Psalmody
Psalm 110 (1-5, 7)
Ant. One can count on seeing the work of God go forward. (1847 letter to Bishop M. A. Blanchet)
The LORD’s revelation to my lord:
“Sit at my right hand,
until I make your foes your footstool.”
The LORD will send from Zion
your sceptre of power:
rule in the midst of your foes.
With you is princely rule
on the day of your power.
In holy splendour, from the womb before the dawn,
I have begotten you.
The LORD has sworn an oath he will not change:
“You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek.”
The Lord at your right hand
shatters rulers on the day of God’s wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside,
and therefore he shall lift up his head.
Glory to the Father…
Ant. One can count on seeing the work of God go forward.
Psalm 115
Ant. Let us learn to appreciate the part the Lord has allotted to us. We have to count only on God. (1841 letter to Fr. Courtès)
Not to us, O LORD, not to us,
but to your name give glory,
for your faithful love and fidelity.
Why should the nations say:
“Where is their God?”
But our God is in the heavens,
and wills whatever should be done.
Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
They have mouths but they cannot speak;
they have eyes but they cannot see.
They have ears but they cannot hear;
they have nostrils but they cannot smell.
They have hands but they cannot feel;
they have feet but they cannot walk.
They make no sound from their throats.
Their makers will come to be like them,
as well all who trust in them.
House of Israel, trust in the LORD:
their help and their shield is God.
House of Aaron, trust in the LORD:
their help and their shield is God.
You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD:
your help and your shield is God.
The LORD remembers us and will bless us,
will bless the house of Israel.
God will bless the house of Aaron.
Those who fear the LORD will be blest,
the little no less than the great.
To you may the LORD grant increase,
to you and all your children.
May you be blest by the LORD,
the maker of heaven and earth.
The heavens, the heavens belong to the LORD,
but to the human race God has given the earth.
The dead shall not praise the LORD,
nor those who go down into silence.
But we who live bless the LORD
both now and forevermore.
Glory to the Father…
Ant. Let us learn to appreciate the part the Lord has allotted to us. We have to count only on God.
Canticle (Rev 19: 1-7)
Ant. I join you in prayer that the good Lord may bless our families and our works. (1858 letter to Abbe Noailles at Bordeaux)
Salvation, glory and power belong to you,
your judgements are honest and true.
All of us, your servants, sing praise to you,
we worship you reverently, both great and small.
You, our almighty God, are Creator of heaven and earth.
Let us rejoice and exult, and give you glory.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
And the bride has made herself ready.
Glory to the Father…
Ant. I join you in prayer that the good Lord may bless our families and our works.
Reading
I looked for happiness outside of God, and outside of him found only affliction and misfortune. But happily – happily a thousand times over – that good Father, despite my unworthiness, showered me with the riches of his mercy. The least I can do now is make up for lost time and redouble my love for him. Let all my actions, thoughts, etc., be directed toward that end. What more glorious occupation than, in all and for all, to act only for God, to love him above all, to love him all the more because I have come to love him so late. Ah! The happiness of heaven begins here below… Let us choose now!
(Leflon Vol. 1, p. 279)
Responsory
We will let our lives be enriched by the poor and the marginalized as we work with them
-We will let our lives be enriched by the poor and the marginalized as we work with them
for they can make us hear in new ways the Gospel we proclaim
-the poor and the marginalized
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
-We will let our lives be enriched by the poor and the marginalized as we work with them
Canticle of Mary
Ant. You are true to the promises you made long ago. Glory be to our God!
My heart is radiant, overflowing with joy,
for you have loved my lowliness.
You have shown me great favour;
all people will call me blest.
Your mercy extends throughout the ages
toward those who revere your holy name.
You have revealed your strength,
scattering the proud of heart.
You dethrone the powerful
and lift up the lowly.
The famished are filled;
the rich sent empty away.
Your people Israel you have remembered,
true to your loving kindness,
just as you have promised long ago
to Sarah and Abraham.
Glory to the Father…
Ant. You are true to the promises you made long ago. Glory be to our God!
Intercessions
As the day draws to a close, sun of justice we invoke your name upon the whole human race, so that all people may enjoy your never failing light.
Preserve the covenant and forgive us our failings, cleanse and sanctify your church.
Receive the souls of the dead, Lord, grant them your favour and the gift of eternal glory.
Lord’s Prayer
Concluding Prayer
As we come together into your presence, O Lord, we confess that Love is still a mystery to us… This is as it should be, for your Love is not something under our control. It is like your Spirit, a wind which blows where it will, an unseen power. It is like your Justice, which rolls down like waters, and your Righteousness — an ever-flowing stream. Blow through us, roll through us, flow through us this hour, that your Love in us might be perfected on the anvil of faith. In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
Novitiate Liturgy of the Hours 