Sunday 3 November 2024
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Vespers (Evening Prayer)
V/O God, come to our aid.
R/ O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
World without end. Amen. Alleluia.
Hymn
[Link] the beginning God created heaven,
The dark and empty earth;
His Spirit moved across the sombre waters
And stirred them with his breath.
[Link] God created light, and with its coming
The dark was swept away;
The morning came, and then the quiet evening:
The end of God’s first day.
[Link] God the Father of the world give glory,
With Christ his only Son,
Who with the Spirit govern all creation:
Blest Trinity in One.
Psalm 109 (110)
Ant: The Lord’s revelation to my Master: ‘Sit on my right.’ Alleluia.
CHORUS: Kristi Dinwenu, ukochukwu ebebe, na erunye achicha na mmanya
dika Melkisedek.
[Link] gwara Nna m ukwu
Nodu ala n'aka nri m
Agam edote ndi iro gi
N'Okpuru ukwu gi
[Link] ga esi na Zion zite
Mkpo Eze Nke ike gi
Chiwa Ochichi n'etiti ndi iro gi
[Link] site n'ubochi amuru gi
N'elu ugwu di nso
Tupu ehi efo esiri n'afom muta gi
[Link] nur'iyi, oma echeghari
Ibu ukochukwu ebebe
Dika Melkisedek mgbe ochie
[Link] no n'aka nri gi
O na etigbusi ndi eze
Oge iwe were ya
6. O na-anu mmiri si n'iyi ka o na-aga
Nke mere na o nwere ike
Iwelite isi enu na mmeri.
[Link] diri Nna na Nwa na Muo Nso
Kita n'uwa ebighebi. Amen
Ant: The Lord’s revelation to my Master: ‘Sit on my right.’ Alleluia.
Psalm 110 (111)
Ant: The Lord is full of merciful love: he makes us remember his wonders. Alleluia.
1.I will thank the Lord with all my heart
In the meeting of the just and their assembly.
Great are the works of the Lord,
To be pondered by all who love them.
[Link] and glorious his work,
His justice stands firm for ever.
He makes us remember his wonders.
The Lord is compassion and love.
[Link] gives food to those who fear him;
Keeps his covenant ever in mind.
He has shown his might to his people
By giving them the lands of the nations.
[Link] works are justice and truth,
His precepts are all of them sure,
Standing firm for ever and ever;
They are made in uprightness and truth.
[Link] has sent deliverance to his people+
And established his covenant for ever.
Holy his name, to be feared.
[Link] fear the Lord is the first stage of wisdom;+
All who do so prove themselves wise.
His praise shall last for ever!
[Link] glory to the father almighty
To his son Jesus Christ our Lord
To the spirit who dwells in our hearts
Both now and forever. Amen.
Ant: The Lord is full of merciful love: he makes us remember his wonders. Alleluia.
Canticle (Apocalypse 19)
Ant: The Lord is King: our God, the Almighty. Alleluia.
Alleluia.
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
His judgements are true and just.
Alleluia.
Alleluia.
Praise our God, all you his servants,
You who fear him, small and great.
Alleluia.
Alleluia.
The Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns,
Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory.
Alleluia.
Alleluia.
The marriage of the Lamb has come,
And his bride has made herself ready.
Alleluia.
Alleluia
Praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Both now and forever. Amen.
Alleluia
Ant: The Lord is King: our God, the Almighty. Alleluia.
Short Reading: A Reading From The First Letter Of Saint Peter
Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has given us a
new birth as his sons, by raising Jesus Christ from the dead, so that we have a sure hope and
the promise of an inheritance that can never be spoilt or soiled and never fade away, because
it is being kept for you in the heavens. Through your faith, God’s power will guard you until
the salvation which has been prepared is revealed at the end of time.
Short Responsory
V/Blessed are you, O Lord, in the vault of heaven.
R/Blessed are you, O Lord, in the vault of heaven.
V/You are exalted and glorified above all else for ever.
R/Blessed are you, O Lord, in the vault of heaven.
V/Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
R/Blessed are you, O Lord, in the vault of heaven.
Canticle Magnificat
Ant: The Son of Man came to seek out and to save that which was lost.
Chorus: Mmuo m n’anuri na Chukwu, Chineke Onye Nzoputa, mmuo m n’anuri na Chukwu
Nna Chineke Onye Nzoputa
[Link] mu o too Chineke Onye Nzoputa, nuria na Chukwu egosigom ihunanya
Uwa nile ga’kponu m onye ndi ngozi, ike nke Chukwu egosigo n’ime m
[Link] ndi enyi ya, ndi ya aturu y’egwu, ebere ya enweghi njedebe,
O na ekwulite ndi di umeala, ma ndi ngala o butugo ha ala.
[Link] ndia guu n’agu, afo ndi afo juru, agbaragonu aka laa,
O horola Izreal Odibo nke ya, Etu o si gwanu Abraham na mkpuru ya ebebe.
[Link] diri Nna na Nwa na Mmuo Nso, Etu odi na m-bido na ugbua ebebe.
Ant: The Son of Man came to seek out and to save that which was lost.
Prayers and intercessions
God is ever creative. His love renews all things and is the source of our hope. Let us turn to
him in confidence: R/Nara ekele anyi, Nna, nara ekpere anyi.
We give thanks for the order of created things: You have blessed us with the resources of the
earth and the gift of human life. R/ Nara ekele anyi, Nna, nara ekpere
We give thanks for man's share in your continuing work of creation: We praise you for your
gifts to him of inventive skill and creative vision. R/ Nara ekele anyi, Nna, nara ekpere anyi.
We pray for all the nations of the world: May those in authority work for peace and goodwill
among men. R/ Nara ekele anyi, Nna, nara ekpere anyi.
We pray for all who are homeless today: We pray for families searching for a place to live,
and for refugees driven from their homeland. R/ Nara ekele anyi, Nna, nara ekpere anyi.
Your private intentions...... Let us pray to the lord . R/ Nara ekele anyi, Nna, nara ekpere
anyi.
Life was your first gift to us: May those who have died come to its fulness in you.
R/ Nara ekele anyi, Nna, nara ekpere anyi.
Lord’s Prayer
V/ At the Saviour’s command and formed by divine teachings we dear to say
Chorus: Rejoice in the Lord Alleluia (2x)
[Link] father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come.
[Link] will be done on earth as in Heaven, give us this day our daily bread.
[Link] forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who sin against us
[Link] lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from all evil.
Concluding prayer;
God of power and mercy,
By whose grace your people give you praise and worthy service,
Save us from faltering
On our way to the joys you have promised.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
