Now that we’ve had an introduction to the Service of Antecommunion, let’s take 23 minutes to pray it together!  I’ve chosen the optional commemoration of St. Bernard of Clairvaux for today’s liturgy.  Grab your 2019 prayer book, ESV Bible, and 2017 hymnal, and let’s go…

Order of Service, so you can get your books ready:

• Trinity Acclamation (BCP 105)
• Collect for Purity, Summary of the Law, Kyrie, Gloria (BCP106-7)
• Collect of the Day: of a Monastic (BCP 639)
• Lessons: of a Monastic (BCP 732)
  • OT: Lamentations 3:22-33
  • Psalm 1 (Simplified Anglican Chant Tune #744)
  • for the Epistle: Acts 2:42-47
  • Gospel: Mark 10:23-31
• Reflection on the life of St. Bernard
• the Creed is omitted because it’s neither a Sunday nor a Major Holy Day
• Prayers of the People (BCP 110)
• Confession & modified absolution (BCP 112)
• modified Peace (BCP 114)
• The Lord’s Prayer (BCP 118)
• Occasional Prayers #76, 98, 100, 108 (BCP 669-77)
• Prayer #106 for Spiritual Communion (BCP 677)
• Dismissal (BCP 122)