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

Liturgy of the Hours

  • Terce (Mid-Morning 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.

    Hymn  
    Come, Holy Spirit, live in us
    With God the Father and the Son,
    And grant us your abundant grace
    To sanctify and make us one.
    May mind and tongue made strong in love
    Your praise throughout the world proclaim,
    And may that love within our hearts
    Set fire to others with its flame.
    Most blessèd Trinity of love,
    For whom the heart of man was made,
    To you be praise in timeless song,
    And everlasting homage paid.
    Stanbrook Abbey Hymnal

    The psalms of the day are shown here. If you are reciting more than one daytime hour (Terce, Sext, None) today, use the psalms of the day at one hour and the complementary psalms at the others.
    SPECIAL FOR TODAY: If you are celebrating Sext today, you must use the psalms of the day at Sext, and use the complementary psalms now.

    PSALMS OF THE DAY


    Psalm 118(119): 97-104
    Love is the fullness of the Law.
    Lord, how I love your law!
      I ponder it all day long.
    Your teachings have made me wise,
      far above my enemies:
      your law is mine for ever.
    I am wiser than all my teachers,
      because I ponder your teachings.
    I am wiser than the elders
      because I have followed your precepts.
    I have kept my feet away from evil paths
      to obey your commandments.
    I have not fallen away from your decrees,
      for you have given me a law to live by.
    Sweet to the taste are your promises,
      sweeter than honey in my mouth.
    Your precepts have given me wisdom
      and I hate the path of deception.
    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.
    Love is the fullness of the Law.

    Psalm 73 (74)
    Lament over the ruined Temple
    Remember your people, Lord, whom you chose long ago.
    Why, God, have you rejected us so finally?
      Why this rage against the sheep of your flock?
    Remember those you have gathered,
      those who were yours from the beginning.
    The stock you redeemed to be your own possession;
      the mountain of Zion, where you chose to dwell.
    Turn your steps towards the final devastation:
      the enemy has laid waste the sanctuary.
    Those who hate you have roared
      in the midst of your flock.
    They have set up their emblems,
      taking the place of your own.
    They have raised their axes high,
      hewing the wood.
    With hatchets and axes
      they have hewn down the doors.
    They set fire to the sanctuary,
      profaned and trampled your tabernacle.
    They said to themselves, ‘Let us crush them
      once and for all.’
    They burned to the ground
      every shrine of God in the land.
    Our emblems have vanished,
      our prophets are gone,
      and none of us knows any more.
    How long, O God, will the enemy deride?
      Will he insult your name forever?
    Why do you keep your hand away?
      Why do you fold your arms?
    God is our king since the beginning,
      he has given us help throughout the earth.
    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.
    Remember your people, Lord, whom you chose long ago.

    Psalm 73 (74)
    Arise, O Lord, and defend your cause.
    You divided the sea with your power,
      you smashed the heads of dragons in the water.
    You smashed the head of Leviathan
      and fed him to the sea-monsters.
    You opened up springs and torrents
      but dried up rivers that had flowed for ever.
    Yours is the day and the night:
      you made the sun and the other lights.
    You fixed the bounds of the earth,
      you created both summer and winter.
    Remember all this:
      and now the enemy mocks you
      and a foolish people despises your name.
    Do not give to the beasts
      the lives of those who proclaim you.
    Do not forget forever
      the lives of your poor.
    Think of your covenant –
      every cave in the land is a refuge for the violent.
    Let the humble not return ashamed:
      the poor and the destitute will praise your name.
    Rise up, O God, and judge your own cause!
      Remember the insults you have received
      all day long, from fools.
    Do not forget the sound of your enemies’ voices:
      their noise, growing louder.
    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.
    Arise, O Lord, and defend your cause.
    OR:

    At the daytime hours (Terce, Sext, None) when you don’t choose to use the psalms of the day, use the complementary psalms instead.

    COMPLEMENTARY PSALMS


    Psalm 119 (120)
    Longing for peace
    I called and the Lord answered me.
    I was in trouble, and cried to the Lord;
      and he answered me.
    Lord, free me from the lips of liars,
      from deceitful tongues.
    What will be given you, what will you receive,
      deceitful tongue?
    Sharp arrows from the warrior,
      hardened in the flames.
    Alas, I am an exile in Meshech;
      I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
    My soul has lived too long
      with those who hate peace.
    I am for making peace;
      but whenever I spoke, they attacked me.
    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.
    I called and the Lord answered me.

    Psalm 120 (121)
    The guardian of the people
    May the Lord guard your going in and coming out.
    I shall lift my eyes to the hills:
      where is my help to come from?
    My help will come from the Lord,
      who made heaven and earth.
    He will not let your foot slip:
      he will not doze, your guardian.
    Behold, he will not doze or sleep,
      the guardian of Israel.
    The Lord is your guardian, the Lord is your shade;
      he is at your right hand.
    By day the sun will not strike you;
      nor the moon by night.
    The Lord will guard you from all harm;
      the Lord will guard your life.
    The Lord will guard your coming and your going
      both now and for ever.
    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.
    May the Lord guard your going in and coming out.

    Psalm 121 (122)
    Jerusalem, the holy city
    I rejoiced in the things which were said to me.
    They filled me with joy when they said,
      “We will go to the house of the Lord.”
    Now our feet are standing
      within your gates, Jerusalem.
    Jerusalem, built as a city,
      whole and self-contained:
    there the tribes have gone up,
      the tribes of the Lord –
    the witness of Israel,
      to praise the Lord’s name.
    For there are the thrones of justice,
      the thrones of the house of David.
    Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
      “Safety for those who care for you,
    peace inside your walls,
      security within your ramparts!”
    For my brethren and those near to me I will say
      “Peace be upon you.”
    For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
      I will call blessings upon you.
    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.
    I rejoiced in the things which were said to me.

    CONCLUSION


    Short Reading Jeremiah 22:3 ©
    Practise honesty and integrity; rescue the man who has been wronged from the hands of his oppressor; do not exploit the stranger, the orphan, the widow; do no violence; shed no innocent blood in this place.

    ℣. The Lord will rule the earth in justice.
    ℟. He will judge the peoples with fairness.

    Let us pray.
    Almighty, ever-living God,
      who at this third hour sent down your Holy Spirit on the apostles,
    send forth that same Spirit of love into our hearts
      so that we may bear faithful witness to you before all mankind.
    Through Christ our Lord.
    Amen.

    Let us praise the Lord.
    – Thanks be to God.
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