Lord, open my lips.
 - And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

Psalm 95 is the traditional Invitatory Psalm. Psalm 24, 67, or 100 may be substituted.

Antiphon: Come, let us worship the Lord, for he is our God.

Psalm 95

Psalm 24

Psalm 67

Psalm 100

God, come to my assistance.
 - 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 will be for ever.
Amen. (Alleluia.)


HYMN

When morning fills the sky,
Our hearts awaking cry:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
In all our works and prayer
His sacrifice we share:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
The night becomes as day,
When from our hearts we say:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
The powers of darkness fear
When this glad song they hear:
May Jesus Christ be praised.

In heav'n our joy will be
To sing eternally:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
Let earth and sea and sky
From depth to height reply:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
let all the earth now sing
To our eternal King:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
By this the eternal song.
Through ages all along:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
Words: E. Caswall, 1878; Melody: O Seigneur 667.667.D, Louis Bourgeois, 1561; Midi: Cyberhymnal


PSALMODY

Antiphon 1: Awake, lyre and harp, with praise let us awake the dawn.

Psalm 57
Morning prayer in affliction
This psalm tells of our Lord's passion (St. Augustine).

Have mercy on me, God, have mercy
for in you my soul has taken refuge.
In the shadow of your wings I take refuge
till the storms of destruction pass by.

I call to you God the Most High,
to you who have always been my help.
May you send from heaven and save me
and shame those who assail me.

O God, send your truth and your love.

My soul lies down among lions,
who would devour the sons of men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows,
their tongue a sharpened sword.

O God, arise above the heavens;
may your glory shine on earth!

They laid a snare for my steps
my soul was bowed down.
They dug a pit in my path
but fell in it themselves.

My heart is ready, O God,
my heart is ready.
I will sing, I will sing your praise.
Awake, my soul;
awake, lyre and harp,
I will awake the dawn.

I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples,
among the nations I will praise you
for your love reaches to the heavens
and your truth to the skies. Glory...

Antiphon 1 Awake, lyre and harp, with praise let us awake the dawn.


Antiphon 2 My people, says the Lord, will be filled with my blessings.

Canticle  -  Jeremiah 31:10-14
The happiness of a people who have been redeemed
Jesus was to die...to gather all of God's scattered children into one fold (John 11:51).

Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
proclaim it on distant coasts, and say:
He who scattered Israel, now gathers them together,
he guards them as a shepherd his flock.

The Lord shall ransom Jacob,
he shall redeem him from the hand of his conqueror.

Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion,
they shall come streaming to the Lord's blessings:
The grain, the wine, and the oil,
the sheep and the oxen;
They themselves shall be like watered gardens,
never again shall they languish.

Then the virgins shall make merry and dance,
and young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into joy,
I will console and gladden them after their sorrows.
I will lavish choice portions upon the priests,
and my people shall be filled with my blessings,
says the Lord.  Glory...

Antiphon 2 My people, says the Lord, will be filled with my blessings.


Antiphon 3 The Lord is great and worthy to be praised in the city of our God.

Psalm 48
Thanksgiving for the people's deliverance.
He took me up a high mountain and showed me Jerusalem, God's holy city (Revelation 21:10)

The Lord is great and worthy to be praised
in the city of our God.
His holy mountain rises in beauty,
the joy of all the earth.

Mount Zion, true pole of the earth,
the Great King's city!
God, in the midst of its citadels,
has shown himself its stronghold.

For the kings assembled together,
together they advanced.
They saw; at once they were astounded;
dismayed, they fled in fear.

A trembling seized them there,
like the pangs of birth.
By the east wind you have destroyed
the ships of Tarshish.

As we have heard, so we have seen
in the city of our God,
in the city of the Lord of hosts
which God upholds for ever.

O God, we ponder your love
within your temple.
Your praise, O God, like your name
reaches the ends of the earth.

With justice your right hand is filled.
Mount Zion rejoices;
the people of Judah rejoice
at the sight of your judgments.

Walk through Zion, walk all round it;
count the number of its towers.
Review all its ramparts,
examine its castles,

that you may tell the next generation
that such is our God,
our God for ever and always.
It is he who leads us. Glory...

Antiphon 3 The Lord is great and worthy to be praised in the city of our God.


READING     Isaiah 66:1-2
 Thus says the Lord:
The heavens are my throne,
  and the earth is my footstool.
What kind of house can you build for me;
  what is to be my resting place?
My hand made all these things
  when all of them came to be, says the Lord.
This is the one whom I approve;
  the lowly and afflicted man who trembles at my word.


RESPONSORY
From the depth of my heart, I cry to you; hear me, Lord.
  - From the depth of my heart, I cry to you; hear me, Lord.
I will do what you desire
 - hear me, Lord.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
 - From the depth of my heart, I cry to you; hear me, Lord.


BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
Antiphon: Let us serve the Lord in holiness, and he will save us from our enemies.

INTERCESSIONS
The Lord Jesus Christ has given us the light of another day. In return we thank him as we cry out:

                     Lord, bless us and bring us close to you.

You offered yourself in sacrifice for our sins,
 - accept our intentions and our work today.

You bring us joy by the light of another day,
 - let the morning star rise in our hearts.

Give us strength to be patient with those we meet today,
 - and so imitate you.

Make us aware of your mercy this morning, Lord
 - and let your strength be our delight.


Our Father...


PRAYER
All-powerful and ever-living God,
at morning, noon, and evening we pray;
cast out from our hearts the darkness of sin,
and bring us to the light of your truth.
Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.


May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.



The English translation of Psalm Responses, Alleluia Verses, Gospel Verses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation (ICEL); the English translation of Antiphons, Invitatories, Responsories, Intercessions, Psalm 95, the Canticle of the Lamb, Psalm Prayers, Non-Biblical Readings from The Liturgy of the Hours © 1973, 1974, 1975, ICEL; excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission.