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

Antiphon:  Alleluia, the Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world, come, let us worship him, alleluia.

Come, let us sing to the Lord
and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving
and sing joyful songs to the Lord.

Antiphon

The Lord is God, the mighty God,
the great king over all the gods.
He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
and the highest mountains as well.
He made the sea; it belongs to him,
the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands.

Antiphon

Come, then, let us bow down and worship,
bending the knee before the Lord, our maker.
For he is our God and we are his people,
the flock he shepherds.

Antiphon

Today, listen to the voice of the Lord:
Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did
in the wilderness,
when at Meriba and Massah
they challenged me and provoked me,
Although they had seen all of my works.

Antiphon

Forty years I endured that generation.
I said, "They are a people whose hearts go astray
and they do not know my ways."
So I swore in my anger,
"They shall not enter into my rest."

Antiphon

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.

Antiphon

HYMN

Father, Lord of earth and heaven,
King to whom all gifts belong,
give Your greatest Gift, your Spirit,
God the holy, God the strong.

Son of God. enthroned in glory,
Send your promised Gift of grace,
Make your Church your Holy Temple,
God the Spirit's dwelling place.

Spirit, come, in peace descending
As at Jordan, heavenly Dove,
Seal your Church as God's anointed,
Set our hearts on fire with love.

Stay among us, God the Father,
stay among us, God the Son,
stay among us, Holy Spirit:
dwell within us, make us one.

Melody: Drakes Boughton 8787; Music: E. Elgar, 1857-1934

PSALMODY

Antiphon 1: O Lord, how good and gentle is your Spirit in us, alleluia.

Psalm 63:2-9    
Deus, Deus meus

O God, you are my God, for you I long;
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water.

So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.

For your love is better than life,
my lips will speak your praise.

So I will bless you all my life,
in your name I will lift up my hands.

My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
my mouth shall praise you with joy.

On my bed I remember you.
On you I muse through the night

for your have been my help;
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.

My soul clings to you;
your right hand holds me fast.

Psalm 149    
Cantate Domino

Sing a new song to the Lord,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let Israel rejoice in its Maker,
let Zion's sons exult in their king.

Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music with timbrel and harp.

For the Lord takes delight in his people.
He crowns the poor with salvation.

Let the faithful rejoice in their glory,
shout for joy and take their rest.

Let the praise of God be on their lips
and a two-edged sword in their hand,

to deal out vengeance to the nations
and punishment on all the peoples;

to bind their kings in chains
and their nobles in fetters of iron;

to carry out the sentence pre-ordained:
this honor is for all his faithful.

INTERCESSIONS

Christ the Lord has gathered his Church in unity through the Spirit. With sure hope let us ask him:

                        Lord, make the whole world new.

Lord Jesus, when you were raised high upon the cross, streams of living water flowed from your pierced side,
- pour out on us your life-giving Spirit.

In glory at the right hand of God. you gave the Gift of the Father to your disciples,
- send forth your Spirit to renew the world.

You gave your Spirit to the apostles, with the power to forgive sins.
- destroy all sin in the world.

You promised us the Holy Spirit to teach us all things and remind us of all you had said,
- send us your Spirit to enlighten our minds in faith.

You promised to send thc Spirit of truth, to bear witness to yourself,
- send forth your Spirit to make us your faithful witnesses.

Our Father...

PRAYER

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