| The Liturgical Customary of the Church of the Advent,
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The Great Litany in Procession
The Great Litany is sung in procession on the first, second, third, and
fifth Sundays in Lent. The celebrant wears purple cope; choir clergy
do not wear copes. At the entrance, MC carries book with text of the
Litany. Deacon carries Gospel Book. Th carries thurible with lighted
coals in left hand. Cr carries the Lenten cross. All enter the short
way in usual processional order. ACrA wheel to the side to allow the
sacred ministers to pass, and then wheel out into the center of the
choir. Th stands to the deacon's right. When D places Gospel
Book on the altar and returns to the foot of the altar steps, MC cues
ALL to genuflect (except ACrA). Cel lays on incense, Th goes to stand
west of ACrA on choir floor. MC cues all to kneel and hands Litany
book to Cel. Cel allows time for the people to get to their knees and
begins chanting the Litany.
O God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth,
Have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful,
Have mercy upon us.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, one God,
Have mercy upon us.
MC cues ALL to rise and turn to face west (TT face each other). Th begins
to slowly proceed as Cel begins the next petition. The Sacred Ministers walk single file, not three abreast as in a Festal Procession. The procession turns
left at the west door. Checkpoints for the thurifer are indicated below.
Remember not, Lord Christ, our offenses, nor the offenses of our
forefathers; neither reward us according to our sins. Spare us,
good Lord, spare thy
people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and by
thy mercy preserve us for ever.
Spare us, good Lord.
From all evil and wickedness; from sin; from the crafts and assaults
of the devil; and from everlasting damnation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy;
from envy, hatred, and malice; and from all want of charity,
Good Lord, deliver us.
CENTER OF CHURCH
From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from all the deceits
of the world, the flesh, and the devil,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all false doctrine, heresy, and schism;
from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and commandment,
Good Lord, deliver us.
WEST DOOR
From lightning and tempest; from earthquake, fire, and flood; from
plague, pestilence, and famine,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all oppression, conspiracy, and rebellion; from violence, battle,
and murder; and from dying suddenly and unprepared,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and submission
to the Law; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
EXIT BAPTISTRY
By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy
precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension;
and by
the Coming of the Holy Ghost,
Good Lord, deliver us.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in
the hour of death, and in the day of judgment,
Good Lord, deliver us.
We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may
please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church Universal in the right
way,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to illumine all bishops, priests, and deacons,
with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both
by their preaching and living, they may set it forth, and show it
accordingly,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
LEFT AT LECTERN
That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to send forth laborers into thy harvest,
and to draw all mankind into thy kingdom,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
CENTER CROSSING
That it may please thee to give to all people increase of grace
to hear and receive thy Word, and to bring forth the fruits
of the Spirit,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all
such as have erred, and are deceived,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
DOWN NORTH AISLE
That it may please thee to give us a heart to love and fear
thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee so to rule the hearts of thy
servants, the President of the United States (or of this
nation),
and all others
in authority,
that they may do justice, and love mercy, and walk in
the ways of truth,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to make wars to cease in all
the world; to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord;
and to bestow
freedom
upon
all peoples,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to show thy pity upon all prisoners
and captives, the homeless and the hungry, and all who
are desolate
and oppressed,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
UP CENTER AISLE
That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use
the bountiful fruits of the earth, so that in due
time all may
enjoy them,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to inspire us, in our several
callings, to do the work which thou givest us to
do with singleness
of heart as
thy servants,
and for the common good,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to preserve all who are in
danger by reason of their labor or their travel,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
CENTER OF CHURCH
That it may please thee to preserve, and provide
for, all women in childbirth, young children
and orphans,
the widowed,
and
all whose
homes are broken
or torn by strife,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to visit the lonely;
to strengthen all who suffer in mind, body, and
spirit;
and to
comfort with thy
presence those who
are failing and infirm,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to support, help, and
comfort all who are in danger, necessity, and
tribulation,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
CHANCEL STEPS
That it may please thee to have mercy upon all
mankind,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all
our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the grace
of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy holy Word,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
ALTAR STEPS
That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and
slanderers, and to turn their hearts,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; to
comfort and help the weak-hearted; to raise up those who fall;
and finally
to beat
down Satan under our feet,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to grant to all the faithful departed eternal
life and peace,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Th stands in usual position to left of where Subdeacon
will stand. Cr goes to stall, puts up cross and faces east. AA take
their usual
positions
at the horns of the altar. All others go to the usual places and
face east.
That it may please thee to grant that, in the fellowship of Blessed
Mary Ever-Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the
Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all thy Saints that
we may attain
to thy heavenly kingdom,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.
Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Grant us thy peace.
O Christ, hear us.
O Christ, hear us.
At the end of the Litany, MC cues All to genuflect. When the Kyrie begins,
the sacred ministers ascend the steps and venerate the altar. All other
servers take their positions at sedilia and bishop's throne. Th
brings thurible to Cel. SMs cense the altar. When they have censed Cel,
SMs take center "I" position. At the conclusion of the Kyrie,
SMs split as usual, Cel sings the salutation, and SMs move to line "I" formation
at the epistle horn as MC brings missal and stand to Cel, opens book
and indicates the collect. The collect for Ash Wednesday is said following
the Collect of the Sunday. The Prayers and Confession of Sin are omitted.
The Peace immediately follows the Creed.
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