(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: I cried to you, Lord, and you healed me; I will praise you for ever.

Psalm 30 (29)
I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me
and have not let my enemies rejoice over me.

O Lord, I cried to you for help,
and you, my God, have healed me.
O Lord, you have raised my soul from the dead,
restored me to life from those who sink into the grave.

Sing psalms to the Lord, you who love him,
give thanks to his holy name.
His anger lasts a moment, his favor all through life.
At night there are tears, but joy comes with dawn.

I said to myself in my good fortune,
"Nothing will ever disturb me."
Your favor had set me on a mountain fastness,
then you hid your face and I was put to confusion.

To you, Lord, I cried,
to my God I made appeal:
"What profit would my death be, my going to the grave?
Can dust give you praise or proclaim your truth?"

The Lord listened and had pity.
The Lord came to my help.
For me you have changed my mourning into dancing,
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.
So my soul sings psalms to you unceasingly.
O Lord my God, I will thank you 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: I cried to you, Lord, and you healed me; I will praise you for ever.

ANT: The one who is sinless in the eyes of God is blessed indeed.

Psalm 32 (31)
Happy the man whose offense is forgiven,
whose sin is remitted.
O happy the one to whom the Lord imputes no guilt,
in whose spirit is no guile.

I kept it secret and my frame was wasted.
I groaned all day long,
for night and day your hand was heavy upon me.
Indeed my strength was dried up
as by the summer's heat.

But now I have acknowledged my sins;
my guilt I did not hide.
I said, "I will confess my offense to the Lord."
And you, Lord, have forgiven the guilt of my sin.

So let faithful men pray to you in the time of need.
The floods of water may reach high
but they will stand secure.
You are my hiding place, O Lord;
you save me from distress.
You surround me with cries of deliverance.

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;
I will give you counsel with my eye upon you.

Be not like horse and mule, unintelligent,
needing bridle and bit,
else they will not approach you.
Many sorrows has the wicked,
but he who trusts in the Lord,
loving mercy surrounds him.

Rejoice, rejoice in the Lord, exult, you just!
O come, ring out your joy, all you upright of heart.

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 one who is sinless in the eyes of God is blessed indeed.

READING (1 Peter 1:6-9)
There is cause for rejoicing here.
You may for a time have to suffer the distress of many trials;
but this is so that your faith,
which is more precious than the passing splendor of fire-tried gold,
may by its genuineness lead to praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ appears.
Although you have never seen him, you love him,
and without seeing you now believe in him,
and rejoice with inexpressible joy touched with glory
because you are achieving faith's goal, your salvation.

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

ANT: God has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly.

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: God has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly.

INTERCESSIONS
Our hope is in God, who gives us help.
Let us call upon him, and say: Look kindly on your children, Lord.

Lord, our God, you made an eternal covenant with your preople,
keep us ever mindful of your mighty deeds.

Let your ordained ministers grow toward perfect love,
and preserve your faithful people in unity by the bond of peace.

Be with us in our work of building the earthly city,
that in building we may not labor in vain.

Send workers into your vineyard, and glorify your name among the nations.

Welcome into the company of your saints our relatives and benefactors who have died,
may we share their happiness one day.

[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
Father, you illumine the night
and bring the dawn to scatter darkness.
Let us pass this night in safety,
free from Satan's power,
and rise when morning comes
to give you thanks and praise.
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. Amen