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
Eternal, boundless Three in One,
whose might and power makes all things,
ordaining seasons, months, and years:
before all time itself you are,
Sufficient in yourself alone,
all blest, you live in perfect joy,
all simple, provident, and pure,
you hold the heavens and the earth.
O Father, source of ev’ry grace,
O Son, the Father’s splendid Light,
O Holy Spirit of them both,
eternal, perfect charity,
Make us, to whom you give the crown
of true adoption as your own,
resplendent temples filled with love,
that we may please you evermore.
O living Light, grant us to join
the angels in your heav’nly court,
that with them we may ever sing
our grateful praises of your love. Amen.
Tune: FULDA, 8 8 8 8
Music: attributed to William Gardiner, 1770-1853
or Mode VIII, melody 118; Liber Hymnarius, Solesmes, 1983*
Text: Immensa et una, Trinitas, Anselmo Lentini, O.S.B, 1901-1989, © 2023 ICEL
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 Glory to you, O Trinity, one God in three equal Persons, as in the beginning, so now, and for ever.
Psalm 113
Praise the name of the Lord
He has cast down the mighty and has lifted up the lowly (Luke 1:52).
Praise, O servants of the Lord, *
praise the name of the Lord!
May the name of the Lord be blessed *
both now and for evermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting *
praised be the name of the Lord!
High above all nations is the Lord, *
above the heavens his glory.
Who is like the Lord, our God, *
who has risen on high to his throne
yet stoops from the heights to look down, *
to look down upon heaven and earth?
From the dust he lifts up the lowly, *
from his misery he raises the poor
to set him in the company of princes, *
yes, with the princes of his people.
To the childless wife he gives a home *
and gladdens her heart with children.
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
Lord Jesus, Word of God, surrendering the brightness of your glory you became man so that we may be raised from the dust to share your very being. May there be innumerable children of the Church to offer homage to your name from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Ant. Glory to you, O Trinity, one God in three equal Persons, as in the beginning, so now, and for ever.
Ant. 2 Praise to the Holy Trinity and undivided Unity. Let us praise God for he has shown us his mercy.
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
Lord you established peace within the borders of Jerusalem. Give the fullness of peace to your faithful people. May peace rule us in this life and possess us in eternal life. You are about to fill us with the best of wheat; grant that what we see dimly now as in a mirror, we may come to perceive clearly in the brightness of your truth.
Ant. Praise to the Holy Trinity and undivided Unity. Let us praise God for he has shown us his mercy.
Ant. 3 Glory and honor to God in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; glory and praise to him for endless ages.
Canticle: Ephesians 1:3-10
God our Savior
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 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. Glory and honor to God in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; glory and praise to him for endless ages.
READING
Romans 11: 33-36
How deep are the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How inscrutable his judgments, how unsearchable his ways! For “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has given him anything so as to deserve return”? For from him and through him and for him all things are. To him be glory forever. Amen.
RESPONSORY
Let us worship the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit;
let us praise God for ever.
— Let us worship the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit;
let us praise God for ever.
To God alone be honor and glory.
— let us praise God for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
— Let us worship the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit;
let us praise God for ever.
GOSPEL CANTICLE
Ant. We give you thanks, O God; we give you thanks, Trinity one and true, Divinity one and most high, Unity one and holy.
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. We give you thanks, O God; we give you thanks, Trinity one and true, Divinity one and most high, Unity one and holy.
INTERCESSIONS
The Father through the Holy Spirit has given life to the humanity of Christ his Son, and has made him a source of life for us. Let us raise our voices in praise to the triune God:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Father, almighty and eternal God, send the Holy Spirit upon your Church in your Son’s name,
— preserve it in the unity of charity and in the fullness of truth.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Send laborers into your harvest, Lord, to teach the truth to all nations,
— and to baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Father, send help to all who suffer persecution in the name of your Son
— for he promised to send the Spirit of Truth to answer for them.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Father omnipotent, may all men and women come to acknowledge you, together with the Word and the Holy Spirit, as the one true God,
— may they believe in you, hope in you, and love you.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Father of all the living, bring the dead to share in your glory,
— the glory of your eternal reign with your Son and the Holy Spirit.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
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
Father, you sent your Word to bring us truth
and your Spirit to make us holy.
Through them we come to know the mystery of your life.
Help us to worship you, one God in three Persons,
by proclaiming and living our faith in you.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
— Amen.
Or:
God our Father, who by sending into the world
the Word of truth and the Spirit of sanctification
made known to the human race your wondrous mystery,
grant us, we pray, that in professing the true faith,
we may acknowledge the Trinity of eternal glory
and adore your Unity, powerful in majesty.
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.
— 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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All hail, adored Trinity:
All praise, eternal Unity,
O God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, ever One.
Three Persons praise we evermore,
And thee the Eternal One adore,
In thy sure mercy, ever kind,
May we our true protection find.
O Trinity, O Unity,
Be present as we worship thee;
And to the angels’ songs in light
Our prayers and praises now unite.
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow,
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heav’nly host:
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Tune: Old 100th L. M.
Music: Louis Bourgeois, 1551
Text: Stanzas 1, 2, 3: Anglo Saxon, eleventh century; Stanza 4: Praise God, Thomas Ken, 1709