Commontide
O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in the fullness of his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 610
Preface of Easter
But chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true Paschal Lamb, who was offered for us, and has taken away the sin of the world; who by his death has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again has won for us everlasting life.
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Composed by Episcopal priest John Wallace Suter Sr. and first published in 1919, this prayer draws on the Emmaus road story in Luke 24, where two disciples recognized the risen Jesus only in the breaking of bread. It asks that the whole scope of Christ's redeeming work become visible to the eyes of faith, and has been appointed to Wednesday of Easter Week since 1979.