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Monday, March 30 |
| The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m |
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Palm Sunday |
The Call to Prayer |
| Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee,* and kneel before the LORD our Maker. For he is our God* and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. |
| Psalm 95:6–7 |
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The Request for Presence |
| I call upon you, O God, for you will answer me;* incline your ear to me, and hear my words. |
| Psalm 17:6 |
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The Greeting |
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| You are God: I praise you;* you are the Lord: I acclaim you; You are the eternal Father:* all creation worships you. Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you:* Father, of majesty unbounded, your true and only Son,* worthy of all worship, and the Holy Spirit,* advocate and guide. As these have been from the beginning,* so they are now and evermore shall be. Amen. |
| based on the Te Deum and Gloria |
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The Hymn |
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Ride On in Majesty |
| Ride on! Ride on in majesty! Hark! All the tribes hosanna cry; Your humble beast pursues his road With palms and scattered garments strowed. Ride on! Ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die; O Christ, your triumphs now begin Over captive death and conquered sin. Ride on! Ride on in majesty! The angel armies of the sky Look down with sad and wondering eyes To see the approaching sacrifice. Ride on! Ride on in majesty! Your last and fiercest strife is nigh; The Father on his sapphire throne Expects his own anointed Son. Ride on! Ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die; Bow your meek head to mortal pain, Then take, O God, your power and reign. |
| Henry H. Milman |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| Sing to the LORD, you servants of his;* give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness. |
| Psalm 30:4 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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In the Temple of the LORD All Are Crying, “Glory!” |
| Ascribe to the LORD, you gods,* ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his Name;* worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders;* the LORD is upon the mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is a powerful voice;* the voice of the LORD is a voice of splendor. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedar trees;* the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon; He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,* and Mount Hermon like a young wild ox. The voice of the LORD splits the flames of fire; the voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness;* the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD makes the oak trees writhe* and strips the forests bare. And in the temple of the LORD* all are crying, “Glory!” The LORD sits enthroned above the flood;* the LORD sits enthroned as King for evermore. The LORD shall give strength to his people;* the LORD shall give his people the blessing of peace. |
| Psalm 29 |
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The Refrain |
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| Sing to the LORD, you servants of his;* give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness. |
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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 Day |
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| Assist me mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that I may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. † |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that I may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; 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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