Daytime Prayer - the Nativity of Mary

Daytime Prayer
Feast of the Nativity of Mary
September 8
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Terce Sext Nones
Terce (Mid Morning)
O God, make speed to save us
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be 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.

Psalms

Antiphon:
Today, we celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary, / whose splendid light has illumined the church.

1: When I was in trouble, I called to the LORD; *
I called to the LORD, and he answered me.
2: Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips *
and from the deceitful tongue.
3: What shall be done to you, and what more besides, *
O you deceitful tongue?
4: The sharpened arrows of a warrior, *
along with hot glowing coals.
5: How hateful it is that I must lodge in Meshech *
and dwell among the tents of Kedar!
6: Too long have I had to live *
among the enemies of peace.
7: I am on the side of peace, *
but when I speak of it, they are for war.

Levavi oculos

1: I lift up my eyes to the hills; *
from where is my help to come?
2: My help comes from the LORD, *
the maker of heaven and earth.
3: He will not let your foot be moved *
and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.
4: Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel *
shall neither slumber nor sleep;
5: The LORD himself watches over you; *
the LORD is your shade at your right hand,
6: So that the sun shall not strike you by day, *
nor the moon by night.
7: The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; *
it is he who shall keep you safe.
8: The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in, *
from this time forth for evermore.

Saepe expugnaverunt

1: "Greatly have they oppressed me since my youth," *
let Israel now say;
2: "Greatly have they oppressed me since my youth, *
but they have not prevailed against me."
3: The plowmen plowed upon my back *
and made their furrows long.
4: The LORD, the Righteous One, *
has cut the cords of the wicked.
5: Let them be put to shame and thrown back, *
all those who are enemies of Zion.
6: Let them be like grass upon the housetops, *
which withers before it can be plucked;
7: Which does not fill the hand of the reaper, *
nor the bosom of him who binds the sheaves;
8: So that those who go by say not so much as,
"The LORD prosper you. *
We wish you well in the Name of the LORD."

Antiphon:
Today, we celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary, / whose splendid light has illumined the church.

Reading
‘Who is this that looks forth like the dawn,
fair as the moon, bright as the sun,
terrible as an army with banners?’ - Song of Songs 6:10

Responsory
Blessed are those who hear the word of God
- and cherish it in their hearts.

Prayer
Father of Mercy,
give your people help and strength from heaven.
The birth of the Virgin Mary's Son
was the dawn of our salvation.
May this celebration of her birthday
bring us closer to lasting peace.
Grant this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Who live and reigns with you and Holy Spirit
One God, forever and ever, Amen.

Sext (Noon)
O God, make speed to save us
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be 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.

Psalms

Antiphon
Born of a royal family, Mary shines forth like the noonday sun; with mind and heart we ask for the help of her prayers.

Ad te levavi oculos meos

1: To you I lift up my eyes, *
to you enthroned in the heavens.
2: As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, *
and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
3: So our eyes look to the LORD our God, *
until he show us his mercy.
4: Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy, *
for we have had more than enough of contempt,
5: Too much of the scorn of the indolent rich, *
and of the derision of the proud.

Nisi quia Dominus

1: If the LORD had not been on our side, *
let Israel now say;
2: If the LORD had not been on our side, *
when enemies rose up against us;
3: Then would they have swallowed us up alive *
in their fierce anger toward us;
4: Then would the waters have overwhelmed us *
and the torrent gone over us;
5: Then would the raging waters *
have gone right over us.
6: Blessed be the LORD! *
he has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth.
7: We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; *
the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8: Our help is in the Name of the LORD, *
the maker of heaven and earth.

Qui confidunt

1: Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, *
which cannot be moved, but stands fast for ever.
2: The hills stand about Jerusalem; *
so does the LORD stand round about his people,
from this time forth for evermore.
3: The scepter of the wicked shall not hold sway over the land allotted to
the just, *
so that the just shall not put their hands to evil.
4: Show your goodness, O LORD, to those who are good *
and to those who are true of heart.
5: As for those who turn aside to crooked ways,
the LORD will lead them away with the evildoers; *
but peace be upon Israel.

Antiphon
Born of a royal family, Mary shines forth like the noonday sun; with mind and heart we ask for the help of her prayers.

Reading
O daughter, you are blessed by the Most High God above all other women on earth; and blessed be the Lord God, who created the heavens and the earth. Your praise will never depart from the hearts of those who remember the power of God. - Judith 13:18b-19

Responsory
Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary
- who bore the Son of the Eternal Father.

Prayer
Father of Mercy,
give your people help and strength from heaven.
The birth of the Virgin Mary's Son
was the dawn of our salvation.
May this celebration of her birthday
bring us closer to lasting peace.
Grant this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Who live and reigns with you and Holy Spirit
One God, forever and ever, Amen.

Nones (Mid Afternoon)
O God, make speed to save us
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be 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.

Psalms

Antiphon
With heart and mind let us sing praise and glory to Christ on this holy feastday of the glorious Virgin Mother of God.

In convertendo

1: When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, *
then were we like those who dream.
2: Then was our mouth filled with laughter, *
and our tongue with shouts of joy.
3: Then they said among the nations, *
"The LORD has done great things for them."
4: The LORD has done great things for us, *
and we are glad indeed.
5: Restore our fortunes, O LORD, *
like the watercourses of the Negev.
6: Those who sowed with tears *
will reap with songs of joy.
7: Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, *
will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves.

Domine, non est

1: O LORD, I am not proud; *
I have no haughty looks.
2: I do not occupy myself with great matters, *
or with things that are too hard for me.
3: But I still my soul and make it quiet,
like a child upon its mother's breast; *
my soul is quieted within me.
4: O Israel, wait upon the LORD, *
from this time forth for evermore.

1: Happy are they all who fear the LORD, *
and who follow in his ways!
2: You shall eat the fruit of your labor; *
happiness and prosperity shall be yours.
3: Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, *
your children like olive shoots round about your table.
4: The man who fears the LORD *
shall thus indeed be blessed.
5: The LORD bless you from Zion, *
and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of
your life.
6: May you live to see your children's children; *
may peace be upon Israel.

Antiphon
With heart and mind let us sing praise and glory to Christ on this holy feastday of the glorious Virgin Mother of God.

Reading
See, the home* of God is among mortals.
He will dwell* with them;
they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them. - Revelation 21:3

Responsory
Blessed are you among women
- and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Prayer
Father of Mercy,
give your people help and strength from heaven.
The birth of the Virgin Mary's Son
was the dawn of our salvation.
May this celebration of her birthday
bring us closer to lasting peace.
Grant this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Who live and reigns with you and Holy Spirit
One God, forever and ever, Amen.

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