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

Liturgy of the Hours


  • Sunday 3 January 2021

    The Epiphany of the Lord - Solemnity


    Afternoon Prayer (None)


    Introduction (without Invitatory)

    If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead.


    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.


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    Hymn

    Eternal Father, loving God,
    Who made us from the dust of earth,
    Transform us by the Spirit’s grace,
    Give value to our little worth.

    Prepare us for that day of days
    When Christ from heaven will come with might
    To call us out of dust again,
    Our bodies glorified in light.

    O Godhead, here untouched, unseen,
    All things created bear your trace;
    The seed of glory sown in man
    Will flower when we see your face.

    Stanbrook Abbey Hymnal

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    PSALMS OF THE DAY

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    Psalm 46 (47)
    The Lord is King


    “He is seated at the right hand of the Father, and his kingdom will have no end.”

    I have appointed you to be a light to all peoples, to be my saving power to the very ends of the earth.

    All peoples, clap your hands,
    cry to God with shouts of joy!
    For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear,
    great king over all the earth.

    He subdues peoples under us
    and nations under our feet.
    Our inheritance, our glory, is from him,
    given to Jacob out of love.

    God goes up with shouts of joy;
    the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.
    Sing praise for God, sing praise,
    sing praise to our king, sing praise.

    God is king of all the earth,
    sing praise with all your skill.
    God is king over the nations;
    God reigns on his holy throne.

    The princes of the peoples are assembled
    with the people of Abraham’s God.
    The rulers of the earth belong to God,
    to God who reigns over all.

    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.


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    Psalm 85 (86)


    “Blessed be God, who comforts us in all our sorrows” (2 Cor 1:3-4).

    Turn your ear, O Lord, and give answer
    for I am poor and needy.
    Preserve my life, for I am faithful;
    save the servant who trusts in you.

    You are my God, have mercy on me, Lord,
    for I cry to you all the day long.
    Give joy to your servant, O Lord,
    for to you I lift up my soul.

    O Lord, you are good and forgiving,
    full of love to all who call.
    Give heed, O Lord, to my prayer
    and attend to the sound of my voice.

    In the day of distress I will call
    and surely you will reply.
    Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord;
    nor work to compare with yours.

    All the nations shall come to adore you
    and glorify your name, O Lord:
    for you are great and do marvellous deeds,
    you who alone are God.

    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.


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    Psalm 97 (98)
    The Lord has brought salvation


    “This psalm tells of the first coming of the Lord and of the faith of all peoples” (St Athanasius).

    Sing a new song to the Lord
    for he has worked wonders.
    His right hand and his holy arm
    have brought salvation.

    The Lord has made known his salvation;
    has shown his justice to the nations.
    He has remembered his truth and love
    for the house of Israel.

    All the ends of the earth have seen
    the salvation of our God.
    Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
    ring out your joy.

    Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp
    with the sound of music.
    With trumpets and the sound of the horn
    acclaim the King, the Lord.

    Let the sea and all within it, thunder;
    the world, and all its peoples.
    Let the rivers clap their hands
    and the hills ring out their joy

    Rejoice at the presence of the Lord,
    for he comes to rule the earth.
    He will rule the world with justice
    and the peoples with fairness.

    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 have appointed you to be a light to all peoples, to be my saving power to the very ends of the earth.


    Psalm-prayer

    Lord Jesus, you have revealed your justice to all nations. We stood condemned, and you came to be judged in our place. Send your saving power on us and, when you come in glory, bring your mercy to those for whom you were condemned.


    Or:

    Father, you deserve the lasting song of praise you formed upon the lips of men, by opening your boundless love to us through the mystery of your Son. Grant that the eucharistic gathering everywhere, by which the Church celebrates the Easter wedding feast, may always renew the song which we will sing to your glory in heaven.


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    Short Reading
    Zechariah 2:15

    Many nations will join the Lord, on that day; they will become his people. I shall remain among you, and you will know that the Lord of Hosts has sent me to you.


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    ℣. All peoples, bless our God.
    ℟. Cry out in praise of him.


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    Let us pray.

    On this day, Lord God,
    by a guiding star you revealed your Only-Begotten Son
    to all the peoples of the world.
    Lead us from the faith by which we know you now
    to the vision of your glory, face to face.
    Through Christ our Lord.
    Amen.


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


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