THE LITURGY OF HOURS
(Except for the changes here for morning and evening prayer follow the TLH (The Liturgy of Hours) for this day 10/1)
Morning Prayer
God, come to my assistance. Glory to the Father. As it was in the beginning. Alleluia
Hymn ( from the TLH of this day)
Psalmody
Ant. 1 Lord, you will accept the true sacrifice offered on your alter.
Psalm 51
Prayer of Repentance
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
and blameless when you pass judgment.
Indeed, I was born guilty,
a sinner when my mother conceived me.
You desire truth in the inward being;a
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and rightb spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willingc spirit.
Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
Deliver me from bloodshed, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
For you have no delight in sacrifice;
if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
The sacrifice acceptable to Godd is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Gloria
Psalm-prayer
Father, he who knew no sin was made sin for us, to save us and restore us to your friendship. Look upon our contrite heart and afflicted spirit and heal our troubled conscience, so that in the joy and strength of the holy Spirit we may proclaim your praise and glory before all the nations.
Ant. Lord, you will accept the true sacrifice offered on your alter.
Ant 2. Doing my Father’s will is the food that sustains me.
Psalm 40
Gratitude and Prayer for Help
I waited, waited for the LORD; who bent down and heard my cry,
Drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud of the swamp, Set my feet upon rock, steadied my steps,
2 And put a new song in my mouth, a hymn to our God. Many shall look on in awe and they shall trust in the LORD.
Happy those whose trust is the LORD, who turn not to idolatry or to those who stray after falsehood.
How numerous, O LORD, my God, you have made your wondrous deeds! And in your plans for us there is none to equal you. Should I wish to declare or tell them, too many are they to recount.
3 sacrifice and offering you do not want; but ears open to obedience you gave me. Holocausts and sin-offerings you do not require;
so I said, “Here I am; your commands for me are written in the scroll.
To do your will is my delight; my God, your law is in my heart!”
I announced your deed to a great assembly; I did not restrain my lips; you, LORD, are my witness.
Your deed I did not hide within my heart; your loyal deliverance I have proclaimed. I made no secret of your enduring kindness to a great assembly.
LORD, do not withhold your compassion from me; may your enduring kindness ever preserve me.
For all about me are evils beyond count; my sins so overcome me I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head; my courage fails me.
LORD, graciously rescue me! Come quickly to help me, LORD!
Put to shame and confound all who seek to take my life. Turn back in disgrace those who desire my ruin.
Let those who say “Aha!” know dismay and shame.
But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. May those who long for your help always say, “The LORD be glorified.”
Though I am afflicted and poor, the Lord keeps me in mind. You are my help and deliverer; my God, do not delay!
Gloria
Ant. Doing my Father’s will is the food that sustains me.
Ant. 3 Those who seek the Lord will be filled with every blessing.
Psalm 34
Praise of God, the Protector of the Just
I will bless the LORD at all times; praise shall be always in my mouth.
My soul will glory in the LORD that the poor may hear and be glad.
Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.
I sought the LORD, who answered me, delivered me from all my fears.
Look to God that you may be radiant with joy and your faces may not blush for shame.
In my misfortune I called, the LORD heard and saved me from all distress.
The angel of the LORD, who encamps with them, delivers all who fear God.
Learn to savor how good the LORD is; happy are those who take refuge in him.
Fear the LORD, you holy ones; nothing is lacking to those who fear him.
3 The powerful grow poor and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
4 Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Who among you loves life, takes delight in prosperous days?
Keep your tongue from evil, your lips from speaking lies.
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
The LORD has eyes for the just and ears for their cry.
The LORD’S face is against evildoers to wipe out their memory from the earth.
When the just cry out, the LORD hears and rescues them from all distress.
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed.
Many are the troubles of the just, but the LORD delivers from them all.
God watches over all their bones; not a one shall be broken.
Evil will slay the wicked; those who hate the just are condemned.
The LORD redeems loyal servants; no one is condemned whose refuge is God.
Gloria
Ant. Those who seek the Lord will be filled with every blessing.
Reading
Ephesians 4:29-32
No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
And do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption. 13
All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice.
(And) be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.
The Responsory, Canticle of Zechariah, Intercessions, Prayer (from TLH of this day)
Evening Prayer
God, come to my assistance. Glory to the Father. As it was in the beginning. Alleluia
Hymn ( from the TLH of this day)
Psalmody
Ant. 1 My Heart exults in the Lord, my Savior
1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8 abcd (Taken from the TLH Memorial of the Immaculate Heart)
“My heart exults in the LORD,
my horn is exalted in my God.
I have swallowed up my enemies;
I rejoice in my victory
The bows of the mighty are broken,
while the tottering gird on strength.
The well-fed hire themselves out for bread,
while the hungry batten on spoil.
The barren wife bears seven sons, while the mother of many languishes.
“The LORD puts to death and gives life;
he casts down to the nether world; he raises up again.
The LORD makes poor and makes rich,
he humbles, he also exalts.
He raises the needy from the dust;
from the ash heap he lifts up the poor,
To seat them with nobles
and make a glorious throne their heritage.
Gloria
Psalm-prayer
Father you prepared the heart of the Virgin Mary to be a fitting home for your Holy Spirit. By her prayers may we become more worthy temple of your glory.
Ant. My heart exults in the Lord My Savior
Ant. 2 The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him
Psalm 103: 1-2, 3-4, 8,10 (Taken from the Sacred Heart Mass)
Bless the LORD, my soul; all my being, bless his holy name!
Bless the LORD, my soul; do not forget all the gifts of God,
Who pardons all your sins, heals all your ills,
Delivers your life from the pit, surrounds you with love and compassion
Merciful and gracious is the LORD, slow to anger, abounding in kindness.
Has not dealt with us as our sins merit, nor requited us as our deeds deserve
Gloria
Ant. The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him
Ant. 3 Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
Psalm104: 1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 (Taken from the readings on Pentecost Sunday)
Bless the LORD, my soul! LORD, my God, you are great indeed!
How varied are your works, LORD! the earth is full of your creatures.
When you take away their breath, they perish and return to the dust
When you send forth your breath, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD be glad in these works!
May my theme be pleasing to God; I will rejoice in the LORD.
Gloria
Ant. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
Reading
Gal. 5: 16-25
I say, then: live by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh. 13
For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you may not do what you want.
But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness,
idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions,
occasions of envy, 15 drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Now those who belong to Christ (Jesus) have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.
The Responsory, Canticle of Zechariah, Intercessions, Prayer (from TLH of this day)
May the hearts of Jesus and Mary Bless You.
Copyright 2007 (0n Format) Linda Mary Liotino
