Thursday, November 19th
INTRODUCTION
Please stand
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:
Please sit
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 (Leader): Lord, I cried to you for help and you have healed me: I will thank you for ever
Psalm 30
Thanksgiving for rescue from death
Side 1:
Lord, I will give you all praise, for you have rescued me and not let my foes triumph over me. My Lord God, I cried to you and you healed me. Lord, you led my soul out from the underworld, gave me life so that I would not sink into the abyss.
Side 2:
Sing to the Lord, his holy ones, and proclaim the truth of his holiness. His anger lasts a moment, but his favour for a lifetime. At night there are tears,but in the morning, joy.
Side 1:
Once I was secure. I said, “I will never be shaken.” Lord, by your favour you had given me strength, set me high; but then you turned your face from me and I was shaken. I cried to you, Lord, and prayed to my God.
Side 2:
“What use is my life, when I sink into decay? Will dust proclaim you, or make known your faithfulness?”
Side 1:
The Lord heard and took pity on me. The Lord became my helper.
Side 2:
You have turned my weeping into dancing, torn off my sackcloth and clothed me in joy, It is my glory to sing to you and never cease: Lord, my God, I will proclaim your goodness for ever.
Side 1:
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. (All): Lord, I cried to you for help and you have healed me: I will thank you for ever.
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Ant. 2 (Leader): Happy the man to whom the Lord imputes no guilt.
Psalm 32
The joy of the forgiven
Side 1:
Blessed is he whose sins are forgiven, whose transgressions are hidden away. Happy the man to whom the Lord imputes no blame, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Side 2:
While I kept silent, my bones grew old as I groaned all day long. While your hand lay heavy on me, by day and by night, my strength was dried up as if by summer heat.
Side 1:
I made my sin known to you, and I did not hide my faults. I said “I will bear witness against myself before the Lord,” and you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Side 2:
This is why every saint will pray to you in due time, and even in the great flood he will not be touched. You are my refuge, you will preserve me from trouble, you will surround me with cries of deliverance.
Side 1:
I will give you understanding and teach you the path you are to follow; I will keep watch over you. Do not be like the horse and the mule, without understanding: if you approach them with bit or bridle, they will not come near.
Side 2:
Many are the sufferings of the wicked, but the Lord’s mercy will protect those who trust in him. Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you just. Shout for joy, you upright of heart.
Side 1:
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. (All): Happy the man to whom the Lord imputes no guilt.
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Ant. 3 (Leader): The Lord has given him power and honour and empire, and all peoples will serve him.
Canticle: Revelation 11
Side 1:
We thank you, Lord God Almighty, who are and who were, that you have taken up your great power and begun to reign.
Side 2:
The nations were angered, but your anger came, the time for the dead to be judged, the time to reward the prophets and saints, your servants, and those who feared your name, both great and small.
Side 1:
Now have come the salvation and might and kingdom of our God, and the power of his Anointed, for the accuser of our brethren has been brought down, who accused them day and night in the sight of God.
Side 2:
But they vanquished him through the blood of the Lamb and through their own witness. They did not cling to life, even in the face of death. Therefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them.
Side 1:
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. (All): The Lord has given him power and honour and empire, and all peoples will serve him.
Please stand.
READING
1 Peter 1:6-9
This is a cause of great joy for you, even though you may for a short time have to bear being plagued by all sorts of trials; so that, when Jesus Christ is revealed, your faith will have been tested and proved like gold – only it is more precious than gold, which is corruptible even though it bears testing by fire – and then you will have praise and glory and honour. You did not see him, yet you love him; and still without seeing him, you are already filled with a joy so glorious that it cannot be described, because you believe; and you are sure of the end to which your faith looks forward, that is, the salvation of your souls.
Please sit.
RESPONSORY
The Lord fed us with finest wheat.
– The Lord fed us with finest wheat.
He filled us with honey from the rock.
– The Lord fed us with finest wheat.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
– The Lord fed us with finest wheat.
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GOSPEL CANTICLE
Ant. (Leader): The Lord brought down the mighty from their seats, and raised up the lowly.
Luke 1:46-55
My soul rejoices in the Lord
Side 1:
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.
Side 2:
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
Side 1:
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
Side 2:
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
Side 1:
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
Side 2:
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
Side 1:
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.
Side 2:
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): The Lord brought down the mighty from their seats, and raised up the lowly.
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INTERCESSIONS
Let us make our prayer to the God of our salvation because all our hope rests in him.
– Father, our trust is in you.
Father, you established a covenant with men: we trust in you, for you are faithful to your word.
– Father, our trust is in you.
Send workers into the harvest, and bring the world to the knowledge and love of you.
– Father, our trust is in you.
May the unity of the Church be formed by love and understanding; gather us together through the gifts of your Holy Spirit.
– Father, our trust is in you.
Help men to create a community where justice and peace may flourish: be with us lest we labour in vain.
– Father, our trust is in you.
Be mindful of the dead, especially those we have known; have mercy on those who have given us their help.
– Father, our trust is in you.
Please stand
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
Lord God, you give the moon to illumine the night, and to dispel the darkness you bring in the light of day, grant that during this night we may elude the grasp of Satan and in the morning rise to give you praise. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
–Amen.
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THE DIVINE PRAISES
Blessed be God.
Blessed be his holy name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be his most sacred heart.
Blessed be his most precious blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most holy sacrament of the altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, Consoler.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and immaculate conception.
Blessed be her glorious assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, virgin and mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chase spouse.
Blessed ne God in his angels and in his saints.
HYMN: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
Holy God, we praise thy name! Lord of all, we bow before thee;
All on earth thy scepter claim, All in heav’n above adore thee;
Infinite thy vase domain, Everlasting is thy reign.
Infinite thy vase domain, Everlasting is thy reign.
Hark! The loud celestial hymn, Angel choirs above are raising;
Cherubim and Seraphim in unceasing chorus praising,
Fill the heav’ns with sweet accord: Holy, holy, holy Lord!
Fill the heav’ns with sweet accord: Holy, holy, holy Lord!
Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, three we name thee,
While is essence only One, undivided God we claim thee,
And adoring bend the knee, while we own the mystery.
And adoring bend the knee, while we own the mystery.