Divine Office 9.10.26 | Thursday Evening Prayer | Vespers

Liturgy of the HoursThe daily prayer of the Catholic Church, chanted from the Roman Breviary.

Lauds, 23rd Thursday in Ordinary Time, September 10, 2026.

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Latin/English Translation for the Benedictus and the Magnificathttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1HLzxSsHz6aKXBKznoJxYjKztRLsoAxKDH7Q6eyCvKv4/edit?usp=sharing

Introductory Rite: Deus in adjutorium... (O God, come to my assistance...)Hymn: "Magnae Deus potentiae" (Gregory the Great). English ©2023 ICELPsalm 132 (antiphon 1)Psalm 132 cont. (antiphon 2)Canticle: Revelation 11v17-18; 12v10b-12aReading: 1 Peter 3v8-9Responsory: "The Lord has given us food, bread of the finest wheat."Canticle of Mary: Luke 1v46-55Intercessions: "Hear us, O God our refuge."Pater Noster (The Lord's Prayer)CollectConcluding RiteMarian Devotion

Permissions Granted by ICEL. Copyright Attributions:English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours: General Instruction, Antiphons, Invitatories, Responsories, Intercessions, Psalm 95, the Canticle of the Lamb, Psalm Prayers; original texts of the Opening Prayers and Alternative Opening Prayers from the Roman Missal, and the Roman Calendar. Copyright ©1970, 1973, 1975, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The texts of all Biblical Readings and Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles and the Canticle of the Lamb) are reproduced with permission from The New American Bible, ©1970 by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington D.C. All rights reserved. Psalm Texts except Psalm 95 ©The Grail (England) 1963 published by Collins, London 1963.English translations of the Te Deum, Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis, Benedictus, and Doxology by the International Consultation on English Texts. *Hymn - Copyright ©2023 the United States Conference of Catholic BishopsThe Englis