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.

Hymn

Loving & Forgiving (1)

Loving and forgiving are you, O Lord;
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
loving and forgiving are you.

All my being, bless the Lord,
bless the holy name of God.
All my being, bless the Lord,
rememb’ring the goodness of God.

Loving and forgiving are you, O Lord;
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
loving and forgiving are you.

God forgives us all our sins,
healing those who live in pain,
saving us from final death.
God fills us with goodness of love.

Loving and forgiving are you, O Lord;
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
loving and forgiving are you.

Good and gracious is the Lord,
slow to anger, rich in love.
God remembers not our sins;
forgiving and loving is God.

Loving and forgiving are you, O Lord;
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
loving and forgiving are you.

As heaven soars above the earth,
so great the love of God for us.
As far as east is from the west,
the Lord takes our sins from us.

Loving and forgiving are you, O Lord;
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
loving and forgiving are you.

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 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 121

Ant. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains;
from where shall come my help?
My help shall come from the Lord
who made heaven and earth.

May the Lord never allow you to stumble!
Let God sleep not, your guard.
No, God sleeps not nor slumbers,
Israel’s guard.

The Lord is your guard and your shade;
at your right side, God stands.
By day, the sun shall not smite you
nor the moon in the night.

The Lord will guard you from evil,
and will guard your soul.
The Lord will guard your going and coming
both now and for ever.

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. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Canticle
Revelation 15:3-4

Ant. King of all the ages, your ways are perfect and true.

Mighty and wonderful are your works,
Lord God Almighty!
Righteous and true are your ways,
O King of the nations!

Who would dare refuse you honor
or the glory due your name, O Lord?
Since you alone are holy, all nations shall come
and worship in your presence.
Your mighty deeds are clearly seen.

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. King of all the ages, your ways are perfect and true.

Reading

A Reading from the Letter of James
(James 5:16, 19-20)

Declare your sins to one another, and pray for one another that you may find healing. The fervent petition of a holy person is powerful indeed. My sisters and brothers, the case may arise among you of someone straying from the truth and of another bringing him back. Remember this: the person who brings a sinner back from his way will save his soul from death and cancel a multitude of sins.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Take a few moments to reflect on the reading.

Responsory

To you, O Lord, I make my prayer for mercy.
To you, O Lord, I make my prayer for mercy.
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.
I make my prayer for mercy.
Glory to the Father and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
To you, O Lord, I make my prayer for mercy.

Gospel Canticle
Canticle of Mary

Luke 1:46-55
Ant. They would have arrested Jesus, but they feared the people who regarded him as a prophet.

While making the sign of the cross:

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior
for God has looked with favor on this lowly servant.

From this day, all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is God’s Name.

God has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
God has shown the strength of his arm
and has scattered the proud in their conceit.

God has cast down the mighty from their thrones
and has lifted up the lowly.
God has filled the hungry with good things
and has sent the rich away empty.

God has come to the help of his servant Israel,
for God has remembered the promise of mercy,
the promise made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his children forever.

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. They would have arrested Jesus, but they feared the people who regarded him as a prophet.

Intercessions

The Savior of humankind, by dying, destroyed death and by rising again, restored life. Let us humbly ask him:
Hear, O Lord, enfold us in your mercy.

Redeemer of the world, give us a greater share of your passion through a deeper spirit of repentance so that we may share the glory of your resurrection.
Cry out for God’s mercy:
Hear, O Lord, enfold us in your mercy.

May your Mother, comfort of the afflicted, protect us. May we console others as you console us.
Cry out for God’s mercy:
Hear, O Lord, enfold us in your mercy.

In their trials, enable your faithful people to share in your passion and so reveal in their lives your saving power.
Cry out for God’s mercy:
Hear, O Lord, enfold us in your mercy.

You humbled yourself by being obedient even to accepting death, death on a cross, give all who serve you the gifts of obedience and patient endurance.
Cry out for God’s mercy:
Hear, O Lord, enfold us in your mercy.

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.

Transform the bodies of the dead to be like your own in glory, and bring us at last into their fellowship.
Cry out for God’s mercy:
Hear, O Lord, enfold us in your mercy.

Hear, O Lord, enfold us in your mercy. (2)

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

Merciful Father,
May our acts of penance bring us your forgiveness,
Open our hearts to your love, and prepare us for the coming feast of the resurrection. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and 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.

Ave Regina Caelorum (3)

Ave Regina Caelorum,
Ave, Domina Angelorum:
Salve, radix, salve, porta,
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:
Gaude, Virgo gloriosa,
Super omnes speciosa,
Vale, o valde decora,
Et pro nobis Christum exora.

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: Based on Psalm 103:8, 1-2, 3-4, 8-10, 11-12; Scott Soper, b. 1961. Music: Scott Soper. Text and music copyright 1991,
   Vocalist: Fr. Matthew Gummess, O. Carm.
   Piano: Benjamín Aguilar, O.Carm.

2. Text: General Intercessions, Lent.
   Music: Based on Parce Domine; adapted and arranged by Tony Alonso, copyright 2004.
   Vocals: The Carmelites.

3. Text: One of four Marian Antiphons, dating at least to the 12th century. It is traditionally sung at the end of Compline from the Feast of the Lord's Presentation (Feb. 2) until Wednesday in Holy Week.
   Vocals: The Carmelites