Year of Faith: Celebrating Our Catholic Tradition – Session #1 – November 29, 2012
Liturgy of the Hours: Thursday, Evening Prayer – Week II
Introduction
Presider: God, come to my assistance.
All: Lord, make haste to help me.
Presider: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
All: as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.
Hymn – “Now Thank We All Our God” - #27 (pg. 208)
Psalm 72 – The Messiah’s royal power (I)
Antiphon 1: I have made you the light of all nations to carry my salvation to the ends of the earth.
Presider: O God, give your judgment to the king,
Choir 1: to a king’s son your justice,
that he may judge your people in justice
and your poor in right judgment.
Choir 2: May the mountains bring forth peace for the people
and the hills, justice.
May he defend the poor of the people
and save the children of the needy
and crush the oppressor.
Choir 1: He shall endure like the sun and the moon
from age to age.
He shall descend like rain on the meadow,
like raindrops on the earth.
Choir 2: In his days justice shall flourish
and peace till the moon fails.
He shall rule from sea to sea,
from the Great River to earth’s bounds.
Choir 1: Before him his enemies shall fall,
his foes lick the dust.
The kings of Tarshish and the seas coasts
shall pay him tribute.
Choir 2: The kings of Sheba and Seba
shall bring him gifts.
Before him all kings shall fall prostrate,
all nations shall serve him.
Choir 1: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
Choir 2: as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.
All (Ant. 1): I have made you the light of all nations to carry my salvation to the ends of the earth.
Antiphon 2: The Lord will save the children of the poor and rescue them from slavery.
Presider: For he shall save the poor when they cry
Choir 1: and the needy who are helpless.
He will have pity on the weak
and save the lives of the poor.
Choir 2: From oppression he will rescue their lives,
to him their blood is dear.
Long may he live,
may the gold of Sheba be given him.
They shall pray for him without ceasing
and bless him all the day.
Choir 1: May corn be abundant in the land
to the peaks of the mountains.
May its fruit rustle like Lebanon;
may men flourish in the cities
like grass on the earth.
Choir 2: May his name be blessed for ever
and endure like the sun.
Every tribe shall be blessed in him,
all nations bless his name.
Choir 1: Blessed be the Lord, God of Israel,
who alone works wonders,
ever blessed his glorious name.
Let his glory fill the earth.
Choir 2: Amen! Amen!
Choir 1: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
Choir 2: as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.
Presider: We call upon your name, Father, and pronounce it blessed above the earth. Give your people the fullness of peace and justice in your kingdom.
All (Ant. 2): The Lord will save the children of the poor and rescue them from slavery.
Canticle: Revelation 11: 17-18; 12:10b-12a – The judgment of God
Antiphon 3: Now the victorious reign of our God has begun.
Presider: We praise you, the Lord God Almighty,
Choir 1: who is and who was.
You have assumed your great power,
you have begun your reign.
Choir 2: The nations have raged in anger,
but then came your day of wrath
and the moment to judge the dead:
the time to reward your servants the prophets
and the holy ones who revere you,
the great and the small alike.
Choir 1: Now have salvation and power come,
the reign of our God and the authority
of his Anointed One.
For the accuser of our brothers is cast out,
who night and day accused them before God.
Choir 2: They defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
love for life did not deter them from death.
So rejoice, you heavens,
and you that dwell therein!
Choir 1: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
Choir 2: as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.
All (Ant. 3): Now the victorious reign of our God has begun.
Reading: Jeremiah 14:9a
Reader: A reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah:
By obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves for a genuine love of your brothers; therefore, love one another constantly from the heart. Your rebirth has come, not from a destructible but from an indestructible seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
The word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Homily
Responsory
Presider: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall want for nothing.
All: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall want for nothing.
Presider: He has brought me to green pastures.
All: I shall want for nothing.
Presider: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
All: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall want for nothing.
Gospel Canticle: Luke 1: 46-55
Antiphon: If you hunger for holiness, God will satisfy your longing, good measure, and flowing over.
Presider: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
All: my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he has made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.
All (Ant.): If you hunger for holiness, God will satisfy your longing, good measure, and flowing over.
Intercessions
Presider: Lift up your hearts to our Lord and Savior who gives his people every spiritual blessing. In the spirit of devotion, let us ask him:
Presider: Merciful God, strengthen Benedict XVI, our Pope, and Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, our bishop,
All: keep them free from harm.
Presider: Look favorably on our country, Lord,
All: free us from all evil.
Presider: Call men to serve at your altar,
All: and to follow you more closely in chastity, poverty and obedience.
Presider: Take care of your handmaidens vowed to virginity,
All: that they may follow you, the divine Lamb, wherever you go.
Presider: May the dead rest in eternal peace,
All: may their union with us be strengthened through the sharing of spiritual goods.
Presider: Gathering our prayers and praises into one, let us offer the prayer Christ himself taught us:
All: Our Father…
Prayer
Presider: Father of mercy
hear our evening prayer of praise,
and let our hearts never waver
from the love of your law.
Lead us on through night’s darkness
to the dawning of eternal life.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
Presider: May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.
Liturgy of the Hours: Thursday, Night Prayer
Introduction
Presider: God, come to my assistance.
All: Lord, make haste to help me.
Presider: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
All: as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.
Examination of Conscience & Penitential Rite
Presider: I confess to almighty God,
All: and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done,
and in what I have failed to do;
through my fault
through my fault
through my most grievous fault
Therefore, I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin,
all the angels and saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Presider: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.
Hymn – “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” - #30 (pg. 210)
Psalm 16 – God is my portion, my inheritance
Antiphon: In you, my God, my body will rest in hope.
Presider: Preserve me, God, I take refuge in you.
Choir 1: I say to the Lord: “You are my God.”
My happiness lies in you alone.
Choir 2: He has put into my heart a marvelous love
for the faithful ones who dwell in his land.
Those who choose other gods increase their sorrows.
Never will I offer their offerings of blood.
Never will I take their name upon my lips.
Choir 1: O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup;
it is you yourself who are my prize.
The lot marked out for me is my delight:
welcome indeed the heritage that falls to me!
Choir 2: I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel,
who even at night directs my heart.
I keep the Lord ever in my sight:
since he is at my right hand, I shall stand firm.
Choir 1: And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad;
even my body shall rest in safety.
For you will not leave my soul among the dead,
nor let your beloved know decay.
Choir 2: You will show me the path of life,
The fullness of joy in your presence,
At your right hand happiness for ever.
Choir 1: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
Choir 2: as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.
All (Ant.): In you, my God, my body will rest in hope.
Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:23
Reader: A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians:
May the God of peace make you perfect in holiness. May he preserve you whole and entire, spirit, soul, and body, irreproachable at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Responsory
Presider: Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.
All: Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.
Presider: You have redeemed us, Lord God of truth.
All: I commend my spirit.
Presider: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
All: Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.
Gospel Canticle: Luke 2:29-32
Antiphon: Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.
Presider: Lord, now you let your servant go in peace;
All: your word has been fulfilled:
my own eyes have seen the salvation
which you have prepared in the sight of every people:
a light to reveal you to the nations
and the glory of your people Israel.
All: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.
All (Ant.): Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.
Prayer
Presider: Lord God,
send peaceful sleep
to refresh our tired bodies.
May your help always renew us
and keep us strong in your service.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Conclusion
Presider: May the all-powerful Lord grant us a restful night
and a peaceful death.
All: Amen.
Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
All: Hail, Holy Queen…
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