Commontide
Be present, be present, O Jesus, our great High Priest, as you were present with your disciples, and be known to us in the breaking of bread; who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.
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BCP 2019, p. 676
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A quiet plea for Christ's presence just before Communion, echoing an ancient Mozarabic invocation and closing with the Emmaus disciples' recognition of him "in the breaking of bread."