The Eucharistic Prayer for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles and Companion of Our Lord

It is truly right and a good and joyful thing 

that we should at all times and in all places, 

offer our thanks and praise to you, Holy

God through Christ our Lord. 

You chose Mary of Magdala, the apostle to the Apostles, 

to be the first to herald the resurrection of your Son. 

Having been loyal to him, even to his crucifixion,

she went to his tomb on that first Easter morning 

where she beheld the Risen Christ.

And so with the Church on earth, 

with Mary and all the hosts of heaven, 

we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

The Sanctus is said or sung.

You are indeed holy, O God,

and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ.

He came to redeem even those whom the world deemed most unworthy. 

He restored Mary to health of body, mind, and spirit 

and she remained faithful to him, even to the cross and grave.

By the baptism of his suffering, death, and

resurrection, 

you gave birth to your church, 

delivered us from slavery to sin and death, 

and made with us a new covenant by water

and the Spirit.

On the night before he suffered death, 

our Lord Jesus gathered his friends around the table

and as he took bread, he offered thanks to you; 

breaking it, and giving it to all of them, saying: 

“Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. 

Do this for the remembrance of me.” 

After all of them had eaten, 

he again took the cup and offered thanks to you, 

and gave it for all to drink, saying: 

“This cup is the new covenant in my blood,

shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. 

Do this for the remembrance of me.” 

And so, in remembrance of these your

mighty acts in Jesus Christ,  

we offer ourselves in praise and

thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, 

in union with Christ’s offering for us, 

as we proclaim the mystery of faith: 

Christ has died. 

Christ has risen.

Christ will come again.

Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered

here and on these gifts of bread and wine. 

As they are the body and blood of Christ for us, 

so may we be for the world the body of Christ, 

redeemed by his blood. 

May we ever share in the proclamation of

his resurrection. 

By your Spirit bind us to Christ,

one to another, 

together in ministry to all the world, 

until Christ comes in final victory and we

feast at the heavenly banquet. 

Through your son Jesus Christ, 

with the Holy Spirit in your holy church, 

all honor and glory is yours, 

Almighty God, now and forever. 

Amen

And now, as God’s confident children,

we boldly pray:

Our Father in heaven...