Easter Season Monday Weeks 2-6

Easter Season
Monday Weeks 2-6

Morning Prayer

Antiphons, psalms and canticle from the current Monday in the Psalter

READING
The word is very near to you, it is on your lips and in your heart: the word, that is, of the faith we proclaim. If your lips confess that Jesus is Lord and if you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, then you will be saved. By believing from the heart you are made righteous; by confessing with your lips you are saved. - Romans 10:8-10

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)
Antiphons
Week 2 Truly I tell you, unless you are born again, you cannot see the kingdom of God, alleluia.
Week 3 Do not work for food that will perish, but for food that lasts to eternal life, alleluia.
Week 4 I am the Good Shepherd of the sheep; I pasture my sheep and I lay down my life for them, alleluia.
Week 5 Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and show myself to him, alleluia.
Week 6 By raising Jesus Christ from the dead, God has given us a new birth to a living hope in the promise of an inheritance that will last forever, alleluia.

INTERCESSIONS

Monday 2,4 and 6

God the Father was glorified in the death and resurrection of his Son. Let us pray to him with confidence, saying:
Lord, enlighten our minds.

Father of lights, you bathed the world in splendor when Christ rose again in glory,
- fill our minds today with the light of faith.

Through the resurrection of your Son you opened for us the way to eternal life,
- as we work today sustain us with the hope of glory.

Through your risen son you sent the Holy Spirit into the world,
- set our hearts on fire with spiritual love.

May Jesus Christ, who was crucified to set us free,
- be today our salvation and redemption.

Our Father...

Weeks 3 and 5

The Father glorified Jesus and appointed him heir to all nations.
Let us praise him, saying:
Save us, Lord, through your victory.

Lord Christ, by your victory you broke the power of evil and destroyed sin and death,
- make us victorious over sin today.

You laid death low, and brought us new life,
- grant that we may walk today in this new life,

You gave life to the dead, and led mankind from death to life,
- give eternal life to all those we shall meet today.

You brought confusion on the guards at your tomb, but joy to your disciples,
- grant the fullness of joy to all who serve you.

Our Father...

PRAYER

Week 2 Almighty and ever-living God,
Your Spirit made us your children,
confident to call you Father.
Increase your Spirit within us
and bring us to our promised inheritance.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever. Amen

Week 3 God, our Father,
your light of truth
guides us to the way of Christ.
May all who follow him
reject what is contrary to the gospel.
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. Amen.

Week 4 Father,
through the obedience of Jesus,
your servant and your Son,
you raised a fallen world.
Free us from our sin
and bring us to a joy that lasts forever.
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. Amen.

Week 5 Father, help us to seek the values
that will bring us eternal joy in this changing world.
In our desire for what you promise
make us one in mind and heart.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Week 6 God of mercy,
may our celebration of your Son's resurrection
help us to experience its effects in our lives.
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. Amen.

Daytime Prayer
TERCE

READING
I saw the Son of Man, and he said to me, 'Have no fear! I am the First and the Last. I was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld.' - Revelation 1:17-18

The Lord is risen, alleluia.
  -   He has appeared to Simon, alleluia.

SEXT

READING
In Christ lives the fullness of divinity, and in him you too find your own fulfilment. You have been buried with him, when you were baptised; and by baptism, too, you have been raised up with him through your belief in the power of God who raised him from the dead. - Colossians 2:9 - 12

The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.
  -   When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.

NONES

READING
Remember the Good News that I carry, 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David'. Here is a saying that you rely on: 'If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.' - 2 Timothy 2:8 - 11

Stay with us Lord, alleluia.
  -   For evening draws near, alleluia.

PRAYER
As in Morning Prayer

Vespers

Antiphons, psalms and canticle from the current Monday in the Psalter

READING
We have such a high priest, who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up. Now every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. - Hebrews 8:1b-3a

RESPONSORY
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
When they saw the risen Lord,
- alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.

MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphons
Week 2 What is born of flesh is flesh, and what is born of the spirit is spirit, alleluia.
Week 3 This is what God asks of you: trust in the one whom he has sent, alleluia.
Week 4 I have other sheep that do not belong to this flock; these also I must lead. They will hear my voice, and there will be one fold and one Shepherd, alleluia.
Week 5 The Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you, and remind you of all that I told you, alleluia.
Week 6 The Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father will be my witness and you will also bear witness to me, alleluia.

INTERCESSIONS

Weeks 2,4 and 6

Let us pray to Christ the Lord, who bathed the world in glory through his resurrection. With joyful hearts, let us say:
Christ, our life, hear our prayer.

Lord Jesus Christ, you walked with your disciples on the way,
- be with your Church on its pilgrimage through life.

Do not let us be slow to believe,
- but ready to proclaim you as victor over death.

Look with kindness on those who do not recognize your presence,
- reveal yourself to them, that they may welcome you as savior.

Through the cross you have brought reconciliation to mankind in your body,
- grant unity and peace to all nations.

Judge of the living and the dead,
- Forgive the sins of the faithful departed.

Our Father...

Weeks 3 and 5

The Holy Spirit raised the body of Christ to life and made it the source of life. With joy in our hearts, let us call upon the risen Christ, saying:
                     Lord, make all things new and fill them with life.

Saviour of the world and king of the new creation, raise our minds and hearts to your kingdom
  -  where you sit at the right hand of the Father.

Lord, you are always present in your Church.
  -  through your Holy Spirit, guide it into all truth.

Show your mercy to the sick, the overburdened and the dying.
  -  that they may receive strength and courage from your love.

Light the never fails, as the day draw to its close we offer you our sacrifice of praise
  -  and pray that the glory of your resurrection may shine on our deceased brothers and sisters.

Our Father...

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