Antiphon and Prayer after Communion
Antiphon
[Common of Doctors of the Church]
Cf. Lk 12: 42
Behold a faithful and prudent steward
to give them their allowance of food at the proper time.
Or: Cf. Ps 1: 2-3
He who ponders the law of the Lord day and night
will yield his fruit in due season.
[Schema 2]
Cf. 1 Cor 1: 23-24
We proclaim Christ crucified;
Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.
[Common of Pastors]
Cf. Jn 15: 16
It was not you who chose me, says the Lord,
but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit,
fruit that will last.
Or: Lk 12: 36-37
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord finds awake
when he comes and knocks at the gate.
[Schema 2]
Jn 10: 10
I have come that they have life,
and have it more abundantly, says the Lord.
Or: Mk 16: 17-18
These are the signs that will follow those who believe in me, says the Lord:
they will cast out demons.
They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.
Prayer after Communion
[Common of Doctors of the Church]
Through Christ the teacher, O Lord,
instruct those you feed with Christ, the living Bread,
that on the feast day of blessed Bonaventure they may learn your truth
and express it in works of charity.
Through Christ our Lord.
[Schema 2]
Refreshed by heavenly food,
we humbly implore you, O Lord,
that, attentive to the teaching of blessed Bonaventure,
we may abide at all times in thanksgiving
for the gifts we have received.
Through Christ our Lord.
[Common of Pastors]
Renewed by the sacred mysteries,
we humbly pray, O Lord,
that, following the example of blessed Bonaventure,
we may strive to profess what he believed
and to practice what he taught.
Through Christ our Lord.
[Schema 2]
Replenished by the sacred Body and the precious Blood of your Son,
we pray, O Lord, our God,
that what we celebrate with loving devotion,
may be our sure pledge of redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.
