The Lenten Offices

This installment of the Lenten Offices can be used in conjunction with the St. Bede Breviary Pages for the Companions of St. Luke. http://breviary.stbedeproductions.com/index_OSB.php

At that location, you can find the psalms for the day along with the Readings for Matins and Vespers. 

For the Noonday Office you can use St. Bede Breviary for the psalms and this page for the readings.

Your comments are most welcome!

Peace.

 

Lent

Saturday

 

Vespers I

1.       Introduction

 

2.      Hymn Kind Maker Of The World Hymnal 152

 

3.      Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from the Current Sunday. 

 

4.      Verse & Response

V. Their delight is in the law of the Lord.

R. They meditate on God’s law day and night

 

5.      Reading

 

6.      Responsory

Lord, be merciful to us;

−for we have sinned against you.

Lord, be merciful to us;

−for we have sinned against you.

Hear, O Christ, our prayer of penitence.

−for we have sinned against you.

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

Lord, be merciful to us;

−for we have sinned against you.

 

7.      Magnificat

a.      Year A

                                                  i.      First Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished.

 

                                                           ii.      Second Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit..

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit..

 

                                                         iii.      Third Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon Those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon Those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.

 

                                                          iv.      Fourth Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

 

b.      Year B

                                                  i.      First Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.

 

                                                           ii.      Second Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

                                                         iii.      Third Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon Making a whip of cords, Jesus drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle and poured out the coins of the money changers.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon Making a whip of cords, Jesus drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle and poured out the coins of the money changers.

 

                                                          iv.      Fourth Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

 

c.      Year C

                                                  i.      First Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil.

 

                                                           ii.      Second Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon  I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work.

 

                                                         iii.      Third Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon Unless you repent, you will all perish as the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon Unless you repent, you will all perish as the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

 

                                                          iv.      Fourth Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me. So he divided his property between them.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me. So he divided his property between them.

 

8.      Litany

As you nourish us with the true bread from heaven, may we ever abide in you as you abide in us. 

Lord, have mercy.

Grant us to love what you command and to desire what you promise that our hearts may be firmly fixed on you. 

Christ, have mercy.

Since you endured death on the cross to open the gates of heaven to all people, bring all the departed to share in the light of your glory. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

9.      Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

Christ continues to draw us ever deeper into the mystery of his saving love and so with

Christ we seek the Father as we say Our Father.

 

10.   The Lord’s Prayer

 

11.    Collect

 

12.   Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday in Lent

 

Matins

1.       Introduction

 

2. Invitatory
1. Antiphon  The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 
2. Psalm 51
3. Antiphon The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 

 

3. Hymn Lord Who Throughout These Forty Days Hymnal 142

 

4. Psalmody 

Antiphons and Psalms from the Current Sunday. 

5.      Verse and Response

a.       V. All who do what is true come to the light.

b.      R. To manifest that their deeds have been done in God.

 

6.      Reading One

 

7.      Responsory One

God shall deliver you

−from the snare of the hunter.

God shall deliver you

−from the snare of the hunter.

From the deadly pestilence

−from the snare of the hunter.

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

God shall deliver you

−from the snare of the hunter.

 

8.      Canticle (Weeks 1 & 3)

Canticle of the Suffering Servant Song I  Ecce servus meus (Isaiah 42: 1-4)

 

a.      Antiphon

He will faithfully bring forth justice.

 

b.      Canticle

 

Here is my servant, whom I uphold,*

my chosen, in whom my soul delights.

I have put my spirit upon him;*

he will bring forth justice to the nations.

He will not cry or lift up his voice,*

or make it heard in the street.

A bruised reed he will not break,*

and a dimly burning wick he will not quench.

He will faithfully bring forth justice.

He will not grow faint or be crushed *

until he has established justice in the earth;

and the coastlands wait for his teaching.

 

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.

 

c.      Antiphon

He will faithfully bring forth justice.

 

9.      Canticle (Weeks 2 & 4)

Canticle of the Suffering Servant Song I  Ecce servus meus (Isaiah 42: 1-4)

 

a.      Antiphon

He will faithfully bring forth justice.

 

b.      Canticle

Here is my servant, whom I uphold,*

my chosen, in whom my soul delights.

I have put my spirit upon him;*

he will bring forth justice to the nations.

He will not cry or lift up his voice,*

or make it heard in the street.

A bruised reed he will not break,*

and a dimly burning wick he will not quench.

He will faithfully bring forth justice.

He will not grow faint or be crushed *

until he has established justice in the earth;

and the coastlands wait for his teaching.

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.

 

c.      Antiphon

He will faithfully bring forth justice.

 

10.   Reading Two

 

11.  Responsory Two

I say to the Lord

−have mercy on me.

I say to the Lord

−have mercy on me.

Heal my soul, for I have sinned.

−have mercy on me.

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

I say to the Lord

−have mercy on me.

 

12.   Benedictus

1. Year A Matins

                                                            a.      First Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.

 

                                                            b.      Second Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. 

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. 

 

                                                            c.      Third Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon The hour is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon The hour is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.

 

                                                            d.      Fourth Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ Then I received my sight.

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ Then I received my sight.

 

                                                            a.      Year B Matins

                                                b.      First Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon Jesus was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon Jesus was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

 

                                                            c.      Second Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

 

                                                            d.      Third Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

 

                                                            e.      Fourth Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

 

2. Year C Matins

                                                e.      First Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon Jesus ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished.

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon Jesus ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished.

 

                                                              f.      Second Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon O Jerusalem! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing. 

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon O Jerusalem! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing. 

 

                                                            g.      Third Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down!

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down!

 

                                                            h.      Fourth Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon He came to himself he said, “I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.”

2.      Benedictus

3.      Antiphon He came to himself he said, “I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.”

 

 

13.   Litany

Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations and show us the might of your saving power. 

Lord, have mercy.

Be gracious to us who have gone astray from your way and bring us to embrace you with penitent hearts and steadfast faith. 

Christ, have mercy.

Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls that we may be defended from all adversities. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

14.   Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

Your Spirit comes to us as a strong defense in our Lenten discipline; moved by that Spirit we join in the prayer of Christ as we say Our Father.

 

15.   The Lord’s Prayer

 

16.   Collect

 

17.   Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday In Lent

 

 

Noonday Prayer

1.       Introduction

 

2.      Hymn Wilt Thou forgive That Sin Hymnal 140

 

3.      Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from the Current Sunday. 

7.      Reading

Isaiah 1: 14-16

Your new moons and your appointed festivals my soul hates; they have become a burden to me, I am weary of bearing them. When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.. 

 

8.      Verse & Response

V. Now is the acceptable time. 

R. Now is the day of salvation.

 

9.      Kyrie

 

10.   The Lord’s Prayers

 

11.    Collect

 

12.   Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday in Lent

 

Vespers II

1.       Introduction

 

2.      Hymn Eternal Lord of Love Behold Your Church Hymnal 149

 

3.      Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from the Current Sunday. 

4.      Verse & Response

V. Their delight is in the law of the Lord.

R. They meditate on God’s law day and night

 

5.      Reading

 

6.      Responsory

Lord, be merciful to us;

−for we have sinned against you.

Lord, be merciful to us;

−for we have sinned against you.

Hear, O Christ, our prayer of penitence.

−for we have sinned against you.

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

Lord, be merciful to us;

−for we have sinned against you.

 

7. Magnificat

b.      Year A Vespers II

                                                a.      First Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him. Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him. Magnificat

2.      Antiphon Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him. Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.

 

                                                            b.      Second Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon  God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

 

                                                            c.      Third Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work.

 

                                                            d.      Fourth Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.

 

3. Year B Vespers II

                                                a.      First Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.

 

                                                            b.      Second Sunday in Lent

1.      Antiphon Those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon Those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.

 

                                                            c.      Third Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon After Jesus was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon After Jesus was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

 

                                                            d.      Fourth Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon Those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon Those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.

 

4. Year C Vespers II

                                                            e.      First Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon When the devil had finished every test, he departed from Jesus until an opportune time.

2.      Magnificat

1.       Antiphon When the devil had finished every test, he departed from Jesus until an opportune time.

2.       

                                                            b.      Second Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon  I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’

 

                                                            c.      Third Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon I will dig around the fig tree and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon I will dig around the fig tree and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.

 

                                                            d.      Fourth Sunday in Lent

1.       Antiphon While he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.

2.      Magnificat

3.      Antiphon While he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.

 

8.      Litany

As you nourished us this day with the true bread from heaven, may we ever abide in you as you abide in us. 

Lord, have mercy.

Grant us to love what you command and to desire what you promise that our hearts may be firmly fixed on you. 

Christ, have mercy.

Since you endured death on the cross to open the gates of heaven to all people, bring all the departed to share in the light of your glory. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

9.      Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

Christ continues to draw us ever deeper into the mystery of his saving love and so with Christ we seek the Father as we say Our Father.

 

10.   The Lord’s Prayer

 

11.    Collect

 

12.   Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday in Lent

 

Matins

1. Introduction

 

2. Invitatory
1. Antiphon  The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 
2. Psalm 51
3. Antiphon The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 

 

3. Hymn When From Our Bondage We Are Summoned WLP 753

 

4. Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Monday of the Current Week. 

5.      Verse and Response

V. Cast away all the transgressions that you have committed.

R. Make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. 

 

6.      Reading One

 

7.      Responsory One

                   Turn, O Lord, and deliver us;

                                 −save us for your mercy’s sake.

                   Turn, O Lord, and deliver us;

                        −save us for your mercy’s sake.

With a contrite heart may we be accepted.

−save us for your mercy’s sake.

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

Turn, O Lord, and deliver us;

                        −save us for your mercy’s sake.

 

8.      Canticle (Weeks 1 & 3)

Canticle of Hezekiah  Ego dixi (Isaiah 38: 10-14.17-20)

 

a.      Antiphon

O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security!

 

b.      Canticle

 

I said: In the noontide of my days  I must depart.*

                         I am consigned to the gates of Sheol

                        for the rest of my years.

I said, I shall not see the Lord*

                        in the land of the living;

I shall look upon mortals no more*

                        among the inhabitants of the world.

My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me*

                         like a shepherd’s tent.

Like a weaver I have rolled up my life;*

he cuts me off from the loom.

From day to night you bring me to an end;*

                        I cry for help until morning.

Like a lion he breaks all my bones;*

                        from day to night you bring me to an end.

Like a swallow or a crane I clamor,*

                        I moan like a dove.

My eyes are weary with looking upward.*

                         O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security!

Surely it was for my welfare*

                        that I had great bitterness.

But you have held back my life*

                        from the pit of destruction.

You have cast all my sins*

                        behind your back.

For Sheol cannot thank you,*

                        death cannot praise you.

Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope*

                         for your faithfulness.

The living, the living, they thank you, as I do this day.*

Fathers make known to children your faithfulness.

The Lord will save me, and we will sing to stringed instruments*

All the days of our lives, at the house of the Lord.

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.

 

c.      Antiphon

Lord, I am oppressed; be my security!

 

9.      Canticle (Weeks 2 & 4)

Canticle of Lament Over Loss Recordare, Domine (Lamentations 5: 1-7.15-17.19-21)

 

a.      Antiphon

Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored.

b.      Canticle

 

Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us;*

                                    look, and see our disgrace!

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,*

                                    our homes to aliens.

We have become orphans, fatherless;*

                                     our mothers are like widows.

We must pay for the water we drink;*

                                     the wood we get must be bought.

With a yoke on our necks we are hard driven;*

    we are weary, we are given no rest.

We have made a pact with Egypt and Assyria,*

                                     to get enough bread.

Our ancestors sinned; they are no more,*

                                      and we bear their iniquities.

The joy of our hearts has ceased;*

                                       our dancing has been turned to mourning.

The crown has fallen from our head;*

    woe to us, for we have sinned!

Because of this our hearts are sick,*

    because of these things our eyes have grown dim:

But you, O Lord, reign forever;*

                                      your throne endures to all generations.

Why have you forgotten us completely?*

                                    Why have you forsaken us these many days?

Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored;*

                                      renew our days as of old.

                        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.

 

c.      Antiphon

Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored.

 

10.   Reading Two

 

11.  Responsory Two

 

Have pity on me, Lord, for I am weak;

−heal me, Lord, for my bones are racked.

Have pity on me, Lord, for I am weak;

−heal me, Lord, for my bones are racked.

O Lord, be gracious to me

−heal me, Lord, for my bones are racked.

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

Have pity on me, Lord, for I am weak;

−heal me, Lord, for my bones are racked.

 

12.   Benedictus

a.      Antiphon

b.      Benedictus

c.      Antiphon

 

13.   Litany

Strengthen us in our practice of almsgiving, prayer and fasting. 

Lord, have mercy.

Purify us by our Lenten discipline to draw closer to you. 

Christ, have mercy.

Return our hearts to a more faithful reception of your Sacraments and a consistent reading of your Word. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

14.   Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

We know that we are powerless to change our lives so we ask for the grace of repentance as we pray with you, O Christ saying Our Father.

 

15.   The Lord’s Prayer

 

16.   Collect

Week One

Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully increase in us your gifts of holy discipline, in almsgiving, prayer, and fasting; that our lives may be directed to the fulfilling of your most gracious will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

17.   Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday in Lent

 

 

Noonday Prayer

1.       Introduction

 

2.      Hymn There Is A Balm In Gilead LEVAS 203

 

3.      Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Monday of the Current Week. 

 

4.      Reading

Isaiah 30: 15, 18

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved;

in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.  Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

 

5.      Verse & Response

V. Repent and believe in the Gospel.

R. The kingdom of God has come near.

 

6.      Kyrie

 

7.      The Lord’s Prayer

 

8.      Collect

Week One

Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully increase in us your gifts of holy discipline, in almsgiving, prayer, and fasting; that our lives may be directed to the fulfilling of your most gracious will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

9.      Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday in Lent

 

Vespers

1.       Introduction

 

2.      Hymn So Quit Your Care Hymnal 145

 

3.      Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Monday of the Current Week. 

 

4.      Verse & Response

V. Create in me a clean heart, O God.

R. Renew a right spirit within me.

 

5.      Reading

 

6.      Responsory

      Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven,

−whose sin is put away.

Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven,

−whose sin is put away.

Blessed are the pure of heart.

−whose sin is put away.

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

Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven,

−whose sin is put away.

 

7.      Magnificat

a.      Antiphon

b.      Magnificat

c.      Antiphon

 

8.      Litany

Kindle in our hearts an active love for our communities that with you we may build a world of justice and peace. 

Lord, have mercy.

Visit the sick, comfort the sorrowful and strengthen the weak through the ministry of holy women and men. 

Christ, have mercy.

You promised paradise to the repentant thief, bring all the dead to their dwelling place. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

9.      Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

Through Baptism we have become sharers of the divine nature, so we draw near with Christ and call out in the Spirit, Our Father.

 

10.   The Lord’s Prayer

 

11.    Collect

Week One

Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully increase in us your gifts of holy discipline, in almsgiving, prayer, and fasting; that our lives may be directed to the fulfilling of your most gracious will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

12.   Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday in Lent

 

Matins

1. Introduction

 

2. Invitatory
1. Antiphon  The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 
2. Psalm 51
3. Antiphon The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 

 

3. Hymn Now Let Us All With One Accord Hymnal 146

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Tuesday of the Current Week. 

 

4. Verse and Response

V. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit.

R. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

 

5. Reading One

 

6. Responsory One

I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.

                        −you forgave me the guilt of my sin.

I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.

                        −you forgave me the guilt of my sin.

Go and sin no more.

                        −you forgave me the guilt of my sin.

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

I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.

                        −you forgave me the guilt of my sin.

 

 

7.      Canticle (Weeks 1 & 3)

Canticle of God’s Judgment Audite verbum omnis Iuda (Jeremiah 7: 2-7)

 

a.      Antiphon

Amend your ways and your doings, and let me dwell with you in this place.

 

b.      Canticle

Hear the word of the Lord,*

     all you people of Judah. 

You that enter these gates*

     to worship the Lord. 

Thus says the Lord of hosts,*

     the God of Israel:

Amend your ways and your doings,*

     and let me dwell with you in this place.

Do not trust in these deceptive words:*

     “This is the temple of the Lord,

      the temple of the Lord,

      the temple of the Lord.”

For if you truly amend your ways and your doings,*

     if you truly act justly one with another.

If you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow,*

     or shed innocent blood in this place.

If you do not go after other gods*

     to your own hurt.

Then I will dwell with you in this place,*

     in the land that I gave of old to your ancestors forever and 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.

 

c.      Antiphon

Amend your ways and your doings, and let me dwell with you in this place.

 

8. Canticle (Weeks 2 & 4)

Canticle Plea for Mercy Deducant oculi mei (Jeremiah 14: 17-21)

 

a.      Antiphon

We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, for we have sinned against you.

 

b.      Canticle

Let my eyes run down with tears night and day,*

    and let them not cease.

The virgin daughter, my people, is struck down with a crushing blow,*

    with a very grievous wound.

If I go out into the field,*

    Look, those killed by the sword!

And if I enter the city,*

    Look, those sick with famine!

For both prophet and priest ply their trade throughout the land,*

    and have no knowledge.

Have you completely rejected Judah?*

    Does your heart loathe Zion?

Why have you struck us down*

    so that there is no healing for us?

We look for peace, but find no good;*

    for a time of healing, but there is terror instead.

We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord,*

    the iniquity of our ancestors,

    for we have sinned against you.

Do not spurn us, for your name’s sake;*

    do not dishonor your glorious throne;

    remember and do not break your covenant with us.

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.

 

c.      Antiphon

We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, for we have sinned against you.

 

9.      Reading Two

 

10. Responsory Two

I will instruct you and teach you

−in the way that you should go.

I will instruct you and teach you

−in the way that you should go.

Be renewed in the spirit of your minds

−in the way that you should go.

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

I will instruct you and teach you

−in the way that you should go.

 

11. Benedictus
1. Antiphon During these days we will add to the usual measure of our service something by way of private prayer and abstinence from food or drink.
2. Benedictus
3. Antiphon During these days we will add to the usual measure of our service something by way of private prayer and abstinence from food or drink.

 

12. Litany

Children are suffering from deprivation and want; feed their bodies, souls and spirits with your riches.

Lord, have mercy.

Parents lament their inability to adequately provide for their families; create new opportunities for all people to earn a just wage. 

Christ, have mercy.

The poor endure deprived living conditions in places of pollution and natural disasters; raise up businesses that build up the city of God among us.    

Lord, have mercy.

 

13. Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

You take the side of the poor and disadvantaged Christ so we stand with our brothers and sisters in need as we pray, Our Father. 

 

 

14. The Lord’s Prayer

 

15. Collect

Week One Grant to your people, Lord, grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only true God; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

16. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday in Lent

 

Noonday Prayer

1. Introduction

 

2. Hymn Rock Of Ages Hymnal 685

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Tuesday of the Current Week. 

 

3.      Reading

Deuteronomy 4:29-31

From there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul. In your distress, when all these things have happened to you in time to come, you will return to the Lord your God and heed him.  Because the Lord your God is a merciful God, he will neither abandon you nor destroy you; he will not forget the covenant with your ancestors that he swore to them.

 

4.      Verse & Response

V. I treasure your promise in my heart.

R. Let me not sin against you.

 

5. Kyrie

 

6. The Lord’s Prayer

 

7. Collect

Week One Grant to your people, Lord, grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only true God; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

8. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday in Lent

 

Vespers

1. Introduction

 

2. Hymn My Faith Looks Up To Thee LEVAS 88

 

3. Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Tuesday of the Current Week. 

 

4. Verse & Response

V. I will instruct you . 

R. I will teach you in the way that you should go.

 

5. Reading

 

6. Responsory

Lord, be merciful to us;

−for we have sinned against you.

Lord, be merciful to us;

−for we have sinned against you.

Hear, O Christ, our prayer of penitence.

−for we have sinned against you.

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

Lord, be merciful to us;

−for we have sinned against you.

           

7. Magnificat

d.      Antiphon

e.      Magnificat

f.        Antiphon

 

8. Litany

Turn our hearts to the needs of women and girls, men and boys who endure exploitation and bring an end to human trafficking.  

Lord, have mercy.

Support police, firefighters, and emergency responders to come to the aid of people in dire conditions.

Christ, have mercy.

Lead the dying to behold the light of your glory and comfort them with faith in your presence.  

Lord, have mercy.

 

9. Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

We implore you to turn our hearts to you again, to renew our baptismal fervor and to draw us closer to you as we pray Our Father.

 

10. The Lord’s Prayer

 

11. Collect

Week One Grant to your people, Lord, grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only true God; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

12. Conclusion

 

 

Wednesday in Lent

 

Matins

1. Introduction

 

2. Invitatory
1. Antiphon  The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 
2. Psalm 51
3. Antiphon The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 

 

3. Hymn The Glory of These Forty Days Hymnal 143

 

4. Psalmody 

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Wednesday of the Current Week. 

 

5. Verse and Response

V. I will instruct you . 

R. I will teach you in the way that you should go.

 

6. Reading One

 

7. Responsory One

Forgive one another,

−as God in Christ has forgiven you.

Forgive one another,

−as God in Christ has forgiven you.

Forgive your brother or sister from your heart,

                          −as God in Christ has forgiven you.

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

Forgive one another,

−as God in Christ has forgiven you.

 

8. Canticle (Weeks 1 & 3)

Canticle Plea for Mercy Miserere plebi tuae (Sirach 36: 17-22)

 

1. Antiphon

Have pity on the city of your sanctuary, Jerusalem, the place of your dwelling.

 

2. Canticle

Have mercy, O Lord, on the people called by your name,*

                         on Israel, whom you have named your firstborn,

Have pity on the city of your sanctuary,*

                         Jerusalem, the place of your dwelling.

Fill Zion with your majesty,*

                         and your temple with your glory.

Bear witness to those whom you created in the beginning,*

                         and fulfill the prophecies spoken in your name.

Reward those who wait for you*

                         and let your prophets be found trustworthy.

Hear, O Lord, the prayer of your servants, *

                         according to your goodwill toward your people.

All who are on the earth will know*

                        that you are the Lord, the God of the ages.

             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.

 

c.      Antiphon

Have pity on the city of your sanctuary, Jerusalem, the place of your dwelling.

 

9. Canticle (Weeks 2 & 4)

Canticle of Jonah  Clamavi de tribulation (Jonah 2: 2-9)

 

1. Antiphon

You brought up my life from the Pit, O Lord my God.

 

2. Canticle

I called to the Lord out of my distress,*

    and he answered me.

Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,*

    and you heard my voice.

You cast me into the deep,*

    into the heart of the seas,

    and the flood surrounded me.

All your waves and your billows*

    passed over me.

Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight;*

     how shall I look again upon your holy temple?’

The waters closed in over me;*

    the deep surrounded me.

Weeds were wrapped around my head*

    at the roots of the mountains.

I went down to the land*

    whose bars closed upon me forever.

You brought up my life from the Pit,*

    O Lord my God.

As my life was ebbing away,*

    I remembered the Lord.

My prayer came to you,*

    into your holy temple.

Those who worship vain idols*

    forsake their true loyalty.

But I with the voice of thanksgiving*

    will sacrifice to you.

What I have vowed I will pay.*

    Deliverance belongs to the Lord!”

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.

c.      Antiphon

You brought up my life from the Pit, O Lord my God.

 

10.   Reading Two

 

11. Responsory Two

Clothe yourselves with the new self

−created according to the likeness of God.

Clothe yourselves with the new self

−created according to the likeness of God.

Live as children of the light

−created according to the likeness of God.

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

Clothe yourselves with the new self

−created according to the likeness of God.

 

12. Benedictus for Ash Wednesday
1. Antiphon When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret.
2. Benedictus
3. Antiphon When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret.

 

13. Benedictus
1. Antiphon
2. Benedictus

c.      Antiphon

 

14. Litany

Turn our hearts from seeking our own gain and attract our hearts to you in prayer. 

Lord, have mercy.

Turn our minds from planning our own schemes and lead us to you through the study of your Word.  

Christ, have mercy.

Turn our hands from selfish activity and sustain our service for our needy brothers and sisters. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

15. Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

Draw near to us, O Christ, in our Lenten discipline and deepen the practice of our faith through prayer with you as we say Our Father.

 

16. The Lord’s Prayer

 

17. Collect

 

18. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday in Lent

 

Noonday Prayer

1. Introduction

 

2. Hymn In Your Mercy Lord You Called Me Hymnal 706

 

3. Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Wednesday of the Current Week. 

 

4.      Reading

Exodus 19:  4-6

I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.  Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation.

 

5. Verse & Response

V. The Lord shall cover you with his pinions.

R. You shall find refuge under his wings.

 

6.      Kyrie

 

7.      The Lord’s Prayer

 

8. Collect

 

9. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday in Lent

 

Vespers

1. Introduction

 

2. Hymn Forty Days and Forty Nights Hymnal 150

 

3. Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Wednesday of the Current Week. 

 

4. Verse & Response

V. Hide your face from my sins.

R. Blot out all my iniquities.

 

5. Reading

 

6. Responsory

If you forgive others their trespasses,

−your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

If you forgive others their trespasses,

−your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Be merciful as you Father is merciful

−your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

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

If you forgive others their trespasses,

−your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

 

7. Magnificat

a.       Antiphon Whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.

b.      Magnificat

c.      Antiphon

 

8. Magnificat

a.      Antiphon

b.      Magnificat

c.      Antiphon

 

9. Litany

Aware of our fragile grasp on life, help us live with an awareness of judgment and yearn for you with holy desire.   

Lord, have mercy.

Mindful of your ever watchful eye, assist us to be aware of our thoughts and to moderate our speech. 

Christ, have mercy.

Conscious of our mortality, lead us to hope for heaven and to dwell with you and all who have gone before us in death. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

10. Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

Praying for our enemies out of love for Christ, let us ask God’s forgiveness as we forgive saying with Christ Our Father.

 

11.    The Lord’s Prayer

 

12. Collect

 

13. Conclusion

 

 

Thursday in Lent

 

Matins

1. Introduction

 

2. Invitatory
1. Antiphon  The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 
2. Psalm 51
3. Antiphon The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 

 

3. Hymn O Love How Deep Hymnal 448

 

4. Psalmody

Antiphons and Psalms from Thursday of the Current Week.

 

5. Verse and Response

V.  Look upon him and be radiant.

R. Let not your faces be ashamed.

 

6. Reading One

 

7. Responsory One

I am going to rain bread from heaven for you,

−and each day you shall go out and gather it for that day.

I am going to rain bread from heaven for you,

−and each day you shall go out and gather it for that day.

Give us today our daily bread

   −and each day you shall go out and gather it for that day.

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

I am going to rain bread from heaven for you,

−and each day you shall go out and gather it for that day.

 

8. Canticle (Weeks 1 & 3)

Canticle of the Vineyard  Cantabo dilecto mea (Isaiah 5: 1-7)

 

 

a.      Antiphon

What more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it?

 

b.      Canticle

Let me sing for my beloved*

                        my love-song concerning his vineyard:

My beloved had a vineyard*

                        on a very fertile hill.

He dug it and cleared it of stones,*

                        and planted it with choice vines.

He built a watchtower in the midst of it,*

                         and hewed out a wine vat in it.

He expected it to yield grapes,*

                        but it yielded wild grapes.

And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah,*

                        judge between me and my vineyard.

What more was there to do for my vineyard*

                         that I have not done in it?

When I expected it to yield grapes,*

                         why did it yield wild grapes?

And now I will tell you*

                        what I will do to my vineyard.

I will remove its hedge,*

                        and it shall be devoured;

I will break down its wall,*

                         and it shall be trampled down.

I will make it a waste;*

                          it shall not be pruned or hoed,

                         and it shall be overgrown with briers and thorns;

I will also command the clouds*

                        that they rain no rain upon it.

            For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts*

                        is the house of Israel.

The people of Judah*

                         are his pleasant planting.

He expected justice, but saw bloodshed;

                         righteousness, but heard a cry!

             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.

 

c.      Antiphon

What more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it?

 

 

9. Canticle (Weeks 2 & 4)

Canticle of the Exiles Magnus es, Domine (Tobit 13: 1·6)

 

 

a.      Antiphon

If you turn to God with all your heart and with all your soul, then God will turn to you.

 

b.      Canticle

Blessed be God who lives forever,*
    because his kingdom lasts throughout all ages.
For he afflicts, and he shows mercy;*
    he leads down to Hades in the lowest regions of the earth,
 He brings up from the great abyss,^*
    and there is nothing that can escape his hand.

 Acknowledge him before the nations, O children of Israel;*
    for he has scattered you among them.
    He has shown you his greatness even there.
Exalt him in the presence of every living being,
    because he is our Lord and he is our God;*
    he is our Father and he is God forever.
He will afflict you for your iniquities,*
    but he will again show mercy on all of you.
He will gather you from all the nations*
    among whom you have been scattered.
If you turn to him with all your heart and with all your soul,*
    to do what is true before him,
Then he will turn to you*
    and will no longer hide his face from you.
So now see what he has done for you;*
    acknowledge him at the top of your voice.
Bless the Lord of righteousness,*
    and exalt the King of the ages.
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.

 

c.      Antiphon

If you turn to God with all your heart and with all your soul, then God will turn to you.

 

10. Reading Two

 

11. Responsory Two

One does not live by bread alone,

−but by every word from the mouth of the Lord.

One does not live by bread alone,

−but by every word from the mouth of the Lord.

Do not live by the bread that perishes

−but by every word from the mouth of the Lord.

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

One does not live by bread alone,

−but by every word from the mouth of the Lord.

 

12. Benedictus
1. Antiphon

Lent 1-3:  Restrain yourselves from all vices and give yourselves up to prayer with tears, to reading, to compunction of heart and to abstinence.

Lent 4-5:  If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 

2. Benedictus
3. Antiphon

Lent 1-3:  Restrain yourselves from all vices and give yourselves up to prayer with tears, to reading, to compunction of heart and to abstinence.

Lent 4-5:  If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 

 

13.   Litany

As our fasting brings our bodies to yearn for you, let our hearts be fed by every word that comes from your mouth.

Lord, have mercy.

As our self-denial purifies our wayward desires, let our souls cling to you alone.

Christ, have mercy.

As our almsgiving supports those in need, let our eyes see you in our suffering sisters and brothers. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

14. Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

We join you, O Christ, in your fasting and hunger and with you desire a deeper communion with the Father as we pray Our Father. 

 

15. The Lord’s Prayer

 

16. Collect

 

17. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday in Lent

 

Noonday Prayer

1. Introduction

 

2. Hymn Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us Hymnal 559

 

3. Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Thursday of the Current Week. 

 

4. Reading

Romans 12: 1-2

I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.

 

5. Verse & Response

V. We offer and present to you, O Lord.   

R. Our selves, our souls and bodies, to be a sacrifice to you.

 

6. Kyrie

 

7. The Lord’s Prayer

 

8. Collect

 

9. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday in Lent

 

Vespers

1. Introduction

 

2. Hymn Let Thy Blood in Mercy Poured Hymnal 313

 

3. Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Thursday of the Current Week. 

 

4. Verse & Response

V.  Return to the Lord, your God.

R.  For God is gracious and merciful.

 

5.      Reading

 

6. Responsory

Those who are generous are blessed;

−they share their bread with the poor.

Those who are generous are blessed;

−they share their bread with the poor.

I was hungry and you gave me food;

−they share their bread with the poor.

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

Those who are generous are blessed;

−they share their bread with the poor.

           

7. Magnificat

a.       Antiphon

Lent 1-3: God is always looking at you from heaven, that your actions are everywhere visible to the divine eyes and are constantly being reported to God by the Angels.

Lent 4-5:  A little while and you will no longer see me, and again a little while you will see me. 

b.      Magnificat

3.  Antiphon

Lent 1-3: God is always looking at you from heaven, that your actions are everywhere visible to the divine eyes and are constantly being reported to God by the Angels.

Lent 4-5:  A little while and you will no longer see me, and again a little while you will see me. 

 

8. Litany

Help us to guard ourselves constantly from sin and vices of thought or tongue, of hand or foot, or self-will or sinful desires that separate us from you. 

Lord, have mercy.

Shift our focus and action away from love of our own disordered willfulness and lead us to love the will of the Father. 

Christ, have mercy.

Grant to all the departed an entrance into the land of light and joy in the fellowship of Blessed Mary, our Father St. Benedict, our patron St. Luke and all your holy ones. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

9. Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

We know how deeply sin has infected our hearts and our wills so we ask you to purify our souls as with Christ we pray Our Father.

 

10. The Lord’s Prayer

 

11. Collect

 

12. Conclusion

 

 

 

Friday in Lent

 

Matins

1. Introduction

 

2. Invitatory
1. Antiphon  The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 
2. Psalm 51
3. Antiphon The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 

 

3. Hymn Down At The Cross  LEVAS 28

 

4. Psalmody

Antiphons and Psalms from Friday of the Current Week. 

 

5. Verse and Response

V.  Return to the Lord, your God.

R.  For God is gracious and merciful.

 

6. Reading One

 

7.      Responsory One

Moses was with the Lord forty days and forty nights;

−he neither ate bread nor drank water.

Moses was with the Lord forty days and forty nights;

−he neither ate bread nor drank water.

Jesus was led by the Spirit in the wilderness;

−he neither ate bread nor drank water.

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

Moses was with the Lord forty days and forty nights;

−he neither ate bread nor drank water.

 

8.      Canticle (Weeks 1 &3)

Canticle of Penitence Canticle 14 BCP Kyrie Pantokrator  (Prayer of Manasseh, 1‑2, 4, 6‑7, 11‑15)

a.      Antiphon

O Lord, you are full of compassion, long suffering, and abounding in mercy.

 

b.      Canticle

         O Lord and Ruler of the hosts of heaven, *

                   God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,

                   and of all their righteous offspring:

         You made the heavens and the earth, *

                   with all their vast array.

         All things quake with fear at your presence; *

                     they tremble because of your power.

         But your merciful promise is beyond all measure; *

                    it surpasses all that our minds can fathom.

         O Lord, you are full of compassion, *

                    long‑suffering, and abounding in mercy.

         You hold back your hand; *

                    you do not punish as we deserve.

         In your great goodness, Lord,

                   you have promised forgiveness to sinners, *

                     that they may repent of their sin and be saved.

         And now, O Lord, I bend the knee of my heart, *

                   and make my appeal, sure of your gracious goodness.

         I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, *

                   and I know my wickedness only too well.

         Therefore I make this prayer to you: *

                     Forgive me, Lord, forgive me.

         Do not let me perish in my sin, *

                    nor condemn me to the depths of the earth.

         For you, O Lord, are the God of those who repent, *

                   and in me you will show forth your goodness.

         Unworthy as I am, you will save me,

                   in accordance with your great mercy, *

                     and I will praise you without ceasing all the days of my life.

         For all the powers of heaven sing your praises, *

                   and yours is the glory to ages of ages.  Amen.

         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.

 

c.      Antiphon

O Lord, you are full of compassion, long suffering, and abounding in mercy.

 

9. Canticle (Weeks 2 & 4)

Canticle of the Suffering Servant II Audite insulae  (Isaiah 49: 1-6)

 

a.      Antiphon

You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

 

2. Canticle

Listen to me, O coastlands,*

pay attention, you peoples from far away!

The Lord called me before I was born,*

while I was in my mother’s womb he named me.

He made my mouth like a sharp sword,*

in the shadow of his hand he hid me.

He made me a polished arrow,*

in his quiver he hid me away.

He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel,*

in whom I will be glorified.”

But I said, “I have labored in vain,*

I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity.

“Yet surely my cause is with the Lord,*

and my reward with my God.”

And now the Lord says, who formed me in the womb to be his servant,*

to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be gathered to him,

For I am honored in the sight of the Lord,*

and my God has become my strength.

He says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant*

to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel.

I will give you as a light to the nations,*

that my salvation may reach to the end of the 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.

 

c.      Antiphon

You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

 

10. Reading Two

 

11. Responsory Two

If you would be my followers,

−take up your cross daily and follow me.

If you would be my followers,

−take up your cross daily and follow me.

Where the Lord is there also will his servant be

−take up your cross daily and follow me.

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

If you would be my followers,

−take up your cross daily and follow me.

 

12. Benedictus
1. Antiphon
2. Benedictus
3. Antiphon

 

13. Litany

Let the power of the cross sustain all who lost loved ones through violence and civil strife.

Lord, have mercy.

Let the reconciliation of the cross bring together enemies and all who are estranged.

Christ, have mercy.

Let the love of the cross draw us to a deeper love for God and for one another. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

14. Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

As we contemplate the mystery of the cross let us pray with the Crucified and Risen Christ with whom we are mystically united as we pray Our Father.

 

15. The Lord’s Prayer

 

16. Collect

 

17. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday in Lent

 

Noonday Prayer

1. Introduction

 

2. Hymn In Times Like This You Need A Savior LEVAS 71

 

3. Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Friday of the Current Week.

 

4. Reading

Joel 2: 12-13

Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing.

 

5. Verse & Response

V.  I will never forget your commandments.

R. By them you give me life.

 

6. Kyrie

 

7. The Lord’s Prayer

 

8. Collect

 

9. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday in Lent

 

Vespers

1. Introduction

 

2. Hymn Take Up Your Cross Hymnal 675

 

3. Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Friday of the Current Week.

 

4. Verse & Response

V. Look upon my adversity and misery.

R. Forgive me all my sin.

 

5. Reading

 

6. Responsory

            The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,

−to give his life a ransom for many.

The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,

−to give his life a ransom for many.

Christ Jesus came as a mediator between God and us

−to give his life a ransom for many.

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

The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,

−to give his life a ransom for many.

 

7. Magnificat

a.      Antiphon

b.      Magnificat

c.      Antiphon

 

8. Litany

 

As Christ endured rejection and humiliation, may we, with Christ, transform the negative energy that enters our lives.

Lord, have mercy.

As Christ endured pain and anguish, may we, with Christ, bear physical ailments and emotional trials.

Christ, have mercy.

As Christ surrendered himself on the cross, may we, with Christ, and all the departed, find a place where there are neither tears nor sighing. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

9. Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

We are mystically united with Christ in his death and burial so the Spirit unites us with the mind of Christ to share in the resurrection as we pray, Our Father.

 

10. The Lord’s Prayer

 

11. Collect

 

12. Conclusion

 

 

Saturday in Lent

 

Matins

1. Introduction

 

2. Invitatory
1. Antiphon  The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 
2. Psalm 51
3. Antiphon The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:  Come let us adore him. 

 

3. Hymn Creator Of The Earth And Sky Hymnal 148

 

4. Psalmody

Antiphons and Psalms from Saturday of the Current Week.

 

5. Verse and Response

V. God was so merciful. 

R. The Lord forgave their sins.

 

6. Reading One

 

7. Responsory One

You will arise and have compassion on Zion,

−for it is time to have mercy upon her.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion,

−for it is time to have mercy upon her.

You will raise her up on the third day.

                          −for it is time to have mercy upon her.

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

You will arise and have compassion on Zion,

−for it is time to have mercy upon her.

 

8. Canticle (Weeks 1 & 3)

Canticle Of Hosea Venite et revertamur (Hosea 6: 1-6)

 

1. Antiphon

I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

 

2. Canticle

Come, let us return to the Lord;*

    for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us;

    he has struck down, and he will bind us up.

After two days he will revive us;*

    on the third day he will raise us up,

    that we may live before him.

Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;*

    his appearing is as sure as the dawn.

He will come to us like the showers,*

    like the spring rains that water the earth.”

What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?*

    What shall I do with you, O Judah?

Your love is like a morning cloud,*

    like the dew that goes away early.

Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,*

    I have killed them by the words of my mouth,

    and my judgment goes forth as the light.

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,*

    the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

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.

 

3. Antiphon

I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

9.      Canticle (Weeks 2 & 4)

Canticle of the Purified Audite, qui lange estis (Isaiah 33: 13-16)

 

1. Antiphon

They will live on the heights; their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks.

 

2. Canticle

Hear, you who are far away, what I have done;*

    and you who are near, acknowledge my might.

The sinners in Zion are afraid;*

    trembling has seized the godless:

“Who among us can live with the devouring fire?*

    Who among us can live with everlasting flames?”

Those who walk righteously and speak uprightly,*

    who despise the gain of oppression.

Those who wave away a bribe instead of accepting it,*

    who stop their ears from hearing of bloodshed

    and shut their eyes from looking on evil.

They will live on the heights;*

    their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks;

    their food will be supplied, their water assured.

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

 

3. Antiphon

They will live on the heights; their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks.

 

10. Reading Two

 

11. Responsory

With the Lord there is plenteous redemption,

−God shall redeem Israel from all their sins.

With the Lord there is plenteous redemption,

−God shall redeem Israel from all their sins.

The Lord has redeemed daughter Jerusalem

−God shall redeem Israel from all their sins.

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

With the Lord there is plenteous redemption,

−God shall redeem Israel from all their sins        

 

12. Benedictus
1. Antiphon
2. Benedictus
3. Antiphon

 

13. Litany

Teach us, O Christ, to renounce ourselves and to follow you, not pampering ourselves but living into the discipline of Lent.

Lord, have mercy.

Train us, O Teacher, to act differently from the way of the world so that for love of you, O Christ, you may come before all else. 

Christ, have mercy.

Keep us, O Suffering One,  from injuring others as we patiently endure persecution. 

Lord, have mercy.

 

14. Invitation to the Lord’s Prayer

Since we know that God is the source of all the good we do, we place all our hope in God and  we pray with Christ saying, Our Father.

 

15. The Lord’s Prayer

 

16. Collect

 

17. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday in Lent

 

Noonday Prayer

1. Introduction

 

2. Hymn Sing My Tongue His Wondrous Love Hymnal 467

 

3. Psalmody

 

Antiphons and Psalms from Saturday of the Current Week.

 

4. Reading

Isaiah 1: 14-16

Your new moons and your appointed festivals my soul hates; they have become a burden to me, I am weary of bearing them. When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.

 

5. Verse & Response

V.  My delight is in your statutes.

R. I will not forget your word.

 

6. Kyrie

 

7. The Lord’s Prayer

 

8. Collect

 

9. Conclusion