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Prayer for the Evening

The Lord lives in us and we in him:
let us give thanks and praise, alleluia!

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: 87 87 D
This hymn can be sung to the tune used for
Sing of Mary

Thou true Vine, that heals the nations,
Tree of life, thy branches we.
They who leave thee fade and wither,
none bear fruit except in thee.
Cleanse us, make us sane and simple,
till we merge our lives in thine,
gain ourselves in thee, the Vintage,
give ourselves through thee, the Vine.

CanticleHosea 14:2-3a, 5-6a, 8b, 10

I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. (Jn 15:1)

The vineyard is a symbol of God’s beloved people, planted and tended with care. Jesus, the Son of Man, heir to all creation, was sent into the vineyard to restore it from the ruin made of it by sin and death.

Return, O Israel, to the Lord, your God;
you have collapsed through your guilt.
Take with you words,
and return to the Lord;
Say to him, “Forgive all iniquity.”

I will heal their defection,
I will love them freely;
for my wrath is turned away from them.

I will be like the dew for Israel:
he shall blossom like the lily.
They shall blossom like the vine,
and his fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

Let him who is wise understand these things;
let him who is prudent know them.
Straight are the paths of the Lord,
in them the just walk,
but sinners stumble in them.

Glory to the Father….

Word of GodIsaiah 27:2a-3

The pleasant vineyard, sing about it!/ I, the Lord, am its keeper,/ I water it every moment;/ Lest anyone harm it,/ night and day I guard it.

Your mother was like a vine/ planted
by the water;/ Fruitful and branchy was she/
because of the abundant water.
(Ez 19:10)

Canticle of Mary(Text, back cover A)

I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. (Jn 15:5)

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

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 generation.

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 lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.

Glory to the Father…

Intercessions

To Christ the living vine, we pray:

R/MO Lord, come to our help!

You are the vine and we the branches:
– may we always be one in you. R/

You have watered your vine with the living water that flows from the cross:
– may we always live in you. R/

You have nourished and guarded your vine in faithful love:
– may we always bear fruit for your glory. R/

Personal intentions

Our Father….

May mercy, peace, and love be ours in abundance. Amen. (cf. Jude 2)

Marian Antiphon(page 10 or 11)

Antiphon for the Feast
of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
May 31

As soon as the voice of your greeting
sounded in my ears,
the infant in my womb leapt, alleluia.

Translated by James Monti

Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia,
quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,
resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia;
ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

V/ Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.

R/ Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia.
The Son whom you merited to bear, alleluia,
has risen as he said, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.

V/ Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia!
R/ For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia!