12.23.24 Vespers, Monday Evening Prayer

Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 4th Monday in Advent, December 23rd, 2024.
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Deus in Adjutorium – "O God come to my assistance"
Hymn: Verbum salutis omnium, ca. 12th c., "Receive, O Mary, Virgin Pure," English © 2023 ICEL
Psalm 136(135), I (Antiphon adapted by Sing the Hours from Gregorian Proper)
Psalm 136(135), II (Antiphon adapted by Sing the Hours from Gregorian Proper)
Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10
(Antiphon adapted by Sing the Hours from Gregorian Proper)
Reading: See 1 Corinthians 1v7b-9
Responsory: Come and set us free, Lord God of power and might. (mode II)
Ant. O Emmanuel
Magnificat: Luke 1v46-55
Intercessions: Come, Lord Jesus!
The Lord's Prayer (ICEL)
Collect (Concluding Prayers)
Concluding Rite

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.