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
Teach me the fear of the Lord, and let my heart rejoice.
Psalm 103 (102)
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. He satisfies your desire with good things. Your youth will be renewed like that of the eagle. The Lord accomplishes mercies, and his judgment is for all who patiently endure injuries. He has made his ways known to Moses, his will to the sons of Israel. The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy. He will not be angry forever, and he will not threaten for eternity. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, and he has not repaid us according to our iniquities. For according to the height of the heavens above the earth, so has he reinforced his mercy toward those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our iniquities from us. As a father is compassionate to his sons, so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him. For he knows our form. He has called to mind that we are dust. Man: his days are like hay. Like the flower of the field, so will he flourish. For the spirit in him will pass away, and it will not remain, and he will know his place no longer. But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity, and even unto eternity, upon those who fear him. And his justice is with the sons of the sons, with those who serve his covenant and have been mindful of his commandments by doing them. The Lord has prepared his throne in heaven, and his kingdom will rule over all. Bless the Lord, all you his Angels: powerful in virtue, doing his word, in order to heed the voice of his discourse. Bless the Lord, all his hosts: his ministers who do his will. Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
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
Teach me the fear of the Lord, and let my heart rejoice.
Psalm II
Antiphon
This is the day the Lord has made — we will rejoice and be glad.
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
This is the day the Lord has made — we will rejoice and be glad.
Silence
A moment of silence
Reading
Revelation 7:9–12
Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)
After these things, I saw a great crowd, which no one could number, from all the nations and tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and in sight of the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. And they cried out, with a great voice, saying: “Salvation is from our God, who sits upon the throne, and from the Lamb.” And all the Angels were standing around the throne, with the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell upon their faces in view of the throne, and they worshipped God, saying: “Amen. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving, honor and power and strength to our God, forever and ever. Amen.”
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
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 children and those who raise them.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For schools, and for the young who have none.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For the unborn and their parents.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For grandparents who keep watch.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
For our household, that this day may be gentle.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
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.