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Saturday, May 25th

Saint Bede the Venerable; Saint Gregory VII;

Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi; Blessed Virgin Mary

Prayer for the Morning

Come, let us sing a new song to the Lord!

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!

HymnMeter: LM
This hymn can be sung to the tune used for
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

O Mary, glory of the world,
And daughter of eternal light,
Your Son preserved you from the first
From every taint, result of sin.

The guilty stain of Adam’s fall
Afflicts each member of his race;
The sinless Son whom you would bear
Redeemed you by his foreseen grace.

The cruel serpent’s crafty head
Is crushed beneath your virgin foot,
As David conquered with his sling
The giant’s arrogance and pride.

O dove of dazzling innocence,
The lowly handmaid of the Lord,
You bring his sign of clemency
The olive branch of peace and grace.

Psalm 578-12

A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. (Rv 12:1)

Mary, the Mother of God, conceived without sin, courageous participant in the mystery of redemption wrought by her Son, loving mother to all the world, is herself the song of salvation sung by all the human race as the dawn of our own hope.

My heart is ready, O God,
my heart is ready.
I will sing, I will sing your praise.
Awake, my soul,
awake, lyre and harp,
I will awake the dawn.

I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples,
among the nations I will praise you
for your love reaches to the heavens
and your truth to the skies.

O God, arise above the heavens;
may your glory shine on earth!

Glory to the Father….

Word of GodJudith 15:9-10

You are the glory of Jerusalem,/ the surpassing joy of Israel;/ You are the splendid boast of our people./ With your own hand you have done all this;/ You have done good to Israel,/ and God is pleased with what you have wrought./ May you be blessed by the Lord Almighty/ forever and ever!

O sing a new song to the Lord! (Ps 96:1)

Canticle of Zechariah(Text, back cover B)

Who is this that comes forth like the dawn,/ as beautiful as the moon, as resplendent as the sun? (Sg 6:10)

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
born of the house of his servant David.

Through his holy prophets he promised of old
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.

He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.

This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.

You, my child, shall be called the prophet
of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness
and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory to the Father…

Intercessions

Encouraged by the faith of Mary, our Mother, we pray:

R/MThrough the intercession of Mary, grant our prayer!

For those who hear only the dissonant clamor of despair:
– fill them with the new song of salvation. R/

For those who see only the endless night of sin and death:
– awaken them to the day of salvation. R/

For those who place their hope in you:
– reward their faith with joy. R/

Personal intentions

Our Father….

God, the Father of lights, let the light of your face shine upon the darkness of our sin. Through the intercession of Mary, our Mother, free us from the shadows to which we cling and draw us into the light of your eternal kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.