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
Psalm 91
Ant.
Night holds no terrors for me sleeping under God's wings.
He who dwells
in the shelter of the Most High and abides in the shade of the
Almighty says to the Lord:
My refuge, my
stronghold, my God in whom I trust !
It is he who
will free you from the snare of the fowler who seeks to destroy
you; he will conceal you with his pinions and under his wings
you will find refuge.
You will not
fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the scourge that lays waste at noon.
A thousand
may fall at your side, ten thousand fall at your right, you, it
will never approach; his faithfulness is buckler and shield.
Ant. Night
holds no terrors for me sleeping under God's wings.
Reading
(Jeremiah 14:9a)
You are in
our midst, O Lord, your name we bear;
do not
forsake us, O Lord, our God!
Responsorial
Into your
hands, Lord, I commend my spirit
Ant Protect
us, Lord, as we stay awake, watch over us as we sleep, that
wake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep rest in his
peace.
Reading
Luke 2:29-32
Lord
now you let your servant go in peace; your word has been
fulfilled: my own eyes have seen the salvation which you have
prepared in the sight of every people;
a
light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people
Israel.
Antiphon
Protect us,
Lord, as we stay awake, watch over us as we sleep, that wake, we
may keep watch with Christ, and asleep rest in his peace.
Closing
Prayer
Father, when
all was ready, You sent Your Son to dwell in time,
Obedient to
the laws of life in our world. Teach us the sanctity of human
love,
Show us the
value of family life and help us to live in peace with all
people;
that we may
share in Your life forever.
May the all
powerful Lord grant us a restful night and a peaceful death
Amen
