[Hymn—Father we praise thee]

[Antiphon 1—The Lord of hosts is with us]

God is for us a refuge and strength,

a helper close at hand, in time of distress:

so we shall not fear though the earth should rock,

though the mountains fall into the depths of the sea,

even though its waters rage and foam,

even though the mountains be shaken by its waves.

Antiphon

The waters of a river give joy to God’s city,

the holy place where the Most High dwells.

God is within, it cannot be shaken;

God will help it at the dawning of the day.

Nations are in tumult, kingdoms are shaken:

he lifts his voice, the earth shrinks away.

Antiphon

Come, consider the works of the Lord,

the redoubtable deeds he has done on the earth.

He puts an end to wars over all the earth;

the bow he breaks, the spear he snaps.

“Be still and know that I am God,

supreme among nations, supreme on the earth!"

Antiphon

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

all praise and glory for ever.

Antiphon

[Antiphon 2—Let all thank the Lord]

O give thanks to the Lord for he is good;

for his great love is without end.

°Let them say this, the Lord’s redeemed,—

whom he redeemed from the hand of the foe

°and gathered from far-off lands,—

from east and west, north and south.

Some wandered in the desert, in the wilderness,

finding no way to a city they could dwell in.

Hungry they were and thirsty;

their soul was fainting within them.

Then they cried to the Lord in their need

and he rescued them from their distress;

and he led them along the right way,

to reach a city they could dwell in.

Antiphon

For he satisfies the thirsty soul;

he fills the hungry with good things.

°Some lay in darkness and in gloom,—

prisoners in misery and chains,

°having defied the words of God—

and spurned the counsels of the Most High.

He crushed their spirit with toil;

they stumbled, there was no one to help.

Then they cried to the Lord in their need

and he rescued them from their distress.

He led them forth from darkness and gloom

and broke their chains to pieces.

Antiphon

For he bursts the gates of bronze

and shatters the iron bars.

Some were sick on account of their sins

and afflicted on account of their guilt.

They had a loathing for every food;

they came close to the gates of death.

Then they cried to the Lord in their need

and he rescued them from their distress.

He sent forth his word to heal them

and saved their life from the grave.

Antiphon

Let them offer a sacrifice of thanks

and tell of his deeds with rejoicing.

Some sailed to the sea in ships

to trade on the mighty waters.

These men have seen the Lord’s deeds,

the wonders he does in the deep.

°For he spoke; he summoned the gale,—

tossing the waves of the sea

up to heaven and back into the deep;

°Their soul melted away in their distress,—

they staggered, reeled like drunken men,

for all their skill was gone.

Then they cried to the Lord in their need

and he rescued them from their distress.

He stilled the storm to a whisper:

all the waves of the sea were hushed.

They rejoiced because of the calm

and he led them to the haven they desired.

Antiphon

Let them exalt him in the gathering of the people

and praise him in the meeting of the elders.

He changes streams into a desert,

springs of water into a thirsty ground,

fruitful land into a salty waste,

for the wickedness of those who live there.

But he changes deserts into streams,

thirsty ground into springs of water.

There he settles the hungry

and they build a city to dwell in.

They sow fields and plant their vines;

these yield crops for the harvest.

He blesses them; they grow in numbers.

He does not let their herds decrease.

He pours contempt upon princes,

makes them wander in trackless wastes.

They diminish, are reduced to nothing

by oppression, evil and sorrow.

But he raises the needy from distress;

makes families numerous as a flock.

The upright see it and rejoice

but all who do wrong are silenced.

Whoever is wise, let him heed these things

and consider the love of the Lord.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

give praise and glory for ever.

Antiphon

[Antiphon 2—Let all thank the Lord]

[Response—Praise the Lord, he is faithful for ever]

O praise the Lord, all you nations,

acclaim him, all you peoples!

Response

Strong is his love for us;

he is faithful for ever.

Response

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

all glory for ever.

[V/.—In the morning fill us with your love.]

CANTICLE

[Antiphon—In holiness and justice]

[Hymn - He who will trust in God to guide him]

[Antiphon 1 - The Lord is faithful to his promise]

O Lord, remember David

and all the many hardships he endured,

the oath he swore to the Lord,

his vow to the Strong One of Jacob.

“I will not enter the house where I live

nor go to the bed where I rest.

I will give no sleep to my eyes,

to my eyelids I will give no slumber,

till I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling for the Strong One of Jacob.”

At Ephrata we heard of the ark;

we found it in the plains of Yearim.

“Let us go to the place of his dwelling;

let us go to kneel at his footstool.”

Go up, Lord, to the place of your rest,

you and the ark of your strength.

Your priests shall be clothed with holiness:

your faithful shall ring out their joy.

For the sake of David your servant

do not reject your anointed.

The Lord swore an oath to David;

he will not go back on his word:

“A son, the fruit of your body,

will I set upon your throne.

If they keep my covenant in truth

and my laws that I have taught them,

their sons also shall rule

on your throne from age to age.”

For the Lord has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his dwelling:

“This is my resting-place for ever,

here I have chosen to live.

I will greatly bless her produce,

I will fill her poor with bread.

I will clothe her priests with salvation

and her faithful shall ring out their joy.

There David’s stock will flower:

I will prepare a lamp for my anointed.

I will cover his enemies with shame

but on him my crown shall shine.”

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

give praise and glory for ever.

[Antiphon 1 - The Lord is faithful to his promise]

[Antiphon 2 - If I ever forget the thought of you]

By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion;

on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.

For it was there that they asked us,

our captors, for songs,

our oppressors, for joy.

“Sing to us,” they said, “one of Zion’s songs.”

O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil?

If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!

O let my tongue cleave to my mouth

if I remember you not,

if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!

Remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom

the day of Jerusalem;

when they said:  “Tear it down! Tear it down to its

 foundations!”

O Babylon, destroyer, he is happy who repays you

the ills you brought on us.

He shall seize and shall dash your children on the rock!

Give praise to the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit,

God for ever,

both now and for ages unending.

[Antiphon 2 - If I ever forget the thought of you]

[Antiphon 3 - How great is the glory of the Lord!]

I thank you, Lord, with all my heart,

you have heard the words of mỳ mouth.

In the presence of the angels I will bless you.

I will adore before your holỳ temple.

I thank you for your faithfulness and love

which excel what we ever knew of you.

On the day I called, you answered;

you increased the strength of mỳ soul.

All earth’s kings shall thank you

when they hear the words of your mouth.

They shall sing of the Lord’s ways:

“How great is the glory of the Lord!”

The Lord is high, yet he looks on the lowly

and the haughty he knows from afar.

Though I walk in the midst of affliction

you give me life and frustrate mỳ foes.

You stretch out your hand and save me,

your hand will do all thing for me.

Your love, O Lord, is eternal,

discard not the work of your hands.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

all praise and glory for ever.

[Antiphon 3 - How great is the glory of the Lord

 O give thanks to the Lord for he is good,

for his great love is without end;

 Give thanks to the God of gods

for his great love is without end;

 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,

for his great love is without end;

 who alone has wrought marvelous works,

for his great love is without end;

 whose wisdom it was made the skies,

for his great love is without end;

 who fixed the earth firmly on the seas,

for his great love is without end;

 It was he who made the great lights,

for his great love is without end;

 the sun to rule in the day,

for his great love is without end;

 the moon and the stars in the night,

for his great love is without end;

 The first-born of the Egyptians he smote,

for his great love is without end;

 He brought Israel out from the midst,

for his great love is without end;

 arm outstretched, with power in his hand,

for his great love is without end;

 He divided the Red Sea in two,

for his great love is without end;

 he made Israel pass through the midst,

for his great love is without end;

 he flung Pharaoh and his force in the sea,

for his great love is without end;

 Through the desert his people he led,

for his great love is without end;

 Nations in their greatness he struck,

for his great love is without end;

 Kings in their splendor he slew,

for his great love is without end;

 Sihon, king of the Amorites,

for his great love is without end;

 and Og, the king of Bashan,

for his great love is without end;

 He let Israel inherit their land,

for his great love is without end;

 On his servant their land he bestowed,

for his great love is without end;

 He remembered us in our distress,

for his great love is without end;

 And he snatched us away from our foes,

for his great love is without end;

 He gives food to all living things,

for his great love is without end;

 To the God of heaven give thanks,

for his great love is without end.

[R/. - Let my prayer come before you like]

CANTICLE

[Canticle antiphon - The Lord has done marvels for me]

[Hymn - O splendor of God’s glory bright, O thou]

[Antiphon 1 - In his temple let all cry “Glory!”]

O give the Lord, you sons of God,

give the Lord glory and power;

give the Lord the glory of his name;

adore the Lord in his holy court.

The Lord’s voice resounding on the waters,

the Lord on the immensity of waters;

the voice of the Lord, full of power,

the voice of the Lord, full of splendor.

The Lord’s voice shattering the cedars,

the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon;

he makes Lebanon leap like a calf,

and Sirion like a young wild-ox.

The Lord’s voice shaking the wilderness,

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh;

the Lord’s voice rending the oak tree

and stripping the forest bare.

The God of glory thunders.

In his temple they all cry:  “Glory!”

The Lord sat enthroned over the flood;

The Lord sits as king for ever.

The Lord will give strength to his people,

the Lord will bless his people in peace.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

give praise and glory for ever.

[Antiphon 1 - In his temple let all cry:  Glory!”]

[Antiphon 2 - The Lord hear my prayer whenever I]

Happy the man who considers the poor and the weak.

The Lord will save him in the day of evil,

will guard him, give him life, make him happy

in the land

and will not give him up to the will of his foes.

The Lord will help him on his bed of pain,

he will bring him back from sickness to health.

As for me, I said:  “Lord, have mercy on me,

heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.”

My foes are speaking evil against me.

“How long before he dies and his name be forgotten?”

They come to visit me and speak empty words,

their hearts full of malice, they spread it abroad.

My enemies whisper together against me.

They all weigh up the evil which is on me:

“Some deadly thing has fastened upon him,

he will not rise again from where he lies.”

Thus even my friend in whom I trusted,

who ate my bread, has turned against me.

But you, O Lord, have mercy on me.

Let me rise once more and I will repay them.

By this I shall know that you are my friend,

if my foes do not shout in triumph over me.

If you uphold me I shall be unharmed

and set in your presence for ever.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel

from age to age.  Amen. Amen.

[Antiphon 2 - The Lord hear my prayer whenever I call]

Happy the man whom you teach, O Lord,

whom you train by means of your law:

to him you give peace in evil days

while the pit is being dug for the wicked.

The Lord will not abandon his people

nor forsake those who are his own:

for judgment shall again be just

and all true hearts shall uphold it.

Who will stand up for me against the wicked?

Who will defend me from those who do evil?

If the Lord were not to help me,

I would soon go down into the silence.

When I think:  “I have lost my foothold”,

your mercy, Lord, holds me up.

When cares increase in my heart

your consolation calms my soul.

Can judges who do evil be your friends?

They do injustice under cover of law;

they attack the life of the just

and condemn innocent blood.

As for me, the Lord will be a stronghold;

my God will be the rock where I take refuge.

°He will repay them for their wickedness,—

destroy them for their evil deeds.

The Lord, our God, will destroy them.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

all praise and glory for ever.

[Antiphon 2 - The Lord hear my prayer whever I call]

[Response - Praise your God, O Zion]

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.

Response

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.

Response

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.

Response

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.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

give praise and glory for ever.

Response

[Response - Praise your God, O Zion]

[V/. - In the morning fill us with your love]

CANTICLE

[Canticle antiphon - Guide our feet into the way of your]

[Hymn - O gladsome light, O grace of God]

[Antiphon 1 - I thank you, Lord, for the wonder]

°O Lord, you search me and you know me, —

you know my resting and my rising,

you discern my purpose from afar.

You mark when I walk or lie down,

all my ways lie open to you.

Before ever a word is on my tongue

you know it, O Lord, through and through.

Behind and before you besiege me,

your hand ever laid upon me.

Too wonderful for me, this knowledge,

too high, beyond my reach.

O where can I go from your spirit,

or where can I flee from your face?

If I climb the heavens, you are there;

if I lie in the grave, you are there.

If I take the wings of the dawn

and dwell at the sea’s furthest end,

even there your hand would lead me,

your right hand would hold me fast.

If I say:  “Let the darkness hide me

and the light around me be night,”

even darkness is not dark for you

and the night is as clear as the day.

For it was you who created my being,

knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I thank you for the wonder of my being,

for the wonders of all your creation.

Already you knew my soul, —

my body held no secret from you

when I was being fashioned in secret —

and molded in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw all my actions,

they were all of them written in your book;

every one of my days was decreed

before one of them came into being.

To me, how mysterious your thoughts,

the sum of them not to be numbered!

If I count them, they are more than the sand;

to finish, I must be eternal like you.

O God, that you would slay the wicked!

Men of blood, keep far away from me!

With deceit they rebel against you

and set your designs at naught.

Do I not hate those who hate you,

abhor those who rise against you?

I hate them with a perfect hate

and they are foes to me.

O search me, God, and know my heart.

O test me and know my thoughts.

See that I follow not the wrong path

and lead me in the path of life eternal.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

give praise and glory for ever.

[Antiphon 1 - I thank you, Lord, for the wonder]

[Antiphon 2 - The Lord is my love, and my stronghold]

°Blessed be the Lord, my rock, —

who trains my arms for battle,

who prepares my hands for war.

He is my love, my stronghold;

he is my fortress, my savior,

my shield, my place of refuge;

he brings peoples under my rule.

°Lord, what is man that you care for him, —

mortal man, that you keep him in mind;

°man, who is merely a breath, —

whose life fades like a shadow?

Lower your heavens and come down;

touch the mountains; wreathe them in smoke.

Flash your lightnings; rout the foe,

shoot your arrows and put them to flight.

°Reach down from heaven and save me; —

draw me out from the mighty waters,

from the hands of alien foes

whose mouths are filled with lies,

whose hands are raised in perjury.

To you, O God, I will sing a new song;

I will play on the ten-stringed lute,

to you who give kings their victory,

who set David your servant free.

You set him free from the evil sword;

you rescued him from alien foes

whose mouths are filled with lies,

whose hands are raised in perjury.

Let our sons then flourish like saplings

grown tall and strong from their youth;

our daughters graceful as columns,

adorned as though for a palace.

°Let our barns be filled to overflowing—

with crops of every kind;

our sheep increasing by thousands,

myriads of sheep in our fields,

our cattle heavy with young,

no ruined wall, no exile,

no sound of weeping in our streets.

Happy the people with such blessings;

happy the people whose God is the Lord.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

give praise and glory for ever.

[Antiphon 2 - The Lord is my love, and my stronghold]

[Antiphon - Lord, hear the cry of my appeal]

Rescue me, Lord, from evil men;

from the violent keep me safe,

from those who plan evil in their hearts

and stir up strife every day;

who sharpen their tongue like an adder’s,

with the poison of viper on their lips.

Response

Lord, guard me from the hands of the wicked;

from the violent keep me safe;

they plan to make me stumble.

The proud have hidden a trap,

have spread out lines in a net,

set snares across my path.

Response

I have said to the Lord:  You are my God.”

Lord, hear the cry of my appeal!

Lord, my God, my mighty help,

you shield my head in the battle.

Do not grant the wicked their desire

nor let their plots succeed.

Response

Those surrounding me lift up their heads.

Let the malice of their speech overwhelm them.

Let coals of fire rain upon them.

Let them be flung in the abyss, no more to rise.

Let the slanderer not endure upon the earth.

Let evil hunt violent man to death!

Response

I know the Lord will avenge the poor,

that he will do justice for the needy.

Yes, the just will praise your name:

the upright shall live in your presence.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

all praise and glory for ever.

Response

[Response - Let my prayer come before you like]

CANTICLE

[Canticle antiphon - He has exalted the humble,]

[Hymn - Praise the Lord]

[Antiphon 1 - Ring out your joy to God our strength]

Raise a song and sound the timbrel,

the sweet-sounding harp and the lute,

blow the trumpet at the new moon,

when the moon is full, on our feast.

For this is Israel’s law,

a command of the God of Jacob.

He imposed it as a rule on Joseph,

when he went out against the land of Egypt.

A voice I did not know said to me:

“I freed your shoulder from the burden;

your hands were freed from the load.

You called in distress and I saved you.

I answered, concealed in the storm cloud,

at the waters of Meribah I tested you.

Listen, my people, to my warning,

O Israel, if only you would heed!

Let there be no foreign god among you,

no worship of an alien god.

°I am the Lord your God, —

who brought you from the land of Egypt.

Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.

But my people did not heed my voice

and Israel would not obey,

so I left them in their stubbornness of heart

to follow their own designs.

O that my people would heed me,

that Israel would walk in my ways!

At once I would subdue their foes,

turn my hand against their enemies.

The Lord’s enemies would cringe at their feet

and their subjection would last for ever.

But Israel I would feed with finest wheat

and fill them with honey from the rock.”

Give praise to the Father almighty,

to his Son, Jesus Christ the Lord,

to the Spirit who dwells in our hearts,

both now and for evermore.

[Antiphon 1 - Ring out your joy to God our strength]

[Antiphon 2 - Great is the name of the Lord through all]

How great is your name, O Lord our God,

through all the earth!

Your majesty is praised above the heavens;

on the lips of children and of babes

you have found praise to foil your enemy,

to silence the foe and the rebel.

When I see the heavens, the work of your hands,

the moon and stars which you arranged,

what is man that you should keep him in mind,

mortal man that you care for him?

Yet you have made him little less than a god;

with glory and honor you crowned him,

gave him power over the works of your hand,

put all things under his feet.

All of them, sheep and cattle,

yes, even the savage beasts,

birds of the air, and fish

that make their way through the waters.

How great is your name, O Lord our God,

through all the earth!

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

all glory for ever.

[Antiphon 2 - Great is the name of the Lord through all]

Sing a new song to the Lord,

his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let Israel rejoice in its maker,

let Zion’s sons exult in their king.

Let them praise his name with dancing

and make music with timbrel and harp.

For the Lord takes delight in his people.

He crowns the poor with salvation.

Let the faithful rejoice in their glory,

shout for joy and take their rest.

Let the praise of God be on their lips

and a two-edged sword in their hand,

to deal out vengeance to the nations

and punishment on all the peoples;

to bind their kings in chains

and their nobles in fetters of iron;

to carry out the sentence pre-ordained:

this honor is for all his faithful.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

give praise and glory for ever.

[Antiphon 2 - Great is the name of the Lord through]

[Response - The splendor of his name reaches far beyond]

Praise the Lord from the heavens,

praise him in the heights.

Praise him, all his angels,

praise him, all his host.

Praise him, sun and moon,

praise him, shining stars.

Praise him, highest heavens

and the waters above the heavens.

Response

Let them praise the name of the Lord.

He commanded; they were made.

He fixed them for ever,

gave a law which shall not pass away.

Praise the Lord from the earth,

sea creatures and all oceans,

fire and hail, snow and mist,

stormy winds that obey his word;

Response

all mountains and hills,

all fruit trees and cedars,

beasts, wild and tame,

reptiles and birds on the wing;

all earth’s kings and peoples,

earth’s princes and rulers;

young men and maidens,

old men together with children.

Response

Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for he alone is exalted.

The splendor of his name

reaches beyond heaven and earth.

He exalts the strength of his people.

He is the praise of all his saints,

of the sons of Israel,

of the people to whom he comes close.

Response

Praise the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

both now and for ever,

the God who was, who is,

and is to come at the end of the ages.

Response

[V/. - In the morning fill us with your love]

CANTICLE

[Canticle antiphon - In loving kindness he has]

For the Commemoration of Our Lady on Saturday throughout the year use: 

 [Canticle Antiphon - Behold the handmaid of the Lord]

[Hymn - O Trinity of Blessed light]

[Antiphon 1 - You Lord, are my refuge, all I have left]

With all my voice I cry to the Lord,

with all my voice I entreat the Lord.

I pour out my trouble before him;

I tell him all my distress

while my spirit faints within me.

But you, O Lord, know mỳ path.

On the way where I shall walk

they have hidden a snare to entrap me.

Look on my right and see:

there is no one who takes mỳ part.

I have no means of escape,

not one who cares for mỳ soul.

°I cry to you, O Lord. —

I have said:  “You are my refuge,

all I have in the land of the the living.”

Listen, then, to my cry

for I am in the depths of distress.

Rescue me from those who pursue me

for they are stronger than I.

Bring my soul out of this prison

and then I shall praise your name.

Around me the just will assemble

because of your goodness to me.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

give praise and glory for ever.

[Antiphon 1 - You, Lord, are my refuge, all I have left]

[Antiphon 2 - I will give you glory, O God my King!]

I will give you glory, O God my King,

I will bless your name for ever.

I will bless you day after day

and praise your name for ever.

The Lord is great, highly to be praised,

his greatness cannot be measured.

Age to age shall proclaim your works,

shall declare your mighty deeds,

shall speak of your splendor and glory,

tell the tale of your wonderful works.

They will speak of your terrible deeds,

recount your greatness and might.

They will recall your abundant goodness;

age to age shall ring out your justice.

The Lord is kind and full of compassion,

slow to anger, abounding in love.

How good is the Lord to all,

compassionate to all his creatures.

All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,

and your friends shall repeat their blessing.

They shall speak of the glory of your reign

and declare your might, O God,

to make known to men your mighty deeds

and the glorious splendor of your reign.

Yours is an everlasting kingdom;

your rule lasts from age to age.

The Lord is faithful in all his words

and loving in all his deeds.

The Lord supports all who fall

and raises all who are bowed down.

The eyes of all creatures look to you

and you give them their food in due time.

You open wide your hand,

grant the desires of all who live.

The Lord is just in all his ways

and loving in all his deeds.

He is close to all who call him,

who call on him from their hearts.

He grants the desires of those who fear him,

he hears their cry and he saves them;

The Lord protects all who love him;

but the wicked he will utterly destroy.

°Let me speak the praise of the Lord, —

let all mankind bless his holy name

for ever, for ages unending.

To the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

give praise and glory for ever.

[Antiphon 2 - I will give you glory]

[Antiphon - Let my prayer come before you like incense]

I have called to you, Lord; hasten to help me!

Hear my voice when I cry to you.

Let my prayer arise before you like incense,

the raising of my hands like an evening oblation.

Response

Set, O Lord, a guard over my mouth;

keep watch, O Lord, at the door of my lips!

Do not turn my heart to things that are wrong,

to evil deeds with men who are sinners.

Response

Never allow me to share in their feasting.

If a good man strikes or reproves me it is kindness;

but let the oil of the wicked not anoint my head.

Let my prayer be ever against their malice.

Response

Their princes were thrown down by the side of the rock:

then they understood that my words were kind.

As a millstone is shattered to pieces on the ground,

so their bones were strewn at the mouth of the grave.

Response

To you, Lord God, my eyes are turned:

in you I take refuge; spare my soul!

From the trap they have laid for me keep me safe:

keep me from the snares of those who do evil.

Response

Let the wicked fall into the traps they have set

whilst I pursue my way unharmed.

Be praise to the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit

yesterday, today and for ages unending.

Response

[V/. - May our evening prayer ascend to you]

CANTICLE

[Canticle antiphon - The Lord has shown us the mercy]