PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (SUNDAY, JULY 26)
Prayer for the Evening
Christ reveals God’s wisdom:
let us give him thanks and praise!
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
Teach me Aaron’s thoughtful silence
When corrected by thy rod;
Teach me Eli’s acquiescence,
Saying, “Do thy will, my God”:
Teach me Job’s confiding patience,
Dreading words from pride that flow;
For thou, Lord, alone exaltest,
And thou only layest low.
PSALM 25:1-11
He who keeps the law controls his impulses;/ he who is perfect in fear of the Lord has wisdom. (Sir 21:11)
The more faithfully we obey God’s will, the more deeply we value the hidden treasure of his Kingdom, manifested to those who seek it faithfully through resistance to the tyranny of self-will. Obedience runs counter to the world’s wisdom but teaches us God’s wisdom as revealed in the obedient Christ.
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
I trust you, let me not be disappointed;
do not let my enemies triumph.
Those who hope in you shall not be disappointed,
but only those who wantonly break faith.
Lord, make me know your ways.
Lord, teach me your paths.
Make me walk in your truth, and teach me:
for you are God my savior.
In you I hope all day long
because of your goodness, O Lord.
Remember your mercy, Lord,
and the love you have shown from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth.
In your love remember me.
The Lord is good and upright.
He shows the path to those who stray,
he guides the humble in the right path;
he teaches his way to the poor.
His ways are faithfulness and love
for those who keep his covenant and law.
Lord, for the sake of your name
forgive my guilt; for it is great.
Glory to the Father….
Word of God (1 Corinthians 2:6-8)
Yet we do speak a wisdom to those who are mature, but not a wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age who are passing away. Rather, we speak God’s wisdom, mysterious, hidden, which God predetermined before the ages for our glory, and which none of the rulers of this age knew for, if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand
the things freely given us by God. (1 Cor 2:12)
CANTICLE OF MARY
The root of wisdom is fear of the Lord;/ her branches are length of days. (Sir 1:18)
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
Through Christ, who is the wisdom of God made manifest on the cross, let us pray:
R/Show us your ways! Teach us your paths!
For the grace of true and loving obedience, we pray: R/
For the grace of genuine self-denial, we pray: R/
For the grace of final perseverance in the ways of Christ, we pray: R/
(Personal intentions)
Our Father….
May God keep us firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. (cf. 1 Cor 1:8)
MARIAN ANTIPHON
Antiphon for the Memorial of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 16,
from the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
Your head is like Carmel,
and the hairs of your head,
bound in tresses,
even as royal purple, alleluia.
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.
