Liturgy of the Hours
Night Prayer
Night Prayer
for Tuesday in the Second 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
Song of the Exile (2)
As a deer longs for running streams
so my soul longs for you,
and my heart thirsts for the God of my life.
When shall I go to see the face of God?
I remember,
and my soul melts within me:
I am on my way to your wonderful tent,
to the house of God,
singing my songs of joy and thanksgiving.
As a deer longs for running streams
so my soul longs for you,
and my heart thirsts for the God of my life.
When shall I go to see the face of God?
I am broken,
so I call to my Savior:
as the waves roar down over my head,
and I call to you, be with me now,
O God of my life.
As a deer longs for running streams
so my soul longs for you,
and my heart thirsts for the God of my life.
When shall I go to see the face of God?
In the daytime
may your love still surround me:
in the night your song will be still on my lips.
I will sing to you, sing prayers to you, the God of my life.
As a deer longs for running streams
so my soul longs for you,
and my heart thirsts for the God of my life.
When shall I go to see the face of God?
Psalm 143:1-11
Ant. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Hear me, faithful Lord!
Bend to my prayer, show compassion.
Do not judge me harshly;
In your sight, no one is just.
My enemy hunts me down,
Grinding me to dust,
Caging me with the dead in lasting darkness.
My strength drains away,
My heart is numb.
I remember the ancient days,
I recall your wonders,
The work of your hands.
Dry as thirsty land, I reach out for you.
Answer me quickly, Lord.
My strength is spent.
Do not hide from me
Or I will fall into the grave.
Let morning announce your love,
For it is you I trust.
Show me the right way,
I offer you myself.
Rescue me from my foes,
You are my only refuge, Lord.
Teach me your will,
For you are my God.
Graciously lead me, Lord,
On to level ground.
I call on your just name,
Keep me safe, free from danger.
In your great love for me,
Disarm my enemies,
Destroy their power,
For I belong to you.
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 Peter
(Peter 5:8-9a)
Stay sober and alert.
Your opponent, the devil,
is prowling like a roaring lion,
looking for someone to devour.
Resist him, solid in your faith.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Take a few moments to reflect on the reading.
Responsory
Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit, Alleluia, Alleluia!
You have redeemed us, Lord God of truth,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit, Alleluia, Alleluia!
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,
Fill this night with your radiance.
May we sleep in peace
and rise with joy
to welcome the light
of a new day in your name.
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.
Be Joyful, Mary (3)
Be joyful, Mary, heav’nly queen,
Gaude, Maria:
Your Son who died was living seen,
Alleluia, Laetare, O Maria.
The Son you bore by heaven’s grace,
Gaude Maria:
Did all our guilt and sin efface,
Alleluia, Laetare, O Maria.
The Lord has risen from the dead,
Gaude, Maria:
He rose with might, as he had said,
Alleluia, Laetare, O Maria.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
Pray for us.
Sant’Angelo,
Pray for us.
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Text and Music: From ‘Mass of Renewal’
Curtis Stephan, b. 1973,
copyright 2009.
Vocals: The Carmelites.Lyrics: Based on Psalm 142, Marty Haugen
Music: Marty Haugen, GIA Publications,
Copyright 1980.
Lead vocals: Steven Begert-Clark.
Other vocals: Matthew Gummess, O.Carm. and Benjamín Aguilar, O. Carm.
Piano: BenjamÍn Aguilar, O. Carm.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.