Opening
Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Hymn
You restore my soul at daybreak; Lead me in paths of quiet faith. Not the loudest good, the truest — Not the fastest, but the safe. I offer you this untried morning, Its work, its joy, its hidden fear. Keep me near your living water Until the dusk draws near.
Original – Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
Antiphon
At daybreak, kindle hope where I am weary.
Psalm 72 (71)
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Psalm
Give your judgment, O God, to the king, and your justice to the king’s son, to judge your people with justice and your poor with judgment. Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice. He will judge the poor of the people, and he will bring salvation to the sons of the poor. And he will humble the false accuser. And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation. He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth. In his days, justice will rise like the sun, with abundance of peace, until the moon is taken away. And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world. In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground. The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts. And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. All nations will serve him. For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper. He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor. He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, and their names shall be honorable in his sight. And he will live, and to him will be given from the gold of Arabia, and by him they will always adore. They will bless him all day long. And there will be a firmament on earth, at the summits of mountains: its fruits will be extolled above Lebanon, and those of the city will flourish like the grass of the earth. May his name be blessed forever; may his name remain before the sun. And all the tribes of the earth will be blessed in him. All nations will magnify him. Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. And blessed is the name of his majesty in eternity. And all the earth will be filled with his majesty. Amen. Amen. The praises of David, the son of Jesse, have reached an end.
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
At daybreak, kindle hope where I am weary.
Psalm II
Antiphon
New mercy for a new day — I place my plans in your hands.
Psalm 98 (97)
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Psalm
Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has performed wonders. His right hand has accomplished salvation for him, with his holy arm. The Lord has made known his salvation. He has revealed his justice in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Sing joyfully to God, all the earth. Sing and exult, and sing psalms. Sing psalms to the Lord with stringed instruments, with strings and the voice of a psalmist, with subtle wind instruments and the voice of woodwinds. Make a joyful noise before the Lord our king. Let the sea be moved and all its fullness, the whole world and all who dwell in it. The rivers will clap their hands, the mountains will exult together, before the presence of the Lord. For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the whole world with justice, and the peoples with fairness.
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.
Silence
Hold the psalm a little longer.
Reading
Philippians 2:1–4, 14–16
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Therefore, if there is any consolation in Christ, any solace of charity, any fellowship of the Spirit, any feelings of commiseration: complete my joy by having the same understanding, holding to the same charity, being of one mind, with the same sentiment. Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself. Let each of you not consider anything to be your own, but rather to belong to others. And do everything without murmuring or hesitation. So may you be without blame, simple sons of God, without reproof, in the midst of a depraved and perverse nation, among whom you shine like lights in the world, holding to the Word of Life, until my glory in the day of Christ. For I have not run in vain, nor have I labored in vain.
Responsory
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. Your word is life for us. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Benedictus
Antiphon
Child of the Most High, make our speech a path for Christ.
Luke 1:68–79
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
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
Child of the Most High, make our speech a path for Christ.
Intercessions
For the whole Church, one in praise from east to west.
R. Lord, have mercy.
For those who will receive a kindness today, and those who will give one.
R. Lord, have mercy.
For the dying, and for all who watch with them.
R. Lord, have mercy.
For our own conversion, begun again in this light.
R. Lord, have mercy.
For the day you are giving, that we may not waste its mercy.
R. Lord, have mercy.
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
Lord Jesus, we offer you the morning — its work, its waiting, and its hidden fears. Keep our first steps near your quiet fire. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.