Place a loaf of bread, a glass of grape juice or wine, a bible, a lighted candle, and flowers at the center of your group.
LEADER: We reflect today on a mystery handed on to us from Jesus’ first disciples.
ALL: Let us give thanks always.
LEADER: On this feast we celebrate the Easter mystery of Jesus Christ; we proclaim his death, his resurrection, and the sacrament that feeds us and strengthens us in holiness.
ALL: We come to be fed at the table Jesus sets.
LEADER: May we pour out our lives in loving service to our neighbors.
ALL: May we become one communion of love.