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The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist
A Celtic Catholic Caiming Mass

Compiled and edited by The Rt. Rev. Brian E. Brown, OSH
According to the use of the Order of the Shepherd’s Heart Christ’s Catholic Church
An Ecumenical Free Catholic Communion in the Old Catholic Tradition

As authorized by the office of the Abbot General
Feast of Saint Samthann December 18, [...]

I wanted to share a wonderful liturgy resource from the Celtic Catholic Church, Diocese of Saint Brendan. We have used these prayers for years now in our annual liturgical celebration of All Hallows’ Eve within Shepherd’s Heart. May you find them as meaningful and beautiful as we do.
The following prayers et cetera are [...]

I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same, the Three in One, and One in Three.
I bind this day to me forever, by power of faith, Christ’s Incarnation;
His baptism in the River Jordan; His death on the Cross for my salvation;
His bursting from the spiced tomb; His riding [...]

Come close, Lord, and hear my prayer as I come with great hesitation seeking reconciliation to you, my God.
I find that my lips will hardly form these words, and yet, if I am honest, I know that at times there has been hidden in my heart a resentment toward you, my God.
The reason, [...]

Most holy and merciful Father: We confess to you and to one another, and to the whole communion of saints in heaven and on earth, that we have sinned by our own fault in thought, word, and deed; by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with [...]

Lord, Heavenly Father help us to become peacemakers, that we may be called, “The Children of God”
Lord, hear out prayer, and grant us Thy peace.
Lord, Heavenly Father, help us purge ourselves of those attributes which make not for peace but which set the stage for war.
Lord hear our prayer, and grant us [...]

Let us pray to the Lord, saying, Lord have mercy.
For the peace from above, and for tranquility in our time for the Holy Catholic Church, that she may reach to the ends of the earth, let us pray to the Lord,
Lord, have mercy.
That God may soon manifest his Kingdom of peace, where no sword [...]

Father Almighty, God most high, God of hosts, Lord of the world, invisible, incorruptible, immortal, perfect, and merciful; God of the earth, of fire, of the waters, of the great winds, of the shining stars; God who made the world: Draw near and bend down to hear the prayers of your children.
In the shelter of [...]