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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 for a Morning and Evening Prayer for each day of the week.
ORDINARY TIME SATURDAY MORNING PRAYER
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Morning
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Introduction |
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Psalmody |
| Antiphon 1 |
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Conclusion |
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ORDINARY TIME-Saturday
Morning Prayer
Introduction
Lord, you will accept the true sacrifice offered on your altar.
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
Dawn finds me ready to welcome you, my God.
I
call with all my heart; Lord, hear me, I will keep your commands. I call
upon you, save me and I will do your will.
I
rise before dawn and cry for help, I hope in your word. My eyes watch
through the night to ponder your promise.
In your love hear my voice, 0 Lord; give me life by your decrees. Those who harm me unjustly draw near: they are far from your law.
But you, 0 Lord, are close: your commands are truth. Long have I known that your will is established forever.
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 Lord is my strength, and I shall sing his praise, for he has become my savior.
OT Testament Canticle
I
will sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously triumphant; horse and chariot
he has cast into the sea.
My
strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my savior. He is my
God, I praise him; the God of my father, I extol him.
The
Lord is a warrior, Lord is his name! Pharaoh’s chariots and army he
hurled into the sea.
At
a breath of your anger the waters piled up, the flowing waters stood like
a mound, the flood waters congealed in the midst of the sea.
The
enemy boasted, “I will pursue and overtake them; I will divide the
spoils and have my fill of them; I will draw my sword; my hand shall
despoil them!” When your wind blew, the sea covered them; like lead they
sank in the mighty waters.
Who
is like to you among the gods, O Lord? Who is like to you, magnificent in
holiness? O terrible in renown, worker of wonders, when you stretched out
your right hand, the earth swallowed them!
In
your mercy you led the people you redeemed; in your strength you guided
them to your holy dwelling.
And
you brought them in and planted them on the mountain of your inheritance, the
place where you made your seat, O Lord, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your
hands established.
The Lord shall reign forever and ever.
O praise the Lord, all you nations.
O
praise the Lord, all you nations, acclaim him, all you peoples!
Strong is his love for us; he is faithful forever.
Be solicitous to make your call and election permanent, brothers; surely those who do so will never be lost. On the contrary, your entry into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for.
I
cry to you, 0 Lord, for you are my refuge.
I
cry to you, 0 Lord, for you are my refuge.
You
are all I desire in the land of the living;
for you are my refuge.
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.
I cry to you, 0 Lord, for you are my refuge.
Lord, shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
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.
Let
us all praise Christ. In order to become our faithful and merciful high
priest before the Father’s throne, he chose to become one of us, a
brother in all things. In prayer we ask of him: Lord, share with us the
treasure of your love.
Sun
of Justice, you filled us with light at our baptism, we dedicate this day
to you.
At
every hour of the day, we give you glory, in all our deeds, we offer you
praise.
Mary,
your mother, was obedient to your word, direct our lives in accordance
with that word.
Our lives are surrounded with passing things; set our hearts on things of heaven, so that through faith, hope and charity we may come to enjoy the vision of your glory.
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
Lord, free us from the dark night of death. Let the light of resurrection dawn within our hearts to bring us to the radiance of eternal life.
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