Morning Prayer

Antiphon

Blessed be God who has not rejected my prayer or withdrawn his mercy.

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

Blessed be God who has not rejected my prayer or withdrawn his mercy.

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.

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For Mary and Dewey as they prepare for their upcoming wedding, may the Holy Spirit be with them and help grow their love for one another through Holy Matrimony.

R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.

Our Father