MIDDAY PRAYER
Invitatory
Officiant
O God, make speed to save us;
People
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Officiant
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
People
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
The Psalms
Psalm 119:105-112
Beati immaculati
105 Your word is a lantern to my feet *
and a light upon my path.
106 I have sworn and am steadfastly purposed *
to keep your righteous judgments.
107 I am troubled above measure; *
revive me, O Lᴏʀᴅ, according to your word.
108 Let the freewill offerings of my mouth please you, O Lᴏʀᴅ; *
and teach me your judgments.
109 My life is always in my hand, *
yet I do not forget your law.
110 The ungodly have laid a snare for me, *
yet I have not strayed from your commandments.
111 Your testimonies have I claimed as my heritage for ever, *
and why? They are the very joy of my heart.
112 I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes always, *
even unto the end. Samekh
Psalm 121
Levavi oculos
1 I will lift up my eyes unto the hills; *
from whence comes my help?
2 My help comes from the Lᴏʀᴅ, *
who has made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved, *
and he who keeps you will not sleep.
4 Behold, he who keeps Israel *
shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lᴏʀᴅ himself is your keeper; *
the Lᴏʀᴅ is your defense upon your right hand,
6 So that the sun shall not burn you by day, *
neither the moon by night.
7 The Lᴏʀᴅ shall preserve you from all evil; *
indeed, it is he who shall keep your soul.
8 The Lᴏʀᴅ shall preserve your going out and your coming in, *
from this time forth for evermore.
Psalm 124
Nisi quia Dominus
1 If the Lᴏʀᴅ himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say: *
if the Lᴏʀᴅ himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us,
2 Then would they have swallowed us up alive, *
when they were so wrathfully displeased with us;
3 Then the waters would have drowned us, and the torrent gone over us; *
then the raging waters would have gone clean over us.
4 But praised be the Lᴏʀᴅ, *
who has not given us over to be prey for their teeth.
5 We escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowler; *
the snare is broken, and we have been delivered.
6 Our help is in the Name of the Lᴏʀᴅ, *
the maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 126
In convertendo
1 When the Lᴏʀᴅ overturned the captivity of Zion, *
then were we like those who dream.
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter *
and our tongue with shouts of joy.
3 Then they said among the nations, *
“The Lᴏʀᴅ has done great things for them.”
4 Indeed, the Lᴏʀᴅ has done great things for us already, *
whereof we rejoice.
5 Overturn our captivity, O Lᴏʀᴅ, *
as when streams refresh the deserts of the south.
6 Those who sow in tears *
shall reap with songs of joy.
7 He who goes on his way weeping and bears good seed *
shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.
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.
The Reading
From the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of Hosts.
MALACHI 1:11
Officiant
The Word of the Lord
People
Thanks be to God.
A meditation, silent or spoken, may follow.
The Prayers
Officiant
I will bless the Lord at all times.
People
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Lord, have mercy upon us
Christ, have mercy upon us
Lord, have mercy upon us
Officiant and People
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.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Officiant
O Lord, hear our prayer
People
And let our cry come to you.
Officiant
Let us pray.
Blessed Savior, at this hour you hung upon the Cross, stretching out your loving arms: Grant that all the peoples of the earth may look to you and be saved; for your tender mercies’ sake.
Amen.
Almighty Savior, who at mid-day called your servant Saint Paul to be an apostle to the Gentiles: We pray you to illumine the world with the radiance of your glory, that all nations may come and worship you; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Dismissal
Officiant
Let us bless the Lord.
People
Thanks be to God.
The Officiant concludes with the following
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore
Amen
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