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
Forgive what was harsh; heal what was hurried; keep what was true.
Psalm 24 (23):7–10
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Psalm
Lift up your gates, you princes, and be lifted up, eternal gates. And the King of Glory shall enter. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord who is strong and powerful; the Lord powerful in battle. Lift up your gates, you princes, and be lifted up, eternal gates. And the King of Glory shall enter. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of virtue. He himself is the King of Glory.
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
Forgive what was harsh; heal what was hurried; keep what was true.
Psalm II
Antiphon
In the evening sacrifice of praise, receive my thanks and my tears.
Psalm 46 (45):2–3, 5–6
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Psalm
Our God is our refuge and strength, a helper in the tribulations that have greatly overwhelmed us. Because of this, we will not be afraid when the earth will be turbulent and the mountains will be transferred into the heart of the sea. The frenzy of the river rejoices the city of God. The Most High has sanctified his tabernacle. God is in its midst; it will not be shaken. God will assist it in the early morning.
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
In the evening sacrifice of praise, receive my thanks and my tears.
Silence
Let the last verse rest in you.
Reading
1 John 3:1–3
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See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we would be called, and would become, the sons of God. Because of this, the world does not know us, for it did not know him. Most beloved, we are now the sons of God. But what we shall be then has not yet appeared. We know that when he does appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. And everyone who holds this hope in him, keeps himself holy, just as he also is holy.
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
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 table, the bread, and those who provided them.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For the hungry who will not eat enough tonight.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For families who eat in silence or in conflict.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For the lonely, that evening may not feel like exile.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For Christ who stays when the day declines.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
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
Lord Jesus, forgive the sharp word and bless the simple care. Gather what we could not finish, and be our unfailing light. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.