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Solemn Morning Prayer
Go calmly in peace, for you will have a good escort, because He who created you has sent you the Holy Spirit
and has always guarded you as a mother does her child who loves her. – St. Clare of Assisi
Leader:
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We adore you, |
All: |
most holy Lord Jesus Christ,
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Leader: | O God come to our aid. |
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O Lord make haste to help us.
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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,
HYMN
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Ant. I : |
Lord, we proclaim your love in the morning and Psalm 91(92)
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Your deeds, 0 Lord, have made me glad;*
Though the wicked spring up like grass *
To me you give the wild-ox’s strength;*
Planted in the house of the Lord,*
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,
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Ant. 1: |
Lord, we proclaim your love in the morning and
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Ant. 2: |
Proclaim the greatness of our God. Canticle
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For I shall praise the name of the Lord.*
Those whom he begot unblemished *
Remember the days of old,*
When the Most High gave the nations their heritage *
God found him in a wilderness,*
Like an eagle that watches its nest,*
Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
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Ant. 2: |
Proclaim the greatness of our God.
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Ant. 3: |
How great is your name, Lord, through all the earth! Psalm 8
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Your majesty is praised above the heavens;
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands, *
Yet you have made us little less than gods; *
All of them, sheep and cattle,*
How great is your name, 0 Lord our God,*
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,
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Ant. 3: |
How great is your name, Lord, through all the earth!
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SCRIPTURE READINGRom 12:14-16a Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those
SHORT RESPONSORY
R\ When I sing to you my lips shall rejoice. R\ V. My tongue shall tell the tale of your justice. R\
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Benedictus ant. |
Lord, guide our feet into the way of peace.
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Blessed are you, God of Israel,*
As you spoke through the mouths*
and the oath you swore to Abraham and Sarah,*
And you, child,*
to give knowledge of salvation to God’s people*
to give light to those in darkness and in the shadow of death,*
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,
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Benedictus ant.
INTERCESSIONS
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Lord, guide our feet into the way of peace.
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Leader: | God the Father has adopted us as sisters and brothers of his only Son, and through the ages has stayed with us and kept us in his love. Let us ask him for the needs of the world |
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Lord, help us as we work.
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Leader: | We pray for all who plan and build in our cities: – give them respect for every human value. |
Response: |
Lord, help us as we work.
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Leader: | Pour out your Spirit on artists, craftsmen, and musicians: -may their work bring variety, joy, and inspiration to our lives. |
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Lord, help us as we work.
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Leader: | Be with us as the cornerstone of all that we build: – for we can do nothing well without your aid. |
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Lord, help us as we work.
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Leader: | You have created us anew in the resurrection of your Son: -give us the strength to create a new life, and a new world. |
Response: |
Lord, help us as we work.
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Our Father
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Let us praise you, Lord,
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Leader: |
May the Lord Bless you and keep you.
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All: |
Amen.
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Leader: |
Lest us praise the Lord.
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All: | Thanks be to God. |