Category: Eucharist

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Eucharist

Sunday 12th July 2026 – 11:15

God has been worshipped in this place through the prayers and praises of countless generations. Worship lies at the heart of our life as Christians and we express our theology and belief through our liturgy. It is through these liturgical patterns of words and actions that we are formed and transformed.

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You are invited to say the text in bold in English.

Please stand as the Minister, at the West End of the Cathedral, sings

Let us pray. 

Please remain standing to sing the

Hymn

1. Christ is our corner-stone,

    On him alone we build;

    With his true saints alone

    The courts of heaven are filled;

    On his great love

    Our hopes we place

    Of present grace

    And joys above.

2. O then with hymns of praise

    These hallowed courts shall ring;

    Our voices we will raise,

    The Three in One to sing;

    And thus proclaim

    In joyful song,

    Both loud and long,

    That glorious name.

3. Here may we gain from heaven

    The grace which we implore;

    And may that grace, once given,

    Be with us evermore,

    Until that day

    When all the blest

    To endless rest

    Are called away.

7th cent. tr. John Chandler (1806–76)

Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–76)

The Celebrant says the

Greeting

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Please remain standing for the

Collect for Purity

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 Celebrant introduces the

Confession

After a short period for reflection, all say

Almighty God,  our heavenly Father, we have sinned in thought and word and deed, and in what we have left undone. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may walk in newness of life to the glory of your name.  Amen.

The Celebrant pronounces the

Absolution

To which all reply

Amen.

Please remain standing whilst the Choir sings

Gloria in excelsis

Please remain standing whilst the Celebrant intones the

Collect of the Day

Merciful God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understanding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we, loving you above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Please be seated for the

Romans 8: 1-11

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and to deal with sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, so that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.

At the end of the Reading

This is the word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

The Choir sings the 

Psalm

PSALM 8

Domine, Dominus noster.

O Lord our Governor: how excellent is thy Name in all the world!  Thou that hast set thy glory above the heavens: out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength.  Because of thine enemies: that thou mightest still the enemy, and the avenger.  When I consider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;  What is man, that thou art mindful of him: and the son of man, that thou visitest him?  Thou madest him lower than the angels: to crown him with glory and worship.  Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands: and thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet;  All sheep and oxen: yea, and the beasts of the field;  The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea: and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas.  O Lord our Governor: how excellent is thy Name in all the world!

 

Please stand for the

Gospel

The Deacon and the Choir sing

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Hear the Gospel of our Saviour Christ according to Saint N, in the Y chapter, beginning at the Z verse.

Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen!’

‘Hear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet such a person has no root, but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.’

At the end, the Minister and the Choir sing

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Please remain standing whilst the Preacher moves to the Pulpit for the

Sermon

The Reverend P. M Willoughby, B.A.

Prebendary of Tymothan

Please be seated for the Sermon. At the end, the Preacher will conclude with a prayer, during which the congregation will stand for 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 by the Holy Spirit of 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.

The Minister says 

Let us pray.

Please kneel or be seated for the 

Prayers

Each petition ends

Lord, in your mercy

hear our prayer.

At the end

Merciful Father,

accept these our prayers for the sake of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Please stand as the Celebrant introduces the

Peace

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And also with you.

Please remain standing to sing the

Hymn

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1. We hail thy presence glorious,

    O Christ our great high priest,

    O’er sin and death victorious,

    At thy thanksgiving feast:

    As thou art interceding

    For us in heaven above,

    Thy Church on earth is pleading

    Thy perfect work of love.

2. Through thee in every nation

    Thine own their hearts upraise,

    Offering one pure oblation,

    One sacrifice of praise:

    With thee in blest communion

    The living and the dead

    Are joined in closest union,

    One body with one head.

3. O living Bread from heaven,

    Jesu, our Saviour good,

    Who thine own self hast given

    To be our souls’ true food;

    For us thy body broken

    Hung on the cross of shame:

    This bread, its hallowed token,

    We break in thy dear name.

4. O stream of love unending,

    Poured from the one true vine,

    With our weak nature blending

    The strength of life divine;

    Our thankful faith confessing

    In thy life-blood outpoured,

    We drink this cup of blessing

    And praise thy name, O Lord.

Richard Parsons (1882–1948)

 Michael Haydn (1737–1806)

Please remain standing as the Celebrant and the Choir sing

Sursum Corda

The Lord is here.

His Spirit is with us.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

The Celebrant intones the Preface, concluding

Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and singing:

Please remain standing as the Eucharistic Prayer continues, concluding

…through Jesus Christ our Lord, with whom and in whom, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we worship you, Father almighty, in songs of never-ending praise:

Blessing and honour and glory and power are yours for ever and ever. Amen.

Please kneel or sit, according to your custom, to pray the

Lord’s Prayer

Our Father,  who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Celebrant breaks the bread, and says

The bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ.

We, being many, are one body, for we all share in the one bread.

The Celebrant invites the People to receive Communion.

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland, a member Church of the Anglican (Episcopalian) Communion.

We welcome members of all Christian Church denominations to receive Holy Communion here. Please follow the stewards’ directions.

Whilst the people receive Communion, the Choir sing

Agnus Dei

Motet

The heavens are telling the glory of God, the wonder of his work displays the firmament. Today that is coming speaks it the day, the night that is gone to the following night. In all the lands resounds the word, never unperceived, ever understood.

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

When all have received Communion, the Celebrant says

Let us pray.

A seasonal Post-Communion Prayer may be said, and then this prayer

Almighty God,  we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of 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.

Please stand to sing the

Hymn

1. For all thy saints, O Lord,

    Who strove in thee to live,

    Who followed thee, obeyed, adored,

    Our grateful hymn receive.

2. For all thy saints, O Lord,

    Who strove in thee to die,

    Who counted thee their great reward,

    Accept our thankful cry.

3. O Lord, thy name we bless,

    And humbly pray that we

    May follow them in holiness,

    Who lived and died in thee.

4. Thine earthly members fit

    To join thy saints above,

    In one communion ever knit,

    One fellowship of love.

5. All praise to thee, O Lord,

    The Father and the Son

    And Holy Spirit, God adored

    While endless ages run.

Richard Mant (1776–1848)

Charles Lockhart (1745–1815)

The Celebrant says the

Blessing

After which, all say

Amen.

The Deacon and the Choir sing the

Dismissal

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

In the name of Christ. Amen.

Please remain standing as the Clergy and the Choir depart.

Please remain at your seat for the duration of the

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Material in this service is reproduced from The Book of Common Prayer, © RCB 2004.

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