Night Prayer

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Night Prayer after Evening Prayer 2 in Lent

Ribbon Placement:
Liturgy of the Hours, Vol II, page 1628
Christian Prayer page 1037

God, come to my assistance,
- Lord, make haste to help me.

Examination of conscience

Hymn: “Abide With Me” by Norwich Cathedral Choir

Psalm 91– Safe in God’s sheltering care
Antiphon: Night holds no terrors for me sleeping under God’s wings.

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
and abides in the shade of the Almighty
2 says to the Lord: “My refuge,
my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!”

3 It is he who will free you from the snare
of the fowler who seeks to destroy you;
4 he will conceal you with his pinions
and under his wings you will find refuge.

5 You will not fear the terror of the night
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the plague that prowls in the darkness
nor the scourge that lays waste at noon.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand fall at your right,
you, it will never approach;
4c his faithfulness is buckler and shield.

8 Your eyes have only to look
to see how the wicked are repaid,
9 you who have said: “Lord, my refuge!”
and have made the Most High your dwelling.

10 Upon you no evil shall fall,
no plague approach where you dwell.
11 For you has he commanded his angels,
to keep you in all your ways.

12 They shall bear you upon their hands
lest you strike your foot against a stone.
13 On the lion and the viper you will tread
and trample the young lion and the dragon.

14 Since he clings to me in love, I will free him;
protect you for he knows my name.
15 When he calls I shall answer: “I am with you,”
I will save him in distress and give him glory.

16 With length of days I will content him;
I shall let you see my saving power.

Reading:Revelation 22:4-5

Responsory:
- Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit
- I commend my spirit
- 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.

Prayer

Blessing

Antiphon or song in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary