Antiphon: O Lord, our God, unwearied is your love for us.

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Invitatory Antiphon: Let us approach the Lord with praise and thanksgiving.

Hymn

First Antiphon: Show me your mercy, Lord, and keep me safe.

Psalm 6

Second Antiphon: The poor are not alone in their distress; God is here to help them.

Psalm 9A

Third Antiphon: I will be the herald of your praises, Lord, where the people of Zion gather.

Psalm 9A

Verse: Give me insight, Lord, to know your will.

Resp: Then I will cherish it with all my heart.

First Reading: Est 3:1-15

Response: Free us for the sake of your love.

Second Reading: From a letter to Proba by St. Augustine, bishop

Response: Let my prayer come before you.

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10/20/2024 Sunday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time: Compline

Antiphon: Night holds no terrors for me sleeping under God's wings.

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Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us sing to the Lord, and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us, alleluia.

Hymn

First Antiphon: See how the cross of the Lord stands revealed as the tree of life.

Psalm 1

Second Antiphon: Here is a king of my own choosing who will rule on Mount Zion.

Psalm 2

Third Antiphon: Lord, you are my protector; you have raised me up in glory.

Psalm 3

Verse: May the word of Christ ever fill your hearts

Resp: Share with one another the wisdom you receive.

First Reading: Est 1,2

Response: He raises up the needy from the dust and lifts up the poor from the dunghill

Second Reading: From a letter to Proba by St. Augustine, bishop

Response: You will pray to me, and I will listen to you.

Te Deum

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Antiphon: Have mercy, Lord, and hear my prayer.

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Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ, the King of martyrs.

Hymn

First Antiphon: The holy martyrs died for Christ; with their blood they enriched the earth. Their gift is crowned with everlasting life.

Psalm 2

Second Antiphon: The just will live for ever; to live in God is their reward.

Psalm 33-I

Third Antiphon: My saints, you fought the good fight in this world; I will give you the reward of your labors.

Psalm 33-II

Verse: Our spirits yearn for the Lord.

Resp: He is our help and our protector.

First Reading: Mal 3:1-24

Response: The Lord whom you seek shall enter his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, shall come.

Second Reading: From the spiritual diaries of St. John de Brebeuf, priest and martyr

Response: All of them have won approval for their witness to the faith.

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Antiphon: Night holds no terrors for me sleeping under God's wings.

Presentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) © 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975

Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship the Lord, the King of apostles.

Hymn

First Antiphon: Their voice has gone out to the limits of the earth, their words to the ends of the world.

Psalm 19A

Second Antiphon: They proclaimed what God has done for us; they grasped the meaning of his deeds.

Psalm 64

Third Antiphon: God's holiness was revealed by them; all nations saw God's glory.

Psalm 97

Verse: They proclaimed the Lord's praises, told of his power to save.

Resp: And of the wonders he had worked.

First Reading: Acts 9:27-31; 11:19-26

Response: And all who were destined for eternal life believed in it.

Second Reading: From a homily on the Gospels by St. Gregory the Great, pope

Response: So that we might understand the truth of the teaching we had received.

Te Deum

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