12.6.25 Lauds, Saturday Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours

Lauds, Morning Prayer for the 1st Saturday in Advent, December 6, 2025.
Optional Memorial for St. Nicholas, Bishop
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Deus in Adjutorium – "God come to my assistance," arranged with harmony by Sing the Hours
Hymn*: "Behold a Voice Resounding Clear." ICEL copyright 2023
Psalm 119v145-152 (Gregorian tone 7)
Canticle – Exodus 15v1-4a, 8-13, 17-18 (Gregorian tone 4E)
Psalm 117 (Gregorian tone 1)
Reading: Isaiah 11v1-2
Responsory: Your light will come Jerusalem; The Lord will dawn on you in radiant beauty.
Benedictus (English, tone 8, with harmony arr. by Sing the Hours)
Intercessions: Lord, protect your people.
Pater Noster
Collect (Concluding Prayers)
Dominus nos benedicat (Lord, protect us from all evil).

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.
*Hymn - Copyright ©2023 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The English translation is copyright ©2023 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The Hymnal is published and distributed exclusively by GIA Publications, Inc.