Prayer Celebration Directions

GATHERING SONG
GATHERING PRAYER
Leader		Lord Jesus Christ, pour forth on us the Spirit of your love, that we may be nourished by your Easter Resurrection.
All		Amen.
READING
Reader		A reading from the First Letter of Peter. (Read 1 Peter 1:3–5) The word of the Lord.
All		Thanks be to God.
RESPONSE Child holding holy water steps forward.
Leader		Let us pray. Give thanks to the Lord for the Lord is good. The Lord’s mercy lasts forever. It is better to trust in the Lord than to rely on others. I will thank the Lord, my savior, who answered by prayer. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord.
All		Give thanks to the Lord. The Lord is good. The Lord’s kindness lasts forever. (based on Psalm 118)
RENEWAL OF FAITH
Leader		Let us renew our faith together. Do you believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth?
All		We do believe.
Leader		Do you believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?
All		We do believe.
Leader		Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?
All		We do believe.
Leader		This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
All		Amen. Alleluia, Alleluia!
CLOSING SONG