Prayer for the Evening

Christ is our help and our salvation:

come, let us adore him!

Glory to the Father…. Alleluia!

HYMN

The voice of God goes out through all the world:

God’s glory speaks across the universe.

The great King’s herald cries from star to star:

With power, with justice, he will walk his way.

Anointed with the Spirit and with power,

He comes to crown with comfort all the weak,

To show the face of justice to the poor:

With power, with justice, he will walk his way.

His touch will bless the eyes that darkness held,

The lame shall run, the halting tongue shall sing,

And prisoners laugh in light and liberty;

With power, with justice, he will walk his way.

CANTICLE OF ISAIAH 42:10-16

Fear not, I am with you;/ be not dismayed; I am your God. (Is 41:10a)

Now, as in the 1st century, wherever Christ is present he is at work, freeing, healing, setting right what has been set wrong, for Christ is God’s saving love abiding in our midst.

Sing to the Lord a new song,

his praise from the end of the earth:

Let the sea and what fills it resound,

the coastlands, and those who dwell in them.

Let the steppe and its cities cry out,

the villages where Kedar dwells;

let the inhabitants of Sela exult,

and shout from the top of the mountains.

Let them give glory to the Lord,

and utter his praise in the coastlands.

The Lord goes forth like a hero,

like a warrior he stirs up his ardor;

he shouts out his battle cry,

against his enemies he shows his might:

I have looked away, and kept silence,

I have said nothing, holding myself in;

but now, I cry out as a woman in labor,

gasping and panting.

I will lay waste mountains and hills,

all their herbage I will dry up;

I will turn the rivers into marshes,

and the marshes I will dry up.

I will lead the blind on their journey;

by paths unknown I will guide them.

I will turn darkness into light before them,

and make crooked ways straight.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God (Luke 7:21-22)

At that time he cured many of their diseases, sufferings, and evil spirits; he also granted sight to many who were blind. And he said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.”

I will strengthen you, and help you. (Is 41:10b)

CANTICLE OF MARY 

He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. (Mt 4:23)

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

my spirit rejoices in God my Savior

for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:

the Almighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him

in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,

he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel

for he has remembered his promise of mercy,

the promise he made to our fathers,

to Abraham and his children for ever.

Glory to the Father…

INTERCESSIONS 

With confidence in God’s saving love, we pray:

R/Our hope is in you, O Lord.

For the hopeless, the frightened, the needy, and the oppressed:

– grant them strength through faith. R/

For the deaf and the blind, the injured and the ill:

– heal all their ills. R/

For the dying who await your coming in fear:

– change their dread to joy. R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

May the Lord be kind and faithful to us. Amen. (cf. 2 Sm 2:6)

MARIAN ANTIPHON

Antiphon for the Solemnity

of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

August 15

Virgin most prudent, where do you go forth,

shining exceedingly as the dawn?

Daughter of Zion, you are all beautiful and gracious,

fair as the moon, bright as the sun.

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;

vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.

Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes

in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra,

illos tuos misericordes oculos

ad nos converte.

Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,

nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.

O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy,

our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To you do we cry,

poor banished children of Eve.

To you do we send up our sighs,

mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, O most gracious advocate,

your eyes of mercy toward us,

and after this our exile

show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

V/ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

R/ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Prayer for the Evening

Come, let us give thanks to the Father of lights!

Glory to the Father…. Alleluia!

HYMN

All praise for Clare our sister,

Your saint and servant true,

Whose rule of life and order

Still points the way to you.

Free us, Lord, from corruption,

Fit us for your embrace,

And make us poor in spirit

But rich in Love’s own grace.

CANTICLE OF ISAIAH 33:2-3, 5-6

I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness. (Jn 12:46)

The name “Clare” means light. By the holiness of her life and the depth of her love for Christ, Saint Clare is a mirror in which we see the light of his face.

O Lord, have pity on us, for you we wait.

Be our strength every morning,

our salvation in time of trouble!

At the roaring sound, peoples flee;

when you rise in your majesty, nations are scattered.

The Lord is exalted, enthroned on high;

he fills Zion with right and justice.

That which makes her seasons lasting,

the riches that save her, are wisdom and knowledge;

the fear of the Lord is her treasure.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God (Matthew 5:14-16)

You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.

Christ will give you light! (cf. Eph 5:14)

CANTICLE OF MARY

Whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God. (Jn 3:21)

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

my spirit rejoices in God my Savior

for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:

the Almighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him

in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,

he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel

for he has remembered his promise of mercy,

the promise he made to our fathers,

to Abraham and his children for ever.

Glory to the Father…

INTERCESSIONS

To Jesus Christ, image of the invisible God, we turn in prayer and say:

R/O Christ, give us light!

You have called us to share the lot of the saints in light:

– rid our hearts of all dark thoughts. R/

Through you we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

– make us holy by the prayers and example of your saints. R/

You are the head of the body, the Church:

– make your people a living sacrament of the mystery of salvation. R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

May God be our light and our salvation! Amen. (cf. Ps 27:1)

MARIAN ANTIPHON

Antiphon for the Solemnity

of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

August 15

Virgin most prudent, where do you go forth,

shining exceedingly as the dawn?

Daughter of Zion, you are all beautiful and gracious,

fair as the moon, bright as the sun.

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;

vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.

Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes

in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra,

illos tuos misericordes oculos

ad nos converte.

Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,

nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.

O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy,

our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To you do we cry,

poor banished children of Eve.

To you do we send up our sighs,

mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, O most gracious advocate,

your eyes of mercy toward us,

and after this our exile

show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

V/ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

R/ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Prayer for the Evening

Let us call on the Lord’s name!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,

is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia!

HYMN

We praise your triumph here on earth,

So, holy Lawrence, lend your aid,

May each of us your favor feel,

Receiving grace for which we prayed.

For all the care with which you served

And loved the city’s poor in Rome,

What luster must enhance your crown

For ever in the Father’s home!

To Father, Son and Spirit blest

Be honor, homage, and renown,

Who will reward your prayers for us

By granting an eternal crown.

PSALM 116:10-19

Jesus said to them, “Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” (cf. Mk 10:38)

Saint Lawrence, deacon and servant of the Gospel, drank down the cup of suffering in communion with Christ.

I trusted, even when I said:

“I am sorely afflicted,”

and when I said in my alarm:

“No man can be trusted.”

How can I repay the Lord

for his goodness to me?

The cup of salvation I will raise;

I will call on the Lord’s name.

My vows to the Lord I will fulfill

before all his people.

O precious in the eyes of the Lord

is the death of his faithful.

Your servant, Lord, your servant am I;

you have loosened my bonds.

A thanksgiving sacrifice I make:

I will call on the Lord’s name.

My vows to the Lord I will fulfill

before all his people,

in the courts of the house of the Lord,

in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God (Romans 8:16-18)

We are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body

but after that can do no more. (Lk 12:4)

CANTICLE OF MARY

I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand. (2 Tm 4:6)

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

my spirit rejoices in God my Savior

for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:

the Almighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him

in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,

he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel

for he has remembered his promise of mercy,

the promise he made to our fathers,

to Abraham and his children for ever.

Glory to the Father…

INTERCESSIONS

Redeemed by the blood of Christ, we pray:

R/Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:

have mercy on us!

Blood of Christ, Only Begotten Son of the eternal Father, save us. R/

Blood of Christ, poured out on the cross, save us. R/

Blood of Christ, price of our salvation, save us. R/

Blood of Christ, shed anew in the martyrs, save us. R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

May God look upon us with the love our Lord Jesus Christ showed us when he delivered himself to evil men and ­suffered the agony of the cross. Amen.

MARIAN ANTIPHON

Antiphon for the Solemnity

of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

August 15

Virgin most prudent, where do you go forth,

shining exceedingly as the dawn?

Daughter of Zion, you are all beautiful and gracious,

fair as the moon, bright as the sun.

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;

vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.

Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes

in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra,

illos tuos misericordes oculos

ad nos converte.

Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,

nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.

O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy,

our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To you do we cry,

poor banished children of Eve.

To you do we send up our sighs,

mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, O most gracious advocate,

your eyes of mercy toward us,

and after this our exile

show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

V/ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

R/ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Prayer for the Evening

The Lord listens to the needy:

let us give him thanks and praise.

Glory to the Father…. Alleluia!

HYMN

Almighty God! your power controls

The surging sea that ceaseless rolls;

Its waves obey thy high behest,

And mount to heav’n, or sink to rest.

Creation owns its rightful Lord,

And bows submissive to thy word;

No will against thy will prevails,

He sinks to earth who God assails.

When passions surge within the soul,

As waves before the tempest roll;

When wild desires the heart entice

From yielding aught to sacrifice,

Then, Lord, command the surge to cease,

And give the soul your lasting peace;

For you have power who stilled the sea

That wildly raged at Galilee.

PSALM 69:2-3, 15b-19, 33-35

He said, “Come.” Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus. (Mt 14:29)

The chaos of the sea represented to the Hebrew mind the forces of uncontrollable disintegration at work in death. The risen Christ gives us the courage to walk across even those terrifying waters toward his outstretched hand, for his arm is strong to save us even from their power.

Save me, O God,

for the waters have risen to my neck.

I have sunk into the mud of the deep

and there is no foothold.

I have entered the waters of the deep

and the waves overwhelm me.

Save me from the waters of the deep

lest the waves overwhelm me.

Do not let the deep engulf me

nor death close its mouth on me.

Lord, answer, for your love is kind;

in your compassion, turn towards me.

Do not hide your face from your servant;

answer quickly for I am in distress.

Come close to my soul and redeem me;

ransom me pressed by my foes.

The poor when they see it will be glad

and God-seeking hearts will revive;

for the Lord listens to the needy

and does not spurn his servants in their chains.

Let the heavens and the earth give him praise,

the sea and all its living creatures.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God (Jonah 2:3-4, 6, 7b-8)

Out of my distress I called to the Lord,/ and he answered me;/ From the midst of the netherworld I cried for help,/ and you heard my voice./ For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea,/ and the flood enveloped me;/ All your breakers and your billows passed over me./ The waters swirled about me, threatening my life;/ the abyss enveloped me;/ seaweed clung about my head./ But you brought up my life from the pit,/ O Lord, my God.

When my soul fainted within me,/ I remembered the Lord;/ My prayer reached you/ in your holy temple.

But when he saw how [strong] the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out,

“Lord, save me!” (Mt 14:30)

CANTICLE OF MARY 

Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Mt 14:31)

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

my spirit rejoices in God my Savior

for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:

the Almighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him

in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,

he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel

for he has remembered his promise of mercy,

the promise he made to our fathers,

to Abraham and his children for ever.

Glory to the Father…

INTERCESSIONS

With faith in the risen Lord, let us pray:

R/Save your people, Lord!

From the chaos of sin and death: R/

From the tumult of doubt and fear: R/

From the power of evil: R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

May the Lord rescue us from every evil threat and bring us safe to his heavenly kingdom. Amen. (cf. 2 Tm 4:18)

MARIAN ANTIPHON 

Antiphon for the Solemnity

of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

August 15

Virgin most prudent, where do you go forth,

shining exceedingly as the dawn?

Daughter of Zion, you are all beautiful and gracious,

fair as the moon, bright as the sun.

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;

vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.

Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes

in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra,

illos tuos misericordes oculos

ad nos converte.

Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,

nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.

O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy,

our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To you do we cry,

poor banished children of Eve.

To you do we send up our sighs,

mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, O most gracious advocate,

your eyes of mercy toward us,

and after this our exile

show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

V/ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

R/ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.