Kenyan Eucharistic Rite
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD
The people sit.
Two or three passages of Scripture are read, the last of which is always the Gospel.
The first two reading shall be introduced by the reader by these or other appropriate words:
The Old Testament reading/Epistle is taken from ..... chapter ..... beginning to read at verse....
Old Testament Reading.
After the reading
Reader This is the word of the Lord
People Hallelujah. Praise be to God
Silence may be kept
The Epistle.
After the reading
Reader This is the word of the Lord
People Hallelujah. Praise be to God
Silence may be kept
A hymn, anthem or psalm may be sung or read
The Gospel
All stand for the reading, which is introduced with these or other appropriate words:
We stand to hear the good news of our salvation, as it is written in the Gospel according to Saint ..., Chapter ..., beginning to read at verse ....
After the Gospel
Minister This is the Gospel of Christ
People Hallelujah. Praise to Christ our Saviour.
Silence may be kept
A hymn may be sung
The Sermon
The Creed, introduced with the words
Minister We stand together with Christians throughout the centuries, and throughout the world today, to affirm our faith in the words of the Nicene
Creed.
The people stand.
All 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; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary and was made man. For our sake he was 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. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He 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.
