Evening Prayer
0710 Virgins Memorial
HYMN
Now let us praise a woman noble, great,
A valiant servant of the God of Hosts;
her holiness is famed, renowned abroad.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Afire with shafts of holy love she turned
From earthly joys to yearn for those of heaven;
Eternal triumph now her soul's reward!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Her earthly prison penance kept subdued;
She fed her soul on prayer's sweet food alone;
Thus did she seek the glory of her Spouse.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
All strength and honor praise and glory be
To God the Father, and His only Son,
And Holy Spirit ever Three in One:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
PSALMODY
Antiphons and Psalms of the Weekday
Scripture Reading [1 Cor. 7, 32-34]
He who is unmarried is concerned with God's claim, asking how he is to please God; a woman who is free of wedlock, or a virgin, is concerned with the Lord's claim, intent on holiness, bodily and spiritual.
Short Responsory
【V】:The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy.
【R】:The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy.
【V】:They enter the temple of the king.
【R】:The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy.
【V】:Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
【R】:The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy.
Magnificat Antiphon
This body of mine will do Christ honour, in life or in death. For me, life means Christ; death is a prize to be won.
My soul glorifies the Lord, *
my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour.
He looks on his servant in her lowliness; *
henceforth all ages will call me blessed.
The Almighty works marvels for me. *
Holy his name!
His mercy is from age to age, *
on those who fear him.
He puts forth his arm in strength * and scatters the proud-hearted.
He casts the mighty from their thrones *
and raises the lowly.
He fills the starving with good things, *
sends the rich away empty.
He protects Israel, his servant, *
remembering his mercy,
the mercy promised to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his sons for ever.
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.
Magnificat Antiphon
This body of mine will do Christ honour, in life or in death. For me, life means Christ; death is a prize to be won.
Intercessions
Christ the Lord praised those who follow the way of virginity for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let us proclaim his love and pray:
Jesus, king of virgins, hear us.【R】
Christ our Lord, you presented the Church to yourself, as a chaste virgin to her only husband;
- make her pure, holy and faultless.【R】
Christ Jesus, the holy virgins went to meet you with lamps burning bright;
- keep alive the flame of fidelity in the hearts of religious women.【R】
Lord, you have always preserved your Church in purity and soundness of faith;
- grant to all Christians a faith that is true and complete.【R】
You bring joy to the lives of your faithful as they celebrate the feast of your holy virgin Veronica;
- may they also rejoice in her constant intercession.【R】
You have welcomed your holy virgins to the wedding feast of heaven;
- invite all the dead to the feast of eternal life.【R】
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy 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; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Concluding Prayer
Father, you made the virgin, Saint Veronica, a wonderful embodiment of your Son's Passion. Through her example and prayer may we become conformed to Christ by humbly embracing the cross and so rejoicing when he is revealed in glory, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Now let us praise a woman noble, great,
A valiant servant of the God of Hosts;
her holiness is famed, renowned abroad.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Afire with shafts of holy love she turned
From earthly joys to yearn for those of heaven;
Eternal triumph now her soul's reward!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Her earthly prison penance kept subdued;
She fed her soul on prayer's sweet food alone;
Thus did she seek the glory of her Spouse.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
All strength and honor praise and glory be
To God the Father, and His only Son,
And Holy Spirit ever Three in One:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
PSALMODY
Antiphons and Psalms of the Weekday
Scripture Reading [1 Cor. 7, 32-34]
He who is unmarried is concerned with God's claim, asking how he is to please God; a woman who is free of wedlock, or a virgin, is concerned with the Lord's claim, intent on holiness, bodily and spiritual.
Short Responsory
【V】:The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy.
【R】:The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy.
【V】:They enter the temple of the king.
【R】:The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy.
【V】:Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
【R】:The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy.
Magnificat Antiphon
This body of mine will do Christ honour, in life or in death. For me, life means Christ; death is a prize to be won.
My soul glorifies the Lord, *
my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour.
He looks on his servant in her lowliness; *
henceforth all ages will call me blessed.
The Almighty works marvels for me. *
Holy his name!
His mercy is from age to age, *
on those who fear him.
He puts forth his arm in strength * and scatters the proud-hearted.
He casts the mighty from their thrones *
and raises the lowly.
He fills the starving with good things, *
sends the rich away empty.
He protects Israel, his servant, *
remembering his mercy,
the mercy promised to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his sons for ever.
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.
Magnificat Antiphon
This body of mine will do Christ honour, in life or in death. For me, life means Christ; death is a prize to be won.
Intercessions
Christ the Lord praised those who follow the way of virginity for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let us proclaim his love and pray:
Jesus, king of virgins, hear us.【R】
Christ our Lord, you presented the Church to yourself, as a chaste virgin to her only husband;
- make her pure, holy and faultless.【R】
Christ Jesus, the holy virgins went to meet you with lamps burning bright;
- keep alive the flame of fidelity in the hearts of religious women.【R】
Lord, you have always preserved your Church in purity and soundness of faith;
- grant to all Christians a faith that is true and complete.【R】
You bring joy to the lives of your faithful as they celebrate the feast of your holy virgin Veronica;
- may they also rejoice in her constant intercession.【R】
You have welcomed your holy virgins to the wedding feast of heaven;
- invite all the dead to the feast of eternal life.【R】
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy 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; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Concluding Prayer
Father, you made the virgin, Saint Veronica, a wonderful embodiment of your Son's Passion. Through her example and prayer may we become conformed to Christ by humbly embracing the cross and so rejoicing when he is revealed in glory, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.