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

Liturgy of the Hours


  • Tuesday 14 June 2022

    Tuesday of week 11 in Ordinary Time 


    Morning Prayer (Lauds)


    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

    O Christ, the Light of heaven
    And of the world true Light,
    You come in all your radiance
    To cleave the web of night.

    May what is false within us
    Before your truth give way,
    That we may live untroubled,
    With quiet hearts this day.

    May steadfast faith sustain us,
    And hope made firm in you;
    The love that we have wasted,
    O God of love, renew.

    Blest Trinity we praise you
    In whom our quest will cease;
    Keep us with you for ever
    In happiness and peace.

    Stanbrook Abbey Hymnal

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    Psalm 84 (85)
    Our salvation is very near


    “When our Saviour came on earth God blessed his land” (Origen).

    Lord, you blessed your land; you forgave the guilt of your people.

    O Lord, you once favoured your land
    and revived the fortunes of Jacob,
    you forgave the guilt of your people
    and covered all their sins.
    You averted all your rage,
    you calmed the heat of your anger.

    Revive us now, God, our helper!
    Put an end to your grievance against us.
    Will you be angry with us for ever,
    will your anger never cease?

    Will you not restore again our life
    that your people may rejoice in you?
    Let us see, O Lord, your mercy
    and give us your saving help.

    I will hear what the Lord God has to say,
    a voice that speaks of peace,
    peace for his people and his friends
    and those who turn to him in their hearts.
    His help is near for those who fear him
    and his glory will dwell in our land.

    Mercy and faithfulness have met;
    justice and peace have embraced.
    Faithfulness shall spring from the earth
    and justice look down from heaven.

    The Lord will make us prosper
    and our earth shall yield its fruit.
    Justice shall march before him
    and peace shall follow his steps.

    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.

    Lord, you blessed your land; you forgave the guilt of your people.


    Psalm-prayer

    Show us your mercy, Lord; our misery is known to us. May no evil desires prevail over us, for your glory and love dwell in our hearts.


    Or:

    God of love and fidelity, you loved the world enough to give your only Son as Saviour and from a virgin brought him forth to the world. May we receive him as both Lord and brother and freely celebrate him as our gracious redeemer.


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    Canticle
    Isaiah 26
    Hymn after victory over the enemy


    “The city walls stood on twelve foundation stones” (cf. Rev 21:14).

    At night my soul longs for you; I watch for you at daybreak.

    We have a strong city;
    he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks.
    Open the gates
    that the righteous nation which keeps faith may enter in.

    You keep him in perfect peace,
    whose mind is stayed on you,
    because he trusts in you.
    Trust in the Lord for ever,
    for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

    The way of the righteous is level;
    you make smooth the path of the righteous.
    In the path of your judgements, O Lord,
    we wait for you.

    My soul yearns for you in the night,
    my spirit within me earnestly seeks you;
    for when your judgements are in the earth,
    the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

    O Lord, you will ordain peace for us;
    you have wrought for us all our works.

    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.

    At night my soul longs for you; I watch for you at daybreak.


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    Psalm 66 (67)
    All peoples, praise the Lord


    “Let it be known to you that this salvation from God has been sent to all peoples” (Acts 28:28).

    Lord, let your face shed its light upon us.

    O God, be gracious and bless us
    and let your face shed its light upon us.
    So will your ways be known upon earth
    and all nations learn your saving help.

    Let the peoples praise you, O God;
    let all the peoples praise you.

    Let the nations be glad and exult
    for you rule the world with justice.
    With fairness you rule the peoples,
    you guide the nations on earth.

    Let the peoples praise you, O God;
    let all the peoples praise you.

    The earth has yielded its fruit
    for God, our God, has blessed us.
    May God still give us his blessing
    till the ends of the earth revere him.

    Let the peoples praise you, O God;
    let all the peoples praise 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.

    Lord, let your face shed its light upon us.


    Psalm-prayer

    Be gracious and bless us, Lord, and let your face shed its light on us, so that we can make you known with reverence and bring forth a harvest of justice.


    Or:

    All peoples praise you, Father, because through your kindly power the earth has brought forth its fruit, the tree of the cross. We ask that this cross unite all peoples in its embrace and feed them with its fruit, everlasting life.


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    Short Reading
    1 John 4:14-15

    We ourselves saw and we testify that the Father sent his Son as saviour of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him, and he in God.


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    Short Responsory

    My helper is my God; I will place my trust in him.
    – My helper is my God; I will place my trust in him.
    He is my refuge; he sets me free.
    – My helper is my God; I will place my trust in him.
    Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
    – My helper is my God; I will place my trust in him.


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    Canticle
    Benedictus
    The Messiah and the one who was sent before him

    The Lord has raised up a mighty saviour for us, as he promised through the lips of his prophets.

    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel!
    He has visited his people and redeemed them.

    He has raised up for us a mighty saviour
    in the house of David his servant,
    as he promised by the lips of holy men,
    those who were his prophets from of old.

    A saviour who would free us from our foes,
    from the hands of all who hate us.
    So his love for our fathers is fulfilled
    and his holy covenant remembered.

    He swore to Abraham our father to grant us,
    that free from fear, and saved from the hands of our foes,
    we might serve him in holiness and justice
    all the days of our life in his presence.

    As for you, little child,
    you shall be called a prophet of God, the Most High.
    You shall go ahead of the Lord
    to prepare his ways before him,

    To make known to his people their salvation
    through forgiveness of all their sins,
    the loving-kindness of the heart of our God
    who visits us like the dawn from on high.

    He will give light to those in darkness,
    those who dwell in the shadow of death,
    and guide us into the way of peace.

    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.

    The Lord has raised up a mighty saviour for us, as he promised through the lips of his prophets.


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    Prayers and intercessions

    By shedding his blood for us, Christ gathered together a new people from every corner of the earth. Let us pray to him:
    – Christ, be mindful of your people.

    Christ, our king and redeemer:
    help us to know your power and your love.
    – Christ, be mindful of your people.

    Christ, our hope and courage:
    sustain us throughout the day.
    – Christ, be mindful of your people.

    Christ, our refuge and strength:
    fight with us against our weakness.
    – Christ, be mindful of your people.

    Christ, our joy and solace:
    stay with the poor and lonely.
    – Christ, be mindful of your people.


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    Our Father, who art in heaven,
    hallowed be thy name.
    Thy kingdom come.
    Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
    Give us this day our daily bread,
    and forgive us our trespasses,
    as we forgive those who trespass against us,
    and lead us not into temptation,
    but deliver us from evil.


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    Almighty God,
    to whom this world with all its goodness and beauty belongs,
    give us grace joyfully to begin this day in your name
    and to fill it with an active love for you and our neighbour.
    Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
    who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
    God, for ever and ever.
    Amen.


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    The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
    Amen.


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