EASTER MONDAY
Daytime Prayer
Psalter, Monday, Week I
Daytime Prayer
Psalter, Monday, Week I
O God, come to my assistance.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
O 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.
- as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.
Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN
Refrain: Hail thee, festival day!
Blest day that art hallowed forever;
day wherein Christ arose,
breaking the kingdom of death.
Lo, the fair beauty of earth,
from the death of the winter arising,
every good gift of the year
now with its Master returns. Refrain
from the death of the winter arising,
every good gift of the year
now with its Master returns. Refrain
He who was nailed to the Cross
is God and the Ruler of all things;
all things created on earth
worship the Maker of all. Refrain
is God and the Ruler of all things;
all things created on earth
worship the Maker of all. Refrain
God of all pity and power,
let thy word be assured to the doubted;
light on the third day returns:
rise, Son of God, from the tomb! Refrain
let thy word be assured to the doubted;
light on the third day returns:
rise, Son of God, from the tomb! Refrain
Loosen, O Lord, the enchained,
the spirits imprisoned in darkness;
rescue, recall into life those
who are rushing to death. Refrain
the spirits imprisoned in darkness;
rescue, recall into life those
who are rushing to death. Refrain
Rise now, O Lord, from the grave
and cast off the shroud that enwrapped thee;
thou art sufficient for us;
darkness and chaos and death
flee from the face of the light. Refrain
and cast off the shroud that enwrapped thee;
thou art sufficient for us;
darkness and chaos and death
flee from the face of the light. Refrain
TERCE
Antiphon: Christ is risen from the dead and will never die again, alleluia.
Psalms of the Day
Reading
I saw the Son of Man, and he said to me, 'Have no fear! I am the First and the Last. I was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld.' - Revelation 1:17-18
Responsory
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
SEXT
Antiphon: He was handed over to death for our sins; he was raised to life to justify us, alleluia
Psalms of the Day
Reading
In Christ lives the fullness of divinity, and in him you too find your own fulfilment. You have been buried with him, when you were baptised; and by baptism, too, you have been raised up with him through your belief in the power of God who raised him from the dead. - Colossians 2:9 - 12
Antiphon: He was handed over to death for our sins; he was raised to life to justify us, alleluia
Psalms of the Day
Reading
In Christ lives the fullness of divinity, and in him you too find your own fulfilment. You have been buried with him, when you were baptised; and by baptism, too, you have been raised up with him through your belief in the power of God who raised him from the dead. - Colossians 2:9 - 12
Responsory
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
PRAYER
COLLECT
O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
NONE
Antiphon: Since you have been raised to life with Christ, seek the things that are above, alleluia.
Psalms of the Day
Reading
Remember the Good News that I carry, 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David'. Here is a saying that you rely on: 'If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.' - 2 Timothy 2:8 - 11
Antiphon: Since you have been raised to life with Christ, seek the things that are above, alleluia.
Psalms of the Day
Reading
Remember the Good News that I carry, 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David'. Here is a saying that you rely on: 'If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.' - 2 Timothy 2:8 - 11
Responsory
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
At one of the hours, the psalms are said as below. At the other hours, the complementary psalms are used.
PSALMODY
Psalm 8
Praise for God's loving compassion
I affirm that...the Gentile peoples are to praise God because of his mercy (Romans 15:8-9)
How great is your name, O Lord our God,
through all the earth!
Your majesty is praised above the heavens;
on the lips of children and of babes
you have found praise to foil your enemy,
to silence the foe and the rebel.
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands,
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind,
mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god;
with glory and honor you crowned him,
gave him power over the works of your hands,
put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle,
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish
that make their way through the waters.
How great is your name, O Lord our God
through all the earth! Glory...
Psalm 19A
Praise of the Lord, Creator of All
The dawn from on high shall break on us...to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the story
and night unto night makes known the message.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard
yet their span extends through all the earth,
their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
There he has placed a tent for the sun;
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent,
rejoices like a champion to run its course.
At the end of the sky is the rising of the sun;
to the furthest end of the sky is its course.
There is nothing concealed from its burning heat. Glory...
Psalm 19B
Praise of God who gave us the law of love
You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48)
The law of the Lord is perfect,
it revives the soul.
The rule of the Lord is to be trusted,
it gives wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right,
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear,
it gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is holy,
abiding for ever.
The decrees of the Lord are truth
and all of them just.
They are more to be desired than gold,
than the purest of gold
and sweeter are they than honey,
than honey from the comb.
So in them your servant finds instruction;
great reward is in their keeping.
But who can detect all his errors?
From hidden faults acquit me.
From presumption restrain your servant
and let it not rule me.
Then shall I be blameless,
clean from grave sin.
May the spoken words of my mouth,
the thoughts of my heart,
win favor in your sight, O Lord,
my rescuer, my rock! Glory...
Psalm 8
Praise for God's loving compassion
I affirm that...the Gentile peoples are to praise God because of his mercy (Romans 15:8-9)
How great is your name, O Lord our God,
through all the earth!
Your majesty is praised above the heavens;
on the lips of children and of babes
you have found praise to foil your enemy,
to silence the foe and the rebel.
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands,
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind,
mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god;
with glory and honor you crowned him,
gave him power over the works of your hands,
put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle,
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish
that make their way through the waters.
How great is your name, O Lord our God
through all the earth! Glory...
Psalm 19A
Praise of the Lord, Creator of All
The dawn from on high shall break on us...to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the story
and night unto night makes known the message.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard
yet their span extends through all the earth,
their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
There he has placed a tent for the sun;
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent,
rejoices like a champion to run its course.
At the end of the sky is the rising of the sun;
to the furthest end of the sky is its course.
There is nothing concealed from its burning heat. Glory...
Psalm 19B
Praise of God who gave us the law of love
You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48)
The law of the Lord is perfect,
it revives the soul.
The rule of the Lord is to be trusted,
it gives wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right,
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear,
it gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is holy,
abiding for ever.
The decrees of the Lord are truth
and all of them just.
They are more to be desired than gold,
than the purest of gold
and sweeter are they than honey,
than honey from the comb.
So in them your servant finds instruction;
great reward is in their keeping.
But who can detect all his errors?
From hidden faults acquit me.
From presumption restrain your servant
and let it not rule me.
Then shall I be blameless,
clean from grave sin.
May the spoken words of my mouth,
the thoughts of my heart,
win favor in your sight, O Lord,
my rescuer, my rock! Glory...
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
EASTER MONDAY
Evening Prayer
Psalter, Sunday, Week I
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
Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands
for our offenses given;
but now at God's right hand he stands
and brings us life from heaven;
Therefore let us joyful be,
and praise the Father thankfully
With songs of alleluia.
Alleluia.
How long and bitter was the strife
when life and death contended;
the victory remained with life,
the reign of death was ended;
stripped of power, no more it reigns,
an empty form alone remains;
death's sting is lost for ever!
Alleluia.
So let us keep this festival
To which our Lord invites us;
The Savior who is joy of all,
the sun that warms and lights us;
by his grace he shall impart
eternal sunshine to the heart;
the night of sin is ended.
Alleluia.
for our offenses given;
but now at God's right hand he stands
and brings us life from heaven;
Therefore let us joyful be,
and praise the Father thankfully
With songs of alleluia.
Alleluia.
How long and bitter was the strife
when life and death contended;
the victory remained with life,
the reign of death was ended;
stripped of power, no more it reigns,
an empty form alone remains;
death's sting is lost for ever!
Alleluia.
So let us keep this festival
To which our Lord invites us;
The Savior who is joy of all,
the sun that warms and lights us;
by his grace he shall impart
eternal sunshine to the heart;
the night of sin is ended.
Alleluia.
Words: Martin Luther , 1524;
trans. Richard Massie, 1854, adapted by Anthony G. Petti
Music: Christ lag in Todesbanden
Meter: 87 87 78 74
trans. Richard Massie, 1854, adapted by Anthony G. Petti
Music: Christ lag in Todesbanden
Meter: 87 87 78 74
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Mary Magdelene and the other Mary came to see the Lord's tomb, alleluia.
Psalm 110:1-5,7
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
Psalm 110:1-5,7
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Father, we ask you to give us victory and peace. In Jesus Christ, our Lord and King, we are already seated at your right hand. We look forward to praising you in the fellowship of all your saints in our heavenly homeland.
Antiphon 1: Mary Magdelene and the other Mary came to see the Lord's tomb, alleluia.
Antiphon 2: Come and see the place where the Lord was buried, alleluia.
Psalm 114
The Israelites are delivered from the bondage of Egypt
You too left Egypt when, at baptism, you renounced that world which is at enmity with God. (Saint Augustine)
When Israel came forth from Egypt,
Jacob's sons from an alien people
Judah became the Lord's temple,
Israel became his kingdom.
The sea fled at the sight:
the Jordan turned back on its course,
the mountains leapt like rams
and the hills like yearling sheep.
Why was it, sea, that you fled,
that you turned back, Jordan, on your course?
Mountains, that you leapt like rams;
hills, like yearling sheep?
Tremble, O earth, before the Lord,
in the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turns the rock into a pool
and flint into a spring of water. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Almighty God, ever-living mystery of unity and trinity, you gave life to the new Israel by birth from water and the Spirit, and made it a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a people set apart as your eternal possession. May all those you have called to walk in the splendor of the new light render you fitting service and adoration.
Antiphon 2: Come and see the place where the Lord was buried, alleluia.
Antiphon 3: Jesus said: Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to set out for Galilee; there they will see me, alleluia.
Canticle - See Revelation 19:1-7
The wedding of the lamb
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
(Alleluia.)
his judgments are honest and true.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
(Alleluia.)
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
(Alleluia.)
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
(Alleluia.)
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
Alleluia (alleluia). Glory...
The wedding of the lamb
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
(Alleluia.)
his judgments are honest and true.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
(Alleluia.)
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
(Alleluia.)
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
(Alleluia.)
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
Alleluia (alleluia). Glory...
Antiphon 3 Jesus said: Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to set out for Galilee; there they will see me, alleluia.
READING
We have such a high priest, who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up. Now every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. - Hebrews 8:1b-3a
In place of the responsory, the following is said:
This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon Jesus met the women and greeted them. They came up to him and knelt at his feet, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
The Holy Spirit raised the body of Christ to life and made it the source of life. With joy in our hearts, let us call upon the risen Christ, saying:
Lord, make all things new and fill them with life.
Saviour of the world and king of the new creation, raise our minds and hearts to your kingdom
- where you sit at the right hand of the Father.
- where you sit at the right hand of the Father.
Lord, you are always present in your Church.
- through your Holy Spirit, guide it into all truth.
- through your Holy Spirit, guide it into all truth.
Show your mercy to the sick, the overburdened and the dying.
- that they may receive strength and courage from your love.
- that they may receive strength and courage from your love.
Light that never fails, as the day draw to its close we offer you our sacrifice of praise
- and pray that the glory of your resurrection may shine on our deceased brothers and sisters.
- and pray that the glory of your resurrection may shine on our deceased brothers and sisters.
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 that trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
COLLECT
O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
EASTER MONDAY
Office of Readings
Office of Readings
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Office of Readings
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.
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
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Christ the Lord is risen today;
Christians, haste your vows to pay;
Offer ye your praises meet
At the Paschal Victim’s feet.
For the sheep the Lamb hath bled,
Sinless in the sinner’s stead;
“Christ is risen,” today we cry;
Now He lives no more to die.
Christ, the Victim undefiled,
Man to God hath reconciled;
Whilst in strange and awful strife
Met together Death and Life:
Christians, on this happy day
Haste with joy your vows to pay;
“Christ is risen,” today we cry;
Now He lives no more to die.
Christ, who once for sinners bled,
Now the first born from the dead,
Throned in endless might and power,
Lives and reigns forevermore.
Hail, eternal Hope on high!
Hail, Thou King of victory!
Hail, Thou Prince of life adored!
Help and save us, gracious Lord.
Words: Unknown author (Victimae Paschali), 11th or 12 Century; translated from Latin to English by Jane E. Leeson in Catholic Hymns, by Henry Formby, 1853
Or:
The Day of Resurrection
The day of resurrection! Earth, spread the news abroad;
The Paschal feast of gladness, the Paschal feast of God.
From death to life eternal, from earth to heaven's height,
Our Savior Christ has brought us, the glorious Lord of Light.
Our hearts be free from evil, that we may see aright
The Savior resurrected in his eternal light,
And hear his message plainly, delivered calm and clear:
"Rejoice with me in triumph; Be glad and do not fear."
His love is everlasting; His mercies never cease;
The resurrected Savior, will all our joys increase.
He'll keep us in his favor, supply the holy grace
to all his pilgrim people who seek his heavenly place.
Now let the heavens be joyful, and earth the song begin.
The whole world keep high triumph, and all that is therein.
Let all things in creation their notes of gladness blend,
For Christ the Lord is risen, our joy that hath no end.
The day of resurrection! Earth, spread the news abroad;
The Paschal feast of gladness, the Paschal feast of God.
From death to life eternal, from earth to heaven's height,
Our Savior Christ has brought us, the glorious Lord of Light.
Our hearts be free from evil, that we may see aright
The Savior resurrected in his eternal light,
And hear his message plainly, delivered calm and clear:
"Rejoice with me in triumph; Be glad and do not fear."
His love is everlasting; His mercies never cease;
The resurrected Savior, will all our joys increase.
He'll keep us in his favor, supply the holy grace
to all his pilgrim people who seek his heavenly place.
Now let the heavens be joyful, and earth the song begin.
The whole world keep high triumph, and all that is therein.
Let all things in creation their notes of gladness blend,
For Christ the Lord is risen, our joy that hath no end.
Words: John Mason Neale; Melody: Ellacombe.; Midi: Cyberhymnal
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: I am who am, and wicked men do not accept my ways, for the law of the Lord is my delight, alleluia.
Psalm 1
There are two ways a man may take
They are happy who, putting all their trust in the cross, have plunged into the water of life (from an author of the second century)
Happy indeed is the man
who follows not the counsel of the wicked,
nor lingers in the way of sinners
nor sits in the company of scorners,
but whose delight is the law of the Lord
and who ponders his law day and night.
He is like a tree that is planted
beside the flowing waters,
that yields its fruit in due season
and whose leaves shall never fade;
and all that he does shall prosper.
Not so are the wicked, not so!
For they like winnowed chaff
shall be driven away by the wind.
When the wicked are judged they shall not stand,
nor find room among those who are just;
for the Lord guards the way of the just
but the way of the wicked leads to doom. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord, you are the fullness of life of holiness and of joy. Fill our days and night with the love of your wisdom, that we may bear fruit in the beauty of holiness, like a tree watered by running streams.
Antiphon 1 I am who am, and wicked men do not accept my ways, for the law of the Lord is my delight, alleluia.
Antiphon 1: I am who am, and wicked men do not accept my ways, for the law of the Lord is my delight, alleluia.
Psalm 1
There are two ways a man may take
They are happy who, putting all their trust in the cross, have plunged into the water of life (from an author of the second century)
Happy indeed is the man
who follows not the counsel of the wicked,
nor lingers in the way of sinners
nor sits in the company of scorners,
but whose delight is the law of the Lord
and who ponders his law day and night.
He is like a tree that is planted
beside the flowing waters,
that yields its fruit in due season
and whose leaves shall never fade;
and all that he does shall prosper.
Not so are the wicked, not so!
For they like winnowed chaff
shall be driven away by the wind.
When the wicked are judged they shall not stand,
nor find room among those who are just;
for the Lord guards the way of the just
but the way of the wicked leads to doom. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord, you are the fullness of life of holiness and of joy. Fill our days and night with the love of your wisdom, that we may bear fruit in the beauty of holiness, like a tree watered by running streams.
Antiphon 1 I am who am, and wicked men do not accept my ways, for the law of the Lord is my delight, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 I have asked the Father, and he has given me the nations as my inheritance, alleluia.
Psalm 2
The Messiah, king and conqueror
The rulers of the earth joined forces to overthrow Jesus, your anointed Son (Acts 4:27)
Why this tumult among nations,
among peoples this useless murmuring?
They arise, the kings of the earth,
princes plot against the Lord and his Anointed.
"Come, let us break their fetters,
come, let us cast off their yoke."
He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord is laughing them to scorn.
Then he will speak in his anger,
his rage will strike them with terror.
"It is I who have set up my king on Zion,
my holy mountain."
I will announce the decree of the Lord:
The Lord said to me: "You are my Son.
It is I who have begotten you this day.
Ask and I shall bequeath you the nations,
put the ends of the earth in your possession.
With a rod of iron you will break them,
shatter them like a potter's jar."
Now, O kings, understand,
take warning, rulers of the earth;
serve the Lord with awe
and trembling, pay him your homage
lest he be angry and you perish;
for suddenly his anger will blaze.
Blessed are they who put their trust in God. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you gave the peoples of the world to be the inheritance of your only Son; you crowned him as king of Zion, your holy city, and gave him your Church as his bride. As he proclaims the law of your eternal kingdom, may we serve him faithfully, and so share his royal power forever.
Antiphon 2 I have asked the Father, and he has given me the nations as my inheritance, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 I lay down to rest and fell asleep; I awoke again, for the Lord sustains me, alleluia.
Psalm 3
I am safe in the Lord's keeping
Christ fell asleep in death, but he rose from the dead, for God was his deliverer (Saint Irenaeus)
How many are my foes, O Lord!
How many are rising up against me!
How many are saying about me:
There is no help for him in God.
But you, Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, who lift up my head.
I cry aloud to the Lord.
He answers from his holy mountain.
I lie down to rest, and I sleep.
I wake, for the Lord upholds me.
I will not fear even thousands of people
who are ranged on every side against me.
Arise, Lord; save me, my God,
you who strike my foes on the mouth,
you who break the teeth of the wicked!
O Lord of salvation, bless your people! Glory....
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you heard the cry of your Son when he was oppressed and saved him from the sleep of death. Arise, Lord, help your Church. Be its shield so that it may hold up its head and radiate the glory of the resurrection.
Antiphon 3 I lay down to rest and fell asleep; I awoke again, for the Lord sustains me, alleluia.
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.
- When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
FIRST READING
From the beginning of the first letter of the apostle Peter 1:1-21
Greetings and thanksgiving
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen sojourners of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, in the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: may grace and peace be yours in abundance.
Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who in his great mercy
gave us a new birth
to a living hope
through the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to an inheritance that is imperishable,
undefiled, and unfading,
kept in heaven for you
who by the power of God are safeguarded through faith,
to a salvation that is ready
to be revealed in the final time.
In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable even though tested by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Although you have not seen him you love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him, you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, as you attain the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Concerning this salvation, prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and investigated it, investigating the time and circumstances that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in advance to the sufferings destined for Christ and the glories to follow them. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you with regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you through the holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels longed to look.
Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, live soberly, and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct, for it is written, "Be holy because I am holy."
Now if you invoke as Father him who judges impartially according to each one's works, conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning, realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished lamb. He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for you, who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen sojourners of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, in the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: may grace and peace be yours in abundance.
Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who in his great mercy
gave us a new birth
to a living hope
through the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to an inheritance that is imperishable,
undefiled, and unfading,
kept in heaven for you
who by the power of God are safeguarded through faith,
to a salvation that is ready
to be revealed in the final time.
In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable even though tested by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Although you have not seen him you love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him, you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, as you attain the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Concerning this salvation, prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and investigated it, investigating the time and circumstances that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in advance to the sufferings destined for Christ and the glories to follow them. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you with regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you through the holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels longed to look.
Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, live soberly, and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct, for it is written, "Be holy because I am holy."
Now if you invoke as Father him who judges impartially according to each one's works, conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning, realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished lamb. He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for you, who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
RESPONSORY 1 Peter 1:3-13
Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ;
in his great mercy he has given us new life in hope
- by raising Jesus Christ from the dead, alleluia.
Free your minds from all that holds them down;
learn self-control and put your full trust in God
who offers you his grace.
- By raising Jesus Christ from the dead, alleluia.
Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ;
in his great mercy he has given us new life in hope
- by raising Jesus Christ from the dead, alleluia.
Free your minds from all that holds them down;
learn self-control and put your full trust in God
who offers you his grace.
- By raising Jesus Christ from the dead, alleluia.
SECOND READING
From an Easter homily by Melito of Sardis, bishop
(Cap. 2-7, 100-103: SC 123, 60-64, 120-122)
The Easter praise of Christ
We should understand, beloved, that the paschal mystery is at once old and new, transitory and eternal, corruptible and incorruptible, mortal and immortal. In terms of the Law it is old, in terms of the Word it is new. In its figure it is passing, in its grace it is eternal. It is corruptible in the sacrifice of the lamb, incorruptible in the eternal life of the Lord. It is mortal in his burial in the earth, immortal in his resurrection from the dead.
The Law indeed is old, but the Word is new. The type is transitory, but grace is eternal. The lamb was corruptible, but the Lord is incorruptible. He was slain as a lamb; he rose again as God. He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, yet he was not a sheep. He was silent as a lamb, yet he was not a lamb. The type has passed away; the reality has come. The lamb gives place to God, the sheep gives place to a man, and the man is Christ, who fills the whole of creation. The sacrifice of the lamb, the celebration of the Passover, and the prescriptions of the Law have been fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Under the old Law, and still more under the new dispensation, everything pointed toward him.
Both the Law and the Word came forth from Zion and Jerusalem, but now the Law has given place to the Word, the old to the new. The commandment has become grace, the type a reality. The lamb has become a Son, the sheep a man, and man, God.
The Lord, though he was God, became man. He suffered for the sake of those who suffer, he was bound for those in bonds, condemned for the guilty, buried for those who lie in the grave; but he rose from the dead, and cried aloud: Who will contend with me? Let him confront me. I have freed the condemned, brought the dead back to life, raised men from their graves. Who has anything to say against me? I, he said, am the Christ; I have destroyed death, triumphed over the enemy, trampled hell underfoot, bound the strong one, and taken men up to the heights of heaven: I am the Christ.
Come, then, all you nations of men, receive forgiveness for the sins that defile you. I am your forgiveness. I am the Passover that brings salvation. I am the lamb who was immolated for you. I am your ransom, your life, your resurrection, your light, I am your salvation and your king. I will bring you to the heights of heaven. With my own right hand I will raise you up, and I will show you the eternal Father.
RESPONSORY Acts 13:32-33; 10:42; 2:36
By raising Jesus to life,
God has been true to the promise he made to our father.
- It is Christ himself whom God has appointed
to be the judge of the living and the dead, alleluia.
God has made him Lord and Messiah:
this Jesus whom you nailed to the cross.
- It is Christ himself whom God has appointed
to be the judge of the living and the dead, alleluia.
CANTICLE TE DEUM
You are God: we praise you;
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
R. govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. we praise your name for ever.
V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin;
R. have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, show us your love and mercy;
R. for we put our trust in you.
V. In you, Lord, is our hope;
R. and we shall never hope in vain.
The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted.
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
R. govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. we praise your name for ever.
V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin;
R. have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, show us your love and mercy;
R. for we put our trust in you.
V. In you, Lord, is our hope;
R. and we shall never hope in vain.
The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted.
COLLECT
O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
EASTER MONDAY
Morning Prayer
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Morning Prayer
Psalter, Sunday Week I
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.
Psalter, Sunday Week I
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
Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
Who did once upon the cross Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
Hymns of praise then let us sing Alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
But the pains which he endured, Alleluia!
Our salvation have procured; Alleluia!
Now above the sky he's King, Alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
Praise to God the Father sing, Alleluia.
Praise to God the Son our King, Alleluia.
Praise to God the Spirit be, Alleluia.
Now and through eternity, Alleluia.
Text: Charles Wesley; Melody: Easter Hymn; Midi: Cyberhymnal
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
Who did once upon the cross Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
Hymns of praise then let us sing Alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
But the pains which he endured, Alleluia!
Our salvation have procured; Alleluia!
Now above the sky he's King, Alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
Praise to God the Father sing, Alleluia.
Praise to God the Son our King, Alleluia.
Praise to God the Spirit be, Alleluia.
Now and through eternity, Alleluia.
Text: Charles Wesley; Melody: Easter Hymn; Midi: Cyberhymnal
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: The splendor of Christ risen from the dead has shone on the people redeemed by his blood, alleluia.
Psalm 63:2-9
O God, you are my God, for you I long; *
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you *
like a dry, weary land without water.
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary *
to see your strength and your glory.
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you *
like a dry, weary land without water.
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary *
to see your strength and your glory.
For your love is better than life, *
my lips will speak your praise.
So I will bless you all my life, *
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet, *
my mouth shall praise you with joy.
my lips will speak your praise.
So I will bless you all my life, *
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet, *
my mouth shall praise you with joy.
On my bed I remember you. *
On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help; *
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
My soul clings to you; *
your right hand holds me fast.
On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help; *
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
My soul clings to you; *
your right hand holds me fast.
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.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Antiphon 1: The splendor of Christ risen from the dead has shone on the people redeemed by his blood, alleluia.
Antiphon 2: Our Redeemer has risen from the tomb; let us sing a hymn of praise to the Lord our God, alleluia.
Canticle – Daniel 3:57-88, 56
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord. *
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord. *
You heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord. *
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord. *
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
Every shower and dew, bless the Lord. *
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Fire and heat, bless the Lord. *
Cold and chill, bless the Lord.
Dew and rain, bless the Lord. *
Frost and chill, bless the Lord.
Ice and snow, bless the Lord. *
Nights and days, bless the Lord.
Light and darkness, bless the Lord. *
Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
Let the earth bless the Lord. *
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Mountains and hills, bless the Lord. *
Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
You springs, bless the Lord. *
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord. *
All you birds of the air, bless the Lord.
All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord. *
You sons of men, bless the Lord.
O Israel, bless the Lord. *
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord. *
Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord. *
Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord.
Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord. *
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. *
Let us praise and exalt him above all forever.
Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven. *
Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever.
Antiphon 2:Our Redeemer has risen from the tomb; let us sing a hymn of praise to the Lord our God, alleluia.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord. *
You heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord. *
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord. *
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
Every shower and dew, bless the Lord. *
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Fire and heat, bless the Lord. *
Cold and chill, bless the Lord.
Dew and rain, bless the Lord. *
Frost and chill, bless the Lord.
Ice and snow, bless the Lord. *
Nights and days, bless the Lord.
Light and darkness, bless the Lord. *
Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
Let the earth bless the Lord. *
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Mountains and hills, bless the Lord. *
Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
You springs, bless the Lord. *
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord. *
All you birds of the air, bless the Lord.
All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord. *
You sons of men, bless the Lord.
O Israel, bless the Lord. *
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord. *
Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord. *
Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord.
Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord. *
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. *
Let us praise and exalt him above all forever.
Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven. *
Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever.
Antiphon 2:Our Redeemer has risen from the tomb; let us sing a hymn of praise to the Lord our God, alleluia.
Antiphon3 :Alleluia, the Lord is risen as he promised, alleluia.
Psalm 149
Sing a new song to the Lord, *
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its maker, *
let Zion’s sons exult in their king.
Let them praise his name with dancing *
and make music with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in his people. *
He crowns the poor with salvation.
Let the faithful rejoice in their glory, *
shout for joy and take their rest.
Let the praise of God be on their lips *
and a two-edged sword in their hand,
to deal out vengeance to the nations *
and punishment on all the peoples;
to bind their kings in chains *
and their nobles in fetters of iron;
to carry out the sentence pre-ordained; *
this honor is for all his faithful.
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.
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its maker, *
let Zion’s sons exult in their king.
Let them praise his name with dancing *
and make music with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in his people. *
He crowns the poor with salvation.
Let the faithful rejoice in their glory, *
shout for joy and take their rest.
Let the praise of God be on their lips *
and a two-edged sword in their hand,
to deal out vengeance to the nations *
and punishment on all the peoples;
to bind their kings in chains *
and their nobles in fetters of iron;
to carry out the sentence pre-ordained; *
this honor is for all his faithful.
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.
Antiphon3 :Alleluia, the Lord is risen as he promised, alleluia.
READING
The word is very near to you, it is on your lips and in your heart: the word, that is, of the faith we proclaim. If your lips confess that Jesus is Lord and if you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, then you will be saved. By believing from the heart you are made righteous; by confessing with your lips you are saved. - Romans 10:8-10
In place of the responsory, the following is said:
This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it, alleluia.
BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
Antiphon Go quickly and tell his disciples: the Lord is risen, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
The Father glorified Jesus and appointed him heir to all nations.
Let us praise him, saying:
Save us, Lord, through your victory.
Lord Christ, by your victory you broke the power of evil and destroyed sin and death,
- make us victorious over sin today.
You laid death low, and brought us new life,
- grant that we may walk today in this new life,
You gave life to the dead, and led mankind from death to life,
- give eternal life to all those we shall meet today.
You brought confusion on the guards at your tomb, but joy to your disciples,
- grant the fullness of joy to all who serve you.
- give eternal life to all those we shall meet today.
You brought confusion on the guards at your tomb, but joy to your disciples,
- grant the fullness of joy to all who serve you.
Our Father...
COLLECT
O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
WEEK II - MONDAY
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Morning Prayer
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
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
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Or:
I sing the mighty power of God
that made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad,
and built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained
the sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at God’s command,
and all the stars obey.
I sing the goodness of the Lord,
who filled the earth with food,
Who formed the creatures through the Word,
and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed,
where’er I turn my eye,
If I survey the ground I tread,
or gaze upon the sky.
There’s not a plant or flower below,
but makes Thy glories known,
And clouds arise, and tempests blow,
by order from Thy throne;
While all that borrows life from Thee
is ever in Thy care;
And everywhere that we can be,
Thou, God art present there.
Words: Isaac Watts
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, my God, alleluia.
Psalm 42
Longing for the Lord's presence in his Temple
Let all who thirst come, let all who desire it drink from the life-giving water (Revelation 22:17).
Like the deer that yearns
for running streams,
so my soul is yearning
for you, my God.
My soul is thirsting for God,
the God of my life;
when can I enter and see
the face of God?
My tears have become my bread,
by night, by day,
as I hear it said all the day long:
Where is your God?
These things will I remember
as I pour out my soul:
how I would lead the rejoicing crowd
into the house of God,
amid cries of gladness and thanksgiving,
the throng wild with joy.
Why are you cast down, my soul,
why groan within me?
Hope in God; I will praise him still,
my savior and my God.
My soul is cast down within me
as I think of you,
from the country of Jordan and Mount Hermon,
from the Hill of Mizar.
Deep is calling on deep,
in the roar of waters;
your torrents and all your waves
swept over me.
By day the Lord will send
his loving kindness;
by night I will sing to him,
praise the God of my life.
I will say to God, my rock:
Why have you forgotten me?
With cries that pierce me to the heart,
my enemies revile me,
saying to me all day long:
Where is your God?
Why are you cast down, my soul,
why groan within me?
Hope in God; I will praise him still,
my savior and my God. Glory...
Antiphon 1: As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, my God, alleluia.
Psalm 42
Longing for the Lord's presence in his Temple
Let all who thirst come, let all who desire it drink from the life-giving water (Revelation 22:17).
Like the deer that yearns
for running streams,
so my soul is yearning
for you, my God.
My soul is thirsting for God,
the God of my life;
when can I enter and see
the face of God?
My tears have become my bread,
by night, by day,
as I hear it said all the day long:
Where is your God?
These things will I remember
as I pour out my soul:
how I would lead the rejoicing crowd
into the house of God,
amid cries of gladness and thanksgiving,
the throng wild with joy.
Why are you cast down, my soul,
why groan within me?
Hope in God; I will praise him still,
my savior and my God.
My soul is cast down within me
as I think of you,
from the country of Jordan and Mount Hermon,
from the Hill of Mizar.
Deep is calling on deep,
in the roar of waters;
your torrents and all your waves
swept over me.
By day the Lord will send
his loving kindness;
by night I will sing to him,
praise the God of my life.
I will say to God, my rock:
Why have you forgotten me?
With cries that pierce me to the heart,
my enemies revile me,
saying to me all day long:
Where is your God?
Why are you cast down, my soul,
why groan within me?
Hope in God; I will praise him still,
my savior and my God. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Father in heaven, when your strength takes possession of us we no longer say: Why are you cast down, my soul? So now that the surging waves of your indignation have passed over us, let us feel the healing calm of your forgiveness. Inspire us to yearn for you always, like the deer for running streams, until you satisfy every longing in heaven.
Antiphon 1 As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, my God, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 Fill Zion with your praises, Lord, and let your wonders be proclaimed, alleluia.
Canticle - Sirach 36:1-5,10,13
Prayer of entreaty for the holy city, Jerusalem
This is eternal life: to know you, the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (John 17:3)
Come to our aid, O God of the universe,
and put all the nations in dread of you!
Raise your hand against the heathen,
that they may realize your power.
As you have used us to show them your holiness,
so now use them to show us your glory.
Thus they will know, as we know,
that there is no God but you.
Give new signs and work new wonders;
show forth the splendor of your right hand and arm.
Gather all the tribes of Jacob,
that they may inherit the land as of old,
Show mercy to the people called by your name;
Israel, whom you named your first-born.
Take pity on your holy city,
Jerusalem, your dwelling place.
Fill Zion with your majesty,
your temple with your glory. Glory...
Antiphon 2 Fill Zion with your praises, Lord, and let your wonders be proclaimed, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 The glory of God illumines the city; the Lamb of God is its light, alleluia.
Psalm 19A
Praise of the Lord, Creator of All
The dawn from on high shall break on us...to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the story
and night unto night makes known the message.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard
yet their span extends through all the earth,
their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
There he has placed a tent for the sun;
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent,
rejoices like a champion to run its course.
At the end of the sky is the rising of the sun;
to the furthest end of the sky is its course.
There is nothing concealed from its burning heat. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: To enlighten the world, Father, you sent to us your Word as the sun of truth and justice shining upon mankind. Illumine our eyes that we may discern your glory in the many works of your hand.
Antiphon 3 The glory of God illumines the city; the Lamb of God is its light, alleluia.
Antiphon 1 As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, my God, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 Fill Zion with your praises, Lord, and let your wonders be proclaimed, alleluia.
Canticle - Sirach 36:1-5,10,13
Prayer of entreaty for the holy city, Jerusalem
This is eternal life: to know you, the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (John 17:3)
Come to our aid, O God of the universe,
and put all the nations in dread of you!
Raise your hand against the heathen,
that they may realize your power.
As you have used us to show them your holiness,
so now use them to show us your glory.
Thus they will know, as we know,
that there is no God but you.
Give new signs and work new wonders;
show forth the splendor of your right hand and arm.
Gather all the tribes of Jacob,
that they may inherit the land as of old,
Show mercy to the people called by your name;
Israel, whom you named your first-born.
Take pity on your holy city,
Jerusalem, your dwelling place.
Fill Zion with your majesty,
your temple with your glory. Glory...
Antiphon 2 Fill Zion with your praises, Lord, and let your wonders be proclaimed, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 The glory of God illumines the city; the Lamb of God is its light, alleluia.
Psalm 19A
Praise of the Lord, Creator of All
The dawn from on high shall break on us...to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the story
and night unto night makes known the message.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard
yet their span extends through all the earth,
their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
There he has placed a tent for the sun;
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent,
rejoices like a champion to run its course.
At the end of the sky is the rising of the sun;
to the furthest end of the sky is its course.
There is nothing concealed from its burning heat. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: To enlighten the world, Father, you sent to us your Word as the sun of truth and justice shining upon mankind. Illumine our eyes that we may discern your glory in the many works of your hand.
Antiphon 3 The glory of God illumines the city; the Lamb of God is its light, alleluia.
READING Romans 10:8-10
The word is very near to you, it is on your lips and in your heart: the word, that is, of the faith we proclaim. If your lips confess that Jesus is Lord and if you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, then you will be saved. By believing from the heart you are made righteous; by confessing with your lips you are saved.
RESPONSORY
The Lord is risen from the tomb, alleluia, alleluia.
- The Lord is risen from the tomb, alleluia, alleluia.
He hung upon the cross for us,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The Lord is risen from the tomb, alleluia, alleluia.
BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
Antiphon: Truly I tell you, unless you are born again, you cannot see the kingdom of God, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
God the Father was glorified in the death and resurrection of his Son. Let us pray to him with confidence, saying:
Lord, enlighten our minds.
Father of lights, you bathed the world in splendor when Christ rose again in glory,
- fill our minds today with the light of faith.
Through the resurrection of your Son you opened for us the way to eternal life,
- as we work today sustain us with the hope of glory.
Through your risen son you sent the Holy Spirit into the world,
- set our hearts on fire with spiritual love.
May Jesus Christ, who was crucified to set us free,
- be today our salvation and redemption.
Our Father...
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have been renewed by paschal remedies,
transcending the likeness of our earthly parentage,
may be transformed in the image of our heavenly maker.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
WEEK II - MONDAY
Daytime Prayer
O God, come to my assistance.
O 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 ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
Hail Thee Festival Day
Hail Thee Festival Day
Or:
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.
Ralph Wright, 1808
At one of the hours, the psalms are said as below. At the other hours, the complementary psalms are used.
PSALMODY
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Psalm 119:41-48
VI (Vau)
Lord, let your love come upon me,
the saving help of your promise.
And I shall answer those who taunt me
for I trust in your word.
Do not take the word of truth from my mouth
for I trust in your decrees.
I shall always keep your law
for ever and ever.
I shall walk in the path of freedom
for I seek your precepts.
I will speak of your will before kings
and not be abashed.
Your commands have been my delight;
these I have loved.
I will worship your commands and love them
and ponder your statutes. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Father, let your salvation come to us as you have promised, that we may keep your law always and, taught by the word of truth, find strength in his salvation.
Psalm 40:2-14,17-18
Thanksgiving and plea for help
It was not sacrifice and oblation you wanted, but you have prepared a body for me. (Hebrews 10:5)
I
I waited, I waited for the Lord
and he stooped down to me;
he heard my cry.
He drew me from the deadly pit,
from the miry clay.
He set my feet upon a rock
and made my footsteps firm.
He put a new song into my mouth,
praise of our God.
Many shall see and fear
and shall trust in the Lord.
Happy the man who has placed
his trust in the Lord
and has not gone over to the rebels
who follow false gods.
How many, O Lord my God,
are the wonders and designs
that you have worked for us;
you have no equal.
Should I proclaim and speak of them,
they are more than I can tell!
You do not ask for sacrifice and offerings,
but an open ear.
You do not ask for holocaust and victim.
Instead, here am I.
In the scroll of the book it stands written
that I should do your will.
My God, I delight in your law
in the depth of my heart. Glory...
II
Your justice I have proclaimed
in the great assembly.
My lips I have not sealed;
you know it, O Lord.
I have not hidden your justice in my heart
but declared your faithful help.
I have not hidden your love and your truth
from the great assembly.
O Lord, you will not withhold
your compassion from me.
Your merciful love and your truth
will always guard me.
For I am beset with evils
too many to be counted.
My sins have fallen upon me
and my sight fails me.
They are more than the hairs of my head
and my heart sinks.
O let there be rejoicing and gladness
for all who seek you.
Let them ever say: The Lord is great,
who love your saving help.
As for me, wretched and poor,
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my rescuer, my help,
O God, do not delay. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, you were made obedient unto death, and your name was exalted above all others. Teach us always to do the Father’s will, so that, made holy by obedience which unites us to the sacrifice of your body, we can expect your great love in times of sorrow and sing a new song to our God.
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
I waited, I waited for the Lord
and he stooped down to me;
he heard my cry.
He drew me from the deadly pit,
from the miry clay.
He set my feet upon a rock
and made my footsteps firm.
He put a new song into my mouth,
praise of our God.
Many shall see and fear
and shall trust in the Lord.
Happy the man who has placed
his trust in the Lord
and has not gone over to the rebels
who follow false gods.
How many, O Lord my God,
are the wonders and designs
that you have worked for us;
you have no equal.
Should I proclaim and speak of them,
they are more than I can tell!
You do not ask for sacrifice and offerings,
but an open ear.
You do not ask for holocaust and victim.
Instead, here am I.
In the scroll of the book it stands written
that I should do your will.
My God, I delight in your law
in the depth of my heart. Glory...
II
Your justice I have proclaimed
in the great assembly.
My lips I have not sealed;
you know it, O Lord.
I have not hidden your justice in my heart
but declared your faithful help.
I have not hidden your love and your truth
from the great assembly.
O Lord, you will not withhold
your compassion from me.
Your merciful love and your truth
will always guard me.
For I am beset with evils
too many to be counted.
My sins have fallen upon me
and my sight fails me.
They are more than the hairs of my head
and my heart sinks.
O let there be rejoicing and gladness
for all who seek you.
Let them ever say: The Lord is great,
who love your saving help.
As for me, wretched and poor,
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my rescuer, my help,
O God, do not delay. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, you were made obedient unto death, and your name was exalted above all others. Teach us always to do the Father’s will, so that, made holy by obedience which unites us to the sacrifice of your body, we can expect your great love in times of sorrow and sing a new song to our God.
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
TERCE
READING
I saw the Son of Man, and he said to me, 'Have no fear! I am the First and the Last. I was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld.' - Revelation 1:17-18
I saw the Son of Man, and he said to me, 'Have no fear! I am the First and the Last. I was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld.' - Revelation 1:17-18
The Lord is risen, alleluia.
- He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.
- He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have been renewed by paschal remedies,
transcending the likeness of our earthly parentage,
may be transformed in the image of our heavenly maker.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
SEXT
READING
In Christ lives the fullness of divinity, and in him you too find your own fulfilment. You have been buried with him, when you were baptised; and by baptism, too, you have been raised up with him through your belief in the power of God who raised him from the dead. - Colossians 2:9 - 12
In Christ lives the fullness of divinity, and in him you too find your own fulfilment. You have been buried with him, when you were baptised; and by baptism, too, you have been raised up with him through your belief in the power of God who raised him from the dead. - Colossians 2:9 - 12
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.
- When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
- When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have been renewed by paschal remedies,
transcending the likeness of our earthly parentage,
may be transformed in the image of our heavenly maker.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
NONE
READING
Remember the Good News that I carry, 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David'. Here is a saying that you rely on: 'If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.' - 2 Timothy 2:8 - 11
Remember the Good News that I carry, 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David'. Here is a saying that you rely on: 'If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.' - 2 Timothy 2:8 - 11
Stay with us Lord, alleluia.
- For evening draws near, alleluia.
- For evening draws near, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have been renewed by paschal remedies,
transcending the likeness of our earthly parentage,
may be transformed in the image of our heavenly maker.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have been renewed by paschal remedies,
transcending the likeness of our earthly parentage,
may be transformed in the image of our heavenly maker.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK II - MONDAY
Evening Prayer
Psalter, Monday, Week II
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.
Psalter, Monday, Week II
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
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
Or:
Now fades all earthly splendor,
The shades of night descend;
The dying of the daylight
Foretells creation's end.
Though noon gives place to sunset,
Yet dark gives place to light:
The promise of tomorrow
With dawn's new hope is bright.
The silver notes of morning
Will greet the rising sun,
As once the Easter glory
Shone round the Risen One.
So will the night of dying
Give peace to heaven's day,
And hope of heaven's vision
Will light our pilgrim way.
So will the new creation
Rise from the old reborn
To splendor in Christ's glory
And everlasting morn.
All darkness will be ended
As faith gives place to sight
Of Father, Son and Spirit,
One God, in heaven's light.
Text: James Quinn, SJ
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia.
Psalm 45
The marriage of the king
The bridegroom is here; go out and welcome him. (Matthew 25:6)
I
My heart overflows with noble words.
To the king I must speak the song I have made,
my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribe.
You are the fairest of the children of men
and graciousness is poured upon your lips:
because God has blessed you for evermore.
O mighty one, gird your sword upon your thigh;
in splendor and state, ride on in triumph
for the cause of truth and goodness and right.
Take aim with your bow in your dread right hand.
Your arrows are sharp, peoples fall beneath you.
The foes of the king fall down and lose heart.
Your throne, O God, shall endure for ever.
A scepter of justice is the scepter of your kingdom.
Your love is for justice; your hatred for evil.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness above other kings:
your robes are fragrant with aloes and myrrh.
From the ivory palace you are greeted with music.
The daughters of kings are among your loved ones.
On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir. Glory...
Antiphon 1 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 Blessed are those who are called to the wedding feast of the Lamb, alleluia.
II
Listen, O daughter, give ear to my words:
forget your own people and your father's house.
So will the king desire your beauty:
He is your lord, pay homage to him.
And the people of Tyre shall come with gifts,
the richest of the people shall seek your favor.
The daughter of the king is clothed with splendor,
her robes embroidered with pearls set in gold.
She is led to the king with her maiden companions.
They are escorted amid gladness and joy;
they pass within the palace of the king.
Sons shall be yours in place of your fathers:
you will make them rulers over all the earth.
May this song make your name for ever remembered.
May the peoples praise you from age to age. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: When you took on flesh, Lord Jesus, you made a marriage of mankind with God. Help us to be faithful to your word and endure our exile bravely, until we are called to the heavenly marriage feast, to which the Virgin Mary, exemplar of your Church, has preceded us.
Antiphon 2 Blessed are those who are called to the wedding feast of the Lamb, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 From his fullness we have all recieved, grace upon grace, alleluia.
Canticle - Ephesians 1:3-10
God our savior
Praised be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has bestowed on us in Christ
every spiritual blessing in the heavens.
God chose us in him
before the world began
to be holy
and blameless in his sight,
to be full of love.
He predestined us
to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ,
such was his will and pleasure,
that all might praise the glorious favor
he has bestowed on us in his beloved.
In him and through his blood,we have been redeemed,
and our sins forgiven,
so immeasurably generous
is God’s favor to us.
God has given us the wisdom
to understand fully the mystery,
the plan he was pleased
to decree in Christ.
A plan to be carried out
in Christ, in the fulness of time,
to bring all things into one in him,
in the heavens and on earth. Glory...
Antiphon 3 From his fullness we have all recieved, grace upon grace, alleluia.
Antiphon 1: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia.
Psalm 45
The marriage of the king
The bridegroom is here; go out and welcome him. (Matthew 25:6)
I
My heart overflows with noble words.
To the king I must speak the song I have made,
my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribe.
You are the fairest of the children of men
and graciousness is poured upon your lips:
because God has blessed you for evermore.
O mighty one, gird your sword upon your thigh;
in splendor and state, ride on in triumph
for the cause of truth and goodness and right.
Take aim with your bow in your dread right hand.
Your arrows are sharp, peoples fall beneath you.
The foes of the king fall down and lose heart.
Your throne, O God, shall endure for ever.
A scepter of justice is the scepter of your kingdom.
Your love is for justice; your hatred for evil.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness above other kings:
your robes are fragrant with aloes and myrrh.
From the ivory palace you are greeted with music.
The daughters of kings are among your loved ones.
On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir. Glory...
Antiphon 1 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 Blessed are those who are called to the wedding feast of the Lamb, alleluia.
II
Listen, O daughter, give ear to my words:
forget your own people and your father's house.
So will the king desire your beauty:
He is your lord, pay homage to him.
And the people of Tyre shall come with gifts,
the richest of the people shall seek your favor.
The daughter of the king is clothed with splendor,
her robes embroidered with pearls set in gold.
She is led to the king with her maiden companions.
They are escorted amid gladness and joy;
they pass within the palace of the king.
Sons shall be yours in place of your fathers:
you will make them rulers over all the earth.
May this song make your name for ever remembered.
May the peoples praise you from age to age. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: When you took on flesh, Lord Jesus, you made a marriage of mankind with God. Help us to be faithful to your word and endure our exile bravely, until we are called to the heavenly marriage feast, to which the Virgin Mary, exemplar of your Church, has preceded us.
Antiphon 2 Blessed are those who are called to the wedding feast of the Lamb, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 From his fullness we have all recieved, grace upon grace, alleluia.
Canticle - Ephesians 1:3-10
God our savior
Praised be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has bestowed on us in Christ
every spiritual blessing in the heavens.
God chose us in him
before the world began
to be holy
and blameless in his sight,
to be full of love.
He predestined us
to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ,
such was his will and pleasure,
that all might praise the glorious favor
he has bestowed on us in his beloved.
In him and through his blood,we have been redeemed,
and our sins forgiven,
so immeasurably generous
is God’s favor to us.
God has given us the wisdom
to understand fully the mystery,
the plan he was pleased
to decree in Christ.
A plan to be carried out
in Christ, in the fulness of time,
to bring all things into one in him,
in the heavens and on earth. Glory...
Antiphon 3 From his fullness we have all recieved, grace upon grace, alleluia.
READING Hebrews 8:1b-3a
We have such a high priest, who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up. Now every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices.
RESPONSORY
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
When they saw the risen Lord,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: What is born of flesh is flesh, and what is born of the spirit is spirit, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
Let us pray to Christ the Lord, who bathed the world in glory through his resurrection. With joyful hearts, let us say:
Christ, our life, hear our prayer.
Lord Jesus Christ, you walked with your disciples on the way,
- be with your Church on its pilgrimage through life.
Do not let us be slow to believe,
- but ready to proclaim you as victor over death.
Look with kindness on those who do not recognize your presence,
- reveal yourself to them, that they may welcome you as savior.
Through the cross you have brought reconciliation to mankind in your body,
- grant unity and peace to all nations.
Judge of the living and the dead,
- Forgive the sins of the faithful departed.
Our Father...
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have been renewed by paschal remedies,
transcending the likeness of our earthly parentage,
may be transformed in the image of our heavenly maker.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
WEEK III - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer I
Psalter, Week III
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
Allluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: The Lord your God is high above the heavens; he raises up the lowly from the dust, alleluia.
Psalm 113
Praise the name of the Lord
He has cast down the mighty and has lifted up the lowly (Luke 1:52).
Praise, O servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord!
High above all nations is the Lord,
above the heavens his glory.
Who is like the Lord, our God,
who has risen on high to his throne
yet stoops from the heights to look down,
to look down upon heaven and earth?
From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
from the dungheap he raises the poor
to set them in the company of princes,
yes, with the princes of his people.
To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children. Glory...
Praise the name of the Lord
He has cast down the mighty and has lifted up the lowly (Luke 1:52).
Praise, O servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord!
High above all nations is the Lord,
above the heavens his glory.
Who is like the Lord, our God,
who has risen on high to his throne
yet stoops from the heights to look down,
to look down upon heaven and earth?
From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
from the dungheap he raises the poor
to set them in the company of princes,
yes, with the princes of his people.
To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord Jesus, Word of God, surrendering the brightness of your glory you became man so that we may be raised from the dust to share your very being. May there be innumerable children of the Church to offer homage to your name from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Antiphon 1 The Lord your God is high above the heavens; he raises up the lowly from the dust, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 Lord, you have broken the chains that held me bound; I will offer you a sacrifice of praise, alleluia.
Psalm 116:1-9
Thanksgiving in the temple
Through Christ let us offer to God a continual sacrifice of praise (Hebrews 13:15)
I trusted, even when I said:
I am sorely afflicted,
and when I said in my alarm:
No man can be trusted.
How can I repay the Lord
for his goodness to me?
The cup of salvation I will raise;
I will call on the Lord's name.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfill
before all his people.
O precious in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his faithful.
Your servant, Lord, your servant am I;
you have loosened my bonds.
A thanksgiving sacrifice I make;
I will call on the Lord's name.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfill
before all his people,
in the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem. Glory...
Thanksgiving in the temple
Through Christ let us offer to God a continual sacrifice of praise (Hebrews 13:15)
I trusted, even when I said:
I am sorely afflicted,
and when I said in my alarm:
No man can be trusted.
How can I repay the Lord
for his goodness to me?
The cup of salvation I will raise;
I will call on the Lord's name.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfill
before all his people.
O precious in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his faithful.
Your servant, Lord, your servant am I;
you have loosened my bonds.
A thanksgiving sacrifice I make;
I will call on the Lord's name.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfill
before all his people,
in the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Father, precious in your sight is the death of the saints, but precious above all is the love with which Christ suffered to redeem us. In this life we will fill up in our own flesh what it is still lacking in the sufferings of Christ; accept this as our sacrifice of praise, and we shall even now taste the joy of the new Jerusalem.
Antiphon 2 Lord, you have broken the chains that held me bound; I will offer you a sacrifice of praise, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 Though he was the Son of God, Christ learned obedience through suffering; and for all who obey him, he has become the source of life, alleluia.
Canticle - Philippians 2:6-11
Christ, God's holy servant
Though he was in the form of God,
Jesus did not deem equality with God
something to be grasped at.
Rather, he emptied himself
and took the form of a slave,
being born in the likeness of men.
He was known to be of human estate
and it was thus that he humbled himself,
obediently accepting even death,
death on a cross!
Because of this,
God highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
above every other name,
So that at Jesus' name
every knee must bend
in the heavens, on the earth,
and under the earth,
and every tongue proclaim
to the glory of God the Father:
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! Glory...
Christ, God's holy servant
Though he was in the form of God,
Jesus did not deem equality with God
something to be grasped at.
Rather, he emptied himself
and took the form of a slave,
being born in the likeness of men.
He was known to be of human estate
and it was thus that he humbled himself,
obediently accepting even death,
death on a cross!
Because of this,
God highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
above every other name,
So that at Jesus' name
every knee must bend
in the heavens, on the earth,
and under the earth,
and every tongue proclaim
to the glory of God the Father:
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! Glory...
Antiphon 3 Though he was the Son of God, Christ learned obedience through suffering; and for all who obey him, he has become the source of life, alleluia.
READING 1 Peter 2:9-10
You are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises" of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were "no people" but now you are God's people; you "had not received mercy" but now you have received mercy.
RESPONSORY
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
When they saw the risen Lord
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: Stay with us, Lord, for evening draws near and daylight is fading, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
Christ is our life and resurrection. Let us cry out to him with faith:
Son of the living God, protect your people.
Lord Jesus, we pray for your Catholic Church,
- make it holy, so that your kingdom may be established among all nations.
We pray for the sick and the sorrowful, for those in bondage and in exile,
- that they may receive consolation and help.
We pray for those who have turned away from your paths,
- that they may experience the grace of your forgiveness and the joy of rising to new life.
Crucified and risen Savior, you will come to judge the world,
- have mercy on us sinners.
We pray for all the living,
- and for all who have gone from us in the hope of resurrection.
Our Father...
COLLECT
May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
SUNDAY - WEEK III
Office of Readings
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If Morning Prayer is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If Morning Prayer is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Office of Readings
Psalter, Sunday, Week III
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.
HYMN
Psalter, Sunday, Week III
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.
HYMN
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
The Day of Resurrection
The Day of Resurrection
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Alleluia, the stone was rolled back from the entrance to the tomb, alleluia.
Psalm 145
Praise of God's majesty
Lord, you are the just one, who was and who is (Revelation 16:5)
I
I will give you glory, O God my king,
I will bless your name for ever.
I will bless you day after day
and praise your name for ever.
The Lord is great, highly to be praised,
his greatness cannot be measured.
Age to age shall proclaim your works,
shall declare your mighty deeds,
shall speak of your splendor and glory,
tell the tale of your wonderful works.
They will speak of your terrible deeds,
recount your greatness and might.
They will recall your abundant goodness;
age to age shall ring out your justice.
The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
How good is the Lord to all,
compassionate to all his creatures. Glory...
Antiphon 1 Alleluia, the stone was rolled back from the entrance to the tomb, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 Alleluia, woman, who is it you are looking for? Why do you seek the living among the dead? alleluia.
II
All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and your friends shall repeat their blessing.
They shall speak of the glory of your reign
and declare your might, O God,
to make known to all your mighty deeds
and the glorious splendor of your reign.
Yours is an everlasting kingdom;
your rule lasts from age to age. Glory...
All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and your friends shall repeat their blessing.
They shall speak of the glory of your reign
and declare your might, O God,
to make known to all your mighty deeds
and the glorious splendor of your reign.
Yours is an everlasting kingdom;
your rule lasts from age to age. Glory...
Antiphon 2 Alleluia, woman, who is it you are looking for? Why do you seek the living among the dead? alleluia.
Antiphon 3 Alleluia, do not weep, Mary; the Lord has risen from the dead, alleluia.
III
The Lord is faithful in all his words
and loving in all his deeds.
The Lord supports all who fall
and raises all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all creatures look to you
and you give them their food in due time.
You open wide your hand,
grant the desires of all who live.
The Lord is just in all his ways
and loving in all his deeds.
He is close to all who call him,
who call on him from their hearts.
He grants the desires of those who fear him,
he hears their cry and he saves them.
The Lord protects all who love him ;
the wicked he will utterly destroy.
Let me speak the praise of the Lord,
let all peoples bless his holy name
for ever, for ages unending.
Glory....
The Lord is faithful in all his words
and loving in all his deeds.
The Lord supports all who fall
and raises all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all creatures look to you
and you give them their food in due time.
You open wide your hand,
grant the desires of all who live.
The Lord is just in all his ways
and loving in all his deeds.
He is close to all who call him,
who call on him from their hearts.
He grants the desires of those who fear him,
he hears their cry and he saves them.
The Lord protects all who love him ;
the wicked he will utterly destroy.
Let me speak the praise of the Lord,
let all peoples bless his holy name
for ever, for ages unending.
Glory....
Psalm Prayer: Lord, be near to all who call upon you in truth and increase the dedication of those who revere you. Hear their prayers and save them that we may always love and praise your holy name.
Antiphon 3 Alleluia, do not weep, Mary; the Lord has risen from the dead, alleluia.
My whole body rejoices, alleluia.
- With all my strength, I will praise my God, alleluia.
FIRST READING
From the book of Revelation 6:1-17
The Lamb opens the seals of the book of God.
I watched while the Lamb broke open the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures cry out in a voice like thunder, "Come forward." I looked, and there was a white horse, and its rider had a bow. He was given a crown, and he rode forth victorious to further his victories.
When he broke open the second seal, I heard the second living creature cry out, "Come forward." Another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take peace away from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And he was given a huge sword.
When he broke open the third seal, I heard the third living creature cry out, "Come forward." I looked, and there was a black horse, and its rider held a scale in his hand. I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures. It said, "A ration of wheat costs a day's pay, and three rations of barley cost a day's pay. But do not damage the olive oil or the wine."
When he broke open the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature cry out, "Come forward." I looked, and there was a pale green horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades accompanied him. They were given authority over a quarter of the earth, to kill with sword, famine, and plague, and by means of the beasts of the earth.
When he broke open the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the witness they bore to the word of God. They cried out in a loud voice, "How long will it be, holy and true master, before you sit in judgment and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?" Each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to be patient a little while longer until the number was filled of their fellow servants and brothers who were going to be killed as they had been.
Then I watched while he broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; the sun turned as black as dark sackcloth and the whole moon became like blood. The stars in the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs shaken loose from the tree in a strong wind. Then the sky was divided like a torn scroll curling up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. The kings of the earth, the nobles, the military officers, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid themselves in caves and among mountain crags. They cried out to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, because the great day of their wrath has come and who can withstand it?"
I watched while the Lamb broke open the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures cry out in a voice like thunder, "Come forward." I looked, and there was a white horse, and its rider had a bow. He was given a crown, and he rode forth victorious to further his victories.
When he broke open the second seal, I heard the second living creature cry out, "Come forward." Another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take peace away from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And he was given a huge sword.
When he broke open the third seal, I heard the third living creature cry out, "Come forward." I looked, and there was a black horse, and its rider held a scale in his hand. I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures. It said, "A ration of wheat costs a day's pay, and three rations of barley cost a day's pay. But do not damage the olive oil or the wine."
When he broke open the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature cry out, "Come forward." I looked, and there was a pale green horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades accompanied him. They were given authority over a quarter of the earth, to kill with sword, famine, and plague, and by means of the beasts of the earth.
When he broke open the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the witness they bore to the word of God. They cried out in a loud voice, "How long will it be, holy and true master, before you sit in judgment and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?" Each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to be patient a little while longer until the number was filled of their fellow servants and brothers who were going to be killed as they had been.
Then I watched while he broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; the sun turned as black as dark sackcloth and the whole moon became like blood. The stars in the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs shaken loose from the tree in a strong wind. Then the sky was divided like a torn scroll curling up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. The kings of the earth, the nobles, the military officers, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid themselves in caves and among mountain crags. They cried out to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, because the great day of their wrath has come and who can withstand it?"
RESPONSORY Revelation 6:9, 10, 11
I heard the voices of those who had been slain
crying out from under the altar:
Why do you not avenge our blood?
The Lord answered:
- Be patient a little while longer
until the full number of your brothers joins you, alleluia.
They were given white robes to wear
and he said to them:
- Be patient a little while longer
until the full number of your brothers joins you, alleluia.
SECOND READING
From the first apology in defense of the Christians by Saint Justin, martyr
(Cap 66-67: PG 6 427-431)
The celebration of the Eucharist
No one may share the Eucharist with us unless he believes that what we teach is true, unless he is washed in the regenerating waters of baptism for the remission of his sins, and unless he lives in accordance with the principles given us by Christ.
We do not consume the eucharistic bread and wine as if it were ordinary food and drink, for we have been taught that as Jesus Christ our Saviour became a man of flesh and blood by the power of the Word of God, so also the food that our flesh and blood assimilates for its nourishment becomes the flesh and blood of the incarnate Jesus by the power of his own words contained in the prayer of thanksgiving.
The apostles, in their recollections, which are called gospels, handed down to us what Jesus commanded them to do. They tell us that he took bread, gave thanks and said: Do this in memory of me. This is my body. In the same way he took the cup, he gave thanks and said: This is my blood. The Lord gave this command to them alone. Ever since then we have constantly reminded one another of these things. The rich among us help the poor and we are always united. For all that we receive we praise the Creator of the universe through his Son Jesus Christ and through the Holy Spirit.
On Sunday we have a common assembly of all our members, whether they live in the city or the outlying districts. The recollections of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as there is time. When the reader has finished, the president of the assembly speaks to us; he urges everyone to imitate the examples of virtue we have heard in the readings. Then we all stand up together and pray.
On the conclusion of our prayer, bread and wine and water are brought forward. The president offers prayers and gives thanks to the best of his ability, and the people give assent by saying, “Amen.” The eucharist is distributed, everyone present communicates, and the deacons take it to those who are absent.
The wealthy, if they wish, may make a contribution, and they themselves decide the amount. The collection is placed in the custody of the president, who uses it to help the orphans and widows and all who for any reason are in distress, whether because they are sick, in prison, or away from home. In a word, he takes care of all who are in need.
We hold our common assembly on Sunday because it is the first day of the week, the day on which God put darkness and chaos to flight and created the world, and because on that same day our saviour Jesus Christ rose from the dead. For he was crucified on Friday and on Sunday he appeared to his apostles and disciples and taught them the things that we have passed on for your consideration.
RESPONSORY
When he was about to pass from this world to the Father,
Jesus established a memorial of his death:
- he gave us the sacrament of his body and blood, alleluia.
He gave us his body and food, his blood as drink,
and he said:
Do this in memory of me.
- He gave us the sacrament of his body and blood, alleluia.
CANTICLE TE DEUM
You are God: we praise you;
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
R. govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. we praise your name for ever.
V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin;
R. have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, show us your love and mercy;
R. for we put our trust in you.
V. In you, Lord, is our hope;
R. and we shall never hope in vain.
The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted.
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
R. govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. we praise your name for ever.
V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin;
R. have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, show us your love and mercy;
R. for we put our trust in you.
V. In you, Lord, is our hope;
R. and we shall never hope in vain.
The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted.
COLLECT
May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK III - SUNDAY
Morning Prayer
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Morning Prayer
Psalter, Sunday Week III
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
Psalter, Sunday Week III
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
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: The Lord is king, robed in splendor, alleluia.
Psalm 93
Splendor of God the creator
The Lord our mighty God now reigns supreme; let us rejoice and be glad and give him praise (Revelation 19:6-7)
The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed;
the Lord has robed himself with might,
he has girded himself with power.
The world you made firm, not to be moved;
your throne has stood firm from of old.
From all eternity, O Lord, you are.
The waters have lifted up, O Lord,
the waters have lifted up their voice,
the waters have lifted up their thunder.
Greater than the roar of mighty waters
more glorious than the surgings of the sea,
the Lord is glorious on high.
Truly your decrees are to be trusted.
Holiness is fitting to your house,
O Lord, until the end of time. Glory...
Splendor of God the creator
The Lord our mighty God now reigns supreme; let us rejoice and be glad and give him praise (Revelation 19:6-7)
The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed;
the Lord has robed himself with might,
he has girded himself with power.
The world you made firm, not to be moved;
your throne has stood firm from of old.
From all eternity, O Lord, you are.
The waters have lifted up, O Lord,
the waters have lifted up their voice,
the waters have lifted up their thunder.
Greater than the roar of mighty waters
more glorious than the surgings of the sea,
the Lord is glorious on high.
Truly your decrees are to be trusted.
Holiness is fitting to your house,
O Lord, until the end of time. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: All power and all authority in heaven and earth have been given to you, Lord Jesus; you rule with decrees that are firm and trustworthy. Be with us always so that we may make disciples whose holiness will be worthy of your house.
Antiphon 1 The Lord is king, robed in splendor, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 All creation will be freed; all peoples will know the glory and freedom of God's children, alleluia.
Canticle - Daniel 3:57-88,56
Let all creatures praise the Lord
All you servants of the Lord, sing praise to him (Revelation 19:5)
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord.
You heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord.
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord.
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
Every shower and dew, bless the Lord.
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Fire and heat, bless the Lord.
Cold and chill, bless the Lord.
Dew and rain, bless the Lord.
Frost and chill, bless the Lord.
Ice and snow, bless the Lord.
Nights and days, bless the Lord.
Light and darkness, bless the Lord.
Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
Let the earth bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Mountains and hills, bless the Lord.
Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
You springs, bless the Lord.
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord.
All you birds of the air, bless the Lord.
All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord.
You sons of men, bless the Lord.
O Israel, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord.
Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord.
Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Let us praise and exalt him above all forever.
Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever.
Let all creatures praise the Lord
All you servants of the Lord, sing praise to him (Revelation 19:5)
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord.
You heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord.
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord.
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
Every shower and dew, bless the Lord.
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Fire and heat, bless the Lord.
Cold and chill, bless the Lord.
Dew and rain, bless the Lord.
Frost and chill, bless the Lord.
Ice and snow, bless the Lord.
Nights and days, bless the Lord.
Light and darkness, bless the Lord.
Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
Let the earth bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Mountains and hills, bless the Lord.
Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
You springs, bless the Lord.
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord.
All you birds of the air, bless the Lord.
All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord.
You sons of men, bless the Lord.
O Israel, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord.
Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord.
Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Let us praise and exalt him above all forever.
Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever.
Antiphon 2 All creation will be freed; all peoples will know the glory and freedom of God's children, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 The name of the Lord is praised in heaven and on earth, alleluia.
Psalm 148
Praise to the Lord, the Creator
Praise and honor, glory and power for ever to him who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb. (Revelation 5:13)
Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights.
Praise him, all his angels,
praise him, all his host.
Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, shining stars.
Praise him, highest heavens
and the waters above the heavens.
Let them praise the name of the Lord.
He commanded: they were made.
He fixed them for ever,
gave a law which shall not pass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth,
sea creatures and all oceans,
fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy winds that obey his word;
all mountains and hills,
all fruit trees and cedars,
beasts, wild and tame,
reptiles and birds on the wing;
all earth's kings and peoples,
earth's princes and rulers,
young men and maidens,
the old men together with children.
Let them praise the name of the Lord
for he alone is exalted.
The splendor of his name
reaches beyond heaven and earth.
He exalts the strength of his people.
He is the praise of all his saints,
of the sons of Israel,
of the people to whom he comes close. Glory..
Praise to the Lord, the Creator
Praise and honor, glory and power for ever to him who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb. (Revelation 5:13)
Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights.
Praise him, all his angels,
praise him, all his host.
Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, shining stars.
Praise him, highest heavens
and the waters above the heavens.
Let them praise the name of the Lord.
He commanded: they were made.
He fixed them for ever,
gave a law which shall not pass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth,
sea creatures and all oceans,
fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy winds that obey his word;
all mountains and hills,
all fruit trees and cedars,
beasts, wild and tame,
reptiles and birds on the wing;
all earth's kings and peoples,
earth's princes and rulers,
young men and maidens,
the old men together with children.
Let them praise the name of the Lord
for he alone is exalted.
The splendor of his name
reaches beyond heaven and earth.
He exalts the strength of his people.
He is the praise of all his saints,
of the sons of Israel,
of the people to whom he comes close. Glory..
Psalm Prayer: Lord, extolled in the heights by angelic powers, you are also praised by all earth’s creatures, each in its own way. With all the splendor of heavenly worship, you still delight in such tokens of love as earth can offer. May heaven and earth together acclaim you as King. May the praise that is sung in heaven resound in the heart of every creature on earth
Antiphon 3 The name of the Lord is praised in heaven and on earth, alleluia.
READING Acts 10:40b-43
God raised up Jesus on the third day and granted that he be seen, not by all, but only by such witnesses as had been chosen beforehand by God - by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commissioned us to preach to the people and bear witness that he is the one set apart by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets testify, saying that everyone who believes in him has forgiveness of sins through his name.
RESPONSORY
Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us, alleluia, alleluia.
- Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us, alleluia, alleluia.
You have risen from the dead,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us, alleluia, alleluia.
BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
Antiphon: I am the shepherd of the sheep; I am the way, the truth and the life: I know my sheep, and my sheep know me, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
Christ is the Lord of life, raised up by the Father; in his turn he will raise us up by his power. Let us pray to him, saying:
Christ our life, save us.
Lord Jesus, light shining in the darkness, you lead your people into life, and give our mortal nature the gift of holiness,
- may we spend this day in praise of your glory.
Lord, you walked the way of suffering and crucifixion,
- may we suffer and die with you, and rise again to share your glory.
Son of the Father, our master and our brother, you have made us a kingdom of priests for our God,
- may we offer you our joyful sacrifice of praise.
King of glory, we look forward to the great day of your coming in splendor,
- that we may see you face to face, and be transformed in your likeness.
Our Father...
COLLECT
May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
WEEK III - SUNDAY
Daytime Prayer
Daytime Prayer
O God, come to my assistance.
O 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 ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleuia.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleuia.
HYMN
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
Hail Thee Festival Day
Hail Thee Festival Day
At one of the hours, the psalms are said as below. At the other hours, the complementary psalms are used.
PSALMODY
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Psalm 118
Song of joy for salvation
This Jesus is the stone which, rejected by you builders, has become the chief stone supporting all the rest (Acts 4:11)
I
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his love endures for ever.
Let the sons of Israel say:
His love endures for ever.
Let the sons of Aaron say:
His love endures for ever.
Let those who fear the Lord say:
His love endures for ever.
I called to the Lord in my distress;
he answered and freed me.
The Lord is at my side; I do not fear.
what can man do against me?
The Lord is at my side as my helper;
I shall look down on my foes.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in men;
it is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes. Glory...
II
The nations all encompassed me;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me, compassed me about;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me about like bees;
they blazed like a fire among thorns.
In the Lord's name I crushed them.
I was thrust down, thrust down and falling,
but the Lord was my helper.
The Lord is my strength and my song;
he is my savior.
There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the just.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
his right hand raised me.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
I shall not die, I shall live
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord,
but not doomed to die. Glory...
The nations all encompassed me;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me, compassed me about;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me about like bees;
they blazed like a fire among thorns.
In the Lord's name I crushed them.
I was thrust down, thrust down and falling,
but the Lord was my helper.
The Lord is my strength and my song;
he is my savior.
There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the just.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
his right hand raised me.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
I shall not die, I shall live
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord,
but not doomed to die. Glory...
III
Open to me the gates of holiness:
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord's own gate
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered
and you are my savior.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord;
we rejoice and are glad.
O Lord, grant us salvation;
O Lord, grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
the Lord God is our light.
Go forward in procession with branches
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you.
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
for his love endures for ever. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you have given us the great day of rejoicing: Jesus Christ, the stone rejected by the builders, has become the cornerstone of the Church, our spiritual home. Shed upon your Church the rays of your glory, that it may be seen as the gate of salvation open to all nations. Let cries of joy and exultation ring out from its tents, to celebrate the wonder of Christ's resurrection.
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
Open to me the gates of holiness:
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord's own gate
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered
and you are my savior.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord;
we rejoice and are glad.
O Lord, grant us salvation;
O Lord, grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
the Lord God is our light.
Go forward in procession with branches
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you.
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
for his love endures for ever. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you have given us the great day of rejoicing: Jesus Christ, the stone rejected by the builders, has become the cornerstone of the Church, our spiritual home. Shed upon your Church the rays of your glory, that it may be seen as the gate of salvation open to all nations. Let cries of joy and exultation ring out from its tents, to celebrate the wonder of Christ's resurrection.
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
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Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
TERCE
READING
Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures; he was buried; and he was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with the scriptures. He appeared first to Cephas and secondly to the Twelve. - 1 Cor. 15:3-5
Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures; he was buried; and he was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with the scriptures. He appeared first to Cephas and secondly to the Twelve. - 1 Cor. 15:3-5
The Lord is risen, alleluia.
- He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.
- He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.
COLLECT
May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
SEXT
READING
God is rich in mercy; because of his great love for us he brought us to life with Christ when we were dead in sin. By this favor you were saved. Both with and in Christ Jesus he raised us up and gave us a place in the heavens - Ephesians 2:4 - 6
God is rich in mercy; because of his great love for us he brought us to life with Christ when we were dead in sin. By this favor you were saved. Both with and in Christ Jesus he raised us up and gave us a place in the heavens - Ephesians 2:4 - 6
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.
- When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
- When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
COLLECT
May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
NONE
READING
Through baptism into Christ's death we were buried with him so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a new life. - Romans 6:4
Through baptism into Christ's death we were buried with him so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a new life. - Romans 6:4
Stay with us Lord, alleluia.
- For evening draws near, alleluia.
- For evening draws near, alleluia.
COLLECT
May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK III - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer II
Psalter, Sunday, Week III
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.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK III - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer II
Psalter, Sunday, Week III
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
Easter Hymns:
Allluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: He purified us from our sins, and is seated at God's right hand, alleluia.
Psalm 110:1-5,7
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Father, we ask you to give us victory and peace. In Jesus Christ, our Lord and King, we are already seated at your right hand. We look forward to praising you in the fellowship of all your saints in our heavenly homeland.
Antiphon 1 He purified us from our sins, and is seated at God's right hand, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 The Lord has redeemed his people, alleluia.
Psalm 111
God's marvelous works
We are lost in wonder at all you have done for us, our Lord and mighty God (Revelation 15:3)
I will thank the Lord with all my heart
in the meeting of the just and their assembly.
Great are the works of the Lord,
to be pondered by all who love them.
Majestic and glorious his work,
his justice stands firm for ever.
He makes us remember his wonders.
The Lord is compassion and love.
He gives food to those who fear him;
keeps his covenant ever in mind.
He has shown his might to his people
by giving them the lands of the nations.
His works are justice and truth,
his precepts are all of them sure,
standing firm for ever and ever;
they are made in uprightness and truth.
He has sent deliverance to his people
and established his covenant for ever.
Holy his name, to be feared.
To fear the Lord is the first stage of wisdom;
all who do so prove themselves wise.
His praise shall last for ever! Glory...
God's marvelous works
We are lost in wonder at all you have done for us, our Lord and mighty God (Revelation 15:3)
I will thank the Lord with all my heart
in the meeting of the just and their assembly.
Great are the works of the Lord,
to be pondered by all who love them.
Majestic and glorious his work,
his justice stands firm for ever.
He makes us remember his wonders.
The Lord is compassion and love.
He gives food to those who fear him;
keeps his covenant ever in mind.
He has shown his might to his people
by giving them the lands of the nations.
His works are justice and truth,
his precepts are all of them sure,
standing firm for ever and ever;
they are made in uprightness and truth.
He has sent deliverance to his people
and established his covenant for ever.
Holy his name, to be feared.
To fear the Lord is the first stage of wisdom;
all who do so prove themselves wise.
His praise shall last for ever! Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Merciful and gentle Lord, you are the crowning glory of all the saints. Give us, your children, the gift of obedience which is the beginning of wisdom, so that we may do what you command and be filled with your mercy.
Antiphon 2 The Lord has redeemed his people, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 Alleluia, our Lord is king; let us rejoice and give glory to him, alleluia.
Canticle - See Revelation 19:1-7
The wedding of the lamb
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
(Alleluia.)
his judgments are honest and true.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
(Alleluia.)
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
(Alleluia.)
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
(Alleluia.)
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
Alleluia (alleluia). Glory...
The wedding of the lamb
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
(Alleluia.)
his judgments are honest and true.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
(Alleluia.)
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
(Alleluia.)
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
(Alleluia.)
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
Alleluia (alleluia). Glory...
Antiphon 3 Alleluia, our Lord is king; let us rejoice and give glory to him, 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 made his footstool. For by one offering he has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated.
RESPONSORY
The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
- The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
He has appeared to Simon,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: Jesus said to the disciples: Bring me some of the fish you have just caught. Simon Peter went aboard and hauled ashore the net, full of large fish, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
With joy in our hearts, let us call upon Christ the Lord, who died and rose again, and lives always to intercede for us:
Victorious King, hear our prayer.
Light and salvation of all peoples,
- send into our hearts the fire of your Spirit, as we proclaim your resurrection.
Let Israel recognize in you her longed-for Messiah,
- and the whole earth be filled with the knowledge of your glory.
Keep us in the communion of your saints,
- and grant us rest from our labors in their company.
You have triumphed over death, your enemy; destroy in us the power of death,
- that we may live only for you, victorious and immortal Lord.
Savior Christ, you were obedient even to accepting death, and were raised up to the right hand of the Father,
- in your goodness welcome your brothers and sisters into the kingdom of your glory.
Our Father...
COLLECT
May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
EASTER MONDAY
Daytime Prayer
Psalter, Monday, Week I
O God, come to my assistance.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
O 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.
- as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.
Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN
Refrain: Hail thee, festival day!
Blest day that art hallowed forever;
day wherein Christ arose,
breaking the kingdom of death.
Lo, the fair beauty of earth,
from the death of the winter arising,
every good gift of the year
now with its Master returns. Refrain
from the death of the winter arising,
every good gift of the year
now with its Master returns. Refrain
He who was nailed to the Cross
is God and the Ruler of all things;
all things created on earth
worship the Maker of all. Refrain
is God and the Ruler of all things;
all things created on earth
worship the Maker of all. Refrain
God of all pity and power,
let thy word be assured to the doubted;
light on the third day returns:
rise, Son of God, from the tomb! Refrain
let thy word be assured to the doubted;
light on the third day returns:
rise, Son of God, from the tomb! Refrain
Loosen, O Lord, the enchained,
the spirits imprisoned in darkness;
rescue, recall into life those
who are rushing to death. Refrain
the spirits imprisoned in darkness;
rescue, recall into life those
who are rushing to death. Refrain
Rise now, O Lord, from the grave
and cast off the shroud that enwrapped thee;
thou art sufficient for us;
darkness and chaos and death
flee from the face of the light. Refrain
and cast off the shroud that enwrapped thee;
thou art sufficient for us;
darkness and chaos and death
flee from the face of the light. Refrain
TERCE
Antiphon: Christ is risen from the dead and will never die again, alleluia.
Psalms of the Day
Reading
I saw the Son of Man, and he said to me, 'Have no fear! I am the First and the Last. I was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld.' - Revelation 1:17-18
Responsory
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
SEXT
Antiphon: He was handed over to death for our sins; he was raised to life to justify us, alleluia
Psalms of the Day
Reading
In Christ lives the fullness of divinity, and in him you too find your own fulfilment. You have been buried with him, when you were baptised; and by baptism, too, you have been raised up with him through your belief in the power of God who raised him from the dead. - Colossians 2:9 - 12
Antiphon: He was handed over to death for our sins; he was raised to life to justify us, alleluia
Psalms of the Day
Reading
In Christ lives the fullness of divinity, and in him you too find your own fulfilment. You have been buried with him, when you were baptised; and by baptism, too, you have been raised up with him through your belief in the power of God who raised him from the dead. - Colossians 2:9 - 12
Responsory
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
PRAYER
COLLECT
O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
NONE
Antiphon: Since you have been raised to life with Christ, seek the things that are above, alleluia.
Psalms of the Day
Reading
Remember the Good News that I carry, 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David'. Here is a saying that you rely on: 'If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.' - 2 Timothy 2:8 - 11
Antiphon: Since you have been raised to life with Christ, seek the things that are above, alleluia.
Psalms of the Day
Reading
Remember the Good News that I carry, 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David'. Here is a saying that you rely on: 'If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.' - 2 Timothy 2:8 - 11
Responsory
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
At one of the hours, the psalms are said as below. At the other hours, the complementary psalms are used.
PSALMODY
Psalm 8
Praise for God's loving compassion
I affirm that...the Gentile peoples are to praise God because of his mercy (Romans 15:8-9)
How great is your name, O Lord our God,
through all the earth!
Your majesty is praised above the heavens;
on the lips of children and of babes
you have found praise to foil your enemy,
to silence the foe and the rebel.
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands,
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind,
mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god;
with glory and honor you crowned him,
gave him power over the works of your hands,
put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle,
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish
that make their way through the waters.
How great is your name, O Lord our God
through all the earth! Glory...
Psalm 19A
Praise of the Lord, Creator of All
The dawn from on high shall break on us...to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the story
and night unto night makes known the message.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard
yet their span extends through all the earth,
their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
There he has placed a tent for the sun;
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent,
rejoices like a champion to run its course.
At the end of the sky is the rising of the sun;
to the furthest end of the sky is its course.
There is nothing concealed from its burning heat. Glory...
Psalm 19B
Praise of God who gave us the law of love
You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48)
The law of the Lord is perfect,
it revives the soul.
The rule of the Lord is to be trusted,
it gives wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right,
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear,
it gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is holy,
abiding for ever.
The decrees of the Lord are truth
and all of them just.
They are more to be desired than gold,
than the purest of gold
and sweeter are they than honey,
than honey from the comb.
So in them your servant finds instruction;
great reward is in their keeping.
But who can detect all his errors?
From hidden faults acquit me.
From presumption restrain your servant
and let it not rule me.
Then shall I be blameless,
clean from grave sin.
May the spoken words of my mouth,
the thoughts of my heart,
win favor in your sight, O Lord,
my rescuer, my rock! Glory...
Psalm 8
Praise for God's loving compassion
I affirm that...the Gentile peoples are to praise God because of his mercy (Romans 15:8-9)
How great is your name, O Lord our God,
through all the earth!
Your majesty is praised above the heavens;
on the lips of children and of babes
you have found praise to foil your enemy,
to silence the foe and the rebel.
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands,
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind,
mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god;
with glory and honor you crowned him,
gave him power over the works of your hands,
put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle,
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish
that make their way through the waters.
How great is your name, O Lord our God
through all the earth! Glory...
Psalm 19A
Praise of the Lord, Creator of All
The dawn from on high shall break on us...to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the story
and night unto night makes known the message.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard
yet their span extends through all the earth,
their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
There he has placed a tent for the sun;
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent,
rejoices like a champion to run its course.
At the end of the sky is the rising of the sun;
to the furthest end of the sky is its course.
There is nothing concealed from its burning heat. Glory...
Psalm 19B
Praise of God who gave us the law of love
You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48)
The law of the Lord is perfect,
it revives the soul.
The rule of the Lord is to be trusted,
it gives wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right,
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear,
it gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is holy,
abiding for ever.
The decrees of the Lord are truth
and all of them just.
They are more to be desired than gold,
than the purest of gold
and sweeter are they than honey,
than honey from the comb.
So in them your servant finds instruction;
great reward is in their keeping.
But who can detect all his errors?
From hidden faults acquit me.
From presumption restrain your servant
and let it not rule me.
Then shall I be blameless,
clean from grave sin.
May the spoken words of my mouth,
the thoughts of my heart,
win favor in your sight, O Lord,
my rescuer, my rock! Glory...
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK IV - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer I
Psalter, Week IV
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
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: May the peace of Christ fill your hearts with joy, alleluia.
Psalm 122
Holy city Jerusalem
You have come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22)
I rejoiced when I heard them say:
Let us go to God's house.
And now our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built as a city
strongly compact.
It is there that the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord.
For Israel's law it is,
there to praise the Lord's name.
There were set the thrones of judgment
of the house of David.
For the peace of Jerusalem pray:
Peace be to your homes!
For love of my brethren and friends
I say: Peace upon you.
For love of the house of the Lord
I will ask for your good. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: When you rose from the dead, Lord Jesus, you formed the Church into your new body, and made of it the new Jerusalem, united in your Spirit. Give us peace in our day. Make all nations come to your Church to share in the gifts in fellowship, that they may render you thanks without end and come to your eternal city.
Antiphon 1 May the peace of Christ fill your hearts with joy, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 With your own blood, you have redeemed us for God, alleluia.
Psalm 130
A cry from the depths
He himself will save his people from their sins (Matthew 1:21).
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness:
for this we revere you.
My soul is waiting for the Lord.
I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
(Let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.)
Because with the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord Jesus, uphold those who hope in you and give us your counsel, so that we may know the joy of your resurrection and deserve to be among the saints at your right hand.
Antiphon 2 With your own blood, you have redeemed us for God, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 Was it not necessary for Christ to suffer and so enter into his glory? alleluia.
Canticle - Philippians 2:6-11
Christ, God's holy servant
Though he was in the form of God,
Jesus did not deem equality with God
something to be grasped at.
Rather, he emptied himself
and took the form of a slave,
being born in the likeness of men.
He was known to be of human estate
and it was thus that he humbled himself,
obediently accepting even death,
death on a cross!
Because of this,
God highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
above every other name,
So that at Jesus' name
every knee must bend
in the heavens, on the earth,
and under the earth,
and every tongue proclaim
to the glory of God the Father:
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! Glory...
Antiphon 1 May the peace of Christ fill your hearts with joy, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 With your own blood, you have redeemed us for God, alleluia.
Psalm 130
A cry from the depths
He himself will save his people from their sins (Matthew 1:21).
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness:
for this we revere you.
My soul is waiting for the Lord.
I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
(Let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.)
Because with the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord Jesus, uphold those who hope in you and give us your counsel, so that we may know the joy of your resurrection and deserve to be among the saints at your right hand.
Antiphon 2 With your own blood, you have redeemed us for God, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 Was it not necessary for Christ to suffer and so enter into his glory? alleluia.
Canticle - Philippians 2:6-11
Christ, God's holy servant
Though he was in the form of God,
Jesus did not deem equality with God
something to be grasped at.
Rather, he emptied himself
and took the form of a slave,
being born in the likeness of men.
He was known to be of human estate
and it was thus that he humbled himself,
obediently accepting even death,
death on a cross!
Because of this,
God highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
above every other name,
So that at Jesus' name
every knee must bend
in the heavens, on the earth,
and under the earth,
and every tongue proclaim
to the glory of God the Father:
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! Glory...
Antiphon 3 Was it not necessary for Christ to suffer and so enter into his glory? alleluia.
READING 1 Peter 2:9-10
You are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises" of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were "no people" but now you are God's people; you "had not received mercy" but now you have received mercy.
RESPONSORY
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
When they saw the risen Lord
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: I am the gate, says the Lord; whoever enters through me shall be saved, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
In rising from the dead, Christ destroyed death and restored life. Let us cry out to him, saying:
Lord Jesus, you live forever; hear our prayer.
You are the stone rejected by the builders which became the chief cornerstone,
- make us living stones in the temple of your Church.
You are the faithful and true witness, the first born from the dead,
- make your church bear constant witness to yourself.
You alone are the Bridegroom of the Church, born from your wounded side,
- make us reveal to the world the love of Bridegroom and Bride.
You are the first and the last, you were dead and are alive,
- keep those who have been baptized faithful until death, that they may receive the crown of victory.
You are the stone rejected by the builders which became the chief cornerstone,
- make us living stones in the temple of your Church.
You are the faithful and true witness, the first born from the dead,
- make your church bear constant witness to yourself.
You alone are the Bridegroom of the Church, born from your wounded side,
- make us reveal to the world the love of Bridegroom and Bride.
You are the first and the last, you were dead and are alive,
- keep those who have been baptized faithful until death, that they may receive the crown of victory.
Our Father...
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
lead us to a share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the brave Shepherd has gone before.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
SUNDAY - WEEK IV
Office of Readings
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If Morning Prayer is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If Morning Prayer is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
WEEK IV - SUNDAY
Morning Prayer
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Morning Prayer
Psalter, Sunday Week IV
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.
HYMN
Psalter, Sunday Week IV
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.
HYMN
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: I shall not die but live and proclaim the works of the Lord, alleluia.
Psalm 118
Song of joy for salvation
This Jesus is the stone which, rejected by you builders, has become the chief stone supporting all the rest. (Acts 4:11)
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his love endures forever.
Let the sons of Israel say:
"His love endures for ever."
Let the sons of Aaron say:
"His love endures for ever."
Let those who fear the Lord say:
"His love endures for ever."
I called to the Lord in my distress;
he answered and freed me.
The Lord is at my side; I do not fear.
what can man do against me?
The Lord is at my side as my helper;
I shall look down on my foes.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in men;
it is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
The nations all encompassed me;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me, compassed me about;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me about like bees;
they blazed like a fire among thorns.
In the Lord's name I crushed them.
I was thrust down, thrust down and falling,
but the Lord was my helper.
The Lord is my strength and my song;
he is my savior.
There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the just.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
his right hand raised me.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
I shall not die, I shall live
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord,
but not doomed to die.
Open to me the gates of holiness:
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord's own gate
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered
and you are my savior.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord;
we rejoice and are glad.
O Lord, grant us salvation;
O Lord, grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
the Lord God is our light.
Go forward in procession with branches
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you.
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
for his love endures for ever. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you have given us the great day of rejoicing: Jesus Christ, the stone rejected by the builders, has become the cornerstone of the Church, our spiritual home. Shed upon your Church the rays of your glory, that it may be seen as the gate of salvation open to all nations. Let cries of joy and exultation ring out from its tents, to celebrate the wonder of Christ's resurrection.
Antiphon 1 I shall not die but live and proclaim the works of the Lord, alleluia.
Antiphon 1 I shall not die but live and proclaim the works of the Lord, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 Blessed be your holy and glorious name, O Lord, alleluia.
Canticle - Daniel 3:52-57
Let all creatures praise the Lord
The Creator...is blessed for ever (Romans 1:25)
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever;
And blessed is your holy and glorious name,
praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages.
Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory,
praiseworthy and glorious above all forever.
Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Blessed are you who look into the depths
from your throne upon the cherubim,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven,
praiseworthy and glorious forever.
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord,
praise and exalt him above all forever.
Antiphon 2 Blessed be your holy and glorious name, O Lord, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 Give honor and praise to our God; all that he does is perfect and all his ways are true, alleluia.
Psalm 150
Praise the Lord
Let mind and heart be in your song: this is to glorify God with your whole self (Hesychius)
Praise God in his holy place,
praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his powerful deeds,
praise his surpassing greatness.
O praise him with sound of trumpet,
praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with timbrel and dance,
praise him with strings and pipes.
O praise him with resounding cymbals,
praise him with clashing of cymbals.
Let everything that lives and that breathes
give praise to the Lord. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, maker of heaven and earth and of all created things, you make your just ones holy and you justify sinners who confess your name. Hear us as we humbly pray to you: give us eternal joy with your saints
Antiphon 3 Give honor and praise to our God; all that he does is perfect and all his ways are true, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 Give honor and praise to our God; all that he does is perfect and all his ways are true, alleluia.
READING Acts 10:40b-43
God raised up Jesus on the third day and granted that he be seen, not by all, but only by such witnesses as had been chosen beforehand by God - by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commissioned us to preach to the people and bear witness that he is the one set apart by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets testify, saying that everyone who believes in him has forgiveness of sins through his name.
RESPONSORY
Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us, alleluia, alleluia.
- Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us, alleluia, alleluia.
You have risen from the dead,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us, alleluia, alleluia.
BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
Antiphon: I am the shepherd of the sheep; I am the way, the truth and the life: I know my sheep, and my sheep know me, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
God the almighty Father raised Jesus as the firstborn from the dead, and made him our Savior. Let us call upon him, saying:
Give us, Lord, the glory of your Son.
All-holy Father, you brought your beloved Son Jesus from the darkness of death into the splendor of your glory,
- bring us also into your marvelous light.
You have given us faith to save us,
- may we live by the faith of our baptism.
You command us to seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at your right hand,
- do not let us be deceived by the allurements of sin.
May our life, hidden with Christ in you, our Father, shine before the world,
- foreshadowing a new heaven and a new earth.
All-holy Father, you brought your beloved Son Jesus from the darkness of death into the splendor of your glory,
- bring us also into your marvelous light.
You have given us faith to save us,
- may we live by the faith of our baptism.
You command us to seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at your right hand,
- do not let us be deceived by the allurements of sin.
May our life, hidden with Christ in you, our Father, shine before the world,
- foreshadowing a new heaven and a new earth.
Our Father...
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
lead us to a share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the brave Shepherd has gone before.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
WEEK IV - SUNDAY
Daytime Prayer
Daytime Prayer
O God, come to my assistance.
O 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 ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
Hail Thee Festival Day
Hail Thee Festival Day
At one of the hours, the psalms are said as below. At the other hours, the complementary psalms are used.
PSALMODY
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Psalm 23
The Good Shepherd
The lamb himself will be their shepherd and will lead them to the springs of living waters. (Revelation 7:17)
The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures
where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me,
to revive my drooping spirit.
He guides me along the right path;
he is true to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness
no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff;
with these you give me comfort.
You have prepared a banquet for me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is overflowing.
Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord's own house shall I dwell
for ever and ever. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Shepherd of your Church, you give us new birth in the waters of Baptism; you anoint us with oil, and call us to salvation at your table. Dispel the terrors of death and the darkness of error. Lead your people along safe paths, that they may rest securely in you and live for ever in your Father's house.
Psalm 76
Thanksgiving for victory
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven. (Matthew 24:30)
I
God, you are made known in Judah;
in Israel your name is great.
You set up your tent in Jerusalem
and your dwelling place in Zion.
It was there you broke the flashing arrows,
the shield, the sword, the armor.
You, O Lord, are resplendent,
more majestic than the everlasting mountains.
The warriors, despoiled, slept in death;
the hands of the soldiers were powerless.
At your threat, O God of Jacob,
horse and rider lay stunned. Glory...
II
You, you alone, strike terror.
Who shall stand when your anger is roused?
You uttered your sentence from the heavens;
the earth in terror was still
when you arose to judge,
to save the humble of the earth.
Men's anger will serve to praise you;
its survivors surround you with joy.
Make vows to your God and fulfill them.
Let all pay tribute to him who strikes terror,
who cuts short the breath of princes,
who strikes terror in the kings of the earth. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Your power is awesome, Father, and wonderful is your holiness. In your presence the earth both trembles and stands still, for you shattered death's power by the cross. Rise to help your people: give your light and grant salvation to the meek of the earth, that they may praise your name in heaven.
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
You, you alone, strike terror.
Who shall stand when your anger is roused?
You uttered your sentence from the heavens;
the earth in terror was still
when you arose to judge,
to save the humble of the earth.
Men's anger will serve to praise you;
its survivors surround you with joy.
Make vows to your God and fulfill them.
Let all pay tribute to him who strikes terror,
who cuts short the breath of princes,
who strikes terror in the kings of the earth. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Your power is awesome, Father, and wonderful is your holiness. In your presence the earth both trembles and stands still, for you shattered death's power by the cross. Rise to help your people: give your light and grant salvation to the meek of the earth, that they may praise your name in heaven.
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
TERCE
READING
Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures; he was buried; and he was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with the scriptures. He appeared first to Cephas and secondly to the Twelve. - 1 Cor. 15:3-5
Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures; he was buried; and he was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with the scriptures. He appeared first to Cephas and secondly to the Twelve. - 1 Cor. 15:3-5
The Lord is risen, alleluia.
- He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
lead us to a share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the brave Shepherd has gone before.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
SEXT
READING
God is rich in mercy; because of his great love for us he brought us to life with Christ when we were dead in sin. By this favor you were saved. Both with and in Christ Jesus he raised us up and gave us a place in the heavens - Ephesians 2:4 - 6
God is rich in mercy; because of his great love for us he brought us to life with Christ when we were dead in sin. By this favor you were saved. Both with and in Christ Jesus he raised us up and gave us a place in the heavens - Ephesians 2:4 - 6
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.
- When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
- When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
lead us to a share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the brave Shepherd has gone before.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Almighty ever-living God,
lead us to a share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the brave Shepherd has gone before.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
NONE
READING
Through baptism into Christ's death we were buried with him so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a new life. - Romans 6:4
Through baptism into Christ's death we were buried with him so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a new life. - Romans 6:4
Stay with us Lord, alleluia.
- For evening draws near, alleluia.
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
lead us to a share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the brave Shepherd has gone before.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK IV - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer II
Psalter, Sunday, Week IV
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.
Evening Prayer II
Psalter, Sunday, Week IV
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
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Seek the things that are above where Christ is seated at God's right hand, alleluia.
Psalm 110:1-5,7
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
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.
Antiphon 1 Seek the things that are above where Christ is seated at God's right hand, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 In the darkness he dawns; a light for upright hearts, alleluia.
Psalm 112
The happiness of the just man
Live as children born of the light. Light produces every kind of goodness and justice and truth. (Ephesians 5:8-9).
Happy the man who fears the Lord,
who take delight in all his commands.
His sons shall be powerful on earth;
the children of the upright are blessed.
Riches and wealth are in his house;
his justice stands firm for ever.
He is a light in the darkness for the upright:
he is generous, merciful and just.
The good man takes pity and lends,
he conducts his affairs with honor.
The just man will never waver:
he will be remembered for ever.
He has no fear of evil news;
with a firm heart he trusts in the Lord.
With a steadfast heart he will not fear;
he will see the downfall of his foes.
Open-handed, he gives to the poor;
his justice stands firm for ever.
His head will be raised in glory.
The wicked man sees and is angry,
grinds his teeth and fades away;
the desire of the wicked leads to doom. Glory...
The happiness of the just man
Live as children born of the light. Light produces every kind of goodness and justice and truth. (Ephesians 5:8-9).
Happy the man who fears the Lord,
who take delight in all his commands.
His sons shall be powerful on earth;
the children of the upright are blessed.
Riches and wealth are in his house;
his justice stands firm for ever.
He is a light in the darkness for the upright:
he is generous, merciful and just.
The good man takes pity and lends,
he conducts his affairs with honor.
The just man will never waver:
he will be remembered for ever.
He has no fear of evil news;
with a firm heart he trusts in the Lord.
With a steadfast heart he will not fear;
he will see the downfall of his foes.
Open-handed, he gives to the poor;
his justice stands firm for ever.
His head will be raised in glory.
The wicked man sees and is angry,
grinds his teeth and fades away;
the desire of the wicked leads to doom. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you are the eternal light which illumines the hearts of good people. Help us to love you, to rejoice in your glory, and so to live in this world as to avoid harsh judgment in the next. May we come to see the light of your countenance.
Antiphon 2 In the darkness he dawns; a light for upright hearts, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 Alleluia, salvation, glory and power to our God, alleluia.
Canticle - See Revelation 19:1-7
The wedding of the lamb
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
(Alleluia.)
his judgments are honest and true.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
(Alleluia.)
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
(Alleluia.)
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
(Alleluia.)
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
Alleluia (alleluia). Glory...
The wedding of the lamb
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
(Alleluia.)
his judgments are honest and true.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
(Alleluia.)
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
(Alleluia.)
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
(Alleluia.)
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
Alleluia (alleluia). Glory...
Antiphon 3 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 made his footstool. For by one offering he has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated.
RESPONSORY
The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
- The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
He has appeared to Simon,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: My sheep will hear my voice. I, their Lord, know them, 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,
- may all things be lifted up in Him.
Through your Son in glory, send the Holy Spirit upon the Church.
- that it may be the sacrament of unity for the whole human race.
You have brought a new family into being through water and the Holy Spirit,
- keep them faithful to their baptism, and bring them to everlasting life.
Through your exalted Son, help those in distress, free those in captivity, heal the sick.
- and by your blessings give joy to the world.
You nourished our deceased brothers and sisters with the body and blood of the risen Christ.
- raise them up at the last day.
Righteous Father, you lifted Jesus above the earth through the triumph of the cross,
- may all things be lifted up in Him.
Through your Son in glory, send the Holy Spirit upon the Church.
- that it may be the sacrament of unity for the whole human race.
You have brought a new family into being through water and the Holy Spirit,
- keep them faithful to their baptism, and bring them to everlasting life.
Through your exalted Son, help those in distress, free those in captivity, heal the sick.
- and by your blessings give joy to the world.
You nourished our deceased brothers and sisters with the body and blood of the risen Christ.
- raise them up at the last day.
Our Father...
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
lead us to a share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the brave Shepherd has gone before.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
WEEK V - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer I
Psalter, Week I
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
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Like the evening offering my hands rise up in prayer to you, O Lord, alleluia.
Psalm 141
A prayer when in danger
An angel stood before the face of God, thurible in hand. The fragrant incense soaring aloft was the prayer of God's people on earth (Revelation 8:4)
I have called to you, Lord; hasten to help me!
Hear my voice when I cry to you.
Let my prayer arise before you like incense,
the raising of my hands like an evening oblation.
Set, O Lord, a guard over my mouth;
keep watch, O Lord, at the door of my lips!
Do not turn my heart to things that are wrong,
to evil deeds with men who are sinners.
keep watch, O Lord, at the door of my lips!
Do not turn my heart to things that are wrong,
to evil deeds with men who are sinners.
Never allow me to share in their feasting.
If a just man strikes or reproves me it is kindness
but let the oil of the wicked not anoint my head.
Let my prayer be ever against their malice.
If a just man strikes or reproves me it is kindness
but let the oil of the wicked not anoint my head.
Let my prayer be ever against their malice.
Their princes were thrown down by the side of the rock;
then they understood that my words were kind.
As a millstone is shattered to pieces on the ground,
so their bones were strewn at the mouth of the grave.
then they understood that my words were kind.
As a millstone is shattered to pieces on the ground,
so their bones were strewn at the mouth of the grave.
To you, Lord God, my eyes are turned:
in you I take refuge; spare my soul!
From the trap they have laid for me keep me safe:
keep me from the snares of those who do evil. Glory...
in you I take refuge; spare my soul!
From the trap they have laid for me keep me safe:
keep me from the snares of those who do evil. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord, from the rising of the sun to its setting your name is worthy of all praise. Let our prayer come like incense before you. May the lifting up of our hands be as an evening sacrifice acceptable to you, Lord our God.
Antiphon 1 Like the evening offering my hands rise up in prayer to you, O Lord, alleluia.
Antiphon 1 Like the evening offering my hands rise up in prayer to you, O Lord, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 You have led me forth from prison, that I may give praise to your name, alleluia.
Psalm 142
You, Lord are my refuge
What is written in this Psalm was fulfilled by our Lord's passion (Saint Hilary)
With all my voice I cry to the Lord,
with all my voice I entreat the Lord.
I pour out my trouble before him;
I tell him all my distress
while my spirit faints within me.
But you, O Lord, know my path.
On the way where I shall walk
they have hidden a snare to entrap me.
Look on my right and see:
there is no one who takes my part.
I have no means of escape,
not one who cares for my soul.
they have hidden a snare to entrap me.
Look on my right and see:
there is no one who takes my part.
I have no means of escape,
not one who cares for my soul.
I cry to you, O Lord.
I have said: You are my refuge
all I have in the land of the living."
Listen, then, to my cry
for I am in the depths of distress.
I have said: You are my refuge
all I have in the land of the living."
Listen, then, to my cry
for I am in the depths of distress.
Rescue me from those who pursue me
for they are stronger than I.
Bring my soul out of this prison
and then I shall praise your name.
Around me the just will assemble
because of your goodness to me. Glory...
for they are stronger than I.
Bring my soul out of this prison
and then I shall praise your name.
Around me the just will assemble
because of your goodness to me. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord, we humbly ask for your goodness. May you help us to hope in you, and give us a share with your chosen ones in the land of the living.
Antiphon 2 You have led me forth from prison, that I may give praise to your name, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 You have led me forth from prison, that I may give praise to your name, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 The Son of God learned obedience through suffering and became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation, alleluia.
Canticle - Philippians 2:6-11
Christ, God's holy servant
Though he was in the form of God,
Jesus did not deem equality with God
something to be grasped at.
Rather, he emptied himself
and took the form of a slave,
being born in the likeness of men.
He was known to be of human estate
and it was thus that he humbled himself,
obediently accepting even death,
death on a cross!
Because of this,
God highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
above every other name,
So that at Jesus' name
every knee must bend
in the heavens, on the earth,
and under the earth,
and every tongue proclaim
to the glory of God the Father:
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! Glory...
Antiphon 3 The Son of God learned obedience through suffering and became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation, alleluia.
READING 1 Peter 2:9-10
You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were no people but now you are God's people; you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.
RESPONSORY
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
When they saw the risen Lord
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
Christ is our life and resurrection. Let us cry out to him with faith:
Son of the living God, protect your people.
Lord Jesus, we pray for your Catholic Church,
- make it holy, so that your kingdom may be established among all nations.
We pray for the sick and the sorrowful, for those in bondage and in exile,
- that they may receive consolation and help.
We pray for those who have turned away from your paths,
- that they may experience the grace of your forgiveness and the joy of rising to new life.
Crucified and risen Savior, you will come to judge the world,
- have mercy on us sinners.
We pray for all the living,
- and for all who have gone from us in the hope of resurrection.
Our Father...
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
SUNDAY - WEEK V
Office of Readings
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If Morning Prayer is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If Morning Prayer is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Office of Readings
Psalter, Sunday, Week I
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.
HYMN
Psalter, Sunday, Week I
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.
HYMN
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
The Day of Resurrection
The Day of Resurrection
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: See how the cross of the Lord stands revealed as the tree of life, alleluia.
Psalm 1
There are two ways a man may take
They are happy who, putting all their trust in the cross, have plunged into the water of life (from an author of the second century)
Happy indeed is the man
who follows not the counsel of the wicked,
nor lingers in the way of sinners
nor sits in the company of scorners,
but whose delight is the law of the Lord
and who ponders his law day and night.
He is like a tree that is planted
beside the flowing waters,
that yields its fruit in due season
and whose leaves shall never fade;
and all that he does shall prosper.
Not so are the wicked, not so!
For they like winnowed chaff
shall be driven away by the wind.
When the wicked are judged they shall not stand,
nor find room among those who are just;
for the Lord guards the way of the just
but the way of the wicked leads to doom. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord, you are the fullness of life of holiness and of joy. Fill our days and night with the love of your wisdom, that we may bear fruit in the beauty of holiness, like a tree watered by running streams.
Antiphon 1 See how the cross of the Lord stands revealed as the tree of life, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 Here is a king of my own choosing who will rule on Mount Zion, alleluia.
Psalm 2
The Messiah, king and conqueror
The rulers of the earth joined forces to overthrow Jesus, your anointed Son (Acts 4:27)
Why this tumult among nations,
among peoples this useless murmuring?
They arise, the kings of the earth,
princes plot against the Lord and his Anointed.
"Come, let us break their fetters,
come, let us cast off their yoke."
He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord is laughing them to scorn.
Then he will speak in his anger,
his rage will strike them with terror.
"It is I who have set up my king on Zion,
my holy mountain."
I will announce the decree of the Lord:
The Lord said to me: "You are my Son.
It is I who have begotten you this day.
Ask and I will bequeath you the nations,
put the ends of the earth in your possession.
With a rod of iron you will break them,
shatter them like a potter's jar."
Now, O kings, understand,
take warning, rulers of the earth;
serve the Lord with awe
and trembling, pay him your homage
lest he be angry and you perish;
for suddenly his anger will blaze.
Blessed are they who put their trust in God. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you gave the peoples of the world to be the inheritance of your only Son; you crowned him as king of Zion, your holy city, and gave him your Church as his bride. As he proclaims the law of your eternal kingdom, may we serve him faithfully, and so share his royal power forever.
Antiphon 2 Here is a king of my own choosing who will rule on Mount Zion, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 Lord, you are my protector; you have raised me up in glory, alleluia.
Psalm 3
I am safe in the Lord's keeping
Christ fell asleep in death, but he rose from the dead, for God was his deliverer (Saint Irenaeus)
How many are my foes, O Lord!
How many are rising up against me!
How many are saying about me:
There is no help for him in God.
But you, Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, who lift up my head.
I cry aloud to the Lord.
He answers from his holy mountain.
I lie down to rest, and I sleep.
I wake, for the Lord upholds me.
I will not fear even thousands of people
who are ranged on every side against me.
Arise, Lord; save me, my God,
you who strike my foes on the mouth,
you who break the teeth of the wicked!
O Lord of salvation, bless your people! Glory....
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you heard the cry of your Son when he was oppressed and saved him from the sleep of death. Arise, Lord, help your Church. Be its shield so that it may hold up its head and radiate the glory of the resurrection.
Antiphon 3 Lord, you are my protector; you have raised me up in glory, alleluia.
My whole body rejoices, alleluia.
- With all my strength, I will praise my God, alleluia.
FIRST READING
From the book of Revelation 18:21-19:10
The wedding feast of the Lamb
A mighty angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone and threw it into the sea and said: "With such force will Babylon the great city be thrown down, and will never be found again. No melodies of harpists and musicians, flutists and trumpeters, will ever be heard in you again. No craftsmen in any trade will ever be found in you again. No sound of the millstone will ever be heard in you again. No light from a lamp will ever be seen in you again. No voices of bride and groom will ever be heard in you again. Because your merchants were the great ones of the world, all nations were led astray by your magic potion. In her was found the blood of prophets and holy ones and all who have been slain on the earth."
After this I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying: "Alleluia! Salvation, glory, and might belong to our God, for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her harlotry. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants." They said a second time: "Alleluia! Smoke will rise from her forever and ever."
The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, "Amen. Alleluia." A voice coming from the throne said: "Praise our God, all you his servants, and you who revere him, small and great." Then I heard something like the sound of a great multitude or the sound of rushing water or mighty peals of thunder, as they said: "Alleluia! The Lord has established his reign, our God, the almighty. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory. For the wedding day of the Lamb has come, his bride has made herself ready. She was allowed to wear a bright, clean linen garment." The linen represents the righteous deeds of the holy ones.
Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These words are true; they come from God." I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Don't! I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers who bear witness to Jesus. Worship God. Witness to Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
A mighty angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone and threw it into the sea and said: "With such force will Babylon the great city be thrown down, and will never be found again. No melodies of harpists and musicians, flutists and trumpeters, will ever be heard in you again. No craftsmen in any trade will ever be found in you again. No sound of the millstone will ever be heard in you again. No light from a lamp will ever be seen in you again. No voices of bride and groom will ever be heard in you again. Because your merchants were the great ones of the world, all nations were led astray by your magic potion. In her was found the blood of prophets and holy ones and all who have been slain on the earth."
After this I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying: "Alleluia! Salvation, glory, and might belong to our God, for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her harlotry. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants." They said a second time: "Alleluia! Smoke will rise from her forever and ever."
The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, "Amen. Alleluia." A voice coming from the throne said: "Praise our God, all you his servants, and you who revere him, small and great." Then I heard something like the sound of a great multitude or the sound of rushing water or mighty peals of thunder, as they said: "Alleluia! The Lord has established his reign, our God, the almighty. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory. For the wedding day of the Lamb has come, his bride has made herself ready. She was allowed to wear a bright, clean linen garment." The linen represents the righteous deeds of the holy ones.
Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These words are true; they come from God." I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Don't! I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers who bear witness to Jesus. Worship God. Witness to Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
RESPONSORY Revelation 14:2, 19:6; 12:10; 19:5
I heard a voice from heaven
like a roar of mighty thunder:
The Lord our God reigns for ever;
- now the salvation and power and authority of Christ have come, alleluia.
A voice from the throne proclaimed:
Praise God, all you saints;
praise him all you who revere him, both great and small
- Now the salvation and power and authority of Christ have come, alleluia.
SECOND READING
From a sermon by Saint Maximus of Turin, bishop
(Sermo 53:1-2,4: CCL 23, 214-216)
Christ is the day
Christ is risen! He has burst open the gates of hell and let the dead go free; he has renewed the earth through the members of his Church now born again in baptism, and has made it blossom afresh with men brought back to life. His Holy Spirit has unlocked the doors of heaven, which stand wide open to receive those who rise up from the earth. Because of Christ’s resurrection the thief ascends to paradise, the bodies of the blessed enter the holy city, and the dead are restored to the company of the living. There is an upward movement in the whole of creation, each element raising itself to something higher. We see hell restoring its victims to the upper regions, earth sending its buried dead to heaven, and heaven presenting the new arrivals to the Lord. In one and the same movement, our Saviour’s passion raises men from the depths, lifts them up from the earth, and sets them in the heights.
Christ is risen. His rising brings life to the dead, forgiveness to sinners, and glory to the saints. And so David the prophet summons all creation to join in celebrating the Easter festival: Rejoice and be glad, he cries, on this day which the Lord has made.
The light of Christ is an endless day that knows no night. Christ is this day, says the Apostle; such is the meaning of his words: Night is almost over; day is at hand. He tells us that night is almost over, not that it is about to fall. By this we are meant to understand that the coming of Christ’s light puts Satan’s darkness to flight, leaving no place for any shadow of sin. His everlasting radiance dispels the dark clouds of the past and checks the hidden growth of vice. The Son is that day to whom the day, which is the Father, communicates the mystery of his divinity. He is the day who says through the mouth of Solomon: I have caused an unfailing light to rise in heaven. And as in heaven no night can follow day, so no sin can overshadow the justice of Christ. The celestial day is perpetually bright and shining with brilliant light; clouds can never darken its skies. In the same way, the light of Christ is eternally glowing with luminous radiance and can never be extinguished by the darkness of sin. This is why John the evangelist says: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never been able to overpower it.
And so, my brothers, each of us ought surely to rejoice on this holy day. Let no one, conscious of his sinfulness, withdraw from our common celebration, nor let anyone be kept away from our public prayer by the burden of his guilt. Sinner he may indeed be, but he must not despair of pardon on this day which is so highly privileged; for if a thief could receive the grace of paradise, how could a Christian be refused forgiveness?
RESPONSORY
The Lord in all his beauty has been raised above the stars,
and his splendour shine forth among the clouds of heaven,
- where his name shall be praised for ever, alleluia.
From the heights of heaven he goes forth,
and to the heights he returns.
- Where his name shall be praised for ever, alleluia.
CANTICLE TE DEUM
You are God: we praise you;
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
R. govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. we praise your name for ever.
V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin;
R. have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, show us your love and mercy;
R. for we put our trust in you.
V. In you, Lord, is our hope;
R. and we shall never hope in vain.
The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted.
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
R. govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. we praise your name for ever.
V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin;
R. have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, show us your love and mercy;
R. for we put our trust in you.
V. In you, Lord, is our hope;
R. and we shall never hope in vain.
The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted.
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK V - SUNDAY
Morning Prayer
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Morning Prayer
Psalter, Sunday Week V
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.
Psalter, Sunday Week V
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.
HYMN
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Whoever thirsts will drink freely of life-giving water, alleluia.
Psalm 63:2-9
A soul thirsting for God
Whoever has left the darkness of sin yearns for GodO God, you are my God, for you I long;
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water.
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.
For your love is better than life,
my lips will speak your praise.
So I will bless you all my life,
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
my mouth shall praise you with joy.
On my bed I remember you.
On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help;
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand holds me fast. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Father, creator of unfailing light, give that same light to those who call to you. May our lips praise you; our lives proclaim your goodness; our work give you honor, and our voices celebrate you for ever.
Antiphon 1 Whoever thirsts will drink freely of life-giving water, alleluia.
Antiphon 1 Whoever thirsts will drink freely of life-giving water, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 Worship the Lord who made the heavens and the earth, springs of water and the mighty sea, alleluia.
Canticle - Daniel 3:57-88,56
Let all creatures praise the Lord
All you servants of the Lord, sing praise to him (Revelation 19:5)Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord.
You heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord.
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord.
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
Every shower and dew, bless the Lord.
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Fire and heat, bless the Lord.
Cold and chill, bless the Lord.
Dew and rain, bless the Lord.
Frost and chill, bless the Lord.
Ice and snow, bless the Lord.
Nights and days, bless the Lord.
Light and darkness, bless the Lord.
Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
Let the earth bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Mountains and hills, bless the Lord.
Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
You springs, bless the Lord.
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord.
All you birds of the air, bless the Lord.
All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord.
You sons of men, bless the Lord.
O Israel, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord.
Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord.
Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Let us praise and exalt him above all forever.
Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever.
Antiphon 2 Worship the Lord who made the heavens and the earth, springs of water and the mighty sea, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 The saints will rejoice in glory, alleluia.
Psalm 149
The joy of God's holy people
Let the sons of the Church, the children of the new people, rejoice in Christ, their King (Hesychius)Sing a new song to the Lord,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its maker,
let Zion’s sons exult in their king.
Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in his people.
He crowns the poor with salvation.
Let the faithful rejoice in their glory,
shout for joy and take their rest.
Let the praise of God be on their lips
and a two-edged sword in their hand,
to deal out vengeance to the nations
and punishment on all the peoples;
to bind their kings in chains
and their nobles in fetters of iron;
to carry out the sentence pre-ordained;
this honor is for all his faithful. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Let Israel rejoice in you, Lord, and acknowledge you as creator and redeemer. We put our trust in your faithfulness and proclaim the wonderful truths of salvation. May your loving kindness embrace us now and for ever.
Antiphon 3 The saints will rejoice in glory, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 The saints will rejoice in glory, alleluia.
READING Acts 10:40b-43
God raised up Jesus on the third day and granted that he be seen, not by all, but only by such witnesses as had been chosen beforehand by God - by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commissioned us to preach to the people and bear witness that he is the one set apart by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets testify, saying that everyone who believes in him has forgiveness of sins through his name.
RESPONSORY
Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us, alleluia, alleluia.
- Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us, alleluia, alleluia.
You have risen from the dead,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us, alleluia, alleluia.
BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
Antiphon: Whoever lives in me and I in him will yield much fruit says the Lord, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
Christ is the Lord of life, raised up by the Father; in his turn he will raise us up by his power. Let us pray to him, saying:
Christ our life, save us.
Lord Jesus, light shining in the darkness, you lead your people into life, and give our mortal nature the gift of holiness,
- may we spend this day in praise of your glory.
Lord, you walked the way of suffering and crucifixion,
- may we suffer and die with you, and rise again to share your glory.
Son of the Father, our master and our brother, you have made us a kingdom of priests for our God,
- may we offer you our joyful sacrifice of praise.
King of glory, we look forward to the great day of your coming in splendor,
- that we may see you face to face, and be transformed in your likeness.
Our Father...
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
WEEK V - SUNDAY
Daytime Prayer
O God, come to my assistance.
O 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 ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
Hail Thee Festival Day
Hail Thee Festival Day
At one of the hours, the psalms are said as below. At the other hours, the complementary psalms are used.
PSALMODY
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Psalm 118
Song of joy for salvation
This Jesus is the stone which, rejected by you builders, has become the chief stone supporting all the rest (Acts 4:11)
I
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his love endures for ever.
Let the sons of Israel say:
His love endures for ever.
Let the sons of Aaron say:
His love endures for ever.
Let those who fear the Lord say:
His love endures for ever.
I called to the Lord in my distress;
he answered and freed me.
The Lord is at my side; I do not fear.
what can man do against me?
The Lord is at my side as my helper;
I shall look down on my foes.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in men;
it is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes. Glory...
II
The nations all encompassed me;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me, compassed me about;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me about like bees;
they blazed like a fire among thorns.
In the Lord's name I crushed them.
I was thrust down, thrust down and falling,
but the Lord was my helper.
The Lord is my strength and my song;
he is my savior.
There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the just.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
his right hand raised me.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
I shall not die, I shall live
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord,
but not doomed to die. Glory...
The nations all encompassed me;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me, compassed me about;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me about like bees;
they blazed like a fire among thorns.
In the Lord's name I crushed them.
I was thrust down, thrust down and falling,
but the Lord was my helper.
The Lord is my strength and my song;
he is my savior.
There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the just.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
his right hand raised me.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
I shall not die, I shall live
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord,
but not doomed to die. Glory...
III
Open to me the gates of holiness:
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord's own gate
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered
and you are my savior.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord;
we rejoice and are glad.
O Lord, grant us salvation;
O Lord, grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
the Lord God is our light.
Go forward in procession with branches
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you.
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
for his love endures for ever. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you have given us the great day of rejoicing: Jesus Christ, the stone rejected by the builders, has become the cornerstone of the Church, our spiritual home. Shed upon your Church the rays of your glory, that it may be seen as the gate of salvation open to all nations. Let cries of joy and exultation ring out from its tents, to celebrate the wonder of Christ's resurrection.
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
Open to me the gates of holiness:
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord's own gate
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered
and you are my savior.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord;
we rejoice and are glad.
O Lord, grant us salvation;
O Lord, grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
the Lord God is our light.
Go forward in procession with branches
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you.
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
for his love endures for ever. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you have given us the great day of rejoicing: Jesus Christ, the stone rejected by the builders, has become the cornerstone of the Church, our spiritual home. Shed upon your Church the rays of your glory, that it may be seen as the gate of salvation open to all nations. Let cries of joy and exultation ring out from its tents, to celebrate the wonder of Christ's resurrection.
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
TERCE
READING
Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures; he was buried; and he was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with the scriptures. He appeared first to Cephas and secondly to the Twelve. - 1 Cor. 15:3-5
Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures; he was buried; and he was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with the scriptures. He appeared first to Cephas and secondly to the Twelve. - 1 Cor. 15:3-5
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
The Lord is risen, alleluia.
- He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.
- He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.
SEXT
READING
God is rich in mercy; because of his great love for us he brought us to life with Christ when we were dead in sin. By this favor you were saved. Both with and in Christ Jesus he raised us up and gave us a place in the heavens - Ephesians 2:4 - 6
God is rich in mercy; because of his great love for us he brought us to life with Christ when we were dead in sin. By this favor you were saved. Both with and in Christ Jesus he raised us up and gave us a place in the heavens - Ephesians 2:4 - 6
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.
- When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
NONE
READING
Through baptism into Christ's death we were buried with him so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a new life. - Romans 6:4
Through baptism into Christ's death we were buried with him so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a new life. - Romans 6:4
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Stay with us Lord, alleluia.
- For evening draws near, alleluia.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK V - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer II
Psalter, Sunday, Week I
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.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK V - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer II
Psalter, Sunday, Week I
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
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: The Lord has risen and is seated at the right hand of God, alleluia.
Psalm 110:1-5,7
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Father, we ask you to give us victory and peace. In Jesus Christ, our Lord and King, we are already seated at your right hand. We look forward to praising you in the fellowship of all your saints in our heavenly homeland.
Antiphon 1 The Lord has risen and is seated at the right hand of God, alleluia.
Antiphon 1 The Lord has risen and is seated at the right hand of God, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 He has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of his Son, alleluia.
Psalm 114
The Israelites are delivered from the bondage of Egypt
You too left Egypt when, at baptism, you renounced that world which is at enmity with God. (Saint Augustine)
When Israel came forth from Egypt,
Jacob's sons from an alien people
Judah became the Lord's temple,
Israel became his kingdom.
The sea fled at the sight:
the Jordan turned back on its course,
the mountains leapt like rams
and the hills like yearling sheep.
Why was it, sea, that you fled,
that you turned back, Jordan, on your course?
Mountains, that you leapt like rams;
hills, like yearling sheep?
Tremble, O earth, before the Lord,
in the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turns the rock into a pool
and flint into a spring of water. Glory...
The Israelites are delivered from the bondage of Egypt
You too left Egypt when, at baptism, you renounced that world which is at enmity with God. (Saint Augustine)
When Israel came forth from Egypt,
Jacob's sons from an alien people
Judah became the Lord's temple,
Israel became his kingdom.
The sea fled at the sight:
the Jordan turned back on its course,
the mountains leapt like rams
and the hills like yearling sheep.
Why was it, sea, that you fled,
that you turned back, Jordan, on your course?
Mountains, that you leapt like rams;
hills, like yearling sheep?
Tremble, O earth, before the Lord,
in the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turns the rock into a pool
and flint into a spring of water. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Almighty God, ever-living mystery of unity and trinity, you gave life to the new Israel by birth from water and the Spirit, and made it a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a people set apart as your eternal possession. May all those you have called to walk in the splendor of the new light render you fitting service and adoration.
Antiphon 2 He has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of his Son, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 He has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of his Son, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 Alleluia, our God is king; glory and praise to him, alleluia.
Canticle - See Revelation 19:1-7
The wedding of the lamb
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
(Alleluia.)
his judgments are honest and true.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
(Alleluia.)
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
(Alleluia.)
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
(Alleluia.)
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
Alleluia (alleluia). Glory...
Antiphon 3 Alleluia, our God is king; glory and praise to him, 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 made his footstool. For by one offering he has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated.
RESPONSORY
The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
- The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
He has appeared to Simon,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have love you, says the Lord, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
With joy in our hearts, let us call upon Christ the Lord, who died and rose again, and lives always to intercede for us:
Victorious King, hear our prayer.
Light and salvation of all peoples,
- send into our hearts the fire of your Spirit, as we proclaim your resurrection.
Let Israel recognize in you her longed-for Messiah,
- and the whole earth be filled with the knowledge of your glory.
Keep us in the communion of your saints,
- and grant us rest from our labors in their company.
You have triumphed over death, your enemy; destroy in us the power of death,
- that we may live only for you, victorious and immortal Lord.
Savior Christ, you were obedient even to accepting death, and we were raised up to the right hand of the Father,
- in your goodness welcome your brothers and sisters into the kingdom of your glory.
Our Father...
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
WEEK VI - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer I
Psalter, Week IV
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.
Evening Prayer I
Psalter, Week IV
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
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
Ad Cenam Agni Providi
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Your word, O Lord, is the lantern to light our way, alleluia.
Psalm 119:105-112
XIV (Nun)
A meditation of God's law
This is my commandment, that you should love one another. (John 15:12)
Your word is a lamp for my steps
and a light for my path.
I have sworn and have made up my mind
to obey your decrees.
Lord, I am deeply afflicted;
by your word give me life.
Accept, Lord, the homage of my lips
and teach me your decrees.
Though I carry my life in my hands,
I remember your law.
Though the wicked try to ensnare me,
I do not stray from your precepts.
Your will is my heritage for ever,
the joy of my heart.
I set myself to carry out your statutes in fullness for ever. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Let your Word, Father, be a lamp for our feet and a light to our path, so that we may understand what you wish to teach us and follow the path your light marks out for us.
Antiphon 1 Your word, O Lord, is the lantern to light our way, alleluia..
Antiphon 2 When I see your face, O Lord, I shall know the fullness of joy, alleluia.
Psalm 16
The Lord himself is my heritage
The Father raised up Jesus, freeing him from the grip of death (Acts 2:24)Preserve me, God, I take refuge in you.
I say to you Lord "You are my God.
My happiness lies in you alone."
You have put into my heart a marvelous love
for the faithful ones who dwell in your land.
Those who choose other gods increase their sorrows.
Never will I offer their offerings of blood.
Never will I take their name upon my lips.
O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup,
it is you yourself who are my prize.
The lot marked out for me is my delight,
welcome indeed the heritage that falls to me!
I will bless you, Lord, you give me counsel,
and even at night direct my heart.
I keep you, Lord, ever in my sight;
since you are at my right hand, I shall stand firm.
And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad;
even my body shall rest in safety.
For you will not leave my soul among the dead,
nor let your beloved know decay.
You will show me the path of life,
the fullness of joy in your presence,
at your right hand happiness for ever. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord Jesus, uphold those who hope in you and give us your counsel, so that we may know the joy of your resurrection and deserve to be among the saints at your right hand.
Antiphon 2 When I see your face, O Lord, I shall know the fullness of joy, alleluia..
Antiphon 3 Let everything in heaven and earth bend the knee at the name of Jesus, alleluia.
Canticle - Philippians 2:6-11
Christ, God's holy servantThough he was in the form of God,
Jesus did not deem equality with God
something to be grasped at.
Rather, he emptied himself
and took the form of a slave,
being born in the likeness of men.
He was known to be of human estate
and it was thus that he humbled himself,
obediently accepting even death,
death on a cross!
Because of this,
God highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
above every other name,
So that at Jesus' name
every knee must bend
in the heavens, on the earth,
and under the earth,
and every tongue proclaim
to the glory of God the Father:
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! Glory...
Antiphon 3 Let everything in heaven and earth bend the knee at the name of Jesus, alleluia.
READING 1 Peter 2:9-10
You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were no people but now you are God's people; you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.
RESPONSORY
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
When they saw the risen Lord
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: I will ask the Father and he will give you another Paraclete to remain with you forever, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
In rising from the dead, Christ destroyed death and restored life. Let us cry out to him, saying:
Lord Jesus, you live forever; hear our prayer.
You are the stone rejected by the builders which became the chief cornerstone,
- make us living stones in the temple of your Church.
You are the faithful and true witness, the first born from the dead,
- make your church bear constant witness to yourself.
You alone are the Bridegroom of the Church, born from your wounded side,
- make us reveal to the world the love of Bridegroom and Bride.
You are the first and the last, you were dead and are alive,
- keep those who have been baptized faithful until death, that they may receive the crown of victory.
You are the stone rejected by the builders which became the chief cornerstone,
- make us living stones in the temple of your Church.
You are the faithful and true witness, the first born from the dead,
- make your church bear constant witness to yourself.
You alone are the Bridegroom of the Church, born from your wounded side,
- make us reveal to the world the love of Bridegroom and Bride.
You are the first and the last, you were dead and are alive,
- keep those who have been baptized faithful until death, that they may receive the crown of victory.
Our Father...
COLLECT
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,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
SUNDAY - WEEK VI
Office of Readings
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If Morning Prayer is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If Morning Prayer is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Office of Readings
Psalter, Sunday, Week II
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.
Psalter, Sunday, Week II
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.
HYMN
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
The Day of Resurrection
The Day of Resurrection
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Alleluia, the stone was rolled back from the entrance to the tomb, alleluia.
Psalm 104
There are two ways a man may take
They are happy who, putting all their trust in the cross, have plunged into the water of life (from an author of the second century)
I
Bless the Lord, my soul!
Lord God, how great you are,
clothed in majesty and glory,
wrapped in light as in a robe!
You stretch out the heavens like a tent.
Above the rains you build your dwelling.
You make the clouds your chariot,
you walk on the wings of the wind,
you make the winds your messengers
and flashing fire your servants.
You founded the earth on its base,
to stand firm from age to age.
You wrapped it with the ocean like a cloak:
the waters stood higher than the mountains.
At your threat they took to flight;
at the voice of your thunder they fled.
They rose over the mountains and flowed down
to the place which you had appointed.
You set limits they might not pass
lest they return to cover the earth.
You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow in between the hills.
They give drink to all the beasts of the field;
the wild asses quench their thirst.
On their banks dwell the birds of heaven;
from the branches they sing their song. Glory...
There are two ways a man may take
They are happy who, putting all their trust in the cross, have plunged into the water of life (from an author of the second century)
I
Bless the Lord, my soul!
Lord God, how great you are,
clothed in majesty and glory,
wrapped in light as in a robe!
You stretch out the heavens like a tent.
Above the rains you build your dwelling.
You make the clouds your chariot,
you walk on the wings of the wind,
you make the winds your messengers
and flashing fire your servants.
You founded the earth on its base,
to stand firm from age to age.
You wrapped it with the ocean like a cloak:
the waters stood higher than the mountains.
At your threat they took to flight;
at the voice of your thunder they fled.
They rose over the mountains and flowed down
to the place which you had appointed.
You set limits they might not pass
lest they return to cover the earth.
You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow in between the hills.
They give drink to all the beasts of the field;
the wild asses quench their thirst.
On their banks dwell the birds of heaven;
from the branches they sing their song. Glory...
Antiphon 1: Alleluia, the stone was rolled back from the entrance to the tomb, alleluia.
Antiphon 2: Alleluia, woman, who is it you are looking for? Why do you seek the living among the dead? alleluia.
II
From your dwelling you water the hills;
earth drinks its fill of your gift.
You make the grass grow for the cattle
and the plants to serve man's our needs,
that he may bring forth bread from the earth
and wine to cheer man's heart;
oil, to make his face shine
and bread to strengthen man's heart.
The trees of the Lord drink their fill,
the cedars he planted on Lebanon;
there the birds build their nests;
on the treetop the stork has her home.
The goats find a home on the mountains
and rabbits hide in the rocks.
You made the moon to mark the months;
the sun knows the time for its setting.
When you spread the darkness it is night
and all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
The young lions roar for their prey
and ask their food from God.
At the rising of the sun they steal away
and go to rest in their dens.
Man goes out to his work,
to labor till evening falls. Glory...
From your dwelling you water the hills;
earth drinks its fill of your gift.
You make the grass grow for the cattle
and the plants to serve man's our needs,
that he may bring forth bread from the earth
and wine to cheer man's heart;
oil, to make his face shine
and bread to strengthen man's heart.
The trees of the Lord drink their fill,
the cedars he planted on Lebanon;
there the birds build their nests;
on the treetop the stork has her home.
The goats find a home on the mountains
and rabbits hide in the rocks.
You made the moon to mark the months;
the sun knows the time for its setting.
When you spread the darkness it is night
and all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
The young lions roar for their prey
and ask their food from God.
At the rising of the sun they steal away
and go to rest in their dens.
Man goes out to his work,
to labor till evening falls. Glory...
Antiphon 2: Alleluia, woman, who is it you are looking for? Why do you seek the living among the dead? alleluia.
Antiphon 3: Alleluia, do not weep, Mary; the Lord has risen from the dead, alleluia.
III
How many are your works, O Lord!
In wisdom you have made them all.
The earth is full of your riches.
There is the sea, vast and wide,
with its moving swarms past counting,
living things great and small.
The ships are moving there
and the monsters you made to play with.
All of these look to you
to give them their food in due season.
You give it, they gather it up:
you open your hand, they have their fill.
You hide your face, they are dismayed;
you take back your spirit, they die,
returning to the dust from which they came.
You send forth your spirit, they are created;
and you renew the face of the earth.
May the glory of the Lord last for ever!
May the Lord rejoice in his works!
He looks on the earth and it trembles;
the mountains send forth smoke at his touch.
I will sing to the Lord all my life,
make music to my God while I live.
May my thoughts be pleasing to him.
I find my joy in the Lord.
Let sinners vanish from the earth
and the wicked exist no more.
Bless the Lord, my soul. Glory...
How many are your works, O Lord!
In wisdom you have made them all.
The earth is full of your riches.
There is the sea, vast and wide,
with its moving swarms past counting,
living things great and small.
The ships are moving there
and the monsters you made to play with.
All of these look to you
to give them their food in due season.
You give it, they gather it up:
you open your hand, they have their fill.
You hide your face, they are dismayed;
you take back your spirit, they die,
returning to the dust from which they came.
You send forth your spirit, they are created;
and you renew the face of the earth.
May the glory of the Lord last for ever!
May the Lord rejoice in his works!
He looks on the earth and it trembles;
the mountains send forth smoke at his touch.
I will sing to the Lord all my life,
make music to my God while I live.
May my thoughts be pleasing to him.
I find my joy in the Lord.
Let sinners vanish from the earth
and the wicked exist no more.
Bless the Lord, my soul. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Father, as you made springs in valleys to form streams between mountains, so you made living streams of grace flow from the Apostles that their teaching may bring salvation to all the nations. May we have a practical knowledge of their doctrine, be obedient to their commands, obtain remission of our sins through their prayers, and finally receive the reward of eternal happiness.
Antiphon 3: Alleluia, do not weep, Mary; the Lord has risen from the dead, alleluia.
My whole body rejoices, alleluia.
- With all my strength, I will praise my God, alleluia.
FIRST READING
From the beginning of the First Epistle of John 1:1-10
The word of life and the light of God
What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked upon and touched with our hands concerns the Word of life - for the life was made visible; we have seen it and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was made visible to us - what we have seen and heard we proclaim now to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; for our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
We are writing this so that our joy may be complete. Now this is the message that we have heard from him and proclaim to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say, "We have fellowship with him," while we continue to walk in darkness, we lie and do not act in truth. But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from all sin. If we say, "We are without sin," we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing. If we say, "We have not sinned," we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
We are writing this so that our joy may be complete. Now this is the message that we have heard from him and proclaim to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say, "We have fellowship with him," while we continue to walk in darkness, we lie and do not act in truth. But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from all sin. If we say, "We are without sin," we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing. If we say, "We have not sinned," we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
RESPONSORY 1 John 1:2; 5:20
This life was made visible;
we have seen it and we proclaim to you the eternal life
- which was with the Father and has appeared to us, alleluia.
We know that the Son of God has come and given us understanding,
that we might know the true God,
for we are in his Son, Jesus Christ.
He is true God and eternal life.
- Which was with the Father and has appeared to us, alleluia.
SECOND READING
From the commentary on the second letter to the Corinthians by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop
(Cap 5,5-6,2: PG 74, 942-943)
God has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation
Those who have a sure hope, guaranteed by the Spirit, that they will rise again lay hold of what lies in the future as though it were already present. They say: “Outward appearances will no longer be our standard in judging other men. Our lives are all controlled by the Spirit now, and are not confined to this physical world that is subject to corruption. The light of the Only-begotten has shone on us, and we have been transformed into the Word, the source of all life. While sin was still our master, the bonds of death had a firm hold on us, but now that the righteousness of Christ has found a place in our hearts we have freed ourselves from our former condition of corruptibility.”
This means that none of us lives in the flesh anymore, at least not in so far as living in the flesh means being subject to the weaknesses of the flesh, which include corruptibility. Once we thought of Christ as being in the flesh, but we do not do so any longer, says Saint Paul. By this he meant that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us; he suffered death in the flesh in order to give all men life. It was in this flesh that we knew him before, but we do so no longer. Even though he remains in the flesh, since he came to life again on the third day and is now with his Father in heaven, we know that he has passed beyond the life of the flesh; for having died once, he will never die again, death has no power over him any more. His death was a death to sin, which he died once for all; his life is life with God.
Since Christ has in this way become the source of life for us, we who follow in his footsteps must not think of ourselves as living in the flesh any longer, but as having passed beyond it. Saint Paul’s saying is absolutely true that when anyone is in Christ he becomes a completely different person: his old life is over and a new life has begun. We have been justified by our faith in Christ and the power of the curse has been broken. Christ’s coming to life again for our sake has put an end to the sovereignty of death. We have come to know the true God and to worship him in spirit and in truth, through the Son, our mediator, who sends down upon the world the Father’s blessings.
And so Saint Paul shows deep insight when he says: This is all God’s doing: it is he who has reconciled us to himself through Christ. For the mystery of the incarnation and the renewal it accomplished could not have taken place without the Father’s will. Through Christ we have gained access to the Father, for as Christ himself says, no one comes to the Father except through him. This is all God’s doing, then. It is he who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.
RESPONSORY
We rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus,
- through whom we have gained our reconciliation, alleluia.
It pleased God that all perfection should dwell in Christ,
and through him God chose to reconcile all things to himself.
- Through whom we have gained our reconciliation, alleluia.
CANTICLE TE DEUM
You are God: we praise you;
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
R. govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. we praise your name for ever.
V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin;
R. have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, show us your love and mercy;
R. for we put our trust in you.
V. In you, Lord, is our hope;
R. and we shall never hope in vain.
The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted.
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
R. govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. we praise your name for ever.
V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin;
R. have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, show us your love and mercy;
R. for we put our trust in you.
V. In you, Lord, is our hope;
R. and we shall never hope in vain.
The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted.
COLLECT
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,
one God, for ever and ever.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
Week VI - SUNDAY
Morning Prayer
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Morning Prayer
Psalter, Sunday Week II
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.
Psalter, Sunday Week II
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
Easter Hymns:
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: The right hand of the Lord has shown its power; the right hand of the Lord has raised me up.
Psalm 118
Song of joy for salvation
This Jesus is the stone which, rejected by you builders, has become the chief stone supporting all the rest. (Acts 4:11)
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his love endures forever.
Let the sons of Israel say:
"His love endures for ever."
Let the sons of Aaron say:
"His love endures for ever."
Let those who fear the Lord say:
"His love endures for ever."
I called to the Lord in my distress;
he answered and freed me.
The Lord is at my side; I do not fear.
what can man do against me?
The Lord is at my side as my helper;
I shall look down on my foes.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in men;
it is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
The nations all encompassed me;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me, compassed me about;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me about like bees;
they blazed like a fire among thorns.
In the Lord's name I crushed them.
I was thrust down, thrust down and falling,
but the Lord was my helper.
The Lord is my strength and my song;
he is my savior.
There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the just.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
his right hand raised me.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
I shall not die, I shall live
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord,
but not doomed to die.
Open to me the gates of holiness:
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord's own gate
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered
and you are my savior.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord;
we rejoice and are glad.
O Lord, grant us salvation;
O Lord, grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
the Lord God is our light.
Go forward in procession with branches
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you.
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
for his love endures for ever. Glory...
Psalm Prayer:Lord God, you have given us the great day of rejoicing: Jesus Christ, the stone rejected by the builders, has become the cornerstone of the Church, our spiritual home. Shed upon your Church the rays of your glory, that it may be seen as the gate of salvation open to all nations. Let cries of joy and exultation ring out from its tents, to celebrate the wonder of Christ's resurrection.
Antiphon 1 The right hand of the Lord has shown its power; the right hand of the Lord has raised me up.
Antiphon 2 Let us sing the hymn of the three young men which they sang in the fiery furnace, giving praise to God.
Canticle - Daniel 3:52-57
Let all creatures praise the Lord
The Creator...is blessed for ever (Romans 1:25)
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever;
And blessed is your holy and glorious name,
praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages.
Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory,
praiseworthy and glorious above all forever.
Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Blessed are you who look into the depths
from your throne upon the cherubim,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven,
praiseworthy and glorious forever.
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord,
praise and exalt him above all forever.
Antiphon 2 Let us sing the hymn of the three young men which they sang in the fiery furnace, giving praise to God.
Antiphon 3 Praise the Lord in his heavenly power.
Psalm 150
Praise the Lord
Let mind and heart be in your song: this is to glorify God with your whole self (Hesychius)
Praise God in his holy place,
praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his powerful deeds,
praise his surpassing greatness.
O praise him with sound of trumpet,
praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with timbrel and dance,
praise him with strings and pipes.
O praise him with resounding cymbals,
praise him with clashing of cymbals.
Let everything that lives and that breathes
give praise to the Lord.Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord God, maker of heaven and earth and of all created things, you make your just ones holy and you justify sinners who confess your name. Hear us as we humbly pray to you: give us eternal joy with your saints
Antiphon 3 Praise the Lord in his heavenly power.
READING Acts 10:40b-43
God raised up Jesus on the third day and granted that he be seen, not by all, but only by such witnesses as had been chosen beforehand by God - by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commissioned us to preach to the people and bear witness that he is the one set apart by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets testify, saying that everyone who believes in him has forgiveness of sins through his name.
RESPONSORY
Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
- Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
You have risen from the dead,
- have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
- Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
Antiphon: As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you, live on in my love, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
God the almighty Father raised Jesus as the firstborn from the dead, and made him our Savior. Let us call upon him, saying:
Give us, Lord, the glory of your Son.
All-holy Father, you brought your beloved Son Jesus from the darkness of death into the splendor of your glory,
- bring us also into your marvelous light.
You have given us faith to save us,
- may we live by the faith of our baptism.
You command us to seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at your right hand,
- do not let us be deceived by the allurements of sin.
May our life, hidden with Christ in you, our Father, shine before the world,
- foreshadowing a new heaven and a new earth.
All-holy Father, you brought your beloved Son Jesus from the darkness of death into the splendor of your glory,
- bring us also into your marvelous light.
You have given us faith to save us,
- may we live by the faith of our baptism.
You command us to seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at your right hand,
- do not let us be deceived by the allurements of sin.
May our life, hidden with Christ in you, our Father, shine before the world,
- foreshadowing a new heaven and a new earth.
Our Father...
COLLECT
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,
one God, for ever and ever.
WEEK VI - SUNDAY
Daytime Prayer
O God, come to my assistance.
O 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 ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
Hail Thee Festival Day
Hail Thee Festival Day
Or:
HYMN
Lord of all being, thronèd afar,
Thy glory flames from sun and star;
Center and soul of every sphere,
Yet to each loving heart how near!
Sun of our life, Thy quickening ray,
Sheds on our path the glow of day;
Star of our hope, Thy softened light
Cheers the long watches of the night.
Lord of all life, below, above,
Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,
Before Thy ever blazing throne
We ask no luster of our own.
Grant us Thy truth to make us free,
And kindling hearts that burn for Thee,
Till all Thy living altars claim
One holy light, one heavenly flame.
Text: Oliver Wendell Holmes; Melody: Uffingham L.M., Jeremiah Clark, 1707; Midi:Cyberhymnal
Thy glory flames from sun and star;
Center and soul of every sphere,
Yet to each loving heart how near!
Sun of our life, Thy quickening ray,
Sheds on our path the glow of day;
Star of our hope, Thy softened light
Cheers the long watches of the night.
Lord of all life, below, above,
Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,
Before Thy ever blazing throne
We ask no luster of our own.
Grant us Thy truth to make us free,
And kindling hearts that burn for Thee,
Till all Thy living altars claim
One holy light, one heavenly flame.
Text: Oliver Wendell Holmes; Melody: Uffingham L.M., Jeremiah Clark, 1707; Midi:Cyberhymnal
At one of the hours, the psalms are said as below. At the other hours, the complementary psalms are used.
PSALMODY
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Psalm 23
The Good Shepherd
The lamb himself will be their shepherd and will lead them to the springs of living waters. (Revelation 7:17)
The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures
where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me,
to revive my drooping spirit.
He guides me along the right path;
he is true to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness
no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff;
with these you give me comfort.
You have prepared a banquet for me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is overflowing.
Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord's own house shall I dwell
for ever and ever. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Shepherd of your Church, you give us new birth in the waters of Baptism; you anoint us with oil, and call us to salvation at your table. Dispel the terrors of death and the darkness of error. Lead your people along safe paths, that they may rest securely in you and live for ever in your Father's house.
Psalm 76
Thanksgiving for victory
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven. (Matthew 24:30)
I
God, you are made known in Judah;
in Israel your name is great.
You set up your tent in Jerusalem
and your dwelling place in Zion.
It was there you broke the flashing arrows,
the shield, the sword, the armor.
You, O Lord, are resplendent,
more majestic than the everlasting mountains.
The warriors, despoiled, slept in death;
the hands of the soldiers were powerless.
At your threat, O God of Jacob,
horse and rider lay stunned. Glory...
II
You, you alone, strike terror.
Who shall stand when your anger is roused?
You uttered your sentence from the heavens;
the earth in terror was still
when you arose to judge,
to save the humble of the earth.
Men's anger will serve to praise you;
its survivors surround you with joy.
Make vows to your God and fulfill them.
Let all pay tribute to him who strikes terror,
who cuts short the breath of princes,
who strikes terror in the kings of the earth. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Your power is awesome, Father, and wonderful is your holiness. In your presence the earth both trembles and stands still, for you shattered death's power by the cross. Rise to help your people: give your light and grant salvation to the meek of the earth, that they may praise your name in heaven.
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
You, you alone, strike terror.
Who shall stand when your anger is roused?
You uttered your sentence from the heavens;
the earth in terror was still
when you arose to judge,
to save the humble of the earth.
Men's anger will serve to praise you;
its survivors surround you with joy.
Make vows to your God and fulfill them.
Let all pay tribute to him who strikes terror,
who cuts short the breath of princes,
who strikes terror in the kings of the earth. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Your power is awesome, Father, and wonderful is your holiness. In your presence the earth both trembles and stands still, for you shattered death's power by the cross. Rise to help your people: give your light and grant salvation to the meek of the earth, that they may praise your name in heaven.
Antiphon: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
TERCE
READING 1 Cor. 15:3-5
Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures; he was buried; and he was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with the scriptures. He appeared first to Cephas and secondly to the Twelve.
Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures; he was buried; and he was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with the scriptures. He appeared first to Cephas and secondly to the Twelve.
The Lord is risen, alleluia.
- He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.
COLLECT
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,
one God, for ever and ever.
SEXT
READING Ephesians 2:4 - 6
God is rich in mercy; because of his great love for us he brought us to life with Christ when we were dead in sin. By this favor you were saved. Both with and in Christ Jesus he raised us up and gave us a place in the heavens.
God is rich in mercy; because of his great love for us he brought us to life with Christ when we were dead in sin. By this favor you were saved. Both with and in Christ Jesus he raised us up and gave us a place in the heavens.
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.
- When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
COLLECT
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,
one God, for ever and ever.
NONE
READING Romans 6:4
Through baptism into Christ's death we were buried with him so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a new life.
Through baptism into Christ's death we were buried with him so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a new life.
Stay with us Lord, alleluia.
- For evening draws near, alleluia.
COLLECT
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,
one God, for ever and ever.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK VI - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer II
Psalter, Sunday, Week IV
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.
- And give him thanks.
WEEK VI - SUNDAY
Evening Prayer II
Psalter, Sunday, Week IV
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
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We Who Once Were Dead
Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Christ our Lord is a priest for ever, like Melchizedek of old, alleluia.
Psalm 110:1-5,7
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
Antiphon 1: Christ our Lord is a priest for ever, like Melchizedek of old, alleluia.
Psalm 110:1-5,7
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
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.
Antiphon 1 Christ our Lord is a priest for ever, like Melchizedek of old, alleluia.
Antiphon 1 Christ our Lord is a priest for ever, like Melchizedek of old, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 God dwells in highest heaven; he has power to do all he wills, alleluia
Psalm 115
Praise of the true God
You have renounced idol worship to serve the living and true God. (1 Thess 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: “Where is their God?”
But our God is in the heavens;
he does whatever he wills.
Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Glory...
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.
Antiphon 2 God dwells in highest heaven; he has power to do all he wills, alleluia
Antiphon 3 Praise God, all you who serve him, both great and small, alleluia
Canticle - See Revelation 19:1-7
The wedding of the lamb
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
(Alleluia.)
his judgments are honest and true.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
(Alleluia.)
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
(Alleluia.)
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
(Alleluia.)
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
Alleluia (alleluia). Glory...
Antiphon 3 Praise God, all you who serve him, both great and small, 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 made his footstool. For by one offering he has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated.
RESPONSORY
The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
- The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
He has appeared to Simon,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: 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,
- may all things be lifted up in Him.
Through your Son in glory, send the Holy Spirit upon the Church.
- that it may be the sacrament of unity for the whole human race.
You have brought a new family into being through water and the Holy Spirit,
- keep them faithful to their baptism, and bring them to everlasting life.
Through your exalted Son, help those in distress, free those in captivity, heal the sick,
- and by your blessings give joy to the world.
You nourished our deceased brothers and sisters with the body and blood of the risen Christ,
- raise them up at the last day.
Righteous Father, you lifted Jesus above the earth through the triumph of the cross,
- may all things be lifted up in Him.
Through your Son in glory, send the Holy Spirit upon the Church.
- that it may be the sacrament of unity for the whole human race.
You have brought a new family into being through water and the Holy Spirit,
- keep them faithful to their baptism, and bring them to everlasting life.
Through your exalted Son, help those in distress, free those in captivity, heal the sick,
- and by your blessings give joy to the world.
You nourished our deceased brothers and sisters with the body and blood of the risen Christ,
- raise them up at the last day.
Our Father...
COLLECT
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,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
THE EASTER VIGIL IN THE HOLY NIGHT
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THE MASS DURING THE DAY
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 139 (138): 18, 5-6
Resurréxi, et adhuc tecum sum, allelúia: posuísti super me manum tuam, allelúia: mirábilis facta est sciéntia tua, allelúia, allelúia.
I have risen, and I am with you still, alleluia.
You have laid your hand upon me, alleluia.
Too wonderful for me, this knowledge, alleluia, alleluia.
Resurréxi, et adhuc tecum sum, allelúia: posuísti super me manum tuam, allelúia: mirábilis facta est sciéntia tua, allelúia, allelúia.
I have risen, and I am with you still, alleluia.
You have laid your hand upon me, alleluia.
Too wonderful for me, this knowledge, alleluia, alleluia.
Or: Lk 24: 34; cf. Rev 1: 6
The Lord is truly risen, alleluia.
To him be glory and power
for all the ages of eternity, alleluia, alleluia.
The Lord is truly risen, alleluia.
To him be glory and power
for all the ages of eternity, alleluia, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, who on this day,
through your Only Begotten Son,
have conquered death
and unlocked for us the path to eternity,
grant, we pray, that we who keep
the solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection
may, through the renewal brought by your Spirit,
rise up in the light of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
SECOND READING: (Option 1)
SECOND READING: (Option 2)
Acts 10:34a, 37-43
SECOND READING: (Option 2)
Acts 10:34a, 37-43
Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
R. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Or:Alleluia.
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
R. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Or:Alleluia.
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Col 3:1-4
1 Cor 5:6b-8
1 Cor 5:6b-8
SEQUENCE Victimæ paschali laudes
Christians, to the Paschal victim
Offer your thankful praises!
A Lamb the sheep redeemeth:
Christ, who only is sinless,
Reconcileth sinners to the Father.
Death and life have contended
in that combat stupendous:
the Prince of life, who died,
reigns immortal.
Speak, Mary, declaring
what thou sawest, wayfaring:
"The tomb of Christ, who is living,
the glory of Jesus' resurrection;
"Bright angels attesting,
the shroud and napkin resting.
"Yea, Christ my hope is arisen;
to Galilee he goes before you."
Christ indeed
from death is risen,
our new life obtaining;
have mercy, victor King,
ever reigning!
Amen. Alleluia! Victimae paschali laudes
immolent Christiani.
Agnus redemit oves:
Christus innocens Patri
reconciliavit peccatores.
Mors et vita duello
conflixere mirando:
dux vitae mortuus,
regnat vivus.
Dic nobis Maria,
quid vidisti in via?
Sepulcrum Christi viventis,
et gloriam vidi resurgentis:
Angelicos testes,
sudarium, et vestes.
Surrexit Christus spes mea:
praecedet suos in Galilaeam.
Scimus Christum
surrexisse
a mortuis vere:
tu nobis, victor Rex,
miserere.
Amen. Alleluia!
ALLELUIA:
GOSPEL: Pascha nostrum immolátus est Christus; ítaque festa celebrémus in Dómino.
Christ, our Paschal lamb, has been sacrificed;
let us then feast with joy in the Lord. - Cf. 1 Cor. 5:7b-8a
Christ, our Paschal lamb, has been sacrificed;
let us then feast with joy in the Lord. - Cf. 1 Cor. 5:7b-8a
John 20:1-9
At an afternoon or evening Mass, another Gospel may be read: Luke 24:13-35, "Stay with us since it is almost evening." The Gospel from the Easter Vigil may also be read in its place at any time of the day.
At an afternoon or evening Mass, another Gospel may be read: Luke 24:13-35, "Stay with us since it is almost evening." The Gospel from the Easter Vigil may also be read in its place at any time of the day.
CREDO
However, in Easter Sunday Masses which are celebrated with a congregation, the rite of the renewal of baptismal promises may take place after the Homily, according to the text used at the Easter Vigil. In that case the Creed is omitted.
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Exultant with paschal gladness, O Lord,
we offer the sacrifice
by which your Church
is wondrously reborn and nourished.
Through Christ our Lord.
Exultant with paschal gladness, O Lord,
we offer the sacrifice
by which your Church
is wondrously reborn and nourished.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE I OF EASTER The Paschal Mystery
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper forms of the Communicantes (In communion with those) and Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray) are said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON 1 Cor 5: 7-8
Pascha nostrum immolátus est Christus, allelúia; ítaque epulemur in azymis sinceritatis et veritatis, allelúia, allelúia.
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed, alleluia;
therefore let us keep the feast with the unleavened bread
of purity and truth, alleluia, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Look upon your Church, O God,
with unfailing love and favor,
so that, renewed by the paschal mysteries,
she may come to the glory of the resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.
To impart the blessing at the end of Mass, the Priest may appropriately use the formula of Solemn Blessing for the Mass of the Easter Vigil, as follows:
SOLEMN BLESSING
May almighty God bless you
through today's Easter Solemnity
and, in his compassion,
defend you from every assault of sin.
May almighty God bless you
through today's Easter Solemnity
and, in his compassion,
defend you from every assault of sin.
R. Amen.
And may he, who restores you to eternal life
in the Resurrection of his Only Begotten,
endow you with the prize of immortality.
in the Resurrection of his Only Begotten,
endow you with the prize of immortality.
R. Amen.
Now that the days of the Lord's Passion have drawn to a close,
may you who celebrate the gladness of the Paschal Feast
come with Christ's help, and exulting in spirit,
to those feasts that are celebrated in eternal joy.
may you who celebrate the gladness of the Paschal Feast
come with Christ's help, and exulting in spirit,
to those feasts that are celebrated in eternal joy.
R. Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, † and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
the Father, and the Son, † and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
R. Amen.
For the dismissal of the people, there is sung or said:
Go forth, the Mass is ended, alleluia, alleluia.
Or:
Go in peace, alleluia, alleluia.
R. Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia.
MONDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ex 13: 5, 9
Introdúxit vos Dóminus in terram fluéntem lac et mel; ut lex Dómini sit semper in ore vestro, allelúia.
The Lord has led you into a land flowing with milk and honey,
that the law of the Lord may always be on your lips, alleluia.
Introdúxit vos Dóminus in terram fluéntem lac et mel; ut lex Dómini sit semper in ore vestro, allelúia.
The Lord has led you into a land flowing with milk and honey,
that the law of the Lord may always be on your lips, alleluia.
Or:
Resurréxit Dóminus a mórtuis, sicus díxerat; exsúltemus et lætémur omnes, quóniam ipse regnat in ætérnum, allelúia.
The Lord has risen from the dead, as he said;
let us all exult and rejoice,
for he reigns for all eternity, alleluia.
The Lord has risen from the dead, as he said;
let us all exult and rejoice,
for he reigns for all eternity, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 2:14, 22-32
Psalms 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11
R. Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope. Or: Alleluia.
Consérva me, Dómine, quóniam sperávi in te.
R. Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope. Or: Alleluia.
Consérva me, Dómine, quóniam sperávi in te.
This is the day the LORD has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Matthew 28:8-15
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept graciously, O Lord, we pray,
the offerings of your peoples,
that, renewed by confession of your name and by Baptism,
they may attain unending happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE I OF EASTER The Paschal Mystery
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper forms of the Communicantes (In communion with those) and Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray) are said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Rom 6: 9
Christus resúrgens ex mortúis iam non móritur, mors illi ultra non dominábitur, allelúia.
Christ, having risen from the dead, dies now no more;
death will no longer have dominion over him, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
May the grace of this paschal Sacrament
abound in our minds, we pray, O Lord,
and make those you have set on the way of eternal salvation
worthy of your gifts.
Through Christ our Lord.
TUESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Sir 15: 3-4
Aqua sapiéntæ potávit eos; firmábitur in illis, et non flectétur, exaltábit eos in ætérnum, allelúia.
He gave them the water of wisdom to drink;
it will be made strong in them and will not be moved;
it will raise them up for ever, alleluia.
Aqua sapiéntæ potávit eos; firmábitur in illis, et non flectétur, exaltábit eos in ætérnum, allelúia.
He gave them the water of wisdom to drink;
it will be made strong in them and will not be moved;
it will raise them up for ever, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, who have bestowed on us paschal remedies,
endow your people with heavenly gifts,
so that, possessed of perfect freedom,
they may rejoice in heaven
over what gladdens them now on earth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 2:36-41
Psalms 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Misericórdia Dómini plena est terra.
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Misericórdia Dómini plena est terra.
This is the day the LORD has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
John 20:11-18
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept in compassion, Lord, we pray,
the offerings of your family,
that under your protective care
they may never lose what they have received,
but attain the gifts that are eternal.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE I OF EASTER The Paschal Mystery
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper forms of the Communicantes (In communion with those) and Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray) are said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Col 3: 1-2
Si consurrexístis cum Christo, quæ sursum sunt quærite, ubi Christus est in déxtera Dei sedens; quae sursum sunt sápite, allelúia.
If you have risen with Christ, seek the things that are above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God;
mind the things that are above, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Hear us, almighty God,
and, as you have bestowed on your family
the perfect grace of Baptism,
so prepare their hearts
for the reward of eternal happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Mt 25: 34
Veníte, benedícti Patris mei, percípite regnum, quod vobis parátum est ab orígine mundi, allelúia.
Come, you blessed of my Father;
receive the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world, alleluia.
Veníte, benedícti Patris mei, percípite regnum, quod vobis parátum est ab orígine mundi, allelúia.
Come, you blessed of my Father;
receive the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, who gladden us year by year
with the solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection,
graciously grant,
that, by celebrating these present festivities,
we may merit through them to reach eternal joys.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 3:1-10
Psalms 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9
R. Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Lætétur cor quæréntium Dóminum
R. Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Lætétur cor quæréntium Dóminum
This is the day the LORD has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Luke 24:13-35
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive, we pray, O Lord,
the sacrifice which has redeemed the human race,
and be pleased to accomplish in us
salvation of mind and body.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE I OF EASTER The Paschal Mystery
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper forms of the Communicantes (In communionwith those) and Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray) are said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Lk 24: 35
Cognovérunt discípuli Dóminum Iesum in fractióne panis, allelúia.
The disciples recognized the Lord Jesus
in the breaking of the bread, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We pray, O Lord,
that the reverent reception of the Sacrament of your Son
may cleanse us from our old ways
and transform us into a new creation.
Through Christ our Lord.
THURSDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Wis 10: 20-21
Victrícem manum tuam, Dómine, laudevérunt páriter, quia sapiéntia apéruit os mutum, et linguas infántium fecit disértas, allelúia.
They praised in unison your conquering hand, O Lord,
for wisdom opened mouths that were mute
and gave eloquence to the tongues of infants, alleluia.
Victrícem manum tuam, Dómine, laudevérunt páriter, quia sapiéntia apéruit os mutum, et linguas infántium fecit disértas, allelúia.
They praised in unison your conquering hand, O Lord,
for wisdom opened mouths that were mute
and gave eloquence to the tongues of infants, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, who have united the many nations
in confessing your name,
grant that those reborn in the font of Baptism
may be one in the faith of their hearts
and the homage of their deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 3:11-26
Psalms 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful is your name in all the earth! Or: Alleluia.
Dómine, Dóminus noster, quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful is your name in all the earth! Or: Alleluia.
Dómine, Dóminus noster, quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
This is the day the LORD has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Luke 24:35-48
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Graciously be pleased, O Lord,
to accept the sacrificial gifts we offer joyfully
both for those who have been reborn
and in hope of your increased help from heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE I OF EASTER The Paschal Mystery
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper forms of the Communicantes (In communionwith those) and Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray) are said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. 1 Pt 2: 9
Pópulus acquisitiónis, annuntiáte virtútes eius, qui vos de ténebris vocávit in admirábile lumen suum, allelúia
O chosen people, proclaim the mighty works of him,
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Hear, O Lord, our prayers,
that this most holy exchange,
by which you have redeemed us,
may bring your help in this present life
and ensure for us eternal gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.
FRIDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 78 (77): 53
Edúxit Dóminus pópulum suum in spe, et inimícos eórum opéruit mare, allelúia.
The Lord led his people in hope,
while the sea engulfed their foes, alleluia.
Edúxit Dóminus pópulum suum in spe, et inimícos eórum opéruit mare, allelúia.
The Lord led his people in hope,
while the sea engulfed their foes, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
who gave us the Paschal Mystery
in the covenant you established
for reconciling the human race,
so dispose our minds, we pray,
that what we celebrate by professing the faith
we may express in deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 4:1-12
Psalms 118:1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a
R. The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. Or: Alleluia.
Lápidem, quem reprobavérunt ædificántes, hic factus est in caput ánguli.
R. The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. Or: Alleluia.
Lápidem, quem reprobavérunt ædificántes, hic factus est in caput ánguli.
This is the day the LORD has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
John 21:1-14
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Perfect within us, O Lord, we pray,
the solemn exchange brought about by these paschal offerings,
that we may be drawn from earthly desires
to a longing for the things of heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE I OF EASTER The Paschal Mystery
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper forms of the Communicantes (In communionwith those) and Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray) are said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Jn 21: 12-13
Dixit Iesus discípulis suis:Veníte, prandéte. Et accépit panem, et dedit eis, allelúia.
Jesus said to his disciples: Come and eat.
And he took bread and gave it to them, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Keep safe, O Lord, we pray,
those whom you have saved by your kindness
that, redeemed by the Passion of your Son,
they may rejoice in his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
SATURDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ps 105 (104): 43
Edúxit Dóminus pópulum suum in exsultatióne, et eléctos suos in lætítia, allelúia.
The Lord brought out his people with joy,
his chosen ones with shouts of rejoicing, alleluia.
Edúxit Dóminus pópulum suum in exsultatióne, et eléctos suos in lætítia, allelúia.
The Lord brought out his people with joy,
his chosen ones with shouts of rejoicing, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, who by the abundance of your grace
give increase to the peoples who believe in you,
look with favor on those you have chosen
and clothe with blessed immortality
those reborn through the Sacrament of Baptism.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 4:13-21
Ps 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21
R. I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me. Or: Alleluia.
Confitébor tibi, Dómine, quóniam exaudísti me.
R. I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me. Or: Alleluia.
Confitébor tibi, Dómine, quóniam exaudísti me.
This is the day the LORD has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Ps 118:24
Hæc dies quam fecit Dóminus; exsultémus et lætémur in ea.
Mark 16:9-15
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries,
so that the renewal constantly at work within us
may be the cause of our unending joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE I OF EASTER The Paschal Mystery
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper forms of the Communicantes (In communionwith those) and Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray) are said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Gal 3: 27
Omnes qui in Christo baptizáti estis, Christum induístis, allelúia.
All of you who have been baptized in Christ
have put on Christ, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord,
and grant, we pray,
that those you were pleased to renew by eternal mysteries
may attain in their flesh
the incorruptible glory of the resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
(or of Divine Mercy)
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON 1 Pt 2: 2
Quasi modo génite infántes, rationábile, sine dolo lac concupscíte, ut in eo crescátis in salútem, allelúia.
Like newborn infants, you must long for the pure, spiritual milk,
that in him you may grow to salvation, alleluia.
Quasi modo génite infántes, rationábile, sine dolo lac concupscíte, ut in eo crescátis in salútem, allelúia.
Like newborn infants, you must long for the pure, spiritual milk,
that in him you may grow to salvation, alleluia.
Or: 4 Esdr 2: 36-37
Accípite iucunditátem gloriæ vestræ, grátias agéntes Deo, qui vos ad cæléstia regna vocávit, allelúia.
Receive the joy of your glory, giving thanks to God,
who has called you into the heavenly kingdom, alleluia.
Accípite iucunditátem gloriæ vestræ, grátias agéntes Deo, qui vos ad cæléstia regna vocávit, allelúia.
Receive the joy of your glory, giving thanks to God,
who has called you into the heavenly kingdom, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
God of everlasting mercy,
who in the very recurrence of the paschal feast
kindle the faith of the people you have made your own,
increase, we pray, the grace you have bestowed,
that all may grasp and rightly understand
in what font they have been washed,
by whose Spirit they have been reborn,
by whose Blood they have been redeemed.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
ALLELUIA John 20:29
You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me, says the Lord;
blessed are they who have not seen me, but still believe!
Quia vidísti me, Thoma, credidísti, dicit Dóminus: beáti qui non vidérunt et credidérunt.
Year A
Acts 2:42-47
Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
R./ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love is everlasting. Or: Alleluia.
1 Pt 1:3-9
John 20:19-31 Year B
Acts 4:32-35
Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
R./ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love is everlasting. Or: Alleluia.
1 John 5:1-6
John 20:19-31 Year C
Acts 5:12-16
Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
R./ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love is everlasting. Or: Alleluia.
Rev 1:9-11, 12-13, 17-19
John 20:19-31
You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me, says the Lord;
blessed are they who have not seen me, but still believe!
Quia vidísti me, Thoma, credidísti, dicit Dóminus: beáti qui non vidérunt et credidérunt.
Year A
Acts 2:42-47
Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
R./ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love is everlasting. Or: Alleluia.
1 Pt 1:3-9
John 20:19-31 Year B
Acts 4:32-35
Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
R./ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love is everlasting. Or: Alleluia.
1 John 5:1-6
John 20:19-31 Year C
Acts 5:12-16
Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
R./ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love is everlasting. Or: Alleluia.
Rev 1:9-11, 12-13, 17-19
John 20:19-31
The CREDO is said.
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept, O Lord, we pray,
the oblations of your people
(and of those you have brought to new birth),
that, renewed by confession of your name and by Baptism,
they may attain unending happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE I OF EASTER The Paschal Mystery
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper forms of the Communicantes (In communionwith those) and Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray) are said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Jn 20: 27
Bring your hand and feel the place of the nails,
and do not be unbelieving but believing, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that our reception of this paschal Sacrament
may have a continuing effect
in our minds and hearts.
Through Christ our Lord.
SOLEMN BLESSING
May God, who by the Resurrection of his Only Begotten Son
was pleased to confer on you
the gift of redemption and of adoption,
give you gladness by his blessing.
Amen.
May he, by whose redeeming work
you have received the gift of everlasting freedom,
make you heirs to an eternal inheritance.
Amen.
And may you, who have already risen with Christ
in Baptism through faith,
by living in a right manner on this earth,
be united with him in the homeland of heaven.
Amen.
For the dismissal of the people, there is sung or said: Go forth, the Mass is ended, alleluia, alleluia. Or: Go in peace, alleluia, alleluia. The people respond: Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia.
MONDAY
In the Second Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rom 6: 9
Christus resúrgens ex mórtuis iam non móritur, mors illi ultra non dominábitur, allelúia.
Christ, having risen from the dead, dies now no more;
death will no longer have dominion over him, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have been renewed by paschal remedies,
transcending the likeness of our earthly parentage,
may be transformed in the image of our heavenly maker.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have been renewed by paschal remedies,
transcending the likeness of our earthly parentage,
may be transformed in the image of our heavenly maker.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 4:23-31
Psalms 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9
R. Blessed are all who take refuge in the Lord, Or: Alleluia.
Beáti omnes qui confídunt in te, Dómine.
R. Blessed are all who take refuge in the Lord, Or: Alleluia.
Beáti omnes qui confídunt in te, Dómine.
Si consurrexístis Christo, quæ sursum sunt quaérite, ubi Christus est in détera Dei sedens.
If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
John 3:1-8
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive, O Lord, we pray,
these offerings of your exultant Church,
and, as you have given her cause for such great gladness,
grant also that the gifts we bring
may bear fruit in perpetual happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 20: 19
Stetit Iesus in médio discipulórum suórum, et dixit eis: Pax vobis, allelúia.
Jesus stood in the midst of his disciples
and said to them: Peace be with you, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord,
and grant, we pray,
that those you were pleased to renew by eternal mysteries
may attain in their flesh
the incorruptible glory of the resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.
TUESDAY
In the Second Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 19: 7, 6
Gaudeámus et exsultémus et demus glóriam Deo, quóniam regnávit Dóminus Deus noster omnípotens, allelúia.
Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to God,
for the Lord our God the Almighty reigns, alleluia.
COLLECT
Enable us, we pray, almighty God,
to proclaim the power of the risen Lord,
that we, who have received the pledge of his gift,
may come to possess all he gives
when it is fully revealed.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 4:32-37
Psalms 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5
R. The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty. Or: Alleluia.
Dóminus regnávit, decórem indútus est.
R. The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty. Or: Alleluia.
Dóminus regnávit, decórem indútus est.
Exaltári opórtet Filium hóminus, ut omnis qui credit in eum hábeat vitam ætérnam.
The Son of Man must be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. -Jn 3:14-15
The Son of Man must be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. -Jn 3:14-15
John 3:7-15
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries,
so that the renewal constantly at work within us
may be the cause of our unending joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Lk 24: 46, 26
Opórtuit pati Christum, et resúrgere a mórtuis, et ita intráre in glóriam suam, allelúia.
The Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead,
and so enter into his glory, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Hear, O Lord, our prayers,
that this most holy exchange,
by which you have redeemed us,
may bring your help in this present life
and ensure for us eternal gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.
WEDNESDAY
In the Second Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 18 (17): 50; 22 (21): 23
Confitébor tibi in pópulis, Dómine, et narrábo nomen tuum frátribus meis, allelúia.
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will tell of your name to my kin, alleluia.
COLLECT
As we recall year by year the mysteries
by which, through the restoration of its original dignity,
human nature has received the hope of rising again,
we earnestly beseech your mercy, Lord,
that what we celebrate in faith
we may possess in unending love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 5:17-26
Psalms 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Or: Alleluia.
Pauper clamávit, et Dóminus exaudívit eum
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Or: Alleluia.
Pauper clamávit, et Dóminus exaudívit eum
Sic Deus diléxit mundum, ut Fílium suum Unigénitum daret; omnis qui credit in eum habet vitam ætérnam.
God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. Jn 3:16
God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. Jn 3:16
John 3:16-21
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O God, who by the wonderful exchange effected in this sacrifice
have made us partakers of the one supreme Godhead,
grant, we pray,
that, as we have come to know your truth,
we may make it ours by a worthy way of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Jn 15: 16, 19
Dicit Dóminus: Ego elégi vos de mundo et pósui vos ut eátis, et fructum afferátis, et fructus vester máneat, allelúia.
I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord,
and have appointed you to go and bear fruit,
fruit that will last, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Graciously be present to your people, we pray, O Lord,
and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries
to pass from former ways to newness of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
THURSDAY
In the Second Week of Easter
In the Second Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 68 (67): 8-9, 20
Deus, dum egrederéris coram pópulo tuo, iter fáciens eis, hábitans in illis, terra mota est, cæli distillavérunt, allelúia.
O God, when you went forth before your people,
marching with them and living among them,
the earth trembled, heavens poured down rain, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who for the salvation of the world
brought about the paschal sacrifice,
be favorable to the supplications of your people,
so that Christ our High Priest, interceding on our behalf,
may by his likeness to ourselves
bring us reconciliation,
and by his equality with you
free us from our sins.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 5:27-33
Psalms 34:2 and 9, 17-18, 19-20
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Or: Alleluia.
Pauper clamávit, et Dóminus exaudívit eum.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Or: Alleluia.
Pauper clamávit, et Dóminus exaudívit eum.
Quia vidísti me, Thoma, credidísti, dicit Dóminus: beáti qui non vidérunt et credidérunt.
You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me, says the Lord;
blessed are those who have not seen, but still believe. - Jn 20:29
You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me, says the Lord;
blessed are those who have not seen, but still believe. - Jn 20:29
John 3:31-36
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord,
together with the sacrificial offerings,
so that, purified by your graciousness,
we may be conformed to the mysteries of your mighty love.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Mt 28: 20
Ecce ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus, usque ad consummatiónem sæculi, alelúia.
Behold, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Almighty ever-living God,
who restore us to eternal life
in the Resurrection of Christ,
increase in us, we pray, the fruits of this paschal Sacrament
and pour into our hearts the strength of this saving food.
Through Christ our Lord.
FRIDAY
In the Second Week of Easter
In the Second Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 5: 9-10
Redemísti, Dómine, in sánguine tuo, ex omni tribu, et lingua, et pópulo, et natióne, et fecísti nos Deo nostro regnum et sacerdótes, allelúia.
You have redeemed us, Lord, by your Blood,
from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
and have made us into a kingdom, priests for our God, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, hope and light of the sincere,
we humbly entreat you to dispose our hearts
to offer you worthy prayer
and ever to extol you
by dutiful proclamation of your praise.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 5:34-42
Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
R. One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Unam pétii a Dómino: ut inhábitem in domo Dómini.
R. One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Unam pétii a Dómino: ut inhábitem in domo Dómini.
Non in pane solo vivit homo, sed in omni verbo quod procédit de ore Dei.
One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God
One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God
John 6:1-15
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept in compassion, Lord, we pray,
the offerings of your family,
that under your protective care
they may never lose what they have received,
but attain the gifts that are eternal.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Rom 4: 25
Tráditus est Christus Dóminus noster propter delícta nostra, et resurréxit propter iustifucatiónem nostram, allelúia.
Christ our Lord was handed over for our transgressions
and was raised again for our justification, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Keep safe, O Lord, we pray,
those whom you have saved by your kindness,
that, redeemed by the Passion of your Son,
they may rejoice in his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
SATURDAY
In the Second Week of Easter
In the Second Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. 1 Pt 2: 9
Pópulus acquisitiónis, annuntíate virtútes eius, qui vos de ténebris vocávit in admirábile lumen suum, allelúia.
O chosen people, proclaim the mighty works of him
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia.
COLLECT
Set aside, O Lord,
the bond of sentence written for us by the law of sin,
which in the Paschal Mystery you canceled
through the Resurrection of Christ your Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Or:
O God, who willed that through the paschal mysteries
the gates of mercy should stand open for your faithful,
look upon us and have mercy,
that as we follow, by your gift, the way you desire for us,
so may we never stray from the paths of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
the gates of mercy should stand open for your faithful,
look upon us and have mercy,
that as we follow, by your gift, the way you desire for us,
so may we never stray from the paths of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 6:1-7
Psalms 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. Or: Alleluia.
Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos, quemádmodum sperávimus in te.
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. Or: Alleluia.
Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos, quemádmodum sperávimus in te.
Surréxit Christus qui creávit ómnia, et misértus est humáno géneri.
Christ is risen, who made all things;
he has shown mercy on all people.
Christ is risen, who made all things;
he has shown mercy on all people.
John 6:16-21
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Sanctify graciously these gifts, O Lord, we pray,
and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice,
make of us an eternal offering to you.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 17: 24
Pater, quos dedísti mihi, volu ut ubi sum ego, et illi sint mecum, ut vídeant claritátem quam dedísti mihi, allelúia.
Father, I wish that, where I am,
those you gave me may also be with me,
that they may see the glory that you gave me, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We have partaken of the gifts of this sacred mystery,
humbly imploring, O Lord,
that what your Son commanded us to do
in memory of him
may bring us growth in charity.
Through Christ our Lord.
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 66 (65): 1-2
Cry out with joy to God, all the earth;
O sing to the glory of his name.
O render him glorious praise, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
Year A
Acts 2:14, 22-33
Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11
R./ Lord, you will show us the path of life. Or: Alleluia.
R./ Lord, you will show us the path of life. Or: Alleluia.
1 Peter 1:17-21
ALLELUIA: Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us; make our hearts burn while you speak to us. - Lk 24:32
Domine Jesu, áperi nobis Scriptúras; fac cor nostrum ardens dum lóqueris nobis.
Domine Jesu, áperi nobis Scriptúras; fac cor nostrum ardens dum lóqueris nobis.
GOSPEL: Luke 24:13-35 Year B
Acts 3:13-15, 17-19
Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9
R./ Lord, let your face shine on us. Or: Alleluia.
R./ Lord, let your face shine on us. Or: Alleluia.
1 John 2:1-5a
ALLELUIA: Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us; make our hearts burn while you speak to us. - Lk 24:32
Domine Jesu, áperi nobis Scriptúras; fac cor nostrum ardens dum lóqueris nobis.
Domine Jesu, áperi nobis Scriptúras; fac cor nostrum ardens dum lóqueris nobis.
GOSPEL: Luke 24:35-48 Year C
Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41
Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13
R./ I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. Or: Alleluia.
R./ I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. Or: Alleluia.
Revelation 5:11-14
ALLELUIA: Christ is risen, creator of all; he has shown pity on all people.
Surréxit Christus, qui creávit ómnia et misértus est humáno géneri.
Surréxit Christus, qui creávit ómnia et misértus est humáno géneri.
GOSPEL: John 21:1-19 or 21:1-14
The CREDO is said.
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive, O Lord, we pray,
these offerings of your exultant Church,
and, as you have given her cause for such great gladness,
grant also that the gifts we bring
may bear fruit in perpetual happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Lk 24: 35
The disciples recognized the Lord Jesus
in the breaking of the bread, alleluia.
Optional for Year B: Lk 24: 46-47
The Christ had to suffer and on the third day rise from the dead;
in his name repentance and remission of sins
must be preached to all the nations, alleluia.
The Christ had to suffer and on the third day rise from the dead;
in his name repentance and remission of sins
must be preached to all the nations, alleluia.
Optional for Year C: Cf. Jn 21: 12-13
Jesus said to his disciples: Come and eat.
And he took bread and gave it to them, alleluia.
Jesus said to his disciples: Come and eat.
And he took bread and gave it to them, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord,
and grant, we pray,
that those you were pleased to renew by eternal mysteries
may attain in their flesh
the incorruptible glory of the resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.
SOLEMN BLESSING
May God, who by the Resurrection of his Only Begotten Son
was pleased to confer on you
the gift of redemption and of adoption,
give you gladness by his blessing.
Amen.
May he, by whose redeeming work
you have received the gift of everlasting freedom,
make you heirs to an eternal inheritance.
Amen.
And may you, who have already risen with Christ
in Baptism through faith,
by living in a right manner on this earth,
be united with him in the homeland of heaven.
Amen.
For the dismissal of the people, there is sung or said: Go forth, the Mass is ended, alleluia, alleluia. Or: Go in peace, alleluia, alleluia. The people respond: Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia.
MONDAY
In the Third Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Surréxit pastor bonus, qui ánimam suam pósuit pro óvibus suis, et pro grege suo mori dignátus est, allelúia.
The Good Shepherd has risen,
who laid down his life for his sheep
and willingly died for his flock, alleluia.
Surréxit pastor bonus, qui ánimam suam pósuit pro óvibus suis, et pro grege suo mori dignátus est, allelúia.
The Good Shepherd has risen,
who laid down his life for his sheep
and willingly died for his flock, alleluia.
COLLECT
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,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 6:8-15
Psalms 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30
R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Beáti qui ámbulant in lege Dómini.
R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Beáti qui ámbulant in lege Dómini.
Non in pane solo vivit homo, sed in omni verbo quod prodécit de ore Dei.
One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God - Mt 4:4b
One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God - Mt 4:4b
John 6:22-29
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord,
together with the sacrificial offerings,
so that, purified by your graciousness,
we may be conformed to the mysteries of your mighty love.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 14: 27
Pacem relínquo vobis, pacem meam do vobis; non quómodo mundus dat, ego do vobis, dicit Dóminus, allelúia.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I give it to you, says the Lord, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Almighty ever-living God,
who restore us to eternal life
in the Resurrection of Christ,
increase in us, we pray, the fruits of this paschal Sacrament
and pour into our hearts the strength of this saving food.
Through Christ our Lord.
TUESDAY
In the Third Week of Easter
In the Third Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 19: 5; 12: 10
Laudem dícite Deo nostro, omnes qui timétis Deum, pusílli et magni, quia facta est salus, et virtus, et potéstas Christi eius, allelúia.
Sing praise to our God,
all you who fear God, both small and great,
for now salvation and strength have come,
and the power of his Christ, alleluia.
Laudem dícite Deo nostro, omnes qui timétis Deum, pusílli et magni, quia facta est salus, et virtus, et potéstas Christi eius, allelúia.
Sing praise to our God,
all you who fear God, both small and great,
for now salvation and strength have come,
and the power of his Christ, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who open wide the gates of the heavenly Kingdom
to those reborn of water and the Holy Spirit,
pour out on your servants
an increase of the grace you have bestowed,
that, having been purged of all sins,
they may lack nothing
that in your kindness you have promised.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 7:51-8:1a
Psalms 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Or: Alleluia.
In manus tuas, Dómine, comméndo spíritum meum.
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Or: Alleluia.
In manus tuas, Dómine, comméndo spíritum meum.
Ego sum panis vitæ, dicit Dóminus; qui venit ad me non esúriet.
I am the bread of life, says the Lord;
whoever comes to me will never hunger. - Jn 6:35ab
I am the bread of life, says the Lord;
whoever comes to me will never hunger. - Jn 6:35ab
John 6:30-35
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive, O Lord, we pray,
these offerings of your exultant Church,
and, as you have given her cause for such great gladness,
grant also that the gifts we bring
may bear fruit in perpetual happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Rom 6: 8
Si mórtui sumus cum Christo, crédimus quia simul étiam vivémus cum Christo, allelúia.
If we have died with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live with Christ, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord,
and grant, we pray,
that those you were pleased to renew by eternal mysteries
may attain in their flesh
the incorruptible glory of the resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.
WEDNESDAY
In the Third Week of Easter
In the Third Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 71 (70): 8, 23
Repleátur os meum laude tua, ut possim cantáre; gaudébunt lábia mea, dum cantavéro tibi, allelúia.
Let my mouth be filled with your praise, that I may sing aloud;
my lips shall shout for joy, when I sing to you, alleluia.
Repleátur os meum laude tua, ut possim cantáre; gaudébunt lábia mea, dum cantavéro tibi, allelúia.
Let my mouth be filled with your praise, that I may sing aloud;
my lips shall shout for joy, when I sing to you, alleluia.
COLLECT
Be present to your family, O Lord, we pray,
and graciously ensure
those you have endowed with the grace of faith
an eternal share in the Resurrection of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 8:1b-8
Psalms 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a
R. Let the earth cry out to God with joy. Or: Alleluia.
Iubiláte Deo, omnes terra.
R. Let the earth cry out to God with joy. Or: Alleluia.
Iubiláte Deo, omnes terra.
Omnis qui credit in Fílium habet vitam æternam; et resiscitábo ego eum novíssimo die, dicit Dóminuss
Everyone who believes in the Son has eternal life,
and I shall raise him up on the last day, says the Lord. - Cf. Jn 6:40
Everyone who believes in the Son has eternal life,
and I shall raise him up on the last day, says the Lord. - Cf. Jn 6:40
John 6:35-40
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries,
so that the renewal constantly at work within us
may be the cause of our unending joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Surréxit Dóminus et illúxit nobis, quos redémit sánguine suo, allelúia.
The Lord has risen and shone his light upon us,
whom he has redeemed by his Blood, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Hear, O Lord, our prayers,
that this most holy exchange,
by which you have redeemed us,
may bring your help in this present life
and ensure for us eternal gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.
THURSDAY
In the Third Week of Easter
In the Third Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ex 15: 1-2
Cantémus Dómino: glorióse enim magnificátus est. Fortitúdo mea et laus mea Dóminus, et factus est mihi in salútem, allelúia
Let us sing to the Lord, for he has gloriously triumphed.
The Lord is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation, alleluia.
Cantémus Dómino: glorióse enim magnificátus est. Fortitúdo mea et laus mea Dóminus, et factus est mihi in salútem, allelúia
Let us sing to the Lord, for he has gloriously triumphed.
The Lord is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation, alleluia.
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
let us feel your compassion more readily
during these days when, by your gift,
we have known it more fully,
so that those you have freed from the darkness of error
may cling more firmly to the teachings of your truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Almighty ever-living God,
let us feel your compassion more readily
during these days when, by your gift,
we have known it more fully,
so that those you have freed from the darkness of error
may cling more firmly to the teachings of your truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 8:26-40
Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20
R. Let the earth cry out to God with joy. Or: Alleluia.
Iubiláte Deo, omnes terra
R. Let the earth cry out to God with joy. Or: Alleluia.
Iubiláte Deo, omnes terra
Ego sum panis vivus, qui de cælo descéndi dicit Dóminus; si quis manduc&averit ex hoc pane, vivet in ætérnum.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;
whoever eats this bread will live forever. - Cf. Jn 6:51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;
whoever eats this bread will live forever. - Cf. Jn 6:51
John 6:44-51
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O God, who by the wonderful exchange effected in this sacrifice
have made us partakers of the one supreme Godhead,
grant, we pray,
that, as we have come to know your truth,
we may make it ours by a worthy way of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON 2 Cor 5: 15
Pro ómnibus mórtuus est Christus, ut et qui vivunt iam non sibi vivant, sed ei qui pro ipsis mórtuus est et resurréxit, allelúia.
Christ died for all, that those who live
may live no longer for themselves,
but for him, who died for them and is risen, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Graciously be present to your people, we pray, O Lord,
and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries
to pass from former ways to newness of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
FRIDAY
In the Third Week of Easter
In the Third Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 5: 12
Dignus est Agnus, qui occísus est, accípere virtútem et divinitátem et sapiéntiam et fortitúdinem et honórem, allelúia.
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and divinity, and wisdom
and strength and honor, alleluia.
Dignus est Agnus, qui occísus est, accípere virtútem et divinitátem et sapiéntiam et fortitúdinem et honórem, allelúia.
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and divinity, and wisdom
and strength and honor, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have come to know
the grace of the Lord's Resurrection,
may, through the love of the Spirit,
ourselves rise to newness of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have come to know
the grace of the Lord's Resurrection,
may, through the love of the Spirit,
ourselves rise to newness of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 9:1-20
Psalms 117:1bc, 2
R. Go out to all the world and tell the Good News. Or: Alleluia.
Eúntes in mundum univérsum, prædícate Evangélium.
R. Go out to all the world and tell the Good News. Or: Alleluia.
Eúntes in mundum univérsum, prædícate Evangélium.
Qui mandúcat meam carnem et bibit meum sánguinem, in me manet, et ego in illo, dicit Dóminus.
Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood,
remains in me and I in him, says the Lord - Cf. Jn 6:56
Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood,
remains in me and I in him, says the Lord - Cf. Jn 6:56
John 6:52-59
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Graciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray,
and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice,
make of us an eternal offering to you.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Crucifíxus surréxit a mórtuis, et redémit nos, allelúia.
The Crucified is risen from the dead
and has redeemed us, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We have partaken of the gifts of this sacred mystery,
humbly imploring, O Lord,
that what your Son commanded us to do
in memory of him
may bring us growth in charity.
Through Christ our Lord.
SATURDAY
In the Third Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Col 2: 12
Consepúlti estis Christo in baptísmo, in quo et resurrexístis per fidem operatiónis Dei, qui suscitávit illum a mortúis, alleluia.
You have been buried with Christ in Baptism,
through which you also rose again
by faith in the working of God,
who raised him from the dead, alleluia.
Consepúlti estis Christo in baptísmo, in quo et resurrexístis per fidem operatiónis Dei, qui suscitávit illum a mortúis, alleluia.
You have been buried with Christ in Baptism,
through which you also rose again
by faith in the working of God,
who raised him from the dead, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who in the font of Baptism
have made new those who believe in you,
keep safe those reborn in Christ,
that, defeating every onslaught of error,
they may faithfully preserve the grace of your blessing.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
O God, who in the font of Baptism
have made new those who believe in you,
keep safe those reborn in Christ,
that, defeating every onslaught of error,
they may faithfully preserve the grace of your blessing.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 9:31-42
Psalms 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17
R. How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me? Or: Alleluia.
Quid retríbuam Dómino pro ómnibus quæ retríbuit mihi?
R. How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me? Or: Alleluia.
Quid retríbuam Dómino pro ómnibus quæ retríbuit mihi?
Verba tua, Dómine, Spíritus et vita sunt; verba vitæ ætérne habes.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;
you have the words of everlasting life. - Cf. Jn 6:63c, 68c
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;
you have the words of everlasting life. - Cf. Jn 6:63c, 68c
John 6:60-69
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept in compassion, Lord, we pray,
the offerings of your family,
that under your protective care
they may never lose what they have received,
but attain the gifts that are eternal.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 17: 20-21
Pater, pro eis rogo, ut ipsi in nobis unum sint, ut credat mundus quia tu me misísti, dicit Dóminus allelúia.
Father, I pray for them, that they may be one in us,
so that the world may believe it was you who sent me,
says the Lord, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Keep safe, O Lord, we pray,
those whom you have saved by your kindness,
that, redeemed by the Passion of your Son,
they may rejoice in his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 33 (32): 5-6
Misericórdia Dómini plena est terra; verbo Dómini cæli firmáti sunt, alleluia.
The merciful love of the Lord fills the earth;
by the word of the Lord the heavens were made, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
lead us to a share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the brave Shepherd has gone before.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
Year A
Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalms 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
R./ The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.
Or: Alleluia.
R./ The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.
Or: Alleluia.
1 Peter 2:20b-25
ALLELUIA: I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep and mine know me. - Jn 10:14
Ego sum pastor bonus, dicit Dóminus; et cognósco oves meas, et cognóscunt me meæ.
Ego sum pastor bonus, dicit Dóminus; et cognósco oves meas, et cognóscunt me meæ.
GOSPEL: John 10:1-10 Year B
Acts 4:8-12
Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29
R./ The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.
Or: Alleluia.
R./ The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.
Or: Alleluia.
1 John 3:1-2
ALLELUIA: I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep and mine know me. - Jn 10:14
Ego sum pastor bonus, dicit Dóminus; et cognósco oves meas, et cognóscunt me meæ.
Ego sum pastor bonus, dicit Dóminus; et cognósco oves meas, et cognóscunt me meæ.
GOSPEL: John 10:11-18 Year C
Acts 13:14, 43-52
Psalms 100:1-2, 3, 5
R./ We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
Or: Alleluia.
R./ We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
Or: Alleluia.
Revelation 7:9, 14b-17
ALLELUIA: I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep and mine know me. - Jn 10:14
Ego sum pastor bonus, dicit Dóminus; et cognósco oves meas, et cognóscunt me meæ.
Ego sum pastor bonus, dicit Dóminus; et cognósco oves meas, et cognóscunt me meæ.
GOSPEL: John 10:27-30
CREDO
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries,
so that the renewal constantly at work within us
may be the cause of our unending joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Surréxit Pastor bonus, qui ánimam suam pósuit pro óvibus suis, et pro grege suo mori dignátus est; allelúia.
The Good Shepherd has risen,
who laid down his life for his sheep
and willingly died for his flock, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Look upon your flock, kind Shepherd,
and be pleased to settle in eternal pastures
the sheep you have redeemed
by the Precious Blood of your Son.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
SOLEMN BLESSING
May God, who by the Resurrection of his Only Begotten Son
was pleased to confer on you
the gift of redemption and of adoption,
give you gladness by his blessing.
Amen.
May he, by whose redeeming work
you have received the gift of everlasting freedom,
make you heirs to an eternal inheritance.
Amen.
And may you, who have already risen with Christ
in Baptism through faith,
by living in a right manner on this earth,
be united with him in the homeland of heaven. Amen.
MONDAY
In the Fourth Week of Easter
In the Fourth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rom 6: 9
Christus resúrgens ex mortúis iam non móritur, mors illi ultra non dominábitur, allelúia.
Christ, having risen from the dead, dies now no more;
death will no longer have dominion over him, alleluia.
Christus resúrgens ex mortúis iam non móritur, mors illi ultra non dominábitur, allelúia.
Christ, having risen from the dead, dies now no more;
death will no longer have dominion over him, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, perfect light of the blessed,
by whose gift we celebrate the paschal mysteries on earth,
bring us, we pray,
to rejoice in the full measure of your grace
for ages unending.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 11:1-18
Psalms 42:2-3; 43:3, 4
R. Athirst is my soul for the living God. Or: Alleluia.
Sitívit ánima mea ad Deum vivum.
R. Athirst is my soul for the living God. Or: Alleluia.
Sitívit ánima mea ad Deum vivum.
Ego sum pastor bonus, dicit Dóminus; et cognósco oves meas, et cognóscunt me meæ.
I am the good shepherd, says the Lord;
I know my sheep and mine know me. - Jn 10:14
I am the good shepherd, says the Lord;
I know my sheep and mine know me. - Jn 10:14
John 10:1-10 or John 10:11-18
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive, O Lord, we pray,
these offerings of your exultant Church,
and, as you have given her cause for such great gladness,
grant also that the gifts we bring
may bear fruit in perpetual happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 20: 19
Stetit Iesus in médio discipulórum suórum, et dixit eis: Pax vobis, allelúia.
Jesus stood in the midst of his disciples
and said to them: Peace be with you, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord,
and grant, we pray,
that those you were pleased to renew by eternal mysteries
may attain in their flesh
the incorruptible glory of the resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.
TUESDAY
In the Fourth Week of Easter
In the Fourth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 19: 7, 6
Gaudeámus et exsultémus et demus glóriam Deo, quóniam regnávit Dóminus Deus noster omnípotens, allelúia.
Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to God,
for the Lord our God the Almighty reigns, alleluia.
Gaudeámus et exsultémus et demus glóriam Deo, quóniam regnávit Dóminus Deus noster omnípotens, allelúia.
Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to God,
for the Lord our God the Almighty reigns, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, celebrating the mysteries of the Lord’s Resurrection,
we may merit to receive the joy of our redemption.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 11:19-26
Psalms 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7
R. All you nations, praise the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Laudáte Dóminum, omnes gentes.
R. All you nations, praise the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Laudáte Dóminum, omnes gentes.
Oves meæ vocem meam áudiunt, dicit Dóminus, et ego cognósco eas et sequúntur me.
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me. - Jn 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me. - Jn 10:27
John 10:22-30
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries,
so that the renewal constantly at work within us
may be the cause of our unending joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Lk 24: 46, 26
Opórtuit pati Christum, et resúrgere a mórtuis, et ita intráre in glóriam suam, allelúia.
The Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead,
and so enter into his glory, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Hear, O Lord, our prayers,
that this most holy exchange,
by which you have redeemed us,
may bring your help in this present life
and ensure for us eternal gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.
WEDNESDAY
In the Fourth Week of Easter
In the Fourth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 18 (17): 50; 22 (21): 23
Confitébor tibi in pópulis, Dómine, et narrábo nomen tuum frátribus meis, allelúia.
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will tell of your name to my kin, alleluia.
Confitébor tibi in pópulis, Dómine, et narrábo nomen tuum frátribus meis, allelúia.
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will tell of your name to my kin, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, life of the faithful,
glory of the humble, blessedness of the just,
listen kindly to the prayers
of those who call on you,
that they who thirst for what you generously promise
may always have their fill of your plenty.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 12:24-13:5a
Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6 and 8
R. O God, let all the nations praise you! Or: Alleluia.
Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus, confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes.
R. O God, let all the nations praise you! Or: Alleluia.
Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus, confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes.
Ego sum lux mundi, dicit Dóminus, qui séquitur me, habébit lucem vitæ.
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follow me will have the light of life. - Jn 8:12
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follow me will have the light of life. - Jn 8:12
John 12:44-50
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O God, who by the wonderful exchange effected in this sacrifice
have made us partakers of the one supreme Godhead,
grant, we pray,
that, as we have come to know your truth,
we may make it ours by a worthy way of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Jn 15: 16, 19
Dicit Dóminus: Ego elégi vos de mundo et pósui vos ut eátis, et fructum afferátis, et fructus vester máneat, allelúia.
I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord,
and have appointed you to go and bear fruit,
fruit that will last, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Graciously be present to your people, we pray, O Lord,
and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries
to pass from former ways to newness of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
THURSDAY
In the Fourth Week of Easter
In the Fourth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 68 (67): 8-9, 20
Deus, dum egrederéris coram pópulo tuo, iter fáciens eis, hábitans in illis, terra mota est, cæli distillavérunt, allelúia.
O God, when you went forth before your people,
marching with them and living among them,
the earth trembled, heavens poured down rain, alleluia.
Deus, dum egrederéris coram pópulo tuo, iter fáciens eis, hábitans in illis, terra mota est, cæli distillavérunt, allelúia.
O God, when you went forth before your people,
marching with them and living among them,
the earth trembled, heavens poured down rain, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who restore human nature
to yet greater dignity than at its beginnings,
look upon the amazing mystery of your loving kindness,
and in those you have chosen to make new
through the wonder of rebirth
may you preserve the gifts
of your enduring grace and blessing.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 13:13-25
Psalms 89:2-3,21-22,25 and 27
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Misericórdias tuas, Dómine, in ætérnum cantábo.
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Misericórdias tuas, Dómine, in ætérnum cantábo.
Iesu Christe, testis es fidélis, primogénitus mortuórum; dilexísti nos et lavásti peccáta in sánguine tuo.
Jesus Christ, you are the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead;
you have loved us and freed us from our sins by your Blood. - Cf. Rev 1:5ab
Jesus Christ, you are the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead;
you have loved us and freed us from our sins by your Blood. - Cf. Rev 1:5ab
John 13:16-20
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord,
together with the sacrificial offerings,
so that, purified by your graciousness,
we may be conformed to the mysteries of your mighty love.
Through Christ our Lord.
May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord,
together with the sacrificial offerings,
so that, purified by your graciousness,
we may be conformed to the mysteries of your mighty love.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Mt 28: 20
Ecce ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus, usque ad consummatiónem sæculi, alelúia.
Behold, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Almighty ever-living God,
who restore us to eternal life
in the Resurrection of Christ,
increase in us, we pray, the fruits of this paschal Sacrament
and pour into our hearts the strength of this saving food.
Through Christ our Lord.
FRIDAY
In the Fourth Week of Easter
In the Fourth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 5: 9-10
Redemísti, Dómine, in sánguine tuo, ex omni tribu, et lingua, et pópulo, et natióne, et fecísti nos Deo nostro regnum et sacerdótes, allelúia.
You have redeemed us, Lord, by your Blood,
from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
and have made us into a kingdom, priests for our God, alleluia.
Redemísti, Dómine, in sánguine tuo, ex omni tribu, et lingua, et pópulo, et natióne, et fecísti nos Deo nostro regnum et sacerdótes, allelúia.
You have redeemed us, Lord, by your Blood,
from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
and have made us into a kingdom, priests for our God, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, author of our freedom and of our salvation,
listen to the voice of our pleading
and grant that those you have redeemed
by the shedding of your Son’s Blood
may have life through you
and, under your protection,
rejoice for ever unharmed.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 13:26-33
Psalms 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab
R. You are my Son, this day I have begotten you. Or: Alleluia.
Fílius meus es tu: ego hódie génui te.
R. You are my Son, this day I have begotten you. Or: Alleluia.
Fílius meus es tu: ego hódie génui te.
Ego sum via et véritas et vita, dicit Dóminus; nemo venit ad Patrem, nisi per me.
I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to the Father except through me. - Jn 14:6
I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to the Father except through me. - Jn 14:6
John 14:1-6
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept in compassion, Lord, we pray,
the offerings of your family,
that under your protective care
they may never lose what they have received,
but attain the gifts that are eternal.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Rom 4: 25
Tráditus est Christus Dóminus noster propter delícta nostra, et resurréxit propter iustifucatiónem nostram, allelúia.
Christ our Lord was handed over for our transgressions
and was raised again for our justification, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Keep safe, O Lord, we pray,
those whom you have saved by your kindness,
that, redeemed by the Passion of your Son,
they may rejoice in his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
SATURDAY
In the Fourth Week of Easter
In the Fourth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. 1 Pt 2: 9
Pópulus acquisitiónis, annuntíate virtútes eius, qui vos de ténebris vocávit in admirábile lumen suum, allelúia.
O chosen people, proclaim the mighty works of him
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia.
Pópulus acquisitiónis, annuntíate virtútes eius, qui vos de ténebris vocávit in admirábile lumen suum, allelúia.
O chosen people, proclaim the mighty works of him
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who in the celebration of Easter
graciously give to the world
the healing of heavenly remedies,
show benevolence to your Church,
that our present observance
may benefit us for eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 13:44-52
Psalms 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God. Or: Alleluia.
Víderunt omnes términi terræ salutáre Dei nostri.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God. Or: Alleluia.
Víderunt omnes términi terræ salutáre Dei nostri.
Si manséritis in sermóne meo, vere discípuli mei estis, et cognoscétis veritátem, dicit Dóminus.
If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples,
and you will know the truth, says the Lord. - Jn 8:31b-32
If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples,
and you will know the truth, says the Lord. - Jn 8:31b-32
John 14:7-14
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Graciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray,
and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice,
make of us an eternal offering to you.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 17: 24
Pater, quos dedísti mihi, volu ut ubi sum ego, et illi sint mecum, ut vídeant claritátem quam dedísti mihi, allelúia.
Father, I wish that, where I am,
those you gave me may also be with me,
that they may see the glory that you gave me, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We have partaken of the gifts of this sacred mystery,
humbly imploring, O Lord,
that what your Son commanded us to do
in memory of him
may bring us growth in charity.
Through Christ our Lord.
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 98 (97): 1-2
Cantánte Dóminum cánticum novum, qui mirabília fecit Dóminus, ante conspéctum géntium revelávit iustítiam suam, allelúia.
O sing a new song to the Lord,
for he has worked wonders;
in the sight of the nations
he has shown his deliverance, alleluia.
Cantánte Dóminum cánticum novum, qui mirabília fecit Dóminus, ante conspéctum géntium revelávit iustítiam suam, allelúia.
O sing a new song to the Lord,
for he has worked wonders;
in the sight of the nations
he has shown his deliverance, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
Year A
Acts 6:1-7
Psalms 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19
R./ Lord, let your mercy be upon us as we place our trust in you. Or: Alleluia.
R./ Lord, let your mercy be upon us as we place our trust in you. Or: Alleluia.
1 Peter 2:4-9
ALLELUIA: I am the way, the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father, except through me. - Jn 14:6
Ego sum via et véritas et vita, dicit Dóminus; nemo venit ad Patrem, nisi per me.
Ego sum via et véritas et vita, dicit Dóminus; nemo venit ad Patrem, nisi per me.
GOSPEL: John 14:1-12 Year B
Acts 9:26-31
Psalms 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32
R./ I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people. Or: Alleluia.
R./ I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people. Or: Alleluia.
1 John 3:18-24
ALLELUIA: Remain in me as I remain in you, says the Lord; Whoever remains in me will bear much fruit. - Jn 15:4a, 5b
Manéte in me, et ego in vobes, dicit Dóminus, qui manet in me fert fructum multum.
Manéte in me, et ego in vobes, dicit Dóminus, qui manet in me fert fructum multum.
GOSPEL: John 15:1-8 Year C
Acts 14:21-27
Psalms 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13
R./ I will praise your name forever, my king and my God. Or: Alleluia.
R./ I will praise your name forever, my king and my God. Or: Alleluia.
Revelation 21:1-5a
ALLELUIA: I give you a new commandment, says the Lord: love one another as I have loved you. - Jn 13:34
Mandátum novum do vobis, dicit Dóminus, ut diligátis ínvicem, sicut diléxi vos.
Mandátum novum do vobis, dicit Dóminus, ut diligátis ínvicem, sicut diléxi vos.
GOSPEL: John 13:31-33a, 34-35
CREDO
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O God, who by the wonderful exchange effected in this sacrifice
have made us partakers of the one supreme Godhead,
grant, we pray,
that, as we have come to know your truth,
we may make it ours by a worthy way of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Jn 15: 1, 5
Ego sum vitis vera et vos pátlmites, dicit Dótminus; qui manet in me et ego in eo, hic fert fructum multum, allelútia.
I am the true vine and you are the branches, says the Lord.
Whoever remains in me, and I in him, bears fruit in plenty, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Graciously be present to your people, we pray, O Lord,
and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries
to pass from former ways to newness of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
SOLEMN BLESSING
May God, who by the Resurrection of his Only Begotten Son
was pleased to confer on you
the gift of redemption and of adoption,
give you gladness by his blessing.
Amen.
May he, by whose redeeming work
you have received the gift of everlasting freedom,
make you heirs to an eternal inheritance.
Amen.
And may you, who have already risen with Christ
in Baptism through faith,
by living in a right manner on this earth,
be united with him in the homeland of heaven.
Amen.
MONDAY
In the Fifth Week of Easter
In the Fifth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Surréxit pastor bonus, qui ánimam suam pósuit pro óvibus suis, et pro grege suo mori dignátus est, allelúia.
The Good Shepherd has risen,
who laid down his life for his sheep
and willingly died for his flock, alleluia.
COLLECT
May your right hand, O Lord, we pray,
encompass your family with perpetual help,
so that, defended from all wickedness
by the Resurrection of your Only Begotten Son,
we may make our way by means of your heavenly gifts.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 14:5-18
Psalms 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16
R. Not to us, O Lord, but to your name give the glory. Or: Alleluia.
Non nobis, Dómine, sed nómini tuo da glóriam.
R. Not to us, O Lord, but to your name give the glory. Or: Alleluia.
Non nobis, Dómine, sed nómini tuo da glóriam.
Spiritus Sanctus vos docébit ómnia; súggeret vobis ómnia quæ dixi vobis.
The Holy Spirit will teach you everything
and remind you of all I told you.- Jn 14:26
The Holy Spirit will teach you everything
and remind you of all I told you.- Jn 14:26
John 14:21-26
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord,
together with the sacrificial offerings,
so that, purified by your graciousness,
we may be conformed to the mysteries of your mighty love.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 14: 27
Pacem relínquo vobis, pacem meam do vobis; non quómodo mundus dat, ego do vobis, dicit Dóminus, allelúia.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I give it to you, says the Lord, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Almighty ever-living God,
who restore us to eternal life
in the Resurrection of Christ,
increase in us, we pray, the fruits of this paschal Sacrament
and pour into our hearts the strength of this saving food.
Through Christ our Lord.
TUESDAY
In the Fifth Week of Easter
In the Fifth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 19: 5; 12: 10
Laudem dícite Deo nostro, omnes qui timétis Deum, pusílli et magni, quia facta est salus, et virtus, et potéstas Christi eius, allelúia.
Sing praise to our God,
all you who fear God, both small and great,
for now salvation and strength have come,
and the power of his Christ, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who restore us to eternal life
in the Resurrection of Christ,
grant your people constancy in faith and hope,
that we may never doubt the promises
of which we have learned from you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 14:19-28
Psalms 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Or: Alleluia.
Amíci tui, Dómine, notam fáciant glóriam regni tui.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Or: Alleluia.
Amíci tui, Dómine, notam fáciant glóriam regni tui.
Oportébat Christum pati et resúrgere a mórtuis; et ita intráre in glóriam suam.
Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead,
and so enter into glory. - Lk 24:46, 26
Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead,
and so enter into glory. - Lk 24:46, 26
John 14:27-31a
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive, O Lord, we pray,
these offerings of your exultant Church,
and, as you have given her cause for such great gladness,
grant also that the gifts we bring
may bear fruit in perpetual happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Rom 6: 8
Si mórtui sumus cum Christo, crédimus quia simul étiam vivémus cum Christo, allelúia.
If we have died with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live with Christ, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord,
and grant, we pray,
that those you were pleased to renew by eternal mysteries
may attain in their flesh
the incorruptible glory of the resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.
WEDNESDAY
In the Fifth Week of Easter
In the Fifth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 71 (70): 8, 23
Repleátur os meum laude tua, ut possim cantáre; gaudébunt lábia mea, dum cantavéro tibi, allelúia.
Let my mouth be filled with your praise, that I may sing aloud;
my lips shall shout for joy, when I sing to you, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, restorer and lover of innocence,
direct the hearts of your servants towards yourself,
that those you have set free from the darkness of unbelief
may never stray from the light of your truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 15:1-6
Psalms 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
In domum Dómini lætántes íbimus
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
In domum Dómini lætántes íbimus
Manéte in me, et ego in vobis, dicit Dóminus; qui manet in me fert fructum multum.
Remain in me, as I remain in you, says the Lord;
whoever remains in me will bear much fruit.- Jn 15: 4a, 5b
Remain in me, as I remain in you, says the Lord;
whoever remains in me will bear much fruit.- Jn 15: 4a, 5b
John 15:1-8
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries,
so that the renewal constantly at work within us
may be the cause of our unending joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Surréxit Dóminus et illúxit nobis, quos redémit sánguine suo, allelúia.
The Lord has risen and shone his light upon us,
whom he has redeemed by his Blood, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Hear, O Lord, our prayers,
that this most holy exchange,
by which you have redeemed us,
may bring your help in this present life
and ensure for us eternal gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.
THURSDAY
In the Fifth Week of Easter
In the Fifth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ex 15: 1-2
Cantémus Dómino: glorióse enim magnificátus est. Fortitúdo mea et laus mea Dóminus, et factus est mihi in salútem, allelúia
Let us sing to the Lord, for he has gloriously triumphed.
The Lord is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, by whose grace,
though sinners, we are made just
and, though pitiable, made blessed,
stand, we pray, by your works,
stand by your gifts,
that those justified by faith
may not lack the courage of perseverance.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 15:7-21
Psalms 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10
R. Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the nations. Or: Alleluia.
Annuntiáte in ómnibus pópulis mirabília Dómini.
R. Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the nations. Or: Alleluia.
Annuntiáte in ómnibus pópulis mirabília Dómini.
Oves meæ vocem meam áudiunt, dicit Dóminus, et ego cognósco eas et sequúntur me.
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them and they follow me. - Jn 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them and they follow me. - Jn 10:27
John 15:9-11
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O God, who by the wonderful exchange effected in this sacrifice
have made us partakers of the one supreme Godhead,
grant, we pray,
that, as we have come to know your truth,
we may make it ours by a worthy way of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON 2 Cor 5: 15
Pro ómnibus mórtuus est Christus, ut et qui vivunt iam non sibi vivant, sed ei qui pro ipsis mórtuus est et resurréxit, allelúia.
Christ died for all, that those who live
may live no longer for themselves,
but for him, who died for them and is risen, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Graciously be present to your people, we pray, O Lord,
and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries
to pass from former ways to newness of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
FRIDAY
In the Fifth Week of Easter
In the Fifth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 5: 12
Dignus est Agnus, qui occísus est, accípere virtútem et divinitátem et sapiéntiam et fortitúdinem et honórem, allelúia.
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and divinity, and wisdom
and strength and honor, alleluia.<
COLLECT
Grant us, Lord, we pray,
that, being rightly conformed to the paschal mysteries,
what we celebrate in joy
may protect and save us with perpetual power.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 15:22-31
Psalms 57:8-9, 10 and 12
R. I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Confitébor tibi in pópulis, Dómine.
R. I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Confitébor tibi in pópulis, Dómine.
Vos dixi amícos, dicit Dóminus, quia ómnia quæ audívi a Patre meo, nota feci vobis.
I call you my friends, says the Lord,
for I have made known to you all that the Father has told me. - Jn 15:15b
I call you my friends, says the Lord,
for I have made known to you all that the Father has told me. - Jn 15:15b
John 15:12-17
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Graciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray,
and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice,
make of us an eternal offering to you.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Crucifíxus surréxit a mórtuis, et redémit nos, allelúia.
The Crucified is risen from the dead
and has redeemed us, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We have partaken of the gifts of this sacred mystery,
humbly imploring, O Lord,
that what your Son commanded us to do
in memory of him
may bring us growth in charity.
Through Christ our Lord.
SATURDAY
In the Fifth Week of Easter
In the Fifth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Col 2: 12
Consepúlti estis Christo in baptísmo, in quo et resurrexístis per fidem operatiónis Dei, qui suscitávit illum a mortúis, alleluia.
You have been buried with Christ in Baptism,
through which you also rose again
by faith in the working of God,
who raised him from the dead, alleluia.
COLLECT
Almighty and eternal God,
who through the regenerating power of Baptism
have been pleased to confer on us heavenly life,
grant, we pray,
that those you render capable of immortality
by justifying them
may by your guidance
attain the fullness of glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 16:1-10
Psalms 100:1b-2, 3, 5
R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. Or: Alleluia.
Iubiláte Dómino, omnis terra.
R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. Or: Alleluia.
Iubiláte Dómino, omnis terra.
Si consurrexístis Christo, quæ sursum sunt quaérite, ubi Christus est in déxtera Dei sederis.
If then, you are raised with Christ, seek what is above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. - Col 3:1
If then, you are raised with Christ, seek what is above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. - Col 3:1
John 15:18-21
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept in compassion, Lord, we pray,
the offerings of your family,
that under your protective care
they may never lose what they have received,
but attain the gifts that are eternal.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 17: 20-21
Pater, pro eis rogo, ut ipsi in nobis unum sint, ut credat mundus quia tu me misísti, dicit Dóminus allelúia.
Father, I pray for them, that they may be one in us,
so that the world may believe it was you who sent me,
says the Lord, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Keep safe, O Lord, we pray,
those whom you have saved by your kindness,
that, redeemed by the Passion of your Son,
they may rejoice in his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Is 48: 20
Vocem iucunditátis annuntiáte, et audiátur, annuntiáte usque ad extrémum terræ; liberávit Dóminus pópulum suum, allelúia.
Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard;
proclaim to the ends of the earth:
The Lord has freed his people, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
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,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
Year A
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20
R./ Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. Or: Alleluia.
R./ Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. Or: Alleluia.
1 Peter 3:15-18
ALLELUIA:Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord, and my Father will love him and we will come to him. - Jn 14:23
Si quis díligit me, sermónem meum servábit, dicit Dóminus; et Pater meus díligit eum, et ad eum veniémus.
Si quis díligit me, sermónem meum servábit, dicit Dóminus; et Pater meus díligit eum, et ad eum veniémus.
GOSPEL: John 14:15-21 Year B
Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
R./ The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. Or: Alleluia.
R./ The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. Or: Alleluia.
1 John 4:7-10
ALLELUIA:Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord, and my Father will love him and we will come to him. - Jn 14:23
Si quis díligit me, sermónem meum servábit, dicit Dóminus; et Pater meus díligit eum, et ad eum veniémus.
Si quis díligit me, sermónem meum servábit, dicit Dóminus; et Pater meus díligit eum, et ad eum veniémus.
GOSPEL: John 15:9-17 Year C
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
R./ O God, let all the nations praise you! Or: Alleluia.
R./ O God, let all the nations praise you! Or: Alleluia.
Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
ALLELUIA:Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord, and my Father will love him and we will come to him. - Jn 14:23
Si quis díligit me, sermónem meum servábit, dicit Dóminus; et Pater meus díligit eum, et ad eum veniémus.
Si quis díligit me, sermónem meum servábit, dicit Dóminus; et Pater meus díligit eum, et ad eum veniémus.
GOSPEL: John 14:23-29
CREDO
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord,
together with the sacrificial offerings,
so that, purified by your graciousness,
we may be conformed to the mysteries of your mighty love.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 14: 15-16
Si dilígitus me, mandáta mea serváte, dicit Dóminus. Et ego rogábo Patrem, et álium Paráclitum dabit vobis, ut máneat vobíscum in ætérnum, allelúia.
If you love me, keep my commandments, says the Lord,
and I will ask the Father and he will send you another Paraclete,
to abide with you for ever, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Almighty ever-living God,
who restore us to eternal life in the Resurrection of Christ,
increase in us, we pray, the fruits of this paschal Sacrament
and pour into our hearts the strength of this saving food.
Through Christ our Lord.
SOLEMN BLESSING
May God, who by the Resurrection of his Only Begotten Son
was pleased to confer on you
the gift of redemption and of adoption,
give you gladness by his blessing.
Amen.
May he, by whose redeeming work
you have received the gift of everlasting freedom,
make you heirs to an eternal inheritance.
Amen.
And may you, who have already risen with Christ
in Baptism through faith,
by living in a right manner on this earth,
be united with him in the homeland of heaven. Amen
MONDAY
In the Sixth Week of Easter
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Rom 6: 9
Christus resúrgens ex mortúis iam non móritur, mors illi ultra non dominábitur, allelúia.
Christ, having risen from the dead, dies now no more;
death will no longer have dominion over him, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, O merciful God,
that we may experience at all times
the fruit produced by the paschal observances.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 16:11-15
Psalms 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b
R. The Lord takes delight in his people. Or: Alleluia.
Beneplácitum est Dómino in pópulo suo
R. The Lord takes delight in his people. Or: Alleluia.
Beneplácitum est Dómino in pópulo suo
Spíritus veritátus testimónium perhibébit de me, dicit Dóminus; et vos testimónium perhibétis.
The spirit of truth will testify to me, says the Lord,
and you also will testify. - Jn 15:26b-27a
The spirit of truth will testify to me, says the Lord,
and you also will testify. - Jn 15:26b-27a
John 15:26-16:4a
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive, O Lord, we pray,
these offerings of your exultant Church,
and, as you have given her cause for such great gladness,
grant also that the gifts we bring
may bear fruit in perpetual happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 20: 19
Stetit Iesus in médio discipulórum suórum, et dixit eis: Pax vobis, allelúia.
Jesus stood in the midst of his disciples
and said to them: Peace be with you, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord,
and grant, we pray,
that those you were pleased to renew by eternal mysteries
may attain in their flesh
the incorruptible glory of the resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.
TUESDAY
In the Sixth Week of Easter
In the Sixth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 19: 7, 6
Gaudeámus et exsultémus et demus glóriam Deo, quóniam regnávit Dóminus Deus noster omnípotens, allelúia.
Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to God,
for the Lord our God the Almighty reigns, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, almighty and merciful God,
that we may in truth receive a share
in the Resurrection of Christ your Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 16:22-34
Psalms 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Salvum me fáciet déxtera tua, Dómine.
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Salvum me fáciet déxtera tua, Dómine.
Mittam ad vos Spíritum veritátis, dicit Dóminus; ille ducet vos in omni veritáte.
I will send to you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord;
he will guide you to all truth. - Jn. 7,11
I will send to you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord;
he will guide you to all truth. - Jn. 7,11
John 16:5-11
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries,
so that the renewal constantly at work within us
may be the cause of our unending joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Lk 24: 46, 26
Opórtuit pati Christum, et resúrgere a mórtuis, et ita intráre in glóriam suam, allelúia.
The Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead,
and so enter into his glory, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Hear, O Lord, our prayers,
that this most holy exchange,
by which you have redeemed us,
may bring your help in this present life
and ensure for us eternal gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.
WEDNESDAY
In the Sixth Week of Easter
In the Sixth Week of Easter
At the Morning Mass
In regions where the Solemnity of the Ascension occurs on the following Sunday,this Mass is also used in the evening.
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 18 (17): 50; 22 (21): 23
Confitébor tibi in pópulis, Dómine, et narrábo nomen tuum frátribus meis, allelúia.
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will tell of your name to my kin, alleluia.
Confitébor tibi in pópulis, Dómine, et narrábo nomen tuum frátribus meis, allelúia.
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will tell of your name to my kin, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that, as we celebrate in mystery
the solemnities of your Son’s Resurrection,
so, too, we may be worthy
to rejoice at his coming with all the Saints.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 17:15, 22--18:1
Psalms 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14
R. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Or: Alleluia.
Pleni sunt cæli et terra glória tua.
R. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Or: Alleluia.
Pleni sunt cæli et terra glória tua.
Rogábo Patrem, et álium Paráclitum dabit vobis, ut máneat vobíscum in ætérnum.
I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate
to be with you always. - John 14:16
I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate
to be with you always. - John 14:16
John 16:12-15
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O God, who by the wonderful exchange effected in this sacrifice
have made us partakers of the one supreme Godhead,
grant, we pray,
that, as we have come to know your truth,
we may make it ours by a worthy way of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Jn 15: 16, 19
Dicit Dóminus: Ego elégi vos de mundo et pósui vos ut eátis, et fructum afferátis, et fructus vester máneat, allelúia.
I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord,
and have appointed you to go and bear fruit,
fruit that will last, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Graciously be present to your people, we pray, O Lord,
and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries
to pass from former ways to newness of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD
Solemnity
Vigil Mass Mass During The Day
Solemnity
Vigil Mass Mass During The Day
Where the Solemnity of the Ascension is not to be observed as a Holyday of Obligation, it is assigned to the Seventh Sunday of Easter as its proper day.
At the Vigil Mass
This Mass is used on the evening of the day before the Solemnity, either before or after First Vespers (Evening Prayer I) of the Ascension.
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ps 68 (67): 33, 35
Regna terræ, cantáte Deo, psállita Dómino, qui ascéndit super cælum cæli; magnificéntia et virtus eius in núbibus, allelúia.
You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
praise the Lord, who ascends above the highest heavens;
his majesty and might are in the skies, alleluia.
Regna terræ, cantáte Deo, psállita Dómino, qui ascéndit super cælum cæli; magnificéntia et virtus eius in núbibus, allelúia.
You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
praise the Lord, who ascends above the highest heavens;
his majesty and might are in the skies, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, whose Son today ascended to the heavens
as the Apostles looked on,
grant, we pray, that, in accordance with his promise,
we may be worthy for him to live with us always on earth,
and we with him in heaven.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
Year A
Acts 1:1-11
Psalms 47:2-3,6-7,8-9
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Eph 1:17-23
ALLELUIA: Go and teach all nations, says the Lord; I am with you always until the end of the world.- Mt 29:19a, 20b
Eúntes docéte omnes gentes, dicit Dóminus: ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus usque ad consummatiónem sæculi.
GOSPEL: Matt 28:16-20 Year B
Acts 1:1-11
Psalms 47:2-3,6-7,8-9
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or
Eph 4:1-7,11-13
Eph 4:1-7,11-13
ALLELUIA: Go and teach all nations, says the Lord; I am with you always until the end of the world.- Mt 29:19a, 20b
Eúntes docéte omnes gentes, dicit Dóminus: ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus usque ad consummatiónem sæculi.
Eúntes docéte omnes gentes, dicit Dóminus: ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus usque ad consummatiónem sæculi.
GOSPEL: Mark 16:15-20 Year C
Acts 1:1-11
Psalms 47:2-3,6-7,8-9
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23
ALLELUIA: Go and teach all nations, says the Lord; I am with you always until the end of the world.- Mt 29:19a, 20b
Eúntes docéte omnes gentes, dicit Dóminus: ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus usque ad consummatiónem sæculi.
GOSPEL: Lk 24:46-53
CREDO
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O God, whose Only Begotten Son, our High Priest,
is seated ever-living at your right hand to intercede for us,
grant that we may approach with confidence the throne of grace
and there obtain your mercy.
Through Christ our Lord.
Preface I of the Ascension of the Lord
Preface II of the Ascension of the Lord
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper form of the Communicantes (In communion with those) is said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Heb 10: 12
Christ, offering a single sacrifice for sins,
is seated for ever at God's right hand, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
May the gifts we have received from your altar, Lord,
kindle in our hearts a longing for the heavenly homeland
and cause us to press forward, following in the Savior’s footsteps,
to the place where for our sake he entered before us.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
SOLEMN BLESSING
May almighty God bless you,
for on this very day his Only Begotten Son
pierced the heights of heaven
and unlocked for you the way
to ascend to where he is.
Amen.
May he grant that,
as Christ after his Resurrection
was seen plainly by his disciples,
so when he comes as Judge
he may show himself merciful to you for all eternity.
Amen.
And may you, who believe he is seated
with the Father in his majesty,
know with joy the fulfillment of his promise
to stay with you until the end of time.
Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father † and the Son, † and the Holy † Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you forever.
At the Mass during the Day
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Acts 1: 11
Viri Galilæi, quid admirámini ascipiéntes in cælum? Quemádmodum vidístis eum ascendéntum in cælum, ita véniet, allelúia.
Men of Galilee, why gaze in wonder at the heavens?
This Jesus whom you saw ascending into heaven
will return as you saw him go, alleluia.
Viri Galilæi, quid admirámini ascipiéntes in cælum? Quemádmodum vidístis eum ascendéntum in cælum, ita véniet, allelúia.
Men of Galilee, why gaze in wonder at the heavens?
This Jesus whom you saw ascending into heaven
will return as you saw him go, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God,
and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving,
for the Ascension of Christ your Son
is our exaltation,
and, where the Head has gone before in glory,
the Body is called to follow in hope.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Or:
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who believe that your Only Begotten Son, our Redeemer,
ascended this day to the heavens,
may in spirit dwell already in heavenly realms.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
that we, who believe that your Only Begotten Son, our Redeemer,
ascended this day to the heavens,
may in spirit dwell already in heavenly realms.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
Year A
Acts 1:1-11
Psalms 47:2-3,6-7,8-9
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Eph 1:17-23
ALLELUIA: Go and teach all nations, says the Lord; I am with you always until the end of the world.- Mt 29:19a, 20b
Eúntes docéte omnes gentes, dicit Dóminus: ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus usque ad consummatiónem sæculi.
GOSPEL: Matt 28:16-20 Year B
Acts 1:1-11
Psalms 47:2-3,6-7,8-9
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or
Eph 4:1-7,11-13
Eph 4:1-7,11-13
ALLELUIA: Go and teach all nations, says the Lord; I am with you always until the end of the world.- Mt 29:19a, 20b
Eúntes docéte omnes gentes, dicit Dóminus: ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus usque ad consummatiónem sæculi.
Eúntes docéte omnes gentes, dicit Dóminus: ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus usque ad consummatiónem sæculi.
GOSPEL: Mark 16:15-20 Year C
Acts 1:1-11
Psalms 47:2-3,6-7,8-9
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23
ALLELUIA: Go and teach all nations, says the Lord; I am with you always until the end of the world.- Mt 29:19a, 20b
Eúntes docéte omnes gentes, dicit Dóminus: ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus usque ad consummatiónem sæculi.
GOSPEL: Lk 24:46-53
CREDO
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
We offer sacrifice now in supplication, O Lord,
to honor the wondrous Ascension of your Son:
grant, we pray,
that through this most holy exchange
we, too, may rise up to the heavenly realms.
Through Christ our Lord.
Preface I of the Ascension of the Lord
Preface II of the Ascension of the Lord
When the Roman Canon is used, the proper form of the Communicantes (In communion with those) is said.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Mt 28: 20
Ecce ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus, usque ad consummatiónem sæculi, alelúia.
Behold, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Almighty ever-living God,
who allow those on earth to celebrate divine mysteries,
grant, we pray,
that Christian hope may draw us onward
to where our nature is united with you.
Through Christ our Lord.
SOLEMN BLESSING
May almighty God bless you,
for on this very day his Only Begotten Son
pierced the heights of heaven
and unlocked for you the way
to ascend to where he is.
Amen.
May he grant that,
as Christ after his Resurrection
was seen plainly by his disciples,
so when he comes as Judge
he may show himself merciful to you for all eternity.
Amen.
And may you, who believe he is seated
with the Father in his majesty,
know with joy the fulfillment of his promise
to stay with you until the end of time.
Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father † and the Son, † and the Holy † Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you forever.
THURSDAY
In the Sixth Week of Easter
In the Sixth Week of Easter
In regions where the Solemnity of the Ascension occurs on the following Sunday.
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 68 (67): 8-9, 20
Deus, dum egrederéris coram pópulo tuo, iter fáciens eis, hábitans in illis, terra mota est, cæli distillavérunt, allelúia.
O God, when you went forth before your people,
marching with them and living among them,
the earth trembled, heavens poured down rain, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who made your people
partakers in your redemption,
grant, we pray,
that we may perpetually render thanks
for the Resurrection of the Lord.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 18:1-8
Psalms 98:1,2-3ab,3cd-4
R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. Or: Alleluia.
In conspéctu géntium revelávit Dóminus salutáre suum.
R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. Or: Alleluia.
In conspéctu géntium revelávit Dóminus salutáre suum.
Non relínquam vos órphanos, dicit Dóminus; vado et vénio ad vos, et gaudébit cor vestrum.
I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord;
I will come back to you, and your hearts will rejoice. - Cf. Jn 14:18
I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord;
I will come back to you, and your hearts will rejoice. - Cf. Jn 14:18
John 16:16-20
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord,
together with the sacrificial offerings,
so that, purified by your graciousness,
we may be conformed to the mysteries of your mighty love.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Mt 28: 20
Ecce ego vobíscum sum ómnibus diébus, usque ad consummatiónem sæculi, alelúia.
Behold, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Almighty ever-living God,
who restore us to eternal life
in the Resurrection of Christ,
increase in us, we pray, the fruits of this paschal Sacrament
and pour into our hearts the strength of this saving food.
Through Christ our Lord.
FRIDAY
In the Sixth Week of Easter
In the Sixth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 5: 9-10
Redemísti, Dómine, in sánguine tuo, ex omni tribu, et lingua, et pópulo, et natióne, et fecísti nos Deo nostro regnum et sacerdótes, allelúia.
You have redeemed us, Lord, by your Blood,
from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
and have made us into a kingdom, priests for our God, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who restore us to eternal life
in the Resurrection of Christ,
raise us up, we pray, to the author of our salvation,
who is seated at your right hand,
so that, when our Savior comes again in majesty,
those you have given new birth in Baptism
may be clothed with blessed immortality.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
In regions where the Solemnity of the Ascension is celebrated on the following Sunday:
Hear our prayers, O Lord,
so that what was promised
by the sanctifying power of your Word
may everywhere be accomplished
through the working of the Gospel
and that all your adopted children may attain
what the testimony of truth has foretold.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
so that what was promised
by the sanctifying power of your Word
may everywhere be accomplished
through the working of the Gospel
and that all your adopted children may attain
what the testimony of truth has foretold.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 18:9-18
Psalms 47:2-3,4-5,6-7
R. God is king of all the earth. Or: Alleluia.
Rex omnis terræ Deus.
R. God is king of all the earth. Or: Alleluia.
Rex omnis terræ Deus.
Oportébat Christum pati et resúrgere a mórtuis; et ita intráre in glóriam suam
Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead,
and so enter into his glory. - Cf. Lk 24:46-26
Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead,
and so enter into his glory. - Cf. Lk 24:46-26
John 16:20-23
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept in compassion, Lord, we pray,
the offerings of your family,
that under your protective care
they may never lose what they have received,
but attain the gifts that are eternal.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Preface I of the Ascension
Preface II of the Ascension
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Rom 4: 25
Tráditus est Christus Dóminus noster propter delícta nostra, et resurréxit propter iustifucatiónem nostram, allelúia.
Christ our Lord was handed over for our transgressions
and was raised again for our justification, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Keep safe, O Lord, we pray,
those whom you have saved by your kindness,
that, redeemed by the Passion of your Son,
they may rejoice in his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
SATURDAY
In the Sixth Week of Easter
In the Sixth Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. 1 Pt 2: 9
Pópulus acquisitiónis, annuntíate virtútes eius, qui vos de ténebris vocávit in admirábile lumen suum, allelúia.
O chosen people, proclaim the mighty works of him
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, whose Son, at his Ascension to the heavens,
was pleased to promise the Holy Spirit to the Apostles,
grant, we pray,
that, just as they received manifold gifts of heavenly teaching,
so on us, too, you may bestow spiritual gifts.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
In regions where the Solemnity of the Ascension is celebrated on the following Sunday:
Constantly shape our minds, we pray, O Lord,
by the practice of good works,
that, trying always for what is better,
we may strive to hold ever fast to the Paschal Mystery.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
by the practice of good works,
that, trying always for what is better,
we may strive to hold ever fast to the Paschal Mystery.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 18:23-28
Psalms 47:2-3,8-9,10
R. God is king of all the earth. Or: Alleluia.
Rex omnis terræ Deus.
R. God is king of all the earth. Or: Alleluia.
Rex omnis terræ Deus.
Exívi a Patre, et veni in mundum; iterum relínquo mundum et vado ad Patrem.
I came from the Father and have come into the world;
now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father. - Cf. Jn 16:28
I came from the Father and have come into the world;
now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father. - Cf. Jn 16:28
John 16:23b-28
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Graciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray,
and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice,
make of us an eternal offering to you.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Preface I of the Ascension
Preface II of the Ascension
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 17: 24
Pater, quos dedísti mihi, volu ut ubi sum ego, et illi sint mecum, ut vídeant claritátem quam dedísti mihi, allelúia.
Father, I wish that, where I am,
those you gave me may also be with me,
that they may see the glory that you gave me, alleluia.
Pater, quos dedísti mihi, volu ut ubi sum ego, et illi sint mecum, ut vídeant claritátem quam dedísti mihi, allelúia.
Father, I wish that, where I am,
those you gave me may also be with me,
that they may see the glory that you gave me, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We have partaken of the gifts of this sacred mystery,
humbly imploring, O Lord,
that what your Son commanded us to do in memory of him
may bring us growth in charity.
Through Christ our Lord.
SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 27 (26): 7-9
Exáudi, Dómine, vocem meam, qua clamávi as te. Tibi dixit cor meum, quæsívi vultum tuum requíram; ne avértas fáciem tuam a me, allelúia.
O Lord, hear my voice, for I have called to you;
of you my heart has spoken: Seek his face;
hide not your face from me, alleluia.
GLORIA
COLLECT
Graciously hear our supplications, O Lord,
so that we, who believe that the Savior of the human race
is with you in your glory,
may experience, as he promised,
until the end of the world,
his abiding presence among us.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
Year A
Acts 1:12-14
Psalms 27:1, 4, 7-8
R./ I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord
in the land of the living. Or: Alleluia.
R./ I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord
in the land of the living. Or: Alleluia.
1 Peter 4:13-16
ALLELUIA:I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord. I will come back to you and your hearts will rejoice. - Cf. Jn 14:18
Non relínquam vos órphanos, dicit Dóminus: vado et vénio ad vos, et gaudébit cor vestrum.
Non relínquam vos órphanos, dicit Dóminus: vado et vénio ad vos, et gaudébit cor vestrum.
GOSPEL: John 17:1-11a Year B
Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26
Psalms 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20
R./ The Lord has set his throne in heaven. Or: Alleluia.
R./ The Lord has set his throne in heaven. Or: Alleluia.
1 John 4:7-10
ALLELUIA:I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord. I will come back to you and your hearts will rejoice. - Cf. Jn 14:18
Non relínquam vos órphanos, dicit Dóminus: vado et vénio ad vos, et gaudébit cor vestrum.
Non relínquam vos órphanos, dicit Dóminus: vado et vénio ad vos, et gaudébit cor vestrum.
GOSPEL: 1 John 4:11-16 Year C
Acts 7:55-60
Psalms 97:1-2, 6-7, 9
R./ The Lord is king, the most high over all the earth. Or: Alleluia.
R./ The Lord is king, the most high over all the earth. Or: Alleluia.
Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20
ALLELUIA:I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord. I will come back to you and your hearts will rejoice. - Cf. Jn 14:18
Non relínquam vos órphanos, dicit Dóminus: vado et vénio ad vos, et gaudébit cor vestrum.
Non relínquam vos órphanos, dicit Dóminus: vado et vénio ad vos, et gaudébit cor vestrum.
GOSPEL: John 17:20-26
CREDO
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept, O Lord, the prayers of your faithful
with the sacrificial offerings,
that through these acts of devotedness
we may pass over to the glory of heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Preface I of the Ascension
Preface II of the Ascension
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 17: 22
Rogo, Pater, ut sint unum, sicut et mos unum sumus, allelúia.
Father, I pray that they may be one
as we also are one, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Hear us, O God our Savior,
and grant us confidence,
that through these sacred mysteries
there will be accomplished in the body of the whole Church
what has already come to pass in Christ her Head.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
SOLEMN BLESSING
May almighty God bless you,
for on this very day his Only Begotten Son
pierced the heights of heaven
and unlocked for you the way
to ascend to where he is.
Amen.
May he grant that,
as Christ after his Resurrection
was seen plainly by his disciples,
so when he comes as Judge
he may show himself merciful to you for all eternity.
Amen.
And may you, who believe he is seated
with the Father in his majesty,
know with joy the fulfillment of his promise
to stay with you until the end of time.
Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father † and the Son, † and the Holy † Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you forever.
MONDAY
In the Seventh Week of Easter
In the Seventh Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Acts 1: 8
Accipiétis virtútem superveniéntis Spíritus Sancti in vos, et éritis mihi testes usque ad últimum terræ, allelúia.
You will receive the power of the Holy Spirit coming upon you,
and you will be my witnesses,
even to the ends of the earth, alleluia.
COLLECT
May the power of the Holy Spirit
come to us, we pray, O Lord,
that we may keep your will faithfully in mind
and express it in a devout way of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 19:1-8
Psalms 68:2-3ab,4-5acd, 6-7ab
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. Or: Alleluia.
Regna terræ cantáte Deo.
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. Or: Alleluia.
Regna terræ cantáte Deo.
Si consurrexístis Christo, quæ sursum quærite, ubi Christus est in déxtera Dei sedenss.
If then, you are raised with Christ, seek what is above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. - Col 3:1
If then, you are raised with Christ, seek what is above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. - Col 3:1
John 16:29-33
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May this unblemished sacrifice purify us, O Lord,
and impart to our minds
the force of grace from on high.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Preface I of the Ascension
Preface II of the Ascension
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 14: 18; 16: 22
Non vos relínquam órphanos, dicit Dóminus; véniam ad vos íterum, et gaudébit cor vestrum, allelúia.
I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord;
I will come to you again, and your heart will rejoice, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Graciously be present to your people, we pray, O Lord,
and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries
to pass from former ways to newness of life.
Through Christ our Lord.
TUESDAY
In the Seventh Week of Easter
In the Seventh Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 1: 17-18
Ego sum primus et novíssimus; et vivus et fui mórtuus, et ecce sum vivens in sæcula sæculórum, allelúia.
I am the first and the last,
I was dead and am now alive.
Behold, I am alive for ever and ever, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, almighty and merciful God,
that the Holy Spirit, coming near
and dwelling graciously within us,
may make of us a perfect temple of his glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Grant, we pray, almighty and merciful God,
that the Holy Spirit, coming near
and dwelling graciously within us,
may make of us a perfect temple of his glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 20:17-27
Psalms 68:10-11, 20-21
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. Or: Alleluia.
Regna terræ cantáte Deo.
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. Or: Alleluia.
Regna terræ cantáte Deo.
Rogabo Patrem, at alium Paraclitum dabit vobis, ut maneat vobiscum in aeternem.
I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate
to be with you always.- Cf. Jn 14:16
I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate
to be with you always.- Cf. Jn 14:16
John 17:1-11a
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept, O Lord, the prayers of your faithful
with the sacrificial offerings,
that through these acts of devotedness
we may pass over to the glory of heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Preface I of the Ascension
Preface II of the Ascension
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 14: 26
Spíritus Sanctus, quem mittet Pater in nómine meo ille vos docébit ómnia, et súggeret vobis ómnia quæcúmque díxero vobis, dicit Dóminus.
The Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,
will teach you all things and remind you of all I have told you,
says the Lord, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We have partaken of the gifts of this sacred mystery,
humbly imploring, O Lord,
that what your Son commanded us to do
in memory of him
may bring us growth in charity.
Through Christ our Lord.
WEDNESDAY
In the Seventh Week of Easter
In the Seventh Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ps 47 (46): 2
Omnes gentes, pláudite mánibus, iubiliáte Deo in voce exsultatiónis, allelúia.
All peoples, clap your hands.
Cry to God with shouts of joy, alleluia.
COLLECT
Graciously grant to your Church, O merciful God,
that, gathered by the Holy Spirit,
she may be devoted to you with all her heart
and united in purity of intent.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 20:28-38
Psalms 68:29-30,33-35a,35bc-36ab
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth earth. Or: Alleluia.
Regna terræ cantáte Deo.
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth earth. Or: Alleluia.
Regna terræ cantáte Deo.
Sermo tuus, Dómine, véritas est; sanctífica nos in veritáte.
Your word, O Lord, is truth;
consecrate us in the truth. - Cf. Jn 17:17b, 17a
Your word, O Lord, is truth;
consecrate us in the truth. - Cf. Jn 17:17b, 17a
John 17:11b-19
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept, O Lord, we pray,
the sacrifices instituted by your commands,
and through the sacred mysteries,
which we celebrate as our dutiful service,
graciously complete the sanctifying work
by which you are pleased to redeem us.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Preface I of the Ascension
Preface II of the Ascension
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 15: 26-27
When the Paraclete comes, whom I will send you,
the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from the Father,
he will bear witness to me,
and you also will bear witness, says the Lord, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
May our partaking of this divine Sacrament, O Lord,
constantly increase your grace within us,
and, by cleansing us with its power,
make us always ready to receive so great a gift.
Through Christ our Lord.
THURSDAY
In the Seventh Week of Easter
In the Seventh Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Heb 4: 16
Adeámus cum fidúcia ad thronum grátiæ, ut misericórdiam consequámur, et grátiam inveniámus in auxílio opportúno, allelúia.
With boldness let us approach the throne of grace,
that we may receive mercy
and find grace as a timely help, alleluia.
COLLECT
May your Spirit, O Lord, we pray,
imbue us powerfully with spiritual gifts,
that he may give us a mind pleasing to you
and graciously conform us to your will.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 22:30;23:6-11
Psalms 16:1-2a and 5,7-8,9-10,11
R. Keep me safe, O God, you are my hope. Or: Alleluia.
Consérva me, Dómine, quóniam sperávi in te
R. Keep me safe, O God, you are my hope. Or: Alleluia.
Consérva me, Dómine, quóniam sperávi in te
Et ómnes unum sint, sicut tu, Pater, in me et ego in te, ut mundus credat quia tu me misísti, dícit Dóminus.
May they all be one as you, Father, are in me and I in you,
that the world may believe that you sent me, says the Lord - Cf. Jn 17:21
May they all be one as you, Father, are in me and I in you,
that the world may believe that you sent me, says the Lord - Cf. Jn 17:21
John 17:20-26
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Graciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray,
and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice,
make of us an eternal offering to you.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Preface I of the Ascension
Preface II of the Ascension
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 16: 7
I tell you the truth, it is for your good that I go;
for if I do not go away, the Paraclete will not come to you,
says the Lord, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
May the mysteries we have received, O Lord, we pray,
enlighten us by the instruction they bring
and restore us through our participation in them,
that we may merit the gifts of the Spirit.
Through Christ our Lord.
FRIDAY
In the Seventh Week of Easter
In the Seventh Week of Easter
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Rev 1: 5-6
Diléxit nos Christus, et lavit nos a peccátis nostris in sánguine suo, et fecit nos regnum et sacerdótes Deo et Patri suo, alleluia.
Christ loved us and washed us clean of our sins by his Blood,
and made us into a kingdom,
priests for his God and Father, alleluia.
COLLECT
O God, who by the glorification of your Christ
and the light of the Holy Spirit
have unlocked for us the gates of eternity,
grant, we pray,
that, partaking of so great a gift,
our devotion may grow deeper
and our faith be strengthened.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 25:13b-22
Psalms 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab
R. The Lord has established his throne in heaven. Or: Alleluia.
Dóminus in cælo parávit sedem suam.
R. The Lord has established his throne in heaven. Or: Alleluia.
Dóminus in cælo parávit sedem suam.
Spiritus Sanctus vos docébit ómnia; súggeret vobis ómnia quæ dixi vobis.
The Holy Spirit will teach you everything
and remind you of all I told you.- Jn 14:26
The Holy Spirit will teach you everything
and remind you of all I told you.- Jn 14:26
John 16:23b-28
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Look mercifully, O Lord, we pray,
upon the sacrificial gifts of your people,
and, that they may become acceptable to you,
let the coming of the Holy Spirit
cleanse our consciences.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Preface I of the Ascension
Preface II of the Ascension
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 16: 13
When the Spirit of truth comes,
he will teach you all truth, says the Lord, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
O God, by whose mysteries
we are cleansed and nourished,
grant, we pray,
that this banquet which you give us
may bring everlasting life.
Through Christ our Lord.
SATURDAY
In the Seventh Week of Easter
In the Seventh Week of Easter
At the Morning Mass
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Acts 1: 14
Erant discípuli perseverántes unanímiter in oratióne, cum muliéribus et Maria Matre Iesu, et frátribus eius, allelúia.
The disciples devoted themselves with one accord to prayer
with the women, and Mary the Mother of Jesus,
and his brethren, alleluia.
Erant discípuli perseverántes unanímiter in oratióne, cum muliéribus et Maria Matre Iesu, et frátribus eius, allelúia.
The disciples devoted themselves with one accord to prayer
with the women, and Mary the Mother of Jesus,
and his brethren, alleluia.
COLLECT
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have celebrated the paschal festivities,
may by your gift hold fast to them
in the way that we live our lives.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS
FIRST READING:
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
ALLELUIA
GOSPEL: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31
Psalms 11:4,5 and 7
R. The just will gaze on your face, O Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Recti vidébunt vultum tuum, Dómine.
R. The just will gaze on your face, O Lord. Or: Alleluia.
Recti vidébunt vultum tuum, Dómine.
Mittam as vos Spiritum veritatis, dicit Dominus, ille deducet vos in omnem veritatem.
I will send to you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord;
he will guide you to all truth. - Cf. Jn 16:7, 13
I will send to you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord;
he will guide you to all truth. - Cf. Jn 16:7, 13
John 21:20-25
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May the Holy Spirit coming near, we pray, O Lord,
prepare our minds for the divine Sacrament,
since the Spirit himself is the remission of all sins.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
Easter I
Easter II
Easter III
Easter IV
Easter V
Preface I of the Ascension
Preface II of the Ascension
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 16: 14
The Holy Spirit will glorify me,
for he will take from what is mine and declare it to you,
says the Lord, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Hear in your compassion our prayers, O Lord,
that, as we have been brought
from things of the past to new mysteries,
so, with former ways left behind,
we may be made new in holiness of mind.
Through Christ our Lord.
ASCENSION
Evening Prayer I
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.
Evening Prayer I
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
Let the earth rejoice and sing, alleluia!
At the triumph of our King, alleluia!
He ascends from mortal sight, alleluia!
Reigns now at our Father’s right, alleluia!
He who died upon a tree, alleluia!
Now shall reign eternally, alleluia!
He who saved our fallen race, alleluia!
Takes in heav’n his rightful place, alleluia!
Jesus, Lord, all hail to thee, alleluia!
On this day of victory, alleluia!
Thou didst shatter Satan’s might, alleluia!
Rising glorious from the fight, alleluia!
Jesus, Victor, hear our prayer, alleluia!
In thy triumph let us share, alleluia!
Lift our minds and hearts above, alleluia!
Strengthen all men in thy love, alleluia!
While in heaven thou dost gaze, alleluia!
On thy Church who sings thy praise, alleluia!
Fasten all our hope in thee, alleluia!
Till thy face unveiled we see, alleluia!
Melody: Llanfair 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias; Music: Robert Williams, c. 1781-1821; Text: Melvin Farrell, S.S.
At the triumph of our King, alleluia!
He ascends from mortal sight, alleluia!
Reigns now at our Father’s right, alleluia!
He who died upon a tree, alleluia!
Now shall reign eternally, alleluia!
He who saved our fallen race, alleluia!
Takes in heav’n his rightful place, alleluia!
Jesus, Lord, all hail to thee, alleluia!
On this day of victory, alleluia!
Thou didst shatter Satan’s might, alleluia!
Rising glorious from the fight, alleluia!
Jesus, Victor, hear our prayer, alleluia!
In thy triumph let us share, alleluia!
Lift our minds and hearts above, alleluia!
Strengthen all men in thy love, alleluia!
While in heaven thou dost gaze, alleluia!
On thy Church who sings thy praise, alleluia!
Fasten all our hope in thee, alleluia!
Till thy face unveiled we see, alleluia!
Melody: Llanfair 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias; Music: Robert Williams, c. 1781-1821; Text: Melvin Farrell, S.S.
Or:
Jesu, nostra redemptio,
Amor et desiderium,
Deus creator omnium,
Homo in fine temporum.
Quae te vicit clementia,
Ut ferres nostra crimina,
Crudelem mortem patiens
Ut nos a morte tolleres!
Inferni claustra penetrans,
Tuos captivos redimens,
Victor triumpho nobili
Ad dextram Dei residens
Ipsa te cogat pietas
Ut mala nostra superes
Parcendo et voti compotes
Nos tuo vultu saties.
Tu esto nostrum gaudium,
Qui es futurus praemium,
Sit nostra in te gloria,
In sempiterna saecula. Jesus, our redemption,
love and desire,
God, Creator of all things,
becomes man in the fullness of time.
What mercy made thee
bear our crimes,
to suffer a cruel death
that we might be saved from death!
Descending into Hell’s prison,
freeing thy captives,
Thy noble triumph won,
dwelling at the Father’s right hand.
Let pity compel thee
to overcome our evils,
granting pardon,
fulfil and satisfy us with thy face.
Be our joy,
who will be our future prize;
let all our glory be in Thee
forever, throughout all ages
Ut ferres nostra crimina,
Crudelem mortem patiens
Ut nos a morte tolleres!
Inferni claustra penetrans,
Tuos captivos redimens,
Victor triumpho nobili
Ad dextram Dei residens
Ipsa te cogat pietas
Ut mala nostra superes
Parcendo et voti compotes
Nos tuo vultu saties.
Tu esto nostrum gaudium,
Qui es futurus praemium,
Sit nostra in te gloria,
In sempiterna saecula. Jesus, our redemption,
love and desire,
God, Creator of all things,
becomes man in the fullness of time.
What mercy made thee
bear our crimes,
to suffer a cruel death
that we might be saved from death!
Descending into Hell’s prison,
freeing thy captives,
Thy noble triumph won,
dwelling at the Father’s right hand.
Let pity compel thee
to overcome our evils,
granting pardon,
fulfil and satisfy us with thy face.
Be our joy,
who will be our future prize;
let all our glory be in Thee
forever, throughout all ages
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1 I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; now I leave the world to return to the Father, alleluia.
Antiphon 1 I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; now I leave the world to return to the Father, alleluia.
Psalm 113
Praise the name of the Lord
He has cast down the mighty and has lifted up the lowly (Luke 1:52).
Praise, O servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord!
High above all nations is the Lord,
above the heavens his glory.
Who is like the Lord, our God,
who has risen on high to his throne
yet stoops from the heights to look down,
to look down upon heaven and earth?
From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
from the dungheap he raises the poor
to set them in the company of princes,
yes, with the princes of his people.
To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children. Glory...
Praise the name of the Lord
He has cast down the mighty and has lifted up the lowly (Luke 1:52).
Praise, O servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord!
High above all nations is the Lord,
above the heavens his glory.
Who is like the Lord, our God,
who has risen on high to his throne
yet stoops from the heights to look down,
to look down upon heaven and earth?
From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
from the dungheap he raises the poor
to set them in the company of princes,
yes, with the princes of his people.
To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Lord Jesus, Word of God, surrendering the brightness of your glory you became man so that we may be raised from the dust to share your very being. May there be innumerable children of the Church to offer homage to your name from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Antiphon 1 I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; now I leave the world to return to the Father, alleluia.
Antiphon 2 After he spoke to his disciples, the Lord Jesus ascended into heaven where he is seated at the right hand of the Father, alleluia.
Psalm 117
Praise for God's loving compassion
I affirm that...the Gentile peoples are to praise God because of his mercy (Romans 15:8-9)
O praise the Lord, all you nations,
acclaim him all you peoples!
Strong is his love for us;
he is faithful for ever.
Praise for God's loving compassion
I affirm that...the Gentile peoples are to praise God because of his mercy (Romans 15:8-9)
O praise the Lord, all you nations,
acclaim him all you peoples!
Strong is his love for us;
he is faithful for ever.
Psalm Prayer: God, our Father, may all nations and peoples praise you. May Jesus, who is called faithful and true and who lives with you eternally, possess our hearts forever,
Antiphon 2 After he spoke to his disciples, the Lord Jesus ascended into heaven where he is seated at the right hand of the Father, alleluia.
Antiphon 3 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven, alleluia.
Canticle - Revelation 11:17-18; 12:10b-12a
The judgment of God
We praise you, the Lord God Almighty,
who is and who was.
You have assumed your great power,
you have begun your reign.
The nations have raged in anger,
but then came your day of wrath
and the moment to judge the dead:
The time to reward your servants the prophets
and the holy ones who revere you,
the great and the small alike.
Now have salvation and power come,
the reign of our God and the authority
of his Anointed One.
For the accuser of our brothers is cast out,
who night and day accused them before God.
They defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
love for life did not deter them from death.
So rejoice, you heavens,
and you that dwell therein! Glory...
The judgment of God
We praise you, the Lord God Almighty,
who is and who was.
You have assumed your great power,
you have begun your reign.
The nations have raged in anger,
but then came your day of wrath
and the moment to judge the dead:
The time to reward your servants the prophets
and the holy ones who revere you,
the great and the small alike.
Now have salvation and power come,
the reign of our God and the authority
of his Anointed One.
For the accuser of our brothers is cast out,
who night and day accused them before God.
They defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
love for life did not deter them from death.
So rejoice, you heavens,
and you that dwell therein! Glory...
Antiphon 3 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven, alleluia.
READING
God is rich in mercy; because of his great love for us he brought us to life with Christ Jesus when we were dead in sin. By this favor you are saved. Both with and in Christ Jesus he raised us up and gave us a place in the heavens. - Ephesians 2:4-6
RESPONSORY
God ascends to shouts of joy, alleluia, alleluia.
- God ascends to shouts of joy, alleluia, alleluia.
The Lord to the blast of trumpets,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
- God ascends to shouts of joy, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: Father, I have made known your name to the men you have given me; now I am praying for them and not for the world, because I am coming to you, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
In joy of spirit let us acclaim Christ, who sits at the right hand of the Father:
Lord Jesus, you are the King of glory.
King of glory, you took with you our frail humanity to be glorified in heaven; remove the sins of the world,
- and restore us to the innocence which was ours before the Fall.
You came down from heaven on a pilgrimage of love,
- grant that we may take the same path to your presence.
You promised to draw all things to yourself,
- do not allow any one of us to be separated from your body.
Where you have gone before us in glory,
- may we follow you in mind and heart.
True God, we await your coming as our judge,
may we see the vision of your glory and your mercy in company with all the dead.
King of glory, you took with you our frail humanity to be glorified in heaven; remove the sins of the world,
- and restore us to the innocence which was ours before the Fall.
You came down from heaven on a pilgrimage of love,
- grant that we may take the same path to your presence.
You promised to draw all things to yourself,
- do not allow any one of us to be separated from your body.
Where you have gone before us in glory,
- may we follow you in mind and heart.
True God, we await your coming as our judge,
may we see the vision of your glory and your mercy in company with all the dead.
Our Father...
COLLECT
O God, whose Son today ascended to the heavens
as the Apostles looked on,
grant, we pray, that, in accordance with his promise,
we may be worthy for him to live with us always on earth,
and we with him in heaven.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to
everlasting life. Amen.
ASCENSION
Office of Readings
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If Morning Prayer is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If Morning Prayer is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: Come, let us adore Christ the Lord who promised to send the Holy Spirit on his people, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Office of Readings
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
Refrain
Hail thee, festival day!
Blest day that art hallowed for ever;
Day when the Christ ascends,
High in the heavens to reign.
Lo, the fair beauty of earth,
From the death of the winter arising!
Ev’ry good gift of the year
Now with its Master returns:
Refrain
He who was nailed to the cross
Is Lord and the ruler of all men;
All things created on earth
Sing to the glory of God:
Refrain
God the All-Father, the Lord,
Who rulest the earth and the heavens,
Guard us from harm without,
Cleanse us from evil within:
Refrain
Jesus the health of the world,
Enlighten our minds, thou Redeemer,
Son of the Father supreme,
Only begotten of God:
Refrain
Melody: Salve Festa Dies; Music: R. Vaughan Williams, 1906; Text:
Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, 530-609
Hail thee, festival day!
Blest day that art hallowed for ever;
Day when the Christ ascends,
High in the heavens to reign.
Lo, the fair beauty of earth,
From the death of the winter arising!
Ev’ry good gift of the year
Now with its Master returns:
Refrain
He who was nailed to the cross
Is Lord and the ruler of all men;
All things created on earth
Sing to the glory of God:
Refrain
God the All-Father, the Lord,
Who rulest the earth and the heavens,
Guard us from harm without,
Cleanse us from evil within:
Refrain
Jesus the health of the world,
Enlighten our minds, thou Redeemer,
Son of the Father supreme,
Only begotten of God:
Refrain
Melody: Salve Festa Dies; Music: R. Vaughan Williams, 1906; Text:
Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, 530-609
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Sing to God, sing psalms to his name, make a path for him who rides high above the clouds, alleluia.
Psalm 68
Exsurgat Deus
Exsurgat Deus
I
Let God arise, let his foes be scattered.
Let those who hate him flee before him.
As smoke is blown away so will they be blown away;
like wax that melts before the fire,
so the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.
Let God arise, let his foes be scattered.
Let those who hate him flee before him.
As smoke is blown away so will they be blown away;
like wax that melts before the fire,
so the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.
But the just shall rejoice at the presence of God,
they shall exult and dance for joy.
O sing to the Lord, make music to his name;
make a highway for him who rides on the clouds.
Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence.
they shall exult and dance for joy.
O sing to the Lord, make music to his name;
make a highway for him who rides on the clouds.
Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence.
Father of the orphan, defender of the widow,
such is God in his holy place.
God gives the lonely a home to live in;
he leads the prisoners forth into freedom;
but rebels must dwell in a parched land.
such is God in his holy place.
God gives the lonely a home to live in;
he leads the prisoners forth into freedom;
but rebels must dwell in a parched land.
When you went forth, O God, at the head of your people,
when you marched across the desert, the earth trembled:
the heavens melted at the presence of God,
at the presence of God, Israel's God.
when you marched across the desert, the earth trembled:
the heavens melted at the presence of God,
at the presence of God, Israel's God.
You poured down, O God, a generous rain;
when your people were starved you gave them new life.
It was there that your people found a home,
prepared in your goodness, O God, for the poor. Glory...
when your people were starved you gave them new life.
It was there that your people found a home,
prepared in your goodness, O God, for the poor. Glory...
Antiphon 1: Sing to God, sing psalms to his name, make a path for him who rides high above the clouds, alleluia.
Antiphon 2: The Lord God ascended on high; he has led captivity captive, alleluia.
II
The Lord gives the word to the bearers of good tidings:
"The Almighty has defeated a numberless army
and kings and armies are in flight, in flight
while you were at rest among the sheepfolds."
At home the women already share the spoil.
They are covered with silver as the wings of a dove,
its feathers brilliant with shining gold
and jewels flashing like snow on Mount Zalmon.
They are covered with silver as the wings of a dove,
its feathers brilliant with shining gold
and jewels flashing like snow on Mount Zalmon.
The mountains of Bashan are mighty mountains;
high-ridged mountains are the mountains of Bashan.
Why look with envy, you high-ridged mountains,
at the mountain where God has chosen to dwell?
It is there that the Lord shall dwell for ever.
high-ridged mountains are the mountains of Bashan.
Why look with envy, you high-ridged mountains,
at the mountain where God has chosen to dwell?
It is there that the Lord shall dwell for ever.
The chariots of God are thousands upon thousands.
The Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.
You have gone up on high; you have taken captives,
receiving men and women in tribute, O God,
even those who rebel, into your dwelling, O Lord.
The Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.
You have gone up on high; you have taken captives,
receiving men and women in tribute, O God,
even those who rebel, into your dwelling, O Lord.
May the Lord be blessed day after day.
He bears our burdens, God our savior;
this God of ours is a God who saves.
The Lord our God holds the keys of death.
And God will smite the head of his foes,
the crown of those who persist in their sins.
He bears our burdens, God our savior;
this God of ours is a God who saves.
The Lord our God holds the keys of death.
And God will smite the head of his foes,
the crown of those who persist in their sins.
The Lord said: "I will bring them back from Bashan;
I will bring them back from the depth of the sea.
Then your feet will tread in their blood
and the tongues of your dogs take their share of the foe." Glory...
I will bring them back from the depth of the sea.
Then your feet will tread in their blood
and the tongues of your dogs take their share of the foe." Glory...
Antiphon 2: The Lord God ascended on high; he has led captivity captive, alleluia.
Antiphon 3: They see your procession, O God, the procession of my God and king to the sanctuary, alleluia.
III
They see your solemn procession, O God,
the procession of my God, of my king, to the sanctuary:
the singers in the forefront, the musicians coming last,
between them, maidens sounding their timbrels.
"In festive gatherings, bless the Lord;
bless God, O you who are Israel's sons."
There is Benjamin, least of the tribes, at the head,
Judah's princes, a mighty throng,
Zebulun's princes, Naphtali's princes.
Show forth, O God, show forth your might,
your might, O God, which you have shown for us.
0 For the sake of your temple high in Jerusalem
may nations come to you bringing their tribute.
Threaten the wild beast that dwells in the reeds,
the bands of the mighty and rulers of the peoples.
Let them bow down offering silver.
Scatter the peoples who delight in war.
Envoys will make their way from Egypt;
Ethiopia will stretch out her hands to God.
Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, praise the Lord
who rides on the heavens, the ancient heavens.
He thunders his voice, his mighty voice.
Come, acknowledge the power of God.
His glory is on Israel; his might is in the skies.
God is to be feared in his holy place.
He is the Lord, Israel's God.
He gives strength and power to his people.
Blessed be God! Glory...
Antiphon 3: They see your procession, O God, the procession of my God and king to the sanctuary, alleluia.
The Lord opened their minds, alleluia.
- That they might understand the Scriptures, alleluia.
FIRST READING Ephesians 4:1-24
He ascended to heaven and led captivity captive
I plead with you, as a prisoner for the Lord, to live a life worthy of the calling you have received, with perfect humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another lovingly. Make every effort to preserve the unity which has the Spirit as its origin and peace as its binding force. There is but one body and one Spirit, just as there is but one hope given all of you by your call. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all, and works through all, and is in all.
Each of us has received God’s favor in the measure in which Christ bestows it. Thus you find Scripture saying:
"When he ascended on high, he took a host of captives and gave gifts to men."
"He ascended" - what does this mean but that he had first descended into the lower regions of the earth? He who descended is the very one who ascended high above the heavens, that he might fill all men with his gifts. It is he who gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers in roles of service for the faithful to build up the body of Christ, till we become one in faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, and form that perfect man who is Christ come to full stature.
Let us, then, be children no longer, tossed here and there, carried about by every wind of doctrine that originates in human trickery and skill in proposing error. Rather, let us profess the truth in love and grow to the full maturity of Christ the head. Through him the whole body grows, and with the proper functioning of the members joined firmly together by each supporting ligament, builds itself up in love.
I declare and solemnly attest in the Lord that you must no longer live as the pagans do - their minds empty, their understanding darkened. They are estranged from a life in God because of their ignorance and their resistance; without remorse they have abandoned themselves to lust and the indulgence of every sort of lewd conduct.
That is not what you learned when you learned Christ! I am supposing, of course, that he has been preached and taught to you in accord with the truth that is in Jesus: namely, that you must lay aside your former way of life and the old self which deteriorates through illusion and desire, and acquire a fresh, spiritual way of thinking. You must put on that new man created in God’s image, whose justice and holiness are born of truth
I plead with you, as a prisoner for the Lord, to live a life worthy of the calling you have received, with perfect humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another lovingly. Make every effort to preserve the unity which has the Spirit as its origin and peace as its binding force. There is but one body and one Spirit, just as there is but one hope given all of you by your call. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all, and works through all, and is in all.
Each of us has received God’s favor in the measure in which Christ bestows it. Thus you find Scripture saying:
"When he ascended on high, he took a host of captives and gave gifts to men."
"He ascended" - what does this mean but that he had first descended into the lower regions of the earth? He who descended is the very one who ascended high above the heavens, that he might fill all men with his gifts. It is he who gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers in roles of service for the faithful to build up the body of Christ, till we become one in faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, and form that perfect man who is Christ come to full stature.
Let us, then, be children no longer, tossed here and there, carried about by every wind of doctrine that originates in human trickery and skill in proposing error. Rather, let us profess the truth in love and grow to the full maturity of Christ the head. Through him the whole body grows, and with the proper functioning of the members joined firmly together by each supporting ligament, builds itself up in love.
I declare and solemnly attest in the Lord that you must no longer live as the pagans do - their minds empty, their understanding darkened. They are estranged from a life in God because of their ignorance and their resistance; without remorse they have abandoned themselves to lust and the indulgence of every sort of lewd conduct.
That is not what you learned when you learned Christ! I am supposing, of course, that he has been preached and taught to you in accord with the truth that is in Jesus: namely, that you must lay aside your former way of life and the old self which deteriorates through illusion and desire, and acquire a fresh, spiritual way of thinking. You must put on that new man created in God’s image, whose justice and holiness are born of truth
RESPONSORY Eph 4:8 (Ps 68:19); Ps 47:6
When Christ ascended on high,
he led captivity captive,
- he gave gifts to men, alleluia.
God ascends to shouts of joy,
the Lord to the blasts of trumpets.
- He gave gifts to men, alleluia.
SECOND READING
From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop
(Sermo de Ascensione Domini, Mai 98, 1-2: PLS 2, 494-495)
No one has ever ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven
Today our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven; let our hearts ascend with him. Listen to the words of the Apostle: If you have risen with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God; seek the things that are above, not the things that are on earth. For just as he remained with us even after his ascension, so we too are already in heaven with him, even though what is promised us has not yet been fulfilled in our bodies.
Christ is now exalted above the heavens, but he still suffers on earth all the pain that we, the members of his body, have to bear. He showed this when he cried out from above: Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? and when he said: I was hungry and you gave me food.
Why do we on earth not strive to find rest with him in heaven even now, through the faith, hope and love that unites us to him? While in heaven he is also with us; and we while on earth are with him. He is here with us by his divinity, his power and his love. We cannot be in heaven, as he is on earth, by divinity, but in him, we can be there by love.
He did not leave heaven when he came down to us; nor did he withdraw from us when he went up again into heaven. The fact that he was in heaven even while he was on earth is borne out by his own statement: No one has ever ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
These words are explained by our oneness with Christ, for he is our head and we are his body. No one ascended into heaven except Christ because we also are Christ: he is the Son of Man by his union with us, and we by our union with him are the sons of God. So the Apostle says: Just as the human body, which has many members, is a unity, because all the different members make one body, so is it also with Christ. He too has many members, but one body.
Out of compassion for us he descended from heaven, and although he ascended alone, we also ascend, because we are in him by grace. Thus, no one but Christ descended and no one but Christ ascended; not because there is no distinction between the head and the body, but because the body as a unity cannot be separated from the head.
RESPONSORY Acts 1:3, 9, 4
During the forty days after his passion,
he appeared to them and spoke with them about the kingdom of God.
- As they watched, he was lifted up,
and a cloud took him from their sight, alleluia.
While he was with them, he told them not to leave Jerusalem,
but to wait there for the fulfillment of the Father’s promise.
- As they watched, he was lifted up,
and a cloud took him from their sight, alleluia.
CANTICLE TE DEUM
You are God: we praise you;
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
R. govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. we praise your name for ever.
V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin;
R. have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, show us your love and mercy;
R. for we put our trust in you.
V. In you, Lord, is our hope;
R. and we shall never hope in vain.
The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted.
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
R. govern and uphold them, now and always.
V. Day by day we bless you;
R. we praise your name for ever.
V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin;
R. have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
V. Lord, show us your love and mercy;
R. for we put our trust in you.
V. In you, Lord, is our hope;
R. and we shall never hope in vain.
The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted.
COLLECT
O God, whose Son today ascended to the heavens
as the Apostles looked on,
grant, we pray, that, in accordance with his promise,
we may be worthy for him to live with us always on earth,
and we with him in heaven.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
ASCENSION
Morning Prayer
Invitatory
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Invitatory opens the first Office of the day. If the Office of Readings is the first Office of the day, begin below.
Lord, open my lips.
- And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.
Antiphon: Come, let us adore Christ the Lord who promised to send the Holy Spirit on his people, alleluia.
Psalm 95 Psalm 24 Psalm 67 Psalm 100
Morning Prayer
Psalter, Sunday Week I
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.
Psalter, Sunday Week I
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
Praise him as he mounts the skies, Alleluia!
Christ, the Lord of Paradise! Alleluia!
Cry hosanna in the height, Alleluia!
As he rises out of sight! Alleluia!
Now at last he takes his throne, Alleluia!
From all ages his alone! Alleluia!
With his praise creation rings: Alleluia!
Lord of lords and King of kings! Alleluia!
Hands and feet and side reveal, Alleluia!
Wounds of love, high priesthood’s seal! Alleluia!
Advocate, for us he pleads; Alleluia!
Heavenly Priest, he intercedes! Alleluia!
Christians, raise your eyes above! Alleluia!
He will come again in love, Alleluia!
On that great and wondrous day, Alleluia!
When this world will pass away! Alleluia!
At his word new heavens and earth, Alleluia!
Will in glory spring to birth! Alleluia!
Joy of angels, joy of men, Alleluia!
Come, Lord Jesus, come again! Alleluia!
Melody: Llanfair 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias; Music: Robert Williams, c. 1781-1821; Text: James Quinn, S.J., 1968
Christ, the Lord of Paradise! Alleluia!
Cry hosanna in the height, Alleluia!
As he rises out of sight! Alleluia!
Now at last he takes his throne, Alleluia!
From all ages his alone! Alleluia!
With his praise creation rings: Alleluia!
Lord of lords and King of kings! Alleluia!
Hands and feet and side reveal, Alleluia!
Wounds of love, high priesthood’s seal! Alleluia!
Advocate, for us he pleads; Alleluia!
Heavenly Priest, he intercedes! Alleluia!
Christians, raise your eyes above! Alleluia!
He will come again in love, Alleluia!
On that great and wondrous day, Alleluia!
When this world will pass away! Alleluia!
At his word new heavens and earth, Alleluia!
Will in glory spring to birth! Alleluia!
Joy of angels, joy of men, Alleluia!
Come, Lord Jesus, come again! Alleluia!
Melody: Llanfair 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias; Music: Robert Williams, c. 1781-1821; Text: James Quinn, S.J., 1968
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Men of Galilee, why are you looking up into the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up into heaven will return in the same way, alleluia.
Psalm 63:2-9
Deus, Deus meus
O God, you are my God, for you I long;
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water.
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.
Deus, Deus meus
O God, you are my God, for you I long;
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water.
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.
For your love is better than life,
my lips will speak your praise.
So I will bless you all my life,
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
my mouth shall praise you with joy.
my lips will speak your praise.
So I will bless you all my life,
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
my mouth shall praise you with joy.
On my bed I remember you.
On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help;
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand holds me fast.
Antiphon 1: Men of Galilee, why are you looking up into the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up into heaven will return in the same way, alleluia.
On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help;
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand holds me fast.
Antiphon 1: Men of Galilee, why are you looking up into the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up into heaven will return in the same way, alleluia.
Antiphon 2: Give glory to the King of kings, sing praise to God, alleluia.
Canticle – Daniel 3:57-88, 56
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord.
You heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord.
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord.
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord.
You heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord.
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord.
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
Every shower and dew, bless the Lord.
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Fire and heat, bless the Lord.
Cold and chill, bless the Lord.
Dew and rain, bless the Lord.
Frost and chill, bless the Lord.
Ice and snow, bless the Lord.
Nights and days, bless the Lord.
Light and darkness, bless the Lord.
Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Fire and heat, bless the Lord.
Cold and chill, bless the Lord.
Dew and rain, bless the Lord.
Frost and chill, bless the Lord.
Ice and snow, bless the Lord.
Nights and days, bless the Lord.
Light and darkness, bless the Lord.
Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
Let the earth bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Mountains and hills, bless the Lord.
Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
You springs, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Mountains and hills, bless the Lord.
Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
You springs, bless the Lord.
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord.
All you birds of the air, bless the Lord.
All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord.
You sons of men, bless the Lord.
You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord.
All you birds of the air, bless the Lord.
All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord.
You sons of men, bless the Lord.
O Israel, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord.
Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord.
Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord.
Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord.
Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Let us praise and exalt him above all forever.
Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever.
Let us praise and exalt him above all forever.
Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever.
Antiphon 2: Give glory to the King of kings, sing praise to God, alleluia.
Antiphon 3: As they watched, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight, alleluia.
Psalm 149
Cantate Domino
Sing a new song to the Lord,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its Maker,
let Zion's sons exult in their king.
Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music with timbrel and harp.
Cantate Domino
Sing a new song to the Lord,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its Maker,
let Zion's sons exult in their king.
Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in his people.
He crowns the poor with salvation.
Let the faithful rejoice in their glory,
shout for joy and take their rest.
Let the praise of God be on their lips
and a two-edged sword in their hand,
He crowns the poor with salvation.
Let the faithful rejoice in their glory,
shout for joy and take their rest.
Let the praise of God be on their lips
and a two-edged sword in their hand,
to deal out vengeance to the nations
and punishment on all the peoples;
to bind their kings in chains
and their nobles in fetters of iron;
to carry out the sentence pre-ordained:
this honor is for all his faithful.
Antiphon 3: As they watched, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight, alleluia.
and punishment on all the peoples;
to bind their kings in chains
and their nobles in fetters of iron;
to carry out the sentence pre-ordained:
this honor is for all his faithful.
Antiphon 3: As they watched, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight, alleluia.
READING
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. - Hebrews 10:12-14
RESPONSORY
Christ ascended into heaven, alleluia, alleluia.
- Christ ascended into heaven, alleluia, alleluia.
He led captivity captive,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
- Christ ascended into heaven, alleluia, alleluia.
BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
Antiphon: I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
The Lord has been lifted high above the earth and draws all things to himself. Let us cry out to him in our joy:
Lord Jesus, you are the King of glory.
Lord Jesus, King of glory, you were offered once as the victim for sins, and ascended to the right hand of the Father,
- make perfect for all time those whom you sanctify.
Eternal Priest and minister of the new Covenant, you live for ever to make intercession for us,
- save the people that prays to you.
You showed yourself alive after your passion and appeared to the disciples for forty days,
- confirm our faith today.
Today you promised the Spirit to your apostles, to make them your witnesses to the ends of the earth,
- by the power of the Spirit strengthen our own witness.
Lord Jesus, King of glory, you were offered once as the victim for sins, and ascended to the right hand of the Father,
- make perfect for all time those whom you sanctify.
Eternal Priest and minister of the new Covenant, you live for ever to make intercession for us,
- save the people that prays to you.
You showed yourself alive after your passion and appeared to the disciples for forty days,
- confirm our faith today.
Today you promised the Spirit to your apostles, to make them your witnesses to the ends of the earth,
- by the power of the Spirit strengthen our own witness.
Our Father...
COLLECT
Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God,
and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving,
for the Ascension of Christ your Son
is our exaltation,
and, where the Head has gone before in glory,
the Body is called to follow in hope.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to
everlasting life. Amen.
ASCENSION
Daytime Prayer
Daytime Prayer
O God, come to my assistance.
O 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 ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN
Alleluia! sing to Jesus!
His the scepter, his the throne;
Alleluia! his the triumph
His the victory alone:
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion
Thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus, out of every nation,
Hath redeemed us by his Blood.
Alleluia! not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us,
Faith believes nor questions how:
Though the cloud from sight received him,
When the forty days were o’er
Shall our hearts forget his promise,
“I am with you evermore”?
Alleluia! Bread of angels,
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! here the sinful
Flee to thee from day to day:
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea.
Alleluia! King eternal,
Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary,
Earth thy footstool, heav’n thy throne:
Thou within the veil hast entered,
Robed in flesh, our great High Priest;
Thou on earth both Priest and Victim
In the Eucharistic feast.
Melody: Hyfrydol 87.87.D; Music: R. H. Prichard, 1811-1887; Text: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898
His the scepter, his the throne;
Alleluia! his the triumph
His the victory alone:
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion
Thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus, out of every nation,
Hath redeemed us by his Blood.
Alleluia! not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us,
Faith believes nor questions how:
Though the cloud from sight received him,
When the forty days were o’er
Shall our hearts forget his promise,
“I am with you evermore”?
Alleluia! Bread of angels,
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! here the sinful
Flee to thee from day to day:
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea.
Alleluia! King eternal,
Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary,
Earth thy footstool, heav’n thy throne:
Thou within the veil hast entered,
Robed in flesh, our great High Priest;
Thou on earth both Priest and Victim
In the Eucharistic feast.
Melody: Hyfrydol 87.87.D; Music: R. H. Prichard, 1811-1887; Text: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898
Terce (Midmorning) Sext (Midday) None (Midafternoon)
TERCE
Antiphon: O God, your majesty is praised high above the heavens, alleluia.
Psalms of the Day
READING
I saw the Son of Man, and he said to me, ‘Have no fear! I am the First and the Last. I was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld.’ - Revelation 1:17-18
RESPONSORY
Do not let your hearts be troubled;
- I am going to the Father, alleluia.
COLLECT
Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God,
and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving,
for the Ascension of Christ your Son
is our exaltation,
and, where the Head has gone before in glory,
the Body is called to follow in hope.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
SEXT
Antiphon: From the heights of heaven he goes forth and to those heights he returns, alleluia.
Psalms of the Day
READING
We have such a high priest, who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up. Now every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. - Hebrews 8:1b-3a
RESPONSORY
The Lord in heaven has prepared a royal throne;
- Christ has ascended on high, alleluia.
COLLECT
Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God,
and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving,
for the Ascension of Christ your Son
is our exaltation,
and, where the Head has gone before in glory,
the Body is called to follow in hope.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
NONE
Antiphon: Raising his hands, he blessed them and was lifted up to heaven, alleluia.
Psalms of the Day
READING
If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.’ - Colossians 3:1-2
RESPONSORY
Give glory to the King of kings;
- sing praise to God, alleluia.
COLLECT
Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God,
and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving,
for the Ascension of Christ your Son
is our exaltation,
and, where the Head has gone before in glory,
the Body is called to follow in hope.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
At one of the hours, the psalms are said as below. At the other hours, the complementary psalms are used.
Psalm 8
Domine, Dominus noster
How great is your name, O Lord our God,
through all the earth!
Your majesty is praised above the heavens;
on the lips of children and of babes
you have found praise to foil your enemy,
to silence the foe and the rebel.
on the lips of children and of babes
you have found praise to foil your enemy,
to silence the foe and the rebel.
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands,
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind,
mortal man that you care for him?
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind,
mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god;
with glory and honor you crowned him,
gave him power over the works of your hands,
put all things under his feet.
with glory and honor you crowned him,
gave him power over the works of your hands,
put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle,
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish
that make their way through the waters.
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish
that make their way through the waters.
How great is your name, O Lord our God
through all the earth!
through all the earth!
Psalm 19A
Caeli enarrant
The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the story
and night unto night makes known the message.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard
yet their span extends through all the earth,
their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
yet their span extends through all the earth,
their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
There he has placed a tent for the sun;
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent,
rejoices like a champion to run its course.
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent,
rejoices like a champion to run its course.
At the end of the sky is the rising of the sun;
to the furthest end of the sky is its course.
There is nothing concealed from its burning heat.
to the furthest end of the sky is its course.
There is nothing concealed from its burning heat.
Psalm 19B
The law of the Lord is perfect,
it revives the soul.
The rule of the Lord is to be trusted,
it gives wisdom to the simple.
The law of the Lord is perfect,
it revives the soul.
The rule of the Lord is to be trusted,
it gives wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right,
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear,
it gives light to the eyes.
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear,
it gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is holy,
abiding for ever.
The decrees of the Lord are truth
and all of them just.
abiding for ever.
The decrees of the Lord are truth
and all of them just.
They are more to be desired than gold,
than the purest of gold
and sweeter are they than honey,
than honey from the comb.
than the purest of gold
and sweeter are they than honey,
than honey from the comb.
So in them your servant finds instruction;
great reward is in their keeping.
But who can detect all his errors?
From hidden faults acquit me.
great reward is in their keeping.
But who can detect all his errors?
From hidden faults acquit me.
From presumption restrain your servant
and let it not rule me.
Then shall I be blameless,
clean from grave sin.
and let it not rule me.
Then shall I be blameless,
clean from grave sin.
May the spoken words of my mouth,
the thoughts of my heart,
win favor in your sight, O Lord,
my rescuer, my rock!
the thoughts of my heart,
win favor in your sight, O Lord,
my rescuer, my rock!
ASCENSION
Evening Prayer II
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
The head that once was crowned with thorns
Is crowned with glory now:
A royal diadem adorns
The mighty victor’s brow.
The highest place that heav’n affords
Is surely his by right:
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
And heav’n’s eternal light.
The joy he is of all above,
The joy to all below:
To ev’ryone he shows his love,
And grants his name to know.
To them the cross, with all its shame,
With all its grace, is giv’n:
Their name an everlasting name.
Their joy the joy of heav’n.
The cross he bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to him;
His people’s hope, his people’s wealth,
Their everlasting theme.
Melody: St. Magnus (Nottingham) C.M.; Music: Jeremiah Clarke, 1659-1707;
Text: Thomas Kelly, 1769-1854, slightly adapted
Is crowned with glory now:
A royal diadem adorns
The mighty victor’s brow.
The highest place that heav’n affords
Is surely his by right:
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
And heav’n’s eternal light.
The joy he is of all above,
The joy to all below:
To ev’ryone he shows his love,
And grants his name to know.
To them the cross, with all its shame,
With all its grace, is giv’n:
Their name an everlasting name.
Their joy the joy of heav’n.
The cross he bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to him;
His people’s hope, his people’s wealth,
Their everlasting theme.
Melody: St. Magnus (Nottingham) C.M.; Music: Jeremiah Clarke, 1659-1707;
Text: Thomas Kelly, 1769-1854, slightly adapted
Or:
Jesu, nostra redemptio,
Amor et desiderium,
Deus creator omnium,
Homo in fine temporum.
Quae te vicit clementia,
Ut ferres nostra crimina,
Crudelem mortem patiens
Ut nos a morte tolleres!
Inferni claustra penetrans,
Tuos captivos redimens,
Victor triumpho nobili
Ad dextram Dei residens
Ipsa te cogat pietas
Ut mala nostra superes
Parcendo et voti compotes
Nos tuo vultu saties.
Tu esto nostrum gaudium,
Qui es futurus praemium,
Sit nostra in te gloria,
In sempiterna saecula. Jesus, our redemption,
love and desire,
God, Creator of all things,
becomes man in the fullness of time.
What mercy made thee
bear our crimes,
to suffer a cruel death
that we might be saved from death!
Descending into Hell's prison,
freeing thy captives,
Thy noble triumph won,
dwelling at the Father's right hand.
Let pity compel thee
to overcome our evils,
granting pardon,
fulfil and satisfy us with thy face.
Be our joy,
who will be our future prize;
let all our glory be in Thee
forever, throughout all ages
Ut ferres nostra crimina,
Crudelem mortem patiens
Ut nos a morte tolleres!
Inferni claustra penetrans,
Tuos captivos redimens,
Victor triumpho nobili
Ad dextram Dei residens
Ipsa te cogat pietas
Ut mala nostra superes
Parcendo et voti compotes
Nos tuo vultu saties.
Tu esto nostrum gaudium,
Qui es futurus praemium,
Sit nostra in te gloria,
In sempiterna saecula. Jesus, our redemption,
love and desire,
God, Creator of all things,
becomes man in the fullness of time.
What mercy made thee
bear our crimes,
to suffer a cruel death
that we might be saved from death!
Descending into Hell's prison,
freeing thy captives,
Thy noble triumph won,
dwelling at the Father's right hand.
Let pity compel thee
to overcome our evils,
granting pardon,
fulfil and satisfy us with thy face.
Be our joy,
who will be our future prize;
let all our glory be in Thee
forever, throughout all ages
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father, alleluia.
Psalm 110:1-5,7
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ's reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will yield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Father, we ask you to give us victory and peace. In Jesus Christ, our Lord and King, we are already seated at your right hand. We look forward to praising you in the fellowship of all your saints in our heavenly homeland.
Antiphon 1: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father, alleluia.
Antiphon 2: God ascends to shouts of joy, the Lord to the blast of trumpets, alleluia.
Psalm 47
The Lord Jesus is king of all
He is seated at the right hand of the Father and his kingdom will have no end.
All peoples, clap your hands,
cry to God with shouts of joy!
For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear,
great king over all the earth.
He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.
Our inheritance, our glory, is from him,
given to Jacob out of love.
God goes up with shouts of joy;
the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.
Sing praise for God, sing praise,
sing praise to our king, sing praise.
God is king of all the earth,
sing praise with all your skill.
God is king over the nations;
God reigns on his holy throne.
The princes of the people are assembled
with the people of Abraham's God.
The rulers of the earth belong to God,
to God who reigns over all.
The Lord Jesus is king of all
He is seated at the right hand of the Father and his kingdom will have no end.
All peoples, clap your hands,
cry to God with shouts of joy!
For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear,
great king over all the earth.
He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.
Our inheritance, our glory, is from him,
given to Jacob out of love.
God goes up with shouts of joy;
the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.
Sing praise for God, sing praise,
sing praise to our king, sing praise.
God is king of all the earth,
sing praise with all your skill.
God is king over the nations;
God reigns on his holy throne.
The princes of the people are assembled
with the people of Abraham's God.
The rulers of the earth belong to God,
to God who reigns over all.
Psalm Prayer: God, King of all peoples and all ages, it is your victory we celebrate as we sing with all the skill at ourcommand. Help us always to overcome evil by good, that we may rejoice in your triumph for ever.
Antiphon 2: God ascends to shouts of joy, the Lord to the blast of trumpets, alleluia.
Antiphon 3: Now the Son of Man has been glorified and God has been glorified in him, alleluia.
Canticle - Revelation 11:17-18; 12:10b-12a
The judgment of God
We praise you, the Lord God Almighty,
Who is and who was.
You have assumed your great power,
You have begun your reign.
The nations have raged in anger,
But then came your day of wrath
And the moment to judge the dead:
The time to reward your servants the prophets
And the holy ones who revere you,
The great and the small alike.
Now have salvation and power come,
The reign of our God and the authority
Of his Anointed One,
For the accuser of our brothers is cast out,
Who night and day accused them before God.
They defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
And by the word of their testimony;
Love for life did not deter them from death.
So rejoice, you heavens,
And you that dwell therein! Glory...
The judgment of God
We praise you, the Lord God Almighty,
Who is and who was.
You have assumed your great power,
You have begun your reign.
The nations have raged in anger,
But then came your day of wrath
And the moment to judge the dead:
The time to reward your servants the prophets
And the holy ones who revere you,
The great and the small alike.
Now have salvation and power come,
The reign of our God and the authority
Of his Anointed One,
For the accuser of our brothers is cast out,
Who night and day accused them before God.
They defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
And by the word of their testimony;
Love for life did not deter them from death.
So rejoice, you heavens,
And you that dwell therein! Glory...
Antiphon 3: Now the Son of Man has been glorified and God has been glorified in him, alleluia.
READING
The reason why Christ died for sins once for all, the just man for the sake of the unjust, was that he might lead you to God. He was put to death insofar as fleshly existence goes, but was given life in the realm of the spirit. He went to heaven and is at God’s right hand, with angelic rulers and powers subjected to him. - 1 Peter 3:18, 22
RESPONSORY
I am ascending to my Father and your Father, alleluia, alleluia.
- I am ascending to my Father and your Father, alleluia, alleluia.
To my God and your God,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
- I am ascending to my Father and your Father, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon O Victor King, Lord of power and might, today you have ascended in glory above the heavens. Do not leave us orphans, but send us the Father’s promised gift, the Spirit of truth, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
In joy of spirit let us acclaim Christ, who sits at the right hand of the Father:
Lord Jesus, you are the King of glory.
King of glory, you took with you our frail humanity to be glorified in heaven; remove the sins of the world,
- and restore us to the innocence which was ours before the Fall.
You came down from heaven on a pilgrimage of love,
- grant that we may take the same path to your presence.
You promised to draw all things to yourself,
- do not allow any one of us to be separated from your body.
Where you have gone before us in glory,
- may we follow you in mind and heart.
- True God, we await your coming as our judge,
may we see the vision of your glory and your mercy in company with all the dead.
King of glory, you took with you our frail humanity to be glorified in heaven; remove the sins of the world,
- and restore us to the innocence which was ours before the Fall.
You came down from heaven on a pilgrimage of love,
- grant that we may take the same path to your presence.
You promised to draw all things to yourself,
- do not allow any one of us to be separated from your body.
Where you have gone before us in glory,
- may we follow you in mind and heart.
- True God, we await your coming as our judge,
may we see the vision of your glory and your mercy in company with all the dead.
Our Father...
COLLECT
Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God,
and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving,
for the Ascension of Christ your Son
is our exaltation,
and, where the Head has gone before in glory,
the Body is called to follow in hope.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Let The Earth Rejoice And Sing
Let the earth rejoice and sing, alleluia!
At the triumph of our King, alleluia!
He ascends from mortal sight, alleluia!
Reigns now at our Father’s right, alleluia!
He who died upon a tree, alleluia!
Now shall reign eternally, alleluia!
He who saved our fallen race, alleluia!
Takes in heav’n his rightful place, alleluia!
Jesus, Lord, all hail to thee, alleluia!
On this day of victory, alleluia!
Thou didst shatter Satan’s might, alleluia!
Rising glorious from the fight, alleluia!
Jesus, Victor, hear our prayer, alleluia!
In thy triumph let us share, alleluia!
Lift our minds and hearts above, alleluia!
Strengthen all men in thy love, alleluia!
At the triumph of our King, alleluia!
He ascends from mortal sight, alleluia!
Reigns now at our Father’s right, alleluia!
He who died upon a tree, alleluia!
Now shall reign eternally, alleluia!
He who saved our fallen race, alleluia!
Takes in heav’n his rightful place, alleluia!
Jesus, Lord, all hail to thee, alleluia!
On this day of victory, alleluia!
Thou didst shatter Satan’s might, alleluia!
Rising glorious from the fight, alleluia!
Jesus, Victor, hear our prayer, alleluia!
In thy triumph let us share, alleluia!
Lift our minds and hearts above, alleluia!
Strengthen all men in thy love, alleluia!
While in heaven thou dost gaze, alleluia!
On thy Church who sings thy praise, alleluia!
Fasten all our hope in thee, alleluia!
Till thy face unveiled we see, alleluia!
Melody: Llanfair 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias; Music: Robert Williams, c. 1781-1821; Text: Melvin Farrell, S.S.
On thy Church who sings thy praise, alleluia!
Fasten all our hope in thee, alleluia!
Till thy face unveiled we see, alleluia!
Melody: Llanfair 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias; Music: Robert Williams, c. 1781-1821; Text: Melvin Farrell, S.S.
Praise Him As He Mounts The Skies
Praise him as he mounts the skies, Alleluia!
Christ, the Lord of Paradise! Alleluia!
Cry hosanna in the height, Alleluia!
As he rises out of sight! Alleluia!
Now at last he takes his throne, Alleluia!
From all ages his alone! Alleluia!
With his praise creation rings: Alleluia!
Lord of lords and King of kings! Alleluia!
Hands and feet and side reveal, Alleluia!
Wounds of love, high priesthood’s seal! Alleluia!
Advocate, for us he pleads; Alleluia!
Heavenly Priest, he intercedes! Alleluia!
Christians, raise your eyes above! Alleluia!
He will come again in love, Alleluia!
On that great and wondrous day, Alleluia!
When this world will pass away! Alleluia!
At his word new heavens and earth, Alleluia!
Will in glory spring to birth! Alleluia!
Joy of angels, joy of men, Alleluia!
Come, Lord Jesus, come again! Alleluia!
Melody: Llanfair 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias; Music: Robert Williams, c. 1781-1821; Text: James Quinn, S.J., 1968
Christ, the Lord of Paradise! Alleluia!
Cry hosanna in the height, Alleluia!
As he rises out of sight! Alleluia!
Now at last he takes his throne, Alleluia!
From all ages his alone! Alleluia!
With his praise creation rings: Alleluia!
Lord of lords and King of kings! Alleluia!
Hands and feet and side reveal, Alleluia!
Wounds of love, high priesthood’s seal! Alleluia!
Advocate, for us he pleads; Alleluia!
Heavenly Priest, he intercedes! Alleluia!
Christians, raise your eyes above! Alleluia!
He will come again in love, Alleluia!
On that great and wondrous day, Alleluia!
When this world will pass away! Alleluia!
At his word new heavens and earth, Alleluia!
Will in glory spring to birth! Alleluia!
Joy of angels, joy of men, Alleluia!
Come, Lord Jesus, come again! Alleluia!
Melody: Llanfair 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias; Music: Robert Williams, c. 1781-1821; Text: James Quinn, S.J., 1968
Alleluia, Sing To Jesus
Alleluia! sing to Jesus!
His the scepter, his the throne;
Alleluia! his the triumph
His the victory alone:
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion
Thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus, out of every nation,
Hath redeemed us by his Blood.
Alleluia! not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us,
Faith believes nor questions how:
Though the cloud from sight received him,
When the forty days were o’er
Shall our hearts forget his promise,
“I am with you evermore”?
Alleluia! Bread of angels,
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! here the sinful
Flee to thee from day to day:
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea.
Alleluia! King eternal,
Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary,
Earth thy footstool, heav’n thy throne:
Thou within the veil hast entered,
Robed in flesh, our great High Priest;
Thou on earth both Priest and Victim
In the Eucharistic feast.
Melody: Hyfrydol 87.87.D; Music: R. H. Prichard, 1811-1887; Text: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898
His the scepter, his the throne;
Alleluia! his the triumph
His the victory alone:
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion
Thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus, out of every nation,
Hath redeemed us by his Blood.
Alleluia! not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us,
Faith believes nor questions how:
Though the cloud from sight received him,
When the forty days were o’er
Shall our hearts forget his promise,
“I am with you evermore”?
Alleluia! Bread of angels,
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! here the sinful
Flee to thee from day to day:
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea.
Alleluia! King eternal,
Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary,
Earth thy footstool, heav’n thy throne:
Thou within the veil hast entered,
Robed in flesh, our great High Priest;
Thou on earth both Priest and Victim
In the Eucharistic feast.
Melody: Hyfrydol 87.87.D; Music: R. H. Prichard, 1811-1887; Text: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898
The Head The Once Was Crowned With Thorns
The head that once was crowned with thorns
Is crowned with glory now:
A royal diadem adorns
The mighty victor’s brow.
The highest place that heav’n affords
Is surely his by right:
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
And heav’n’s eternal light.
The joy he is of all above,
The joy to all below:
To ev’ryone he shows his love,
And grants his name to know.
To them the cross, with all its shame,
With all its grace, is giv’n:
Their name an everlasting name.
Their joy the joy of heav’n.
The cross he bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to him;
His people’s hope, his people’s wealth,
Their everlasting theme.
Melody: St. Magnus (Nottingham) C.M.; Music: Jeremiah Clarke, 1659-1707;
Text: Thomas Kelly, 1769-1854, slightly adapted
Is crowned with glory now:
A royal diadem adorns
The mighty victor’s brow.
The highest place that heav’n affords
Is surely his by right:
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
And heav’n’s eternal light.
The joy he is of all above,
The joy to all below:
To ev’ryone he shows his love,
And grants his name to know.
To them the cross, with all its shame,
With all its grace, is giv’n:
Their name an everlasting name.
Their joy the joy of heav’n.
The cross he bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to him;
His people’s hope, his people’s wealth,
Their everlasting theme.
Melody: St. Magnus (Nottingham) C.M.; Music: Jeremiah Clarke, 1659-1707;
Text: Thomas Kelly, 1769-1854, slightly adapted
Sing We Triumphant Hymns Of Praise
Sing we triumphant hymns of praise,
New hymns to Heaven exulting raise:
Alleluia, alleluia.
Christ, by a road before untrod,
Ascendeth to the throne of God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
The holy apostolic band
Upon the Mount of Olives stand,
Alleluia, alleluia.
And with the virgin mother see
Jesu’s resplendent majesty.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
To whom the angels, drawing nigh,
“Why stand and gaze upon the sky?
Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the Savior!” thus they say,
“This is His noble triumph day!”
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
“Again ye shall behold Him, so
As ye today have seen Him go;
Alleluia, alleluia.
In glorious pomp ascending high,
Up to the portals of the sky.”
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
O grant us thitherward to tend,
And with unwearied hearts ascend
Alleluia, alleluia.
Toward Thy kingdom’s throne, where Thou
As is our faith, art seated now.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Be Thou our joy and strong defense,
Who art our future recompense:
Alleluia, alleluia.
So shall the light that springs from Thee
Be ours through all eternity.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
O risen Christ, ascended Lord,
All praise to Thee let earth accord,
Alleluia, alleluia.
Who art, while endless ages run,
With Father and with Spirit One.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Text: Bede the Venerable; Melody: Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones.
New hymns to Heaven exulting raise:
Alleluia, alleluia.
Christ, by a road before untrod,
Ascendeth to the throne of God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
The holy apostolic band
Upon the Mount of Olives stand,
Alleluia, alleluia.
And with the virgin mother see
Jesu’s resplendent majesty.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
To whom the angels, drawing nigh,
“Why stand and gaze upon the sky?
Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the Savior!” thus they say,
“This is His noble triumph day!”
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
“Again ye shall behold Him, so
As ye today have seen Him go;
Alleluia, alleluia.
In glorious pomp ascending high,
Up to the portals of the sky.”
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
O grant us thitherward to tend,
And with unwearied hearts ascend
Alleluia, alleluia.
Toward Thy kingdom’s throne, where Thou
As is our faith, art seated now.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Be Thou our joy and strong defense,
Who art our future recompense:
Alleluia, alleluia.
So shall the light that springs from Thee
Be ours through all eternity.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
O risen Christ, ascended Lord,
All praise to Thee let earth accord,
Alleluia, alleluia.
Who art, while endless ages run,
With Father and with Spirit One.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Text: Bede the Venerable; Melody: Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones.
Come Holy Ghost Creator Blest
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
Vouchsafe within our souls to rest;
Come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid,
And fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
And fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
To Thee, the Comforter, we cry;
To Thee, the gift of God most high;
The fount of life, the fire of love,
The soul's Anointing from above.
The soul's Anointing from above.
The sev'nfold gifts of grace are Thine;
O finger of the hand divine;
True promise of the Father Thou,
Who dost the tongue with speech endow.
Who dost the tongue with speech endow.
Thy light to every sense impart,
And shed Thy love in every heart;
Thy own unfailing might supply
To strengthen our infirmity.
To strengthen our infirmity.
Melody: Lambilotte; Text: Attributed to Rhabanus Maurus, circa 800 (Veni Creator Spiritus)
Vouchsafe within our souls to rest;
Come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid,
And fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
And fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
To Thee, the Comforter, we cry;
To Thee, the gift of God most high;
The fount of life, the fire of love,
The soul's Anointing from above.
The soul's Anointing from above.
The sev'nfold gifts of grace are Thine;
O finger of the hand divine;
True promise of the Father Thou,
Who dost the tongue with speech endow.
Who dost the tongue with speech endow.
Thy light to every sense impart,
And shed Thy love in every heart;
Thy own unfailing might supply
To strengthen our infirmity.
To strengthen our infirmity.
Melody: Lambilotte; Text: Attributed to Rhabanus Maurus, circa 800 (Veni Creator Spiritus)
Crown Him With Many Crowns
Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne.
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.
Crown Him the virgin’s Son, the God incarnate born,
Whose arm those crimson trophies won which now His brow adorn;
Fruit of the mystic rose, as of that rose the stem;
The root whence mercy ever flows, the Babe of Bethlehem.
Crown Him the Son of God, before the worlds began,
And ye who tread where He hath trod, crown Him the Son of Man;
Who every grief hath known that wrings the human breast,
And takes and bears them for His own, that all in Him may rest.
Crown Him the Lord of life, who triumphed over the grave,
And rose victorious in the strife for those He came to save.
His glories now we sing, who died, and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.
Crown Him the Lord of peace, whose power a scepter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise.
His reign shall know no end, and round His piercטd feet
Fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet.
Crown Him the Lord of love, behold His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified.
No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright.
Crown Him the Lord of Heaven, enthroned in worlds above,
Crown Him the King to Whom is given the wondrous name of Love.
Crown Him with many crowns, as thrones before Him fall;
Crown Him, ye kings, with many crowns, for He is King of all.
Crown Him the Lord of lords, who over all doth reign,
Who once on earth, the incarnate Word, for ransomed sinners slain,
Now lives in realms of light, where saints with angels sing
Their songs before Him day and night, their God, Redeemer, King.
Crown Him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time,
Creator of the rolling spheres, ineffably sublime.
All hail, Redeemer, hail! For Thou has died for me;
Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity.
Melody: Diademata; Text: Matthew Bridges
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.
Crown Him the virgin’s Son, the God incarnate born,
Whose arm those crimson trophies won which now His brow adorn;
Fruit of the mystic rose, as of that rose the stem;
The root whence mercy ever flows, the Babe of Bethlehem.
Crown Him the Son of God, before the worlds began,
And ye who tread where He hath trod, crown Him the Son of Man;
Who every grief hath known that wrings the human breast,
And takes and bears them for His own, that all in Him may rest.
Crown Him the Lord of life, who triumphed over the grave,
And rose victorious in the strife for those He came to save.
His glories now we sing, who died, and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.
Crown Him the Lord of peace, whose power a scepter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise.
His reign shall know no end, and round His piercטd feet
Fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet.
Crown Him the Lord of love, behold His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified.
No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright.
Crown Him the Lord of Heaven, enthroned in worlds above,
Crown Him the King to Whom is given the wondrous name of Love.
Crown Him with many crowns, as thrones before Him fall;
Crown Him, ye kings, with many crowns, for He is King of all.
Crown Him the Lord of lords, who over all doth reign,
Who once on earth, the incarnate Word, for ransomed sinners slain,
Now lives in realms of light, where saints with angels sing
Their songs before Him day and night, their God, Redeemer, King.
Crown Him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time,
Creator of the rolling spheres, ineffably sublime.
All hail, Redeemer, hail! For Thou has died for me;
Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity.
Melody: Diademata; Text: Matthew Bridges
All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name
All hail the power of Jesus' name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all.
Ye chosen seed of Israel's race,
ye ransomed from the fall,
hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him Lord of all.
Hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him Lord of all.
Let every kindred, every tribe
on this terrestrial ball,
to him all majesty ascribe,
and crown him Lord of all.
To him all majesty ascribe,
and crown him Lord of all.
O that with yonder sacred throng
we at his feet may fall!
We'll join the everlasting song,
and crown him Lord of all.
We'll join the everlasting song,
and crown him Lord of all.
Melody: Coronation, Oliver Holden; Text: William Peronet
Let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all.
Ye chosen seed of Israel's race,
ye ransomed from the fall,
hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him Lord of all.
Hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him Lord of all.
Let every kindred, every tribe
on this terrestrial ball,
to him all majesty ascribe,
and crown him Lord of all.
To him all majesty ascribe,
and crown him Lord of all.
O that with yonder sacred throng
we at his feet may fall!
We'll join the everlasting song,
and crown him Lord of all.
We'll join the everlasting song,
and crown him Lord of all.
Melody: Coronation, Oliver Holden; Text: William Peronet
Evening Prayer I
The Ascension
The Ascension
______
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One.
Have mercy on us (3x)
OPENING PROCESSION
Jesus led the disciples out as far as Bethany,
and blest them with uplifted hands, alleluia.
As they watched, he was lifted up,
and a cloud removed him from their sight.
and a cloud removed him from their sight.
As they were gazing intently into the sky,
all at once their stood beside them two men in white, alleluia.
all at once their stood beside them two men in white, alleluia.
Men of Galilee, why stand there looking up into the sky?
This Jesus, who has been taken away from you up to heaven, will come in the same way you have seen him go, alleluia.
This Jesus, who has been taken away from you up to heaven, will come in the same way you have seen him go, alleluia.
They returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
and spent all their time in the temple praising God, alleluia.
and spent all their time in the temple praising God, alleluia.
But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. - Ephesians 2:4-6
The Psalter
68 Exsurgat Deus
Ant 1. I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; now I leave the world to return to the Father, alleluia.
Ant 1. I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; now I leave the world to return to the Father, alleluia.
1
Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; *
let those who hate him flee before him.
2
Let them vanish like smoke when the wind drives it away; *
as the wax melts at the fire, so let the wicked perish at the
presence of God.
3
But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; *
let them also be merry and joyful.
4
Sing to God, sing praises to his Name;
exalt him who rides upon the heavens; *
The LORD is his Name, rejoice before him!
5
Father of orphans, defender of widows, *
God in his holy habitation!
6
God gives the solitary a home and brings forth prisoners into
freedom; *
but the rebels shall live in dry places.
Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; *
let those who hate him flee before him.
2
Let them vanish like smoke when the wind drives it away; *
as the wax melts at the fire, so let the wicked perish at the
presence of God.
3
But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; *
let them also be merry and joyful.
4
Sing to God, sing praises to his Name;
exalt him who rides upon the heavens; *
The LORD is his Name, rejoice before him!
5
Father of orphans, defender of widows, *
God in his holy habitation!
6
God gives the solitary a home and brings forth prisoners into
freedom; *
but the rebels shall live in dry places.
Ant 1. I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; now I leave the world to return to the Father, alleluia.
Ant 2. After he spoke to the disciples, the Lord Jesus ascended into heaven where he is seated at the right hand of the Father, alleluia.
7
O God, when you went forth before your people, *
when you marched through the wilderness,
8
The earth shook, and the skies poured down rain,
at the presence of God, the God of Sinai, *
at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9
You sent a gracious rain, O God, upon your inheritance; *
you refreshed the land when it was weary.
10
Your people found their home in it; *
in your goodness, O God, you have made provision for the poor.
11
The Lord gave the word; *
great was the company of women who bore the tidings:
12
"Kings with their armies are fleeing away; *
the women at home are dividing the spoils."
13
Though you lingered among the sheepfolds, *
you shall be like a dove whose wings are covered with silver,
whose feathers are like green gold.
14
When the Almighty scattered kings, *
it was like snow falling in Zalmon.
O God, when you went forth before your people, *
when you marched through the wilderness,
8
The earth shook, and the skies poured down rain,
at the presence of God, the God of Sinai, *
at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9
You sent a gracious rain, O God, upon your inheritance; *
you refreshed the land when it was weary.
10
Your people found their home in it; *
in your goodness, O God, you have made provision for the poor.
11
The Lord gave the word; *
great was the company of women who bore the tidings:
12
"Kings with their armies are fleeing away; *
the women at home are dividing the spoils."
13
Though you lingered among the sheepfolds, *
you shall be like a dove whose wings are covered with silver,
whose feathers are like green gold.
14
When the Almighty scattered kings, *
it was like snow falling in Zalmon.
Ant 2. After he spoke to the disciples, the Lord Jesus ascended into heaven where he is seated at the right hand of the Father, alleluia.
Ant 3.No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven alleluia.
15
O mighty mountain, O hill of Bashan! *
O rugged mountain, O hill of Bashan!
16
Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountain,
at the hill which God chose for his resting place? *
truly, the LORD will dwell there for ever.
17
The chariots of God are twenty thousand,
even thousands of thousands; *
the Lord comes in holiness from Sinai.
18
You have gone up on high and led captivity captive;
you have received gifts even from your enemies, *
that the LORD God might dwell among them.
19
Blessed be the Lord day by day, *
the God of our salvation, who bears our burdens.
20
He is our God, the God of our salvation; *
God is the LORD, by whom we escape death.
O mighty mountain, O hill of Bashan! *
O rugged mountain, O hill of Bashan!
16
Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountain,
at the hill which God chose for his resting place? *
truly, the LORD will dwell there for ever.
17
The chariots of God are twenty thousand,
even thousands of thousands; *
the Lord comes in holiness from Sinai.
18
You have gone up on high and led captivity captive;
you have received gifts even from your enemies, *
that the LORD God might dwell among them.
19
Blessed be the Lord day by day, *
the God of our salvation, who bears our burdens.
20
He is our God, the God of our salvation; *
God is the LORD, by whom we escape death.
Ant 3. No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven alleluia.
First Reading
2 Kings 2:1-15
Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. The company of prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?” And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent.” Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. The company of prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know; be silent.” Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. Fifty men of the company of prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, until the two of them crossed on dry ground.
Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. The company of prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?” And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent.” Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. The company of prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know; be silent.” Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. Fifty men of the company of prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, until the two of them crossed on dry ground.
When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit.” He responded, “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will not.” As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven. Elisha kept watching and crying out, “Father, father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
He picked up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. He took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, saying, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” When he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and Elisha went over. When the company of prophets who were at Jericho saw him at a distance, they declared, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.
APOLYTIKION
O Christ our God,
You ascended in Glory and gladdened Your disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit.
Your blessing assured them that You are the Son of God,
the Redeemer of the world.
Canticle
Benedictus es, Domine
Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers; *
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
Glory to you for the radiance of your holy Name; *
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you in the splendor of your temple; *
on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.
on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.
Glory to you, seated between the Cherubim; *
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you, beholding the depths; *
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.
Glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
Second Reading
Revelation 5:1-14
Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals; and I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. And I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals; and I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. And I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne. When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. They sing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God saints from every tribe and language and people and nation; you have made them to be a kingdom and priests serving our God, and they will reign on earth.” Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, singing with full voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, singing, “To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped.
KONTAKION
O Christ our God,
upon fulfilling Your dispensation for our sake,
You ascended in Glory,
uniting the earthly with the heavenly.
You were never separate but remained inseparable,
and cried out to those who love You,
"I am with you and no one is against you."
Second Canticle
Magnificat
Antiphon: Father, I have manifested your name to those whom you gave me; / and now I am praying for them, not for the world, because I am coming to you, alleluia.
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.
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.
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
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,
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
Antiphon: Father, I have manifested your name to those whom you gave me; / and now I am praying for them, not for the world, because I am coming to you, alleluia.
Responsory
God ascends to shouts of joy, alleluia, alleluia.
God ascends to shouts of joy, alleluia, alleluia.
The Lord to the blast of trumpets,
alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to he Holy Spirit
God ascends to shouts of joy, alleluia, alleluia.
God ascends to shouts of joy, alleluia, alleluia.
God ascends to shouts of joy, alleluia, alleluia.
The Lord to the blast of trumpets,
alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to he Holy Spirit
God ascends to shouts of joy, alleluia, alleluia.
Intercessions
In Joy of spirit, let us acclaim Christ, who sits at the right hand of the Father:
(R.)Lord Jesus, you are the king of glory.
(R.)Lord Jesus, you are the king of glory.
King of glory, you took with you our frail humanity to be glorified in heaven; remove the sins of the world,
- and restore us to the innocence which was ours before the Fall.(R.)
- and restore us to the innocence which was ours before the Fall.(R.)
You came down from heaven on a pilgrimage of love,
- grant that we may take the same path to your presence.(R.)
- grant that we may take the same path to your presence.(R.)
You promised to draw all things to yourself,
- do not allow anyone of us to be separated from your body.(R.)
- do not allow anyone of us to be separated from your body.(R.)
Where you have gone before us in glory,
- may we follow you in mind and heart.(R.)
- may we follow you in mind and heart.(R.)
True God, we await your coming as our judge,
- may we see the vision of your glory and mercy in company with all the dead.(R.)
- may we see the vision of your glory and mercy in company with all the dead.(R.)
Our Father…
COLLECTS
O God, whose Son today ascended to the heavens
as the Apostles looked on,
grant, we pray, that, in accordance with his promise,
we may be worthy for him to live with us always on earth,
and we with him in heaven.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
O God, whose Son today ascended to the heavens
as the Apostles looked on,
grant, we pray, that, in accordance with his promise,
we may be worthy for him to live with us always on earth,
and we with him in heaven.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
God our Father,
make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.
may we follow him into the new creation,
for his ascension is our glory and our hope.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Morning Prayer
The Ascension
______
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One.
Have mercy on us (3x)
Have mercy on us (3x)
OPENING PROCESSION
Jesus † led the disciples out as far as Bethany,
and blest them with uplifted hands, alleluia.
As they watched, he was lifted up,
and a cloud removed him from their sight, alleluia
and a cloud removed him from their sight, alleluia
As they were gazing intently into the sky,
all at once their stood beside them two men in white, alleluia.
all at once their stood beside them two men in white, alleluia.
Men of Galilee, why stand there looking up into the sky?
This Jesus, who has been taken away from you up to heaven, will come in the same way you have seen him go, alleluia.
This Jesus, who has been taken away from you up to heaven, will come in the same way you have seen him go, alleluia.
They returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
and spent all their time in the temple praising God, alleluia.
and spent all their time in the temple praising God, alleluia.
Every other priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, ‘he sat down at the right hand of God’, and since then has been waiting ‘until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet.’ For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. - Hebrews 10:11-14
8 Domine, Dominus noster
Ant 1. Men of Galilee, why are you looking up into the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up into heaven will return in the same way.
1
O LORD our Lord, *
how excellent is your Name in all the earth!
2
Out of the mouths of infants and children *
your majesty is praised above the heavens.
3
You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries, *
to quell the enemy and the avenger.
4
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, *
the moon and the stars you have set in their courses,
5
What is man that you should be mindful of him? *
the son of man that you should seek him out?
6
You have made him but little lower than the angels; *
you adorn him with glory and honor;
7
You give him mastery over the works of your hands; *
you put all things under his feet:
8
All sheep and oxen, *
even the wild beasts of the field,
9
The birds of the air, the fish of the sea, *
and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea.
10
O LORD our Lord, *
how excellent is your Name in all the earth!
O LORD our Lord, *
how excellent is your Name in all the earth!
2
Out of the mouths of infants and children *
your majesty is praised above the heavens.
3
You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries, *
to quell the enemy and the avenger.
4
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, *
the moon and the stars you have set in their courses,
5
What is man that you should be mindful of him? *
the son of man that you should seek him out?
6
You have made him but little lower than the angels; *
you adorn him with glory and honor;
7
You give him mastery over the works of your hands; *
you put all things under his feet:
8
All sheep and oxen, *
even the wild beasts of the field,
9
The birds of the air, the fish of the sea, *
and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea.
10
O LORD our Lord, *
how excellent is your Name in all the earth!
Ant 1. Men of Galilee, why are you looking up into the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up into heaven will return in the same way.
113 Laudate, pueri
Ant 2. Give glory to the King of kings; sing praise to God, alleluia.
1
Hallelujah!
Give praise, you servants of the LORD; *
praise the Name of the LORD.
2
Let the Name of the LORD be blessed, *
from this time forth for evermore.
3
From the rising of the sun to its going down *
let the Name of the LORD be praised.
4
The LORD is high above all nations, *
and his glory above the heavens.
5
Who is like the LORD our God, who sits enthroned on high, *
but stoops to behold the heavens and the earth?
6
He takes up the weak out of the dust *
and lifts up the poor from the ashes.
7
He sets them with the princes, *
with the princes of his people.
8
He makes the woman of a childless house *
to be a joyful mother of children.
Hallelujah!
Give praise, you servants of the LORD; *
praise the Name of the LORD.
2
Let the Name of the LORD be blessed, *
from this time forth for evermore.
3
From the rising of the sun to its going down *
let the Name of the LORD be praised.
4
The LORD is high above all nations, *
and his glory above the heavens.
5
Who is like the LORD our God, who sits enthroned on high, *
but stoops to behold the heavens and the earth?
6
He takes up the weak out of the dust *
and lifts up the poor from the ashes.
7
He sets them with the princes, *
with the princes of his people.
8
He makes the woman of a childless house *
to be a joyful mother of children.
Ant 2. Give glory to the King of kings; sing praise to God, alleluia.
47 Omnes gentes, plaudite
Ant 3. As they watched, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight, alleluia.
1
Clap your hands, all you peoples; *
shout to God with a cry of joy.
2
For the LORD Most High is to be feared; *
he is the great King over all the earth.
3
He subdues the peoples under us, *
and the nations under our feet.
4
He chooses our inheritance for us, *
the pride of Jacob whom he loves.
5
God has gone up with a shout, *
the LORD with the sound of the ram's-horn.
6
Sing praises to God, sing praises; *
sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7
For God is King of all the earth; *
sing praises with all your skill.
8
God reigns over the nations; *
God sits upon his holy throne.
9
The nobles of the peoples have gathered together *
with the people of the God of Abraham.
10
The rulers of the earth belong to God, *
and he is highly exalted.
Clap your hands, all you peoples; *
shout to God with a cry of joy.
2
For the LORD Most High is to be feared; *
he is the great King over all the earth.
3
He subdues the peoples under us, *
and the nations under our feet.
4
He chooses our inheritance for us, *
the pride of Jacob whom he loves.
5
God has gone up with a shout, *
the LORD with the sound of the ram's-horn.
6
Sing praises to God, sing praises; *
sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7
For God is King of all the earth; *
sing praises with all your skill.
8
God reigns over the nations; *
God sits upon his holy throne.
9
The nobles of the peoples have gathered together *
with the people of the God of Abraham.
10
The rulers of the earth belong to God, *
and he is highly exalted.
Ant 3. As they watched, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight, alleluia.
First Reading
Ezekiel 1:1-14, 24-28b
In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin), the word of the Lord came to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was on him there.
As I looked, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud with brightness around it and fire flashing forth continually, and in the middle of the fire, something like gleaming amber. In the middle of it was something like four living creatures. This was their appearance: they were of human form. Each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze. Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: their wings touched one another; each of them moved straight ahead, without turning as they moved. As for the appearance of their faces: the four had the face of a human being, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle; such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies. Each moved straight ahead; wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went. In the middle of the living creatures there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving to and fro among the living creatures; the fire was bright, and lightning issued from the fire. The living creatures darted to and fro, like a flash of lightning. When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of mighty waters, like the thunder of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army; when they stopped, they let down their wings. And there came a voice from above the dome over their heads; when they stopped, they let down their wings.
In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin), the word of the Lord came to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was on him there.
As I looked, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud with brightness around it and fire flashing forth continually, and in the middle of the fire, something like gleaming amber. In the middle of it was something like four living creatures. This was their appearance: they were of human form. Each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze. Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: their wings touched one another; each of them moved straight ahead, without turning as they moved. As for the appearance of their faces: the four had the face of a human being, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle; such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies. Each moved straight ahead; wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went. In the middle of the living creatures there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving to and fro among the living creatures; the fire was bright, and lightning issued from the fire. The living creatures darted to and fro, like a flash of lightning. When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of mighty waters, like the thunder of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army; when they stopped, they let down their wings. And there came a voice from above the dome over their heads; when they stopped, they let down their wings.
And above the dome over their heads there was something like a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was something that seemed like a human form. Upward from what appeared like the loins I saw something like gleaming amber, something that looked like fire enclosed all around; and downward from what looked like the loins I saw something that looked like fire, and there was a splendor all around. Like the bow in a cloud on a rainy day, such was the appearance of the splendour all round. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell on my face.
APOLYTIKION
O Christ our God,
You ascended in Glory and gladdened Your disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit.
Your blessing assured them that You are the Son of God,
the Redeemer of the world.
Canticle
Te Deum Laudamus
God, we praise you; Lord, we proclaim you!
You, the Father, the eternal –
all the earth venerates you.
All the angels, all the heavens, every power –
The cherubim, the seraphim –
unceasingly, they cry:
"Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts:
heaven and earth are full of the majesty of your glory!"
The glorious choir of Apostles –
The noble ranks of prophets –
The shining army of martyrs –
all praise you.
Throughout the world your holy Church proclaims you.
– Father of immeasurable majesty,
– True Son, only-begotten, worthy of worship,
– Holy Spirit, our Advocate.
The noble ranks of prophets –
The shining army of martyrs –
all praise you.
Throughout the world your holy Church proclaims you.
– Father of immeasurable majesty,
– True Son, only-begotten, worthy of worship,
– Holy Spirit, our Advocate.
You, Christ:
– You are the king of glory.
– You are the Father's eternal Son.
– You, to free mankind, did not disdain a Virgin's womb.
– You defeated the sharp spear of Death, and opened the kingdom of heaven to those who believe in you.
– You sit at God's right hand, in the glory of the Father.
– You will come, so we believe, as our Judge.
– You are the king of glory.
– You are the Father's eternal Son.
– You, to free mankind, did not disdain a Virgin's womb.
– You defeated the sharp spear of Death, and opened the kingdom of heaven to those who believe in you.
– You sit at God's right hand, in the glory of the Father.
– You will come, so we believe, as our Judge.
And so we ask of you: give help to your servants, whom you set free at the price of your precious blood.
Number them among your chosen ones in eternal glory.
Bring your people to safety, Lord, and bless those who are your inheritance.
Rule them and lift them high for ever.
Number them among your chosen ones in eternal glory.
Bring your people to safety, Lord, and bless those who are your inheritance.
Rule them and lift them high for ever.
Day by day we bless you, Lord: we praise you for ever and for ever.
Of your goodness, Lord, keep us without sin for today.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us.
Let your pity, Lord, be upon us, as much as we trust in you.
In you, Lord, I trust: let me never be put to shame.
Of your goodness, Lord, keep us without sin for today.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us.
Let your pity, Lord, be upon us, as much as we trust in you.
In you, Lord, I trust: let me never be put to shame.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
Second Reading
Hebrews 2:5-18
Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels. But someone has testified somewhere, “What are human beings that you are mindful of them, or mortals, that you care for them? You have made them for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned them with glory and honor, subjecting all things under their feet.” Now in subjecting all things to them, God left nothing outside their control. As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to them, but we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters, in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.” And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Here am I and the children whom God has given me.”
Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death. For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.
Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels. But someone has testified somewhere, “What are human beings that you are mindful of them, or mortals, that you care for them? You have made them for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned them with glory and honor, subjecting all things under their feet.” Now in subjecting all things to them, God left nothing outside their control. As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to them, but we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters, in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.” And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Here am I and the children whom God has given me.”
Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death. For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.
KONTAKION
O Christ our God,
upon fulfilling Your dispensation for our sake,
You ascended in Glory,
uniting the earthly with the heavenly.
You were never separate but remained inseparable,
and cried out to those who love You,
"I am with you and no one is against you."
Second Canticle
Benedictus
Antiphon:I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God, alleluia.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; *
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior, *
born of the house of his servant David.
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old,
that he would save us from our enemies, *
from the hands of all who hate us.
that he would save us from our enemies, *
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers *
and to remember his holy covenant.
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham, *
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship him without fear, *
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, *
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
To give his people knowledge of salvation *
by the forgiveness of their sins.
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
Antiphon:I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God, alleluia.
Responsory
Christ ascended into heaven, alleluia, alleluia.
Christ ascended into heaven, alleluia, alleluia.
He led captivity captive,
alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to he Holy Spirit
Christ ascended into heaven, alleluia, alleluia.
Intercessions
The Lord has been lifted high above the earth and draws all things to himself. Let us cry out to him in our joy:
(R.)Lord Jesus, you are the king of glory.
(R.)Lord Jesus, you are the king of glory.
Lord Jesus, King of glory, you were offered once as the victim for sins, and ascended to the right hand of the Father,
- make perfect for all time those whom you sanctify (R.)
- make perfect for all time those whom you sanctify (R.)
Eternal Priest of the New Covenant, you live forever to make intercession for us,,
- save the people that prays to you.(R.)
- save the people that prays to you.(R.)
You showed yourself alive after your passion and appeared to the disciples for forty days,
- confirm our faith today.(R.)
- confirm our faith today.(R.)
Today you promised the Spirit to your apostles, to make them your witnesses to the ends of the earth,
- by the power of the Spirit strengthen our own witness.(R.)
- by the power of the Spirit strengthen our own witness.(R.)
Our Father…
COLLECTS
O God, whose Son today ascended to the heavens
as the Apostles looked on,
grant, we pray, that, in accordance with his promise,
we may be worthy for him to live with us always on earth,
and we with him in heaven.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
O God, whose Son today ascended to the heavens
as the Apostles looked on,
grant, we pray, that, in accordance with his promise,
we may be worthy for him to live with us always on earth,
and we with him in heaven.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
God our Father,
make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.
may we follow him into the new creation,
for his ascension is our glory and our hope.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Daytime Prayer
The Ascension
The Ascension
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One.
Have mercy on us (3x)
Have mercy on us (3x)
Terce Sext None
TERCE
God our Father,
make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.
may we follow him into the new creation,
for his ascension is our glory and our hope.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Who live and reigns with you and Holy Spirit
One God, forever and ever, Amen.
make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.
may we follow him into the new creation,
for his ascension is our glory and our hope.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Who live and reigns with you and Holy Spirit
One God, forever and ever, Amen.
Ant. Oh, God, your majesty is praised above the heavens.
Psalm 120
Ad Domine
Ad Domine
1
When I was in trouble, I called to the LORD; *
I called to the LORD, and he answered me.
2
Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips *
and from the deceitful tongue.
3
What shall be done to you, and what more besides, *
O you deceitful tongue?
4
The sharpened arrows of a warrior, *
along with hot glowing coals.
5
How hateful it is that I must lodge in Meshech *
and dwell among the tents of Kedar!
6
Too long have I had to live *
among the enemies of peace.
7
I am on the side of peace, *
but when I speak of it, they are for war.
When I was in trouble, I called to the LORD; *
I called to the LORD, and he answered me.
2
Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips *
and from the deceitful tongue.
3
What shall be done to you, and what more besides, *
O you deceitful tongue?
4
The sharpened arrows of a warrior, *
along with hot glowing coals.
5
How hateful it is that I must lodge in Meshech *
and dwell among the tents of Kedar!
6
Too long have I had to live *
among the enemies of peace.
7
I am on the side of peace, *
but when I speak of it, they are for war.
Psalm 121
Levavi oculos
1
I lift up my eyes to the hills; *
from where is my help to come?
2
My help comes from the LORD, *
the maker of heaven and earth.
3
He will not let your foot be moved *
and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.
4
Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel *
shall neither slumber nor sleep;
5
The LORD himself watches over you; *
the LORD is your shade at your right hand,
6
So that the sun shall not strike you by day, *
nor the moon by night.
7
The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; *
it is he who shall keep you safe.
8
The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in, *
from this time forth for evermore.
I lift up my eyes to the hills; *
from where is my help to come?
2
My help comes from the LORD, *
the maker of heaven and earth.
3
He will not let your foot be moved *
and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.
4
Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel *
shall neither slumber nor sleep;
5
The LORD himself watches over you; *
the LORD is your shade at your right hand,
6
So that the sun shall not strike you by day, *
nor the moon by night.
7
The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; *
it is he who shall keep you safe.
8
The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in, *
from this time forth for evermore.
Psalm 122
Laetatus sum
1
I was glad when they said to me, *
"Let us go to the house of the LORD."
2
Now our feet are standing *
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3
Jerusalem is built as a city *
that is at unity with itself;
4
To which the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD, *
the assembly of Israel,
to praise the Name of the LORD.
5
For there are the thrones of judgment, *
the thrones of the house of David.
6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: *
"May they prosper who love you.
7
Peace be within your walls *
and quietness within your towers.
8
For my brethren and companions' sake, *
I pray for your prosperity.
9
Because of the house of the LORD our God, *
I will seek to do you good."
Ant. Oh, God, your majesty is praised above the heavens.
Reading
When I saw the Son of Man, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, ‘Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive for ever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades. - Revelation 1:17-18
Responsory
Do not let you heart be troubled, alleluia
- I am going to the father, alleluia
I was glad when they said to me, *
"Let us go to the house of the LORD."
2
Now our feet are standing *
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3
Jerusalem is built as a city *
that is at unity with itself;
4
To which the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD, *
the assembly of Israel,
to praise the Name of the LORD.
5
For there are the thrones of judgment, *
the thrones of the house of David.
6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: *
"May they prosper who love you.
7
Peace be within your walls *
and quietness within your towers.
8
For my brethren and companions' sake, *
I pray for your prosperity.
9
Because of the house of the LORD our God, *
I will seek to do you good."
Ant. Oh, God, your majesty is praised above the heavens.
Reading
When I saw the Son of Man, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, ‘Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive for ever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades. - Revelation 1:17-18
Responsory
Do not let you heart be troubled, alleluia
- I am going to the father, alleluia
Collect
Almighty God, whose blessed Son our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things: Mercifully give us faith to perceive that, according to his promise, he abides with his Church on earth, even to the end of the ages; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
SEXT
God our Father,
make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.
may we follow him into the new creation,
for his ascension is our glory and our hope.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Who live and reigns with you and Holy Spirit
One God, forever and ever, Amen.
make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.
may we follow him into the new creation,
for his ascension is our glory and our hope.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Who live and reigns with you and Holy Spirit
One God, forever and ever, Amen.
Ant. From the heights of heaven he goes forth and to those heights he returns, alleluia
Psalm 123
Ad te levavi oculos meos
1
To you I lift up my eyes, *
to you enthroned in the heavens.
2
As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, *
and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
3
So our eyes look to the LORD our God, *
until he show us his mercy.
4
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy, *
for we have had more than enough of contempt,
5
Too much of the scorn of the indolent rich, *
and of the derision of the proud.
To you I lift up my eyes, *
to you enthroned in the heavens.
2
As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, *
and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
3
So our eyes look to the LORD our God, *
until he show us his mercy.
4
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy, *
for we have had more than enough of contempt,
5
Too much of the scorn of the indolent rich, *
and of the derision of the proud.
Psalm 124
Nisi quia Dominus
1
If the LORD had not been on our side, *
let Israel now say;
2
If the LORD had not been on our side, *
when enemies rose up against us;
3
Then would they have swallowed us up alive *
in their fierce anger toward us;
4
Then would the waters have overwhelmed us *
and the torrent gone over us;
5
Then would the raging waters *
have gone right over us.
6
Blessed be the LORD! *
he has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth.
7
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; *
the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8
Our help is in the Name of the LORD, *
the maker of heaven and earth.
If the LORD had not been on our side, *
let Israel now say;
2
If the LORD had not been on our side, *
when enemies rose up against us;
3
Then would they have swallowed us up alive *
in their fierce anger toward us;
4
Then would the waters have overwhelmed us *
and the torrent gone over us;
5
Then would the raging waters *
have gone right over us.
6
Blessed be the LORD! *
he has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth.
7
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; *
the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8
Our help is in the Name of the LORD, *
the maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 125
Qui confidunt
1
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, *
which cannot be moved, but stands fast for ever.
2
The hills stand about Jerusalem; *
so does the LORD stand round about his people,
from this time forth for evermore.
3
The scepter of the wicked shall not hold sway over the land allotted to
the just, *
so that the just shall not put their hands to evil.
4
Show your goodness, O LORD, to those who are good *
and to those who are true of heart.
5
As for those who turn aside to crooked ways,
the LORD will lead them away with the evildoers; *
but peace be upon Israel.
Ant. From the heights of heaven he goes forth and to those heights he returns, alleluia
Reading
We have a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent that the Lord, and not any mortal, has set up. For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; hence it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. - Hebrews 8:1b-3a
Responsory
The Lord in heaven has prepared a royal throne, alleluia
- Christ has ascended on high, alleluia
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, *
which cannot be moved, but stands fast for ever.
2
The hills stand about Jerusalem; *
so does the LORD stand round about his people,
from this time forth for evermore.
3
The scepter of the wicked shall not hold sway over the land allotted to
the just, *
so that the just shall not put their hands to evil.
4
Show your goodness, O LORD, to those who are good *
and to those who are true of heart.
5
As for those who turn aside to crooked ways,
the LORD will lead them away with the evildoers; *
but peace be upon Israel.
Ant. From the heights of heaven he goes forth and to those heights he returns, alleluia
Reading
We have a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent that the Lord, and not any mortal, has set up. For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; hence it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. - Hebrews 8:1b-3a
Responsory
The Lord in heaven has prepared a royal throne, alleluia
- Christ has ascended on high, alleluia
Collect
Almighty God, whose blessed Son our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things: Mercifully give us faith to perceive that, according to his promise, he abides with his Church on earth, even to the end of the ages; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
NONE
God our Father,
make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.
may we follow him into the new creation,
for his ascension is our glory and our hope.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Who live and reigns with you and Holy Spirit
One God, forever and ever, Amen. Ant. Raising his hands, he blessed them and was lifted up to heaven, alleluia.
make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.
may we follow him into the new creation,
for his ascension is our glory and our hope.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Who live and reigns with you and Holy Spirit
One God, forever and ever, Amen. Ant. Raising his hands, he blessed them and was lifted up to heaven, alleluia.
Psalm 126
In convertendo
1
When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, *
then were we like those who dream.
2
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, *
and our tongue with shouts of joy.
3
Then they said among the nations, *
"The LORD has done great things for them."
4
The LORD has done great things for us, *
and we are glad indeed.
5
Restore our fortunes, O LORD, *
like the watercourses of the Negev.
6
Those who sowed with tears *
will reap with songs of joy.
7
Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, *
will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves.
When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, *
then were we like those who dream.
2
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, *
and our tongue with shouts of joy.
3
Then they said among the nations, *
"The LORD has done great things for them."
4
The LORD has done great things for us, *
and we are glad indeed.
5
Restore our fortunes, O LORD, *
like the watercourses of the Negev.
6
Those who sowed with tears *
will reap with songs of joy.
7
Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, *
will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves.
Psalm 127
Nisi Dominus
1
Unless the LORD builds the house, *
their labor is in vain who build it.
2
Unless the LORD watches over the city, *
in vain the watchman keeps his vigil.
3
It is in vain that you rise so early and go to bed so late; *
vain, too, to eat the bread of toil,
for he gives to his beloved sleep.
4
Children are a heritage from the LORD, *
and the fruit of the womb is a gift.
5
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior *
are the children of one's youth.
6
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them! *
he shall not be put to shame
when he contends with his enemies in the gate.
Unless the LORD builds the house, *
their labor is in vain who build it.
2
Unless the LORD watches over the city, *
in vain the watchman keeps his vigil.
3
It is in vain that you rise so early and go to bed so late; *
vain, too, to eat the bread of toil,
for he gives to his beloved sleep.
4
Children are a heritage from the LORD, *
and the fruit of the womb is a gift.
5
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior *
are the children of one's youth.
6
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them! *
he shall not be put to shame
when he contends with his enemies in the gate.
Psalm 128
Beati omnes
1
Happy are they all who fear the LORD, *
and who follow in his ways!
2
You shall eat the fruit of your labor; *
happiness and prosperity shall be yours.
3
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, *
your children like olive shoots round about your table.
4
The man who fears the LORD *
shall thus indeed be blessed.
5
The LORD bless you from Zion, *
and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of
your life.
6
May you live to see your children's children; *
may peace be upon Israel.
Ant. Raising his hands, he blessed them and was lifted up to heaven, alleluia.
Reading
If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. - Colossians 3:1-2
Responsory
Give glory to the King of kings, alleluia
- Sing praise to God, alleluia
Happy are they all who fear the LORD, *
and who follow in his ways!
2
You shall eat the fruit of your labor; *
happiness and prosperity shall be yours.
3
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, *
your children like olive shoots round about your table.
4
The man who fears the LORD *
shall thus indeed be blessed.
5
The LORD bless you from Zion, *
and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of
your life.
6
May you live to see your children's children; *
may peace be upon Israel.
Ant. Raising his hands, he blessed them and was lifted up to heaven, alleluia.
Reading
If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. - Colossians 3:1-2
Responsory
Give glory to the King of kings, alleluia
- Sing praise to God, alleluia
Collect
Almighty God, whose blessed Son our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things: Mercifully give us faith to perceive that, according to his promise, he abides with his Church on earth, even to the end of the ages; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
Evening Prayer II
The Ascension
______
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One.
Have mercy on us (3x)
Have mercy on us (3x)
OPENING PROCESSION
Jesus led the disciples out as far as Bethany,
and blest them with uplifted hands, alleluia.
As they watched, he was lifted up,
and a cloud removed him from their sight.
and a cloud removed him from their sight.
As they were gazing intently into the sky,
all at once their stood beside them two men in white, alleluia.
all at once their stood beside them two men in white, alleluia.
Men of Galilee, why stand there looking up into the sky?
This Jesus, who has been taken away from you up to heaven, will come in the same way you have seen him go, alleluia.
This Jesus, who has been taken away from you up to heaven, will come in the same way you have seen him go, alleluia.
They returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
and spent all their time in the temple praising God, alleluia.
and spent all their time in the temple praising God, alleluia.
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight people, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. - 1 Peter 3:18,20-21
The Psalter
Ant. 1: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father, alleluia.
24 Domini est terra
1
The earth is the LORD'S and all that is in it, *
the world and all who dwell therein.
2
For it is he who founded it upon the seas *
and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.
3
"Who can ascend the hill of the LORD? *
and who can stand in his holy place?"
4
"Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, *
who have not pledged themselves to falsehood,
nor sworn by what is a fraud.
5
They shall receive a blessing from the LORD *
and a just reward from the God of their salvation."
6
Such is the generation of those who seek him, *
of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
7
Lift up your heads, O gates;
lift them high, O everlasting doors; *
and the King of glory shall come in.
8
"Who is this King of glory?" *
"The LORD, strong and mighty,
the LORD, mighty in battle."
9
Lift up your heads, O gates;
lift them high, O everlasting doors; *
and the King of glory shall come in.
10
"Who is he, this King of glory?" *
"The LORD of hosts,
he is the King of glory."
Ant. 1: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father, alleluia.
Ant. 2: God ascends to shouts of joy, the Lord to the blast of trumpets, alleluia.
110:1-5,7 Dixit Dominus
1
The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, *
until I make your enemies your footstool."
2
The LORD will send the scepter of your power out of Zion, *
saying, "Rule over your enemies round about you.
3
Princely state has been yours from the day of your birth; *
in the beauty of holiness have I begotten you,
like dew from the womb of the morning."
4
The LORD has sworn and he will not recant: *
"You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."
5
The Lord who is at your right hand
will smite kings in the day of his wrath; *
he will rule over the nations.
7
He will drink from the brook beside the road; *
therefore he will lift high his head.
1
The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, *
until I make your enemies your footstool."
2
The LORD will send the scepter of your power out of Zion, *
saying, "Rule over your enemies round about you.
3
Princely state has been yours from the day of your birth; *
in the beauty of holiness have I begotten you,
like dew from the womb of the morning."
4
The LORD has sworn and he will not recant: *
"You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."
5
The Lord who is at your right hand
will smite kings in the day of his wrath; *
he will rule over the nations.
7
He will drink from the brook beside the road; *
therefore he will lift high his head.
Ant. 2: God ascends to shouts of joy, the Lord to the blast of trumpets, alleluia.
Ant. 3: Now the Son of Man has been glorified and God has been glorified in him, alleluia.
96 Cantate Domino
1
Sing to the LORD a new song; *
sing to the LORD, all the whole earth.
2
Sing to the LORD and bless his Name; *
proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.
3
Declare his glory among the nations *
and his wonders among all peoples.
4
For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; *
he is more to be feared than all gods.
5
As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; *
but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
6
Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! *
Oh, the power and the splendor of his sanctuary!
7
Ascribe to the LORD, you families of the peoples; *
ascribe to the LORD honor and power.
8
Ascribe to the LORD the honor due his Name; *
bring offerings and come into his courts.
9
Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; *
let the whole earth tremble before him.
10
Tell it out among the nations: "The LORD is King! *
he has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity."
11
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
let the sea thunder and all that is in it; *
let the field be joyful and all that is therein.
12
Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy
before the LORD when he comes, *
when he comes to judge the earth.
13
He will judge the world with righteousness *
and the peoples with his truth.
1
Sing to the LORD a new song; *
sing to the LORD, all the whole earth.
2
Sing to the LORD and bless his Name; *
proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.
3
Declare his glory among the nations *
and his wonders among all peoples.
4
For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; *
he is more to be feared than all gods.
5
As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; *
but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
6
Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! *
Oh, the power and the splendor of his sanctuary!
7
Ascribe to the LORD, you families of the peoples; *
ascribe to the LORD honor and power.
8
Ascribe to the LORD the honor due his Name; *
bring offerings and come into his courts.
9
Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; *
let the whole earth tremble before him.
10
Tell it out among the nations: "The LORD is King! *
he has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity."
11
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
let the sea thunder and all that is in it; *
let the field be joyful and all that is therein.
12
Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy
before the LORD when he comes, *
when he comes to judge the earth.
13
He will judge the world with righteousness *
and the peoples with his truth.
Ant. 3: Now the Son of Man has been glorified and God has been glorified in him, alleluia.
First Reading
Daniel 7:9-14
As I watched, thrones were set in place, and an Ancient One took his throne, his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and flowed out from his presence. A thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood attending him. The court sat in judgment, and the books were opened. I watched then because of the noise of the arrogant words that the horn was speaking. And as I watched, the beast was put to death, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. As I watched in the night visions, I saw one like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven. And he came to the Ancient One and was presented before him. To him was given dominion and glory and kingship, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his kingship is one that shall never be destroyed.
As I watched, thrones were set in place, and an Ancient One took his throne, his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and flowed out from his presence. A thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood attending him. The court sat in judgment, and the books were opened. I watched then because of the noise of the arrogant words that the horn was speaking. And as I watched, the beast was put to death, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. As I watched in the night visions, I saw one like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven. And he came to the Ancient One and was presented before him. To him was given dominion and glory and kingship, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his kingship is one that shall never be destroyed.
APOLYTIKION
O Christ our God,
You ascended in Glory and gladdened Your disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit.
Your blessing assured them that You are the Son of God,
the Redeemer of the world.
Canticle
Benedicite
Glorify the Lord, all you works of the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, you angels and all powers of the Lord, *
O heavens and all waters above the heavens.
O heavens and all waters above the heavens.
Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, every shower of rain and fall of dew, *
all winds and fire and heat.
all winds and fire and heat.
Winter and Summer, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O chill and cold, *
drops of dew and flakes of snow
drops of dew and flakes of snow
Frost and cold, ice and sleet, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O nights and days, *
O shining light and enfolding dark.
O shining light and enfolding dark.
Storm clouds and thunderbolts, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Let the earth glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O mountains and hills,
and all that grows upon the earth, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
and all that grows upon the earth, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O springs of water, seas, and streams, *
O whales and all that move in the waters.
O whales and all that move in the waters.
All birds of the air, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O beasts of the wild, *
and all you flocks and herds.
and all you flocks and herds.
O men and women everywhere, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Let the people of God glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O priests and servants of the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O spirits and souls of the righteous, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
You that are holy and humble of heart, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Let us glorify the Lord: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Second Reading
Matthew 28:16-20
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
KONTAKION
O Christ our God,
upon fulfilling Your dispensation for our sake,
You ascended in Glory,
uniting the earthly with the heavenly.
You were never separate but remained inseparable,
and cried out to those who love You,
"I am with you and no one is against you."
Second Canticle
Magnificat
Antiphon: O Victor King, Lord of power and might, today you have ascended in glory above the heavens. Do not leave us orphans, but send us the Father's promised gift, the Spirit of truth, alleluia.
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.
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.
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
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,
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
Antiphon: O Victor King, Lord of power and might, today you have ascended in glory above the heavens. Do not leave us orphans, but send us the Father's promised gift, the Spirit of truth, alleluia.
Responsory
I am ascending to my Father and your Father, alleluia, alleluia.
I am ascending to my Father and your Father, alleluia, alleluia.
To my God and your God,
alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
I am ascending to my Father and your Father, alleluia, alleluia.
I am ascending to my Father and your Father, alleluia, alleluia.
I am ascending to my Father and your Father, alleluia, alleluia.
To my God and your God,
alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
I am ascending to my Father and your Father, alleluia, alleluia.
Intercessions
In Joy of spirit, let us acclaim Christ, who sits at the right hand of the Father:
(R.)Lord Jesus, you are the king of glory.
(R.)Lord Jesus, you are the king of glory.
King of glory, you took with you our frail humanity to be glorified in heaven; remove the sins of the world,
- and restore us to the innocence which was ours before the Fall.(R.)
- and restore us to the innocence which was ours before the Fall.(R.)
You came down from heaven on a pilgrimage of love,
- grant that we may take the same path to your presence.(R.)
- grant that we may take the same path to your presence.(R.)
You promised to draw all things to yourself,
- do not allow anyone of us to be separated from your body.(R.)
- do not allow anyone of us to be separated from your body.(R.)
Where you have gone before us in glory,
- may we follow you in mind and heart.(R.)
- may we follow you in mind and heart.(R.)
True God, we await your coming as our judge,
- may we see the vision of your glory and mercy in company with all the dead.(R.)
- may we see the vision of your glory and mercy in company with all the dead.(R.)
Our Father…
COLLECTS
O God, whose Son today ascended to the heavens
as the Apostles looked on,
grant, we pray, that, in accordance with his promise,
we may be worthy for him to live with us always on earth,
and we with him in heaven.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
God our Father,
make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.
may we follow him into the new creation,
for his ascension is our glory and our hope.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
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