MIDDAY PRAYER READINGS
ORACIONES DE EL MEDIO DIA

​​​Monday, 21 Oct.  2019 -29th Week in Ordinary Time –
 
 
INTRODUCTION
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 for ever. Amen. Alleluia.

Hymn
PSALMODY

Ant. 1 The will of God gives joy to the heart; we see all things in its light.

Psalm 19B
Praise of God who gave us the law of love

The law of the Lord is perfect, 
it revives the soul.
The rule of the Lord is to be trusted, 
it gives wisdom to the simple.

The precepts of the Lord are right, 
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear, 
it gives light to the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is holy, 
abiding for ever.
The decrees of the Lord are truth 
and all of them just.

They are more to be desired than gold, 
than the purest of gold,
and sweeter are they than honey, 
than honey from the comb.
So in them your servant finds instruction; 
great reward is in their keeping.
But who can detect all his errors? 
From hidden faults acquit me.

From presumption restrain your servant 
and let it not rule me.
Then shall I be blameless, 
clean from grave sin.

May the spoken words of my mouth, 
the thoughts of my heart,
win favor in your sight, O Lord, 
my rescuer, my rock!

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.

Psalm Prayer

May our words in praise of your commandments find favor with you, Lord. May our faith prove we are not slaves, but sons, not so much subjected to your law as sharing your power.

Ant. The will of God gives joy to the heart; we see all things in its light.

Ant. 2 God comes in power to give his people justice.

Psalm 7
Prayer of a God-fearing man who is being calumniated

I
Lord God, I take refuge in you.
From my pursuer save me and rescue me,
lest he tear me to pieces like a lion 
and drag me off with no one to rescue me.
Lord God, if my hands have done wrong, 
if I have paid back evil for good,
I who saved my unjust oppressor: 
then let my foe pursue me and seize me,
let him trample my life to the ground 
and lay my soul in the dust.

Lord, rise up in your anger, 
rise against the fury of my foes;
my God, awake! You will give judgment. 
Let the company of nations gather round you,
taking your seat above them on high. 
The Lord is judge of the peoples.

Give judgment for me, Lord; I am just 
and innocent of heart.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked! 
Make the just stand firm,
you who test mind and heart, 
O just God!

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.

Psalm Prayer

Father, you weigh what is in our hearts. Free us from oppressors, and, as we wait for your day of judgment, set a firm guard on our thoughts, so that while we return good for evil, we may still praise your kind of justice.

Ant. God comes in power to give his people justice.

Ant. 3 God is our judge, strong and just; he saves the upright of heart.

II
God is the shield that protects me, 
who saves the upright of heart.
God is a just judge 
slow to anger;
but he threatens the wicked every day, 
men who will not repent.


God will sharpen his sword; 
he has braced his bow and taken aim.
For them he has prepared deadly weapons; 
he barbs his arrows with fire.
Here is one who is pregnant with malice, 
who conceives evil and brings forth lies.

He digs a pitfall, digs it deep; 
and in the trap he has made he will fall.
His malice will recoil on himself; 
on his own head his violence will fall.

I will thank the Lord for his justice: 
I will sing to the Lord, the Most High.

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.

Psalm Prayer

You know our hearts, Lord, but you are slow to anger and merciful in judging. Come, examine your Church, wash her clean of sin and great crowds will surround you with songs of praise.

Ant. God is our judge, strong and just; he saves the upright of heart.
 
MIDDAY READING Jas 1:19-20, 26
A reading from a letter of James

Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for a man’s anger does not fulfill God’s justice. If a man who does not control his tongue imagines that he is devout, he is self-deceived; his worship is pointless.

I will bless the Lord all my life long.
– With a song of praise ever on my lips.
 
CONCLUDING PRAYER - Let us pray.

Father,
yours is the harvest
and yours is the vineyard:
you assign the task
and pay a wage that is just.
Help us to meet this day’s responsibilities,
and let nothing separate us from your love.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
– Amen.
ACCLAMATION
Let us praise the Lord.
– And give him thanks.
 
The Angelus
 
V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,
R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, etc...

V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R. Be it done unto me according to Your Word.

Hail Mary, etc...


V. And the Word was made flesh,
R. And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary, etc...


V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray:

Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord, Your Grace into our hearts; that as we have known the incarnation of Christ, your Son, by the message of an angel, so by His passion and cross, we may be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.