(Make the sign of the cross, saying:)

God, come to my assistance,
Lord, make haste to help me.
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: The Lord will stretch forth his mighty scepter from Zion,
and he will reign for ever.

Psalm 110 (109)
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right;
your foes I will put beneath your feet."

The Lord will wield from Zion
your scepter of power;
rule in the midst of all your foes.

A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.

The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change:
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedek of old."

The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter rulers in the day of his wrath.

He, the judge of the nations,
will heap high the bodies; He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head.

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: The Lord will stretch forth his mighty scepter from Zion,
and he will reign for ever.

ANT: The earth is shaken to its depths before the glory of your face.

Psalm 114 (113)
When Israel came forth from Egypt,
Jacob's family from an alien people,
Judah became the Lord's temple;
Israel became his kingdom.

The sea fled at the sight;
the Jordan turned back on its course;
the mountains leapt like rams
and the hills like yearling sheep.

Why was it, sea, that you fled, Mountains, that you leapt like rams;
hills, like yearling sheep?

Tremble, O earth, before the Lord,
in the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turns the rock into a pool
and flint into a spring of water.

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: The earth is shaken to its depths before the glory of your face.

READING (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)
Praised be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation!
He comforts us in all our afflictions
and thus enables us to comfort those who are in trouble,
with the same consolation we have received from him.

[Reflect on the Reading, applying it to your life today.]

ANT: They all marveled at the words that came forth from the mouth of God.

CANTICLE OF MARY (Lk 1:46-55)
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
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 made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children 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: They all marveled at the words that came forth from the mouth of God.

INTERCESSIONS
Christ the Lord is our head; we are his members.
In joy let us call out to him: Lord, May your kingdom come.

Christ our Savior, make your Church a more vivid symbol of the unity of all people,
make it more effectively the sacrament of salvation for all peoples.

Bind all Christians more closely to yourself, their divine Head,
lead them to proclaim your kingdom by the witness of their lives.

Grant peace to the world,
let every land flourish in justice and security.

Grant to the dead the glory of resurrection,
and give us a share in their happiness.

[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, be merciful to your people.
Fill us with your gifts.
and make us always eager to serve you
in faith, hope, and love.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen