The Presentation of the Offerings
When the offerings are presented at the altar, either 'A ' or 'B'
shall be said:
PRESIDENT:
Through your goodness, Lord, we have this bread and wine to
offer, the fruit of the earth and the work of human hands. They will
become our spiritual food.
ALL:
All things come from you, O Lord, and of your own do we give
you. Blessed be God for ever. Amen.
B
PRESIDENT AND PEOPLE:
Father, we offer you these gifts which you have given us: this
bread, this wine, this money. With them we offer ourselves,
our lives, and our work, to become through your Holy Spirit
a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice. As this bread and wine
become the Body and Blood of Christ, so may we and all your
people become channels of your love; through the same Christ
our Lord. Amen.
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The President shall indicate which form of the Eucharistic
Prayer, including Proper Prefaces, shall be used.
ALL: And also with you
PRESIDENT: Lift up your hearts.
ALL: We lift them up to the Lord.
President: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
ALL: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
PRESIDENT:
It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to
give you thanks, Father almighty, everlasting God: