Liturgy of the Hours
Night Prayer
Night Prayer
for Monday of the Seventh Week
of Easter Season
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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!
Examination of Conscience
As we come to the end of our day, we give thanks and praise to our Lord for His grace and mercy.
Pause and make a brief examination of conscience.
Kyrie
Kyrie eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Kyrie eleison. (1)
Hymn
Now the Green Blade Rises (2)
Now the green blade rises from the buried grain.
Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain;
Love lives again, that with the dead has been:
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
In the grave they laid him, love by hatred slain.
Thinking that he would never wake again.
Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen:
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
Forth he came at Easter, like the rising grain.
He that for three days in the grave had lain;
Raised from the dead, my living Lord is seen:
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
When our hearts are wintry, grieving or in pain.
Your touch can call us back to life again.
Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been:
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
Psalm 86
Ant. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Hear me, Lord, and act,
I am poor and helpless.
You are my God, watch over me,
For I am loyal to you.
Save me, your servant, for I trust you.
Each waking hour I beg your mercy, Lord.
Bring joy to me, your servant,
I offer myself to you.
You are good and forgiving,
Loyal to all who call on you.
Hear my prayer, O Lord,
Answer my cry for help.
In my despair I plead,
Knowing you will act.
No god can match you, Lord,
You outdo all others.
Every nation you formed
Will come to worship and honor your name.
You are mighty and work wonders.
You alone are God!
Mark your path, Lord,
That I may follow your truth.
Make my one desire
To revere your name.
With all I am, I thank you, God,
And honor your name for ever.
Your love for me is great,
It saves me from the grave.
The proud rise against me,
Brutal gangs seek my life,
With no thought of you.
But you are Lord of mercy and care,
A God slow to anger,
Full of loyalty and love.
Turn to me, pity me,
Strengthen your daughter’s child,
Rescue your servant.
Show me a sign of your love
To shock and disgrace my enemy.
Bring me help and comfort, 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. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Reading
A Reading from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians
(Thess. 5:9-10)
God has destined us for acquiring salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us, that all of us, whether awake or asleep, together might live with him.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Take a few moments to reflect on the reading.
Responsory
Veni Sancte Spiritus,
Veni Sancte Spiritus,
Veni, Veni Sancte Spiritus,
Veni Sancte Spiritus.
Veni Sancte Spiritus,
Veni Sancte Spiritus,
Veni, Veni Sancte Spiritus,
Veni Sancte Spiritus. (3)
Gospel Canticle
Canticle of Simeon
Ant. 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. Alleluia.
Luke 2: 29-32
While making the sign of the 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 forever. Amen.
Ant. 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. Alleluia.
Closing Prayer
Lord,
Give our bodies restful sleep,
and let the work we have done today
bear fruit in eternal life.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Blessing
While making the sign of the cross:
May the all-powerful Lord grant us a restful night
and a peaceful death.
Amen.
Regina Caeli (3)
Regina 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.
Credits and Permissions
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Julian Pardo produces all audio.
Michael Aguilar, Jr. produces all videos.
Text and Music: From ‘Mass of St Francis Cabrini,’
Kevin Keil, copyright 2010.
Vocals: The Carmelites.Text: ‘Now the green blade riseth’ by JMC Crum, 1872-1958, [alt.]. Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press.
Vocals: NickRitacco
Piano: Benjamín Aguilar, O.Carm.Lyrics: Based on the Pentecost Sequence.
Music: copyright 1994, Benjamín Aguilar, O. Carm.
Lead vocals: Steven Begert-Clark.
Harmonies: Alondra Garza, Anna May Rudolph, Steven Begert-Clark, Carl Markelz, O. Carm., Matthew Gummess, O. Carm., Ryan Joseph Resurreccion, O. Carm.,
Benjamín Aguilar, O. Carm.
Piano: arranged and performed by Benjamín Aguilar, O. Carm.
Guitar and Bass: arranged and performed by Julian Pardo.Lyrics: Regina Caeli, jubila; Latin, 17th cent., translation (anonymous) in Psalite, alt.
Music: REGINA CAELI; Johann Leisentritt’s iCatholicum Hymnologium, 1584; acc. Copyright 1995, 1997.
Vocals: Anna May Rudolph.