Leader: O Lord, open my lips. All: And my mouth shall declare your praise.
Canticle Jeremiah 31:10-14
Antiphon: My people, says the Lord, will be filled with my blessings.
Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
proclaim it on distant coasts and say:
He who scattered Israel, now gathers them together,
he guards them as a shepherd his flock.
The Lord shall ransom Jacob,
he shall redeem him from the hand of his conqueror.
Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion,
they shall come streaming to the Lord’s blessings:
the grain, the wine, and the oil,
the sheep and the oxen;
they themselves shall be like watered gardens,
never again shall they languish.
Then the virgins shall make merry and dance,
and young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into joy,
I will console and gladden them after their sorrows.
I will lavish choice portions upon the priests,
and my people shall be filled with my blessings,
says the Lord.
Glory to the Father...
Antiphon: My people, says the Lord, will be filled with my blessings.
Reading: Amos 4:13
He formed the mountains, and created the wind,
and declares to man his thoughts;
He made the dawn and the darkness,
and strides upon the heights of the earth:
The Lord, the God of hosts by name.
Pray either the Canticle of Zechariah or the Canticle of Mary. You can find them here.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah: Let us serve the Lord in holiness, and he will save us from our enemies.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Mary: God has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly.
Intercessions
May our work be pleasing to you.
Lord, bless us and bring us close to you!
Illumine our hearts and minds with your light.
Lord, bless us and bring us close to you!
Help us to imitate you.
Lord, bless us and bring us close to you!
Prayer
Dear Jesus,
Cast out the darkness of sins from our hearts. Fill us with the light of your presence. We ask the Father for this in your name in union with the Holy Spirit. Amen.
