May 03, 2025

May 05, Midday Prayer for Monday of the 3rd week of Easter

9 minutes

Ribbon Placement:

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. II:

Ordinary: 1054

Proper of Seasons: 708

Psalter: Monday, Week III, 1388

Midday Prayer for Monday in Week 3 of Easter, using the Current Psalmody

God, come to my assistance.

— Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.

HYMN

Almighty Ruler, God of Truth,

Who guide and master all,

The rays with which you gild the dawn

With noonday heat now fall.

O quench the fires of hatred, Lord,

Of anger and of strife,

Bring health to every mind and heart

That peace may enter life.

Most holy Father, grant our prayer

Through Christ your only Son

That in your Spirit we may live

And praise you ever one.

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PSALMODY

Ant. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Psalm 119:89-96

XII (Lamed)

A meditation on God’s law

I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you (John 13:34).

Your word, O Lord, for ever

stands firm in the heavens:

your truth lasts from age to age,

like the earth you created.

By your decree it endures to this day;

for all things serve you.

Had your law not been my delight

I would have died in my affliction.

I will never forget your precepts

for with them you give me life.

Save me, for I am yours

since I seek your precepts.

Though the wicked lie in wait to destroy me

yet I ponder on your will.

I have seen that all perfection has an end

but your command is boundless.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Psalm Prayer

Lord, your Word, which stands firm for ever in heaven, dwells in your Church; may his presence bring lasting light to your temple.

Psalm 71

You have stood by me, Lord, from my youth

Let hope be your joy; be patient in trials (Romans 12:12).

In you, O Lord, I take refuge;

let me never be put to shame.

In your justice rescue me, free me;

pay heed to me and save me.

Be a rock where I can take refuge,

a mighty stronghold to save me;

for you are my rock, my stronghold.

Free me from the hand of the wicked,

from the grip of the unjust, of the oppressor.

It is you, O Lord, who are my hope,

my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

On you I have leaned from my birth;

from my mother’s womb you have been my help.

My hope has always been in you.

My fate has filled many with awe

but you are my strong refuge.

My lips are filled with your praise,

with your glory all the day long.

Do not reject me now that I am old;

when my strength fails do not forsake me.

For my enemies are speaking about me;

those who watch me take counsel together.

Saying: God has forsaken him; follow him,

seize him; there is no one to save him.”

O God, do not stay far off:

my God, make haste to help me!

Let them be put to shame and destroyed,

all those who seek my life.

Let them be covered with shame and confusion,

all those who seek to harm me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

But as for me, I will always hope

and praise you more and more.

My lips will tell of your justice

and day by day of your help

though I can never tell it all.

Lord, I will declare your mighty deeds,

proclaiming your justice, yours alone.

O God, you have taught me from my youth

and I proclaim your wonders still.

Now that I am old and gray-headed,

do not forsake me, God.

Let me tell of your strength and justice to the skies,

tell of you who have worked such wonders.

O God, who is like you?

You have burdened me with bitter troubles

but you will give me back my life.

You will raise me from the depths of the earth;

you will exalt me and console me again.

So I will give you thanks on the lyre

for your faithful love, O God.

To you will I sing with the harp,

to you, the Holy One of Israel.

When I sing to you my lips shall rejoice

and my soul, which you have redeemed.

And all the day long my tongue

shall tell the tale of your justice:

for they are put to shame and disgraced,

all those who seek to harm me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Psalm Prayer

Lord, God of the living, you give us lasting youth through the waters of rebirth, and happiness through the bread of life. Do not desert us when we are old, but help us to follow your will in both good times and bad, so that we may for ever praise your faithfulness.

Ant. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

READING Colossians 2:9, 12

In Christ the fullness of deity resides in bodily form. Yours is a share of this fullness. In baptism you were not only buried with him but also raised to life with him because you believed in the power of God who raised him from the dead.

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.

The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.

— When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Grant,

we pray, almighty God,

that, putting off our old self with all its ways,

we may live as Christ did, for through the healing paschal remedies

you have conformed us to his nature.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

— Amen.

ACCLAMATION (only added when praying in community)

Let us praise the Lord.

— And give him thanks.

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May 05, Midday Prayer for Monday of the 3rd week of Easter

9 minutes

Ribbon Placement:

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. II:

Ordinary: 1054

Proper of Seasons: 708

Psalter: Monday, Week III, 1388

Midday Prayer for Monday in Week 3 of Easter, using the Current Psalmody

God, come to my assistance.

— Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.

HYMN

Almighty Ruler, God of Truth,

Who guide and master all,

The rays with which you gild the dawn

With noonday heat now fall.

O quench the fires of hatred, Lord,

Of anger and of strife,

Bring health to every mind and heart

That peace may enter life.

Most holy Father, grant our prayer

Through Christ your only Son

That in your Spirit we may live

And praise you ever one.

PSALMODY

Ant. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Psalm 119:89-96

XII (Lamed)

A meditation on God’s law

I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you (John 13:34).

Your word, O Lord, for ever

stands firm in the heavens:

your truth lasts from age to age,

like the earth you created.

By your decree it endures to this day;

for all things serve you.

Had your law not been my delight

I would have died in my affliction.

I will never forget your precepts

for with them you give me life.

Save me, for I am yours

since I seek your precepts.

Though the wicked lie in wait to destroy me

yet I ponder on your will.

I have seen that all perfection has an end

but your command is boundless.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Psalm Prayer

Lord, your Word, which stands firm for ever in heaven, dwells in your Church; may his presence bring lasting light to your temple.

Psalm 71

You have stood by me, Lord, from my youth

Let hope be your joy; be patient in trials (Romans 12:12).

In you, O Lord, I take refuge;

let me never be put to shame.

In your justice rescue me, free me;

pay heed to me and save me.

Be a rock where I can take refuge,

a mighty stronghold to save me;

for you are my rock, my stronghold.

Free me from the hand of the wicked,

from the grip of the unjust, of the oppressor.

It is you, O Lord, who are my hope,

my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

On you I have leaned from my birth;

from my mother’s womb you have been my help.

My hope has always been in you.

My fate has filled many with awe

but you are my strong refuge.

My lips are filled with your praise,

with your glory all the day long.

Do not reject me now that I am old;

when my strength fails do not forsake me.

For my enemies are speaking about me;

those who watch me take counsel together.

Saying: God has forsaken him; follow him,

seize him; there is no one to save him.”

O God, do not stay far off:

my God, make haste to help me!

Let them be put to shame and destroyed,

all those who seek my life.

Let them be covered with shame and confusion,

all those who seek to harm me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

But as for me, I will always hope

and praise you more and more.

My lips will tell of your justice

and day by day of your help

though I can never tell it all.

Lord, I will declare your mighty deeds,

proclaiming your justice, yours alone.

O God, you have taught me from my youth

and I proclaim your wonders still.

Now that I am old and gray-headed,

do not forsake me, God.

Let me tell of your strength and justice to the skies,

tell of you who have worked such wonders.

O God, who is like you?

You have burdened me with bitter troubles

but you will give me back my life.

You will raise me from the depths of the earth;

you will exalt me and console me again.

So I will give you thanks on the lyre

for your faithful love, O God.

To you will I sing with the harp,

to you, the Holy One of Israel.

When I sing to you my lips shall rejoice

and my soul, which you have redeemed.

And all the day long my tongue

shall tell the tale of your justice:

for they are put to shame and disgraced,

all those who seek to harm me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Psalm Prayer

Ant. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

READING Colossians 2:9, 12

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.

The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.

— When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Grant,

we pray, almighty God,

that, putting off our old self with all its ways,

we may live as Christ did, for through the healing paschal remedies

you have conformed us to his nature.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

— Amen.

ACCLAMATION (only added when praying in community)