Corpus Christi - Daytime Prayer

CORPUS CHRISTI
Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or the Sunday following)

Where the Solemnity of Corpus Christi is not observed as a holy day, it is assigned to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which is then considered the proper day in the calendar.

Daytime Prayer

O God, come to my assistance.
O Lord, make haste to help me

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. [Alleluia.]

HYMN

Breathe on me, breath of God,
fill me with life anew,
that I may love the things You love,
and do what You would do.

Breathe on me, breath of God,
until my heart is pure,
until with You I have one will,
to live and to endure.

Breathe on me, breath of God,
my soul with grace refine,
until this earthly part of me,
glows with Your fire divine.

Breathe on me, breath of God,
so I shall never die,
but live with You the perfect life
in Your eternity.

Edwin Hatch, 1835-1889, alt. Evelyn Brokish, OSF; Yattendon 46

When commemorated on Sunday, Psalm 118 is said as below. When commemorated on Thursday, the complementary psalms are used with the Antiphons for Corpus Christi

PSALMODY

Antiphon 1: I have longed to eat this meal with you before I suffer, alleluia.

Psalm 118
Song of joy for salvation
This Jesus is the stone which, rejected by you builders, has become the chief stone supporting all the rest (Acts 4:11)

                 I
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his love endures for ever.

Let the sons of Israel say:
His love endures for ever.
Let the sons of Aaron say:
His love endures for ever.
Let those who fear the Lord say:
His love endures for ever.

I called to the Lord in my distress;
he answered and freed me.
The Lord is at my side; I do not fear.
what can man do against me?
The Lord is at my side as my helper;
I shall look down on my foes.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in men;
it is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes. Glory...

Antiphon: I have longed to eat this meal with you before I suffer, alleluia.

Antiphon 2: While they were at supper, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, alleluia.

              II
The nations all encompassed me;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me, compassed me about;
in the Lord's name I crushed them.
They compassed me about like bees;
they blazed like a fire among thorns.
In the Lord's name I crushed them.

I was thrust down, thrust down and falling,
but the Lord was my helper.
The Lord is my strength and my song;
he was my savior.
There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the just.

The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
his right hand raised me.
The Lord's right hand has triumphed;
I shall not die, I shall live
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord,
but not doomed to die. Glory...

Antiphon: While they were at supper, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, alleluia.

Antiphon 3: They recognized the Lord Jesus in the breaking of the bread, alleluia.

               III
Open to me the gates of holiness:
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord's own gate
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered
and you are my savior.

The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord;
we rejoice and are glad.

O Lord, grant us salvation;
O Lord, grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
the Lord God is our light.

Go forward in procession with branches
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you.
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
for his love endures for ever. Glory...

Psalm Prayer: Lord God, you have given us the great day of rejoicing: Jesus Christ, the stone rejected by the builders, has become the cornerstone of the Church, our spiritual home. Shed upon your Church the rays of your glory, that it may be seen as the gate of salvation open to all nations. Let cries of joy and exultation ring out from its tents, to celebrate the wonder of Christ's resurrection.

Antiphon: They recognized the Lord Jesus in the breaking of the bread, alleluia.

Terce (Midmorning)

Sext (Midday)

Nones (Midafternoon)

TERCE

Antiphon 1: I have longed to eat this meal with you before I suffer, alleluia.
Complementary Psalms (when commemorated on Thursday)

READING       Wisdom 16:20
You nourished your people with food of angels
  and furnished them bread from heaven, ready to hand, untoiled-for,
  endowed with all delights and conforming to every taste.

I will go to the altar of God, alleluia.
- My food is Christ who restores my youth, alleluia.

PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the Eucharist
as the memorial of your suffering and death.
May our worship of this sacrament of your Body and Blood
help us to experience the salvation you won for us
and the peace of the kingdom
where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

ALTERNATIVE PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ,
we worship you living among us
in the Sacrament of your Body and Blood.
May we offer to our Father in heaven
a solemn pledge of undivided love.
May we offer to our brothers and sisters
a life poured out in loving service of that kingdom
where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
SEXT

Antiphon: While they were at supper, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, alleluia.
Complementary Psalms (when commemorated on Thursday)

READING
Proverbs 9:1-2
Wisdom has built her house,
  she has set up her seven columns;
She has dressed her meat, mixed her wine,
  yes, she has spread her table.

You gave them bread from heaven to be their food, alleluia.
- And this bread contained all goodness, alleluia.

PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the Eucharist
as the memorial of your suffering and death.
May our worship of this sacrament of your Body and Blood
help us to experience the salvation you won for us
and the peace of the kingdom
where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

ALTERNATIVE PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ,
we worship you living among us
in the Sacrament of your Body and Blood.
May we offer to our Father in heaven
a solemn pledge of undivided love.
May we offer to our brothers and sisters
a life poured out in loving service of that kingdom
where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.
NONES

Antiphon 3: They recognized the Lord Jesus in the breaking of the bread, alleluia.
Complementary Psalms (when commemorated on Thursday)

READING
Acts 2:42,47a
The brethren devoted themselves to the apostles' instruction and the communal life, to the breaking of bread and the prayers, praising God and winning the approval of all the people.

Stay with us Lord, alleluia.
- For darkness is almost upon us, alleluia.

PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the Eucharist
as the memorial of your suffering and death.
May our worship of this sacrament of your Body and Blood
help us to experience the salvation you won for us
and the peace of the kingdom
where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

ALTERNATIVE PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ,
we worship you living among us
in the Sacrament of your Body and Blood.
May we offer to our Father in heaven
a solemn pledge of undivided love.
May we offer to our brothers and sisters
a life poured out in loving service of that kingdom
where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.

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