St David and St Patrick’s Catholic Church,

with the Church of the Immaculate Conception.

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Vespers for the Sundays Week 4 of Ordinary Time

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ThiscelebrationofEveningPrayeristakenfrom:TheDivineOffice

TheLiturgyoftheHoursAccordingtotheRomanRite

IntroductionPriest: OGodcometoouraid.All: OLord,makehastetohelpus.Glorybe…Alleluia.

Priest:

All:

All:

(Latin)Priest: Deusinadiutoriummeumintende.All: Domineadadiuvandummefestia.GloriaPatri…Alleluia.

Priest:

All:

All:

HYMN

1.HolyGod,wepraisethyname;Lordofall,webowbeforethee!Allonearththyscepterclaim,Allinheavenaboveadorethee;

Infinitethyvastdomain,Everlastingisthyreign.

2.Hark!theloudcelestialhymnAngelchoirsaboveareraising;Cherubimandseraphim,

Inunceasingchoruspraising,Filltheheavenswithsweetaccord:

Holy,holy,holy,Lord.

3.HolyFather,holySon,HolySpirit,threewenamethee.

WhileinessenceonlyoneUndividedGodweclaimthee;Andadoringbendtheknee,Whileweownthemystery.

4.Sparethypeople,Lord,wepray,Byathousandsnaressurrounded;

Keepuswithoutsintoday;Neverletusbeconfounded.Lo,Iputmytrustinthee;Never,Lord,abandonme.

Antiphon1:Cantor:ChristtheLordisapriestforeverAll:accordingtotheorderofMelchizadek,alleluia.

Tone:

A.

B.TheLordwill|wieldfromSionyourscep|treofpower:

ruleinthemidstof|allyourfoes.

A.Aprincefromtheday|ofyourbirthonthe|holymountains;

fromthewombbeforethedawn|Ibegotyou.

B.TheLordhasswornanoathhe|willnotchange.“Youarea|priestforever,

apriestlikeMelchize|dekofold.”

firstbar)A.TheMasterstandingat|yourrighthandlastbar)willshatterkingsintheday|ofhiswrath.

firstbar)B.Heshalldrinkfromthestream|bythewayside

lastbar)andthereforeheshalllift|uphishead.

firstbar)A.GlorybetotheFatherand|totheSonlastbar)andtothe|HolySpirit.

firstbar)B.Asitwasinthebeginning,isnow,and|evershallbe,

lastbar)worldwithout|end.Amen.

Antiphon1:All:ChristtheLordisapriestforeveraccordingtotheorderofMelchizadek,alleluia.Antiphon2:Cantor:OurGodisinheaven;All:hehaspowertodowhateverhewill,alleluia.

Tone:

A.

B.ButourGodisinthe|heavens;hedoeswhateverhe|wills.

Theiridolsaresilverand|gold,theworkofhuman|hands.

A.Theyhavemouthsbuttheycannot|speak;

theyhaveeyesbuttheycannot|see;theyhaveearsbuttheycannot|hear;

theyhavenostrilsbuttheycannot|smell.

B.Withtheirhandstheycannotfeel;––withtheirfeettheycannot|walk.Nosoundcomesfromtheir|throats.

Theirmakerswillcometobe|likethem,andsowillallwho|trustinthem.

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A.SonsofIsraël,trustinthe|Lord;heistheirhelpandtheir|shield.SonsofAaron,trustinthe|Lord;heistheirhelpandtheir|shield.

B.Youwhofearhim,trustinthe|Lord;

heistheirhelpandtheir|shield.Heremembersus,andhewillblessus;–

– hewillblessthesonsof|Israël.Hewillblessthesonsof|Aaron.

A.TheLordwillblessthosewho|fearhim,

thelittlenolessthanthe|great:toyoumaytheLordgrant|increase,

toyouandallyour|children.

B.Mayyoubeblessedbythe|Lord,themakerofheavenand|earth.Theheavensbelongtothe|Lordbuttheearthhehasgivento|men.

A.Thedeadshallnotpraisethe|Lord,northosewhogodownintothe|silence.

Butwewholiveblessthe|Lordnowandforever.A|men.

B.GlorybetotheFatherandtothe|Son

andtotheHoly|SpiritAsitwasinthebeginning,isnow,andever|shallbe,

worldwithoutend.A|men.Antiphon2:All:OurGodisinheaven;hehaspowertodowhateverhewill,alleluia.

Antiphon3:Cantor:PraiseGodallyouhisservants,All:bothgreatandsmall,alleluia.

Tone:

A.

B.Resp.

A.

B.Resp.

B.Alleluia.PraiseourGodall|youhisservants

R.Alleluia.Youwhofearhimsmall|andgreat.

R.Alleluia,alleluia.

A.Alleluia.TheLordourGod,theAl|mighty,reigns,

R.Alleluia.Letusrejoiceandexultandgivehim|theglory.

R.Alleluia,alleluia.

B.Alleluia.Themarriageofthe|Lambhascome,

R.Alleluia.Andhisbridehasmadeher|selfready.

R.Alleluia,alleluia.

B.Alleluia.GlorybetotheFatherandtotheSonandtothe|HolySpirit.

R.Alleluia.Asitwasinthebeginning,isnowandevershallbe,

worldwithoutend|Amen.Alleluia,alleluia.Antiphon3:All:PraiseGodallyouhisservants,All:bothgreatandsmall,alleluia.

SCRIPTUREREADING1Thess2:13-14WefeelthatwemustbecontinuallythankingGodforyou, brotherswhom the Lord loves, because God chose you as firstfruitstobesavedbuythesanctifyingSpiritandbyfaithinthetruth.ThroughtheGoodNewsthatwebroughthecalledyoutothissothatyoushouldsharethegloryofourLordJesusChrist.

SHORTRESPONSE

Cantor:

All:

Cantor:

All:

Cantor:

All:

MAGNIFICAT

Antiphon:Antiphon:Cantor:TherewasaweddingatCanainGalilee,All:andJesuswastherewithMaryhismother.

Tone:

All.

Helooksonhisservant|inherlowliness,henceforthallagesshall|callmeblessed.

TheAlmightyworksmar|velsforme.

Ho|lyhisname!

Hismercyisfrom|agetoage,on|thosewhofearhim.

Heputsforthhis|arminstrengthandscatters|theproudhearted.

Hecaststhemighty|fromtheirthrones

andrai|sesthelowly.

Hefillsthestarving|withgoodthings,sendstherich|awayempty.

HeprotectsIsra|él,hisservant,remember|inghismercy,

themercypromised|toourfathers,toAbrahamandhis|sonsforever.

GlorybetotheFatherand|totheSon

andtothe|HolySpirit.

Asitwasinthebeginning,isnow,and|evershallbe,worldwithout|end.Amen.

Antiphon:All:TherewasaweddingatCanainGalilee,andJesuswastherewithMaryhismother.

INTERCESSIONSResponse:All:Lord,inyourmercy,hearourprayer.

THELORD’SPRAYER

(Sungononenote)All:OurFather,whoartinheaven…

CONCLUDINGPRAYER

Priest: AlmightyGod, rulerofallthingsinheavenandonearth,

listenfavourablytotheprayersofyourpeople,andgrantusyourpeaceinourday.ThroughourLordJesusChristyourSon,wholivesandreignswithyouintheunityoftheHolySpirit,God,foreverandever.

All: Amen.

BLESSINGANDDISMISSALPriest: TheLordbewithyou.All: AndwithyourSpirit.Priest: MayalmightyGodblessyou,theFather,andtheSon,✠and

theHolySpirit.All: Amen.Priest: GointhepeaceofChrist.All: ThanksbetoGod.

MARIANANTHEMThefinalanthemisalwaysaddressedtoOurLady.All:Translation:MotherofChrist!Hearthouthypeople'scry,Starofthedeep,andportalofthesky!MotherofHimWhotheefromnothingmade,Sinkingwestriveandcalltotheeforaid;Oh,bythatjoywhichGabrielbroughttothee,ThouVirginfirstandlast,letusthymercysee.