Columbia Young Adult Catholics

July 7, 2010,
7 o’clock in the evening
St. Thomas More Catholic Chapel

Vespers for Wednesday of the

14th week of Ordinary Time

We’ve kicked off our Summer Liturgy Series and will be hitting the
road this summer visiting churches around the state. Our June trip to
Augusta and the community at St. Ignatios was a great success.

Our second trip is fast approaching July 18th. We will be going to

Greenville to celebrate the liturgy with the Maronites at St. Rafka
Church.

In August we head to Stella Maris on Sullivan’s Island for a traditional

Latin Mass. In September we’re visiting local parish Good Shepherd to
introduce ourselves to the Anglican Use.

More details to follow so as always visit the blog for upcoming meet-
ings and events at

http://www.imbibingthespirit.blogspot.com.

From their you can navigate to our facebook page and join our group,
as well as to the yahoo groups page if you wish to join our list-serv. All
are fantastic sources of information for Young Adult Catholics in the
Columbia-Metro area. Contact information is available on the website.
From The General Instructions on the Liturgy of the Hours, an Exhortation

20. The liturgy of the hours, like other liturgical services, is not a private matter but belongs
to the whole Body of the Church, whose life it both expresses and affects. [91] This liturgy DISMISSAL
stands out most strikingly as an ecclesial celebration when, through the bishop surrounded
by his priests and ministers, [92] the local Church celebrates it. For "in the local Church the
one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church is truly present and at work." [93] Such a celebra- Lord God,
tion is therefore most earnestly recommended. When, in the absence of the bishop, a chapter Holy is your name,
of canons or other priests celebrate the liturgy of the hours, they should always respect the And renowned your compassion,
true time of day and, as far as possible, the people should take part. The same is to be said
Cherished by every generation.
of collegiate chapters.
Hear our evening prayer
21. Wherever possible, other groups of the faithful should celebrate the liturgy of the hours And let us sing your praise,
communally in church. This especially applies to parishes - the cells of the diocese, estab- And proclaim your greatness for ever.
lished under their pastors, taking the place of the bishop; they "represent in some degree the
visible Church established throughout the world." [94]
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and
22. Hence, when the people are invited to the liturgy of the hours and come together in reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, on God, for ever and ever.
unity of heart and voice, they show forth the Church in its celebration of the mystery of
Christ. [95] … May the Lord bless us, (
) protect us from all evil and bring us to ever-
27. Lay groups gathering for prayer, apostolic work, or any other reason are encouraged to lasting life.
fulfill the Church's duty, [103] by celebrating part of the liturgy of the hours. The laity must -Amen
learn above all how in the liturgy they are adoring God the Father in spirit and in truth;
[104] they should bear in mind that through public worship and prayer they reach all hu-
manity and can contribute significantly to the salvation of the whole world. [105]

Key • Left indentation is said by the left

quire
• Red shading, indicates instruction/
action • Right indentation is said by the right
quire
• Italics, said by Priest/Presider only
• Central indentation is said by the entire
assembly

INVATORY
God come to my assistance
- (
)Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Like Vespers? Please join us again on July 21 at 7 o’clock in the eve-
As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever ning
 HYMN
Give your people manna to satisfy their hunger and living water to
quench their thirst for all eternity.

Increase your grace and your peace, Lord.

Let your faithful ones seek and taste the things that are above, and let
them direct their work and their leisure to your glory.

Increase your grace and your peace, Lord.

Deliver us from all harm, Lord, and pour out your abundant blessings
on our homes.

Increase your grace and your peace, Lord.

Show the faithful departed the vision of your face, let them rejoice in
the contemplation of your presence.

Increase your grace and your peace, Lord.

At this time the Priest/presider may ask the assembly to proclaim addi-
tional intercessions

PATER NOSTER
The Lord’s Prayer

Let us offer to God in Heaven that prayer which Jesus Christ His Son
gave to us, keeping in mind our petitions, and prayers for pardon and
peace.

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom
come. They 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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil.
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1
Eagerly we await the fulfillment of our hope, the glorious coming of our He has mercy on those who fear him
Savior. In every generation

Psalm 62 He has shown the strength of his arm,

Peace in God He has scattered the proud in their conceit.
May God, the source of our hope, fill your hearts with peace as you be-
lieve in him (Romans 15:13) He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
And he has lifted up the lowly.
In God alone is my soul at rest;
My help comes from him. He has filled the hungry with good things,
He alone is my rock, my stronghold, And the rich he has sent away empty.
my fortress: I stand firm.
How long will you all attack one man He has come to the help of his servant Israel
To break him down For has remembered his promise of mercy,
As though he were a tottering wall, The promise he made to our fathers,
Or a tumbling fence? To Abraham and his children for ever.
Their plan is only to destroy:
They take pleasure in lies. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
With their mouth they utter blessing As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.
But in their heart they curse.
In God alone be at rest, my soul; All repeat Antiphon
For my hope comes from him.
He alone is my rock, my stronghold, INTERCESSIONS
My fortress: I stand firm.
In God is my safety and glory, Beloved brothers and sisters, let us rejoice in our God, for he takes
The rock of my strength. great delight in bestowing benefits on his people. Let us fervently pray:
Take refuge in God, all you people.
Trust him at all times. Increase your grace and your peace, Lord.
Pour out your hearts before him
For God is our refuge. Eternal God, for whom a thousand years are like the passing day, help
Common folk are only a breath, us to remember that life is like a flower which blossoms in the morning,
Great men an illusion. but withers in the evening.
Placed in the scales they rise;
They weigh less than a breath. Increase your grace and your peace, Lord.
READING
1 Peter 5:5b-7 Do not put your trust in oppression
Nor vain hopes on plunder.
In your relations with one another, clothe yourselves with humil- Do not set your heart on riches
ity, because God “is stern with the arrogant but to the humble he Even when they increase.
shows kindness.” Bow humbly under God’s mighty hand, so that For God has said only one thing:
in due time he may lift you high. Cast all your cares on him be- Only two do I know:
cause he cares for you. That to God alone belongs power
And to you, Lord, love;
RESPONSORY and that you repay each man
According to his deeds.
Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of your eye.. Glory to the father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
-Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of your eye. As it was in the beginning is now and will be forever.

Gather us under the shadow of your wings and keep us, Psalm-prayer

-as the apple of your eye.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
-Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of your eye.
MAGNIFICAT
Antiphon
Lord, with the strength of your arm scatter the proud and lift up the
lowly.
Canticle of Mary
The soul rejoices in the Lord
My soul proclaims (
) the greatness of the Lord,
My spirit rejoices in God my Saviour
For he has looked with favor 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.
Lord God, you reward each one according to his works. Hear us
as we pour out our hearts to you seeking your grace and secure protec-
tion. We look to you for our stable hope in a constantly changing world.
Antiphon 1
Antiphon 2
May God turn his radiant face toward us, and fill us with his blessings.
II
People of all nations will worship the Lord
You must know that God is offering his salvation to all the world
(Acts 28:28)
O God, be gracious and bless us
And let your face shed its light upon us.
So will your ways be known upon earth
And all nations learn your saving help.
Let the people praise you, o God;
Let all the peoples praise you.
 He rescued us
Let all the nations be glad and exult From the power of darkness
For you rule the world with justice. And brought us
With fairness you rule the peoples, Into the kingdom of his beloved son.
You guide the nations on earth. Through him we have redemption,
Let the peoples praise you, o God; The forgiveness of our sins.
Let all the peoples praise you. He is the image of the invisible God,
The earth has yielded its fruit The first-born of all creatures.
For God, our God, has blessed us. In him everything in heaven and on earth was
May God still give us his blessing Created,
Till the ends of the earth revere him. Things visible and invisible.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: All were created through him;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever All were created for him.
He is before all else that is.
Psalm-prayer In him everything continues in being.
It is he who is head of the body, the church!
Be gracious and bless us, Lord, and let your face shed its light on He who is the beginning,
us, so that we can make you known with reverence and bring forth a The first-born of the dead,
harvest of justice. So that primacy may be his in everything.
It pleased God to make absolute fullness reside in him
All repeat Antiphon 2 And, by means of him, to reconcile everything in his person,
Both on earth and in the heavens,
Antiphon 3 Making peace through the blood of his cross
Through him all things were made; he holds all creation together in Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
himself As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever

Canticle Colossians 1:12-20 All repeat Antiphon 3

Christ the first-born of all creation and the first-born from the dead

Let us give thanks to the Father

For having made you worthy
To share the lot of the saints
In light.