PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (THURSDAY, AUGUST 20)
Prayer for the Evening
Let us praise the Lord in all his saints!
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
O Jesus, king most wonderful!
O Conqueror renowned!
O source of peace ineffable,
In whom all joys are found:
O Jesus, light of all below,
The fount of life and fire,
Surpassing all the joys we know,
All that we can desire.
You may our tongues for ever bless;
You may we love alone
And ever in our lives express
The image of your own.
PSALM 112:1-9
You have been told, O man, what is good,/ and what the Lord requires of you:/ Only to do the right and to love goodness,/ and to walk humbly with your God. (Mi 6:8)
Saint Bernard wrote eloquently of the growth of love that marks the path of true holiness. Love is a practical virtue: it dwells in God’s presence but works for the good of others. Saint Bernard’s own holiness was rewarded by the rapid expansion of his order: his spiritual sons continue to serve the Church by a life of prayer, penance, and work.
Happy the man who fears the Lord,
who takes delight in all his commands.
His sons will be powerful on earth;
the children of the upright are blessed.
Riches and wealth are in his house;
his justice stands firm for ever.
He is a light in the darkness for the upright:
he is generous, merciful and just.
The good man takes pity and lends,
he conducts his affairs with honor.
The just man will never waver:
he will be remembered for ever.
He has no fear of evil news;
with a firm heart he trusts in the Lord.
With a steadfast heart he will not fear;
he will see the downfall of his foes.
Open-handed, he gives to the poor;
his justice stands firm for ever.
His head will be raised in glory.
Glory to the Father….
Word of God (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)
If I speak in human and angelic tongues, but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy, and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
God is love!
(1 Jn 4:8)
CANTICLE OF MARY
Render true judgment, and show kindness and compassion toward each other. (Zec 7:9)
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
Jesus Christ is the source and measure of true holiness.
R/Make us holy, O Lord.
Teach us to take delight in your commands: R/
Teach us to seek treasure in heaven by renouncing possessiveness on earth: R/
Teach us to be generous, merciful, and just: R/
Teach us to conduct all business with honor: R/
(Personal intentions)
Our Father….
Grace, mercy, and peace be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son in truth and love. Amen. (cf. 2 Jn 3)
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.
