From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus who has been called to be an apostle, and specially chosen to preach the Good News of his Son that God promised long ago through his prophets in the scriptures. To you all, who are God’s beloved in Rome, called to be saints, may God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ send grace and peace.
Short Responsory
The apostles proclaimed the word of God and feared no one.
– The apostles proclaimed the word of God and feared no one.
They gave testimony to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
– The apostles proclaimed the word of God and feared no one.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
– The apostles proclaimed the word of God and feared no one.
Canticle
Magnificat
My soul rejoices in the Lord
Glorious are the apostles of Christ; they loved each other in this life; they are not separated in death.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God, my salvation.
For he has shown me such favour –
me, his lowly handmaiden.
Now all generations will call me blessed,
because the mighty one has done great things for me.
His name is holy,
his mercy lasts for generation after generation
for those who revere him.
He has put forth his strength:
he has scattered the proud and conceited,
torn princes from their thrones;
but lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things;
the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel,
he has remembered his mercy as he promised to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
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.
Glorious are the apostles of Christ; they loved each other in this life; they are not separated in death.
Prayers and intercessions
We pray to Christ who built his Church on the foundation of the apostles and prophets.
– Lord, be with your people.
Simon the fisherman was called by you to be a fisher of men:
call others today to share in his task.
– Lord, be with your people.
When the disciples feared that the ship was sinking, you commanded the sea and there was calm:
protect your Church in the midst of trouble, and give her the peace that the world cannot give.
– Lord, be with your people.
After your resurrection you gathered your Church around Peter:
gather all your people now into the unity for which you prayed.
– Lord, be with your people.
You sent Paul as an apostle to all men:
let your good news be preached today through all creation.
– Lord, be with your people.
You entrusted the keys of your kingdom to your Church:
open the gates of life to the dead who put their trust in you.
– Lord, be with your people.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Lord our God,
may the blessed apostles Peter and Paul support us by their prayers.
Through them you first taught your Church
the Christian faith.
Provide us now, by their intercession,
with help for our eternal salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
The Creed in Slow Motion
41. The resurrection of the dead
And I look forward to the resurrection of the dead.
“The Creed in Slow Motion”, by Martin Kochanski (the creator of Universalis) comes out in a few days.
The psalms and canticles here are our own translation from the Latin. The Grail translation of the psalms, which is used liturgically in most of the English-speaking world, cannot be displayed on the Web for copyright reasons; The Universalis apps and programs do contain the Grail translation of the psalms.