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
Lord of hosts, send your holy messengers to guard our steps.
Psalm 118 (117):1, 14–17
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
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
Lord of hosts, send your holy messengers to guard our steps.
Psalm II
Antiphon
In the presence of your angels, teach us reverence and courage.
Psalm 145 (144):1–3, 8–9
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Psalm
I will extol you, O God, my king. And I will bless your name, in this time and forever and ever. Throughout every single day, I will bless you. And I will praise your name, in this time and forever and ever. The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness. The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy. The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works.
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 presence of your angels, teach us reverence and courage.
Silence
A moment of silence
Reading of the feast
Psalm 90:11–12
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
For he has given his Angels charge over you, so as to preserve you in all your ways. With their hands, they will carry you, lest you hurt your foot against a stone.
Responsory
The Lord is wonderful in his saints. Blessed be God in his gifts. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Magnificat
Antiphon
My soul is quiet enough now to magnify the Lord.
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
My soul is quiet enough now to magnify the Lord.
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 Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels. Let the grace of this Hour stay with us in work and rest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.