{"id":9371,"date":"2012-01-23T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=9371"},"modified":"2015-03-19T15:15:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T22:15:24","slug":"liturgy-of-st-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2012\/01\/23\/liturgy-of-st-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Liturgy of St. James"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"St Below is the text that we will be studying in JP2<\/span><\/a> on Thursday. It is an abridged form of the ancient Liturgy of St. James. This version of it comes from around the 4th Century. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

This is the oldest Eucharistic liturgy still in use today. It was also the blueprint used for the Liturgy of St. Basil and the Liturgy of St. John\u00a0Chrysostom, both of which are regularly used among Byzantine Catholics and Eastern Orthodox today.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Petitions<\/h2>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0Peace be with you.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0And with your spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0The Lord bless us all, and sanctify us for the\u2026celebration of the divine and pure mysteries\u2026 \u00a0Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deacon:<\/strong>\u00a0In peace let us pray to the Lord. For the peace that is from on high, and for God’s love to man, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. For peace in the whole world, for the unity of all the holy churches of God, let us pray to the Lord. For the remission of our sins, and forgiveness of our transgressions, and for our deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, \u2026 and distress\u2026, let us pray to the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n

Singers:<\/strong>\u00a0Holy God, holy mighty, holy immortal, have mercy upon us.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0O compassionate and merciful, patient, gracious, and true God…hear us. Deliver us from every temptation of the devil and man… For we are unable to overcome what is opposed to us. But you are able, Lord, to save us…\u00a0Because you are holy, Lord our God, \u2026 we send up the praise and the thrice-holy hymn to you, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever, and for all eternity.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0Peace be with you.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0And with your spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Singers:<\/strong>\u00a0Alleluia.<\/span><\/p>\n

[The liturgy proceeds with readings from the Old and New Testaments]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Deacon:<\/strong>\u00a0Let us all say: Lord, have mercy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lord Almighty, the God of our fathers: We\u00a0beseech\u00a0you, hear us. For peace from on high, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord\u2026 For the people standing and waiting for the rich and bountiful mercy that comes from you, we beseech you, be merciful and gracious.<\/span><\/p>\n

Save your people, O Lord, and bless your inheritance. Visit your world with mercy and compassion. Exalt the horn of Christians by the power of the precious and life-giving cross. We beseech you, most merciful Lord, hear our prayer, and have mercy upon us.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0Lord, have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dismissal of the Unbaptized<\/h2>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0O God, you have taught us your divine and saving oracles. Enlighten the souls of us sinners for the comprehension of the things that have been spoken here. May we be not only hearers of spiritual things, but also doers of good deeds… In Christ Jesus our Lord, with whom you are blessed, together with your all-holy, good, and life-giving Spirit, now and always, and forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0Peace be with you.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0And with your spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026<\/p>\n

Deacon:<\/strong>\u00a0Let none of the catechumens remain, none of the unbaptized, none of those who are unable to join with us in prayer. Look at one another. The doors! The doors! Be attentive, and let us again pray to the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0Sovereign\u00a0Almighty, King of Glory, \u2026 Show yourself to us who call upon you at this holy hour, and redeem us from the shame of our transgressions. Cleanse our minds and thoughts from impure desires\u2026 and accept from the bands of us sinners this incense, as you once accepted the offering of Abel, and Noah, and Aaron, and Samuel, and of all your saints…<\/span><\/p>\n

Singers:<\/strong> Let all mortal flesh be silent, and stand with fear and trembling, and meditate nothing earthly within itself. For the King of kings and Lord of lords, Christ our God, comes forward to be sacrificed, and to be given for food to the faithful. And the bands of angels go before him with every power and dominion, the many-eyed cherubim, and the six-winged seraphim, covering their faces, and crying aloud the hymn: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The Eucharistic Prayer<\/h2>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0The love of the\u2026Father, the grace of the\u2026Son, and the fellowship\u2026of the Holy Spirit be with us all.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0And with your spirit<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0Let us lift up our minds and our hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0It is proper and right.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0It is indeed becoming and right\u2026to praise you, to sing of you, to bless you, to worship you, to glorify you\u2026 \u00a0The highest heavens praise you, \u2026the sun, moon, \u2026stars, \u00a0earth, sea, \u2026spirits of just men and of prophets; \u00a0souls of martyrs and of apostles; \u00a0angels, archangels, … and the many-eyed cherubim, and the six-winged seraphim \u2026crying with unceasing praises: \u2026the victorious hymn of your majestic glory\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0Holy, holy, holy, O Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong> Lord, you are holy, King of eternity and giver of all holiness\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026[You] made man from earth after your own image and likeness; gave him the joy of paradise; and when he broke your commandment\u2026 did not desert him, but disciplined him as a merciful father would, called him by the law, instructed him by the prophets; and afterwards sent \u2026your only-begotten Son\u2026that by his coming he might renew and restore your image. Having\u2026become flesh by the Holy Spirit and Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, he sojourned among men and fulfilled the plan for the salvation of our race.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the night he was betrayed, when he was about to endure his willing and life-giving death on the cross, the sinless one for sinners, he delivered himself up for the life and salvation of the world. Then, taking bread in his holy [and] pure\u2026 hands, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and showing it to you, his God and Father, he gave thanks and prayed. He broke the bread, gave it to us, his disciples and apostles, saying\u2026\u00a0“Take, eat. This is my body, broken for you, and given for remission of sins”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong> In the same way, after supper, he took the cup with mixed wine and water, and, lifting his eyes to heaven and presenting it to you, his God and Father, he gave thanks and prayed and blessed it. He filled it with the Holy Spirit, and gave it to us his disciples, saying,\u00a0“Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, shed for you and many, and given for the remission of sins”<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0Amen<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026<\/em>as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death and confess his resurrection until he comes again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deacon:<\/strong>\u00a0We believe and confess.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0We proclaim your death, O Lord, and confess your resurrection.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rite of Communion<\/h2>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0Count us worthy, O loving Lord, \u2026with sanctified lips, to dare to call upon you, the holy God\u2026 and to say:<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0Our Father, who art in heaven: hallowed by thy name…<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0And lead us not into temptation Lord\u2026 For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0Peace be with you.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0And with your spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deacon:<\/strong>\u00a0Let us bow our heads to the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0To you, O Lord\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026Holy things for holy people!<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0One is holy, one Lord Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father, to whom be glory [for] all eternity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deacon:<\/strong>\u00a0For the remission of our sins \u2026the return of the erring, the healing of the sick, the deliverance of the captives, \u2026[those] who have fallen asleep beforehand, let us all say fervently: Lord, have mercy.<\/span><\/p>\n

People:<\/strong>\u00a0Lord have mercy.<\/span><\/p>\n

[The priest breaks the bread in half, and dips the half in his right hand in the chalice, saying\u2026]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0The union of the all-holy body and precious blood of our Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ\u2026<\/em> Behold the Lamb of God\u2026who takes away the sin of the world\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

[And when he gives a single piece to each chalice\u2026]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Deacon:<\/strong>\u00a0Give the blessing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026O taste and see that the Lord is good; who is parted and not divided,; distributed to the faithful and not expended; for the remission of sins, and life everlasting; now and always, and forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deacon:<\/strong>\u00a0In the peace of Christ let us sing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Singers:<\/strong>\u00a0O taste and see that the Lord is good.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priest:<\/strong>\u00a0O Lord our God, the heavenly bread, the life of the universe, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am not worthy to partake of your pure mysteries; but as a merciful God, make me worthy by your grace\u2026to partake of your holy body and precious blood, for the remission of sins, and life everlasting.<\/span><\/p>\n

[Then he distributes to the clergy. The deacons take the patens and the chalices for distribution to the people]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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