Hymns for Friday Evening Mass
Friday of the 14th Week of Ordinary Time
Entrance
Praise To The Holiest
Verse 1
Praise to the Holiest in the height
And in the depth be praise;
In all His words, most wonderful
Most sure in all His ways
Verse 2
O loving Wisdom of our God
When all was sin and shame;
A second Adam to the fight
And to the rescue came.
Offertory
Bring To This Table
Verse 1
Bring to this table bread and wine,
Signs of redemption which Christ made divine.
Soon gifts once humble shall become
God's pledge of salvation through Jesus his Son.
Refrain
Raise up your heart to the Lord, present here,
Give him the gift of your love.
Join in this feast which unites man with life,
And live with His peace in your heart.
Verse 2
Join in these offerings joys and cares
Be one with each other and all burdens share.
Banish all hatred, forgive ev'ry wrong;
In Christ we are brothers, at peace we belong.
Communion
Behold The Lamb
Verse 1
Those who were in the dark
are thankful for the sunlight;
we who live, we who die
are grateful for his gift, thankful for His love.
Refrain
Behold, behold the Lamb of God.
All who eat, all who drink shall live;
and all, all who dwell in God
shall come to know His glory.
Verse 2
Peaceful now, those whose hearts
are blessed with understanding
of the wheat, of the wine
united with His word and the love we share.
Verse 3
Gentle one, Child of God, join with us at this table.
Bless our lives; nourish all
who hunger for this feast;
shelter them with peace.
Verse 4
Lord of all, give us light.
Deliver us from evil.
Make us one; be our shield.
Make still the winds that blow; cradle us with love.
Recessional
Salve Regina
Lyrics
Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
Vita, dulcedo et spes nostra salve.
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Hevae.
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.
Prayer for Priests
World Day of Prayer for the Sanctity of Priestly Life
Lord Jesus Christ, eternal High Priest,
you offered yourself to the Father on the altar of the Cross,
and through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit,
gave your priestly people a share in your redeeming sacrifice.Hear our prayer for the sanctification of our priests.
Grant that all who are ordained to the ministerial priesthood
may be ever more conformed to you, the divine Master.
May they preach the Gospel with a pure heart and clear conscience.
Let them be shepherds according to your own Heart,
single-minded in service to you and to the Church
and shining examples of a holy, simple and joyful life.Through the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
your Mother and ours,
draw all priests and the flocks entrusted to their care
to the fullness of eternal life
where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen