Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening
Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Psalm I
Antiphon
Blessed be God who has not rejected my prayer or withdrawn his mercy.
Psalm 118 (117)
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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
Blessed be God who has not rejected my prayer or withdrawn his mercy.
Benedictus
Antiphon
Visit us in the morning, O Lord, and set our feet toward peace.
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
Visit us in the morning, O Lord, and set our feet toward peace.
Intentions
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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.
For children and the elderly, and those who care for them.
R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.
Our Father
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
God our Father, you have given us the light of another beginning. Open our lips to praise and our hands to mercy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.