Communion Antiphon – Holy Thursday

Rebecca De La Torre


Lyrics / Letras

This is the Body that will be given up for you;
this is the Chalice of the new covenant in my Blood, says the Lord;
do this, whenever you receive it, in memory of me.
(1 Corinthians 11:24-25)`

Verse 1:

The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures
where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me;
he revives my soul.
(Psalm 23:1-3a)

Verse 2:

He guides me along the right path,
for the sake of his name.
Though I should walk in the valley of the shadow of death,
no evil would I fear, for you are with me.
Your crook and your staff will give me comfort.
(Psalm 23:3-4)

Verse 3:

You have prepared a table before me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is overflowing.
(Psalm 23:5)

Verse 4:

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell
for length of days unending.
(Psalm 23:6)

Verse 5:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
(Gloria Patri)

Éste es mi Cuerpo, que se da por vosotros.
Este cáliz es la nueva alianza establecida por mi Sangre;
cuantas veces lo bebiereis, hacedlo en memoria mía, dice el Señor.
(1 Corintios 11, 24.25)

Verse 1:

El Señor es mi pastor,
nada me falta:
en verdes praderas
me hace recostar;
me conduce hacia fuentes tranquilas
y repara mis fuerzas;
(Salmo 22, 1.3)

Verse 2:

Me guía por el sendero justo,
por el honor de su nombre.
Aunque camine por cañadas oscuras,
nada temo, porque tú vas conmigo:
tu vara y tu cayado me sosiegan.
(Salmo 22, 3.4)

Verse 3:

Preparas una mesa ante mí,
enfrente de mis enemigos;
me unges la cabeza con perfume,
y mi copa rebosa.
(Salmo 22, 5)

Verse 4:

Tu bondad y tu misericordia me acompañan
todos los días de mi vida,
y habitaré en la casa del Señor
por años sin término.
(Salmo 22, 6)

Verse 5:

Gloria al Padre y al Hijo
y al Espíritu Santo.
Como era en el principio, ahora y siempre,
por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
(Gloria Patri)