Wednesday in the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time

We pray through ancient Eucharistic words from the Didache and hear how thanksgiving over the cup and the broken bread points to a Church gathered into one kingdom. We also face the hard edge of Communion: confession, reconciliation, and the call to become one body through the one bread and one cup. 
• opening prayers and a steady rhythm of praise 
• morning offering through the Immaculate Heart of Mary 
• Didache prayers over the cup and the broken bread 
• the Church gathered from the ends of the earth 
• guidance on who may receive and why holiness matters 
• confession of sins and reconciliation before the offering 
• St Paul on sharing in Christ through the cup and bread 
• a closing prayer for holy joy and freedom from sin 
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Transcript

Opening Prayers And Invocation

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Wednesday, in the fourteenth week of ordinary time, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Morning Offering Through Mary

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O my Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day, in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, for the remission of my sins, for the intentions of my family and friends, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father. Amen.

The Didache On Eucharistic Thanksgiving

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From an ancient document entitled The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles. Celebrate the Eucharist as follows. Say, over the cup, we give you thanks, Father, for the holy vine of David, your servant, which you made known to us through Jesus your servant, to you be glory forever. Over the broken bread, say, We give you thanks, Father, for the life and the knowledge which you have revealed to us through Jesus your servant. To you be glory forever. As this broken bread scattered on the mountains, was gathered and became one, so too may your church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into your kingdom. For glory and power are yours through Jesus Christ forever. Do not let anyone eat or drink of your Eucharist, except those who have been baptized in the name of the Lord. For the statement of the Lord applies here also. Do not give to dogs what is holy. When you finish the meal, offer thanks in this manner. We thank you, Holy Father, for your name which you enshrined in our hearts. We thank you for the knowledge and faith and immortality which you revealed to us through your servant Jesus. To you be glory forever. Almighty ruler, you created all things for the sake of your name. You give men food and drink to enjoy, so that they might give you thanks. Now you have favored us through Jesus your servant with spiritual food and drink, as well as with eternal life. Above all, we thank you because you are mighty. To you be glory forever. Remember, Lord, your church, and deliver her from all evil. Perfect her in your love, and once she has been sanctified, gather her together from the four winds into the kingdom which you have prepared for her. For power and glory are yours forever. May grace come and this world pass away. Hosanna to the God of David. If anyone is holy, let him come. If anyone is not, let him repent. Maranatha. Amen.

Confession And Peace Before Communion

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On the Lord's day, when you have been gathered together, break bread and celebrate the Eucharist, but first confess your sins, so that your offering may be pure. If anyone has a quarrel with his neighbor, that person should not join you until he has been reconciled. Your sacrifice must not be defiled. In this regard the Lord has said, In every place and time, offer me a pure sacrifice. I am a great king, says the Lord, and my name is great among the nations.

One Bread One Body In Christ

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The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? And the bread which we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? Because there is but one bread, we, though many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. And the bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?

Prayer For Holy Joy And Deliverance

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O God, who in the abasement of your Son have raised up a fallen world, fill your faithful with holy joy, for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin you bestow eternal gladness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.

Entrustment Devotions And Closing

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All that I have and all that I am, I give to your hands, Jesus, through the heart of Mary, your blessed mother. Amen. Sacred heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Invitation To Join The Cristeros

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If you found this time of prayer and reflection fruitful and would like more opportunities to grow in your faith, consider joining the Cristeros and purchasing our publications now available on Amazon.com. The Cristeros app is available on the Apple app and Google Play Store. More information on the Cristeros can be found at theCristeros.org.