NIGHT PRAYER: Sunday 3/2

On Sundays, Night Prayer will focus on an element from the day's celebration of Mass. Tonight we reflect on that word of praise, ALLELUIA!

Beginning this Ash Wednesday, Lord,

and then through all of Lent, 

we'll fast from one particular word 

we'll neither sing or say the word:

ALLELUIA...

 

We'll still pray and praise you, Lord,

and we'll not pretend 

that you've not risen from the dead

but we'll take 40 days to prepare through

prayer, fasting and serving the poor,

to celebrate your rising

come Easter on April 20...

Our sanctuaries will be barren,

no flowers, greens, bright colors;

we'll cloak our prayer in somber purple

and our song will rise in tones repentant,

asking for your mercy

to cleanse us of our sins...

But today we sang out ALLELUIA

one more time before Wednesday,

one more time before the ashes,

smudged upon our foreheads,

mute our voices and our song

as we pray for healing peace... 

Still, let us find the joy of Lent, Lord:

the joy of coming back to you,

the joy of meeting you in prayer,

the joy of deepening our faith,

the joy of fasting from what weakens us

and feasting on your mercy and your word,

the joy of serving one another

as you, Lord, have served us...

Protect us, Lord while we're awake

    and watch over us while we sleep

that awake, we might keep watch with you

    and asleep, rest in your peace...

Amen.

 

Still time to feast on Alleluia!  Here are several versions for prayer tonight.  If two widgets don't appear below, click here!

 

Here's a simple arrangement of   

Mozart's Alleluia

by Barbara Swetina and Findhorn Singers

 

 

and by the same musicians and collection

    the Caribbean Halle! Halle!

 

 

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