Saturday, 18 June 2022
EVENING PRAYER I – SATURDAY – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
INTRODUCTION
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
Tune: Pange Lingua 87.87.87
Music: Mode III Vatican Plainsong
Text: Pange Lingua, Saint Thomas Aquinas, about 1225-1274
Translation: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878, adapted by Anthony G. Petti
I shall sing the Savior’s glory,
Of his flesh the mystery sing,
And the blood, all price excelling,
Shed by our immortal King:
God made man for our salvation,
Who from Virgin pure did spring.
Born for us, and for us given,
Born a man like us below,
Christ as man with man residing
Lived the seed of truth to sow,
Suffered bitter death unflinching,
And immortal love did show.
On the night before he suffered,
Seated with his chosen band,
Jesus, when they all had feasted,
Faithful to the law’s command,
Far more precious food provided:
Gave himself with his own hand.
Word made flesh, true bread of heaven,
By his word made flesh to be,
From the wine his blood is taken.
Though our senses cannot see,
Faith alone which is unshaken
Shows pure hearts the mystery.
Therefore we, before him falling,
This great sacrament revere;
Ancient forms are now departed,
For new acts of grace are here,
Faith our feeble senses aiding,
Makes the Savior’s presence clear.
To the everlasting Father
And his Son who reigns on high,
With the Holy Ghost proceeding
Forth from each eternally,
Be all honor, glory, blessing,
Power and endless majesty. Amen.
SALMODY
Ant. 1 The Lord is compassionate; he gives food to those who fear him as a remembrance of his great deeds.
Psalm 111
God’s marvelous works
We are lost in wonder at all that you have done for us, our Lord and mighty God (Revelation 15:3).
I will thank the Lord with all my heart *
in the meeting of the just and their assembly
Great are the works of the Lord, *
to be pondered by all who love them.
Majestic and glorious his work, *
his justice stands firm for ever.
He makes us remember his wonders. *
The Lord is compassion and love.
He gives food to those who fear him; *
keeps his covenant ever in mind.
He has shown his might to his people *
by giving them the land of the nations.
His works are justice and truth, *
his precepts are all of them sure,
standing firm for ever and ever: *
they are made in uprightness and truth.
He has sent deliverance to his people †
and established his covenant for ever. *
Holy his name, to be feared.
To fear the Lord is the first stage of wisdom; †
all who do so prove themselves wise. *
His praise shall last for ever.
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
Psalm Prayer: Merciful and gentle Lord, you are the crowning glory of all the saints. Give us, your children, the gift of obedience which is the beginning of wisdom, so that we may do what you command and be filled with your mercy.
Ant. 1: The Lord is compassionate; he gives food to those who fear him as a remembrance of his great deeds.
Ant. 2: The Lord brings peace to his Church, and fills us with the finest wheat.
Psalm 147:12-20
The restoration of Jerusalem
Come, I will show you the bride of the Lamb (Revelation 21:9).
O praise the Lord, Jerusalem! *
Zion, praise your God!
He has strengthened the bars of your gates, *
he has blessed the children within you.
He established peace on your borders, *
he feeds you with finest wheat.
He sends out his word to the earth *
and swiftly runs his command.
He showers down snow white as wool,*
he scatters hoar-frost like ashes.
He hurls down hailstones like crumbs. *
The waters are frozen at his touch;
he sends forth his word and it melts them: *
at the breath of his mouth the waters flow.
He makes his word known to Jacob, *
to Israel his laws and decrees.
He has not dealt thus with other nations; *
he has not taught them his decrees.
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.
Psalm Prayer: All-powerful God, it is through your Church, generously endowed with gifts of grace and fortified by the Holy Spirit, that you send out your word to all nations. Strengthen your Church with the best of all food and make it dauntless in faith. Multiply its children to celebrate with one accord the mysteries of your love at the altar on high.
Ant. 2: The Lord brings peace to his Church, and fills us with the finest wheat.
Ant. 3: Truly I say to you: Moses did not give you the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven, alleluia.
Canticle: Revelation 11:17-18; 12:10b-12a
The judgment of God
We praise you, the Lord God Almighty, *
who is and who was.
You have assumed your great power, *
you have begun your reign.
The nations have raged in anger, *
but then came your day of wrath
and the moment to judge the dead: *
the time to reward your servants the prophets
and the holy ones who revere you, *
the great and the small alike.
Now have salvation and power come, †
the reign of our God and the authority *
of his Anointed One.
For the accuser of our brothers is cast out, *
who night and day accused them before God.
They defeated him by the blood of the Lamb †
and by the word of their testimony; *
love for life did not deter them from death.
So rejoice, you heavens, *
and you that dwell therein!
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.
Ant. 3: Truly I say to you: Moses did not give you the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven, alleluia.
READING – 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
Is not the cup of blessing we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread we break a sharing in the body of Christ? Because the loaf of bread is one, we, many though we are, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
RESPONSORY
He gave them bread from heaven, alleluia, alleluia.
– He gave them bread from heaven, alleluia, alleluia.
Man has eaten the bread of angels,
– alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
– He gave them bread from heaven, alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL CANTICLE
Ant. How kind and gentle you are, O Lord. You showed your goodness to your sons by giving them bread from heaven. You filled the hungry with good things, and the rich you sent away empty.
Canticle of Mary
Luke 1:46-55
The soul rejoices in the Lord
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 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.
Ant. How kind and gentle you are, O Lord. You showed your goodness to your sons by giving them bread from heaven. You filled the hungry with good things, and the rich you sent away empty.
INTERCESSIONS
Christ invites all to the supper in which he gives his body and blood for the life of the world. Let us ask him:
Christ, the bread of heaven, grant us everlasting life.
Christ, Son of the living God, you commanded that this thanksgiving meal be done in memory of you,
– enrich your Church through the faithful celebration of these mysteries.
Christ, the bread of heaven, grant us everlasting life.
Christ, eternal priest of the Most High, you have commanded your priests to offer your sacraments,
– may they help them to exemplify in their lives the meaning of the sacred mysteries which they celebrate.
Christ, the bread of heaven, grant us everlasting life.
Christ, bread from heaven, you form one body out of all who partake of the one bread,
– refresh all who believe in you with harmony and peace.
Christ, the bread of heaven, grant us everlasting life.
Christ, through your bread you offer the remedy for immortality and the pledge of future resurrection,
– restore health to the sick and living hope to sinners.
Christ, the bread of heaven, grant us everlasting life.
Christ, our king who is to come, you commanded the mysteries which proclaim your death to be celebrated until you return,
– grant that all who die in you may share in your resurrection.
Christ, the bread of heaven, grant us everlasting life.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
(Gathering our prayer and praises into one, let us offer the prayer Christ himself taught us:)
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ,
you gave us the eucharist
as the memorial of your suffering and death.
May our worship of this sacrament of your body and blood
help us to experience the salvation you won for us
and the peace of the kingdom
where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
– Amen.
DISMISSAL
If a priest or deacon presides, he dismisses the people:
The Lord be with you.
– And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
– Amen.
Another form of the blessing may be used, as at Mass.
Then he adds:
Go in peace.
– Thanks be to God.
In the absence of a priest or deacon and in individual recitation, Evening Prayer concludes:
May the Lord + bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
– Amen.
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