Evening Prayer - Sts. Simon and Jude

FEAST OF STS. SIMON AND JUDE

Evening Prayer
Psalter, Common of the Apostles

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

Commune vos, apostoli,
extollat hymni iubilum,
quos advocat par gratia,
coronat una gloria.

Ardore pulsus caelico,
Christi premis vestigia,
Simon, et illum nuntias
zelo peractus impigro.

Tu carne frater, assecla
fraterque Christi spiritu,
Iuda, Magistrum praedicas
scriptisque fratres erudis.

Nec pertimescit sanguinem
uterque purum fundere,
ut veritatis enitens
sit testis atque victima.

O summa caeli sidera,
nos detis ut per aspera,
fide valentes integra,
tendamus ad caelestia.

Patri per aevum gloria
Natoque cum Paraclito,
quorum supernis gaudiis
simul fruemur perpetim. Amen.

O ye, Apostles, let the common
joyful sound of hymn rise,
You who equal grace calls,
one glory crowns.

Struck by heavenly ardor,
thou pursue Christ's footsteps,
Simon, and Him thou announce
with zeal, to the end active.

Thou brother in the flesh, follower
and brother of Christ in spirit,
Jude, the Master thou preach
and, in script, the brothers thou instruct.

Not afraid of blood
pure to shed, each of them,
so that, of truth, shining forth,
he may be a witness and also a victim.

O great stars of heaven,
may you grant that we by adversities,
valient in faith intact,
may strive up to the heavens.

To the Father, through all time Glory!
and to the Begotten with the Paraclete,
in whose heavenly joys
likewise may we delight in perpetually.



Or:

Tune
The eternal gifts of Christ the King,
the apostles' glory, let us sing,
and all, with hearts of gladness, raise
due hymns of thankful love and praise.

Their faith in Christ the Lord prevailed;
their hope, a light that never failed;
their love ablaze o'er pathways trod
To lead them to the eternal God.

In them the Father's glory shone,
in them the will of God the Son,
in them exults the Holy Ghost,
through them rejoice the heav'enly host.

To thee, Redeemer, now we cry,
that thou wouldst join to them on high
thy servants, who this grace implore,
for ever and for evermore.
Melody: King's Majesty L.M.; Music: Graham George, 1941; Text: Saint Ambrose, d. 397; Translator: J.M. Neale, d. 1866


PSALMODY

Antiphon:You are the men who have stood by me in my time of trial.

Psalm 116:10-19

I trusted, even when I said:
I am sorely afflicted,
and when I said in my alarm:
No man can be trusted.

How can I repay the Lord
for his goodness to me?
The cup of salvation I will raise;
I will call on the Lord's name.

My vows to the Lord I will fulfill
before all his people.
O precious in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his faithful.

Your servant, Lord, your servant am I;
you have loosened my bonds.
A thanksgiving sacrifice I make;
I will call on the Lord's name.

My vows to the Lord I will fulfill
before all his people,
in the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem. Glory...

Antiphon: You are the men who have stood by me in my time of trial.


Antiphon: I have lived among you as one who ministers to others.

Psalm 126

When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,
it seemed like a dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
on our lips there were songs.

The heathens themselves said: "What marvels
the Lord worked for them!"
What marvels the Lord worked for us!
Indeed we were glad.

Deliver us, O Lord, from our bondage
as streams in dry land.
Those who are sowing in tears
will sing when they reap.

They go out, they go out, full of tears,
carrying seed for the sowing:
they come back, they come back, full of song,
carrying their sheaves. Glory...

Antiphon: I have lived among you as one who ministers to others.


Antiphon: I no longer call you servants, but my friends, for I have shared with you everything I have heard from my Father.

Canticle – Ephesians 1:3-10

Praised be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has bestowed on us in Christ
every spiritual blessing in the heavens.

God chose us in him
before the world began
to be holy
and blameless in his sight.

He predestined us
to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ,
such was his will and pleasure,
that all might praise the glorious favor
he has bestowed on us in his beloved.

In him and through his blood, we have been redeemed,
and our sins forgiven,
so immeasurably generous
is God's favor to us.

God has given us the wisdom
to understand fully the mystery,
the plan he was pleased
to decree in Christ.

A plan to be carried out
in Christ, in the fullness of time,
to bring all things into one in him,
in the heavens and on earth. Glory...

Antiphon: I no longer call you servants, but my friends, for I have shared with you everything I have heard from my Father.


READING      Ephesians 4:11:13
Christ gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers in roles of service for the faithful to build up the body of Christ, till we become one in faith and in the knowledge of God's Son, and form that perfect man who is Christ come to full stature.


RESPONSORY
Tell all the nations how glorious God is, alleluia, alleluia.
 - Tell all the nations how glorious God is, alleluia, alleluia.
Make known his wonders to every people,
 - alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
 - Tell all the nations how glorious God is, alleluia, alleluia.


MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon: When all things are made new, and the Son of Man is enthroned in majesty, you will sit in judgment over the twelve tribes of Israel.


INTERCESSIONS
My brothers and sisters, we build on the foundation of the Apostles.
Let us pray to our almighty Father for his holy people and say:

                                Be mindful of your Church, O Lord.

Father, you wanted your Son to be seen first by the apostles
after the resurrection from the dead.
- We ask you to make us his witnesses to the farthest corners of the world.

You sent your Son to preach your good news to the poor,
- help us to preach this Gospel to every creature.

You sent your Son to sow the seed of unending life,
- grant that we who work at sowing the seed may share the joy of the harvest.

You sent your Son to reconcile all to you through his blood,
- help us all to work toward achieving this reconciliation.

Your Son sits at your right hand in heaven,
- Let the dead enter your kingdom of joy.


Our Father…


COLLECT
O God, who by the blessed Apostles
have brought us to acknowledge your name,
graciously grant,
through the intercession of Saints Simon and Jude,
that the Church may constantly grow
by increase of the peoples who believe in you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of 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.



 
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