Easter SeasonFriday After Ascension
Invitatory
Come, let us adore Christ the Lord who promised to send the Holy Spirit on his people, alleluia.
Morning Prayer
Antiphons, psalms and canticle from the current Friday in the Psalter
READING
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus, though you had him killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as leader and savior to grant Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins. We are witnesses of these things, as is the holy Spirit that God has given to those who obey him. - Acts 5:30-32
RESPONSORY
The Lord is risen from the tomb, alleluia, alleluia.
- The Lord is risen from the tomb, alleluia, alleluia.
He hung upon the cross for us,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The Lord is risen from the tomb, alleluia, alleluia.
BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
Antiphon
Because he suffered death, we see Jesus crowned with glory and honor, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
Christ ascended into heaven to send the Holy Spirit on the apostles. Let us join with one voice in praising him and say:
Send us your Spirit
Lord Jesus, you ascended into heaven; send us the promise of the Father,
- that we may be clothed with power from on high.
Your disciples were to be as wise as serpents and as simple as doves,
- through your Spirit teach us prudence and simplicity.
You are seated at the right hand of the Father; pray for us as our Priest,
- and pray in us as our Head.
Grant that in every trial we may suffer with you,
- and so be glorified with you.
Our Father...
PRAYER
Father,
you have given us eternal life
through Christ your Son who rose from the dead
and now sits at your right hand.
When he comes again in glory,
may he clothe with immortality
all who have been born again in baptism
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Daytime Prayer
TERCE
READING
God raised this man Jesus to life, and all of us are witnesses to that. For this reason the whole House of Israel can be certain that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ. - Acts 2:32 - 36
The Lord is risen, alleluia.
- He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.
SEXT
READING
All baptised in Christ, you have all clothed yourselves in Christ, and there are no more distinctions between Jew and Greek, slave and free, male and female, but all of you are one in Christ Jesus. - Galatians 3:27-28
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.
- When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
NONES
READING
Get rid of all the old yeast, and make yourselves into a completely new batch of bread, unleavened as you are meant to be. Christ, our passover, has been sacrificed; let us celebrate the feast, then, by getting rid of all the old yeast of evil and wickedness, having only the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. - 1 Corinthians 5:7-8
Stay with us Lord, alleluia.
- For evening draws near, alleluia.
PRAYER
As in Morning Prayer
Vespers
Antiphons, psalms and canticle from the current Friday in the Psalter
READING
Son though he was, Christ learned obedience from what he suffered; and when he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, declared by God high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. - Hebrews 5:8-10
RESPONSORY
The Holy Spirit is the Paraclete, alleluia, alleluia.
- The Holy Spirit is the Paraclete, alleluia, alleluia.
He will teach you all things,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The Holy Spirit is the Paraclete, alleluia, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphons
To those who ask him, the Father will send the Holy Spirit, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
All praise and glory to Christ who promised that the power of the Holy Spirit would come down on the apostles. Let us cry out:
Send forth your light and your truth.
Jesus, word of truth, wisdom and splecdor of the Father, send forth your light and your truth,
- that our words and deeds today may bear witness to you before our brothers and sisters.
May we always understand and savor the things of the Spirit,
- so as not to fall into sin but enter into life and peace.
May your Spirit help us in our weakness,
- that we may know how to pray as we ought.
Fill us with love and all knowledge,
- that we may instruct and correct one another.
Our Father...
PRAYER
Father,
you have given us eternal life
through Christ your Son who rose from the dead
and now sits at your right hand.
When he comes again in glory,
may he clothe with immortality
all who have been born again in baptism
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
