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Week 28 of Ordinary Time

Last Light

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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About today

Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, was taken to Rome under Trajan and wrote along the way to the churches. He begged them not to hinder his martyrdom, and he spoke of the Eucharist as the flesh of Christ and of the bishop as a sign of unity. His memorial is 17 October. Those letters remain a map of the early Church on the road to martyrdom. Ask today for a love of the Church that is willing to be wheat ground for the bread of Christ, and for unity that costs something.

Original – Prayer on Fire.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening

God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.

Psalmody

Antiphon

Protect us from the terrors of the night and the wounds of the day.

Psalm 4:7–10

Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)

Psalm

The light of your countenance, Lord, has been sealed upon us. You have given joy to my heart. By the fruit of their grain, wine, and oil, they have been multiplied. In peace itself, I will sleep and I will rest. For you, O Lord, have established me singularly 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

Protect us from the terrors of the night and the wounds of the day.

Nunc Dimittis

Antiphon

Our eyes close on your mercy; wake us to it again.

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

Our eyes close on your mercy; wake us to it again.

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For Mary and Dewey as they prepare for their upcoming wedding, may the Holy Spirit be with them and help grow their love for one another through Holy Matrimony.

R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.

Hold the dying and those who sit with them. Let this night be a passageway of hope, not of terror.

R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.

Our Father

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

Into your hands, Lord Jesus, we give the night. What we could not hold, you can keep. Grant us rest, and wake us still within your care. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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