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Prayers for all Occasions, Needs, and Intentions
PRAYERS - THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS
The Church's full cycle of daily Prayer
Easter is provided with a Morning and Evening Prayer and may be prayed from Easter to the Feast of Pentecost.
EASTER MORNING PRAYER
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Morning
Prayer |
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Introduction |
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Psalmody |
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Conclusion |
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EASTER
Morning Prayer
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. Alleluia.
Psalmody
You have filled me with gladness, Lord; I will sing for joy at the works of your hands, Alleluia.
O
God, you are my God, for you I long; for you my soul is thirsting. My body
pines for you like a dry, weary land without
water. So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your
glory.
For
your love is better than life, my lips will speak your praise. So I will
bless you all my life, in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul shall
be filled as with a banquet, my mouth shall praise you with joy.
On my bed I remember you. On you I muse through the night for you have been my help; in the shadow of your wings I rejoice. My soul clings to you; your right hand holds me fast.
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
The
strife is o’er, the battle done;
Now
is the Victor’s triumph won:
O
let the song of praise be sung.
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
On
the third morn he rose again,
Glorious
in majesty to reign:
O
let us swell the joyful strain:
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
O
risen Lord, all praise to thee,
Who
from our sin has set us free,
That
we may live eternally:
Alleluia!
Our Redeemer has risen from the tomb; let us sing a hymn of praise to the Lord our God, alleluia.
OT Testament Canticle
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord.
You
heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord.
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord.
Stars
of heaven, bless the Lord.
Every shower and dew, bless the Lord.
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Fire
and heat, bless the Lord.
Cold
and chill, bless the Lord.
Dew
and rain, bless the Lord.
Frost
and chill, bless the Lord.
Ice
and snow, bless the Lord.
Nights
and days, bless the Lord.
Light
and darkness, bless the Lord.
Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
Let
the earth bless the Lord.
Praise
and exalt him above all forever.
Mountains
and hills, bless the Lord.
Everything
growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
You
springs, bless the Lord.
Seas
and rivers, bless the Lord.
You
dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord.
All
you birds of the air, bless the Lord.
All
you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord.
You
sons of men, bless the Lord.
O
Israel, bless the Lord.
Praise
and exalt him above all forever.
Priests
of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Servants
of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Spirits
and souls of the just, bless the Lord.
Holy
men of humble heart, bless the Lord.
Hananiah,
Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Let
us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Let
us praise and exalt him above all forever. Blessed are you, Lord, in the
firmament of heaven.
Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever.
Alleluia, the Lord is risen as he promised, alleluia.
Sing
a new song to the Lord, his praise in the assembly of the faithful. Let
Israel rejoice in its maker, let Zion’s sons exult in their king. Let
them praise his name with dancing and make music with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in his people. He crowns the poor with salvation. Let the faithful rejoice in their glory, shout for joy and take their rest. Let the praise of God be on their lips and a two-edged sword in their hand, to deal out vengeance to the nations and punishment on all the peoples; to bind their kings in chains and their nobles in fetters of iron; to carry out the sentence pre-ordained; this honor is for all his faithful.
God raised up Jesus on the third day and granted that he be seen, not by all, but only by such witnesses as had been chosen beforehand by God, by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commissioned us to preach to the people and to bear witness that he is the one set apart by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets testify, saying that everyone who believes in him has forgiveness of sins through his name.
Responsory (the following is said in place of the Responsory)
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
Very early on the morning after the Sabbath, when the sun had just risen, they came to the tomb, alleluia.
Zechariah's Canticle
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior, born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old that he would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: to set us free from the hands of our enemies, free to worship him without fear, holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, to give his people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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.
Christ
is the Lord of life, raised up by the Father; in his turn he will raise us
up by his power. Let us pray to him, saying: Christ our life, save us.
Lord Jesus, light shining in the darkness, you lead your people into life, and give our mortal nature the gift of holiness, may we spend this day in praise of your glory.
Lord, you walked the way of suffering and crucifixion, may we suffer and die with you, and rise again to share your glory.
Son of the Father, our master and our brother, you have made us a kingdom of priests for our God, may we offer you our joyful sacrifice of praise.
King of glory, we look forward to the great day of your coming in splendor, that we may see you face to face, and be transformed in your likeness.
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. Amen.
Final Prayer
God our Father, by raising Christ your Son you conquered the power of death and opened for us the way to eternal life.
Let our celebration today raise us up and renew our lives by the Spirit that is within us.
We
ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ your 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.
Trinitarian Ending
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Conclusion