Prefaces and Offertory Sentences

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and make good your
vows unto the Most High. Psalm 50:14

Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; bring offerings
and come into his courts. Psalm 96:8

Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for us, an
offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2

I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present
yourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God,
which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1

If you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that
your brother has anything against you, leave there your gift
before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your
brother, and then come and offer your gift. Matthew 5:23,24

Through Christ let us continually offer to God the sacrifice of
praise, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his Name.
But to do good and to distribute, forget not; for with such
sacrifices God is well pleased. Hebrews 13:15,16

Worthy are you, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor
and power; for you have created all things, and by your will
they were created and have their being. Revelation 4:11

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory,
and the victory, and the majesty. For all that is in the heaven
and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and
you are exalted as head above all. 1 Chronicles 29:11

Proper Prefaces

To be used on Sundays as appointed, but not on the succeeding weekdays.

Of God the Father

Creator of the light and source of life, who has made us in
yours image, and called us to new life in Jesus Christ our
Lord.

Of God the Son

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who on the first day of the
week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious
resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.

Of God the Holy Spirit

Who by water and the Holy Spirit has made us a new people
in Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth your glory in all the
world.

Prefaces for Seasons

To be used on Sundays and weekdays alike, except as otherwise
appointed for Holy Days and Various Occasions.

Advent

Because you did send your beloved Son to redeem us from
sin and death, and to make us heirs in him of everlasting life;
that when he shall come again in power and great triumph to
judge the world, we may without shame or fear rejoice to
behold his appearing.

Incarnation

Because you gave give Jesus Christ, your only Son, to be
born for us; who, by the mighty power of the Holy Spirit,
was made very Man of the substance of the Virgin Mary his
mother; that we might be delivered from the bondage of sin,
and receive power to become your children.

Epiphany

Because in the mystery of the Word made flesh, you have
caused a new light to shine in our hearts, to give the knowledge
of your glory in the face of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Lent
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who was in every way
tempted as we are, yet did not sin; by whose grace we are
able to triumph over every evil, and to live no longer unto
ourselves, but unto him who died for us and rose again.

or this

Who bids your faithful people cleanse their hearts, and
prepare with joy for the Paschal feast; that, fervent in prayer
and in works of mercy, and renewed by your Word and
Sacraments, they may come to the fullness of grace which
you has prepared for those who love you.

Holy Week

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who for our sins was lifted
high upon the cross, that he might draw the whole world to
himself; who by his suffering and death became the author of
eternal salvation for all who put their trust in him.

Easter

But chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious
resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the
very Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us, and has
taken away the sin of the world; who by his death has
destroyed death, and by his rising to life again has won for
us everlasting life.

Ascension

Through your dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who
after his glorious resurrection manifestly appeared to his
disciples; and in their sight ascended into heaven, to prepare
a place for us; that where he is, there we might also be, and
reign with him in glory.

Pentecost

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; according to whose true
promise the Holy Spirit came down [on this day] from
heaven, lighting upon the disciples, to teach them and to lead
them into all truth; uniting peoples of many tongues in the
confession of one faith, and giving to your Church the power
to serve you as a royal priesthood, and to preach the gospel
to all nations.

Prefaces for Other Occasions

Trinity Sunday

For with your co-eternal Son and Holy Spirit, you are one God,
one Lord, in Trinity of Persons and in Unity of Substance;
and we celebrate your one and equal glory, O Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All Saints

Who, in the multitude of your saints, has compassed us about
with so great a cloud of witnesses, that we, rejoicing in their
fellowship, may run with patience the race that is set before
us; and, together with them, may receive the crown of glory
that fades not away.

A Saint

For the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all your saints,
who have been the chosen vessels of your grace, and the lights
of the world in their generations.

or this

Who in the obedience of your saints has given us an example
of righteousness, and in their eternal joy a glorious pledge of
the hope of our calling.

or this

Because you are greatly glorified in the assembly of your saints.
All your creatures praise you, and your faithful servants bless
you, confessing before the rulers of this world the great Name
of your only Son.

Apostles and Ordinations

Through the great shepherd of your flock, Jesus Christ our
Lord; who after his resurrection sent forth his apostles to
preach the Gospel and to teach all nations; and promised to
be with them always, even unto the end of the ages.

Dedication of a Church

Through Jesus Christ our great High Priest, in whom we are
built up as living stones of a holy temple, that we might offer
before you a sacrifice of praise and prayer which is holy and
pleasing in your sight.

Baptism

Because in Jesus Christ our Lord you have received us as your
sons and daughters, made us citizens of your kingdom, and
given us the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth.

Marriage

Because in the love of wife and husband, you has given us
an image of the heavenly Jerusalem, adorned as a bride for
her bridegroom, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who loves
her and gave himself for her, that he might make the whole
creation new.

Commemoration of the Dead

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who rose victorious from the
dead, and comforts us with the blessed hope of
everlasting life; for to your faithful people, O Lord, life is
changed, not ended; and when our mortal body lies in
death, there is prepared for us a dwelling place eternal in the
heavens.

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