Call to Worship

While making the sign of the cross:

God, come to our assistance.
Lord, make haste to help us.

Glory to the Father and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
is now and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia!

Hymn

At the Cross (1)

At the cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful Mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.

Through her heart, his sorrow sharing,
All his bitter anguish bearing,
Now, at length, the sword has passed.

O, how sad and sore, distressed,
Was that Mother highly blest
Of the sole begotten One!

By the cross with thee to stay;
There with thee to weep and pray,
All I ask of thee to give.

PSALMODY

Psalm 141:1-9

Ant. Like burning incense, O Lord, let my prayer rise up to you.

I have called to you, O Lord; hasten to help me!
Hear my voice when I cry to you.
Let my prayer arise before you like incense,
the raising of my hands like an evening oblation.

Set, O Lord, a guard over my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips!
Do not turn my heart to things that are wrong,
to evil deeds with those who are sinners.

Never allow me to share in their feasting.
If the good strike or reprove me, it is kindness;
but let the oil of the wicked not anoint my head.
Let my prayer be ever against their malice.

Their princes were thrown down by the side of the rock:
Then they understood that my words were kind.
As a millstone is shattered to pieces on the ground,
so their bones were strewn at the mouth of the grave.

To you, Lord God, my eyes are turned:
In you, I take refuge; spare my soul!
From the trap they have laid for me, keep me safe:
Keep me from the snares of those who do evil.

Glory to the Father and to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning
is now and will be forever.
Amen.

Ant. Like burning incense, O Lord, let my prayer rise up to you.

Psalm Prayer

Lord,
From the rising of the sun to its setting,
your name is worthy of all praise.
Let our prayer come like incense before you.
May the lifting up of our hands
be as an evening sacrifice
acceptable to you,
Lord, our God.

Psalm 147*

*From the Evening Prayer I of the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Ant. We have come to the city of the living God, and to Jesus, mediator of the new Covenant.

O praise the lord, Jerusalem!
Zion, praise your God!

For God has strengthened the bars of your gates,
and has blessed the children within you:
established peace on your borders,
and feeds you with finest wheat.

God sends out the word to the earth
and swiftly runs the command.
God showers down snow white as wool
and scatters hoar-frost like ashes.

God hurls down hailstones like crumbs.
The waters are frozen at his touch.
God sends forth the word and it melts them:
at the breath of the Lord’s mouth the waters flow.

God makes a word known to Jacob,
to Israel laws and decrees.
God has not dealt thus with other nations
and has not taught them his decrees.

Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning
is now and will be forever. Amen.

Ant. We have come to the city of the living God, and to Jesus, mediator of the new Covenant.

Canticle
Ephesians 1:3-10

Ant. In Christ, we have redemption through his blood.

Praised be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has bestowed on us in Christ
every spiritual blessing in the heavens.

God chose us in Him
before the world began
to be holy
and blameless in God’s sight.

God predestined us to be adopted children
through Jesus Christ,
such was God’s will and pleasure,
that all might praise the glorious favor
bestowed on us in the Beloved.

In Him and through his blood, we have been
redeemed,
and our sins forgiven,
so immeasurably generous
is God’s favor to us.

God has given us the wisdom
to understand fully the mystery,
the plan God was pleased
to decree in Christ.

A plan to be carried out in Christ,
in the fullness of time,
to bring all things into one in Him,
in the heavens and on earth.

Glory to Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now and will be forever. Amen.

Ant. In Christ, we have redemption through his blood.

Reading

A Reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Galations
(Galatians 4:4-5)*
*from Evening Prayer I of the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to deliver from the law those who were subjected to it, so that we might receive our status as adopted children.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Take a few moments to reflect on the reading.

Responsory

Holy Mary, heaven’s Queen and our Lady, you stood by the cross of the Lord.
Holy Mary, heaven’s Queen and our Lady, you stood by the cross of the Lord.
Happy is she, who without dying has won the martyr’s crown.
You stood by the cross of the Lord.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Holy Mary, heaven’s Queen and our Lady, you stood by the cross of the Lord.

Gospel Canticle
Canticle of Mary

Holy is His Name (2)
Luke 1:46-55
Ant. When Jesus saw his mother standing beside the cross with the disciple whom he loved, he said to her: Woman, behold your son. Then he said to the disciple: Behold your mother.

While making the sign of the cross:

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
and my spirit exalts in God my Savior.
For he has looked with mercy on my lowliness,
and my name will be forever exalted.
For the mighty God has done great things for me,
and his mercy will reach from age to age.

And holy, holy,
holy is his name.

He has mercy in ev’ry generation.
He has revealed his power and his glory.
He has cast down the mighty in their arrogance,
and has lifted up the meek and the lowly.
He has come to help his servant Israel;
he remembers his promise to our ancestors.

And holy, holy,
holy is his name.

And holy, holy,
holy is his name.

Ant. When Jesus saw his mother standing beside the cross with the disciple whom he loved, he said to her: Woman, behold your son. Then he said to the disciple: Behold your mother.

Intercessions

Let us praise God, our almighty Father, who wished that Mary, his Son’s mother, be celebrated by each generation. Now in need, we ask:
O God, hear us; hear our prayer.

O God, worker of miracles, you made the immaculate Virgin Mary share, body and soul, in your Son’s glory in heaven. Direct the hearts of your children to that same glory.
O God, hear us; hear our prayer.

You made Mary our mother. Through her intercession, grant strength to the weak, comfort to the sorrowing, pardon to sinners, salvation and peace to all.
O God, hear us; hear our prayer.

You made Mary full of grace. Grant all people the joyful abundance of your grace.
O God, hear us; hear our prayer.

Make your Church of one mind and one heart in love, and help all those who believe to be one in prayer with Mary, the mother of Jesus.
O God, hear us; hear our prayer.

For the sick who have asked us to accompany them with our prayers, that they may experience your merciful and healing touch today.

Please pray aloud the names of those who are sick or in need of healing.

O God, hear us; hear our prayer.

You crowned Mary Queen of Heaven. May all the dead rejoice in your kingdom with the saints for ever.
O God, hear us; hear our prayer. (3)

The Lord’s Prayer

And now let us pray with confidence as Christ our Lord asked:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.

Closing Prayer

Father,
as your Son was raised on the cross,
his mother Mary stood by him,
sharing his sufferings.
May your Church be united with Christ
in his suffering and death
and so come to share in his rising to new life,
where he lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Blessing

While making the sign of the cross:

May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil and
bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

Salve Regina (4)

Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiæ,
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevæ,
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos
misericordes oculos ad nos converte;
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
Pray for us.
Sant’Angelo,
Pray for us.

Let us spend this evening in peace.
Thanks be to God.

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1. Text and Music: written by Carey Landry, arranged by Martha Lesinski,
   copyrights 1975, 1978.
   Vocals: Anna May Rudolph.
   Percussion: Julian Pardo.

2. Text: Based on Luke 1:46-55; John Michael Talbot, b. 1954.
   Music: John Michael Talbot, arr. by Phil Perkins, b. 1948, and Rock Modlin, b. 1966. Text and music copyrights 1980, 1995, Birdwing Music/BMG Songs. Administered by EMI CMG Publishing.
   Lead vocals and harmony: NickRitacco.
   Additional vocal harmonies: Steven Begert-Clark.
   Guitar: Julian Pardo.
   Piano: Benjamin Aguilar, O.Carm.

3. Text and Music: Response from: “O, God Hear Us.” Bob Hurd, b. 1950; Copyright: 1984, Bob Hurd.
   Vocals: The Carmelites.

4. Text: Latin, attr. to Hermannus Contractus, 1013-1054; English, Paul F. Ford, b. 1947, © 1995, Paul F. Ford.
   Music: Chant, Mode V; guitar acc.© 1993, OCP.
   Vocals: The Carmelites, including Matthew Gummess, O.Carm., Carl Markelz, O.Carm., Ryan J. Resurreccion, O. Carm., Benjamín Aguilar, O.Carm.