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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
Ordinary time is provided with a Morning and Evening Prayer for each day of the week.
ORDINARY TIME FRIDAY EVENING PRAYER
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Evening
Prayer |
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Introduction |
| Doxology |
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Psalmody |
| Antiphon 1 |
| Psalm |
| Antiphon 3 |
| NT Canticle |
| Antiphon 4 |
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Conclusion |
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ORDINARY TIME-Friday
Evening 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
Lord, lay your healing hand upon me, for I have sinned.
Happy
the man who considers the poor and the weak. The Lord will save him in the
day of evil, will guard him, give him life, make him happy in the land, and
will not give him up to the will of his foes. The Lord will help him on
his bed of pain, he will bring him back from sickness to health.
As
for me, I said: “Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul for I have sinned
against you.” My foes are speaking evil against me. “How long before
he dies and his name be forgotten?” They come to visit me and speak
empty words, their hearts full of malice, they spread it abroad.
My
enemies whisper together against me. They all weigh up the evil which is
on me: “Some deadly thing has fastened upon him, he will not rise again
from where he lies.” Thus even my friend, in whom I trusted, who ate my
bread, has turned against me.
But
you, O Lord, have mercy on me. Let me rise once more and I will repay
them. By this I shall know that you are my friend, if my foes do not shout
in triumph over me. If you uphold me I shall be unharmed and set in your
presence for evermore.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel from age to age. Amen.
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee:
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity.
Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see;
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
Which were, and are, and ever more shall be.
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity.
The mighty Lord is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.
God
is for us a refuge and strength, a helper close at hand, in time of
distress: so we shall not fear though the earth should rock, though the
mountains fall into the depths of the sea, even though its waters rage and
foam, even though the mountains be shaken by its waves.
The
Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our stronghold. The waters
of a river give joy to God’s city, the holy place where the Most High
dwells. God is within, it cannot be shaken; God will help it at the
dawning of the day. Nations are in tumult, kingdoms are shaken: he lifts
his voice, the earth shrinks away.
The
Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Come,
consider the works of the Lord, the redoubtable deeds he has done on the earth.
He puts an end to wars over all the earth; the bow he breaks, the spear he
snaps. He burns the shields with fire. “Be still and know that I am God,
supreme among the nations, supreme on the earth!”
The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our stronghold.
All nations will come and worship before you, 0 Lord.
NT Testament Canticle
Mighty
and wonderful are your works, Lord God Almighty! Righteous and true are
your ways, O King of the nations!
Who
would dare refuse you honor, or the glory due your name, O Lord?
Since you alone are holy, all nations shall come and worship in your presence. Your mighty deeds are clearly seen.
We who are strong in faith should be patient with the scruples of those whose faith is weak; we must not be selfish. Each should please his neighbor so as to do him good by building up his spirit. Thus, in accord with Scripture, Christ did not please himself: “The reproaches they uttered against you fell on me.” Everything written before our time was written for our instruction, that we might derive hope from the lessons of patience and the words of encouragement in the Scriptures. May God, the source of all patience and encouragement, enable you to live in perfect harmony with one another according to the spirit of Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and voice you may glorify God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ
loved us and washed away our sins, in his own blood.
Christ
loved us and washed away our sins, in his own blood.
He made us a nation of kings and priests, in his own blood.
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 loved us and washed away our sins, in his own blood.
The Lord has come to the help of his servants, for he has remembered his promise of mercy.
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.
Blessed
be God, who hears the prayers of the needy, and fills the hungry with good
things. Let us pray to him in confidence: Lord, show us your mercy.
Merciful
Father, upon the cross Jesus offered you the perfect evening sacrifice, we
pray now for all the suffering members of his Church.
Release
those in bondage, give sight to the blind, shelter the widow and the
orphan.
Clothe your faithful people in the armor of salvation, and shield them from the deceptions of the devil.
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, help us to follow the example of your Son’s patience in suffering. By sharing the burden he carries, may we come to share his glory in the kingdom where he lives with you and the Holy Spirit.
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