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Liturgy of the Hours Night Prayer, December 2, 2012


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Make sign of cross

God, come to my assistance.

- Lord, make haste to help me.

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.

 

Penitential Rite

Brief moment of silence

 

I confess to almighty God and to you,

my brothers and sisters,

hat I have greatly sinned,

in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

 

All strike their breast

through my fault, through my fault,

through my most grievous fault;

therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,

all the Angels and Saints,

and you, my brothers and sisters,

to pray for me to the Lord our God.

 

 

Presiding minister

May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

- Amen.

 

 

Hymn

This world, my God, is held within your hand,

Though we forget your love and steadfast might

And in the changing day uncertain stand,

Disturbed by morning, and afraid of night.

 

From youthful confidence to careful age,

Help us each one to be your loving friend,

Rewarded by the faithful servant’s wage,

God in three persons, reigning without end.

 

Melody: In Manus Tuas 10.10.10.10; Music: Herbert Howells; Text: Hamish Swanston; © 1971 by Faber Music Ltd. Reproduced from NEW CATHOLIC HYMNAL by permission of the publishers.

 

Psalmody

Antiphon

 

Night holds no terrors for me sleeping under God’s wings.

 

Psalm 91 Safe in God’s sheltering care I have given you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions (Luke 10:19).

 

He who dwélls in the shélter of the Most Hígh ✶

and abídes in the sháde of the✶

Almíghty sáys to the Lórd:

“My réfuge, my strónghold, my Gód in whom I trúst!”

 

It is hé who will frée you from the snáre ✶

of the fówler who séeks to destróy you;

hé will concéal you with his pínions ✶

and únder his wíngs you will find réfuge.

 

You will not féar the térror of the níght ✶

nor the árrow that flíes by dáy, ✶

nor the plágue that prówls in the dárkness

nor the scóurge that lays wáste at nóon.

 

A thóusand may fáll at your síde, ✶

tén thousand fáll at your ríght, yóu,

it will néver appróach; ✶

his fáithfulness is búckler and shíeld.

 

Your éyes have ónly to lóok ✶

to sée how the wícked are repáid, ✶

yóu who have said: “Lórd, my réfuge!”

and have máde the Most Hígh your dwélling.

 

Upon yóu no évil shall fáll, ✶

no plágue appróach where you dwéll.

For yóu has he commánded his ángels, ✶

to kéep you in áll your wáys.

 

They shall béar you upón their hánds ✶

lest you stríke your fóot against a stóne. ✶

On the líon and the víper you will tréad and trámple

the young líon and the drágon.

 

Since he clíngs to me in lóve, I will frée him; ✶

protéct him for he knóws my náme. ✶

When he cálls I shall ánswer: “I am wíth you.”

I will sáve him in distréss and give him glóry.

 

With léngth of lífe I will contént him; ✶

I shall lét him see my sáving pówer.

 

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.

 

Antiphon

Night holds no terrors for me sleeping under God’s wings.

 

Reading

Revelation 22:4-5

They shall see the Lord face to face and bear his name on their foreheads. The night shall be no more. They will need no light from lamps or the sun, for the Lord God shall give them light, and they shall reign forever.

 

Responsory

Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.

- Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.

You have redeemed us, Lord God of truth.

- I commend my spirit.

 

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit,

- Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.

 

Let us pray.

Lord, we have celebrated today the mystery of the rising of Christ to new life.

 

May we now rest in your peace, safe from all that could harm us, and rise again refreshed and joyful, to praise you throughout another day.

 

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

- Amen.

 

Gospel Canticle

Antiphon

Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.

 

Luke 2:29-32 Christ is the light of the nations and the glory of Israel

Make sign of cross

Lord, now you let your servant go in peace; ✶

your word has been fulfilled:

my own eyes have seen the salvation ✶

which you have prepared in the sight of every people:

a light to reveal you to the nations ✶

and the glory of your people Israel.

 

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.

 

Antiphon

Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.

 

Concluding Prayer

Let us pray.

Lord, we have celebrated today the mystery of the rising of Christ to new life.

 

May we now rest in your peace, safe from all that could harm us, and rise again refreshed and joyful, to praise you throughout another day.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

- Amen.

 

Blessing

May the all-powerful Lord grant us a restful night and a peaceful death.

- Amen.

 

Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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.

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