Morning Prayers – LAUDS
Invitatory Prayers
herePsalm 92 (93)
Ant. 1
Ordinary:
Majestic on high is the Lord, Alleluia.Advent:
The Lord is coming, arriving soon; he shall enlighten all that lies hidden in darkness and he shall show himself to all nations, Alleluia.Easter-tide:
The Lord is our king, great and mighty.The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty;
The Lord is robed, he is girded with strength.
He has established the world;
It shall never be moved.
Your throne is established from of old;
You are from everlasting.
The floods have lifted up, oh Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice;
The floods lift up their roaring.
More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters,
More majestic than the waves of the sea,
Majestic on high is the Lord!
Your decrees are very sure;
Holiness befits your house,
Oh Lord, forevermore.
Ant. 1
Ordinary:
Majestic on high is the Lord, Alleluia.Advent:
The Lord is coming, arriving soon; he shall enlighten all that lies hidden in darkness and he shall show himself to all nations, Alleluia.Easter-tide:
The Lord is our king, great and mighty.Dan. 3, 57-88.56
Ant. 2
Ordinary:
To you all praise and glory, Lord, for ever, Alleluia.Advent:
All mountains and hills shall be razed, high land shall become a valley, and fallow land shall be made fertile. Come, Lord, do not be tardy, Alleluia.Easter-tide:
All creatures gain the freedom of the glory of sons of God, halleluia.Bless the Lord, all the Lord’s creation:
Praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, angels of the Lord;
Bless the Lord, heavens, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, all waters above, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, powers of the Lord, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, sun and moon, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, stars of heaven, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, al1 rain and dew: praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, every wind, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, fire and heat, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, cold and chill, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, dew and snow-storm, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, frost and cold, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, ice and snow, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, nights and days, praise and glor:fy hun for ever!
Bless the Lord, light and darkness, praise and glor:fy hun for ever!
Bless the Lord, lightning and clouds, praise and glorify him forever!
Let the earth bless the Lord:
Let it praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, mountains and hills, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, every plant that grows, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, springs of water, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, seas and rivers, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, whales, and everything that moves in the waters;
Bless the Lord, every kind of bird, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, a1l animals wild and tame; praise ye him for ever!
Bless the Lord, all the human race: praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, Israel, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, priests, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, his servants, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, upright spirits and souls, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, faithful and humble-hearted people,
Praise and glorify him for ever!
Hananiah, Azariah and Mishael, bless the Lord,
Praise and glorify him for ever!
We bless the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit;
We praise them and glorify them for ever!
Blessed are you, Lord, in the wide expanse of the heavens,
That you may be exalted above all and glorified for ever.
Ant. 2
Ordinary:
To you all praise and glory, Lord, for ever, Alleluia.Advent:
All mountains and hills shall be razed, high land shall become a valley, and fallow land shall be made fertile. Come, Lord, do not be tardy, Alleluia.Easter-tide:
All creatures gain the freedom of the glory of sons of God, halleluia.Psalm 148
Ant. 3
Ordinary:
Praise the Lord all you creatures of the heavens and earth, Alleluia.Advent:
I shall give Zion salvation, and my glory to Jerusalem, Alleluia.Easter-tide:
The name of the Lord is high, far above earth and heaven, halleluia.Praise the Lord from the heavens;
Praise him in the heights!
Praise him, all his angels;
Praise him, all his host!
Praise him, sun and moon;
Praise him, all you shining stars!
Praise him, you highest heavens,
All you waters above the heavens!
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For he commanded and they were created.
He established them forever and ever;
He fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.
Praise the Lord from the earth,
You sea monsters and all deeps,
Fire and hail, snow and frost,
Stormy wind fulfilling his command!
Mountains and all hills,
Fruit trees and all cedars!
Wild animals and all cattle,
Creeping things and flying birds!
Kings of the earth and all peoples,
Princes and all rulers of the earth!
Young men and women alike,
Old and young together!
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For his name alone is exalted;
His glory is above earth and heaven.
He has raised up a horn for his people,
Praise for all his faithful,
Ant. 3
Ordinary:
Praise the Lord all you creatures of the heavens and earth, Alleluia.Advent:
I shall give Zion salvation, and my glory to Jerusalem, Alleluia.Easter-tide:
The name of the Lord is high, far above earth and heaven, halleluia.Short Lesson in Ordinary Time
Ezech. 37, 12-14.
Thus says the Lord God: "I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, oh my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, oh my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act.
End Prayers
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