Opening
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.
Hymn
At the center of the day, O Christ, We meet You at the Cross. Not only when the light is gentle— Also when the work feels loss. Keep us faithful in the ordinary; Keep us kind when we are pressed. Let this hour become an altar Where our labor is confessed.
Original, Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
Antiphon
You neither slumber nor sleep; watch over the work of my hands.
Psalm 103 (102):1–4
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Psalm
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses. He forgives all your iniquities. He heals all your infirmities. He redeems your life from destruction. He crowns you with mercy and compassion.
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
You neither slumber nor sleep; watch over the work of my hands.
Psalm II
Antiphon
Give me a humble mind when success tempts me, and courage when I fail.
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
Give me a humble mind when success tempts me, and courage when I fail.
Silence
Let the last verse rest in you.
Reading
Deuteronomy 10:12
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only that you fear the Lord your God, and walk in his ways, and love him, and serve the Lord your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul,
Responsory
Let us not grow weary in doing good. In due time we shall reap, if we do not lose heart. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Intercessions
We offer this middle of the day: its boredom, its pressure, and its small chances to love. Receive it.
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
Jesus, you come in the one who needs patience. Open our eyes at noon. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.