July 18

Leader: O Lord, open my lips. All: And my mouth shall declare your praise.
Come, let us give thanks to the Lord for his great love is without end.

Psalm 100

Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy.

Know that he, the Lord, is God.
He made us, we belong to him,
we are his people, the sheep of his flock.

Go within his gates, giving thanks.
Enter his courts with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name.

Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age.

Reading: Ephesians 2:8-9

It is owed to his favor that salvation is yours through faith. This is not your own doing, it is God’s gift; neither is it a reward for anything you have accomplished, so let no one pride himself on it.

Pray either the Canticle of Zechariah or the Canticle of Mary. You can find them here.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah:    The Lord has come to his people and set them free.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Mary:     The Lord has come to the help of his servants, for he has remembered his promise of mercy.

Intercessions

Restrain us from every evil impulse.
Lord, pour out your mercy upon us.
Fill us with your Holy Spirit.
Lord, pour out your mercy upon us.
Cleanse us from our sins.
Lord, pour out your mercy upon us.

Dear Jesus,
Increase our faith, strengthen our hope and fill our hearts with love for you. We ask the Father for this in your name in union with the Holy Spirit. Amen.