Prayer for the Evening (Saturday, January 15)
Prayer for the Evening
Vigil of the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Come, let us rejoice in Christ, our Lord!
Glory to the Father…. Alleluia!
Hymn
Creator Spirit, by whose aid
The world’s foundations first were laid,
Come, visit every humble mind;
Come, pour thy joys on humankind;
From sin and sorrow set us free
And make thy temples worthy thee.
O Source of uncreated light,
The Father’s promised Paraclete,
Thrice holy fount, thrice holy fire,
Our hearts with heavenly love inspire;
Come and thy sacred unction bring
To sanctify us while we sing.
Plentous of grace, descend from high
Rich in thy sevenfold energy;
Make us eternal truths receive
And practice all that we believe;
Give us thyself that we may see
The Father and the Son by thee.
Immortal honor, endless fame,
Attend the almighty Father’s name;
The Savior Son be glorified,
Who for lost man’s redemption died;
And equal adoration be,
Eternal Paraclete, to thee.
Psalm 78:1-4
Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him. (Jn 2:11)
The three manifestations once woven into the liturgy of the Epiphany conclude with the wedding feast at Cana. Jesus Christ, in whom divinity and humanity are united, is himself the first and greatest sign of that full communion with God and with one another in love into which he draws us through the Eucharist. A marriage feast is a fitting context for the revelation of this mystery, for marriage is a sign of this promised communion.
Give heed, my people, to my teaching;
turn your ear to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in a parable
and reveal hidden lessons of the past.
The things we have heard and understood,
the things our fathers have told us,
these we will not hide from their children
but will tell them to the next generation:
the glories of the Lord and his might
and the marvelous deeds he has done.
Glory to the Father….
Word of God. 1 Timothy 3:16
Undeniably great is the mystery of devotion,/ Who was manifested in the flesh,/ vindicated in the spirit,/ seen by angels,/ proclaimed to the Gentiles,/ believed in throughout the world,/ taken up in glory.
God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory.
(Col 1:27)
Canticle of Mary
This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the church. (Eph 5:32)
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
In communion with the Body of Christ, let us, his members, pray:
R/O God, hear your people as we pray!
For all who gather together to celebrate the mystery of Christ in the Eucharist,
– may we live the love revealed and communicated in this great sacrament: R/
For all who are called to marriage,
– may their love for one another and for their families reveal to a doubting world the love of God made flesh in Jesus Christ: R/
For all who see the signs of Christ at work in the world but who cannot believe,
– may their eyes be opened to the height and depth of God’s love for them: R/
Personal intentions
Our Father….
May Christ dwell in our hearts through faith, and may charity be the root and foundation of our life. Amen. (cf. Eph 3:17)
Marian Antiphon
Blessed Mother of God, Mary, perpetual Virgin,
temple of the Lord, shrine of the Holy Spirit,
you alone without compare were pleasing
to the Lord Jesus Christ;
pray for the people, intervene for the clergy;
intercede for devout women.
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli
porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti,
surgere qui curat, populo: tu quae genuisti,
natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem,
Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore
sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere.
Loving mother of the Redeemer,
gate of heaven, star of the sea,
assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again.
To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator,
yet remained a virgin after as before.
You who received Gabriel’s joyful greeting,
have pity on us, poor sinners.
V/ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
R/ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Salve Regina
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.
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