PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11)

Prayer for the Evening

Who is God but the Lord?

Come, let us adore! (cf. Ps 18:32)

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

Soul of my Savior, sanctify my breast,

Body of Christ, be thou my saving guest,

Blood of my Savior, bathe me in thy tide,

Wash me with waters gushing from thy side.

Strength and protection may thy Passion be,

O blessed Jesus, hear and answer me;

Deep in thy wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me,

So shall I never, never part from thee.

PSALM 183:1-37

I have the strength for everything through him who empowers me. (Phil 4:13)

God strengthens us in Christ, the Word of life and the Bread of life which we receive at the Eucharistic feast.

As for God, his ways are perfect;

the word of the Lord, purest gold.

He indeed is the shield

of all who make him their refuge.

For who is God but the Lord?

Who is a rock but our God?

The God who girds me with strength

and makes the path safe before me.

My feet you made swift as the deer’s;

you have made me stand firm on the heights.

You have trained my hands for battle

and my arms to bend the heavy bow.

You gave me your saving shield;

you upheld me, trained me with care.

You gave me freedom for my steps;

my feet have never slipped.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God (Isaiah 35:3-4)

Strengthen the hands that are feeble,/ make firm the knees that are weak,/ Say to those whose hearts are frightened:/ Be strong, fear not!/ Here is your God,/ he comes with vindication;/ With divine recompense/ he comes to save you.

Your words have upheld the stumbler;/ you have strengthened his faltering knees. (Jb 4:4)

CANTICLE OF MARY

I love you, Lord, my strength. (Ps 18:2)

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

Christ is our strength. With joy, we pray:

R/Make safe the path before us.

When we hesitate to do your will because we are weak:

– make us strong in your love. R/

When we refuse to turn to you because we feel our unworthiness:

– make us confident in your love. R/

When we draw back from the reality of death because we are afraid:

– make us firm in our faith in your love. R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

May God fully supply whatever we need, in accord with his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Amen. (cf. Phil 4:19)

MARIAN ANTIPHON

Antiphon for the Memorial of

Our Lady of the Rosary,

October 7

The daughters of Zion saw her flourishing

in blossoms of roses,

and pronounced her most blessed.

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.