Opening
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.
Hymn
Into Your hands, Lord Jesus, We give the day now past. What we could not finish cleanly, What we could not hold at last. Grant us rest that heals the spirit; Grant us dreams that do not harm. And when morning rises gently, Raise us still within Your arm.
Original, Prayer on Fire
Psalmody
Antiphon
Commending my spirit to you, I rest as one who is held.
Psalm 16 (15):5–9
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Psalm
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. It is you who will restore my inheritance to me. The lots have fallen upon me with clarity. And, indeed, my inheritance has been very clear to me. I will bless the Lord, who has bestowed understanding upon me. Moreover, my temperament has also corrected me, even through the night. I have made provision for the Lord always in my sight. For he is at my right hand, so that I may not be disturbed. Because of this, my heart has been joyful, and my tongue has exulted. Moreover, even my body will rest in hope.
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
Commending my spirit to you, I rest as one who is held.
Silence
Let the last verse rest in you.
Reading
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
And may the God of peace himself sanctify you through all things, so that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved without blame unto the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Responsory
In peace I will lie down and sleep. For you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Nunc Dimittis
Antiphon
Dismiss us, Lord, not empty, but held by your word.
Luke 2:29–32
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Canticle
“Now you may dismiss your servant in peace, O Lord, according to your word. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all peoples: the light of revelation to the nations and the glory of your people Israel.”
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
Dismiss us, Lord, not empty, but held by your word.
Intercessions
Hold the dying and the sleepless, Lord, and teach us to sleep as those who are kept.
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
Peace to this house, this bed, this rented room. Be our wall until morning. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.