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Evening Prayer

Tuesday, December 22, 2026 • Advent, Week 3 — Tuesday
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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
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel,
that mourns in lonely exile here,
until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, O Wisdom from on high,
who ordered all things mightily;
to us the path of knowledge show,
and teach us in her ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, thou Dayspring, from on high,
and cheer us by thy drawing nigh;
disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
and death's dark shadow put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel!
Psalmody
Psalm 100Mercy and Justice
Ant. The Lord is near; do not be anxious about anything.
I will sing of mercy and judgment to you, O Lord; I will sing a psalm.
I will have understanding in the immaculate way; when will you come to me?
I walked in the innocence of my heart in the midst of my house.
I did not set before my eyes any unjust thing; I hated those who commit offenses.
The perverse heart did not cling to me; the malicious man who deviated from me, I did not know.
The one who was secretly detractingof his neighbor, him I drove away.
The proud eye and the insatiable heart: with this one I did not eat.
My eyes were upon the faithful of the land, that they might sit with me.
The man who walked in the immaculate way, this one served me.
The arrogant one did not dwell in the midst of my house; the one who spoke unjust things did not prosper before my eyes.
In the morning I put to death all the sinners of the land, so as to exterminate from the city of the Lord all the workers of iniquity.
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.
Ant. The Lord is near; do not be anxious about anything.
Psalm 101A Prayer in Affliction
Ant. The Lord is near; do not be anxious about anything.
O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you.
Do not turn your face away from me; in the day when I am troubled, incline your ear to me.
In whatever day I will call upon you, quickly hear me.
For my days have passed away like smoke, and my bones have been dried up like dried wood.
I have been struck like hay, and my heart has dried up; because I forgot to eat my bread.
From the voice of my groaning, my bone clung to my flesh.
I have become like a pelican in the desert; I have become like an owl in a house without a roof.
I have kept watch, and I have become like a lonely sparrow on a rooftop.
All day long my enemies have reproached me, and those who praised me swore against me.
For I ate ashes like bread, and I mixed my drink with weeping.
From the face of your anger and your indignation; for lifting me up, you have thrown me down.
My days have declined like a shadow, and I have withered like hay.
But you, O Lord, endure forever, and your remembrance from generation to generation.
You will rise up and have mercy on Zion; for its time to have mercy on it, for the time has come.
For your servants have been pleased with its stones, and they will have pity on its earth.
And the nations will fear your name, O Lord, and all kings of the earth your glory.
For the Lord has built up Zion, and he will be seen in his glory.
He has had regard for the prayer of the humble, and he has not despised their petition.
Let these things be written for another generation, and a people that will be created will praise the Lord.
For he has looked down from his high place; the Lord has looked down from heaven to the earth.
To hear the groaning of the shackled, to release the children of the slain.
So that they may declare the name of the Lord in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem.
When peoples and kings assembled together, to serve the Lord.
He answered him in the way of his strength: "Declare to me the fewness of my days."
"Do not call me back in the middle of my days: your years are throughout all generations."
"In the beginning, you founded the earth, O Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands."
"They will perish, but you will remain; and all of them will grow old like a garment."
"And like a vesture, you will change them, and they will be changed. But you are always the same, and your years will not fail."
"The sons of your servants will dwell, and their offspring will be directed 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.
Ant. The Lord is near; do not be anxious about anything.
New Testament Canticle
New Testament Canticle (Colossians 1:12–20)
Giving thanks to God the Father, who has made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in the light.
He has rescued us from the power of darkness, and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins.
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.
For in him all things were created in the heavens and on earth, the visible and the invisible.
Whether thrones or dominations or principalities or powers, all things were created through him and in him.
And he exists before all others, and all things continue in him.
And he himself is the head of the body, the Church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,
so that he may hold the primacy in all things.
For it has pleased the Father that all fullness would dwell in him,
and that through him all things would be reconciled to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, both as to the things on earth and the things in heaven.
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.
Gospel Canticle: Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)
The Canticle of Mary (Magnificat) (Luke 1:46–55)
Ant. The Lord will come; go out to meet him, saying: "Great is his dominion, and his peace will have no end."
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.
Ant. The Lord will come; go out to meet him, saying: "Great is his dominion, and his peace will have no end."
Short Reading
Malachi 3:1
Now I am sending my messenger — he will prepare the way before me; and the lord whom you seek will come suddenly to his temple.
Responsory
V. Come and set us free, Lord God of power.
R. Let your face shine on us and we shall be saved.
V. Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,
R. and grant us your salvation.
Evening Intercessions
As evening falls during this holy season of waiting, let us pray to the Lord who comes, saying:
For the church, that our Advent waiting may be active and hopeful, not passive or fearful: we pray to you, O Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus.
For those who hunger for justice and for peace, that the promise of your kingdom may sustain them: we pray to you, O Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus.
For the sick and those who care for them, that the healing touch of Christ may be near: we pray to you, O Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus.
For all who will travel during this season, that they may journey safely: we pray to you, O Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus.
For those who have died, especially those we remember in our hearts this evening, that they may share in the joy of the Lord's coming: we pray to you, O Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus.
For our parish community, that our Advent journey together may prepare us well for the joy of Christmas: we pray to you, O Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus.
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
O God of the promise, you fulfilled your word by sending your Son. As we await his final coming, grant us patience in hope and fidelity in love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Marian Antiphon
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Loving Mother of the Redeemer, gate of heaven, star of the sea, assist your people who have fallen, yet strive to rise again. To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator, yet remained a virgin after as before. You who received Gabriel's joyful greeting, have pity on us poor sinners.
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.