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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.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
Evening Prayer
Thursday, May 14, 2026 • The Ascension of the Lord
Opening
O God, come to my assistance.
Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Hymn
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus, his the scepter, his the throne;
alleluia! His the triumph, his the victory alone.
Hark, the songs of peaceful Zion thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus out of every nation has redeemed us by his blood.
alleluia! His the triumph, his the victory alone.
Hark, the songs of peaceful Zion thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus out of every nation has redeemed us by his blood.
Alleluia! Not as orphans are we left in sorrow now;
alleluia! He is near us; faith believes, nor questions how.
Though the cloud from sight received him, when the forty days were o'er,
shall our hearts forget his promise: "I am with you evermore"?
alleluia! He is near us; faith believes, nor questions how.
Though the cloud from sight received him, when the forty days were o'er,
shall our hearts forget his promise: "I am with you evermore"?
Alleluia! Bread of angels, thou on earth our food, our stay;
alleluia! Here the sinful flee to thee from day to day;
intercessor, friend of sinners, earth's Redeemer, plead for me,
where the songs of all the sinless sweep across the crystal sea.
alleluia! Here the sinful flee to thee from day to day;
intercessor, friend of sinners, earth's Redeemer, plead for me,
where the songs of all the sinless sweep across the crystal sea.
Psalmody
Psalm 72The Problem of the Wicked
Ant. This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Alleluia.
How good is God to Israel, to those who are upright in heart.
But as for me, my feet were almost moved; my steps had nearly slipped.
For I was envious of the wicked, seeing the peace of sinners.
For there is no consideration of their death, and there is no strength in their wounds.
They are not in the labor of men, and with men they will not be scourged.
Therefore pride holds them; they are covered with their injustice and their impiety.
Their iniquity has gone forth as if from fatness; they have crossed over into the affection of the heart.
They have thought and spoken wickedness; they have spoken iniquity on high.
They set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue passed through on the earth.
Therefore my people will be converted here and full days will be found in them.
And they said: "How does God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?"
Behold, these are sinners; and abounding in the world, they have obtained riches.
And I said: "Then without cause I have justified my heart and washed my hands among the innocent."
And I have been scourged all day long, and my punishment has been in the mornings.
If I said: "I will speak this way," behold, I would condemn the generation of your sons.
I considered this, so that I might understand; this labor is before me
until I go into the sanctuary of God and come to understand their end.
Yet truly, you have placed slippery things for them; you have cast them down, while they were raised up.
How have they been desolated in a moment? They have perished and have come to an end because of their iniquity.
As a dream of those who awake, O Lord, in your city you will reduce their image to nothing.
For my heart has been inflamed, and my reins have been changed.
And I have been reduced to nothing and I knew nothing; I have been like a beast before you.
And I have always been with you; you have held my right hand.
And in your will you have led me, and with glory you have received me.
For what do I have in heaven, and what have I desired upon the earth besides you?
My flesh and my heart have fainted away; O God of my heart, and God, my portion forever.
For behold those who set themselves apart from you will perish; you have destroyed all who fornicate away from you.
But it is good for me to adhere to God, to place my hope in the Lord God,
so that I may announce all your praises, in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Alleluia.
Psalm 73A Lament Over the Destroyed Sanctuary
Ant. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed; let us therefore celebrate the feast. Alleluia.
Why, O God, have you rejected us to the end? Why has the wrath of your anger fumed against the sheep of your pasture?
Remember your congregation, which you possessed from the beginning.
You redeemed the scepter of your inheritance; mount Zion, in which you have dwelt.
Lift up your hands against their pride unto the end; see what evils the enemy has done in the sanctuary.
And those who hate you have gloried in the midst of your solemnity; they set up their signs for signs.
As if in a thicket of wood with axes, they have cut down at once the carved works of it.
With axe and pick-axe they have broken it down.
They have set your sanctuary on fire; they have defiled the dwelling place of your name on the earth.
They said in their heart, the whole kindred of them together: "Let us abolish all the festivals of God from the land."
Our signs we have not seen; there is now no prophet, and he will not know us anymore.
How long, O God, will the enemy reproach? Is the adversary to provoke your name to the end?
Why do you turn your hand away, and your right hand, from the midst of your bosom, to the end?
But God is our king before ages; he has worked salvation in the midst of the earth.
You strengthened the sea by your power; you crushed the heads of the dragons in the water.
You broke the heads of the dragon; you gave him as food for the people of the Ethiopians.
You broke apart the fountain and the torrent; you dried up the rivers of Ethan.
Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you fashioned the morning light and the sun.
You made all the limits of the earth; summer and spring you formed them.
Remember this: the enemy has reproached the Lord, and a foolish people has provoked your name.
Do not give up to wild beasts the souls of those who confess to you; and do not forget the souls of your poor in the end.
Look upon your covenant; for those who are humiliated have been filled with those who are dark of the earth.
Let not the humble be turned away in shame; the poor and needy will praise your name.
Arise, O God; judge your cause; remember your reproaches, those which the foolish man utters against you all day long.
Do not forget the voices of your enemies; the pride of those who hate you ascends continually.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed; let us therefore celebrate the feast. Alleluia.
New Testament Canticle
New Testament Canticle (1 Timothy 3:16)
Evidently great is the mystery of piety, which was manifested in the flesh,
which was justified in the Spirit, which appeared to angels,
which was preached among the Gentiles, which was believed in the world,
which was taken up in glory.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Gospel Canticle: Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)
The Canticle of Mary (Magnificat) (Luke 1:46–55)
Ant. The Lord is risen indeed, and he appeared to Simon. Alleluia.
My soul magnifies the Lord.
And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
Because he has regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
Because he who is powerful has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
And his mercy is from generation to generation for those who fear him.
He has shown might with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He has deposed the powerful from their seat, and he has exalted the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has received Israel, his servant, being mindful of his mercy.
As he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his offspring forever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. The Lord is risen indeed, and he appeared to Simon. Alleluia.
Short Reading
Acts 2:32
God raised this Jesus; of this we are all witnesses.
Responsory
V. Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening. Alleluia.
R. The day is now far spent. Alleluia.
V. Make our hearts burn within us,
R. as you open to us the scriptures. Alleluia.
Evening Intercessions
As we close this day in the joy of the resurrection, let us pray, saying:
For the newly baptized throughout the church, that their Easter faith may grow strong: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
For all who have yet to hear the good news of the resurrection, that the gospel may reach them: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
For the sick and suffering, that the power of the risen Christ may bring them healing and comfort: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
For those who have died, that they may share in the victory of Christ over death: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
For our world, troubled by conflict and injustice, that the peace of the risen Lord may transform it: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
For ourselves, that we may always live as people of the resurrection, spreading Easter hope wherever we go: we pray to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear us. Alleluia.
The Lord's Prayer
Let us pray as the Lord himself has taught us:
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.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
Concluding Prayer
Gracious God, you breathed your Spirit upon the disciples in the upper room. Breathe that same Spirit into our hearts this evening, that we may have peace and bear witness to your risen Son; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Marian Antiphon
Regina Caeli
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For he whom you were worthy to bear, alleluia. Has risen as he said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
Dismissal
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless us: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.