"There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church, which is, of course, quite a different thing." -Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Placating terrorists, meeting with dictators, compassion for murderers... but no humanity for the unborn... incredible.
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Morning and Night Prayers for Wednesday, August 29
Morning Prayer (Lauds)
Begin with the Dual Prayer (Our Father and Hail Mary).
Then, the Invitatory Psalm:
Make the Sign of the Cross on the lips at the words "O Lord, open my lips."
O Lord, open my lips.
And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Come, let us worship the Lamb of God, whom John preceded in his passion.
May God have mercy on us, and bless us:
may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us,
and may he have mercy on us.
That we may know thy way upon earth:
thy salvation in all nations.
Come, let us worship the Lamb of God, whom John preceded in his passion.
Let people confess to thee, O God:
let all people give praise to thee.
Let the nations be glad and rejoice:
for thou judgest the people with justice,
And directest the nations upon earth.
Come, let us worship the Lamb of God, whom John preceded in his passion.
Let the people, O God, confess to thee:
let all the people give praise to thee:
The earth hath yielded her fruit.
May God, our God bless us,
May God bless us:
and all the ends of the earth fear him.
Come, let us worship the Lamb of God, whom John preceded in his passion.
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.
Psalm 35 (36)
The sinner's wickedness; God's goodness
The unjust hath said within himself, that he would sin:
there is no fear of God before his eyes.
For in his sight he hath done deceitfully,
that his iniquity may be found unto hatred.
The words of his mouth are iniquity and guile:
he would not understand that he might do well.
He hath devised iniquity on his bed,
he hath set himself on every way that is not good:
but evil he hath not hated.
O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven,
and thy truth reacheth,
even to the clouds.
Thy justice is as the mountains of God,
thy judgments are a great deep.
Men and beasts thou wilt preserve, O Lord.
O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God!
But the children of men shall put their trust
under the covert of thy wings.
They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house;
and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.
For with thee is the fountain of life;
and in thy light we shall see light.
Extend thy mercy to them that know thee,
and thy justice to them that are right in heart.
Let not the foot of pride come to me,
and let not the hand of the sinner move me.
There the workers of iniquity are fallen,
they are cast out,
and could not stand.
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.
Canticle
Judith 16
The Lord, creator of the world, protects his people
Begin ye to the Lord with timbrels,
sing ye to the Lord with cymbals,
tune unto him a new psalm,
extol and call upon his name.
The Lord putteth an end to wars,
the Lord is his name.
He hath set his camp in the midst of his people,
to deliver us from the hand of all our enemies.
Let us sing a hymn to the Lord,
let us sing a new hymn to our God.
O Adonai, Lord, great art thou,
and glorious in thy power,
and no one can overcome thee.
Let all thy creatures serve thee:
because thou hast spoken,
and they were made:
thou didst send forth thy spirit,
and they were created,
and there is no one that can resist thy voice.
The mountains shall be moved from the foundations with the waters:
the rooks shall melt as wax before thy face.
But they that fear thee,
shall be great with thee in all things.
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.
Psalm 46 (47)
The Lord is King
O clap your hands, all ye nations:
shout unto God with the voice of Joy,
For the Lord is high, terrible:
a great king over all the earth.
He hath subdued the people under us;
and the nations under our feet.
He hath chosen for us his inheritance
the beauty of Jacob which he hath loved.
God is ascended with jubilee,
and the Lord with the sound of trumpet.
Sing praises to our God, sing ye:
sing praises to our king, sing ye.
For God is the king of all the earth:
sing ye wisely.
God shall reign over the nations:
God sitteth on his holy throne.
The princes of the people are gathered together,
with the God of Abraham:
for the strong gods of the earth are exceedingly exalted.
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.
Short reading
Isaiah 49:1-2
The Lord called me before I was born, from my mother’s womb he pronounced my name. He made my mouth a sharp sword, and hid me in the shadow of his hand. He made me into a sharpened arrow, and concealed me in his quiver.
Canticle
Benedictus
The Messiah and his forerunner
Make the Sign of the Cross at the words "Blessed be the Lord…"
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people: And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant: As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning: Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us: To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament, The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us, That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear, In holiness and justice before him, all our days.
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways: To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins: Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us: To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: to direct our feet 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.
Prayers and Intercessions
Let us pray to Christ, who sent John as a forerunner to prepare the way for the Lord:
- Come to us, Dawn from on high. You caused John to leap for joy in his mother’s womb:
make us rejoice always at your coming into the world. You showed us the way of penitence through the Baptist’s life and preaching:
turn our hearts round and make us obedient to your laws. You willed that the voice of a man should proclaim your coming:
send preachers of your Gospel to every part of the world. You willed that John should baptize you in the Jordan to fulfil the law of righteousness:
make us strive for the righteousness of your kingdom.
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 that trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
O God, it was your will that John the Baptist should be your Son’s forerunner in both birth and death.
Just as he fell a martyr, witness to truth and righteousness,
so may we fight fiercely to proclaim your teaching.
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.
Make the Sign of the Cross at the words "May the Lord bless us…"
May the Lord bless us and keep us from all harm; and may he lead us to eternal life.
Re: Morning and Night Prayers for Wednesday, August 29
Compline (Night Prayer)
Make the Sign of the Cross at the words “ O God…”.
O God, come to my aid.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
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.
This is an excellent moment for an examination of conscience.
Penitential Rite
I confess to almighty God,
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have sinned through my own fault,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done,
and in what I have failed to do;
and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin,
all the angels and saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord, our God.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
Psalm 30 (31)
Trustful prayer in time of adversity
O God, protect me; be my refuge.
In thee, O Lord, have I hoped,
let me never be confounded:
deliver me in thy justice.
Bow down thy ear to me:
make haste to deliver me.
Be thou unto me a God, a protector,
and a house of refuge, to save me.
For thou art my strength and my refuge;
and for thy name's sake thou wilt lead me,
and nourish me.
Thou wilt bring me out of this snare,
which they have hidden for me:
for thou art my protector.
Into thy hands I commend my spirit:
thou hast redeemed me,
O Lord, the God of truth.
Thou hast hated them that regard vanities, to no purpose.
But I have hoped in the Lord:
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy.
For thou best regarded my humility,
thou hast saved my soul out of distresses.
And thou hast not shut me up in the hands of the enemy:
thou hast set my feet in a spacious place.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am afflicted:
my eye is troubled with wrath, my soul, and my belly:
For my life is wasted with grief:
and my years in sighs.
My strength is weakened through poverty
and my bones are disturbed.
I am become a reproach among all my enemies,
and very much to my neighbours;
and a fear to my acquaintance.
They that saw me without fled from me.
I am forgotten as one dead from the heart.
I am become as a vessel that is destroyed.
For I have heard the blame of many that dwell round about.
While they assembled together against me,
they consulted to take away my life.
But I have put my trust in thee, O Lord:
I said: Thou art my God.
My lots are in thy hands.
Deliver me out of the hands of my enemies;
and from them that persecute me.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant;
save me in thy mercy.
Let me not be confounded, O Lord,
for I have called upon thee.
Let the wicked be ashamed,
and be brought down to hell.
Let deceitful lips be made dumb.
Which speak iniquity against the just,
with pride and abuse.
O how great is the multitude of thy sweetness, O Lord,
which thou hast hidden for them that fear thee!
Which thou hast wrought for them that hope in thee,
in the sight of the sons of men.
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy face,
from the disturbance of men.
Thou shalt protect them in thy tabernacle
from the contradiction of tongues.
Blessed be the Lord,
for he hath shewn his wonderful mercy to me in a fortified city.
But I said in the excess of my mind:
I am cast away from before thy eyes.
Therefore thou hast heard the voice of my prayer,
when I cried to thee.
O love the Lord, all ye his saints:
for the Lord will require truth,
and will repay them abundantly that act proudly.
Do ye manfully, and let your heart be strengthened,
all ye that hope in the Lord.
O God, protect me; be my refuge.
Psalm 129 (130)
Out of the depths
Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord.
Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord:
Lord, hear my voice.
Let thy ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplication.
If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities:
Lord, who shall stand it.
For with thee there is merciful forgiveness:
and by reason of thy law,
I have waited for thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on his word:
My soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until night,
let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy:
and with him plentiful redemption.
And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord.
Reading
Ephesians 4:26-27
Be angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your anger. Give not place to the devil.
Short Responsory
Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.
- Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit. You have redeemed us, Lord, God of faithfulness.
- Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
- Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.
Canticle
Nunc Dimittis
Keep us safe, Lord, while we are awake, and guard us as we sleep, so that we can keep watch with Christ and rest in peace.
Make the Sign of Cross at the words “Now thou dost...”
Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord,
according to thy word in peace;
Because my eyes have seen thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples:
A light to the revelation of the Gentiles,
and the glory of thy people Israel.
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.
Keep us safe, Lord, while we are awake, and guard us as we sleep, so that we can keep watch with Christ and rest in peace.
Prayer
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, you lay a gentle yoke upon those who follow you. Meek and humble, you give them a light burden to carry. Receive the work and the prayers we have offered to you today; and give us rest, to make us more eager to serve you, who live and reign for ever and ever, Amen.
May the almighty Lord grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
A M E N
Final Antiphon
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
To you do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn then, O most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this, our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.
O clement! O loving! O sweet Virgin Mary!
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.
End with the Triple Prayer: Our Father, Hail Mary, and Apostles Creed.
