Prayer for the Evening
Come, let us praise the Lord our God!
Glory to the Father…. Alleluia!
HYMN
Christ is gone up: yet ere he passed
From earth in heaven to reign,
He formed one holy Church to last
Till he should come again.
So age by age, and year by year,
His grace was handed on;
And still the holy Church is here,
Although her Lord is gone.
PSALM 133
This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. (Jn 13:35)
Saints Timothy and Titus are figures of apostolic friendship. Close collaborators with Saint Paul, they served Christ by their unified service to the spreading of the Gospel. Unity in love—which does not preclude some differences of opinion or even disagreements needing resolution—is itself a form of ministry.
How good and how pleasant it is,
when brothers live in unity!
It is like precious oil upon the head
running down upon the beard,
running down upon Aaron’s beard,
upon the collar of his robes.
It is like the dew of Hermon which falls
on the heights of Zion.
For there the Lord gives his blessing,
life for ever.
Glory to the Father….
Word of God (Matthew 18:19-20)
Again, [amen,] I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
I yearn to see you again, recalling your tears,
so that I may be filled with joy.
(2 Tm 1:4)
CANTICLE OF MARY
Love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor. (Rom 12:10)
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
United in heart and mind and voice, let us raise our prayer to God our Father through Saints Timothy and Titus, as we say:
R/Make all one in your love!
For all factions within the Church and among Christians, we pray: R/
For all divided families and neighborhoods, we pray: R/
For all those who need courage in spreading the Gospel, we pray: R/
For all those who have fallen away from communion with the Church, we pray: R/
For all who feel alone or abandoned, we pray: R/
(Personal intentions)
Our Father….
May grace, mercy, and peace be with us from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. (cf. 2 Tm 1:2)
Marian Antiphon
Antiphon for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, January 1
The root of Jesse has budded,
a star has arisen from Jacob;
a Virgin has brought forth the Savior;
we praise you, our God.
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, 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.
