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Introduction Leader: God, come to my assistance.

All: Lord, make haste to help me.

All: 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.

Omit Alleluia in Lent and add: “Praise to you, O Lord, King of eternal glory.”

A brief examination of conscience is made, followed by the Penitential Rite

Penitential Rite I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers (and sisters), that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (And, striking their breast, they say:) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; (Then they continue:) therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers (and sisters), to pray for me to the Lord our God. Leader: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

All: Amen.

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We pray that evening may be calm And life may never fail; In death may all men come to find A peace that will prevail.

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Most holy Father, grant our prayer, Through Christ your only Son, That in your Spirit we may live And praise you ever One.

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P sa l m 1 6 God is my portion, my inheritance The Father raised up Jesus from the dead and broke the bonds of death.

- Acts 2:24

Antiphon: (1) In you, my God, + (4) my body will rest in hope.

Easter Antiphon: (4) Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

Choir 1 (1) Presérve me, Gód, I take réfuge in yóu.

(2) I sáy to the Lórd: “Yóu are my Gód.

(4) My háppiness líes in yóu alóne.”

Choir 2 He has pút into my héart a márvellous lóve * for the fáithful ónes who dwéll in his lánd.

Those who chóose other góds incréase their sórrows.

Néver will I óffer their ófferings of blóod.

Néver will I táke their náme upon my líps.

Choir 1 O Lórd, it is yóu who are my pórtion and cúp; it is yóu yoursélf who áre my príze.

The lót marked óut for me is my delíght: Welcome indéed the héritage that fálls to mé!

Choir 2 I will bléss the Lórd who gíves me cóunsel, who éven at níght dirécts my héart.

I kéep the Lórd ever ín my síght: since hé is at my ríght hand, Í shall stand f írm.

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Choir 1 And so my héart rejóices, my sóul is glád; éven my bódy shall rést in sáfety.

For yóu will not léave my sóul among the déad, nor lét your belóved knów decáy.

Choir 2 (1) You will shów me the páth of lífe, (2) the fúllness of jóy in your présence, (4) at your ríght hand háppiness for éver.

All Glóry to the Fáther, and to the Són, and to the Hóly Spírit: as it wás in the begínning, is nów, and wíll be for éver. Amén.

Antiphon: (1) In you, my God, + (4) my body will rest in hope.

Easter Antiphon: (4) Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

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Gospel Canticle - Luke 2: 29-32

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Closing Prayer and Conclusion Leader: Let us pray.

Lord God, send peaceful sleep to refresh our tired bodies.

May your help always renew us and keep us strong in your service.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

Leader: May the all-powerful Lord grant us a restful night and a peaceful death.

All: Amen.

Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary follows on next page..

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Marian Antiphon

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.