Evening Prayer I (Sol)
Ribbon Placement:
Liturgy of the Hours Vol. 1:
Ordinary: Page 667
Propers: Page 1221 from the Proper of Saints
Psalter: Page 1321 from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Christian Prayer:
Ordinary: Page 694
Propers: Page 1332 from the Proper of Saints
Psalter: Page 1368 from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Evening Prayer I for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
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
Mary, crowned with living light,
Temple of the Lord,
Place of peace and holiness,
Shelter of the Word.
Mystery of sinless life
In our fallen race, Free from shadow, you reflect
Plentitude of grace.
Virgin-Mother of our God,
Lift us when we fall,
Who were named upon the Cross
Mother of us all.
Father, Son, and Holy ghost,
Heaven sings Your praise;
Mary magnifies Your name
Through eternal days.
Melody: Glorification 75.75.D; Music: Gossner’s Choralbuch, Leipzig, 1832; Text: Stanbrook Abbey; Sung by: The Cistercian Nuns of St. Mary’s Abbey Glencairn
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 I will make you enemies, you and the woman, your offspring and hers.
Psalm 113
Praise the name of the Lord
He has cast down the mighty and has lifted up the lowly (Luke 1:52).
Praise, O servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord!
High above all nations is the Lord,
above the heavens his glory.
Who is like the Lord, our God,
who has risen on high to his throne
yet stoops from the heights to look down,
to look down upon heaven and earth?
From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
from his misery he raises the poor
to set him in the company of princes,
yes, with the princes of his people.
To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children.
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. I will make you enemies, you and the woman, your offspring and hers.
Ant. 2 The Lord has clothed me with garments of salvation; he has covered me with a robe of justice.
Psalm 147:12-20
The restoration of Jerusalem
Come, I will show you the bride of the Lamb (Revelation 21:9).
O praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Zion, praise your God!
He has strengthened the bars of your gates,
he has blessed the children within you.
He established peace on your borders,
he feeds you with finest wheat.
He sends out his word to the earth
and swiftly runs his command.
He showers down snow white as wool,
he scatters hoar-frost like ashes.
He hurls down hailstones like crumbs.
The waters are frozen at his touch;
he sends forth his word and it melts them:
at the breath of his mouth the waters flow.
He makes his word known to Jacob,
to Israel his laws and decrees.
He has not dealt thus with other nations;
he has not taught them his decrees.
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 has clothed me with garments of salvation; he has covered me with a robe of justice.
Ant. 3 Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with you.
Canticle — Ephesians 1:3-10
God our Savior
Praised be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has bestowed on us in Christ
every spiritual blessing in the heavens.
God chose us in him
before the world began to be holy
and blameless in his sight.
He predestined us
to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ,
such was his will and pleasure,
that all might praise the glorious favor
he has bestowed on us in his beloved.
In him and through his blood, we have been redeemed,
and our sins forgiven,
so immeasurably generous
is God’s favor to us.
God has given us the wisdom
to understand fully the mystery,
the plan he was pleased
to decree in Christ.
A plan to be carried out
in Christ, in the fullness of time,
to bring all things into one in him,
in the heavens and on earth.
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. Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with you.
READING Romans 8:29-30
Those whom God foreknew he predestined to share the image of his Son. Those he predestined he likewise called; those he called he also justified.
Sacred Silence (indicated by bell)
RESPONSORY
I shall glorify you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
– I shall glorify you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
You have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
– For you have rescued me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
– I shall glorify you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
Gospel Canticle
Ant. All generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me.
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. All generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me.
Intercessions
Let us praise God our almighty Father, who wished that Mary, his Son’s mother, be celebrated by each generation. Now in need we ask:
– Mary, full of grace, intercede for us.
O God, worker of miracles, you made the immaculate Virgin Mary share, body and soul, in your Son’s glory in heaven, direct the hearts of your children to that same glory.
– Mary, full of grace, intercede for us.
You made Mary our mother. Through her intercession grant strength
to the weak, comfort to the sorrowing, pardon to sinners, salvation and peace to all.
– Mary, full of grace, intercede for us.
You made Mary the mother of mercy, may all who are faced with trials feel her motherly love.
– Mary, full of grace, intercede for us.
You wished Mary to be the mother of the family in the home of Jesus and Joseph, may all mothers of families foster love and holiness through her intercession.
– Mary, full of grace, intercede for us.
You crowned Mary queen of heaven, may all the dead rejoice in your kingdom with the saints for ever.
– Mary, full of grace, intercede for 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, you prepared the Virgin Mary to be the worthy mother of your Son. You let her share beforehand in the salvation Christ would bring by his death, and kept her sinless from the first moment of her conception. Help us by her prayers to live in your presence without sin. 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.
Dismissal
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life.
– Amen.
