The Liturgy of the Hours

EVENING PRAYER
Thursday of the Third Week of Easter
9 May 2019
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
The people kneel. The priest or minister exposes the Blessed Sacrament on the monstrance while the
people sing the following hymn:

O SALUTARIS HOSTIA

O Salutaris Hostia
Quae caeli pandis ostium.
Bella premunt hostilia;
Da robur, fer auxilium.
Uni trinoque Domino,
Sit sempiterna gloria:
Qui vitam sine termino,
Nobis donet in patria. Amen.
If a priest exposed the Blessed Sacrament, he incenses it. A short moment of silence follows.

INTRODUCTORY VERSES
All stand. Then, all sing the following hymn:

WE ADORE YOU

Then, the presider and the people make the Sign of the Cross.

Presider: God, come to my assistance.

All reply: Lord, make haste to help me.
Presider: Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit
All reply: As it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia.
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HYMN
Then, the people sing the following hymn:

ALLELUIA, SING TO JESUS

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PSALMODY
After the hymn, all sit and sing the psalms with their antiphons.

ANTIPHON 1:
The Lord God has given him
the throne of David his father, alleluia.
PSALM 132
GOD’S PROMISES TO THE HOUSE OF DAVID
The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David (Luke 1:32).

a O Lord, remember David

b and all the many hardships he endured,
C the oath he swore to the Lord,
D his vow to the Strong One of Jacob.
a "I will not enter the house where I live
b nor go to the bed where I rest.
a I will give no sleep to my eyes,
b to my eyelids I will give no slumber
C till I find a place for the Lord,
D a dwelling for the Strong One of Jacob."
a At Ephrathah we heard of the ark;
b we found it in the plains of Yearim.
C "Let us go to the place of his dwelling;
D let us go to kneel at his footstool."
a Go up, Lord, to the place of your rest,
b you and the ark of your strength.
a Your priests shall be clothed with holiness:
b your faithful shall ring out their joy.
C For the sake of David your servant
D do not reject your anointed.

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 a Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
b and to the Holy Spirit:
C as it was in the beginning, is now,
D and will be forever. Amen.
All repeat the antiphon.

ANTIPHON 2:
Jesus Christ is supreme in his power.
He is King of kings and Lord of lords, alleluia.
II

a The Lord swore an oath to David;

b he will not go back on his word:
C "A son, the fruit of your body,
D will I set upon your throne.
a If they keep my covenant in truth
b and my laws that I have taught them,
C their children too shall rule
D on your throne from age to age."
a For the Lord has chosen Zion;
b he has desired it for his dwelling:
C "This is my resting-place for ever,
D here have I chosen to live.
a I will greatly bless her produce,
b I will fill her poor with bread.
C I will clothe her priests with salvation
D and her faithful shall ring out their joy.
a There David's stock will flower:
b I will prepare a lamp for my anointed.
C I will cover his enemies with shame
D but on him my crown shall shine."

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 a Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
b and to the Holy Spirit:
C as it was in the beginning, is now,
D and will be forever. Amen.
All repeat the antiphon.

PSALM PRAYER

Lord Jesus Christ, you chose to suffer and be overwhelmed by

death in order to open the gates of death in triumph. Stay with
us to help us on our pilgrimage; free us from all evil by the
power of your resurrection. In the company of your saints, and
constantly remembering your love for us, may we sing of your
wonders in our Father’s house.
ANTIPHON 3:
Lord, who is your equal in power?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness? alleluia.
CANTICLE: REVELATION 11:17-18; 12:10B-12A
The judgment of God

a We praise you, the Lord God Almighty,

b who is and who was.
C You have assumed your great power,
D you have begun your reign.
a The nations have raged in anger,
b but then came your day of wrath
and the moment to judge the dead:
C the time to reward your servants the prophets
and the holy ones who revere you,
D the great and the small alike.
a Now have salvation and power come,
b the reign of our God and the authority of his Anointed One.
C For the accuser of our brothers is cast out,

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 D who night and day accused them before God.

a They defeated him by the blood of the Lamb

and by the word of their testimony;
b love for life did not deter them from death.
C So rejoice, you heavens,
D and you that dwell therein!

a Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

b and to the Holy Spirit:
C As it was in the beginning, is now,
D and will be forever. Amen.
All repeat the antiphon.

READING | 1 PETER 3:18, 22

Then the reader goes to the ambo and proclaims the Reading, while all sit and listen.

A reading from the first letter of Saint Peter

The reason why Christ died for sins once for all, the
just man for the sake of the unjust, was that he might
lead you to God. He was put to death insofar as fleshly
existence goes, but was given life in the realm of the
spirit. He went to heaven and is at God’s right hand,
with angelic rulers and powers subjected to him.
The Word of the Lord.
The people reply: Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORY

Reader: The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.

People: The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
Reader: When they saw the risen Lord,
People: alleluia, alleluia.
Reader: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
People: The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
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GOSPEL CANTICLE
The people stand. The priest goes to the altar and puts some incense on the censer. He then incenses the
Blessed Sacrament.

ANTIPHON:
I am the living bread come down from heaven;
anyone who eats this bread will live for ever;
the bread that I will give is my flesh,
for the life of the world, alleluia.
CANTICLE OF MARY: LUKE 1:46-55
The soul rejoices in the Lord
All make the sign of the cross.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

my spirit rejoices in God my Sa2vior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly ser2vant.
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 genera2tion.
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 low2ly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away emp2ty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mer2cy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for e2ver.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spi2rit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. A2men.

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All repeat the Antiphon.

INTERCESSIONS
The presider says:

Christ rose from the dead as the firstfruits

of those who sleep.
In our joy let us praise him, and say:
Firstborn from the dead, hear our prayer.
The intercessions are announced from the ambo:

1. Lord Jesus, remember your holy Church, built on

the apostles and reaching to the ends of the earth,
and let your blessing rest on all who believe in you.
2. You are the healer of soul and body, come to our
aid, and save us in your love.
3. Raise up the sick and give them strength, free them
from their infirmities.
4. Help those in distress of mind or body, and in your
compassion lift up those in need.
5. Through your cross and resurrection you opened
for all the way to immortality, grant to our
deceased brothers and sisters the joys of your
kingdom.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
The presider concludes the intercessions with the Lord’s Prayer. The presider invites the people in these
words:

Remember us, Lord, when you come to your kingdom

and teach us how to pray:
All sing the Lord’s Prayer.

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CONCLUDING PRAYER
The presider:

Father,
in this holy season
we come to know the full depth of your love.
You have freed us from the darkness of error and sin.
Help us to cling to your truths with fidelity.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
The people reply: Amen.
BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
The people kneel. The priest proceeds to the altar and incenses the Blessed Sacrament as the following
hymn is sung:

TANTUM ERGO

Tantum ergo Sacramentum, Veneremur cernui:

Et antiquum documentum, Novo cedat ritui:
Præstet fides supplementum, Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, Genitoque, Laus et iubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque, Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque, Compar sit laudatio.
Amen. Amen.
Priest: You have given them Bread from Heaven.
The people reply: Having all sweetness within it.
The priest stands and sings or says the prayer:

Let us pray.

O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament

have left us a memorial of your Passion,
grant us, we pray,

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 so to revere the sacred mysteries
of your Body and Blood
that we may always experience in ourselves
the fruits of your redemption.
Who live and reign with God the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
The people reply: Amen.

The priest then takes the humeral veil and gives the blessing with the Blessed Sacrament.

EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATION
the presider leads the people in reciting the following acclamations:

Presider: Let us adore forever this Most Holy Sacrament.

All: Let us adore forever this Most Holy Sacrament.
Presider: Praise the Lord, all you nations:
sing his praises, all you peoples.
For he has shown us His loving kindness;
the truth of the Lord remains forever.
All: Let us adore forever this Most Holy Sacrament.
Presider: Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.
All: Let us adore forever this Most Holy Sacrament.

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The priest or minister reposes the Blessed Sacrament while the people sing:

ISANG BANSA

O kay ganda ng ating buhay, napupuspos ng pagpapala

ng Sakramentong mahiwaga,
kaloob ni Hesus sa ’ti’y gabay.
O kay tamis ng pagsasamang
nagmumula sa pagkakaisa,
bumubukal sa pagsasalo, sa iisang hapag ay dumalo.
Purihin si Hesus sa sakramento.
Purihin ng lahat ng tao.
Purihin siya ng Pilipino.
Sa pagkakaisa’y lingapin mo.
All stand. Then, all sing the following hymn:

WE ADORE YOU

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