Opening
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.
Hymn
Commending my spirit to you, I rest As one who is held, not lost. The enemy of peace has no true claim Where you have paid the cost. Keep the door. Keep the dream. Keep the name you spoke in love. I sleep beneath the shelter of your wings Until you call above.
Original – Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
Antiphon
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you — by your Cross you redeem the world.
Psalm 31 (30):2–6
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Psalm
In you, Lord, I have hoped; let me never be confounded. In your justice, deliver me. Incline your ear to me. Hasten to rescue me. Be for me a protector God and a house of refuge, so as to accomplish my salvation. For you are my strength and my refuge; and for the sake of your name, you will lead me and nourish me. You will lead me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me. For you are my protector. Into your hands, I commend my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.
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
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you — by your Cross you redeem the world.
Psalm II
Antiphon
Lifted up for love, draw all hearts to yourself.
Psalm 134 (133):1–2
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Psalm
Behold, bless the Lord now, all you servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. In the nights, lift up your hands in sanctity, and bless 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
Lifted up for love, draw all hearts to yourself.
Silence
A moment of silence
Reading of the feast
Revelation 22:4–5
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And they shall see his face. And his name shall be on their foreheads. And night shall be no more. And they will not need the light of a lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them. And they shall reign forever and ever.
Responsory
This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Nunc Dimittis
Antiphon
According to your promise, let this night be without fear.
Luke 2:29–32
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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
According to your promise, let this night be without fear.
Intercessions
Grant us rest that heals the spirit, and a heart free of bitterness as we lie down.
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 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Let the grace of this Hour stay with us in work and rest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.