Opening
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.
Hymn
Stay with us, Lord, for day is ending. Walk the road we have not named. Break the bread of mercy for us; Speak until our hearts are claimed. What we did, and what we failed, We place now in your care. Let the night come as a blessing, And find us still in prayer.
Original – Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
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.
Psalm II
Antiphon
Stay with us, Lord, for it is nearly evening.
Psalm 67 (66):2–4
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Psalm
May God have mercy on us and bless us. May he shine his countenance upon us, and may he have mercy on us. So may we know your way upon the earth, your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples confess to you, O God. Let all the peoples confess to you.
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.
Silence
A moment of silence
Reading
James 1:19–22, 25
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You know this, my most beloved brothers. So let every man be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to anger. For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God. Because of this, having cast away all uncleanness and an abundance of malice, receive with meekness the newly-grafted Word, which is able to save your souls. So be doers of the Word, and not listeners only, deceiving yourselves. But he who gazes upon the perfect law of liberty, and who remains in it, is not a forgetful hearer, but instead a doer of the work. He shall be blessed in what he does.
Responsory
The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? 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
Forgive what we have done and what we have left undone.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For those we wounded, that you would heal them.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For those who wounded us, that we may not rehearse it.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For a clean heart before we sleep.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For the dead we remember at dusk.
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
Stay with us, Lord, for evening is near. Receive this Hour and this day into your peace. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.