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SERVICE OF LIGHT
Greeting/Invocation
We light the Evening Candle and say or sing:
Light and Peace in Jesus Christ our Lord!
~Thanks be to God!
You are the praise of all your saints,
~And the joy of all creation.
FOR ALL THE SAINTS
For all the saints, who from their labors rest,
All who by faith before the world confessed,
Your Name, O Jesus, be forever blessed.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
You were their Rock, their Fortress and their Might;
You, Love, their Captain in the well fought fight;
You, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
O may your soldiers, faithful true and bold,
Fight as he saints who nobly fought of old
And win with them the victor’s crown of gold.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
Our Love in glory passes on His way.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Music: Sine Nomine, 10.10.10 with Alleuia; Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906 Words: William W. How, 1864. alt.
SERVICE OF THE WORD
Evening Psalm
Antiphon
I saw a vast multitude which no one could number
from every nation of all tribes, peoples and languages,
standing in front of the throne of the Lamb.
Psalm 112/113
Servants of God, sing praise,
praise God’s holy Name.
Bless the Name of the Holy One,
both now and forever.
From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the Holy Name.
Adonai towers above the nations;
God’s glory shines over the heavens.
Who compares to the Holy One?
Who is enthroned so high,
yet stoops from the heights to look down,
to observe both heaven and Earth?
Love lifts the humble from the dust
And raises the poor from the mire
To be seated with leaders of the people,
and to wear a crown of joy;
The childless, no longer alone,
Rejoice in many children.
Glory to the ONE and to the WORD
And to the BREATH of Love;
as always before,
so now and evermore. Amen.
I saw a vast multitude which no one could number
from every nation of all tribes, peoples and languages,
standing in front of the throne of the Lamb.
Reading Hebrews 12:22-24
You have drawn near to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Responsory
R. Before Adonai, the Just rejoice; God’s happiness is their delight. V. Ring out your joy to Adonai, O you Just, for praise is fitting for loyal hearts. V. They are happy whose God is Adonai the people God has chosen as a special possession. V. Glory to the Abba and to the Word and to the Holy Breath of Love.
Gospel Antiphon
O How Glorious is that kin-dom where all the saints celebrate with Christ!
Vested in their wedding garments, they follow the Lamb
wherever He goes. alleluia!
Revelation 19:1.2.5.8
Salvation and glory and power
belong to our God, alleluia!
God’s judgments are true and just.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Sing praise to our God
all you who serve Adonai, alleluia!
Those reverencing with awe,
small and great.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Adonai our God,
the Almighty reigns, alleluia!
Let us rejoice and exult,
giving God the glory.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
The marriage of the Lamb has come;
And his bride has made herself ready.
She has been given for her clothing,
fine linen, glistening and pure.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Glory to the Abba and the Word,
and the Holy Breath of Love;
As always before,
so now and evermore. Amen!
O How Glorious is that kin-dom where all the saints celebrate with Christ!
Vested in their wedding garments, they follow the Lamb
wherever He goes.
SERVICE OF PRAYER
Litany of Intercession
You built your Church on the foundation of the apostles,
– keep their teaching secure among your faithful people.
You made the martyrs powerful witnesses even to the point of giving up their lives,
– help all Christians to give faithful witness to your Word.
You gave holy virgins and consecrated religious the gift of following Christ in community,
– may those consecrated to religious life be steadfast witnesses to the coming of your kingdom.
You called so many to extraordinary lives of loving their families, their neighbors, and those in need, ~may their examples inspire each of us to love all whom you place in our lives.
You invited many to journey ever-deeper into the mystery and beauty of your love and to share their experience in mystical wisdom, poetry, music or art ~ bless all who share their gifts and talents in celebrating your beauty and enriching the lives of others.
You called ordinary people in every generation to search for truth, to dismantle the institutions of oppression, and to work for justice and peace, ~may we hear the cry of the poor and follow in the footsteps of the saints.
Bring all who have died into the company of heaven with Mary, Joseph and all your saints,
– and give us also a place in the unending fellowship of your reign.
Prayer of Jesus
Our Dear Abba in heaven, hallowed be your name.
Your kin-dom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Do not bring us to the test but deliver us from evil;
For the kin-dom the power and the glory are yours
now and forever.
Closing Prayer & Blessing
O Holy One, you are the joy of all creation and the praise of all your saints.
We thank you for the gift of that great cloud of witnesses whose ways of living and loving have continued the mission and ministry of Jesus with great diversity and beauty. As we celebrate this solemn feast in honor of all who love you, deepen our own commitment to take up the cross and follow Jesus into freedom, flourishing and the fullness of life both now and forever. Amen.
May the blessing of God who is the joy and the glory of all the saints be with us this day and always. ~Amen
Let us bless Adonai. ~Thanks be to God.
Those who wish may end evening prayer with the Marian Antiphon.
Marian Antiphon
Mother of mercy, our Queen, we greet you! Our life, our hope, our happiness, we hail you.
We call to you as Eve’s own children, and exiles; To you we lift our heart in sorrow and fear, in this valley of tears. Turn then, our loving Advocate, and look with favor upon us. And after our life in exile, show us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O gracious, O loving, O Virgin benign, our Mother Mary.
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 with that of all the saints, may with the help of her prayers, be freed from ever-present evil, and come to share the fulness of life eternal. Amen.