Opening
Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Hymn
Christ, true dawn that breaks our darkness, Rise upon this ordinary day. Scatter fears that throng the doorway; Speak one word to light my way. Sun of Justice, warm my spirit; Make my first steps clean and free. What I cannot yet imagine, Hold in mercy next to me.
Original, Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
Antiphon
From the first light, teach me to walk in your peace.
Psalm 118 (117)
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Psalm
Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever. Let Israel now say: For he is good, for his mercy is forever. Let the house of Aaron now say: For his mercy is forever. Let those who fear the Lord now say: For his mercy is forever. In my tribulation, I called upon the Lord. And the Lord heeded me with generosity. The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me. The Lord is my helper. And I will look down upon my enemies. It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in man. It is good to hope in the Lord, rather than to hope in leaders. All the nations have surrounded me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them. Surrounding me, they closed in on me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them. They surrounded me like a swarm, and they burned like fire among the thorns. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them. Having been pushed, I was overturned so as to fall. But the Lord took me up. 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. When chastising, the Lord chastised me. But he has not delivered me over to death. Open the gates of justice to me. I will enter them, and I will confess to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord. The just will enter by it. I will confess to you because you have heard me. And you have become my salvation. The stone which the builders have rejected, this has become the head of the corner. By the Lord has this been done, and it is a wonder before our eyes. This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us exult and rejoice in it. O Lord, grant salvation to me. O Lord, grant good prosperity. Blessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, and he has enlightened us. Establish a solemn day amid a dense crowd, even to the horn of the altar. You are my God, and I will confess to you. You are my God, and I will exalt you. I will confess to you, for you have heeded me. And you have become my salvation. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.
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
From the first light, teach me to walk in your peace.
Psalm II
Antiphon
You restore my soul; lead me in paths of quiet faithfulness.
Psalm 145 (144)
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Psalm
I will extol you, O God, my king. And I will bless your name, in this time and forever and ever. Throughout every single day, I will bless you. And I will praise your name, in this time and forever and ever. The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness. Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power. They will tell of the magnificent glory of your sanctity. And they will discourse of your wonders. And they will talk about the virtue of your terrible acts. And they will describe your greatness. They will shout about the memory of your abundant sweetness. And they will exult in your justice. The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy. The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works. O Lord, may all your works confess to you, and let your holy ones bless you. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and they will declare your power, so as to make known to the sons of men your power and the glory of your magnificent kingdom. Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion is with all, from generation to generation. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down, and he sets upright all who have been thrown down. O Lord, all eyes hope in you, and you provide their food in due time. You open your hand, and you fill every kind of animal with a blessing. The Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works. The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. He will do the will of those who fear him, and he will heed their supplication and accomplish their salvation. The Lord watches over all who love him. And he will destroy all sinners. My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and may all flesh bless his holy name, in this time and forever and ever.
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 restore my soul; lead me in paths of quiet faithfulness.
Silence
Let the last verse rest in you.
Reading
2 Timothy 2:8a, 11–13
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the offspring of David, has risen again from the dead, according to my Gospel. It is a faithful saying: that if we have died with him, we will also live with him. If we suffer, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us. If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful: he is not able to deny himself.
Responsory
The Lord’s love is steadfast in the morning. His faithfulness is new with the light. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Benedictus
Antiphon
In holiness and in justice before him, let this day be lived.
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
In holiness and in justice before him, let this day be lived.
Intercessions
For the earth and all that you have made, that we may tend it with care.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For the hungry and the displaced, that bread and shelter may find them.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For peacemakers, and for those who cannot yet imagine peace.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For our families, named and unnamed before you.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For hearts that are tired at the day’s beginning — kindle them gently.
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
Father of light, you wake us into this new day. Receive the work we have not yet begun, and let your Son go before us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.