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Recorded in the Couvent des Dominicaines du Sainte Famille, Fanjeaux, France
SERVICE OF LIGHT
Greeting/Invocation
We light the EASTER CANDLE and say or sing:
Christ our Light!
~Thanks be to God!
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, alleluia!
~And kindle in us the fire of your love, alleluia!
HYMN FOR PENTECOST
A mighty Wind invades the world,
So strong and free on beating wing:
It is the Spirit of our God
From Whom all truth and freedom spring.
The Spirit is a fountain clear
Forever leaping to the sky,
Whose waters give unending life,
Whose timeless Source is never dry.
The Spirit comes in tongues of flame.
With love and wisdom burning bright.
The Wind, the Fountain, and the Fire
Combine in this great feast of light.
O tranquil Spirit, bring us peace,
With God the Abba and the Son.
We praise you, blessed Trinity,
Unchanging and forever One. Amen, Alleluia!
Text: Stanbrook Abey alt.; Tune: BLESSED FEAST L.M.
SERVICE OF THE WORD
Evening Psalmody
Antiphon
God has sent the Spirit of the Son into our hearts:
the Spirit that cries: “ABBA, Who-Gave-Me-My-Life!”
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Psalm 144/145a
I will give you glory, O Sovereign God!
I will bless your Name forever.
I will bless you day after day
and praise your Name forever.
Adonai is great, and worthy of praise!
Such greatness can never be measured!
Age to age proclaims your works,
recounts all your mighty deeds,
tells of your splendor and glory
and all of your wonderful works.
They reveal your awesome power,
and tell of your marvelous deeds.
they recall your abundant goodness,
joyfully sing and ring out your justice!
Adonai is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
How good is Adonai to all
Compassionate to every creature.
Glory to the ONE and to the WORD
And to the BREATH of Love!
As always before,
so now and evermore. Amen
God has sent the Spirit of the Son into our hearts:
the Spirit that cries: “ABBA, Source of my Life!”
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Antiphon Two
We are sanctified through the name of our Love,
Jesus Christ, and in the Spirt of our God.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Psalm 144/145b
All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and your friends shall repeat their blessing.
They shall speak of the glory of your reign
and declare your might, O God,
Let them make known to all
your might and your glorious reign.
Your dominion lasts forever
your rule for all generations.
You are faithful in all your words
and loving in all your deeds.
You support those who have fallen
and raise all those who are bowed down.
The eyes of all creatures look to you
and you give them their food in due season.
You open wide your hand
to feed all living things.
Most just in all your ways
most loving in every deed.
You are near to all who call
who cry out from their hearts.
You grant them their desires,
hear their cry and save them.
You protect and keep alive
All who strive to love.
Let me sing the praise of my Love
let all creatures bless the holy Name,
as always before,
so now and evermore. Amen.
We are sanctified through the name of our Love,
Jesus Christ, and in the Spirt of our God.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Canticle from Philippians
Antiphon
The Love of God has flooded our inmost heart
through the holy Spirit who is now living in us. Alleluia, Alleluia!
Refrain:
Lord Jesus:
Though he was in the form of God,
Jesus did not snatch as equality with God.
He emptied himself, taking the form of a servant
being born in the likeness of human beings.
And being found in human form he humbled himself
and became obedient unto death, even to death on a cross.
Therefore God has exalted him
and bestowed on him the Name that is above every Name;
That at the Name of Jesus, every knee must bend
in heaven, and on earth and under the earth.
And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD
to the glory of God the Abba.
Acclamation:
Jesus Christ is LORD to the glory of God the Abba.
Glory to the Abba and the Word and the Holy Breath of Love.
As always before, so now and evermore. Amen.
The Love of God has flooded our inmost heart
through the holy Spirit who is now living in us. Alleluia, Alleluia!
READING EZEKIEL 37:10-14
Adonai said to me:
Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, O Human One, and say:
From the four winds come, O spirit, and breathe into these slain that they may come to life. I prophesied as Adonai told me, and the Spirit came into them;
they came alive and stood upright, a vast army. Then Adonai told me to say: O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them, and bring you back to the land of Israel.
Responsory
R. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created: * alleluia, alleluia! R. And you shall renew the face of the earth *alleluia, alleluia! V. Glory to the Abba and the Word and the Holy Breath of Love.
Gospel Canticle
Antiphon
When the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you shall receive power; and you shall be my witnesses to the ends of the earth. Alleluia! Alleluia!
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
When the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you shall receive power; and you shall be my witnesses to the ends of the earth. Alleluia! Alleluia!
SERVICE OF PRAYER
Litany of Intercession
O Spirit of Life, you descended upon the Virgin Mary that she might become the Mother of Jesus ~ open our hearts that we may be true bearers of the Word.
O Spirit of Wisdom, who empowered Elizabeth, Simeon and Anna to recognize the Messiah, ~Enlighten the eyes of our hearts to recognize the presence of Jesus.
O Spirit of Understanding, you descended on Jesus when he was baptized in the Jordan, ~Baptize us in the fire of your love that we may know ourselves as called and gifted by our Abba.
O Spirit of Loving Service, you anointed Jesus to carry Good News to the poor; ~ Send us to continue his work of healing and helping all who are in need.
O Spirit of Fortitude and Courage, you spoke through the apostles and martyrs when brought before judges; ~ Gives us words of wisdom to speak the truth in love to those in power.
O Spirit of Reverence and Respect; you awaken in mystics and saints an awareness of your presence, and inspire artists, poets and musicians to express your indescribable beauty ; ~ teach us to pray and give utterance to the deep groaning and wordless desires of our hearts.
Prayer of Jesus
Our Father…
Closing Prayer
We bless and thank you, O Gracious God, for you poured out your Spirit in flames of fire upon your disciples and empowered the to continue the mission and ministry of Jesus. Set afire the hearts of all your people that we may announce in all the languages and cultures of he world the wonders of your love. We ask this in the Name of Jesus your Word who lives and loves with you and the Holy Spirit, One God forever and ever.
Amen.
Blessing
May the Risen Christ, ascended to the Abba, send us the Holy Spirit and bless + us with abundant life, Alleluia! ~Amen, Alleluia!
Let us bless Adonai, Alleluia, Alleluia! ~Thanks be to God, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Those who wish may end evening prayer with REGINA CAELI
Regina Caeli laetare, alleluia!
Quia Quem meruisti portare, alleluia!
Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia!
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia!
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia!
For our Love is truly risen, Alleluia!
Let us pray.
Holy, Immortal and Mighty God, you have brought joy to the world by raising Jesus from the dead. By the prayers of Mary his Mother, and of all the myrrh-bearing women, raise us up with Jesus and bring us to the fullness of life. We ask this through the same Jesus Christ, our Risen Love. Amen.