We adore you, most holy Lord Jesus Christ,
Here, and in all your churches throughout all the world;
and we bless you because, by your holy cross,
you have redeemed the world.
Amen.
O Lord, open our lips
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise
The Canticle of the Sun:
Most High, all powerful, good Lord,
to you be praise, glory, honour and all blessing.
Only to you, Most High, do they belong
and no one is worthy to call upon your name.
May you be praised, my Lord, with all your creatures,
especially brother sun, through whom you lighten the day for us.
He is beautiful and radiant with great splendour;
he signifies you, O Most High.
Be praised, my Lord, for sister moon and the stars:
clear and precious and lovely, they are formed in heaven.
Be praised, my Lord, for brother wind
and by air and clouds, clear skies and all weathers,
by which you give sustenance to your creatures.
Be praised, my Lord, for sister water,
who is very useful and humble and precious and pure.
Be praised, my Lord, for brother fire, by whom the night is illumined for us:
he is beautiful and cheerful, full of power and strength.
Be praised, my Lord, for sister, our mother earth,
who sustains and governs us and produces diverse fruits
and coloured flowers and grass.
Be praised, my Lord, by all those who forgive for love of you
and who bear weakness and tribulation.
Blessèd are those who bear them in peace: for you, Most High, they will be crowned.
Be praised, my Lord, for our sister, the death of the body,
from which no one living is able to flee; woe to those who are dying in mortal sin.
Blessèd are those who are found doing your most holy will,
for the second death will do them no harm.
Praise and bless my Lord and give him thanks
and serve him with great humility.
A Reading from the Rule of the First Order...
Now is the time to awake out of sleep,
For the night is far spent and the day is at hand
Now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed
For the night is far spent
Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light,
For the day is at hand
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh,
For the night is far spent and the day is at hand
Cross Prayers:
Having in mind Saint Francis’ devotion to the passion of Christ
and looking upon our Lord’s cross,
with arms outstretched,
let us pray to the Lord.
(We will begin by naming people, places or issues for which we wish to pray and will then continue in silent prayer for a couple of minutes)
You have sealed, O Lord, your servant Francis,
With the signs of our redemption.
Most High and glorious God,
enlighten the darkness of our hearts
and give us a true faith, a certain hope
and a perfect love.
Give us a sense of the divine
and knowledge of yourself,
so that we may do everything
in fulfilment of your holy will;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray:
Our Father in heaven...
Conclusion:
May the life-giving cross
be the source of all our joy and peace.
Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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