PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29)

Prayer for the Evening

In the presence of the angels

let us praise our God!

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

Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright,

Filled with celestial splendor and light,

These that, where night never follows the day,

Raise the “Thrice Holy” song ever and aye.

These are your ministers, these do you own,

God of Sabaoth, the nearest your throne;

These are your messengers, these do you send,

Help of the helpless ones! man to defend.

Still let them succor us; still let them fight,

Lord of angelic hosts, battling for right;

Till, where their anthems they ceaselessly pour,

We with the angels may bow and adore.

PSALM 138:1-5

The angel who spoke with me said to me, Proclaim: Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am deeply moved for the sake of Jerusalem and Zion. (Zec 1:14)

In whatever form they appear, the great angels of God bear the message of God’s faithfulness and love for his people, and proclaim the glory of his saving power.

I thank you, Lord, with all my heart,

you have heard the words of my mouth.

In the presence of the angels I will bless you.

I will adore before your holy temple.

I thank you for your faithfulness and love

which excel all we ever knew of you.

On the day I called, you answered;

you increased the strength of my soul.

All earth’s kings shall thank you

when they hear the words of your mouth.

They shall sing of the Lord’s ways:

“How great is the glory of the Lord!”

Glory to the Father….

Word of God (Isaiah 63:9)

It was not a messenger or an angel,/ but he himself who saved them./ Because of his love and pity/ he redeemed them himself,/ Lifting them and carrying them/ all the days of old.

Blessed be God for ever!

CANTICLE OF MARY 

Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest/ and on earth peace.” (Lk 2:13-14)

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 

To the One who reigns above the angels yet stoops down to hear the prayers of earth, let us pray:

R/With the angels, we sing your praise!

You are all-holy and all-loving: R/

You send your messengers to bear the tidings of ­salvation: R/

You will to gather your people into your glory with all the angels: R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

May mercy, peace, and love be ours in abundance. Amen. (cf. Jude 2)

MARIAN ANTIPHON

Antiphon for the Feast of the Nativity

of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

8 September

With joy let us celebrate the nativity of blessed Mary,

that she may intercede for us

before the Lord Jesus 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.