Monday Evening
TUESDAY
Ramsho
INTRODUCTION
DOXOLOGY
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as we begin and until we conclude.
May mercy and compassion be poured forth upon us
in this world and the next.
O Lord, our God, to you be glory forever. Amen.
OPENING PRAYER
Long-suffering Lord,
rich in grace and truth, grant us this night the gifts of meekness, calm, mercy, compassion, and spiritual understanding.
Lead us in joy to that dawn that does not pass away.
With grateful hearts, we shall remain in your presence,
and offer humble praise to you, your Father and
your Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
GREETING
Peace be with the Church and her children.
PRAISE OF THE ANGELS
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace on earth and good will to all.
Praise the Lord all you nations,
glorify him all you peoples,
For steadfast is his mercy toward us,
and the truth of the Lord endures forever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and forever, and peace on earth and good will to all.
PSALMODY
FIRST PRAYER
Lord, have mercy on us and save us.
Lord,
pour your love into our hearts, and your goodness into our minds.
Preserve us from all evil, so that your calm and peace may reign among us. We shall give you glory, now and forever. Amen.
PSALM OF THE DAY
Antiphon:
The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent:
“You are a priest forever.”
Psalm 110
The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand
till I make your enemies your footstool.”
The scepter of your power the Lord will stretch forth from Zion:
“Rule in the midst of your enemies.
Yours is princely power in the day of
your birth, in holy splendor;
before the daystar, like the dew,
I have begotten you.”
The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent:
“You are a priest forever, according
to the order of Melchizedek.”
The Lord is at your right hand;
he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
He will do judgment on the nations, heaping up corpses;
he will crush heads over the wide earth.
From the brook by the wayside he will drink;
therefore will he lift up his head.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
now and forever. Amen.
Antiphon:
The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent:
“You are a priest for ever.”
SECOND PRAYER
Lord, have mercy on us and save us.
O Son,
condescending to become one of us,
you humbled yourself and came down to earth.
Stretch forth your merciful right hand upon us,
that it may protect us from the enemy, now and forever.
Amen.
EVENING PSALMS
Psalm 141:1-4
O Lord, to you I call; hasten to me;
harken to my voice when I call upon you.
Let my prayer come like incense before you;
the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.
O Lord, set a watch before my mouth,
a guard at the door of my lips.
Let not my heart incline to the evil
of engaging in deeds of wickedness
with men who are evildoers;
and let me not partake of their dainties.
Psalm 142
With a loud voice I cry out to the Lord;
with a loud voice I beseech the Lord.
My complaint I pour out before him;
before him I lay bare my distress.
When my spirit is faint within me, you know my path.
In the way along which I walk they have hid a trap for me.
I look to the right to see, but there is no one who pays me heed.
I have lost all means of escape; there is no one who cares for my life.
I cry out to you, O Lord: I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”
Attend to my cry, for I am brought low indeed.
Rescue me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.
Lead me forth from prison, that I may give thanks to your name.
The just shall gather around me when you have been good to me.
Psalm 119:105-112
A lamp to my feet is your word,
a light to my path.
I resolve and swear
to keep your just ordinances.
I am very much afflicted;
O Lord, give me life according to your word.
Accept, O Lord, the free homage of my mouth,
and teach me your decrees.
Though constantly I take my life in my hands,
yet I forget not your law.
The wicked have laid a snare for me,
but from your precepts I have not strayed.
Your decrees are my inheritance forever;
the joy of my heart they are.
I intend in my heart to fulfill your statutes
always to the letter.
Psalm 117
Praise the Lord, all you nations;
glorify him, all you peoples!
For steadfast is his mercy toward us,
and the truth of the Lord endures forever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and forever. Amen.
Alleluia.
HOOSOYO
PROEMION
Praise, glory and honor to the One who hears our prayers and
forgives our transgressions.
He is the ocean of mercy and source of compassion,
the God of goodness to whom is due glory and honor this night,
and all the days of our lives, now and forever.
Amen.
SEDRO
Creator of the world and ruler of all beings,
you uphold everything by your power and guide all things
in your wisdom. You have made evening and morning, night and day.
Lord God, during this evening grant our souls freedom from all evil thoughts, and our bodies rest from all harmful fatigue.
Accept our vigil and receive our worship, that your calm may reign over us, and your peace govern our hearts. Thus, our minds will be freed from the darkness of sin. Be for us the Sun of justice; illumine us with your spiritual light, Lord, that we may not sleep amid confusion and shame, but be awakened to labor according to your commandments.
Do not turn your ever-watchful eye from us, but guard us in
your mercy. Lord, do not let the wolf enter into your sheepfold to devour the sheep marked with your seal, but protect us with your merciful right hand, and save us from the enemy. Keep the snares of the devil far from us, and drive away all evil spirits.
Let no obscure thoughts fill us, but rather grant us, asleep or awake, to persevere in what is pleasing to you, and to store up deeds of goodness and light for the great and awesome Day. Then we shall be counted among those who inherit the heavenly and eternal joys, in that place of light where neither darkness nor trouble can penetrate, and we shall glorify you, your Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
Amen.
QOLO
Lord,
accept the incense (our prayers) of your servants, as you accepted the incense of Moses, and receive our petitions, as you received the prayer of Eleazar and Phinehas.
As the incense of Aaron the Levite was pleasing to you, so may this incense (our prayer), which your worshipers have offered to you, be acceptable in your sight.
ETRO
Lord,
receive this incense (our prayer), which we have offered to you, and render it pleasing to your Father. Delight us with the fragrance of your glorious perfumes. Thus we shall rejoice in you and give glory to you, your father and your living Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
READINGS
MAZMOORO
Save your people and bless your inheritance; shepherd and guide them always.
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of our Lord our God forever.
I heard the voice of the Prophet Jeremiah say: “Happy the man who from his earliest youth has shouldered the yoke of the Lord.”
SCRIPTURE READINGS
A Reading from the Prophet Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1: 13-28
In among the living creatures something like burning coals of fire could be seen? they seemed like torches, moving to and from among the living creatures. The fire gleamed, and from it came forth flashes of lighting.
As I looked at the living creatures, I saw wheels on the ground, one beside each of the four living creatures. The wheels had the sparkling appearance of chrysolite, and all four of them looked the same: they were constructed as though one wheel were within another. They could move in any of the four directions they faced, without veering as they moved. The four of them had rims, and I saw that their rims were full of eyes all around, when the living creatures moved, the wheels moved with them; and when the living creatures were raised from the ground, the wheels also were raised. Wherever the spirit wished to go, there the wheels went, and they were raised together with the living creatures; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
Over the heads of the living creatures, something like a firmament could be seen, seeming like glittering crystal, stretched straight out above their heads. Beneath the firmament their wings were stretched out, one toward the other. Each of them had two covering his body. Then I heard the sound of their wings, like the roaring of mighty waters, like the voice of the Almighty. When they moved, the sound of the tumult was like the din of an army. And when they stood still, they lowered their wings.
Above the firmament over their heads something like a throne could be seen, looking like sapphire. Upon it was seated, up above, one who had the appearance of man. Upward from what resembled his waist I saw what looked like fire; he was surrounded with splendor. Like the bow which appears in the clouds on a rainy day was the splendor that surrounded him.
SUPPLICATION
O Lord of night and Master of all time,
hear our supplications and have mercy on us.
You have reconciled heaven and earth,
grant peace to your Church, and keep her children in the light of the cross.
Behold the night which spreads and covers the earth with darkness.
At night-time may our prayer be a pure incense pleasing to your majesty.
The sun has set, darkness envelops the earth. Lord,
illumine the eyes of our hearts with the light. Glory be to you, O Lord.
The Virgin Mary, your Mother and the apostles. prophets and martyrs intercede for us;
O God, through their prayers, strengthen the weak, comfort the sick,
grant pardon to the deceased and forgive the faults of us poor sinners.
Exalt, O Lord, the memory of your Mother and your saints:
through the prayers of your Mother, the prophets, apostles
and martyrs, watch over the living, and in your mercy,
forgive those who have died.
HOOTOMO
Let us confess, adore, and praise the holy and glorious Trinity:
Father, Son ✛ and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
Holy are you, O God;
Holy are you, O Strong One;
Holy are you, O Immortal One;
have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, forgive us and have mercy on us.
Lord, hear us and have mercy on us.
Lord, accept our worship and our prayers.
Lord, come to our assistance and have mercy on us.
LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who are in heaven;
hallowed be your name;
your kingdom come;
your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil,
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours,
now and forever. Amen.
O Lord, the night and the day are yours;
you uphold the light and the sun.
Through your power you direct the sequence of the seasons.
O Lord,
you have brought the day to its close and called forth the night; be for us that great Day that never ends.
In the evening let your light shine in our hearts,
and in the darkness of the night
enlighten us with the knowledge of your truth.
And so, through all the days of our lives,
we shall praise you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
To you be glory and may your mercy rest upon us,
now and forever. Amen.
EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE
Let us thank God for all the graces he has bestowed on us
this day which has passed in calm and peace.
Let us recall our failings against the commandments of God
and the Church in thought, word, deed and omission.
We ask for God’s pardon as we pray:
Forgive us, Jesus!
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Glory be to you, O Lord.
Glory be to you, O Lord.
Glory be to you, O Lord.
God,
Father in heaven,
by your living and holy name,
keep us from evil and lead us not into temptation;
for we call upon you, O Lord, our God, our constant hope,
glory to you forever.
O Lord, our Lord,
may our humble worship be pleasing to you;
may our prayers come before you and our actions give
you honor.
Let you mercy, kindness, help, graces and divine love
be poured abundantly upon us poor sinners,
both in heaven and on the earth
which you have created in your goodness.
O Lord, our God, to you be glory forever. Amen.
DISMISSAL
Peace be with you.
And with your spirit.
O God,
through the prayers of your Mother and the saints who have
believed in you; through the prayers of the prophets, apostles, martyrs and confessors; through the prayers of the just, the priests, the holy fathers, pastors and teachers of the true faith;
and through the prayers of N., Pope of Rome, N., our Patriarch, and N., our Bishop, forgive your people and have mercy on your flock.
May God bless, forgive, sanctify, purify, and keep each of the faithful united with us in this spiritual office.
May mercy and compassion be upon us and all the faithful who
dwell here.
May peaceful rest be granted to those who have died in the faith.
May the faithful who live here experience the protection of
Christ’s victorious cross.
May we and all his servants, who adore him with bowed heads,
receive the mercy of the holy and glorious Trinity:
Father, Son, ✛ Holy Spirit, to whom be glory now and forever.
Amen.
May God forgive your sins,
pardon your failings,
and deliver you from the power of the enemy.
May he grant you the remission of your offenses.
Go in peace, and pray to Christ for me.
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