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Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

Liturgy of the Hours

  • Compline (Night Prayer)


    INTRODUCTION  
    O God, come to our aid.
      O Lord, make haste to help us.
    Glory be to the Father and to the Son
      and to the Holy Spirit,
    as it was in the beginning,
      is now, and ever shall be,
      world without end.
    Amen. Alleluia.

    Examination of Conscience  
    This is an excellent moment for an examination of conscience. In a communal celebration of Compline, one of the penitential acts given in the Missal may be recited.

    Hymn  
    Now that the daylight dies away,
    By all thy grace and love,
    Thee, Maker of the world, we pray
    To watch our bed above.
    Let dreams depart and phantoms fly,
    The offspring of the night,
    Keep us, like shrines, beneath thine eye,
    Pure in our foe’s despite.
    This grace on thy redeemed confer,
    Father, co-equal Son,
    And Holy Ghost, the Comforter,
    Eternal Three in One.

    Psalm 90 (91)
    The protection of the Most High
    He will conceal you with his wings; you will not fear the terror of the night.
    He who lives under the protection of the Most High
      dwells under the shade of the Almighty.
    He will say to the Lord:
      “You are my shelter and my strength,
      my God, in whom I trust.”
    For he will free you from the hunter’s snare,
      from the voice of the slanderer.
    He will shade you with his wings,
      you will hide underneath his wings.
    His faithfulness will be your armour and your shield.
    You will not fear the terror of the night,
      nor the arrow that flies by day;
    nor the plague that walks in the shadows,
      nor the death that lays waste at noon.
    A thousand will fall at your side,
      at your right hand ten thousand will fall,
      but you it will never come near.
    You will look with your eyes
      and see the reward of sinners.
    For the Lord is your shelter and refuge;
      you have made the Most High your dwelling-place.
    Evil will not reach you,
      harm cannot approach your tent;
    for he has set his angels to guard you
      and keep you safe in all your ways.
    They will carry you in their arms
      in case you hurt your foot on a stone.
    You walk on the viper and cobra,
      you will tread on the lion and the serpent.
    Because he clung to me, I shall free him:
      I shall lift him up because he knows my name.
    He will call upon me and for my part, I will hear him:
      I am with him in his time of trouble.
    I shall rescue him and lead him to glory.
    I shall fill him with length of days
      and show him my salvation.
    Glory be to the Father and to the Son
      and to the Holy Spirit,
    as it was in the beginning,
      is now, and ever shall be,
      world without end.
    Amen.
    He will conceal you with his wings; you will not fear the terror of the night.

    Reading Apocalypse 22:4-5 ©
    They will see the Lord face to face, and his name will be written on their foreheads. It will never be night again and they will not need lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will be shining on them. They will reign for ever and ever.

    Short Responsory  
    Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.
    Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.
    You have redeemed us, Lord God of truth.
    Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.
    Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
    Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.

    Canticle Nunc Dimittis
    Save us, Lord, while we are awake; protect us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ and rest with him in peace.
    Now, Master, you let your servant go in peace.
      You have fulfilled your promise.
    My own eyes have seen your salvation,
      which you have prepared in the sight of all peoples.
    A light to bring the Gentiles from darkness;
      the glory of your people Israel.
    Glory be to the Father and to the Son
      and to the Holy Spirit,
    as it was in the beginning,
      is now, and ever shall be,
      world without end.
    Amen.
    Save us, Lord, while we are awake; protect us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ and rest with him in peace.

    Let us pray.
    God our Father,
      as we have celebrated today the mystery of the Lord’s resurrection,
      grant our humble prayer:
    free us from all harm
      that we may sleep in peace
      and rise in joy to sing your praise.
    Through Christ our Lord,
    Amen.

    The Lord grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
      Amen.

    Marian Anthem

    Salve Regina

    Hail to you, O Queen, mother of loving kindness,
      our life, our happiness, our hope.
    Hear us cry out to you,
      children of Eve in our exile.
    Hear as we sigh, with groaning and weeping
      in this life, in this valley of tears.
    Come then, our Advocate, turn towards us
      the gaze of your kind and loving eyes.
    And show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb,
      when at last our exile here is ended.
    O gentle, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary.
    Salve, Regína, mater misericórdiæ;
    vita, dulcédo et spes nostra, salve.
    Ad te clamámus, éxsules, filii Evæ.
    Ad te suspirámus, geméntes et flentes
    in hac lacrimárum valle.
    Eia ergo, advocáta nostra,
    illos tuos misericórdes óculos
    ad nos convérte.
    Et Iesum, benedíctum fructum ventris tui,
    nobis post hoc exsílium osténde.
    O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo María.