Cantica Gaudia

Season of Easter: Monday Compline

Confession: Merciful God, we have sinned in what we have thought and said, in the wrong we have done, and in the good we have not done. We have sinned in ignorance, we have sinned in weakness, we have sinned through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry. We repent and turn to you. Forgive us, for our Savior Christ's sake, and renew our lives to the glory of your name. Amen.

Through the cross of Christ, God have mercy on us, pardon us and set us free. We know that we are forgiven and at peace. God strengthen us in all goodness and keep us in life eternal. Amen.

Canticle: Lord, you now have set your servant free
To go in peace as you have promised;
For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior,
Whom you have prepared for all the world to see:
A Light to enlighten the nations,
And the glory of your people Israel.

Reading: Children can easily open the drawer
That lets the spirit rise up and wear
Its favorite costume of
Mirth and laughter.

We are not in pursuit of formalities
Or fake religious laws,
For through the stairway of existence
We have come to God’s door.

We are people who need to love, because
Love is the soul’s life,
Love is simply creation’s greatest joy.

Through the stairway of existence,
O through the stairway of existence, Hafiz,
Have you now come,
Have we all now come to
The Beloved’s Door.

The Lord’s Prayer: Seed and source,
Far in the distance and in our souls,
You are holy and make us whole.
May we perceive your divine will
That loved us into being
Help us to join your creative force
And let it prosper here.
Give us what we need to survive,
And release us from our transgressions
As we release others from theirs.
Keep us away from paths of destruction
And from those who would ruin what you have made,
For you are the matrix of life, love and wisdom,
Now and forever.  Amen.

Prayer:  For every thought of beauty, for every thought that yields the vision of the inner quiet and strength which may be ours through the glad acceptance of it: for every thought which casts the light of your purpose upon our pilgrim way, we make you praise. Amen.

Going Forth: We end this day as the Son of Mary would end it. The grace of God be on this place and on all whom God has given us. Who keeps watch over us this night? Who but the Christ of love.