Opening
Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Hymn
Before the page is turned, O Lord, Before the errand and the noise, Sit with us in this early quiet And read us into peace. Let one line of Scripture remain When the rest of the morning fades. Not many thoughts — one faithful word To carry through the day.
Original – Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
Antiphon
Your word is light for the path I cannot yet see.
Psalm 27 (26):1, 4
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Psalm
The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? One thing I have asked of the Lord, this I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, so that I may behold the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple.
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
Your word is light for the path I cannot yet see.
Psalm II
Antiphon
Feed me with what endures when lesser lights fade.
Psalm 51 (50):12–14
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Psalm
Create a clean heart in me, O God. And renew an upright spirit within my inmost being. Do not cast me away from your face; and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and confirm me with an unsurpassed spirit.
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
Feed me with what endures when lesser lights fade.
Silence
A moment of silence
First Reading
1 Corinthians 15:20–26
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
But now Christ has risen again from the dead, as the first-fruits of those who sleep. For certainly, death came through a man. And so, the resurrection of the dead came through a man And just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be brought to life, but each one in his proper order: Christ, as the first-fruits, and next, those who are of Christ, who have believed in his advent. Afterwards is the end, when he will have handed over the kingdom to God the Father, when he will have emptied all principality, and authority, and power. For it is necessary for him to reign, until he has set all his enemies under his feet. Lastly, the enemy called death shall be destroyed. For he has subjected all things under his feet. And although he says,
Responsory
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. Your word is life for us. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Second Reading
From The City of God by St. Augustine
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For the peace of the body consists in the duly proportioned arrangement of its parts. The peace of the irrational soul is the harmonious repose of the appetites, and that of the rational soul the harmony of knowledge and action. The peace of body and soul is the well-ordered and harmonious life and health of the living creature. Peace between man and God is the well-ordered obedience of faith to eternal law. Peace between man and man is well-ordered concord. Domestic peace is the well-ordered concord between those of the family who rule and those who obey. Civil peace is a similar concord among the citizens. The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God. The peace of all things is the tranquillity of order. Order is the distribution which allots things equal and unequal, each to its own place. And so the peace which we long for is not the stillness of a grave, but the rest of a life set in its right place under God.
Intercessions
For the Church at prayer in every time zone of this day.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For vocations hidden in ordinary jobs.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For unity that does not shout.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For this Hour, that we may belong to the same listening.
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
Father of light, you wake us into this new day. Receive the work we have not yet begun, and let your Son go before us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.