On Holy Saturday, Compline (Night Prayer) is said only by those who do not participate in the Easter Vigil.
INTRODUCTORY VERSEEXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE
A brief examination of conscience is made.
Hebdomadarian:I confess to almighty God, *
All:to blessed Mary ever-Virgin, to blessed Dominic our Father, to all the Saints, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault: I ask you to pray for me.
Hebdomadarian: May almighty God have mercy on us,forgive us all our sins,free us from all evil,keep us safe and strengthen us in every good work,and bring us to eternal life.
All: Amen.
HYMN
Text: Christe, qui Lux es et Dies, 9th c. based on tr. Breviary O.P., 1957, II, p 14. Tune: CHRISTE, QUI LUX ES ET DIES, LM; Plainsong, Mode II [Completorium O.P., 1957], alt.
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1
Psalm 91 (90) Safe in God's sheltering care I have given you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions (Luke 10:19).
1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,* and abides in the shade of the Al∙might∙y, 2 says to the LORD, "My ref∙uge,* my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!"∙
3He will free you from the snare of the fow∙ler,* from the de∙struc∙tive plague; 4he will conceal you with his pin∙ions,† and under his wings you will find ref∙uge. * His faithfulness is buck∙lerand shield.
5You will not fear the terror of the night,* nor the ar∙row that flies by day, 6nor the plague that prowls in the dark∙ness,* nor the scourge that lays waste at noon.
7A thousand may fall at your side,† ten thousand fall at your right:* you it will nev∙erap∙proach.
8Your eyes have only to look * to see how the wick∙ed are repaid. 9For you, O LORD, are my ref∙uge.* You have made the Most High your dwel∙ling.
10Upon you no evil shall fall,* no plague ap∙proach your tent. 11For you has he commanded his an∙gels* to keep you in all your ways.
12They shall bear you upon their hands, * lest you strike your foot a∙gainst a stone. 13On the lion and the viper you will tread,* and trample the young lion and the ser∙pent.
14Since he clings to me in love, I will free him, * protect him, for he knows my name. 15When he calls on me, I will an∙swer him;† I will be with him in dis∙tress;* I will deliver him, and give him glo∙ry.
16 With length of days I will con∙tent him;* I will show him my sav∙ing power.♦
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,* and to the Ho∙lySpir∙it:
as it was in the beginning, is now,* and will be for ev∙er. A∙men.
Antiphon1
READING -Revelation 22:4-5 They shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads. And night shall be no more; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they shall reign for ever and ever.
ANTIPHON FOLLOWING THE READING
CANTICLE OF SIMEON
Antiphon
Luke 2:29-32 Christ is the light of the nations and the glory of Israel
29Lord, now you let your ser∙vant go in peace * in accordance with yourword.
30 For my eyes have seen your sal∙va∙tion, * 31 which you have prepared in the sight of all the peo∙ples.
32 A light for reve∙la∙tion to the Gen∙tiles * and the glory of your peo∙pleIsra∙el. ♦
Glory to the Fa∙ther and to the Son * and to the Ho∙ly Spir∙it, As it was in the be∙gin∙ning, is now, * and will be for ev∙er. A∙men.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Then the Hebdomadarian says the Prayer, with the invitation Let us pray.
Hebdomadarian:Visit this house, we pray, O Lord, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy; may your holy Angels dwell here to keep us in peace, and may your blessing rest upon us always. Through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Hebdomadarian: May the all-powerful and merciful Lord grant us a restful night and a peaceful death.
All: Amen.
The antiphons in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of Holy Father Dominic are not sung during the Triduum.
EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE
