FESTIVALS

V. O God, make speed to save us;
R. O Lord, make haste to help us.

Glory to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;*
as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen.

PSALMODY

Antiphon: Sing to the Lord a new song; *
sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful. (Ps. 149.1)

Opening - (from Psalm 149)
Let Israel rejoice in his maker;*
let the children of Zion be joyful in their king.
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people*
and adorns the poor with victory.
Let the faithful rejoice in triumph;*
let them be joyful on their beds.
Let the praises of God be in their throat*
and a two-edged sword in their hand.
Glory be to the Father…

Psalm 89: 19-37
You spoke once in a vision and said to your faithful people:*
‘I have set the crown upon a warrior
and have exalted one chosen out of the people.
I have found David my servant;*
with my holy oil have I anointed him.
My hand will hold him fast*
and my arm will make him strong.
No enemy shall deceive him,*
nor any wicked man bring him down.
I will crush his foes before him*
and strike down those who hate him.
My faithfulness and love shall be with him,*
and he shall be victorious through my name.
I shall make his dominion extend*
from the Great Sea to the River.
He will say to me, “You are my Father,*
my God, and the rock of my salvation.”
I will make him my firstborn*
and higher than the kings of the earth.
I will keep my love for him for ever,*
and my covenant will stand firm for him.
I will establish his line for ever*
and his throne as the days of heaven.
If his children forsake my law*
and do not walk according to my judgements;
If they break my statutes*
and do not keep my commandments ;
I will punish their transgressions with a rod*
and their iniquities with the lash;
But I will not take my love from him,*
nor let my faithfulness prove false.
I will not break my covenant,*
nor change what has gone out of my lips.
Once for all I have sworn by my holiness:*
“I will not lie to David.
His line shall endure for ever*
and his throne as the sun before me;
It shall stand fast for evermore like the moon,*
the abiding witness in the sky.”’
But you have cast off and rejected your anointed;*
you have become enraged at him.
You have broken your covenant with your servant,*
defiled his crown, and hurled it to the ground.
You have breached all his walls*
and laid his strongholds in ruins.
All who pass by despoil him;*
he has become the scorn of his neighbours.
You have exalted the right hand of his foes*
and made all his enemies rejoice.
You have turned back the edge of his sword*
and have not sustained him in battle.
You have put an end to his splendour*
and cast his throne to the ground.
You have cut short the days of his youth*
and have covered him with shame.
How long will you hide yourself, O Lord?
will you hide yourself for ever?*
how long will your anger burn like fire?
Remember, Lord, how short life is,*
how frail you have made all flesh.
Who can live and not see death?*
who can save himself from the power of the grave?
Where, Lord, are your loving-kindnesses of old,*
which you promised David in your faithfulness?
Remember, Lord, how your servant is mocked,*
how I carry in my bosom the taunts of many peoples,
The taunts your enemies have hurled, O Lord,*
which they hurled at the heels of your anointed.
Blessed be the Lord for evermore!*
Amen, I say, Amen.

Remember us, gracious God, when we cannot see your way and purpose, and renew in us the joy of your kingdom of light and life. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen

Conclusion - Glory and Honour (From Revelation 4 and 5)
Glory and honour and power*
are yours by right, O Lord our God;
For you created all things*
and by your will they have their being.
Glory and honour and power*
are yours by right, O Lamb who was slain;
For by your blood you ransomed us for God,*
from every race and language,
from every people and nation.
To make us a kingdom of priests*
to stand and serve before our God.
To God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb*
be praise and honour, glory and might,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Glory be to the Father . . .

Antiphon: Sing to the Lord a new song; *
sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful. (Ps. 149.1)

READINGS

Haggai 2: 1-9
In the second year of King Darius, in the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai, saying: Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, and say, Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Is it not in your sight as nothing? Yet now take courage, O Zerubbabel, says the Lord; take courage, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; take courage, all you people of the land, says the Lord; work, for I am with you, says the Lord of hosts, according to the promise that I made you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit abides among you; do not fear. For thus says the Lord of hosts: Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land; and I will shake all the nations, so that the treasure of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with splendour, says the Lord of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of hosts. The latter splendour of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place I will give prosperity, says the Lord of hosts.

1 Letter of John 3: 1-8
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. Everyone who commits sin is a child of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

Silence

Response (Ps. 30.1)
V. You delight, Lord, in those who fear you.
R. You delight, Lord, in those who fear you.
V. Who wait in hope for your mercy.
R. Those who fear you.
V. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
R. You delight, Lord, in those who fear you.

MAGNIFICAT

Magnificat Antiphon: The Lord swore to David,*
the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,*
my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour;
for he has looked with favour on his lowly servant;*
from this day all generations will call me blessed.
The Almighty has done great things for me*
and holy is his name.
He has mercy on those who fear him*
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm;*
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones*
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,*
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel,*
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our forebears,*
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father

Magnificat Antiphon: The Lord swore to David,*
the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

PRAYERS

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Do not bring us to the time of trial,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.

Collects
Blessed are you, O Lord our God, for you have sent us your salvation. Inspire us by your Holy Spirit to recognize him who is the glory of Israel and the light for all nations, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord God almighty, come and dispel the darkness from our hearts, that in the radiance of your brightness we may know you, the only unfading light, glorious in all eternity. Amen.

Let us bless the Lord:
Thanks be to God!

The God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing:
through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.