Session 2 of Lenten “Instructed Eucharist” 2024

There are 7 different forms of prayer found in The Holy Eucharist

  1. Praise—commenting God for his attributes

  2. Intercession—prayer for others

  3. Petition—prayer for oneself

  4. Confession—confessing one’s sins

  5. Self-oblation—offering oneself to God

  6. Adoration—awe, appreciating God for who He is, like adoring your first child

  7. Thanksgiving—giving thanks to God

The Proper—changes every Sunday

collects, prefaces to eucharistic prayers, lessons, and psalms

The Ordinary—stays the same each Sunday through the liturgical season

Gloria/Kyrie/Trisagion

Nicene Creed (Apostle’s Creed during Daily Office)

Lord’s Prayer

Sanctus

Fraction anthem

Agnus Dei

Parts of the Liturgy

The Holy Eucharist: Rite One

The Word of God

Opening Acclamation

Collect for Purity

Summary of the Law (Rite I only)

Gloria/Kyrie/Trisagion

Greeting

Collect of the Day (BCP pp. 157-261)

The Lessons

Use of 3-year Lectionary

First Lesson

Psalm/Hymn

Second Lesson

The Gospel

Creatures on the Gospel book represent each Gospel

Matthew/angel

Mark/lion

Luke/bull

John/eagle

Read by only by ordained person, in the midst of the standing congregation,

there is a congregational response to the announcement and afterwards

The Sermon