Opening
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.
Hymn
Magnify with quiet hearts, O Lord, The mercy that has brought us through. What we could not carry longer We return this hour to You. Let gratitude outlast the daylight; Let trust outlive the fading sky. And teach our souls to rest, still singing, That love is stronger than goodbye.
Original, Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
Antiphon
Stay with us, Lord, for it is nearly evening.
Psalm 115 (114):1–2; 116 (115):5–6
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Psalm
I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer. For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him. The Lord is merciful and just, and our God shows compassion. The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.
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
Stay with us, Lord, for it is nearly evening.
Psalm II
Antiphon
As light fades, gather what this day has been — and bless it.
Psalm 130 (129):1–4
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Psalm
From the depths, I have cried out to you, O Lord. O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If you, O Lord, were to heed iniquities, who, O Lord, could persevere? For with you, there is forgiveness, and because of your law, I persevered with you, O 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
As light fades, gather what this day has been — and bless it.
Silence
Hold the psalm a little longer.
Reading
Colossians 3:15–17
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And let the peace of Christ lift up your hearts. For in this peace, you have been called, as one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ live in you in abundance, with all wisdom, teaching and correcting one another, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing to God with the grace in your hearts. Let everything whatsoever that you do, whether in word or in deed, be done all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Responsory
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy. For we have trusted in you. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Magnificat
Antiphon
Holy is his name; we lay down the day’s greatness at his feet.
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
Holy is his name; we lay down the day’s greatness at his feet.
Intercessions
For the Church, grateful for mercy that outran the day.
R. Lord, have mercy.
For the world, that the unfailing light of Christ may remain.
R. Lord, have mercy.
For those who are hungry, imprisoned, or far from home.
R. Lord, have mercy.
For gifts we noticed, and for gifts we missed.
R. Lord, have mercy.
For what we cannot mend tonight — receive it, Lord.
R. Lord, have mercy.
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
Father, gather the fragments of this day. Nothing offered in love is lost. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.