12.12.25 Vespers, Friday Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours

Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 2nd Thursday in Advent, December 12th, 2025. Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Deus in Adjutorium – "O God, come to my assistance"
Hymn: "O How Our Lady's Brightness Shines." ©2023 ICEL. Divine Office Hymnal #568
Psalm 122
Psalm 127
Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10
Reading: Revelation 21v2-3
Responsory: "Her children rose up and they called her blessed."
Magnificat (Canticle of Mary)
Intercessions: Grant us her love, help, and protection.
The Lord’s Prayer
Collect (Concluding Prayers)
Concluding Rite
Marian Devotion

The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.