Vespers

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4. 45 pm - 5.15 pm
SUNDAY VESPERS

Psalter Wk 3, Sunday,
Evening Prayer II 31st Sunday in Ordinary
Time
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Preparatory Prayer Open, O Lord, my mouth to
bless thy holy Namecleanse also my heart from
all vain, evil, and wandering thoughts
enlighten my understanding and kindle my
affections, that I may worthily, attentively,
and devoutly say this Office, and so be meet to
be heard before the presence of thy divine
Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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(Psalm
69)Introductory verse

• V - O God, come to our aid.
• R - O Lord, make haste to help us.

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• bow of the
  head
• 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
Praise to the holiest in the height, And in the
depth be praised, In all his words most
wonderful, Most sure in all his ways. O loving
wisdom of our God! When all was sin and
shame, A second Adam to the fight And to the
rescue came.
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O wisest
love! that flesh and blood Which did in Adam
fail, Should strive afresh against their
foe, Should strive and should prevail. And that
a higher gift than grace Should flesh and blood
refine, Gods presence and his very self, And
essence all divine.
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O generous love! that he who smote In man
for man the foe, The double agony in man For
man should undergo. And in the garden
secretly, And on the cross on high, Should
teach his brethren, and inspire To suffer and to
die.
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Praise to the holiest in the
height, And in the depth be praise, In all his
words most wonderful, Most sure in all his ways.
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Psalmody

• Antiphon 1
• The Lords revelation to my Master
• Sit on my right, alleluia.

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• 
  PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7
• THE MESSIAH IS KING AND PRIEST
• He must be king so that he may put all his
• enemies under his feet (I Cor 15-25)

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• The Lords Revelation to my Master
• Sit on my right
• your foes I will put beneath your feet.

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• The Lord will wield from Sion
• your sceptre of power
• rule in the midst of all your foes.

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• A prince from the day of your birth
• on the holy mountains
• from the womb before the dawn I begot you.

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change
• You are a priest for ever,
• a priest like Melchizedek of old.

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• The Master standing at your right hand
• will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.

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PSALM 109(110) 1-5,7

• He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
• and therefore he shall lift up his head.

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bow of the
head Glo-ri-a Patri, et fi-li-o et Spi-ri-tu- i
Sancto sicut erat in principi- o, et nunc, et
semper et in saecu-la saecu-lorum. Amen.
Alleluia..
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Antiphon 1 repeated The Lords revelation
to my Master Sit on my right, alleluia.
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• Silent prayer

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• Antiphon 2
• The Lord is full of merciful love
• he makes us remember his wonders,
• alleluia.

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• 
  PSALM 110(111)
• GREAT ARE THE WORKS OF THE LORD
• How great and wonderful are all your works,
  Lord
• God Almighty (Rev 15.3)

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PSALM 110(111)

• I will thank the Lord with all my heart,
• in the meeting of the just and their assembly,
• Great are the works of the Lord
• to be pondered by all who love them.

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PSALM 110(111)

• Majestic and glorious his work,
• his justice stands firm for ever.
• He makes us remember his wonders.
• The Lord is compassion and love.

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PSALM 110(111)

• He gives food to those who fear him
• keeps his covenant ever in mind.
• He has shown his might to his people
• by giving them the lands of the nations.

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PSALM 110(111)

• His works are justice and truth
• his precepts are all of them sure,
• standing firm for ever and ever
• they are made in uprightness and truth.

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PSALM 110(111)

• He has sent deliverance to his people
• and established his covenant for ever.
• Holy his name, to be feared.
• To fear the Lord is the first stage of wisdom
• all who do so prove themselves wise.
• His praise shall last for ever!

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bow of the
head Glo-ri-a Patri, et fi-li-o et Spi-ri-tu- i
Sancto sicut erat in principi- o, et nunc, et
semper et in saecu-la saecu-lorum. Amen.
Alleluia..
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• Antiphon 2 repeated
• The Lord is full of merciful love
• he makes us remember his wonders,
• alleluia.

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• Silent prayer

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• Antiphon 3
• The Lord our God, almighty is king,
• alleluia.

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CANTICLE REV
191,2,5-7 THE MARRIAGE FEAST OF THE LAMB
Alleluia. Salvation and glory and power
belong to our God, R Alleluia His
judgments are true and just. R Alleluia,
alleluia.
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REV 191,2,5-7
Alleluia. Praise our God, all you his servants, R
Alleluia. You who fear him, small and great. R
Alleluia, alleluia.
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REV 191,2,5-7

• Alleluia.
• The Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns,
• R Alleluia.
• Let us rejoice and exult and give him the
• glory.
• R Alleluia, alleluia.

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REV 191,2,5-7
Alleluia. The marriage of the Lamb has come,
R Alleluia. And his bride has made herself
ready. R Alleluia, alleluia.
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• bow of the
  head
• 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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Antiphon 3 repeated The Lord our God,
almighty is king, alleluia.
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• Silent prayer

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Scripture Reading 1 Pet 13-5 Blessed be
God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in
his great mercy has given us a new birth as his
sons, by raising Jesus Christ from the dead, so
that we have a sure hope and the promise of an
inheritance that can never be spoilt or soiled
and never fade away, because it is being kept for
you in the heavens. Through your faith, God's
power will guard you until the salvation which
has been prepared is revealed at the end of
time. Silent prayer
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Short Responsory
Cantor Blessed are you, O Lord, in the vault
of heaven. All Blessed are you, O
Lord, in the vault of heaven. Cantor You are
exalted and glorified over all else for
ever. All Blessed are you, O Lord, in
the vault of heaven. Cantor Gloria Patri ,
et Filio et Spiritui Sancto. All
Blessed are you, O Lord, in the vault of heaven.
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• CANTICLE OF MARY LK I46 -55
• Magnificat Antiphon
• The Son of Man came to seek out and to save
• that which was lost.

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CANTICLE OF MARY LK I46 -55
My soul glorifies the Lord, my spirit rejoices
in God, my Saviour, He looks on his servant in
her lowliness henceforth all ages will call me
blessed. The Almighty works marvels for me
Holy his name! His mercy is from age to age on
those who fear him.
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He puts forth his arm in strength and scatters
the proud-hearted. He casts the mighty from their
thrones and raises the lowly. He fills the
starving with good things, sends the rich a-way
empty. He protects Israel, his servant rememberin
g his mercy, the mercy promised to our
fathers, to Abraham and his sons forever.
He puts forth his arm in strength and scatters
the proud-hearted. He casts the mighty from their
thrones and raises the lowly. He fills the
starving with good things, sends the rich a-way
empty. He protects Israel, his servant rememberin
g his mercy, the mercy promised to our
fathers, to Abraham and his sons forever.
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bow of the
head Glo-ri- a Patri, et fi-li-o et Spi-ri-tu-
i Sancto sicut erat in principi- o, et nunc, et
semper et in saecu-la saecu-lorum. Amen.
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Magnificat Antiphon The Son of Man came to seek
out and to save that which was lost.
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Intercessions

• God is ever creative. His love renews all
• things and is the source of our hope. Let
• us turn to him in confidence
• R Lord, accept our thanks and our prayers.

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• We give thanks for the order of created
• things- you have blessed us with the
• resources of the earth and the gift of
• human life.
• R Lord, accept our thanks and our prayers.

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• We give thanks for mans share in your
• continuing work of creation- we praise
• you for your gifts to him of inventive skill
• and creative vision.
• R Lord, accept our thanks and our prayers.

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• We pray for all the nations of the world-
• may those in authority work for peace
• and goodwill among men.
• R Lord, accept our thanks and our prayer.

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• We pray for all who are homeless today-
• we pray for families searching for a place to
• live, and for refugees driven from their
• homeland.
• R Lord, accept our thanks and our prayers.

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Spontaneous Intercessions

• 1.(R)
• 2.(R)
• 3.(R)
• R Lord accept our thanks and our prayer.

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• Life was your first gift to us- may those
• who have died come to its fullness in you.
• R Lord, accept our thanks and our prayers

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• Silent prayer

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Pater noster, qui es in caelisOur Father, who
art in heaven,santificetur Nomen tuumhallowed
be thy Nameadveniat regnum tuumthy Kingdom
comeFiat voluntas tua,sicut in caelo et in
terra,thy will be done on earth as it is in
HeavenPanem nostrum, quotidianum da nobis
hodie,Give us today our daily breadet dimitte
nobis debita nostraand forgive us our
trespasses
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sicut at nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris,as
we forgive those who trespass against usEt ne
nos inducas in tentationem,and lead us not into
temptationsed libera nos a malo.but deliver us
from evil.
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Concluding prayer God of power and
mercy, by whose grace your people give you
praise and worthy service save us from
faltering on our way to the joys you have
promised. We make our prayer through our Lord
Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, God for ever and
ever. R Amen.
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Dismissal

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