12.13.25 Vespers I, Saturday Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours

Vespers I, Evening Prayer for the 2nd Saturday in Advent, December 13, 2025.
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Introductory Rite: Deus in adjutorium...
Hymn: "Creator of the Stars of Night." (Latin: "Conditor Alme Siderum"). 9th Century Latin hymn, translated by J.M. Neale, 19th Century.
Psalm 113
Psalm 116:10-19.
Canticle: Philippians 2:6-11
Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Responsory: "O Lord show us Your mercy and love."
Magnificat (Canticle of Mary)
Intercessions
Pater Noster (The Lord's Prayer)
Collect
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.