Wednesday 1 January 2020
Mary, Mother of God - Solemnity
Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce)
Introduction (without Invitatory)
If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead.
O God, come to our aid.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen. Alleluia.
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Hymn
Come, Holy Spirit, live in us
With God the Father and the Son,
And grant us your abundant grace
To sanctify and make us one.
May mind and tongue made strong in love
Your praise throughout the world proclaim,
And may that love within our hearts
Set fire to others with its flame.
Most blessèd Trinity of love,
For whom the heart of man was made,
To you be praise in timeless song,
And everlasting homage paid.
Stanbrook Abbey Hymnal
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COMPLEMENTARY PSALMS
The complementary psalms are shown here, because there are no psalms of the day today.
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Psalm 119 (120)
Longing for peace
“Show patience in times of trouble; never cease praying” (Rom 12:12).
They all joined together in constant prayer, with Mary the mother of Jesus.
To the Lórd in the hóur of my distréss *
I cáll and he ánswers me.
‘O Lórd, save my sóul from lying líps, *
from the tóngue of the decéitful.’
Whát shall he páy you in retúrn, *
O tréacherous tóngue?
The wárrior’s árrows shárpened *
and cóals, red-hot, blázing.
Alas, that I abíde a stránger in Méshech, *
dwell among the ténts of Kédar!
Long enóugh have Í been dwélling *
with thóse who hate péace.
Í am for péace, but when I spéak, *
théy are for fíghting.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
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Psalm 120 (121)
The guardian of the people
“They will never hunger or thirst again; neither the sun nor the scorching wind will ever plague them” (Rev 7:16).
I líft up my éyes to the móuntains: *
from whére shall come my hélp?
My hélp shall cóme from the Lórd *
who made héaven and éarth.
May he néver állow you to stúmble! *
Let him sléep not, your gúard.
Nó, he sléeps not nor slúmbers, *
Ísrael’s gúard.
The Lórd is your gúard and your sháde; *
at your ríght side he stánds.
By dáy the sún shall not smíte you *
nor the móon in the níght.
The Lórd will gúard you from évil, *
he will gúard your sóul.
The Lord will gúard your góing and cóming *
both nów and for éver.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
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Psalm 121 (122)
Jerusalem, the holy city
“You have come to Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem” (Heb 12:22).
I rejóiced when I héard them sáy: *
‘Let us gó to God’s hóuse.’
And nów our féet are stánding *
within your gátes, O Jerúsalem.
Jerúsalem is búilt as a cíty *
stróngly cómpact.
It is thére that the tríbes go úp, *
the tríbes of the Lórd.
For Ísrael’s láw it ís, *
there to práise the Lord’s náme.
Thére were set the thrónes of júdgement *
of the hóuse of Dávid.
For the péace of Jerúsalem práy: *
‘Péace be to your hómes!
May péace réign in your wálls, *
in your pálaces, péace!’
For lóve of my bréthren and fríends *
I say: ‘Péace upon yóu!’
For lóve of the hóuse of the Lórd *
I will ásk for your góod.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
They all joined together in constant prayer, with Mary the mother of Jesus.
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Short Reading
Zephaniah 3:14,15
Shout for joy, daughter of Zion, Israel, shout aloud! Rejoice, exult with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midst; you have no more evil to fear.
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℣. The Lord has remembered his loving mercy, alleluia.
℟. He has kept faith with the house of Israel, alleluia.
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Let us pray.
God our Father,
since you gave mankind a saviour through Blessed Mary, virgin and mother,
grant that we may feel the power of her intercession,
when she pleads for us with Jesus Christ, your Son, the author of life,
who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
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Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.
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