Leader: O Lord, open my lips. All: And my mouth shall declare your praise.
Psalm 42
Leader and others alternate verses.
Antiphon: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage and enter the presence of God?
Like the deer that yearns
for running streams,
so my soul is yearning
for you, my God.
My soul is thirsting for God,
the God of my life;
when can I enter and see
the face of God?
My tears have become my bread,
by night, by day,
as I hear it said all the day long:
“Where is your God?”
These things will I remember
as I pour out my soul:
how I would lead the rejoicing crowd
into the house of God,
amid cries of gladness and thanksgiving,
the throng wild with joy.
Why are you cast down, my soul,
why groan within me?
Hope in God; I will praise him still,
my savior and my God.
My soul is cast down within me
as I think of you,
from the country of Jordan and Mount Hermon,
from the Hill of Mizar.
Deep is calling on deep,
in the roar of waters:
your torrents and all your waves
swept over me.
By day the Lord will send
his loving kindness;
by night I will sing to him,
praise the God of my life.
I will say to God, my rock:
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning
oppressed by the foe?”
With cries that pierce me to the heart,
my enemies revile me,
saying to me all day long:
“Where is your God?”
Why are you cast down, my soul,
why groan within me?
Hope in God; I will praise him still,
my savior and my God.
Glory to the Father...
Antiphon: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage and enter the presence of God?
Reading: Jeremiah 15:16
When I found your words, I devoured them;
they became my joy and the happiness of my heart,
Because I bore your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.
Pray either the Canticle of Zechariah or the Canticle of Mary. You can find them here.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah: Blessed be the Lord our God.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Mary: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
Intercessions
Send laborers to work in your vineyard.
Give us your peace, Lord!
Be with those who are suffering.
Give us your peace, Lord!
Show us the way we should walk.
Give us your peace, Lord!
Prayer
Dear Jesus,
May we work faithfully for you and spread your name throughout the world. We ask the Father for this in your name in union with the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Closing: May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.