(Make the sign of the cross with your right thumb on your
lips, saying:)
Lord, open my lips and my mouth will proclaim your praise.
INVITATORY: Come, let us worship God who holds the world
and its wonders in his creating hand.
Psalm 29 (28)
O give the Lord, you children of God,
give the Lord glory and power;
give the Lord the glory of his name.
Adore the Lord in his holy court.
The Lord's voice resounding on the waters,
the Lord on the immensity of waters;
the voice of the Lord, full of power,
the voice of the Lord, full of splendor.
The Lord's voice shattering the cedars,
the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon;
he makes Lebanon leap like a calf
and Sirion like a young wild ox.
The Lord's voice shaking the wilderness,
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh;
the Lord's voice rending the oak tree
and stripping the forest bare.
The God of glory thunders.
In his temple they all cry, "Glory!"
The Lord sat enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits as king for ever.
The Lord will give strength to his people,
the Lord will bless his people with peace.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen
Come, let us worship God who holds the world and its wonders in
his creating hand.
[Pause and reflect on the previous psalm.]
ANT: Dawn finds me ready to welcome you, my God.
Psalm 119:145-152 (118:145-152)
I call with all my heart, Lord, hear me,
I will keep your statutes.
I call upon you, save me
and I will do your will.
I rise before dawn and cry for help,
I hope in your word.
My eyes watch through the night
to ponder your promise.
In your love hear my voice, O Lord;
give me life by your decrees.
Those who harm me unjustly draw near;
they are far from your law.
But you, O Lord, are close,
your commands are truth.
Long have I known that your will
is established for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen
ANT: Dawn finds me ready to welcome you, my God.
[Pause and reflect on the previous psalm.]
READING (2 Peter 1:10-11)
Be solicitous to make your call and election permanent, brothers;
surely those who do so will never be lost.
On the contrary, your entry into the everlasting kingdom
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for.
[Reflect on the Reading, applying it to your life today.]
ANT: Lord, shine on those who dwell in darkness and the
shadow of death.
CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH (Luke 1:68-79)
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham;
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen
ANT: Lord, shine on those who dwell in darkness and the
shadow of death.
INTERCESSIONS
Let us all praise Christ.
In order to become our faithful and merciful high priest before the
Father's throne,
he chose to become one of us, a brother in all things.
In prayer we ask of him; Lord, share with us the treasure of your
love.
Sun of Justice, you filled us with light at our baptism,
we dedicate this day to you.
At every hour of the day, we give you glory,
in all our deeds, we offer you praise.
Mary, your mother, was obedient to your word,
direct our lives in accordance with that word.
Our lives are surrounded with passing things,
set out hearts on things of heaven,
so that through faith, hope and charity
we may come to enjoy the vision of your glory.
[Pray for your special intentions.]
OUR FATHER
And now we pray to God the Father in the words that Jesus taught
us.
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.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever and
ever. Amen
PRAYER
Lord, free us from the dark night of death.
Let the light of resurrection
dawn within our hearts
to bring us to the radiance 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.
BLESSING
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to
everlasting life. Amen
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