=Our Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.= Then shall be sung a Hymn. * * * * * If there be no Communion, a Doxology may be sung, and the _Minister_, standing at the Altar, shall pronounce the _Benediction_, after which the _Congregation_ shall offer silent prayer. The Benediction. The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make His face shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee and give thee peace. The _Congregation_ shall chant or say: =Amen=. While the Hymn is sung, the _Minister_ shall go to the Altar, make ready the Communion vessels, and prepare for the administration of the _Holy Communion_. The Hymn ended, the _Congregation_ shall rise and stand to the end of the _Agnus Dei_. The Preface. The _Minister_ shall chant or say: The Lord be with you. The _Congregation_ shall chant or say: =And with thy spirit.= _Minister._ Lift up your hearts. _Congregation._ =We lift them up unto the Lord.= _Minister._ Let us give thanks unto the Lord, our God. _Congregation._ =It is meet and right so to do.= _Minister._ It is truly meet, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God: Here shall follow the _Proper Preface_, according to the time, if there be any specially appointed, or else immediately shall follow, Therefore with angels, etc. Proper Prefaces. For Christmas. For in the mystery of the Word made flesh Thou hast given us a new revelation of Thy glory, that, seeing Thee in the person of Thy Son, we may be drawn to the love of those things which are not seen. Therefore with angels, etc. For the Passion Season. Who on the tree of the cross didst give salvation unto mankind, that, whence death arose, thence Life also might rise again; and that he, who by a tree once overcame, might likewise by a tree be overcome through Christ, our Lord; through whom with angels, etc. For the Easter Season. But chiefly are we bound to praise Thee for the glorious resurrection of Thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; for He is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by His death hath destroyed death and by His rising to life again hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with angels, etc. For Ascension Day.