Evening Prayer
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Evening Prayer for Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent
God, come to my assistance.
– Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory 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. Alleluia
Hymn
Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
Performed by: The University Of Notre Dame Folk Choir
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 The Lord surrounds his people with his strength.
Psalm 125
The Lord, guardian of his people
Peace to God’s true Israel (Galatians 6:16).
Those who put their trust in the Lord
are like Mount Zion, that cannot be shaken,
that stands for ever.
Jerusalem! The mountains surround her,
so the Lord surrounds his people
both now and for ever.
For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest
over the land of the just
for fear that the hands of the just should turn to evil.
Do good, Lord, to those who are good,
to the upright of heart;
but the crooked and those who do evil,
drive them away!
On Israel, peace!
Glory 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 surrounds his people with his strength.
Ant. 2 Unless you acquire the heart of a child, you cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Psalm 131
Childlike trust in God
Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart (Matthew 11:29).
O Lord, my heart is not proud
nor haughty my eyes.
I have not gone after things too great
nor marvels beyond me.
Truly I have set my soul
in silence and peace.
As a child has rest in its mother’s arms,
even so is my soul.
O Israel, hope in the Lord
both now and 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 for ever. Amen.
Ant. Unless you acquire the heart of a child, you cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Ant. 3 Lord, you have made us a kingdom and priests for God our Father.
Canticle – Revelation 4:11; 5:9, 10, 12
Redemption hymn
O Lord our God, you are worthy
to receive glory and honor and power.
For you have created all things;
by your will they came to be and were made.
Worthy are you, O Lord,
to receive the scroll and break open its seals.
For you were slain;
with your blood you purchased
for God men of every race and tongue,
of every people and nation.
You made of them a kingdom,
and priests to serve our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength,
honor and glory and praise.
Glory 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, you have made us a kingdom and priests for God our Father.
READING See 1 Corinthians 1: 7b-9
We await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will strengthen us to the end, so that we will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, and it was he who called us to fellowship with his Son.
RESPONSORY
Come and set us free, Lord God of power and might.
– Come and set us free, Lord God of power and might.
Let your face shine upon us and we shall be saved,
– Lord God of power and might.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
– Come and set us free, Lord God of power and might.
Gospel Canticle
Ant. Before Mary and Joseph had come together, they learned that Mary was with child by the power of the Holy Spirit, alleluia.
Luke 1:46-55
The soul rejoices in the Lord
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 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. Before Mary and Joseph had come together, they learned that Mary was with child by the power of the Holy Spirit, alleluia.
Intercessions
To the eternal Word who became man to reveal to us the new and living way, let us make our humble prayer:
– Come, Lord, and save us.
God, in whom we live and move and have our being,
come and teach us that you have made us your own.
– Come, Lord, and save us.
You are not far from each of us, show yourself to all who search for you.
– Come, Lord, and save us.
Father of the poor and consoler of the afflicted,
set captives free, give joy to those who mourn.
– Come, Lord, and save us.
You hate death and love life, free all mankind from eternal death.
– Come, Lord, and save us.
The Lord’s Prayer
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.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Father of love,
you made a new creation through Jesus Christ your Son.
May his coming free us from sin and renew his life within us,
for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever.
– Amen.
Dismissal
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life.
– Amen.
