READING
Isaiah 65:1b-3a  

I said: Here I am! Here I am!
  To a nation that did not call upon my name.
I have stretched out my hands all the day
  to a rebellious people,
Who walk in evil paths
  and follow their own thoughts,
People who provoke me
  continually, to my face.

RESPONSORY
God himself will set me free, from the hunters snare.
- God himself will set me free, from the hunters snare.
From those who would trap me with lying words
- and from the hunter's snare.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
- God himself will set me free, from the hunters snare.

BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
Antiphon on Benedictus:
Jesus died to gather into one family all the scattered children of God.

INTERCESSIONS

To make us his new creation, Christ the Lord gave us the waters of rebirth and spread the table of his body and his word.  Let us call upon him and say:

   Lord, renew us in your grace.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, clothe us with compassion, kindness and humility,
  - make us want to be patient with everyone.
Teach us to be true neighbors to all in trouble and distress,
  - and so imitate you, the Good Samaritan.
May the Blessed Virgin, your Mother, pray for all those vowed to a life of virginity,
  - that they may deepen their dedication to you and to the Church.
Grant us the gift of your mercy,
  - forgive our sins and remit their punishment.

Our Father...

God our Father,
you always work to save us,
and now we rejoice in the great love
you give to your chosen people.  
Protect all who are about to become your children
and continue to bless those who are already baptized.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who live and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

Reading
1 John 1:8-9

If we say, "We are without sin,"
we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we acknowledge our sins,
he is faithful and just
and will forgive our sins
and cleanse us from every wrongdoing.

Create in me a clean heart, O God.
 - Renew in me a steadfast spirit.

Antiphon: As I live, says the Lord, I do not wish the sinner to die, but to turn back to me and live.

Reading
1 John 2:1b-2

We have an Advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous one.
He is expiation for our sins,
and not for our sins only
but for those of the whole world.

Turn away your face from my sins.
 - Blot out all my guilt.

Antiphon: Armed with God's justice and power, let us prove ourselves through patient endurance.

Reading
1 John 2:8b-10

The darkness is passing away,
and the true light is already shining.
Whoever says he is in the light,
yet hates his brother,
is still in the darkness.
Whoever loves his brother
remains in the light,
and there is nothing in him to cause a fall.

My sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit.
 - A humble contrite heart, O God, you will not spurn.

For Evening Prayer, see Palm Sunday Evening Prayer I