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Friday, February 27 |
| The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m |
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Thursday, First Week of Lent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Come, let us sing to the LORD;* let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving* and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God,* and a great King above all gods. In his hands are the caverns of the earth,* and the heights of the hills are his also. The sea is his, for he made it,* and his hands have molded the dry land. |
| Psalm 95:1–5 |
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The Request for Presence |
| To you I lift up my eyes,* to you enthroned in the heavens. |
| Psalm 123:1 |
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The Greeting |
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| I put my trust in your mercy;* my heart is joyful because of your saving help. |
| Psalm 13:5 |
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The Hymn |
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| O Holy Spirit, by whose breath; Life rises vibrant out of death; Come to create, renew, inspire; Kindle in our hearts your fire. You are the seeker’s sure resource, Of burning love the living source, Protector in the midst of strife, The giver and the Lord of life. Flood our dull senses with your light; In mutual love our hearts unite. Your power the whole creation fills; Confirm our weak, uncertain wills. From inner strife grant us release; Turn nations to the ways of peace. To fuller life your people bring That as one body we may sing: Praise to the Father, Christ his Word, And to the Spirit: God the Lord, To whom all honor, glory be Both now and for eternity. |
| Rabanus Maurus |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| For we are your people and the sheep of your pasture;* we will give you thanks for ever and show forth your praise from age to age. |
| Psalm 79:13 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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Those Who Sowed with Tears Will Reap with Songs of Joy |
| When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion,* then were we like those who dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter,* and our tongue with shouts of joy. Then they said among the nations,* “The LORD has done great things for them.” The LORD has done great things for us,* and we are glad indeed. Restore our fortunes, O LORD,* like the watercourses of the Negev. Those who sowed with tears* will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed,* will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. |
| Psalm 126:1–7 |
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The Refrain |
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| For we are your people and the sheep of your pasture;* we will give you thanks for ever and show forth your praise from age to age. |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| O God, come to my assistance! O Lord, make haste to help me! |
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The Lord’s Prayer |
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| Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name. May your kingdom come, and your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. |
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The Prayer Appointed for the Week |
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| O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept my prayers; and because in my weakness I can do nothing good without you, give me the help of your grace, that in keeping your commandments I may please you in both will and deed; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. † |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| May God, the Lord, bless us with heavenly benediction, and make us pure and holy in his sight. May the riches of his glory abound in us. May He instruct us with the word of truth, inform us with the Gospel of salvation, and enrich us with his love, Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. |
| Gelasian Sacramentary |
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