Divine Office – Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Catholic Church (Breviary)

Divine Office – Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Catholic Church (Breviary)


Jan 06, Evening Prayer for Monday of the 2nd week of Christmas

January 06, 2013

Ribbon Placement:

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I:

Ordinary: 667

Proper of Seasons: 582

Psalter: Monday, Week II, 829


Christian Prayer:

Ordinary: 694

Proper of Seasons: 220

Psalter: Monday, Week II, 798


Evening Prayer for Monday after Epiphany


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


What child is this, who laid to rest,

on Mary’s lap is sleeping?

Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,

while shepherds watch are keeping?


Refrain:

This, this is Christ the King,

whom shepherds guard and angels sing;

haste, haste to bring him laud,

the babe, the son of Mary.


Why lies he in such mean estate

where ox and ass are feeding?

Good Christian, fear: for sinners here

the silent Word is pleading.


Refrain:

This, this is Christ the King,

whom shepherds guard and angels sing;

haste, haste to bring him laud,

the babe, the son of Mary.


So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh,

come, peasant, king, to own him;

the King of kings salvation brings,

let loving hearts enthrone him.


Refrain:

This, this is Christ the King,

whom shepherds guard and angels sing;

haste, haste to bring him laud,

the babe, the son of Mary.


“What child is this” by St Joseph Catholic Churc Choir; Words: William Chatterton Dix, c. 1865; Music: Greensleaves; Meter: 87 87 with Refrain


PSALMODY


Ant. 1 Yours is more than mortal beauty; every word you speak is full of grace.


Psalm 45

The marriage of the king

The Bridegroom is here; go out and welcome him (Matthew 25:6).


I


My heart overflows with noble words.

To the king I must speak the song I have made;

my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribe.


You are the fairest of the children of men

and graciousness is poured upon your lips:

because God has blessed you for evermore.


O mighty one, gird your sword upon your thigh;

in splendor and state, ride on in triumph

for the cause of truth and goodness and right.


Take aim with your bow in your dread right hand.

Your arrows are sharp: peoples fall beneath you.

The foes of the king fall down and lose heart.


Your throne, O God, shall endure for ever.

A scepter of justice is the scepter of your kingdom.

Your love is for justice; your hatred for evil.


Therefore God, your God, has anointed you

with the oil of gladness above other kings:

your robes are fragrant with aloes and myrrh.


From the ivory palace you are greeted with music.

The daughters of kings are among your loved ones.

On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir.


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. Yours is more than mortal beauty; every word you speak is full of grace.


Ant. 2 The Bridegroom is here; go out and welcome him.


II


Listen, O daughter, give ear to my words:

forget your own people and your father’s house.

So will the king desire your beauty:

he is your lord, pay homage to him.


And the people of Tyre shall come with gifts,

the richest of the people shall seek your favor.

The daughter of the king is clothed with splendor,

her robes embroidered with pearls set in gold.


She is led to the king with her maiden companions.

They are escorted amid gladness and joy;

they pass within the palace of the king.


Sons shall be yours in place of your fathers:

you will make them princes over all the earth.

May this song make your name for ever remembered.

May the peoples praise you from age to age.


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.


Psalm-prayer


When you took on flesh, Lord Jesus, you made a marriage of mankind with God. Help us to be faithful to your word and endure our exile bravely, until we are called to the heavenly marriage feast, to which the Virgin Mary, exemplar of your Church, has preceded us.


Ant. The Bridegroom is here; go out and welcome him.


Ant. 3 God planned in the fullness of time to restore all things in Christ.


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. God planned in the fullness of time to restore all things in Christ.


READING 2 Peter 1:3-4


The divine power of Christ has freely bestowed on us everything necessary for a life of genuine piety, through knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and power. By virtue of them he has bestowed on us the great and precious things he promised, so that through these you who have fled a world corrupted by lust might become sharers of the divine nature.


Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell)

A moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.


RESPONSORY


All peoples will be blessed in him, men and women of every race.

– All peoples will be blessed in him, men and women of every race.


All nations will acclaim his glory.

– Men and women of every race.


Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

– All peoples will be blessed in him, men and women of every race.


CANTICLE OF MARY


Ant. When they saw the star the Magi were filled with great joy; entering the house, they offered their gifts to the Lord: gold, frankincense and myrrh.


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. When they saw the star the Magi were filled with great joy; entering the house, they offered their gifts to the Lord: gold, frankincense and myrrh.


INTERCESSIONS


Blessed be Jesus Christ, the Lord, who has come to bring light to those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. With deep faith we beg him:

Christ, Rising Sun, give us your light.


Lord Jesus, at your coming you brought to birth your body, the Church,

– let her be rooted in love and gifted with growth.

Christ, Rising Sun, give us your light.


You hold heaven and earth in your hands,

– let all peoples and their leaders recognize your royal power.

Christ, Rising Sun, give us your light.


Through your incarnation you became eternal high priest,

– let all priests be genuine ministers of your saving work.

Christ, Rising Sun, give us your light.


In the womb of the Virgin Mary, you brought about a mystical union of divinity and humanity,

– bless the virgins consecrated to you, their heavenly Spouse.

Christ, Rising Sun, give us your light.


You did not create the power of death but you destroyed it by becoming man,

– graciously transform the mortality of our deceased brothers and sisters into eternal life.

Christ, Rising Sun, give us your light.


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


O God,

whose eternal Word adorns the face of the heavens

yet accepted from the Virgin Mary the frailty of our flesh,

grant, we pray, that he who appeared among us

as the splendor of truth

may go forth in the fullness of power

for the redemption of the world.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of 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.


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