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May 25, Evening Prayer for Sunday of the 6th week of Easter
Ribbon Placement:
Liturgy of the Hours Vol. II:
Ordinary: 1064
Proper of Seasons: 878
Psalter: Sunday, Week II, 1228
Christian Prayer:
Ordinary: 694
Proper of Seasons: 545
Psalter: Sunday, Week II, 786
Evening Prayer II for the 6th Sunday of Easter
God, come to my assistance.
β Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
β as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN
O Trinity of blessed light,
O Unity of princely might,
The fiery sun now goes his way;
Shed Thou within our hearts Thy ray.
To Thee our morning song of praise,
To Thee our evening prayer we raise;
Thy glory suppliant we adore
Forever and for ever more.
All laud to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to Thee,
All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the holy Paraclete. Amen.
π"O Trinity of Blessed Light" by Kathleen Lundquist β’ Title: O Trinity of Blessed Light; Text: O Lux, beata Trinitas, 8th-9th c. ; Translation: John M. Neale; Tune: Chant, Mode VIII; Lumen Christi Hymnal; Artist: Kathleen Lundquist; Recording copyright 2016 by Surgeworks, Inc.
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
Psalm 110
The Messiah, king and priest
Christβs reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25).
The Lordβs revelation to my Master:
βSit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet.β
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
The Lord will wield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
βYou are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedek of old.β
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head.
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
β as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Psalm-prayer
Almighty God, bring the kingdom of Christ, your anointed one, to its fullness. May the perfect offering of your Son, eternal priest of the new Jerusalem, be offered in every place to your name, and make all nations a holy people for you.
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
Ant. 2 You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
Psalm 115
Praise of the true God
You have renounced idol worship to serve the living and true God (1 Thessalonians 1:9).
Not to us, Lord, not to us,
but to your name give the glory
for the sake of your love and your truth,
lest the heathen say: βWhere is their God?β
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
But our God is in the heavens;
he does whatever he wills.
Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
They have mouths but they cannot speak;
they have eyes but they cannot see;
they have ears but they cannot hear;
they have nostrils but they cannot smell.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
With their hands they cannot feel;
with their feet they cannot walk.
No sound comes from their throats.
Their makers will come to be like them
and so will all who trust in them.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
Sons of Israel, trust in the Lord;
he is their help and their shield.
Sons of Aaron, trust in the Lord;
he is their help and their shield.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
You who fear him, trust in the Lord;
he is their help and their shield.
He remembers us, and he will bless us;
he will bless the sons of Israel.
He will bless the sons of Aaron.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
The Lord will bless those who fear him,
the little no less than the great:
to you may the Lord grant increase,
to you and all your children.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
May you be blessed by the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth.
The heavens belong to the Lord
but the earth he has given to men.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
The dead shall not praise the Lord,
nor those who go down into the silence.
But we who live bless the Lord
now and for ever. Amen.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
β as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Psalm-prayer
Father, creator and ruler of heaven and earth, you made man in your likeness to subdue the earth and master it, and to recognize the work of your hands in created beauty. Grant that your children, thus surrounded on all sides by signs of your presence, may live continually in Christ, praising you through him and with him.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
Ant. 3 Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Canticle β See Revelation 19:1-7
The wedding of the lamb
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
β Alleluia.
his judgments are honest and true.
β Alleluia (alleluia).
Ant. Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
β Alleluia.
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
β Alleluia (alleluia).
Ant. Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
β Alleluia.
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
β Alleluia (alleluia).
Ant. Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
β Alleluia.
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
β Alleluia (alleluia).
Ant. Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
β as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
READING Hebrews 10:12-14
Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins and took his seat forever at the right hand of God; now he waits until his enemies are placed beneath his feet. By one offering he has forever perfected those who are being sanctified.
Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell) β 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.
RESPONSORY
The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
β The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
He has appeared to Simon,
β alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
β The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
CANTICLE OF MARY
Ant. If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him. We will come to him and make our home with him, alleluia.
Note: The audio contains a variation of this antiphon based on the Mundelein Psalter, which facilitates the sung public celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours. We did not make any changes to add inclusive language, we simply used the Mundelein Psalter translation.
Luke 1:46-55
The soul rejoices in the Lord
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
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.
Ant. If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him. We will come to him and make our home with him, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
God the Father raised Christ from the dead and exalted him at his right hand. Let us pray to the Father, saying:
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
Righteous Father, you lifted Jesus above the earth through the triumph of the cross,
β may all things be lifted up in him.
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
Through your Son in glory send the Holy Spirit upon the Church,
β that it may be the sacrament of unity for the whole human race.
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
You have brought a new family into being through water and the Holy Spirit,
β keep them faithful to their baptism, and bring them to everlasting life.
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
Through your exalted Son help those in distress, free those in captivity, heal the sick,
β and by your blessings give joy to the world.
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
You nourished our deceased brothers and sisters with the body and blood of the risen Christ,
β raise them up at the last day.
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Concluding Prayer
Grant,
almighty God,
that we may celebrate
with heartfelt devotion these days of joy,
which we keep in honor of the risen Lord,
and that, what we relive in remembrance,
we may always hold to in what we do.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
β Amen.
DISMISSAL
May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life.
β Amen.
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By Divine Office (DivineOffice.org)Ribbon Placement:
Liturgy of the Hours Vol. II:
Ordinary: 1064
Proper of Seasons: 878
Psalter: Sunday, Week II, 1228
Christian Prayer:
Ordinary: 694
Proper of Seasons: 545
Psalter: Sunday, Week II, 786
Evening Prayer II for the 6th Sunday of Easter
God, come to my assistance.
β Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
β as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN
O Trinity of blessed light,
O Unity of princely might,
The fiery sun now goes his way;
Shed Thou within our hearts Thy ray.
To Thee our morning song of praise,
To Thee our evening prayer we raise;
Thy glory suppliant we adore
Forever and for ever more.
All laud to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to Thee,
All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the holy Paraclete. Amen.
π"O Trinity of Blessed Light" by Kathleen Lundquist β’ Title: O Trinity of Blessed Light; Text: O Lux, beata Trinitas, 8th-9th c. ; Translation: John M. Neale; Tune: Chant, Mode VIII; Lumen Christi Hymnal; Artist: Kathleen Lundquist; Recording copyright 2016 by Surgeworks, Inc.
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
Psalm 110
The Messiah, king and priest
Christβs reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25).
The Lordβs revelation to my Master:
βSit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet.β
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
The Lord will wield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
βYou are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedek of old.β
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head.
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
β as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Psalm-prayer
Almighty God, bring the kingdom of Christ, your anointed one, to its fullness. May the perfect offering of your Son, eternal priest of the new Jerusalem, be offered in every place to your name, and make all nations a holy people for you.
Ant. God raised up Christ from the dead and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, alleluia.
Ant. 2 You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
Psalm 115
Praise of the true God
You have renounced idol worship to serve the living and true God (1 Thessalonians 1:9).
Not to us, Lord, not to us,
but to your name give the glory
for the sake of your love and your truth,
lest the heathen say: βWhere is their God?β
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
But our God is in the heavens;
he does whatever he wills.
Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
They have mouths but they cannot speak;
they have eyes but they cannot see;
they have ears but they cannot hear;
they have nostrils but they cannot smell.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
With their hands they cannot feel;
with their feet they cannot walk.
No sound comes from their throats.
Their makers will come to be like them
and so will all who trust in them.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
Sons of Israel, trust in the Lord;
he is their help and their shield.
Sons of Aaron, trust in the Lord;
he is their help and their shield.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
You who fear him, trust in the Lord;
he is their help and their shield.
He remembers us, and he will bless us;
he will bless the sons of Israel.
He will bless the sons of Aaron.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
The Lord will bless those who fear him,
the little no less than the great:
to you may the Lord grant increase,
to you and all your children.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
May you be blessed by the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth.
The heavens belong to the Lord
but the earth he has given to men.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
The dead shall not praise the Lord,
nor those who go down into the silence.
But we who live bless the Lord
now and for ever. Amen.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
β as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Psalm-prayer
Father, creator and ruler of heaven and earth, you made man in your likeness to subdue the earth and master it, and to recognize the work of your hands in created beauty. Grant that your children, thus surrounded on all sides by signs of your presence, may live continually in Christ, praising you through him and with him.
Ant. You have been turned from faith in idols to the living God, alleluia.
Ant. 3 Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Canticle β See Revelation 19:1-7
The wedding of the lamb
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
β Alleluia.
his judgments are honest and true.
β Alleluia (alleluia).
Ant. Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
β Alleluia.
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
β Alleluia (alleluia).
Ant. Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
β Alleluia.
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
β Alleluia (alleluia).
Ant. Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
β Alleluia.
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
β Alleluia (alleluia).
Ant. Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
β as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
READING Hebrews 10:12-14
Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins and took his seat forever at the right hand of God; now he waits until his enemies are placed beneath his feet. By one offering he has forever perfected those who are being sanctified.
Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell) β 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.
RESPONSORY
The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
β The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
He has appeared to Simon,
β alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
β The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
CANTICLE OF MARY
Ant. If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him. We will come to him and make our home with him, alleluia.
Note: The audio contains a variation of this antiphon based on the Mundelein Psalter, which facilitates the sung public celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours. We did not make any changes to add inclusive language, we simply used the Mundelein Psalter translation.
Luke 1:46-55
The soul rejoices in the Lord
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
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.
Ant. If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him. We will come to him and make our home with him, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
God the Father raised Christ from the dead and exalted him at his right hand. Let us pray to the Father, saying:
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
Righteous Father, you lifted Jesus above the earth through the triumph of the cross,
β may all things be lifted up in him.
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
Through your Son in glory send the Holy Spirit upon the Church,
β that it may be the sacrament of unity for the whole human race.
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
You have brought a new family into being through water and the Holy Spirit,
β keep them faithful to their baptism, and bring them to everlasting life.
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
Through your exalted Son help those in distress, free those in captivity, heal the sick,
β and by your blessings give joy to the world.
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
You nourished our deceased brothers and sisters with the body and blood of the risen Christ,
β raise them up at the last day.
Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Concluding Prayer
Grant,
almighty God,
that we may celebrate
with heartfelt devotion these days of joy,
which we keep in honor of the risen Lord,
and that, what we relive in remembrance,
we may always hold to in what we do.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
β Amen.
DISMISSAL
May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life.
β Amen.