Page 433 - Special Occasion Prayers

Holy Matrimony 433
CEL: May God the Lord of all, wash away the stains of our
debts and sins in the ocean of His mercy.

ALL: And may the Lord wipe away the stains of our sins
through His compassion.

OFFERTORY
(The celebrant brings the gifts from the Bethgazza to the
altar, he taking the chalice in his right hand and the paten
in his left, crosses his hands and raises them).

CEL: We will praise Your adorable Trinity, always and for-
ever.

ALL: Amen.

CEL: May Christ who sacrificed Himself for our salvation, /
and commanded us to celebrate the memory of His passion, /
death, burial and resurrection, / accept this Qurbana from our
hands / through His grace and mercy. Amen.
CEL: By Your command, (Celebrant strikes at the base of
the chalice three times with the paten) O Lord, our God /these
glorious, holy, life-giving and divine mysteries are set forth /
and arranged on Your holy altar / until the glorious second
coming of Christ from heaven. Glory and honor / thanksgiv-
ing and adoration be Yours / now, always and forever.

ALL: Amen.
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(The celebrant prays at the Bema facing the congregation).

CEL: Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Let there be the commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God and St. Joseph, the Righteous, at this holy altar.

ALL: From the eternity and forever, Amen. Apostles and
friends of the only begotten Son of God, pray for peace in the
world.

CEL: Let the people of God proclaim: Amen, Amen. Let us cele-
brate at this altar / the memory of our Father in faith / St. Thomas
the Apostle, together with the just who have triumphed, and the
martyrs who have been crowned in glory.