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SERVICE OF LIGHT
Greeting/Invocation
We light the EVENING CANDLE and say or sing:
Jesus Christ is the Light of the World!
~The Light no darkness can extinguish!
Throughout all the Earth their voices carry;
~Their message resounds with hope for all!
HYMN FOR SS. PETER & PAUL
Th’ Eternal Gifts of Christ the King, Th’ Apostles’ glory let us sing,
And all with hearts of gladness raise Due hymns of thankful love and praise.
Their faith in Christ, the Lord, prevailed; Their hope, a light that never failed;
Their love ablaze o’er pathways trod To lead them to our loving God.
In them the Abba’s glory shone, In them the will of God’s own Son,
In them exults the Holy Ghost, Through them rejoice the heav’ly host.
O great Redeemer hear our cry, That you would join to them on high
Your servants, who this grace implore, Forever and for ever more. Amen.
Text: Aeterna Christi Munera, Ambrose of Milan, tr. .M. Neale, alt. Tune: JESU DULCIS MEMORIA
SERVICE OF THE WORD
EVENING PSALMODY
Antiphon
I have run the race, I have kept the faith,
now I await the crown that has been prepared for me.
Psalm 115/116
I trust in God, even when I say,
“I am sorely afflicted,”
I believe, even when I cry out,
“There is no one I can trust!”
What gift can repay Adonai
for such goodness to me?
I will raise the cup of freedom
as I call on the Holy Name!
I will fulfill all my vows
in the presence of the people.
Adonai you hate to see
your faithful ones suffer and die.
It is I, the servant you love
the one you have freed from bondage,
who calls to you now for help.
I bring an offering of thanks
as I call on your Name.
I fulfill my vows to you, Adonai
standing before your assembly,
in the courts of your house, my God,
in the very heart of Jerusalem.
Glory to the ONE and to the WORD
And to the BREATH of Love!
As always before,
so now and evermore. Amen.
I have run the race, I have kept the faith,
now I await the crown that has been prepared for me.
READING i corinthians 15:3-5, 8
I handed on to you first of all what I myself had received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; that he was buried and, in accordance with the Scriptures, rose on the third day; that he was seen by Cephas, then by the Twelve. Last of all he was seen by me.
Responsory
R. Throughout all the earth, their voices carry. V. Their message resounds with hope for all. V. Glory to the Abba and the Word and the Holy Breath of Love.
Gospel Canticle
Antiphon
To me life is Christ and death is gain;
God forbid that I should boast of anything
but the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Canticle of Mary
My heart + is radiant with the Lord,
My whole being delights in God my Savior.
All people now will call me blessed
For God has loved this humble handmaid.
The Almighty has shown me great favor
Holy is the NAME,
Whose mercy embraces the faithful,
From one generation to the next.
The mighty arm of God,
Scatters the proud in their own conceit,
Pulls tyrants from their thrones
While lifting up the lowly:
Fills the famished with bounty,
And reveals the emptiness of riches.
Rescues lowly Israel,
Sharing such loving kindness,
As promised to our ancestors
To Abraham and Sarah, and their descendants forever.
Glory to the One and to the Word
And to the Breath of Love
As always before
So now and evermore. Amen
To me life is Christ and death is gain;
God forbid that I should boast of anything
but the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
SERVICE OF PRAYER
Litany of Intercession
You called Simon Peter, the fisherman, to catch human beings with the good news of your love ~call us to bring this same message of hope to all humankind.
You calmed the waves so that your disciples would be saved from drowning ~calm the storms created by our selfishness and greed and the tempests that catch us off guard.
You gathered the earliest community around Peter and asked him to feed your lambs and sheep ~ O Gentle Shepherd, bring all your people together into one flock where diversity is celebrated and people are actually fed.
You revealed yourself to Paul as “the one being persecuted” ~ help us to recognize you in those who are marginalized or oppressed in any way.
You sent Paul as apostle to preach the good news to the Gentiles ~may your word of salvation through love be proclaimed to all humanity and all creation.
You strengthened Peter and Paul to bear witness to the truth in the face of bitter persecution ~empower us to bear witness to the reality of your love at all times and in every place.
O Jesus, Gentle Shepherd and Living Bread, feed us, guide us to the land of everlasting life.
Prayer of Jesus
Our Dear Abba…
Closing Prayer
Gracious God of Wisdom and Compassion, you called Peter and Paul to bring the Gospel to the world of their day and to witness to your truth and love with their lives. Lead us to wisdom through their teaching and example that we may share your compassion with the whole world. We ask this in the Name of Jesus, who lives and loves with you and the Holy Spirit, One God for ever and ever. Amen.
Blessing
May God bless + us, protect us from all evil, and lead us to freedom and the fullness of life, ~Amen.
Let us bless Adonai. ~Thanks be to God.
Those who wish may end evening prayer with the Salve Regina
Marian Antiphon
Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae, Vita dulcedo et Spes nostra, salve!
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae; Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum vale. Eia, ergo, Advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos, ad nos converte; et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis, post hoc exilium ostende. O Clemens, O Pia, O Dulcis, Virgo Maria!
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God;
~ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray. Holy, Mighty and Immortal God, through the working of the Holy Spirit, you prepared the body and soul of the glorious virgin Mother Mary, as a worthy dwelling for your Word; grant that we, who celebrate her memory each evening, may with the help of her prayers, be freed from ever-present evil, and come to share the fulness of life eternal. Amen.