8.10.23 Vespers, Thursday Evening Prayer

Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 18th Thursday in Ordinary Time, August 10, 2023. Feast of St. Lawrence.

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Deus in Adjutorium – "O God, come to my assistance" (English), solemn tone

Hymn: Martyris Christi colimus triumphum, "We sing the triumph," ca. 10th c., © 2023 ICEL, Mode VIII, melody 121; Liber Hymnarius, Solesmes, 1983

Psalm 116v1-9 (antiphon by StH, inspired by the Gregorian, tone I)

Psalm 116v10-19 (tone IV)

Revelation 4v11; 5;9,10,12 (tone I)

Reading: 2 Corinthians 1v3-5

Responsory: You have tried us by fire, O God, then led us to a place of refreshment. (Gregorian adaptation)

Magnificat (Latin, tone VIII, solemn)

Intercessions (Antiphonale Romanum reciting tone)

The Lord's Prayer (English, StH adaptation from Antiphonale Romanum)

Collect

Dominus Nos Benedicat – "May the Lord Bless us"

Ora Pro Nobis Sancta Dei Genetrix – "Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God"

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.