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A Eucharistic Prayer for the Feast of Mary Magdalene(taking
inspiration from the Song of Songs) and also with you Lift up your hearts with the whole of creation we lift them up Let us give thanks to our loving God it is beautiful to give thanks and praise Extraordinary, awesome God your love is better than the finest wine your name rich and sweet like the scent of honeysuckle. You draw us after you and after you we run for we cannot resist your beauty And so with angels and archangels, saints and seekers we sing to you Holy, holy, holy God gorgeous in love and beauty the deep rich earth shouts your praise Hosanna in the Highest Loving Father out of the womb of Mary you gave us Jesus: leaping upon the mountains bounding over the hills radiant and ruddy distinguished above all others Yet on the cross he gave us his body sharing our sorrow embracing our pain So that in the garden, appearing first of all to Mary Magdalene, you might demonstrate the final triumph of love over death, life over hate On the night that he was betrayed the beautiful one took bread and gave you thanks giving it to his friends saying "Take eat this is my body which is given for you Do this in remembrance of me" In the same way after supper the beautiful one took the cup and gave you thanks giving it to his friends saying "Drink this all of you, this is my blood of the new covenant which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins Do this in remembrance of me" Death has died Life has come All shall be One So holy Mother we thank you for your Son and pray that you will send us your Spirit that through her nurturing love we might be born again and join with all creation and with Mary Magdalene and all the saints in singing I am my beloved and my beloved is mine |