Opening
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.
Hymn
Let my prayer rise like incense, Lord, Out of the depths I call. You have been bountiful this day; Teach my soul to rest in all. In the evening sacrifice of praise Receive my thanks and tears. Christ, unfailing light, remain As lesser brightness disappears.
Original – Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
Antiphon
By this holy wood, teach us to love as we have been loved.
Psalm 34 (33):2–4, 9
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Psalm
I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will be ever in my mouth. In the Lord, my soul will be praised. May the meek listen and rejoice. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us extol his name in itself. Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him.
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
By this holy wood, teach us to love as we have been loved.
Psalm II
Antiphon
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you — by your Cross you redeem the world.
Psalm 113 (112):1–3
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Psalm
Praise the Lord, children. Praise the name of the Lord. Blessed is the name of the Lord, from this time forward and even forever. From the rising of the sun, even to its setting, praiseworthy is the name 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
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you — by your Cross you redeem the world.
Silence
A moment of silence
Reading of the feast
Philippians 2:8–9
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
He humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, even the death of the Cross. Because of this, God has also exalted him and has given him a name which is above every name,
Responsory
This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Magnificat
Antiphon
He looks with favor on the lowly; let evening find us among them.
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 looks with favor on the lowly; let evening find us among them.
Intercessions
For the Church, that we may witness with courage and gentleness on this holy day.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For those who seek the Lord with tears, that they may hear their name spoken in love.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For the poor and the forgotten, that Christ’s friends may serve them with joy.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For our household and those we carry in prayer.
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, you give the Church this day of The Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Let the grace of this Hour stay with us in work and rest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.