Wednesday Evening Consecration of the Church

THURSDAY

Ramsho

INTRODUCTION

DOXOLOGY

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,

as be 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 for ever.

Amen.

OPENING PRAYER

Lord,

grant us a peaceful evening,

a restful night, the sleep of the just,

a rising for the accomplishment of your will,

a morning that is a messenger of joy,

and a day that find us zealous in good works.

O Christ, our hope and our salvation,

asleep or awake, may we be guarded from evil,

the attacks of the evil one and the hostility of the wicked,

now and for ever.

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 for ever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,

now and for ever.

and peace on earth and good will to all.

PSALMODY

FIRST PRAYER

Lord, have mercy on us and save us.

O holy One, our Creator,

grant that our minds may contemplate you

and our hearts love you.

May we always adore you and bless your name,

now and for ever.

Amen.

PSALM OF THE DAY

Antiphon: O Lord, our Lord,

how glorious is your name over all the earth.

Psalm 8

Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings

you have fashioned praise because of your foes,

to silence the hostile and the vengeful.

When I behold the heavens, the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars which you set in place—

What is man that you should be mindful of him,

or the son of man that you should care for him:

You made him little less than the angels,

and crowned him with glory and honor.

You have given him rule over the works of your hands,

putting all things under his feet:

All sheep and oxen,

yes, and the beasts of the field,

The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,

and whatever swims the paths of the seas.

O Lord, our Lord,

how glorious is your name over all the earth!

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

Antiphon: O Lord, our Lord,

how glorious is your name over all the earth.

SECOND PRAYER

Lord, have mercy on us and save us.

Christ,

cornerstone and foundation of our lives,

by your hand we are carved,

in your keeping we are secure,

and by your divine power we are upheld.

When the winds of evil blow, and the storm rages on

the great abyss,

when the rains fall upon the mountains and over the

proud creatures,

may the torrents of our sins not sweep us away to

die in our faults.

Remember that your have become part of us, and we of you.

Grant us to praise your unspeakable power,

now and for ever.

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 aloud 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 you 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 for ever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,

now and for ever. Amen.

Alleluia.

[SOOGHITO/HYMN]

If desired, a Sooghito or either the Hymn, “The Christian Combat” (page 165) or the Hymn, “The Expectation of the Virgins” (page 166) may be sung following the Evening

Psalms.

HOOSOYO

PROEMION

Praise, glory and honor to the One who is eternally

merciful and ever pours out his goodness.

Of his own free will he became incarnate for sinners;

he said: “I have not come to call the just, but the sinners

and evildoers.”

We beg that his kindness may deliver us

and his goodness heal our wounds.

Then we shall praise, glorify and adore him, the Father

and the Holy Spirit, this evening,

and all the days of our lives,

now and for ever.

Amen.

SEDRO

Creator and ruler of all in heaven and on earth,

your glory surpasses and transcends all things.

We place our trust in you, as we come to you with contrite

hearts and repentant tears.

Assured that you help those who call upon you and save those

who take refuge in you,

we beg you to guard your flock day and night, and gather us who are scattered.

Deliver from the evil one and his power, your people who believe in you and pray to you.

Exalt your Church and lead her to those who are strangers,

those who remain far from your mysteries,

and those who do not believe in you.

Let there be no heresies to draw us from you,

and may only true faith be proclaimed in our Church to the

end of time.

Thus we shall give glory and thanksgiving to you, and your

Father and your living and Holy Spirit,

now and for ever.

Amen.

QOLO

O Christ our King, may your mercy be upon sinners who beseech

you;

open the gate of your mercy to the poor who call upon you.

The Virgin Mary, your Mother, implores you on our behalf;

the martyrs who died hoping in you now intercede for us.

In your kindness, receive us and have pity on us, O most merciful One.

ETRO

Lord God,

we ask you to accept from us poor sinners

this incense (prayer) which we offer you.

May it be for us and all your faithful people,

for the forgiveness of sins and remission of faults,

For the fulfillment of your divine commands,

and for the eternal rest for those who have died:

our parents, brothers and sisters, and teachers,

and for the glory of your name, that of your Father

and your Holy Spirit.

now and for ever.

Amen.

READINGS

MAZMOORO

Blessed be the evening which gathers us together in your joyful dwellings. Blessed be your cross that protects us from the

evil one and his powers.

You servants give you thanks in your joyful dwelling; day and

night your people praise you.

As the pillar of fire protected your people through the night, may your cross protect us from the evil one and his power.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

A Reading from the Letter to the Ephesians

Ephesians 2:11-22

You men of Gentile stock—called “uncircumcised” by those who, in virtue of a hand-executed rite on their flesh, call themselves “circumcised”—remember that, in former times, you had no part in Christ and were excluded from the community of Israel. You were strangers to the covenant and its promise; you were without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near through the blood of Christ. It is he who is our peace, and who made the two of us one by breaking down the barrier of hostility that kept us apart. In his own flesh he abolished the law with its commands and precepts, to create in himself one new man from us who had been two and to make peace, reconciling both of us to God in one body through his cross, which put that enmity to death. He came and

“announced the good news of peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near”; through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

This means that you are strangers and aliens no longer. No, you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God. You form a building which rises on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as a capstone. Through him the whole structure is fitted together and takes shape as a holy temple in the Lord; in him you are being built into this temple, to become a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.

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.

Day has come to a close; night is here, showing us that life passes away and death draws near. For those who understand, the

fading day is an image of the passing world. Behold the

night of this day, and, at the gate, the night of the world.

All you who love life, rise at night to praise divine Providence and his great wisdom. The weary laborer an the tired servant

are thankful because night comes to bring them rest.

Night reprimands the one who is greedy for gain, who does not

care for the suffering of his fellow men. Perhaps he will

repent. Night brings rest to the workers, and stifles the

greed of those who impose heavy burdens.

At night, on behalf of your creatures, we glorify you, Lord watch over all. You withdraw light from the face of the earth,

and order night to come, as a rest for the weary. May your

majesty be adored!

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 grant pardon to us and our deceased.

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.

TRISAGION

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 for ever.

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 for ever.

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.

Glory be to you, O Lord.

God,

Father in heaven,

by your living and holy name,

keep us from evil an lead us not into temptation;

for we call upon you, O Lord, our God, our constant hope,

glory to you for ever.

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 for ever.

Amen.

DISMISSAL

Peace be with you.

And also with you.

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 truth 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 for ever.

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.