(Bishop's Visitation)

Rite 2, Eucharistic Prayer A

During Easter, we use Form I of the Prayers of the People, which begins on page 383.

Lections:
First Lesson: Acts 13:13:44-52 (Conflict over Paul and Barnabas in Antioch Pisidia)
Psalm 145 Exaltabo te, Deus (I will exhalt you, O God my  King.
Second Lesson: Revelation 19:1,4-9 (John’s vision of the marriage of the Lamb)
Gospel: John 13:31-35 (Love one another.)

Collect for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the like, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; throught Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Preface of Easter:
But chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us, and has taken away the sin of the world. By his death he has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again he has won for us everlasting life.

Prayers of the People: Form I (page 383)

Hymns:
Opening: # 414: “God my King, thy might confessing”
Gradual: # 529: “In Christ there is no east or west”
Closing: # 48: “O day of radiant gladness”