Vespers

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SUNDAY VESPERS

Psalter Wk 4, Sunday, Evening
Prayer II 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Preparatory PrayerOpen, O Lord, my mouth to
bless thy holy Namecleanse also my heart from
all vain, evil, and wandering thoughts
enlighten my understanding and kindle my
affections, that I may worthily, attentively,
and devoutly say this Office, and sobe meet to
be heard before the presence of thy divine
Majesty. Through Christ our Lord.Amen.
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Introductory verse

• V - O God, come to our aid.
• R - O Lord, make haste to help us.

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  bow of the head
• Glory be to the Father
• and to the Son
• and to the Holy Spirit
• as was in the beginning, is now,
• and ever shall be world without end.
• Amen. Alleluia

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O TRINITY OF BLESSED LIGHT O Lux beata
Trinitas. O Trinity of blessed light,
O Unity of princely might, The fiery
sun now goes his way Shed thou within our
hearts thy ray.
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To thee our morning song of praise To thee our
evening prayer we raise Thy glory suppliant we
adore For ever and for ever more.
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All laud to God the Father be All praise
eternal Son, to thee All glory as is ever
meet, To God the Holy Paraclete . Amen
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• Antiphon 1
  Psalmody
• In holy splendour I begot you before the
• dawn, alleluia.

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• 
  PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7
• THE MESSIAH IS KING AND PRIEST
• He must be king so that he may put all his
  enemies
• under his feet (I Cor 15-25)

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• The Lord Revelation to my Master
• Sit on my right
• your foes I will put beneath your feet.

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• The Lord will wield from Sion
• your sceptre of power
• rule in the midst of all your foes.

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• A prince from the day of your birth
• on the holy mountains
• from the womb before the dawn I begot you.

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
• You are a priest for ever,
• a priest like Melchizedek of old.

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• The Master standing at your right hand
• will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
• and therefore he shall lift up his head.

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• bow of the
  head
• Glo-ri- a Patri, et fi-li-o
• et Spi-ri-tu- i Sancto
• Sicut erat in principi- o, et nunc, et semper
• et in saecu-la saecu-lorum. Amen.
• Alleluia.

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Antiphon 1
repeated
In holy splendour I begot you before the dawn,
alleluia.
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• Silent prayer

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• Antiphon 2
• Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
  justice,
• for they shall have their fill.

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• 
  PSALM 111(112)
• THE HAPINESS OF THE JUST MAN
• Be like children of the light for the fruits of
  the light are
• seen in complete goodness and right living and
  truth.
• (Eph 58-9)

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PSALM 111(112)

• Happy the man who fears the Lord,
• who takes delight in all his commands,
• His sons shall be powerful on earth
• the children of the upright are blessed.

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PSALM 111(112)

• Riches and wealth are in his house
• his justice stands firm forever,
• He is a light in the darkness for the upright
• he is generous, merciful and just.

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PSALM 111(112)

• The good man takes pity and lends,
• he conducts his affairs with honour.
• The just man will never waver
• he will be remembered for ever.

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PSALM 111(112)

• 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.

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PSALM 111(112)

• Open - handed, he gives to the poor
• his justice stands firm for ever.
• His head will be raised in glory.

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PSALM 111(112)
The wicked man sees and is angry, grinds his
teeth and fades away. the desire of the wicked
leads to doom.
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bow
of the head Glo-ri- a Patri, et fi-li-o et
Spi-ri-tu- i Sancto Sicut erat in principi- o,
et nunc, et semper et in saecu-la saecu-lorum.
Amen.
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Antiphon 2 Blessed are those who
hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall
have their fill.
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Silent prayer
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• Antiphon 3
• Praise God, all you his servants, both great
  and small, alleluia.

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CANTICLE REV
191,2,5-7 THE MARRIAGE FEAST OF THE LAMB
Alleluia. Salvation and glory and power belong
to our God, R Alleluia. His judgments are
true and just. R Alleluia, alleluia.
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CANTICLE REV 191,2,5-7
Alleluia. Praise our God, all you his
servants, R Alleluia You who fear him, small
and great. R Alleluia, alleluia.
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CANTICLE REV 191,2,5-7

• Alleluia.
• The Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns,
• R Alleluia
• Let us rejoice and exult and give him the
• glory.
• R Alleluia, alleluia.

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CANTICLE REV 191,2,5-7
Alleluia. The marriage of the Lamb has come,
R Alleluia. And his bride has made herself
ready. R Alleluia, alleluia.
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bow of the
head Glory be to the Father and to
the Son and to the Holy Spirit as was in the
beginning, is now, and ever shall be world
without end. Amen. Alleluia
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Antiphon 3 Praise God, all you his
servants, both great and small, alleluia.
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Silent prayer
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Scripture Reading Heb 1222 -24 What
you have come to is Mount Zion and the city of
the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem where the
millions of angels have gathered for the
festival, with the whole Church in which everyone
is a first-born son and a citizen of heaven.
You have come to God himself, the supreme judge,
and been placed with spirits of the Saints who
have been made perfect and to Jesus, the
mediator who brings a new covenant and a blood
for purification which pleads more insistently
than Abels. Silent prayer
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Short Responsory
Cantor Great is our Lord great is his
might. All Great is our Lord great is
his might. Cantor His wisdom can never be
measured. All Great is our Lord great
is his might. Cantor Glory be to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy
Spirit. All Great is our Lord great is his
might.
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• CANTICLE OF MARY LK I 46 -55
• Magnificat Antiphon
• When one of them saw that he had been made
  clean,
• he went back and gave praise to God with a loud
  voice.

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• CANTICLE OF MARY LK I 46 -55
• Magnificat Antiphon
• When one of them saw that he had been made
  clean,
• he went back and gave praise to God with a loud
  voice.

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CANTICLE OF MARY LK I 46 -55
My soul glorifies the Lord, my spirit rejoices
in God, my Saviour, He looks on his servant in
her lowliness henceforth all ages will call me
blessed. The Almighty works marvels for me
Holy his name! His mercy is from age to age on
those who fear him.
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CANTICLE OF MARY LK I 46 -55
He puts forth his arm in strength and scatters
the proud-hearted. He casts the mighty from their
thrones and raises the lowly. He fills the
starving with good things, sends the rich away
empty. He protects Israel, his servant rememberin
g his mercy, the mercy promised to our
fathers, to Abraham and his sons forever.
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bow of the
head Glo-ri- a Patri, et fi-li-o et
Spi-ri-tu- i Sancto Sicut erat in principi- o,
et nunc, et semper et in saecu-la saecu-lorum.
Amen.
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• Magnificat Antiphon repeated
• When one of them saw that he had been made
  clean,
• he went back and gave praise to God with a loud
  voice.

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  Intercessions
• In the Church, God has made known to us
• his hidden purpose to make all things one
• in Christ. Let us pray that his will may be
• done.
• R Father, unite all things in Christ.

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• We give you thanks for the presence and
• power of your Spirit in the Church - give
• us the will to search for unity, and inspire
• us to pray and work together.
• R Father, unite all things in Christ.

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• We give you thanks for all whose work
• proclaims your love - help us to serve
• the communities in whose life we share.
• R Father, unite all things in Christ.

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• Father, care for all who serve in the Church
• as ministers of your word and sacraments -
• may they bring your whole family to the
• unity for which Christ prayed.
• R Father, unite all things in Christ.

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• Your people have known the ravages of war and
  hatred - grant that they may know the peace left
  by your Son.
• R Father, unite all things in Christ.

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• Spontaneous
  intercessions
• ..(R)
• 2. ...(R)
• 3. ...(R)
• R Father, unite all things in Christ.

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• Fulfill the hope of those who sleep in your
  peace- bring them to that final resurrection
  when you will be all in all.
• R Father, unite all things in Christ.

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• Silent prayer

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Pater noster, qui es in caelisOur Father, who
art in heaven,santificetur Nomen tuumhallowed
be thy Nameadveniat regnum tuumthy Kingdom
comefiat voluntas tua,sicut in caelo et in
terra,thy will be done on earth as it is in
Heaven.Panem nostrum, quotidianum da nobis
hodie,Give us today our daily breadet dimitte
nobis debita nostraand forgive us our
trespasses
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sicut at nos dimittimus debitoribus
nostris,as we forgive those who trespass against
uset ne nos inducas in tentationem,and lead us
not into temptationsed libera nos a malo.but
deliver us from evil.
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Concluding prayer Lord God, open our hearts
to your grace. Let it go before us and be with
us, that we may always be intent upon doing your
will. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit God for ever and ever. R
Amen.
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Dismissal

• The Lord bless us,
• and keep us from all evil,
• and bring us to everlasting life.
• R Amen.

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4. 45 pm - 5.15 pm
SUNDAY VESPERS