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Christian Prayer:
Office of Readings for Wednesday in Ordinary Time
God, come to my assistance.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
HYMN
Brightness of the Father's glory
In your ever-lasting radiance
Father of unfading glory.
Dawn is drawing ever nearer,
Glory be to God the Father.
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 Wherever you are, Lord, there is mercy, there is truth.
Psalm 89
I
I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord;
“With my chosen one, I have made a covenant;
The heavens proclaim your wonders, O Lord;
A God to be feared in the council of the holy ones,
It is you who rule the sea in its pride;
The heavens are yours, the world is yours.
Yours is a mighty arm, O Lord;
Happy the people who acclaim such a king,
For you, O Lord, are the glory of their strength;
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Ant. Wherever you are, Lord, there is mercy, there is truth.
Ant. 2 When the Son of God came into this world, he was born of David’s line.
II
Of old you spoke in a vision.
I have found David my servant
The enemy shall never outwit him
My truth and my love shall be with him;
He will say to me: ‘You are my father,
I will keep my love for him always;
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Ant. When the Son of God came into this world, he was born of David’s line.
Ant. 3 Once for all I swore to my servant David: his dynasty shall never fail.
III
“If his sons forsake my law
then I will punish their offenses with the rod,
I will never violate my covenant
His dynasty shall last for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Psalm-prayer
God, you anointed your servant Jesus with holy oil and raised him higher than all kings on earth. In this you fulfilled the promise made to Davids descendants and established a lasting covenant through your first-born Son. Do not forget your holy covenant, so that we who are signed with the blood of your Son through the new sacraments of faith may sing of your mercies for ever.
Ant. Once for all I swore to my servant David: his dynasty shall never fail.
Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell) – a moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.
When we listen to your word, our minds are filled with light.
READINGS
First reading
Thus says the Lord:
He shall judge between many peoples
For all the peoples walk
RESPONSORY Micah 4:2; John 4:25
Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
The Messiah, who is called the Christ, is coming.
Second reading
As we have heard, so also have we seen. Truly blessed Church! You have both heard and seen. You have heard the promises, and you see their fulfillment; you have heard in prophecy, and you see in the Gospel. Yes, all that has now been brought to completion was prophesied in times past. Raise up your eyes, then, and cast your gaze around the world. See God’s people, your heritage, spread tothe ends of the earth. See the Scripture now fulfilled: All the kings of the earth will adore him, all the nations will serve him. See fulfilled what has been said: Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and your glory above all the earth. See him whose hands and feet were pierced by nails, whose bones were numbered as they hung upon the wood, and for whose garments they cast lots. See him reigning, whom they saw hanging upon the cross; see him enthroned in heaven, whom they despised when he walked on the earth. See the word fulfilled: All the ends of the earth shall turn to the Lord, and all nations shall worship in his sight. See all this and shout with joy: As we have heard, so also have we seen.
Deservedly then the Church is itself called from among the Gentiles: Hear, O daughter, and see, and forget your people and your father’s house. Hear and see. First you hear what you do not see; later you will see what you have heard. For he says: A people I did not know served me, as soon as they heard me they obeyed. If they obeyed as soon as they heard, it follows that they did not see. What then of the passage: Those who were not told of him will see, and they who have not heard will understand? Those to whom the prophets were not sent were the first to hear and understand the prophets, whereas those who at first did not hear them were astonished when they heard them later. Those to whom the prophets were sent remained behind, possessing the books of Scripture but not understanding the truth, possessing the tables of the law but not keeping their inheritance. As we have heard, so also have we seen also applies to us.
In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God, that is where we have heard; there too we have seen. God has made this city firm for ever. No one should say boastfully: See, here is Christ; see, he is there. Such a claim only leads to factions. But God has promised unity. The kings were gathered together in unity, not scattered through schisms. Yet perhaps that city which had gained possession of the world will at some time be overthrown? No, God has made it firm for ever. If God has made its foundation firm for ever, how can you fear that this foundation may collapse?
RESPONSORY Leviticus 26:11-12; 2 Corinthians 6:16
I shall establish my dwelling place among you
You are the temple of the living God,
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Almighty ever-living God,
ACCLAMATION (at least in the communal celebration)
Let us praise the Lord.
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Ribbon Placement:
Christian Prayer:
Office of Readings for Wednesday in Ordinary Time
God, come to my assistance.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
HYMN
Brightness of the Father's glory
In your ever-lasting radiance
Father of unfading glory.
Dawn is drawing ever nearer,
Glory be to God the Father.
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 Wherever you are, Lord, there is mercy, there is truth.
Psalm 89
I
I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord;
“With my chosen one, I have made a covenant;
The heavens proclaim your wonders, O Lord;
A God to be feared in the council of the holy ones,
It is you who rule the sea in its pride;
The heavens are yours, the world is yours.
Yours is a mighty arm, O Lord;
Happy the people who acclaim such a king,
For you, O Lord, are the glory of their strength;
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Ant. Wherever you are, Lord, there is mercy, there is truth.
Ant. 2 When the Son of God came into this world, he was born of David’s line.
II
Of old you spoke in a vision.
I have found David my servant
The enemy shall never outwit him
My truth and my love shall be with him;
He will say to me: ‘You are my father,
I will keep my love for him always;
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Ant. When the Son of God came into this world, he was born of David’s line.
Ant. 3 Once for all I swore to my servant David: his dynasty shall never fail.
III
“If his sons forsake my law
then I will punish their offenses with the rod,
I will never violate my covenant
His dynasty shall last for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Psalm-prayer
God, you anointed your servant Jesus with holy oil and raised him higher than all kings on earth. In this you fulfilled the promise made to Davids descendants and established a lasting covenant through your first-born Son. Do not forget your holy covenant, so that we who are signed with the blood of your Son through the new sacraments of faith may sing of your mercies for ever.
Ant. Once for all I swore to my servant David: his dynasty shall never fail.
Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell) – a moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.
When we listen to your word, our minds are filled with light.
READINGS
First reading
Thus says the Lord:
He shall judge between many peoples
For all the peoples walk
RESPONSORY Micah 4:2; John 4:25
Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
The Messiah, who is called the Christ, is coming.
Second reading
As we have heard, so also have we seen. Truly blessed Church! You have both heard and seen. You have heard the promises, and you see their fulfillment; you have heard in prophecy, and you see in the Gospel. Yes, all that has now been brought to completion was prophesied in times past. Raise up your eyes, then, and cast your gaze around the world. See God’s people, your heritage, spread tothe ends of the earth. See the Scripture now fulfilled: All the kings of the earth will adore him, all the nations will serve him. See fulfilled what has been said: Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and your glory above all the earth. See him whose hands and feet were pierced by nails, whose bones were numbered as they hung upon the wood, and for whose garments they cast lots. See him reigning, whom they saw hanging upon the cross; see him enthroned in heaven, whom they despised when he walked on the earth. See the word fulfilled: All the ends of the earth shall turn to the Lord, and all nations shall worship in his sight. See all this and shout with joy: As we have heard, so also have we seen.
Deservedly then the Church is itself called from among the Gentiles: Hear, O daughter, and see, and forget your people and your father’s house. Hear and see. First you hear what you do not see; later you will see what you have heard. For he says: A people I did not know served me, as soon as they heard me they obeyed. If they obeyed as soon as they heard, it follows that they did not see. What then of the passage: Those who were not told of him will see, and they who have not heard will understand? Those to whom the prophets were not sent were the first to hear and understand the prophets, whereas those who at first did not hear them were astonished when they heard them later. Those to whom the prophets were sent remained behind, possessing the books of Scripture but not understanding the truth, possessing the tables of the law but not keeping their inheritance. As we have heard, so also have we seen also applies to us.
In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God, that is where we have heard; there too we have seen. God has made this city firm for ever. No one should say boastfully: See, here is Christ; see, he is there. Such a claim only leads to factions. But God has promised unity. The kings were gathered together in unity, not scattered through schisms. Yet perhaps that city which had gained possession of the world will at some time be overthrown? No, God has made it firm for ever. If God has made its foundation firm for ever, how can you fear that this foundation may collapse?
RESPONSORY Leviticus 26:11-12; 2 Corinthians 6:16
I shall establish my dwelling place among you
You are the temple of the living God,
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Almighty ever-living God,
ACCLAMATION (at least in the communal celebration)
Let us praise the Lord.
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