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​Wednesday, II Week of Advent
 
Memorial of St. Damasus, Pope
 
 
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 angel Gabriel said to Mary in greeting: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.

Psalm 119:57-64

My part, I have resolved, O Lord, 
is to obey your word.
With all my heart I implore your favor; 
show the mercy of your promise.

I have pondered over my ways 
and returned to your will.
I made haste and did not delay 
to obey your commands.

Though the nets of the wicked ensnared me 
I remembered your law.
At midnight I will rise and thank you 
for your just decrees.


I am a friend of all who revere you, 
who obey your precepts.
Lord, your love fills the earth. 
Teach me your commands.
 
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, may the fulfillment of your law be our aim in life, so that you yourself may be our inheritance, and we your chosen possession for ever.

Psalm 55:2-15, 17-24
I
O God, listen to my prayer, 
do not hide from my pleading,
attend to me and reply; 
with my cares, I cannot rest.

I tremble at the shouts of the foe, 
at the cries of the wicked;
for they bring down evil upon me. 
They assail me with fury.

My heart is stricken within me, 
death’s terror is on me,
trembling and fear fall upon me 
and horror overwhelms me.

O that I had wings like a dove 
to fly away and be at rest.
So I would escape far away 
and take refuge in the desert.
 
I would hasten to find a shelter
from the raging wind,
from the destructive storm, O Lord,
and from their plotting tongues.


For I can see nothing but violence 
and strife in the city.
Night and day they patrol 
high on the city walls.

It is full of wickedness and evil; 
it is full of sin.
Its streets are never free 
from tyranny and deceit.

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.

II
If this had been done by an enemy 
I could bear his taunts.
If a rival had risen against me, 
I could hide from him.

But it is you, my own companion, 
my intimate friend!
How close was the friendship between us. 
We walked together in harmony 
in the house of God.

As for me, I will cry to God 
and the Lord will save me.
Evening, morning and at noon 
I will cry and lament.

He will deliver my soul in peace 
in the attack against me:
for those who fight me are many, 
but he hears my voice.


 
God will hear and will humble them, 
the eternal judge:
for they will not amend their ways. 
They have no fear of God.

The traitor has turned against his friends; 
he has broken his word.
His speech is softer than butter, 
but war is in his heart.
His words are smoother than oil, 
but they are naked swords.

Entrust your cares to the Lord 
and he will support you.
He will never allow 
the just man to stumble.

But you, O God, will bring them down 
to the pit of death.
Deceitful and bloodthirsty men 
shall not live half their days.

O Lord, I will trust in you.

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

Lord Jesus, you were rejected by your people, betrayed by the kiss of a friend, and deserted by your disciples. Give us the confidence that you had in the Father, and our salvation will be assured.

Ant.  The angel Gabriel said to Mary in greeting: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.
 
 
READING   Is 12:2  

God indeed is my savior;
I am confident and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the Lord,
and he has been my savior.

Remember us, Lord, because of the love you have for your people.
– Come and bring us your salvation.
 
CONCLUDING PRAYER - Let us pray.
Grant, we pray, O Lord, that we may constantly exalt the merits of your Martyrs, whom Pope Saint Damasus so venerated and loved. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
 
– 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.