Monday 30 June 2014 Monday of week 13 in Ordinary Time or The First Martyrs of the See of Rome Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (with Invitatory) Lord, open our lips. And we shall praise your name. Invitatory Psalm Psalm 66 (67) – Let us come before the Lord, giving thanks. (repeat antiphon*) O God, take pity on us and bless us, and let your face shine upon us, so that your ways may be known across the world, and all nations learn of your salvation. (repeat antiphon*) Let the peoples praise you, O God, let all the peoples praise you. Let the nations be glad and rejoice, for you judge the peoples with fairness and you guide the nations of the earth. (repeat antiphon*) Let the peoples praise you, O God, let all the peoples praise you. The earth has produced its harvest: may God, our God, bless us. May God bless us, may the whole world revere him. (repeat antiphon*) 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. – Let us come before the Lord, giving thanks.* * If you are reciting this on your own, you can choose to say the antiphon once only at the start of the psalm and not repeat it. ________ Hymn The day is filled with splendour When God brings light from light, And all renewed creation Rejoices in his sight. The Father gives his children The wonder of the world In which his power and glory Like banners are unfurled. With every living creature, Awaking with the day, We turn to God our Father, Lift up our hearts and pray: O Father, Son and Spirit, Your grace and mercy send, That we may live to praise you Today and to the end. Stanbrook Abbey Hymnal ________ Psalm 5 A morning prayer for help It is you whom I invoke, O Lord. In the morning you hear me. Let my words come to your ears, O Lord: hear my sighs. Listen to the voice of my crying, my King and my God. As I make my prayer to you, Lord, listen to my voice in the morning; in the morning I will stand before you and await you. You are not a God who loves evil. The wicked cannot stay near you, the unjust cannot remain in your presence. You hate all who do evil – you destroy all who speak falsehood – the Lord abominates the bloody and deceitful man. But in the abundance of your mercy you will admit me to your house: I will worship you in your holy temple, with fear and reverence. Lord, guide me in your justice, protect me from my enemies: let me see the path I must follow. For there is no truth in their mouth – their heart is a bottomless pit – their throat is a wide open grave – their tongue seduces. Punish them, Lord, and let their own plans destroy them. On account of their crimes, thrust them from your presence; for they are rebels against you. Let all who hope in you rejoice, triumph for ever. You will shelter them and they will glory in you. For you bless the just, O Lord, and your good will surrounds them like a shield. 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. It is you whom I invoke, O Lord. In the morning you hear me. ________ Canticle 1 Chronicles 29 To God alone be honour and glory Lord our God, we praise the splendour of your name. Blessed are you, Lord, God of our father Israel, through all the ages. All power and greatness are yours, O God; glory, splendour, and majesty. All things are yours, in the heavens and on the earth; you rule over them, Lord, you are high above them all. All riches and glory come from you, you rule over all things. In your hand lie strength and power, your hand raises all things and sets them firm. So now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. 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. Lord our God, we praise the splendour of your name. ________ Psalm 28 (29) Praise the word of the Lord Adore the Lord in his holy court. Give to the Lord, all his children, his glory and power, give to the Lord the glory of his name. Worship the Lord in holy splendour. The voice of the Lord is heard over the waters: the God of majesty thunders, God above all the waters. The voice of the Lord in his power, the voice of the Lord in his greatness. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, the Lord breaks down the cedars of Lebanon. The Lord makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a wild ox. The voice of the Lord cuts flames in two; the voice of the Lord beats on the desert, the Lord stuns the desert of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord puts the deer to flight, it empties the thickets; in his sanctuary, all praise his glory. The Lord dwells above the raging flood, he is enthroned as king for ever. The Lord will give strength to his people, the Lord will bless his people with peace. 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. Adore the Lord in his holy court. ________ Short Reading 2 Thessalonians 3:10-13 Do not let anyone have any food if he refuses to do any work. Now we hear that there are some of you who are living in idleness, doing no work themselves but interfering with everyone else’s. In the Lord Jesus Christ, we order and call on people of this kind to go on quietly working and earning the food that they eat. My brothers, never grow tired of doing what is right. ________ Short Responsory Blessed be the Lord from age to age. – Blessed be the Lord from age to age. He alone has wrought marvellous works. – Blessed be the Lord from age to age. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. – Blessed be the Lord from age to age. ________ Canticle Benedictus The Messiah and his forerunner Blessed be the Lord, our God. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and brought about their redemption. He has raised up the sign of salvation in the house of his servant David, as he promised through the mouth of the holy ones, his prophets through the ages: to rescue us from our enemies and all who hate us, to take pity on our fathers, to remember his holy covenant and the oath he swore to Abraham our father, that he would give himself to us, that we could serve him without fear – freed from the hands of our enemies – in uprightness and holiness before him, for all of our days. And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High: for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his path, to let his people know their salvation, so that their sins may be forgiven. Through the bottomless mercy of our God, one born on high will visit us to give light to those who walk in darkness, who live in the shadow of death; to lead our feet in the path of peace. 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. Blessed be the Lord, our God. ________ Prayers and intercessions As the new day begins let us praise Christ, in whom is the fulness of grace and the Spirit of God. – Lord, give us your Spirit. We praise you, Lord, and we thank you for all your blessings. – Lord, give us your Spirit. Give us peace of mind and generosity of heart; grant us health and strength to do your will. – Lord, give us your Spirit. May your love be with us during the day; guide us in our work. – Lord, give us your Spirit. Be with all those who have asked our prayers, and grant them all their needs. – Lord, give us your Spirit. ________ 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. ________ Lord, be the beginning and end of all that we do and say. Prompt our actions with your grace, and complete them with your all-powerful help. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. ________ The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life. AMEN Copyright © 1996-2013 Universalis Publishing Limited: see universalis. Scripture readings from the Jerusalem Bible are published and copyright © 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd and Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc, and used by permission of the publishers. The psalms and canticles here are our own translation. 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