PRAYER FOR THIS MORNING (WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2)

Prayer for the Morning

Let us praise the Lord for his goodness,

and bless the King of the ages!

Glory to the Father…. Alleluia!

HYMN

Lord of all being, throned afar,

Thy glory flames from sun and star;

Center and soul of every sphere,

Yet to each loving heart how near!

Lord of all life, below, above,

Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,

Before thine ever-blazing throne

We ask no luster of our own.

Grant us thy truth to make us free,

And kindling hearts that burn for thee,

Till all thy living altars claim

One holy light, one heavenly flame.

CANTICLE OF TOBIT 13:10-11

I will make you a light to the nations,/ that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth. (Is 49:6)

The bright light of the Risen sun, Jesus Christ, shines to all parts of the earth. Let us walk in his light and follow in his way, that, reflecting his brightness, we may enlighten the eyes of the blind with faith and hope.

Praise the Lord for his goodness,

and bless the King of the ages,

so that his tent may be rebuilt in you with joy.

May he gladden within you all who were captives;

all who were ravaged may he cherish within you

for all generations to come.

A bright light will shine to all parts of the earth;

many nations shall come to you from afar,

and the inhabitants of all the limits of the earth,

drawn to you by the name of the Lord God,

bearing in their hands their gifts for the King of heaven.

Every generation shall give joyful praise in you,

and shall call you the chosen one,

through all ages forever.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God (Isaiah 42:6-7)

I, the Lord, have called you for the victory of justice,/ I have grasped you by the hand;/ I formed you, and set you/ as a covenant of the people,/ a light for the nations,/ To open the eyes of the blind,/ to bring out prisoners from confinement,/ and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.

No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. (Lk 8:16)

CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH

My eyes have seen your salvation,/ which you prepared in sight of all the peoples,/ a light for revelation to the Gentiles,/ and glory for your people Israel. (Lk 2:30-32)

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;

he has come to his people and set them free.

He has raised up for us a mighty savior,

born of the house of his servant David.

Through his holy prophets he promised of old

that he would save us from our enemies,

from the hands of all who hate us.

He promised to show mercy to our fathers

and to remember his holy covenant.

This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:

to set us free from the hands of our enemies,

free to worship him without fear,

holy and righteous in his sight

all the days of our life.

You, my child, shall be called the prophet

of the Most High;

for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,

to give his people knowledge of salvation

by the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our God

the dawn from on high shall break upon us,

to shine on those who dwell in darkness

and the shadow of death,

and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory to the Father…

INTERCESSIONS 

In joy we pray:

R/Lord, draw all people to yourself!

Where there is hatred,

– let us sow love. R/

Where there is darkness,

– let us bring light. R/

Where there is sadness,

– let us bring joy. R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

Lord God of light, you have shone upon our darkness and set us free through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Grant us the grace to live in the freedom of the children of God, that where we walk this day, we may bring light, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.