Saturday 18 April 2020
Easter Saturday
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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PSALMS OF THE DAY
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Psalm 118(119): 33-40
Meditating the word of the Lord in the Law
“Your will be done, on earth as in heaven” (Mt 6:10)
Christ has risen from the dead: he is no longer subject to death, alleluia.
Téach me the demánds of your státutes *
and I will kéep them to the énd.
Tráin me to obsérve your láw, *
to kéep it with my héart.
Gúide me in the páth of your commánds; *
for thére is my delíght.
Bénd my héart to your wíll *
and nót to love of gáin.
Kéep my éyes from what is fálse; *
by your wórd, give me lífe.
Kéep the prómise you have máde *
to the sérvant who féars you.
Kéep me from the scórn I dréad, *
for your decrées are góod.
Sée, I lóng for your précepts; *
then in your jústice, give me lífe.
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 95 (96)
O síng a new sóng to the Lórd, †
síng to the Lórd all the éarth. *
O síng to the Lórd, bless his náme.
Procláim his hélp day by dáy, †
téll among the nátions his glóry *
and his wónders amóng all the péoples.
The Lord is gréat and wórthy of práise, †
to be féared abóve all góds; *
the góds of the héathens are náught.
It was the Lórd who máde the héavens, †
his are májesty and státe and pówer *
and spléndour in his hóly pláce.
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 95 (96)
Give the Lórd, you fámilies of péoples, †
give the Lórd glóry and pówer; *
give the Lórd the glóry of his náme.
Bring an óffering and énter his cóurts, †
wórship the Lórd in his témple. *
O éarth, trémble befóre him.
Procláim to the nátions: ‘God is kíng.’ †
The wórld he made fírm in its pláce; *
he will júdge the péoples in fáirness.
Let the héavens rejóice and earth be glád, *
let the séa and all withín it thunder práise,
let the lánd and all it béars rejóice, *
all the trées of the wóod shout for jóy
at the présence of the Lórd for he cómes, *
he cómes to rúle the éarth.
With jústice he will rúle the wórld, *
he will júdge the péoples with his trúth.
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.
Christ has risen from the dead: he is no longer subject to death, alleluia.
Psalm-prayer
Lord, you have renewed the face of the earth. Your Church throughout the world sings you a new song, announcing your wonders to all. Through a virgin, you have brought forth a new birth in our world; through your miracles, a new power; through your suffering, a new patience; in your resurrection, a new hope, and in your ascension, new majesty.
Or:
Lord Jesus, the incarnate Word, when you consented to dwell with us, the heavens were glad and earth rejoiced. In hope and love we await your return. Help us to proclaim your glory to those who do not know you, until the whole earth sings to you a new song.
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Short Reading
Romans 5:10-11
When we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, we were still enemies; now that we have been reconciled, surely we may count on being saved by the life of his Son? Not merely because we have been reconciled but because we are filled with joyful trust in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have already gained our reconciliation.
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℣. This is the day which was made by the Lord, alleluia.
℟. Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
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Let us pray.
Lord God,
you increase and multiply your faithful
by your abundant gift of grace.
Look now on your chosen people,
and clothe forever in the garment of eternal life
all those who have been reborn in baptism.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.
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