Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home -
Stewardship Home -
Links Home -
Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts
Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center
Holy Mystery of Holy Eucharist (Holy Communion) - Receiving Prayers during a Divine Liturgy
Print information only (Do not print the Table of Contents)
Just Prior to Receiving the Holy Eucharist
The door of the Ikonostatis opens. The priest carrying the chalice and pattern walks to the door. He lifts up the chalice.
The priest says, " Approach with the fear of God, with faith and with love."
"Fear of God" means tremendous reverence for God's Mystical Presence and His intimate communion with us.
"With faith" means that we truly believe that this IS the Body and Blood of the risen Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ.
"With love" means that we are at peace (not in the state of moral sin) and have been reconciled with our brothers and sisters.
The people respond:
" Amen, Amen. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! The Lord is God and He has appeared to us!"
" Ameen, Ameen. Mubarakun al-ati bism-ir-Rub. Ar-Rubbu Huwallah wa qad zahara lana."
Receiving the Holy Eucharist
The priest says these words when he administers Holy Communion.
“The (servant or handmaiden) of God (name) receives the Body and Blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of (his/her) sins and eternal life. Amen.”
The name of the person receiving Holy Communion is stated by the priest/Abouna.
- If a man named Fadi is receiving Holy Communion, the priest states:
“The servant of God Fadi receives the Body and Blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of his sins and eternal life. Amen.” - If a woman named Mariam is receiving Holy Communion, the priest states:
“The handmaiden of God Mariam receives the Body and Blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of her sins and eternal life. Amen.”
The People sing during the time period when the priest giving the Holy Eucharist to the people
“Make me this day a sharer in your Mystical Supper, O Son of God. For I will not reveal your myst'ries to your enemies, nor will I give You a kiss like Judas, but like the thief I acknowledge You: remember me, O Lord; remember me, O Holy One; remember me, O my God, when You come into your kingdom.”
or“Recieve me now, O Son of God, as a participant in your Mystical Supper. For I will not reveal your mystry to your enemies, nor will I give You a kiss like Judas, but like the thief I confess You: remember me, O Lord; in your kingdom.”
“Iq bal nil yawm sha ri ken fi a sha i kas sir ri ya bnal lah, li on na ni la o qou lou sir ra ka H a1 da i ka wa la ou qab, bi lou ka mith la ya hou ou dha la kin kal lis a' ta ri, fou la ka Sa ri khan oudh kur ni ya - rab oudh kur ni ya quod, dous oudh kour ni ya i la hi i dha a tayt fi ma la kou ti ka.”Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home - Stewardship Home - Links Home - Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts
Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center
Martha Liles
Web URL address: Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center or https://www.mliles.com/melkite/
E-mail: mliles@mliles.com or mliles@mliles.com
Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is
an unofficial Melkite Greek Catholic Web site and has not been reviewed or
approved by any Melkite clergy person.
Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center contains a range of World Wide Web sites on Melkite faith, belief, practice, history, etc. Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center
does not endorse any World Wide Web site nor takes any responsibility for the contents of any World Wide Web site. Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center
offers these links with the understanding that Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center can not vouch for
any of the contents on each site. Listing a site does not indicate acceptance nor endorsement of the doctrines / ideas / theology of the
World Wide Web site. Please remember that Web sites will change their content and their location. It is the user's responsibility to decide whether
or not the content on a particular World Wide Web site is appropriate.
Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is
dedicated to my cousins: Bucky (Richard C. Liles), Shirley (Shirley Jean Liles Buck), and Donna (Donna Bertha Liles Campbell). Bucky fell asleep in
the Lord on Dec. 12, 2000, Shirley fell asleep in the Lord on Nov. 8, 2001, and Donna fell asleep in the Lord on March 9, 2020.
O God of all spirits and of all flesh, who have destroyed death, overcome the devil, and given life to the world: grant, O Lord, to the souls of your servants
Bucky and Shirley, who has departed from this life, that it may rest in a place of light, in a place of happiness, in a place of peace, where there is no pain, no
grief, no sighing. And since You are a gracious God and the Lover of Mankind, forgive him/her every sin he/she has committed by thought, or word, or deed, for
there is not a man who lives and does not sin : You alone are without sin, your righteousness is everlasting, and your word is true. You are the Resurrection and
the Life, and the repose of your departed servants Bucky and Shirley. O Christ our God, and we send up glory to You, together with your eternal Father and your
all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and always and for ages upon ages. Amen.
This site copyright©2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020 Martha Liles. All rights reserved.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 19:33:56, CDT
The current date and time is: Friday, April 19, 2024, 15:38:24, CDT or Friday, April 19, 2024, 20:38:24, GMT