THE SECOND WEEK OF GRACETIDE - Bread of Life (29 May 2005, Cycle A)

SUNDAY PROPERS

Prayer of the Day
Lord Jesus Christ,
you give us the Eucharist as the memorial of your suffering and death.
May our eucharistic worship help us to experience more deeply the salvation you won for us
and the peace of the kingdom where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Years A, B, and C
First Reading Exodus 16: 1-12
Psalm 78: 24-29
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 11: 23-34 (for a shorter readings, end at 11:26)
Gospel Reading John 6: 41-49

Proper Preface
It is indeed right and salutary,
that we should at all times and in all places
offer thanks and praise for you,
O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God.

You fed your people with manna from heaven
in the midst of their desert sojurn
yet you spared not their lives from death
for you desired to give us Christ alone as the true living bread and food of eternal life.

Christ gave himself as nourishment for the journey
which leads us to meet you face to face;
and so he has become our consoler amid the sorrows of this age,
the holy pledge of the eternal banquet and the seed of a glory that will never end.

As we await the return of the Savior,
we acclaim him with faith and joy,
and join with the angels and the saints,
in singing this hymn to the glory of your name.

WEEKDAY PROPERS
The Prayer of the Day from the Sunday may be used, a votive collect may be said, or an extemporaneous collect based on the readings of the day may be offered.

First Reading Gospel Reading
M Acts 23: 23-35 Matthew 4: 12-17
T Feast of Mark, Evangelist
W Acts 24: 1-21 Matthew 5: 1-12
T Memorial of Cornelius the Centurion
F Acts 24: 22-27 Matthew 5: 17-20
S Open for Local Commemorations