Opening
Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Hymn
Rise in my heart, O Sun of Justice; Scatter what is false and small. Give me courage for the labor And a blessing on it all. New mercy for this new beginning — I place my plans inside your hands. Walk beside the ordinary duties Until the evening stands.
Original – Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
Antiphon
New mercy for a new day — I place my plans in your hands.
Psalm 30 (29)
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Psalm
I will extol you, Lord, for you have sustained me, and you have not allowed my enemies to delight over me. O Lord my God, I have cried out to you, and you have healed me. Lord, you led my soul away from Hell. You have saved me from those who descend into the pit. Sing a psalm to the Lord, you his saints, and confess with remembrance of his holiness. For wrath is in his indignation, and life is in his will. Toward evening, weeping will linger, and toward morning, gladness. But I have said in my abundance: “I will never be disturbed.” O Lord, in your will, you made virtue preferable to beauty for me. You turned your face away from me, and I became disturbed. To you, Lord, I will cry out. And I will make supplication to my God. What use would there be in my blood, if I descend into corruption? Will dust confess to you or announce your truth? The Lord has heard, and he has been merciful to me. The Lord has become my helper. You have turned my mourning into gladness for me. You have cut off my sackcloth, and you have surrounded me with joy. So then, may my glory sing to you, and may I not regret it. O Lord, my God, I will confess to you for eternity.
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
New mercy for a new day — I place my plans in your hands.
Psalm II
Antiphon
Rise in my heart, O Sun of Justice, and scatter what is false.
Psalm 5
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Psalm
O Lord, listen closely to my words. Understand my outcry. Attend to the voice of my prayer, my King and my God. For to you, I will pray. In the morning, Lord, you will hear my voice. In the morning, I will stand before you, and I will see. For you are not a God who wills iniquity. And the malicious will not dwell close to you, nor will the unjust endure before your eyes. You hate all who work iniquity. You will destroy all who speak a lie. The bloody and deceitful man, the Lord will abominate. But I am in the multitude of your mercy. I will enter your house. I will show adoration toward your holy temple, in your fear. Lord, lead me in your justice. Because of my enemies, direct my way in your sight. For there is no truth in their mouth: their heart is vain. Their throat is an open sepulcher. They have acted deceitfully with their tongues. Judge them, O God. Let them fall by their own intentions: according to the multitude of their impiety, expel them. For they have provoked you, O Lord. But let all those who hope in you rejoice. They will exult in eternity, and you will dwell in them. And all those who love your name will glory in you. For you will bless the just. You have crowned us, O Lord, as if with a shield of your good will.
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
Rise in my heart, O Sun of Justice, and scatter what is false.
Silence
Let the last verse rest in you.
Reading
1 Peter 4:7–11
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But the end of everything draws near. And so, be prudent, and be vigilant in your prayers. But, before all things, have a constant mutual charity among yourselves. For love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without complaining. Just as each of you has received grace, minister in the same way to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. When anyone speaks, it should be like words of God. When anyone ministers, it should be from the virtue that God provides, so that in all things God may be honored through Jesus Christ. To him is glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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.
Benedictus
Antiphon
Let the dawn of his mercy break upon those who sit in darkness.
Luke 1:68–79
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Canticle
“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel. For he has visited and has wrought the redemption of his people. And he has raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of David his servant, just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, who are from ages past: salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all those who hate us, to accomplish mercy with our fathers, and to call to mind his holy testament, the oath, which he swore to Abraham, our father, that he would grant to us, so that, having been freed from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear, in holiness and in justice before him, throughout all our days. And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the face of the Lord: to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people for the remission of their sins, through the heart of the mercy of our God, by which, descending from on high, he has visited us, to illuminate those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to direct our feet in the way of peace.”
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
Let the dawn of his mercy break upon those who sit in darkness.
Intercessions
For this body you have given — strength, rest, and temperance.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For the sick we name, and those known to you alone.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For those whose pain is hidden.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For doctors, nurses, and quiet caregivers.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For kindness in our first conversations.
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
Holy Spirit, seal the Word we have heard. Go with us into the untried hours, and teach us to love as we have been loved. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.