Eucharistic Prayers for the Revised Common Lectionary
October 2012
The Words of Institution may also be included at the Invitation to the Table or Breaking of the Bread.
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is truly right and our greatest joy to give you thanks and praise,
O Lord our God, creator and ruler of the universe.
Oct. 7 P22 You created us to love one another
and to care for the world you had made.
How majestic is your name in all the earth! Gen. 2:18–24; Ps. 8
Oct. 14 P23 By your prophets you call us to seek good and resist evil,
to love righteousness and establish justice.
The works of our hands prosper only by your grace. Amos 5:6–7, 10–15; Ps. 90:12–17
Oct. 21 P24 You know the pain of the afflicted;
you hear the cries of the oppressed
and satisfy them with long life and salvation. Isa. 53:4–12; Ps. 91:9–16
Oct. 28 P25 When we were lost and wandering in exile
you gathered us up and brought us home;
you turned our weeping into shouts of joy! Jer. 31:7–9; Ps. 126
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with choirs of angels
with prophets, apostles, and martyrs,
and with all the faithful of every time and place
who forever sing to the glory of your name:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
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.
You are holy, O God of majesty, and blessed is Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.
Oct. 7 P22 Jesus came to fulfill your law and teach your faithful love.
He welcomed little children, and blessed them, saying:
The kingdom of God belongs to you. Mark 10:2–16
Oct. 14 P23 Jesus taught the way of eternal and abundant life;
he promised that, for you, all things are possible.
Still he calls us to come and follow him. Mark 10:17–31
Oct. 21 P24 Jesus drank the cup of suffering and sorrow;
for our sake, he received the baptism of death
and gave his life as a ransom for sin. Mark 10:35–45
Oct. 28 P25 Jesus welcomed the poor and gave sight to the blind.
Even now, to those who call on him for mercy, he says:
Go; your faith has made you well. Mark 10:46–52
Touching or lifting bread (but not breaking it):
We give you thanks that the Lord Jesus,
on the night before he died, took bread,
and after giving thanks to you, he broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take, eat. This is my body, given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.
Touching or lifting cup (but not pouring it):
In the same way he took the cup, saying:
This cup is the new covenant sealed in my blood,
shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it, do this in remembrance of me.
Remembering your gracious acts in Jesus Christ,
we take from your creation this bread and this wine
and joyfully celebrate his dying and rising, as we await the day of his coming.
With thanksgiving, we offer our very selves to you
to be a living and holy sacrifice, dedicated to your service.
Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us
and upon these your gifts of bread and wine,
that the bread we break and the cup we bless
may be the communion of the body and blood of Christ.
By your Spirit, make us one with Christ and with your church in all the world.
Oct. 7 P22 As you have spoken to us through Jesus Christ, your Son,
let our lips proclaim your name to our sisters and brothers,
so that all may know your saving grace. Heb. 1:1–4, 2:5–12
Oct. 14 P23 Through the power of your Word, open our hearts and lives to you,
so that we may approach your throne of grace with boldness,
receiving your mercy in our time of need. Heb. 4:12–16
Oct. 21 P24 Teach us to turn to Christ, our great high priest,
who knows our weakness and waywardness
and yet prays with loud cries for our salvation. Heb. 5:1–10
Oct. 28 P25 Receive our prayers through Jesus Christ, our great high priest,
who offered his life as a sacrifice for all,
and now lives forever to intercede for us with grace. Heb. 7:23–28
Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honor are yours, almighty God, now and forever. Amen.