THE CATHEDRAL AND METROPOLITICAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, CANTERBURY

Sung Eucharist

Second Sunday before Advent

19th November 2023

11.00am

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 Welcome to Canterbury Cathedral for this Service

The Ordinary is
John Taverner (c. 1490-1554), The Mean Mass
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Cover Image: ‘Christ in Majesty’, Jesus Chapel

enlarged copy of 15th century icon by Andrei Rublev (d. c1428)

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The Gathering
A welcome is offered
Stand to sing

Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, 3Anoint and cheer our soilèd face
And lighten with celestial fire; With the abundance of thy grace:
Thou the anointing Spirit art, Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart: Where thou art guide no ill can come.
2Thy blessèd unction from above 4Teach
us to know the Father, Son,
Is comfort, life, and fire of love; And thee, of Both, to be but One;
Enable with perpetual light That through the ages all along
The dullness of our blinded sight: This may be our endless song,
Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Words: John Cosin (1594-1672) Tune: VENI CREATOR (MECHLIN) NEH 138
based on Veni, creator Spiritus

The President says

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you
and also with you.

Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and
from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our
hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly
love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our
Lord. Amen.

The President introduces

Prayers of Penitence
Let us confess to God the sins and shortcomings of the world;
its pride, its selfishness, its greed;
its evil distortions and hatreds.
Let us confess our share in what is wrong,
and our failure to seek and establish that peace
which God wills for all his children.

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Remain standing to say
Turn to us again, O God our Saviour,
and let your anger cease from us:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Show us your mercy, O Lord,

and grant us your salvation:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Your salvation is near for those that fear you,

that glory may dwell in our land:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

The President says

Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy upon you,
pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in
all goodness and keep you in life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Remain standing as the choir sings

Gloria in Excelsis
Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te,
benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te, gratias agimus tibi propter
magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus pater omnipotens.
Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe; Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, qui
tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis; qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe
deprecationem nostram; qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam
tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe, cum Sancto
Spiritu: in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly
King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise
you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of
God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at
the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy
Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

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The Collect
Let us pray.
Heavenly Father,
whose blessed Son was revealed to destroy the works of the devil
and to make us the children of God and heirs of eternal life:
grant that we, having this hope, may purify ourselves even as he is pure;
that when he shall appear in power and great glory we may be made like him
in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

Sit

The Liturgy of the Word

The Epistle 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11
Concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to
have anything written to you. For you yourselves know very well that the day of
the Lord will come like a thief in the night. When they say, ‘There is peace and
security,’ then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labour pains come
upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape! But you, beloved, are not
in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief; for you are all children of
light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. So then let
us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober; for those
who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. But since
we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and
love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has destined us not for
wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us,
so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him. Therefore
encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.

This is the word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.
Please remain seated as the choir sings Psalm 90.1-8
Lord, thou hast been our refuge : from one generation to another.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever the earth and the world were made :
thou art God from everlasting, and world without end.
Thou turnest man to destruction :
again thou sayest, Come again, ye children of men.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday :
seeing that is past as a watch in the night.
As soon as thou scatterest them they are even as a sleep :
and fade away suddenly like the grass.

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In the morning it is green, and groweth up :
but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered.
For we consume away in thy displeasure :
and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation.
Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee :
and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

Stand as the cantor sings the Alleluia and we respond

Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Alleluia.

The Gospel Matthew 25.14-30

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘The kingdom of heaven is as if a man, going on a

journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he
gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability.
Then he went away.
The one who had received the five talents went off at once and traded with them,
and made five more talents. In the same way, the one who had the two talents
made two more talents. But the one who had received the one talent went off
and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with
them. Then the one who had received the five talents came forward, bringing
five more talents, saying, “Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I
have made five more talents.” His master said to him, “Well done, good and
trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in
charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.” And the one with the
two talents also came forward, saying, “Master, you handed over to me two
talents; see, I have made two more talents.” His master said to him, “Well done,
good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will
put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.”
Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying,
“Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and
gathering where you did not scatter seed; so I was afraid, and I went and hid
your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.” But his master replied,
“You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow,
and gather where I did not scatter? Then you ought to have invested my money
with the bankers, and on my return I would have received what was my own
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with interest. So take the talent from him, and give it to the one with the ten
talents. For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an
abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken
away. As for this worthless slave, throw him into the outer darkness, where
there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”’

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.
The organist plays a Gospel fanfare

Once the Sermon has been introduced please sit

Sermon The Precentor

Following the Sermon please stand

The Nicene Creed

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 from 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.
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Please sit when the President says ‘Let us pray’

Prayers of Intercession
One of these responses is used
Lord, in your mercy Lord, hear us.
hear our prayer. Lord, graciously hear us.
And at the end
Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
The choir sings

The Motet
Ave, verum corpus Hail, true Body,
Natum ex Maria Virgine, born of the Virgin Mary,
Vere passum immolatum who having truly suffered,
In cruce pro homine, was sacrificed on the cross for humankind,
Cuius latus perforatum whose pierced side
Vero fluxit sanguine, flowed with water and blood:
Esto nobis praegustatum May it be for us a foretaste
Mortis in examine. in the trial of death.
O clemens, O pie, O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus,
O dulcis Jesu, fili Mariae. O Jesus, son of Mary,
Amen. Amen.

Words: 13th Century Eucharistic Hymn Music: Grayston Ives (b. 1948)

The Liturgy of the Sacrament

The Peace
Stand
The President says
To crown all things there must be love,
to bind all together and complete the whole.
Let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts.
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

Members of the congregation greet one another.

Remain standing to sing

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The Offertory Hymn during which the table is prepared and the
gifts of the people are gathered and presented.
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O thou, who at Thy Eucharist didst pray

That all thy Church might be for ever one,
Grant us at every Eucharist to say
With longing heart and soul, ‘thy will be done.’
O may we all one Bread, one Body be,
One through this Sacrament of unity.
2For all thy Church, O Lord, we intercede;
Make thou our sad divisions soon to cease;
Draw us the nearer each to each, we plead,
By drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace:
Thus may we all one Bread, one Body be,
One through this Sacrament of unity.
3We pray thee too for wanderers from thy fold;
O bring them back, good Shepherd of the sheep,
Back to the faith which saints believed of old,
Back to the Church which still that faith doth keep;
Soon may we all one Bread, one Body be,
One through this Sacrament of unity.
4So,Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease,
May we be one with all thy Church above,
One with thy saints in one unbroken peace,
One with thy saints in one unbounded love:
More blessèd still, in peace and love to be
One with the Trinity in Unity.
Words: William Turton (1856-1938) Tune: SONG 1 NEH 302

The President takes the bread and wine and praises God for his gifts
To you we come, Father of lights, with angels and saints,
where heaven and earth unite. May Jesus meet us in the breaking of the bread.
Amen.

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The Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you
and also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give thanks and praise.
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy,
that we should always sing of your glory,
holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.
For you are the hope of the nations,
the builder of the city that is to come.
Your love made visible in Jesus Christ
brings home the lost,
restores the sinner
and gives dignity to the despised.
In his face your light shines out,
flooding lives with goodness and truth,
gathering into one in your kingdom
a divided and broken humanity.
Therefore with all who can give voice in your creation
we glorify your name,
for ever praising you and singing:
The choir sings
Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Holy, holy, holy Lord,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth. God of power and might.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

Benedictus qui venit Blessed is he who comes

In nomine Domini. in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness;

grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit,
and according to your holy will,
these gifts of bread and wine
may be to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ;
who, in the same night that he was betrayed,
took bread and gave you thanks;
he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of me.
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In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you thanks;
he gave it to them, saying:
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.
Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ has died:
Christ is risen:
Christ will come again.
And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross,
his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world;
rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, and looking
for his coming in glory, we celebrate this memorial of our redemption.
As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving,
we bring before you this bread and this cup
and we thank you for counting us worthy
to stand in your presence and serve you.
Send the Holy Spirit on your people and gather into one in your kingdom
all who share this one bread and one cup, so that we, in the company of
all the saints, may praise and glorify you for ever,
through Jesus Christ our Lord;
by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever.
Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

The President says
As we join our prayers with the Church Universal, so we say,
each in our own language, the prayer that Jesus taught us.
Our Father, who art in heaven, Notre Père…
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come; Vater Unser…
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven. Onze Vader…
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, Padre Nuestro…
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Ojcze Nasz…
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil. Baba Yetu…
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory, E to matou Matua…
for ever and ever.
Amen. Ein Tad…

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Remain standing for

Breaking of the Bread

The President breaks the consecrated bread, saying
We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
Though we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one bread.

The President says

Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Blessed are those who are called to his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,
but only say the word, and I shall be healed.

Sit as the President and other ministers begin

The Distribution of Communion

Please come up for Communion as directed by the stewards. All who are
regular communicants in their own tradition are welcome to receive the
sacrament. If you are not a communicant, you are welcome to come
forward at this point in the service to receive a blessing, keeping your
hands to your sides. Please ask the priest if you need a gluten-free host.
We request that you do not intinct (dip) your host in the wine but
either take a sip from the cup or remain with your head bowed. This is
for the reasons of good hygiene.
If you wish to receive communion without climbing the steps to the High
Altar, please join the line for the station in the North-East Transept.
We keep a prayerful silence during Communion to allow others to
prepare to receive the sacrament or pray afterwards.
During Communion, the choir sings the Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

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Prayer after Communion
Silence is kept
Stand as the President says
Let us pray.

Gracious Lord,
in this holy sacrament
you give substance to our hope:
bring us at the last
to that fullness of life for which we long;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Amen.

All then say

Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us
with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ.
Through him we offer you our souls and bodies
to be a living sacrifice.
Send us out in the power of your Spirit
to live and work to your praise and glory.
Amen.

Blessing and Dedication of Icons

The Dean censes and blesses two icons, the gift of the Communities at
Bec, which will be placed in St Anselm’s Chapel.

O Divine Beauty,
you have made us for yourself
and our hearts will not rest
until we are held in your embrace.
Bless these icons before us today
that their presence among us
may draw us ever more deeply into your love.
May we, in turn, become icons of grace
for all whom we meet.
We pray through Jesus Christ
and through the Spirit of Love in all the holy names of God.
Amen

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The Dismissal

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

consider all the works thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed:

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee,

‘How great thou art! How great thou art!’
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee,
‘How great thou art! How great thou art!’
2When through the woods and forest glades I wander
and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
and hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze:
3And when I think that God, his Son not sparing,
sent him to die, I scarce can take it in,
that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
he bled and died to take away my sin:
4When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
and take me home-what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
and there proclaim ‘My God, how great thou art!’
Words: Stuart K Hine (1899-1989) Tune: HOW GREAT THOU ART AM 546

The President says

May Christ who makes saints of sinners,
who has transformed those we remember today,
raise and strengthen you that you may transform the world;
and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

Go in the peace of Christ.

Thanks be to God.

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All remain standing as the choir and clergy depart

Organ Voluntary

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937), Allegro, from Symphony V

Tea and coffee will be served in the Clagett Auditorium

following this morning’s Eucharist. All are very welcome.

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Usual Pattern of Services

7.30am Morning Prayer Monday-Friday

8.00am Holy Communion Daily
9.15am Morning Prayer Saturday & Sunday
11.00am Sung Eucharist Sunday
12.30pm Holy Communion Wednesday & Feast Days
5.30pm Choral Evensong Daily

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Hymns and songs reproduced under CCLI number: 1031280

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