   

Responsorial Psalm

R. You are a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchizedek.

The Lord’s revelation to my lord:

‘Sit at my right hand,

until I make your foes your footstool.’ R

The Lord will send from Sion

your sceptre of power:

rule in the midst of your foes. R

With you is princely rule

on the day of your power.

In holy splendour, from the womb before the dawn,

I have begotten you. R

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The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change:

‘You are a priest for ever,

according to the order of Melchizedek.’ R

Second Reading  (Reference: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)

Theme: ‘For as often as you eat and drink, you proclaim the Lord’s death.’

Brothers and Sisters: I received from the Lord what I also 

delivered to you; that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you. Do this in 

remembrance of me.’ In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

℣ The Word of the Lord. 

℟ Thanks be to God. 

Gospel Acclamation

R.  O sing a new song 

giving thanks to the Lord, 

alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

People of God together are fed

with Christ himself, our living bread. R.

One in the Spirit, we all partake

the bread that Christ gave for our sake. R.

Gospel (Reference: Luke 9:11-17)

Theme: ‘All ate and were satisfied.’

℣   The Lord be with you

℟  And with your spirit.

℣   A reading ✠ from the holy Gospel according to John

℟ Glory to you, O Lord.

At that time: Jesus spoke to the crowd of the kingdom of God and cured those who needed healing. Now the day began to wear away, and the Twelve came and said to him, ‘Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.’ But he said to them, ‘You give them something to eat.’ They said, ‘We have no more than five loaves and two fish — unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.’ For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, ‘Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.’ And they did so, and made them all sit down. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of 

broken pieces. 

℣ The Gospel of the Lord.

℟ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Please sit for the Address and then stand for the Creed 

and Prayer of the Faithful

The Creed

I believe in one God,

the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the Only Begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation

he came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, 

and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,

he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day

in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory

to judge the living and the dead

and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come. Amen.  

The Prayer of the Faithful

V:  Lord, hear us

R Through Christ the High Priest

Those in Need:

Fr Keith, Brenda Anscombe, Pete Boyes, Diane Burrell, 

Valerie Clarke, Elle Deveson, Denise Edmunds, Emily Glass, 

Sue Korth, Pete Mac, Jen and Jez McAteer, Jo Rees-Davies, 

Terry Roberts, Chris Swetman, Julie Swetman, Dorothy Valder, Alex, John, Rachel, Rita, Timothy

The Recent Departed:

Adrian Girvan

Christopher Lawrence

Year’s Mind:

(22) Edith Capon, Martha Older

(23) John Colwell, Harry Coomber, Jack Falcn, Sistr Lillian

(24) Elizabeth Tullett, Leonard Cockerell, Clare Wilson

(25) Geoffrey Wright, Constance Stringer

(26) 

(27) Katherine Buckell, Edwin Power (Pr), Ethel Hudson

(28) Gwendoline Dunn 

Offertory Hymn  548 

O praise our great and gracious Lord,
And call upon His name;
To strains of joy tune every chord,
His mighty acts proclaim;
Tell how He led His chosen race
To Canaan’s promised land;
Tell how His covenant of grace
Unchanged shall ever stand.

He gave the shadowing cloud by day,
The moving fire by night;
To guide His Israel on their way,
He made their darkness light;
And have we not a sure retreat,
A Saviour ever nigh,
The same clear light to guide our feet,
The dayspring from on high?

We, too, have manna from above,
The bread that came from Heav’n;
To us the same kind hand of love
Hath living waters giv’n;
A rock have we, from whence the spring
In rich abundance flows;
The rock is Christ, our Priest, our King,
Who life and health bestows.

O may we praise this blessèd Food,
And trust our heavenly guide;
So shall we find death’s fearful flood
Serene as Jordan’s tide,
And safely reach that happy shore,
The land of peace and rest,
Where angels worship and adore
In God’s own presence blest.

℣ Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

℟ May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

The Prayer over the Gifts

℟ Amen

℣ The Lord be with you

℟. And with your spirit.

℣ Lift up your hearts

℟ We lift them up to the Lord

℣ Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

℟ It is right and just.

The Proper Preface

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of pow’r and God of might:

Heaven and earth, heaven and earth 

are full of your glory, your pow’r and might.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest heav’ns. (Twice)

Blessèd, blessèd is he who comes, 

Blessèd, blessèd is he who comes;

Blessèd is he,

Blessèd is he comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna…...

The Eucharistic Prayer

V: The mystery of faith.

Christ has died, Christ is ris’n, Jesus Christ will come again. Hosanna…..

The Eucharistic Prayer

Amen, Amen. Hosanna….

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.

℣ Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,

graciously grant peace in our days,

that, by the help of your mercy,

we may be always free from sin

and safe from all distress,

as we await the blessed hope

and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

℟ For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.

℣ Lord Jesus Christ,

who said to your Apostles:

Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,

look not on our sins,

but on the faith of your Church,

and graciously grant her peace and unity

in accordance with your will.

Who live and reign for ever and ever.. 

℟ Amen.

℣ The peace of the Lord be with you always.

℟ And with your spirit. 

℣ Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The Agnus Dei

Jesus, Lamb of God and bread of life:

Jesus, blood that cleanses us from sin:

R.  HEAR OUR PRAYER HAVE MERCY; 

HEAR OUR PRAYER HAVE MERCY;

GIVE US YOUR PEACE.

Jesus showing how we ought to serve:

Jesus, teaching how we ought to love: R

Jesus Christ, our true, eternal priest:

Jesus, food and drink that make us one: R

Jesus, Lord of life and Lord of light:

Jesus, here in form of bread and wine: R

℣✠ 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.

℟ Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, 

but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Please be guided to Communion by the Stewards 

Silence will be kept after Communion.

The Post Communion Prayer

When the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the Altar the bell will ring and we kneel or sit. We stand as the hymn begins.

Processional Hymn 59 [1:14]

At the name of Jesus
ev'ry knee shall bow,
ev'ry tongue confess him
King of glory now;
'tis the Father's pleasure
we should call him Lord,
who from the beginning
was the mighty Word.

At his voice creation
sprang at once to sight,
all the angel faces,
all the hosts of light,
cherubim in heaven,
stars upon their way,
all the heav'nly orders
in their great array.

Humbled for a season
to receive a name
from the lips of sinners
unto whom he came,
faithfully he bore it
spotless to the last,
brought it back victorious
when from death he passed;

Bore it up triumphant
with its human light,
thro' all ranks of creatures
to the central height,
to the throne of Godhead,
to the Father's breast,
filled it with the glory
of that perfect rest.

In your hearts enthrone him;
there let him subdue
all that is not holy,
all that is not true;
crown him as your captain
in temptation's hour;
let his will enfold you
in its light and pow'r.

Christians, this Lord Jesus
shall return again
in his Father's glory,
with his angel train;
for all wreaths of empire
meet upon his brow,
and our hearts confess him
King of glory now.

Returning to your place kneel in the Presence of the Lord as the Celebrant leads a devotion

The Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me; 

Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, inebriate me; 

Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

Passion of Christ, strengthen me; 

O good Jesus, hear me.

Within your wounds, hide me; 

Separated from you, let me never be.

From the evil one, protect me; 

At the hour of my death, call me.

And close to you, bid me; 

That with your saints, I may be:

Praising you forever and ever. Amen.

Remain kneeling for the singing of The Tantum Ergo:-

Therefore we, before him bending,

This great sacrament revere:

Types and shadows have there ending,

For the newer rite is here;

Faith the outward sense befriending ,

Makes the inward vision clear.

Glory let us give and blessing

To the Father and the Son,

Honour, might and praise addressing,

While eternal ages run;

Ever too his love confessing,

Who from both with both is one. Amen.

Benediction Collect

Remain kneeling as Benediction is given

After Benediction remain kneeling until the bell rings

Hymn 32 [8:1]

Sweet sacrament divine
Hid in thine earthly home
Lo, round thy lowly shrine
With suppliant hearts we come
Jesus, to thee our voice we raise
In songs of love and heartfelt praise
Sweet sacrament divine
Sweet sacrament divine

Sweet sacrament of peace
Dear home of every heart
Where restless yearnings cease
And sorrows all depart
There in thine ear all trustfully
We tell our tale of misery
Sweet sacrament of peace
Sweet sacrament of peace

Sweet sacrament of rest
Ark from the ocean's roar
Within thy shelter blest
Soon may we reach the shore
Save us, for still the tempest raves
Save, lest we sink beneath the waves
Sweet sacrament of rest
Sweet sacrament of rest

Sweet sacrament divine
Earth's light and jubilee
In thy far depths doth shine
The Godhead's majesty
Sweet light, so shine on us, we pray
That earthly joys may fade away
Sweet sacrament divine
Sweet sacrament divine