Divine Office

Compline

Advent

2nd Week

Psalter Week 2

Friday

December

2025

Introduction

God, ✛ come to my assistance; *
Lord, make haste to help me.

Gloria

Glory to the Father, to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever.
Amen
Alleluia

Examination of Conscience

After a short time examining your soul, spirit, and consciousness - pray to the Lord.

I confess to Almighty God, and to all whose hope is in Christ. I have sinned in thought, word, and deed. I have sinned in what I have done and left undone. I have sinned, and continue to sin again and again. I have struggled to rest in God's presence. Help me deeply embrace the tender love of our Father. Help me take up my cross and follow Jesus. Help me sense and let the Holy Spirit guide me. This is why I plead that you pray to the Lord, our God, for me. Pray for me, along with all the saints.

Our Father who is in heaven, have mercy on us. Continue to forgive us our sins, and lead us on the narrow path, as we follow Your Son, into eternal life.

Amen

Psalmody

The Cries of a Broken Person

Psalm 88

UMB-EN

Antiphon

Ant.

LORD, * the God of my salvation, I weep before You day and night.

LORD, the God of my salvation, *

I weep before You day and night.

Let my prayer come before You, *

give Your ear to my cry.

For troubles have overwhelmed my soul, *

and my life is nearly lost to Sheol.

I have joined those descending to the pit, *

like one whose strength has failed.

Abandoned among the dead, *

like the slain lying in the grave,

those You no longer remember, *

excluded and cut off from Your hand.

You have put me in the deepest pit, *

into the darkness and the depths.

The weight of Your anger crushes me, *

and You overwhelm me with all Your waves.

selah

You took everyone I knew from me. *

You made me repulsive to them.

I am locked up and cannot get out. *

My eyes are failing from grief.

LORD, I call upon You all day long, *

I stretch out my hands to You.

Will You work wonders for the dead? *

Will their spirits rise up and praise You?

selah

Will Your love be spoken of in the grave? *

Your faithfulness in the place of the dead?

Will they know of Your wonders in the darkness? *

Your justice in the land of forgetfulness?

As for me, LORD, I cry out to You for help, *

from the morning, my prayer seeks You.

Why, LORD, do You reject my soul? *

Why do You hide Your face from me?

I have been miserable and near death since my youth; *

I can no longer endure Your terrors.

Your burning wrath has swept over me, *

Your terrors have reduced me to silence.

They surround me like a flood all day long, *

they close in on me from everywhere.

You have taken my lover and friends far from me, *

now, darkness is my closest friend.

Gloria

Glory to the Father, to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever.
Amen
Alleluia

Antiphon

Ant.

LORD, * the God of my salvation, I weep before You day and night.

Reading

The Book of Jeremiah 14:9

Yet, You are in our midst, LORD. We are called by Your name. Do not leave us!

Brief Response

℣ Into Your hands, LORD; I entrust my spirit.

℟ Into Your hands, LORD; * I entrust my spirit.

℣ For You have redeemed us, I trust in the LORD, God of truth.

℟ I entrust my spirit.

℣ Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Into Your hands, LORD; * I entrust my spirit.

Gospel Canticle

Now, Go in Peace

Luke 2:29-32

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Antiphon

Ant.

Save us, Lord, when we take watch.
Protect us while we sleep.
Awake, may we watch with Christ,
and in rest, let us have peace.

Lord ✛, now let Your servant go in peace. *

You have kept Your promise.

For my eyes have seen Your salvation, *

which You prepared in the sight of all people.

A light of revelation for the nations, *

and the glory of Your people Israel.

Gloria

Glory to the Father, to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever.
Amen
Alleluia

Antiphon

Ant.

Save us, Lord, when we take watch.
Protect us while we sleep.
Awake, may we watch with Christ,
and in rest, let us have peace.

Collect

Let us pray.

Grant us, Almighty God, all we need to embrace Your only begotten Son. † May we faithfully live in step with the One who died and was buried for us. * So that beyond the darkness, we will arise with Jesus into the newness of life only found in Him who lives and reigns, now and forever. Amen.

Blessing

May the Lord bless us,
keep us from all evil,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen

Concluding Antiphon

You may pray either the Marian or Kingdom antiphon to conclude Compline.

Marian Antiphon

Loving mother * of the Redeemer,
    our gateway of heaven,
    and guiding star of the seas.
Assist those who have fallen,
    yet desire to rise again.

You have borne the Holy Creator,
    while all creation marveled,
    and you remained a virgin.
Accepting with praise angel Gabriel's invitation,
    have mercy on us sinners.

Kingdom Antiphon

Holy kingdom * of the Redeemer
    our promise from heaven,
    and guiding star of the seas.
Assist those who have fallen,
    yet desire to rise again.

Kingdom borne by the Holy Creator,
    while all creation marveled,
    and you proclaimed good news.
Accepting with praise Christ's Kingdom invitation,
    have mercy on us sinners.