Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Blessed is the one who does not walk
in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stand on the path of sinners,
nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the Lord.
On his law he meditates day and night.
He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water,
that produces its fruit in its season,
whose leaf also does not wither.
Whatever he does shall prosper.
The wicked are not so,
but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgement,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked shall perish.
— Psalm 1†
Invitatory
Come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving
and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the caverns of the earth,
and the heights of the hills are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands have moulded the dry land.
Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee,
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture
and the sheep of his hand.
Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!
— Venite, Psalm 95:1-7◊
Cruciform
Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
and whose confidence is in the Lord.
For he will be as a tree planted by the waters,
who spreads out its roots by the river,
and will not fear when heat comes,
but its leaf will be green,
and will not be concerned in the year of drought.
It will not cease from yielding fruit.
— Jeremiah 17:7-8†
Weeks
Christ has been raised from the dead.
He became the first fruit of those who have fallen asleep.
— 1 Corinthians 15:20†
Following the seventh bead:
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.
Dimissory
Blessed are you who are poor,
for the Kingdom of God is yours.
Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude and mock you,
and throw out your name as evil,
for the sake of the Son of Man.
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,
for behold, your reward is great in heaven;
for their fathers did the same to the prophets.
— Luke 6:20-23†
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.