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Prayers for all Occasions, Needs, and Intentions
THE LITTLE OFFICE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Join with me in a Prayer of Praise
SUNDAY - EVENING PRAYERS
The Morning Prayer is suggested as you start your day and begins with the verse "God, come to my assistance. Lord make haste to help me." The elements or outline of the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary shown below, are provided to help with the recitation of prayers for both the Morning and Evening Prayers. The Evening Prayer concludes with the recitation of "May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Elements of the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Sunday Evening
Introduction
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 forever. Amen.
Mary the Dawn, Christ the Perfect Day; Mary the Gate, Christ the Heavenly Way!
Mary the Root, Christ the Mystic Vine; Mary the Grape, Christ the Sacred Wine!
Mary the Wheat, Christ the Living-Bread; Mary the Stem, Christ the Rose blood-red!
Mary the Font, Christ the Cleansing flood; Mary the Cup, Christ the Saving Blood!
Mary the Temple, Christ the temple’s Lord; Mary the Shrine, Christ the God adored!
Mary the Beacon, Christ the Haven’s Rest; Mary the Mirror, Christ the Vision Blest!
Mary the Mother, Christ the mother’s Son By all things blest while endless ages run. Amen.
Psalmody
O marvelous exchange! Man’s Creator has become man, born of a virgin. We have been made sharers in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
The Lord’s revelation to my Master: “Sit on my right: your foes I will put beneath your feet.”
The Lord will wield from Zion your scepter of power: rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth on the holy mountains; from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change. “You are a priest forever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.”
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Master standing at your right hand will shatter kings in the day of his
great wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside and therefore he shall lift up his head.
By your miraculous birth from the virgin you have fulfilled the Scriptures: like a gentle rain falling upon the earth you have come down to save your people. 0 God, we praise you.
Live as children born of the light. Light produces every kind of goodness and justice and truth (Ephesians 5:8-9).
Happy the man who fears the Lord, who takes delight in all his commands. His sons will be powerful on earth; the children of the upright are blessed.
Riches and wealth are in his house; his justice stands firm for ever. He is a light in the darkness for the upright: he is generous, merciful and just.
The good man takes pity and lends, he conducts his affairs with honor. The just man will never waver: he will be remembered for ever.
He has no fear of evil news; with a firm heart he trusts in the Lord. With a steadfast heart he will not fear; he will see the downfall of his foes.
Open-handed, he gives to the poor; his justice stands firm forever. His head will be raised in glory.
The wicked man sees and is angry, grinds his teeth and fades away; the desire of the wicked leads to doom.
Your blessed and fruitful virginity is like the bush, flaming yet unburned, which Moses saw on Sinai. Pray for us, Mother of God.
NT Canticle
Alleluia.
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
Alleluia.
his judgments are honest and true.
Alleluia.
Alleluia.
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
Alleluia.
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
Alleluia.
Alleluia.
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
Alleluia.
let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
Alleluia.
Alleluia.
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
Alleluia.
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
Alleluia.
First Reading
When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption.
Second Reading
Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you. What joy could surpass this, 0 Virgin Mother? What grace can excel that which God has granted to you alone? What could be imagined more dazzling or more delightful? Before the miracle we witness in you, all else pales; all else is inferior when compared with the grace you have been given. All else, even what is most desirable, must take second place and enjoy a lesser importance.
The Lord is with you. Who would dare challenge you? You are God’s mother; who would not immediately defer to you and be glad to accord you a greater primacy and honor? For this reason, when I look upon the privilege you have above all creatures, I extol you with the highest praise: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you. On your account joy has not only graced men, but is also granted to the powers of heaven.
The God of power has given me his strength. The God of power has given me his strength.
He has kept me in the way of holiness. And has given me his strength.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
The God of power has given me his strength. The God of power has given me his strength.
Blessed is the womb which bore you, O Christ, and the breast that nursed you, Lord and Savior of the world.
Mary's Canticle
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 forever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
To Christ, Emmanuel, whom the Virgin conceived and brought forth, let us give praise and pray to him: Son of the Virgin Mary, hear us.
You gave Mary the joy of motherhood, give all parents true joy in their children.
King of peace, your kingdom is one of justice and peace, help us to seek the paths of peace.
You came to make the human race the holy people of God, bring all nations to acknowledge the unifying bond of your love.
By your birth you strengthened family ties, help families to come to a greater love for one another.
You desired to be born into the days of time, grant that our departed brothers and sisters may be born into the day of eternity.
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. Amen.
Concluding Prayer
God our Father, may we always profit by the prayers of the Virgin Mother Mary, for you bring us life and salvation through Jesus Christ her Son who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Conclusion