Friday 24 April 2020
Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide
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): 73-80
Meditating the word of the Lord in the Law
“My Father, if this cup cannot pass by without my drinking it, your will be done” (Mt 26:42)
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
It was yóur hands that máde me and sháped me: *
help me to léarn your commánds.
Your fáithful will sée me and rejóice *
for I trúst in your wórd.
Lord, I knów that your decrées are ríght, *
that you afflícted me jústly.
Let your lóve be réady to consóle me *
by your prómise to your sérvant.
Let your lóve cóme and I shall líve *
for your láw is my delíght.
Shame the próud who hárm me with líes *
while I pónder your précepts.
Let your fáithful túrn to mé, *
those who knów your wíll.
Let my héart be blámeless in obéying you *
lést I be ashámed.
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 58 (59)
A prayer against attackers
“Let these words of the Saviour teach all men to look to his Father like dutiful sons” (Eusebius of Caeserea).
Réscue me, Gód, from my fóes; *
protéct me from thóse who attáck me.
O réscue me from thóse who do évil *
and sáve me from blóod-thirsty mén.
See, they líe in wáit for my lífe; *
powerful mén band togéther agáinst me.
For no offénce, no sín of mine, Lórd, †
for no gúilt of mine they rúsh to take their stánd. *
Awáke, come to my áid and sée!
O my Stréngth, it is yóu to whom I túrn, †
for yóu, O Gód, are my strónghold, *
the Gód who shóws me lóve.
O Gód, cóme to my áid *
and let me lóok in tríumph on my fóes.
As for mé, I will sing of your stréngth *
and each mórning accláim your lóve
for yóu have béen my strónghold, *
a réfuge in the dáy of my distréss.
O my Stréngth, it is yóu to whom I túrn, †
for yóu, O Gód, are my strónghold, *
the Gód who shóws me lóve.
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 59 (60)
A prayer after disaster
“In the world you will have trouble, but be brave: I have overcome the world” (Jn 16:33).
O Gód, you have rejécted us and bróken us. *
Yóu have been ángry; come báck to us.
You have máde the earth quáke, torn it ópen. *
Repáir what is sháttered for it swáys.
You have inflícted hárdships on your péople *
and máde us drink a wíne that dázed us.
You have gíven those who féar you a sígnal *
to flée from the énemy’s bów.
O cóme and delíver your fríends, *
hélp with your ríght hand and replý.
From his hóly place Gód has made this prómise; †
‘I will tríumph and divíde the land of Shéchem, *
I will méasure out the válley of Súccoth.
Gílead is míne and Manásseh, †
Éphraim I táke for my hélmet, *
Júdah for my commánder’s stáff.
Móab I will úse for my wáshbowl; †
on Édom I will plánt my shóe. *
Over the Phílistines I will shóut in tríumph.’
But who will léad me to cónquer the fórtress? *
Who will bríng me face to fáce with Édom?
Will you útterly rejéct us, O Gód, *
and no lónger márch with our ármies?
Give us hélp agáinst the fóe: *
for the hélp of mán is váin.
With Gód wé shall do brávely *
and hé will trámple down our fóes.
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. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Psalm-prayer
Lord Jesus, all power and authority is yours; you have overcome the world. Give us courage when evil seems to triumph and help us never to forget that you are with us to the end of time.
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Short Reading
Acts 2:32,36
God raised this man Jesus to life, and all of us are witnesses to that. For this reason the whole House of Israel can be certain that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.
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℣. The Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
℟. He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.
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Let us pray.
By your will, Lord God,
your Son underwent the agony of the cross
to break the power of Satan over man.
Give your people grace to rise again with Christ,
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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