Opening
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.
Hymn
Mary, lifted into glory, Still you teach a humble yes. In your song the poor are lifted; In your trust the world is blessed. Lead us closer to your Jesus, Keep us steady, keep us kind. May our lives, like quiet embers, Leave a holy light behind.
Original, Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
Antiphon
Handmaid of the Lord, help us say yes when we are afraid.
Psalm 103 (102):1–4
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Psalm
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses. He forgives all your iniquities. He heals all your infirmities. He redeems your life from destruction. He crowns you with mercy and compassion.
Glory Be
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.
Antiphon
Handmaid of the Lord, help us say yes when we are afraid.
Psalm II
Antiphon
Mary, quiet flame of faith, keep us near your Son.
Psalm 118 (117):1, 14–17
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Psalm
Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever. The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he has become my salvation. A voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the just. The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue. The right hand of the Lord has exalted me. The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue. I will not die, but I will live. And I will declare the works of the Lord.
Glory Be
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.
Antiphon
Mary, quiet flame of faith, keep us near your Son.
Silence
A moment of silence
Reading of the feast
Galatians 4:4–5
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
But when the fullness of time arrived, God sent his Son, formed from a woman, formed under the law, so that he might redeem those who were under the law, in order that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Responsory
The Almighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Magnificat
Antiphon
He fills the hungry; feed us with what lasts into the night.
Luke 1:46–55
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Canticle
And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord. And my spirit leaps for joy in God my Savior. For he has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed. For he who is great has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is from generation to generations for those who fear him. He has accomplished powerful deeds with his arm. He has scattered the arrogant in the intentions of their heart. He has deposed the powerful from their seat, and he has exalted the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has taken up his servant Israel, mindful of his mercy, just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
Glory Be
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.
Antiphon
He fills the hungry; feed us with what lasts into the night.
Intercessions
For the Church, that Mary’s yes may still teach us how to trust.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For the lowly, that they may be lifted as she was lifted.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For the dying, that they may be received into the same joy.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For our own hearts, that we may keep the Word as she kept it.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Closing prayer
God our Father, on this Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, you lifted her into the joy of your presence. Receive our praise this day, and keep us near her Son until we too are gathered home. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.