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

Roll Away the Stone (1)

They have been saying
all our plans are empty.
They have been saying
"Where is their God now?"

Roll away the stone,
see the glory of God.
Roll away the stone.
Roll away the stone,
see the glory of God.
Roll away the stone.

They have been saying
no one will remember.
They have been saying
power rules the world.

Roll away the stone,
see the glory of God.
Roll away the stone.
Roll away the stone,
see the glory of God.
Roll away the stone.

They have been saying
no one hears the singing.
They have been saying
all our strength is gone.

Roll away the stone,
see the glory of God.
Roll away the stone.
Roll away the stone,
see the glory of God.
Roll away the stone.

They have been saying:
"All of us are dying."
They have been saying:
"All of us are dead."

Roll away the stone,
see the glory of God.
Roll away the stone.

Roll away the stone,
see the glory of God.
Roll away the stone.

PSALMODY
Psalm 141:1-9

Ant. O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense, my hands like an evening offering.

O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like
incense, my hands like an evening offering.

Lord, I am calling: hasten to help me.
Listen to me as I cry to you.
Let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.

O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like
incense, my hands like an evening offering.

Lord, set a guard at my mouth,
keep watch at the gate of my lips.
Let my heart not turn to things that are wrong,
to sharing the evil deeds done by the sinful.
No, I will never taste their delights.

O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like
incense, my hands like an evening offering.

The good may reprove me,
In kindness chastise me,
but the wicked shall never anoint my head.
Every day, I counter their malice with prayer.

O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like
incense, my hands like an evening offering.

To you, Lord my God, my eyes are turned:
In you I take refuge; do not forsake me.
Keep me safe from the traps they have set for me,
from the snares of those who do evil.

O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like
incense, my hands like an evening offering.

Praise to the Father, praise to the Son,
all praise to the life giving Spirit.
As it was, is now, and shall always be
for ages unending. Amen.

Ant. O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense, my hands like an evening offering. (2)

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 142

Ant. You have led me forth from prison, that I may give praise to your name, alleluia.

I pray, I plead,
I cry for mercy, Lord;
I pour out all my troubles,
The story of my distress.
My spirit fails me.

You know the road I walk
and the traps hidden from me.
See what they are doing!
No one befriends me or cares for me.

There is no escape,
So I turn to you, Lord.
I know you are my refuge,
All I have in the land of the living.

I am pleading; hear me!
I have no strength.
God, rescue me!
They hunt me down and overwhelm me.

Free me from this cage!
Then I will praise your name
and gather with the just
to thank you for your kindness.

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. You have led me forth from prison, that I may give praise to your name, alleluia.

CANTICLE
Philippians 2:6-11

Ant. The Son of God learned obedience through suffering and became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation, alleluia.

Though he was in the form of God,
Jesus did not deem equality with God
something to be grasped at.

Rather, He emptied Himself
and took the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.

He was known to be human estate,
and it was thus that he humbled Himself,
obediently accepting even death,
death on a cross.

Because of this,
God highly exalted Him
and bestowed on Him the name above
every other name,

So that at Jesus’ name every knee must bend
in the heavens, on the earth,
and under the earth,

and every tongue proclaim
to the glory of God the Father:
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!

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. The Son of God learned obedience through suffering and became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation, alleluia.

Reading

A Reading from the First Letter of St. Peter
(1 Peter 2:9-10)

You are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people God claims for his own to proclaim the glorious works” of the One who called you from darkness into God’s marvelous light. Once you were no people, but now you are God’s people; once there was no mercy for you, but now you have found mercy.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Take a few moments to reflect on the reading.

Responsory

The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
When they saw the risen Lord,
Alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Canticle
Canticle of Mary

The Magnificat (3)
Luke 1:46-55
Ant. I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me, alleluia.

While making the sign of the cross:

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
My spirit sings to God, my saving God,
Who on this day, above all others, favored me
And raised me up, a light for all to see.

Through me, great deeds will God make manifest
And all the earth will come to call me blest.
Unbounded love and mercy sure will I proclaim
For all who know and praise God’s holy name.

God’s mighty arm, protector of the just,
Will guard the weak and raise them from the dust.
But mighty kings will swiftly fall from thrones corrupt.
The strong brought low, the lowly lifted up.

Soon will the poor and hungry of the earth
Be richly blest, be given greater worth.
And Israel, as once foretold to Abraham,
Will live in peace throughout the promised land.

All glory be to God, Creator blest,
To Jesus Christ, God’s love made manifest,
And to the Holy Spirit, gentle Comforter,
All glory be, both now and evermore.

Ant. I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me, alleluia.

Intercessions

Christ is our life and resurrection. Let us cry out with faith:
Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer! Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer!

Lord Jesus, we pray for your Catholic Church: make it holy, so that your kingdom may be established among all nations.
Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer! Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer!

We pray for the sick and the sorrowful, for those in bondage and in exile, that they may receive consolation and help.
Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer! Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer!

We pray for those who have turned away from your paths, that they may experience the grace of your forgiveness and the joy of rising to new life.
Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer! Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer!

Crucified and risen Savior, you will come to judge the world; have mercy on us sinners.
Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer! Risen Savior, 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.

Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer! Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer!

We pray for all the living, and for all who have gone from us in the hope of resurrection.
Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer! Risen Savior, Hear our Prayer! (4)

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

God, our Father,
Look upon us with love. You redeem us and make us your children in Christ. Give us true freedom and bring us to the inheritance you promised.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your son,
who 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.

Reginia Caeli (5)

Reginia Caeli laetare, alleluia,
quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,
ressurexit sicut dixit, alleluia;
ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

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

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


Credits and Permissions
All text and music are in the public domain
or used with permission:
OneLicense A-726188. All rights reserved.
Unless otherwise stated, all music
is published by OCP or a division of OCP.
Julian Pardo produces all audio.
Michael Aguilar, Jr. produces all videos.

1. Text and Music: Tom Conry, b. 1951. Copyright 1993.
   All Vocals: Matthew Gummess, O.Carm.
   Accompaniment Julian Pardo.

2. Text: Based on Psalm 141:1-5, 8-9, Doxology; Paul Inwood, b. 1947.
   Music: Paul Inwood. Text and Music copyright 1984, 1985, Paul Inwood.
   Vocals: Steven Begert-Clark and The Carmelites.

3. Lyrics Based on Luke 1:68-79; Owen Alstott, b. 1947, copyright 1993.
   Music: Bernadette Farrell, b. 1957, copyright 1993.
   Vocals: Steven Begert-Clark.
   Piano:Benjamin Aguilar, O.Carm.
   Bells: Julian Pardo.

4. Text: Gabe Huck, adapted from “Prayer of the Faithful.”
   Music: Tony Alonso.
   Vocals: The Carmelites.

5. Traditional.
   Vocals: The Carmelites, including Matthew Gummess, O.Carm.,
   Carl Markelz, O.Carm., Ryan J. Resurreccion, O. Carm.,
   Benjamín Aguilar, O.Carm.