Office for the Dead: Morning Prayer
OFFICE FOR THE DEAD
Invitatory
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, all things live for him
Invitatory psalm (Psalm 95)
Morning Prayer
HYMN: Christ the Lord is Risen Today (Charles Wesley, 1707-1788)
PSALMODY
Ant 1. The bones that were crushed shall leap for joy before the Lord.
Psalm 51
Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness;
in your abundant compassion blot out my offense.
Wash away all my guilt;
from my sin cleanse me.
For I know my offense;
my sin is always before me.
Against you alone have I sinned;
I have done such evil in your sight
That you are just in your sentence,
blameless when you condemn.
True, I was born guilty,
a sinner, even as my mother conceived me.
Still, you insist on sincerity of heart;
in my inmost being teach me wisdom.
Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be pure;
wash me, make me whiter than snow.
Let me hear sounds of joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Turn away your face from my sins;
blot out all my guilt.
A clean heart create for me, God;
renew in me a steadfast spirit.
Do not drive me from your presence,
nor take from me your holy spirit.
Restore my joy in your salvation;
sustain in me a willing spirit.
I will teach the wicked your ways,
that sinners may return to you.
Rescue me from death, God, my saving God,
that my tongue may praise your healing power.
Lord, open my lips;
my mouth will proclaim your praise.
For you do not desire sacrifice;
a burnt offering you would not accept.
My sacrifice, God, is a broken spirit;
God, do not spurn a broken, humbled heart.
Make Zion prosper in your good pleasure;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Then you will be pleased with proper sacrifice,
burnt offerings and holocausts; then bullocks will be offered on your altar.
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.
Ant 1. The bones that were crushed shall leap for joy before the Lord.
Ant 2. At the very threshold of death, rescue me, Lord.
Canticle Isaiah 38:10-14, 17-20
Once I said,
"In the noontime of life I must depart!
To the gates of the nether world I shall be consigned
for the rest of my years."
I said, "I shall see the LORD no more
in the land of the living.
No longer shall I behold my fellow men
among those who dwell in the world."
My dwelling, like a shepherd's tent,
is struck down and borne away from me;
You have folded up my life, like a weaver
who severs the last thread.
Day and night you give me over to torment;
I cry out until the dawn.
Like a lion he breaks all my bones;
day and night you give me over to torment.
Like a swallow I utter shrill cries;
I moan like a dove.
My eyes grow weak, gazing heavenward:
O Lord, I am in straits; be my surety!
You have preserved my life
from the pit of destruction,
When you cast behind your back
all my sins.
For it is not the nether world that gives you thanks,
nor death that praises you;
Neither do those who go down into the pit
await your kindness.
The living, the living give you thanks,
as I do today.
Fathers declare to their sons,
O God, your faithfulness.
The LORD is our savior;
we shall sing to stringed instruments
In the house of the LORD
all the days of our life.
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.
Ant 2. At the very threshold of death, rescue me, Lord.
Ant 3. I will praise my God all the days of my life.
Psalm 146
Praise the LORD, my soul;
I shall praise the LORD all my life,
sing praise to my God while I live.
I Put no trust in princes,
in mere mortals powerless to save.
When they breathe their last, they return to the earth;
that day all their planning comes to nothing.
Happy those whose help is Jacob's God,
whose hope is in the LORD, their God,
The maker of heaven and earth,
the seas and all that is in them,
Who keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets prisoners free;
the LORD gives sight to the blind.
The LORD raises up those who are bowed down;
The LORD protects the stranger,
sustains the orphan and the widow,
the LORD loves the righteous.
but thwarts the way of the wicked.
The LORD shall reign forever, your God,
Zion, through all generations!
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.
Ant 3. I will praise my God all the days of my life.
Reading1 Thessalonians 4:14
If we believe that Jesus died and rose, God will bring froth with him from the dead those also who have fallen asleep believing in him.
RESPONSORY
I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
– I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
You turned my sorrow into joy.
– for you have rescued me.
Glory to the Father...
– I will praise you...
CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH (Luke 1:68-79)
Ant. I am the Resurrection, I am the Life; to believe in me means life, in spite of death, and all who believe in me shall never die.
INTERCESSIONS
Let us pray to the all-powerful Father who raised Jesus from the dead and gives new life to our mortal bodies, and say to him:
Lord, give us new life in Christ.
Father, through baptism we have been buried with your Son and have risen with him in his resurrection,
– grant that we may walk in newness of life so that when we die, we may live with Christ forever.
Provident Father, you have given us the living bread that has come down from heaven and which should always be eaten worthily,
– grant that we may eat this bread worthily and be raised up to eternal life on the last day.
Lord, you sent an angel to comfort your Son in his agony,
– give us the hope of your consolation when death draws near.
You delivered the three youths from the fiery furnace,
– free your faithful ones from the punishment they suffer for their sins.
God of the living and the dead, you raised Jesus from the dead,
– raise up those who have died and grant that we may share eternal glory with them.
Our Father …
Prayer
Lord, hear our prayers.
By raising your Son from the dead, you have given us faith. Strengthen our hope that N., our brother (sister), will share in his resurrection.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, on God, for ever and ever.
Invitatory
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, all things live for him
Invitatory psalm (Psalm 95)
Morning Prayer
HYMN: Christ the Lord is Risen Today (Charles Wesley, 1707-1788)
PSALMODY
Ant 1. The bones that were crushed shall leap for joy before the Lord.
Psalm 51
Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness;
in your abundant compassion blot out my offense.
Wash away all my guilt;
from my sin cleanse me.
For I know my offense;
my sin is always before me.
Against you alone have I sinned;
I have done such evil in your sight
That you are just in your sentence,
blameless when you condemn.
True, I was born guilty,
a sinner, even as my mother conceived me.
Still, you insist on sincerity of heart;
in my inmost being teach me wisdom.
Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be pure;
wash me, make me whiter than snow.
Let me hear sounds of joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Turn away your face from my sins;
blot out all my guilt.
A clean heart create for me, God;
renew in me a steadfast spirit.
Do not drive me from your presence,
nor take from me your holy spirit.
Restore my joy in your salvation;
sustain in me a willing spirit.
I will teach the wicked your ways,
that sinners may return to you.
Rescue me from death, God, my saving God,
that my tongue may praise your healing power.
Lord, open my lips;
my mouth will proclaim your praise.
For you do not desire sacrifice;
a burnt offering you would not accept.
My sacrifice, God, is a broken spirit;
God, do not spurn a broken, humbled heart.
Make Zion prosper in your good pleasure;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Then you will be pleased with proper sacrifice,
burnt offerings and holocausts; then bullocks will be offered on your altar.
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.
Ant 1. The bones that were crushed shall leap for joy before the Lord.
Ant 2. At the very threshold of death, rescue me, Lord.
Canticle Isaiah 38:10-14, 17-20
Once I said,
"In the noontime of life I must depart!
To the gates of the nether world I shall be consigned
for the rest of my years."
I said, "I shall see the LORD no more
in the land of the living.
No longer shall I behold my fellow men
among those who dwell in the world."
My dwelling, like a shepherd's tent,
is struck down and borne away from me;
You have folded up my life, like a weaver
who severs the last thread.
Day and night you give me over to torment;
I cry out until the dawn.
Like a lion he breaks all my bones;
day and night you give me over to torment.
Like a swallow I utter shrill cries;
I moan like a dove.
My eyes grow weak, gazing heavenward:
O Lord, I am in straits; be my surety!
You have preserved my life
from the pit of destruction,
When you cast behind your back
all my sins.
For it is not the nether world that gives you thanks,
nor death that praises you;
Neither do those who go down into the pit
await your kindness.
The living, the living give you thanks,
as I do today.
Fathers declare to their sons,
O God, your faithfulness.
The LORD is our savior;
we shall sing to stringed instruments
In the house of the LORD
all the days of our life.
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.
Ant 2. At the very threshold of death, rescue me, Lord.
Ant 3. I will praise my God all the days of my life.
Psalm 146
Praise the LORD, my soul;
I shall praise the LORD all my life,
sing praise to my God while I live.
I Put no trust in princes,
in mere mortals powerless to save.
When they breathe their last, they return to the earth;
that day all their planning comes to nothing.
Happy those whose help is Jacob's God,
whose hope is in the LORD, their God,
The maker of heaven and earth,
the seas and all that is in them,
Who keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets prisoners free;
the LORD gives sight to the blind.
The LORD raises up those who are bowed down;
The LORD protects the stranger,
sustains the orphan and the widow,
the LORD loves the righteous.
but thwarts the way of the wicked.
The LORD shall reign forever, your God,
Zion, through all generations!
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.
Ant 3. I will praise my God all the days of my life.
Reading1 Thessalonians 4:14
If we believe that Jesus died and rose, God will bring froth with him from the dead those also who have fallen asleep believing in him.
RESPONSORY
I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
– I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
You turned my sorrow into joy.
– for you have rescued me.
Glory to the Father...
– I will praise you...
CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH (Luke 1:68-79)
Ant. I am the Resurrection, I am the Life; to believe in me means life, in spite of death, and all who believe in me shall never die.
INTERCESSIONS
Let us pray to the all-powerful Father who raised Jesus from the dead and gives new life to our mortal bodies, and say to him:
Lord, give us new life in Christ.
Father, through baptism we have been buried with your Son and have risen with him in his resurrection,
– grant that we may walk in newness of life so that when we die, we may live with Christ forever.
Provident Father, you have given us the living bread that has come down from heaven and which should always be eaten worthily,
– grant that we may eat this bread worthily and be raised up to eternal life on the last day.
Lord, you sent an angel to comfort your Son in his agony,
– give us the hope of your consolation when death draws near.
You delivered the three youths from the fiery furnace,
– free your faithful ones from the punishment they suffer for their sins.
God of the living and the dead, you raised Jesus from the dead,
– raise up those who have died and grant that we may share eternal glory with them.
Our Father …
Prayer
Lord, hear our prayers.
By raising your Son from the dead, you have given us faith. Strengthen our hope that N., our brother (sister), will share in his resurrection.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, on God, for ever and ever.
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