Psalm 118
1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; *
his mercy endures for ever.
2 Let Israel now proclaim, *
His mercy endures for ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron now proclaim, *
His mercy endures for ever.
4 Let those who fear the Lord proclaim, *
His mercy endures for ever.
5 In my constraint I called to the Lord; *
the Lord answered and set me free.
6 The Lord is at my side; I will not fear; *
what can flesh do to me?
7 With the Lord at my side as my saviour, *
I shall see the downfall of my enemies.
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord *
than to put any confidence in flesh.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord *
than to put any confidence in princes.
10 All the nations encompassed me, *
but by the name of the Lord I drove them back.
11 They hemmed me in, they hemmed me in on every side, *
but by the name of the Lord I drove them back.
12 They swarmed about me like bees;
they blazed like fire among thorns, *
but by the name of the Lord I drove them back.
13 Surely, I was thrust to the brink, *
but the Lord came to my help.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song, *
and he has become my salvation.
15 Joyful shouts of salvation *
sound from the tents of the righteous:
16 The right hand of the Lord does mighty deeds;
the right hand of the Lord raises up; *
the right hand of the Lord does mighty deeds.
17 I shall not die, but live *
and declare the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord has punished me sorely, *
but he has not given me over to death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, *
that I may enter and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord; *
the righteous shall enter through it.
21 I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me *
and have become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders rejected *
has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This is the Lords doing, *
and it is marvellous in our eyes.
24 This is the day that the Lord has made; *
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Come, O Lord, and save us we pray. *
Come, Lord, send us now prosperity.
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; *
we bless you from the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is God; he has given us light; *
link the pilgrims with cords
right to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God and I will thank you; *
you are my God and I will exalt you.
29 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; *
his mercy endures for ever.
Antiphon: Jesus said, + you are Peter, the rock, / and on this rock I will build my church.
Ezekiel 34:11-16
For thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.
As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.
I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited parts of the land.
I will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord GOD.
I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice.
Canticle
Benedictus es, Domine
Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers; *
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
Glory to you for the radiance of your holy Name; *
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you in the splendor of your temple; *
on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.
Glory to you, seated between the Cherubim; *
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glory to you, beholding the depths; *
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.
Glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *
we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
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.
John 21:15-22
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon son of John, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my lambs.
A second time he said to him, Simon son of John, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Tend my sheep.
He said to him the third time, Simon son of John, do you love me? Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? And he said to him, Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep.
Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.
(He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, Follow me.
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; he was the one who had reclined next to Jesus at the supper and had said, Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?
When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, Lord, what about him?
Jesus said to him, If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!
Second Canticle
Magnificat
Antiphon:You are the shepherd + of the sheep, O chief of the apostles, / to you were given the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
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.
Antiphon:You are the shepherd + of the sheep, O chief of the apostles, / to you were given the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
Collect:
Almighty Father, who inspired Saint Peter, first among the
apostles, to confess Jesus as Messiah and Son of the living God:
Keep your Church steadfast upon the rock of this faith, so that
in unity and peace we may proclaim the one truth and follow
the one Lord, our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Personal Prayers and Thanksgivings
Our Father
Blessing:
Almighty Father, as we honor the Confession of Peter,
may we, too, confess your name,
and truly recognize that you are, indeed, the Christ,
the Son of the Living God,
who lives and reigns with him and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.