Solemn Vespers

Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Celebrating the Priestly Ordination Anniversaries of Rev. Michael Weldon, O.F.M.

Rev. Peter Kirwin, O.F.M. Rev. Micah Muhlen, O.F.M.

Saint Mary’s Basilica Friday, June 3, 2016

Motet: Adoramus Te, Christe (Sung by Choir) Adoramus Te, Christe, We adore you, O Christ,

Et benedicimus tibi. And we bless you.

Quia per sanctam crucem tuam Because by your holy Cross

Redemisti mundum. You have redeemed the world.

(T. Dubois, 1837-1924)

Introduction to the Hour

Presider:

ALL:

Hymn

Psalm 110 Antiphon: Lord, rule in the midst of your enemies with your gentle yoke.

(The Assembly chants the verses in bold)

The Lord’s revelation to my Master: sit on my right,

your foes I will put beneath your feet.

The Lord will wield from Zion your scepter of power,

rule in the midst of all your foes.

A prince from the day of your birth on the holy mountains;

from the womb before the dawn I begot you.

The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change:

“You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.”

The Master standing at your right hand

will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.

He shall drink from the stream by the wayside

and therefore he shall lift up his head.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit:

as it was in the beginning, is now,

and will be for ever. Amen.

Psalm 111 Antiphon: The Lord is loving and merciful; He gives food to those who fear him. (The Assembly chants the verses in bold)

I will thank the Lord with all my heart

in the meeting of the just and their assembly.

Great are the works of the Lord,

to be pondered by all who love them.

Majestic and glorious is his work,

his justice stands firm for ever.

He makes us remember his wonders.

The Lord is compassion and love.

He gives food to those who fear him;

keeps his covenant ever in mind.

He has shown his might to his people

by giving them the lands of the nations.

His works are justice and truth,

his precepts are all of them sure,

standing firm for ever and ever;

they are made in uprightness and truth.

(Psalm continues on next page)

Psalm 111 (Continued) Antiphon: The Lord is loving and merciful; He gives food to those who fear him. (The Assembly chants the verses in bold)

He has sent deliverance to his people

and established his covenant for ever.

Holy is his name,

it is to be feared.

To fear the Lord is the first stage of wisdom;

all who do so prove themselves wise.

His praise shall last for ever,

To the end of the ages.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

And to the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning, is now,

And will be forever, Amen.

Canticle: Philippians 2: 6-11

Antiphon: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

(The Assembly chants the verses in bold)

Though he was in the form of God,

Jesus did not deem equality with God something to be grasped at.

Rather, he emptied himself

and took the form of a slave, being born in the likeness of men.

He was known to be of human estate /

and it was thus that he humbled himself,

obediently accepting death, even death on a cross!

Because of this, God highly exalted him

and bestowed on him the name above every other name,

So that at Jesus' name every knee must bend

in the heavens, on the earth, and under the earth,

And every tongue proclaim to the glory of God the Father:

JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

And to the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning, is now,

And will be forever, Amen.

Scripture Reading:

Ephesians 2: 4-7

God is rich in mercy; because of the great love he had for us, even when we were

dead in our transgressions he brought us to life with Christ. By this grace you have

been saved. Both with and in Christ Jesus, he raised us up and seated us with him

in the heavens, that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of

his grace in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

Franciscan Reading:

Francis, The Earlier Rule

With our whole heart, our whole soul, our whole mind, with our whole strength

and fortitude with our whole understanding; with all our powers with every effort,

every affection, every feeling, every desire and wish, let us all love the Lord God

who has given and gives to each one of us our whole body, our whole soul and our

whole life; who has created, redeemed and will save us by His mercy alone; who

did and does everything good for us.

Homily Motet: Cantique de Jean Racine (G. Faure, 1845-1924) O Redeemer divine, our sole hope of salvation,

Eternal Light of the earth and the sky, we kneel in adoration.

O Savior, turn on us Thy loving eye.

Send down on us the fire of Thy grace all consuming,

whose wondrous might dispersed the pow’rs of hell,

and rouse our slumb’ring souls with Thy radiance,

that they may waken Thy mercy to tell!

O Christ bestow Thy blessing on us, we implore Thee,

who here are gathered on penitent knee.

Accept the hymns we chant to Thine eternal glory

and these Thy gifts we return unto Thee!

Canticle of Mary

Antiphon: The Lord has lifted us up and drawn us to his heart; he has remembered his promise of mercy, alleluia.

Intercessions After each intercession, all respond: Our Father

Concluding Prayer Grant, we pray, almighty God,

that we, who glory in the Heart of your beloved Son

and recall the wonders of his love for us,

may be made worthy to receive

an overflowing measure of grace

from that fount of heavenly gifts.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Blessing

Dismissal

And with your spirit.

Antiphon to Our Lady