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WEDNESDAY

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 for ever.

Amen.

OPENING PRAYER

Lord God, grant that we may never cease to long for the heavenly kingdom you have promised us,

and to aspire to the real treasures you have prepared for us.

Through your grace may we obtain these things,

and, with your elect, we shall give thanks to you who are good 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.

FIRST PRAYER

Lord, have mercy on us and save us.

God of goodness,

you have promised your heavenly treasures to those who are good.

Grant us the rewards you assured the laborers of the eleventh

hour, who sincerely believe in you and acknowledge you.

Count us among those invited to your spiritual banquet,

and grant us a place at your right hand.

Then, clothed in resplendent apparel,

we shall joyfully go out to meet you with deeds of love,

and receive from you the happiness you promised to those

who do good.

We shall praise and glorify you,

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.

O Joy of the blessed,

you have given your people the ten commandments,

and in your gospel have promised happiness to those who do your will.

Grant us the blessedness which your love has promised to the

holy ones who keep your commandments.

Reveal to us the joy and beauty of your treasures.

Then we shall direct our steps on the straight path

that leads to happiness,

and hasten on the way that leads to eternal joy.

We shall give thanks and praise to you,

giver of all gifts and fullness of the blessed,

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.

HOOSOYO

PROEMION

Praise, glory and honor, O God, for the marvel of your grandeur, the wonder of your majesty,

the upbuilding of your Church,

the forgiveness of the sins of your people,

the loving memory of your Mother

and all who have been pleasing to you:

the prophets, apostles, martyrs and confessors;

the just, the priests, saints and contemplatives;

the hermits, consecrated religious and ascetics;

our departed and all who have died in the faith.

Glory to you, God of goodness, this night,

and all the days of our lives,

now and for ever.

Amen.

SEDRO

Lord,

reigning in the highest heaven,

we who lie in the dust give you praise.

All our being glorifies your mercy toward us.

You came and walked upon the earth and traced for us a path

that leads to heaven.

Lord, we adore your right hand that opened the gates of heaven after we had been driven from the garden of Eden.

Since we are powerless to praise you, be glorified

by the choirs of holy angels with whom we join our voices.

We offer you the praise of your holy Mother who gave you

birth and held you in her arms as you hold the earth.

We offer you the praise of the apostles, who suffered;

the prophets, persecuted by a stubborn people;

the martyrs who, in the time of trial witnessed in their tortured bodies to their faith in you.

We poor sinners, filled with repentance, lift our eyes to you, that your merciful goodness may have pity on us on the day of

your glorious manifestation,

and show us compassion on the day of judgment, when no being

will appear holy in your presence.

Lord, in your mercy remember all those who have died,

marked with the sign of baptism,

nourished by your body and redeeming blood, pledges of

eternal life.

With them, may we give you glory and thanksgiving,

now and for ever.

Amen.

QOLO

O God, filled with love for your people,

you accepted the incense of Aaron and turned away the

scourge from your chosen nation.

May our incense (prayer) be received in your mercy, according

to the will of your majesty,

for the forgiveness of our sins,

in remembrance of your Mother

and of the departed who believed in you.

ETRO

Lord God,

accept this incense (this prayer) which we offer to you

in union with all our ancestors who, from the beginning,

have lived lives pleasing to you.

May our offering be received by you for the forgiveness of

sins and faults,

and in memory of the faithful departed.

Be pleased to receive it as a fragrant symbol of your love

within us,

and of our gratitude, praise and adoration,

now and for ever.

Amen.

READINGS

MAZMOORO

Blessed be Christ!

It is he who opens the door to the contrite of heart;

they received their wages from their judge, and became

companions of the saints in heaven.

The prophets came at the third hour,

the apostles at the sixth,

the martyrs at the ninth,

and the evildoer appears at the eleventh;

yet he becomes a companion of the saints in heaven.

Repent and do penance, sinners, while there is still time.

On the day of judgment, you will enter with the just into the

paradise of light.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

A Reading from the Letter to the Ephesians

Ephesians 5:1-16

Be imitators of God as his dear children. Follow the way of love, even as Christ loved you.

He gave himself for us as an offering to God, a gift of pleasing fragrance.

As for lewd conduct or promiscuousness or lust of any sort, let them not even be mentioned among you; your holiness forbids this. Nor should there be any obscene, silly, or suggestive talk; all that is out of place. Instead, give thanks. Make no mistake about this: no fornicator, no unclean or lustful person—in effect an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with worthless arguments. These are sins that bring God’s wrath down on the disobedient; therefore have nothing to do with them.

There was a time when you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Well, then, live as children of light. Light produces every kind of goodness and justice and truth. Be correct in your judgment of what pleases the Lord. Take no part in vain deeds done in darkness; rather, condemn them. It is shameful even to mention the things these people do in secret; but when such deeds are condemned they are seen in the light of day, and all that then appears in light.

That is why we in the light of day, and all that then appears is light. That is why we read:

“Awake, O sleeper,

arise from the dead,

and Christ will give you light.”

Keep careful watch over your conduct. Do not act like fools, but like thoughtful men. Make the most of the present opportunity, for these are evil days.

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.

The night teaches us a precious lesson, if only the world knew how to pay attention. If you look at the day, you under-

stand that the world passes, for it comes to an end, and

whatever light it possessed vanishes.

Praise to you, because the splendor of your work endures beyond all understanding. To you be glory for your works, your

marvels and your judgement.`

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 and 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, the pastors and doctors of true faith;

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

his 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.

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