Daytime Prayer
0715 Pastors Feast
HYMN
At Midmorning
Now, Holy Spirit, come, descend,*
one with the Father and the Son;
come swiftly in and fill our hearts*
with your full flood of holiness.
In mind and mouth, with heart and tongue,*
with strength and sense, may praise resound,
May charity with ardor blaze*
and kindle others with its flame.
Now through your presence may we know*
and love the Father and the Son,
and you, the Spirit of them both,*
may we profess throughout all time. Amen.
At Midday
O mighty Ruler, God of truth,*
for days and seasons setting bounds,
you clothe with splendor morning light*
and midday skies with brilliant heat.
Extinguish flames of bitter strife,*
all harmful passion take away,
grant health unto our mortal frame,*
and on our hearts bestow true peace.
Most loving Father, hear our prayer,*
and you, O Christ coequal Son,
who with the Spirit Paraclete*
now reign for all eternity. Amen.
At Midafternoon
O God, our firm and steadfast strength,*
remaining in yourself unmoved,
you rule the span of daily light*
and guide the course of all the hours.
Bestow at eventide a light*
by which our life may never fail;
may endless glory be the crown*
that follows on a holy death.
Most loving Father, hear our prayer,*
and you, O Christ, coequal Son,
who with the Spirit Paraclete*
now reign for all eternity. Amen.
Psalmody
Antiphons and Psalms of the Weekday
Midmorning
Scripture Reading [Wisdom 8, 2-4]
She it was I loved and searched for from my youth; I resolved to have her as my bride, I fell in love with her beauty. Her closeness to God lends lustre to her noble birth, since the Lord of all has loved her. Yes, she is an initiate in the mysteries of God's knowledge, making choice of the works he is to do.
【V】:I have chosen the way of truth, Lord.
【R】:I bind myself to do your will.
Midday
Scripture Reading [Ecclus. 15,1-4]
Whoever fears the Lord will act like this, and whoever grasps the Law will obtain wisdom. She will come to meet him like a mother, and receive him like a virgin bride.She will give the bread of understanding to eat, and the waters of wisdom to drink. He will lean on her and will not fall, he will rely on her and will not be put to shame.
【V】:Wisdom was in his heart.
【R】:And instruction on her lips.
Midafternoon
Scripture Reading [Ecclus. 39, 12-14]
Many will praise his understanding, and it will never be forgotten. His memory will not disappear, generation after generation his name will live.
【V】:Priest, bishop and saint.
【R】:Pray for us to the Lord.
Concluding Prayer
Almighty God and Father, on this feast of Saint Bonaventure, enlighten our minds with the splendour of his teaching, and help us to imitate his ardent love of you: 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. Amen
At Midmorning
Now, Holy Spirit, come, descend,*
one with the Father and the Son;
come swiftly in and fill our hearts*
with your full flood of holiness.
In mind and mouth, with heart and tongue,*
with strength and sense, may praise resound,
May charity with ardor blaze*
and kindle others with its flame.
Now through your presence may we know*
and love the Father and the Son,
and you, the Spirit of them both,*
may we profess throughout all time. Amen.
At Midday
O mighty Ruler, God of truth,*
for days and seasons setting bounds,
you clothe with splendor morning light*
and midday skies with brilliant heat.
Extinguish flames of bitter strife,*
all harmful passion take away,
grant health unto our mortal frame,*
and on our hearts bestow true peace.
Most loving Father, hear our prayer,*
and you, O Christ coequal Son,
who with the Spirit Paraclete*
now reign for all eternity. Amen.
At Midafternoon
O God, our firm and steadfast strength,*
remaining in yourself unmoved,
you rule the span of daily light*
and guide the course of all the hours.
Bestow at eventide a light*
by which our life may never fail;
may endless glory be the crown*
that follows on a holy death.
Most loving Father, hear our prayer,*
and you, O Christ, coequal Son,
who with the Spirit Paraclete*
now reign for all eternity. Amen.
Psalmody
Antiphons and Psalms of the Weekday
Midmorning
Scripture Reading [Wisdom 8, 2-4]
She it was I loved and searched for from my youth; I resolved to have her as my bride, I fell in love with her beauty. Her closeness to God lends lustre to her noble birth, since the Lord of all has loved her. Yes, she is an initiate in the mysteries of God's knowledge, making choice of the works he is to do.
【V】:I have chosen the way of truth, Lord.
【R】:I bind myself to do your will.
Midday
Scripture Reading [Ecclus. 15,1-4]
Whoever fears the Lord will act like this, and whoever grasps the Law will obtain wisdom. She will come to meet him like a mother, and receive him like a virgin bride.She will give the bread of understanding to eat, and the waters of wisdom to drink. He will lean on her and will not fall, he will rely on her and will not be put to shame.
【V】:Wisdom was in his heart.
【R】:And instruction on her lips.
Midafternoon
Scripture Reading [Ecclus. 39, 12-14]
Many will praise his understanding, and it will never be forgotten. His memory will not disappear, generation after generation his name will live.
【V】:Priest, bishop and saint.
【R】:Pray for us to the Lord.
Concluding Prayer
Almighty God and Father, on this feast of Saint Bonaventure, enlighten our minds with the splendour of his teaching, and help us to imitate his ardent love of you: 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. Amen