CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL, APOSTLE

January 24, 2018

SOLEMN FIRST VESPERS

INTRODUCTION

Leader: God, + come to my assistance.

All: Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
– as it was in the beginning, is now, will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.

HYMN
Refrain:

E F#m B7
Sinong makapaghihiwalay sa atin
E E7
Sa pag-ibig ni Kristo.
A Am E C#m
Sinong makapaghihiwalay sa atin.
B7 E
Sa pag-ibig ng Diyos.

I II
E A E
Paghihirap ba, kapighatian, Ang Ama kayang mapagtangkilik,
F#m O anak na nag-alay ng lahat,
Pag-uusig o gutom o tabak. Saan man sa langit at lupa,
B7 E Walang makapaghihiwalay sa atin
At kahit na ang kamatayan. Sa pag-ibig ng Diyos. (Refrain)
C#7 F#m G#m C#m
Walang makapaghihiwalay sa atin. III
B7 E
Sa pag-ibig ng Diyos. Kung ang Diyos ay, nasa panig natin,
Ano pa ang dapat nating ipangamba?
Walang anumang kapangyarihan
Na makapaghihiwalay sa atin
Sa pag-ibig ng Diyos. (Refrain)
PSALMODY

Ant. 1: The Lord said to Saul: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.

Psalm 117
Praise for God’s loving compassion

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O praise the Lord, all you nations, *
acclaim him all you peoples!

Strong is his love for us; *

he is faithful for ever.

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. The Lord said to Saul: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.
Ant. 2: Go, Ananias, and seek out Saul, who is praying to me; he is the one I have
chosen to make my name known to the Gentiles and their kings, as well as to the
people of Israel.
Psalm 147:12-20
The restoration of Jerusalem

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A O praise the Lord, Jerusalem! *

D Zion, praise your God!

A He has strengthened the bars of your gates, *

B he has blessed the children within you.
C He established peace on your borders, *
D he feeds you with finest wheat.

A He sends out his word to the earth *

B and swiftly runs his command.
C He showers down snow white as wool, *
D he scatters hoar-frost like ashes.

A He hurls down hailstones like crumbs. *

B The waters are frozen at his touch;
C he sends forth his word and it melts them: *
D at the breath of his mouth the waters flow.
 A He makes his word known to Jacob, *
B to Israel his laws and decrees.
C He has not dealt thus with other nations; *
D he has not taught them his decrees.

A Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *

B and to the Holy Spirit:
C as it was in the beginning, *
D is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. Go, Ananias, and seek out Saul, who is praying to me; he is the one I have
chosen to make my name known to the Gentiles and their kings, as well as to the
people of Israel.

Ant. 3: Paul went into the synagogues and proclaimed to the Jews that Jesus was
indeed the Messiah.
Canticle: Ephesians 1:3-10
God our Savior

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A Praised be the God and Father *

B of our Lord Jesus Christ,
C who has bestowed on us in Christ *
 D every spiritual blessing in the heavens.

A God chose us in him *

B before the world began
C to be holy *
D and blameless in his sight.

A He predestined us to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ,

B such was his will and pleasure,
C that all might praise the glorious favor *
D he has bestowed on us in his beloved.

A In him and through his blood, we have been redeemed, *

B and our sins forgiven,
C so immeasurably generous *
D is God’s favor to us.

A God has given us the wisdom *

B to understand fully the mystery,
C the plan he was pleased *
D to decree in Christ.

A A plan to be carried out *

B in Christ, in the fullness of time,
C to bring all things into one in him, *
D in the heavens and on earth.

A Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *

B and to the Holy Spirit:
C as it was in the beginning, *
D is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Ant. Paul went into the synagogues and proclaimed to the Jews that Jesus was
indeed the Messiah.

READING Romans 1:1-2, 7

Greetings from Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart
to proclaim the gospel of God which he promised long ago through his prophets, as
the holy Scriptures record—the gospel concerning his Son—to all in Rome,
beloved of God and called to holiness, grace and peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ.

RESPONSORY

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Cantor: All the world will know, you are living as I taught you.
All: All the world will know, you are living as I taught you.

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Cantor: If you love one another, All: you are living as I taught you.

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Cantor: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

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All: All the world will know, you are living as I taught you.

GOSPEL CANTICLE

Ant. You are the chosen vessel of God, blessed apostle Paul; you preached the truth
throughout the whole world.

Canticle of Mary
Luke 1:46-55
The soul rejoices in the Lord

Refer to the music in the next page.

Ant. You are the chosen vessel of God, blessed apostle Paul; you preached the truth
throughout the whole world.
INTERCESSIONS

Leader: My brothers and sisters, we build on the foundation of the apostles.

Let us pray to our almighty Father for his holy people and say:

Be mindful of your Church, O Lord.

1. Father, you wanted your Son to be seen first by the apostles after the
resurrection from the dead, we ask you to make us his witnesses to the
farthest corners of the world.

2. You sent your Son to preach your good news to the poor, help us to preach
this Gospel to every creature.

3. You sent your Son to sow the seed of unending life, grant that we who work
at sowing the seed may share the joy of the harvest.

4. You sent your Son to reconcile all to you through his blood, help us all to
work toward achieving this reconciliation.

5. Your Son sits at your right hand in heaven, let the dead enter your kingdom
of joy.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Leader: Remember us, Lord, when you come into your kingdom and teach us
to pray:

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.
CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: O God, who taught the whole world

through the preaching of the blessed Apostle Paul,
draw us, we pray, nearer to you
through the example of him whose conversion we celebrate today,
and so make us witnesses to your truth in the world.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

DISMISSAL

If a priest or deacon presides, he dismisses the people:

Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Priest: May almighty God bless you,

the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

Then he adds:

Priest: Go in peace.
All: Thanks be to God.

In the absence of a priest or deacon and in individual recitation, Evening Prayer

concludes:

Leader: May the Lord + bless us,

protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.

All: Amen.