How do you pray for bread and wine?
O God, our Mother and Father, bread baker and wine maker, we give you thanks and praise. You worked the world into being, instilled all creation with life, and shaped us as your people. In Jesus Christ, the bread of life and the true vine, you feed us with the Word, and nourish us from the stalk.
What do you say before Communion?
Here is the reason why ministers of Communion are instructed to say, “The Body of Christ,” and not “This is Jesus,” or “Receive the Body of Christ.” This brief and humble acclamation invites all the faithful to recognize the Body of Christ in the consecrated bread and in the People of God receiving Communion!
What did Jesus say bless the bread?
And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it.
What is the prayer for bread?
Hamotzi (Blessing over bread) Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth. Phonetic Hebrew transliteration: Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech ha-alom ha-motzi lechem min ha-aretz.
What is the prayer for Communion?
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.
What is the symbol of bread and wine?
At the conclusion of the Anaphora the bread and wine are held to be the Body and Blood of Christ. Unlike the Latin Church, the Byzantine Rite uses leavened bread, with the leaven symbolizing the presence of the Holy Spirit.
What is the significance of the bread and wine at the Last Supper?
The bread and the wine are both symbols that represent Jesus. The broken piece of bread reminds us of His body which was broken when He was nailed to the cross. The wine reminds us of Jesus’ blood that He shed for us on the cross.
How do you say blessings over wine?
Kiddush (Blessing over wine) Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, creator of the fruit of the vine. Phonetic Hebrew transliteration: Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech ha-alom bor-ay peri ha-gafen.
How do I pray for communion?
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already here, and unite myself wholly to You.