Ribbon Placement:
Liturgy of the Hours Vol. II:
Ordinary: 1064
Proper of Seasons: 699
Psalter: Sunday, Week III, 1374
Christian Prayer:
Ordinary: 694
Proper of Seasons: 455
Psalter: Sunday, Week III, 861
Evening Prayer II for the 3rd Sunday of Easter
God, come to my assistance.
— Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 He purified us from our sins, and is seated on high at God’s right hand, alleluia.
Psalm 110:1-5, 7
The Messiah, king and priest
Christ’s reign will last until all his enemies are made subject to him (1 Corinthians 15:25).
The Lord’s revelation to my Master:
“Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet.”
Ant. He purified us from our sins, and is seated on high at God’s right hand, alleluia.
The Lord will wield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
Ant. He purified us from our sins, and is seated on high at God’s right hand, alleluia.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
Ant. He purified us from our sins, and is seated on high at God’s right hand, alleluia.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
“You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedek of old.”
Ant. He purified us from our sins, and is seated on high at God’s right hand, alleluia.
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his great wrath.
Ant. He purified us from our sins, and is seated on high at God’s right hand, alleluia.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head.
Ant. He purified us from our sins, and is seated on high at God’s right hand, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Psalm-prayer
Father, we ask you to give us victory and peace. In Jesus Christ, our Lord and King, we are already seated at your right hand. We look forward to praising you in the fellowship of all your saints in our heavenly homeland.
Ant. He purified us from our sins, and is seated on high at God’s right hand, alleluia.
Ant. 2 The Lord has redeemed his people, alleluia.
Psalm 111
God’s marvelous works
We are lost in wonder at all that you have done for us, our Lord and mighty God (Revelation 15:3).
I will thank the Lord with all my heart
in the meeting of the just and their assembly.
Great are the works of the Lord;
to be pondered by all who love them.
Ant. The Lord has redeemed his people, alleluia.
Majestic and glorious his work,
his justice stands firm for ever.
He makes us remember his wonders.
The Lord is compassion and love.
Ant. The Lord has redeemed his people, alleluia.
He gives food to those who fear him;
keeps his covenant ever in mind.
He has shown his might to his people
by giving them the lands of the nations.
Ant. The Lord has redeemed his people, alleluia.
His works are justice and truth:
his precepts are all of them sure,
standing firm for ever and ever:
they are made in uprightness and truth.
Ant. The Lord has redeemed his people, alleluia.
He has sent deliverance to his people
and established his covenant for ever.
Holy his name, to be feared.