A Eucharist of Communion

By Aidan Odinson

October 24, 2007

updated October 25, 2008

[Cast the circle/ erect the temple in the usual manner] 

Since the dawn of time, people have sought communion with the Divine, and the Divine has sought to facilitate that communion.  Toward that end, the Divine has acquired many faces and facets, so that over the generations people would be able to envision and commune with the Divine in terms which they could understand. 

Now, as we come to know better the ways of our ancestors and the ways of others, we strive to see the unity behind the innumerable faces and facets of the Divine.  Like a diamond, the Divine has facets, each facing a particular direction and having its own characteristics.  But each facet is connected to each other facet by the rest of the diamond, such that no facet can claim to be the entire diamond.  And that diamond is the Divine, that Most High God whose first Priest known to us by name was Melchizidek.

I stand here, before the Most High God, as a mortal among mortals.  I am a Priest, because the Divine called me to be a Priest, and I hold myself accountable to the divine for my deeds as a Priest.    And I stand with the Priests and Priestesses who have come before me in proclaiming faith in the Divine:

I believe in the Un-named God, the Bornless One, from whom all else, Divine and mundane, was created.  And in the many facets of the Godhead, named and without name, seen as Gods, Goddesses, or otherwise, which reach out to receive each person within mankind in communion, each according to his or her perception and understanding of the Divine. 

And I believe in the Archangels Raphael, Gabriel, Michael, and Auriel, and other angels known and unknown.

And I believe in one Earth, the Mother of us all, and in one Womb wherein all men and women are begotten, and wherein they shall rest.

And I believe in many paths to the Divine, all leading to the Divine.

And I believe in the gathering of people of like mind, and the power and energy they raise when gathered for like purpose.

And I believe in the Communion of Saints.

And, forasmuch as food and drink are transmuted to us daily into spiritual substance, I believe in the Miracle of the Mass.

And I confess one Baptism of Wisdom whereby we accomplish the Miracle of incarnation.

And I confess my life: one, individual, and eternal, which was, and is, and is to come.

So mote it be!

 

And so we proclaim the great mystery of the Divine: 

A God is born.

A God lives. 

A God has died. 

A God is born again. [Yule through Samhain, future tense Samhain until Yule]

A God lives again. [Ostara through Samhain, future tense Samhain until Ostara]

 [Here, name the particular Deities, Angels, and Saints you are calling upon], I invite you and welcome you to this temple, to this circle, and to this Rite.  I welcome you, and as a token of that welcome, in accordance with the ancient ways, I break bread with you.

[Elevate the celebrant’s bread, then lower it to the libation bowl and break it in two.  The right half is left in the libation bowl; the left half is consumed by the celebrant].

I welcome you in reverence and respect, but also in friendship.  And as a token of that friendship, and to bind that friendship, in accordance with the ancient ways, I offer drink.

[Elevate the chalice, lower it, make any appropriate signs over it (Pentagram, Thor’s Hammer, Cross or other as appropriate for you and/or your group), elevate it again)

Hail, and Welcome!

(Then lower it to the libation bowl (best to use 2 hands), and pour a portion into the libation bowl.  Then the celebrant elevates the chalice again, says “Hail and Welcome”, and consumes the remaining wine]

The celebrant invites participation of the others attending with these words:

Behold the feast with which we welcome the Divine!  Take of the bread and the cup and partake of this feast in which the Divine Within welcomes the Divine Without.

 

[Following this, proceed with any magick, prayers, or rituals to conduct within this ritual.]

 

[Close the circle/ take down the temple in the usual manner.] 

NOTE: This can be adapted to any size group, or for solitary use.