Eucharist
The Third Sunday of Easter
Sunday 4 May 2025 at 11am
St Saviour’s Anglican Church, Rīga
The Gathering
Alleluia. Christ is risen.
All He is risen indeed. Alleluia.
Prelude
The Greeting
The president greets the people
Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you
All And also with you
Hymn 203
Prayers of Reconciliation
Lord Jesus, you raise us to new life.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you forgive us our sins.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you feed us with the living bread.
Lord, have mercy.
The president concludes with an absolution
May the God of love and power forgive you and free you from your sins,
heal and strengthen you by his Spirit,
and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gloria
The Collect
God of the new fire, and feasting at daybreak: come to us in the dullness of routine and the pain of betrayal; call to us in the way of the cross and the joy of resurrection; through Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God.
All Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
Readings
The First reading is from the Zephaniah
(3. 14-end)
This is the word of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.
Psalm 30
1 I will exalt you, O Lord, because you have raised me up ♦
and have not let my foes triumph over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried out to you ♦
and you have healed me.
3 You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; ♦
you restored me to life from among those that go down to the Pit.
4 Sing to the Lord, you servants of his; ♦
give thanks to his holy name.
5 For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye,
his favour for a lifetime. ♦
Heaviness may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
6 In my prosperity I said, ‘I shall never be moved. ♦
You, Lord, of your goodness, have made my hill so strong.’
7 Then you hid your face from me ♦
and I was utterly dismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cried; ♦
to the Lord I made my supplication:
9 ‘What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the Pit? ♦
Will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness?
10 ‘Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; ♦
O Lord, be my helper.’
11 You have turned my mourning into dancing; ♦
you have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness;
12 Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; ♦
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
Glory to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and shall be for ever. Amen.
The Second Reading is from Acts of the Apostles (9. 1-6)
This is the word of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.
Gospel Reading
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St John (21. 1-19)
All Glory to you, O Lord.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon
Hymn 220
Affirmation Of Faith
All We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again 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.
We 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 worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Prayers of Intercession
The Liturgy of the Sacrament
The Peace
The risen Christ came and stood among his disciples and said, ‘Peace be with you.’
Then were they glad when they saw the Lord. Alleluia.
The peace of the Lord be always with you
All And also with you. Alleluia.
Offering and Preparation of the Table
Hymn 198 v.1-2
Blessed be God, who feeds the hungry, who raises the poor, who fills our praise.
All Blessed be God for ever.
The Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you
All and also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
All We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give thanks and praise.
We praise you, God of freedom, for you breathed life into the void and showed yourself as the one who loves in freedom.
From the nothingness of slavery you called your people into being and led them to springs of life; the presence of your glory went with shattered exiles into strange and distant lands and gathered from the valley of despair the flesh and blood of living hope.
In Jesus you confronted the powers that killed and oppressed, you spoke to those considered dead and helped them stand again; he taught us to die that we might live. He gave himself for us tortured and forsaken, but he could not be confined by death; in the breaking of the bread he shows himself among us, by the lakeside , in the new day, he calls us to take up his work.
Therefore, with all who lost faith, all who walked away in sadness, with the women at the tomb and the men who hid in fear we confess ourselves surprised by the suddenness of dawn and join the undying song of heaven:
All (Hymn 418) 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.
We praise and bless you, loving Father, through Jesus Christ, our Lord; and as we obey his command, send your Holy Spirit, that broken bread and wine outpoured may be for us the body and blood of your dear Son.
On the night before he died he had supper with his friends and, taking bread, he praised you. He broke the bread, gave it to them and said: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.
When supper was ended he took the cup of wine. Again he praised you, gave it to them and said: Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. So, Father, we remember all that Jesus did, in him we plead with confidence his sacrifice made once for all upon the cross.
Bringing before you the bread of life and cup of salvation, we proclaim his death and resurrection until he comes in glory.
Jesus Christ is Lord:
All Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free. You are the Saviour of the world.
Lord of all life, help us to work together for that day when your kingdom comes and justice and mercy will be seen in all the earth. Look with favour on your people, gather us in your loving arms and bring us with all the saints to feast at your table in heaven.
Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, O loving Father, for ever and ever.
All Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Being made one by the power of the Spirit, as our Saviour taught us, so we pray
All Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.
Breaking of the Bread
The president breaks the consecrated bread.
We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
All Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.
All Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, grant us peace.
Giving of Communion
Alleluia. Christ our passover is sacrificed for us.
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
Music during Communion. The president and people receive communion
Prayer after Communion
Silence is kept.
Risen Christ, whom we have seen with our eyes and touched with our hands; the word of life in whom our joy is complete: send us out to declare your truth, your unshakable faith in the world you love.
All Amen.
The Dismissal
May the living God remove the suffocating shroud that lies upon our world;
May the Risen Saviour draw the sting of death, bringing all to life in him;
May the flowing Spirit set us and all creation free and seal our hearts with faith;
and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always.
All Amen.
Announcements
Hymn: 194
A minister says
With the risen life of Christ within you, go in the peace of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia.
All Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.
The ministers and people depart.
Postlude
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