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Shorter Chritian Prayer

Dylan Michael

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I know this is a little late, but here goes.
I recomend starting off with compline, which is the simplest and doesn't really change.

First, start off by making the cross by Saying:
God, Come to my assistance.
Lord, Make hast to help me.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now and will be forever, Amen.

After that, make an examination of conscience.
(I generally use the prayer we use at mass.)

Then say the antiphon.
For example, todays antiphon is "Have mercy, Lord, and hear my prayer".
Then recited the psalm.
After the end of the psalm, Say "Glory to the Father... et c"
Repeat the same antiphon.

If there is a second psalm, then you do the same for it. (I think Saturday and Wednesday there are the ones that have two)

Read the reading.
You can have a moment of silence if you desire.
Read the first line of the responsory. Repeat it.
Read the second line, repeat the first,
Say "Glory to the Father, and to the Sun and to the Holy Spirit"
then repeat the first line.

Say the antiphon for the Gospel Canticle.
Read the Gospel canticle (Cross yourself at "Lord now you let...")
Say the Glory Be
And repeat the antiphon.

Say the Closing prayer.

And then the closing blessing
"May the all-powerful..."
Then say one of the antiphons of the Blessed Virgin on pp 352.
 
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