8.18.25 Vespers, Monday Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours

Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 20th Monday in Ordinary Time August 18, 2025.

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Deus in Adjutorium – "O God, come to my assistance"
Hymn: "Light Ever Radiant."* ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc. ©2023 Translation
Psalm 136 (part 1)
Psalm 136 (part 2)
Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10
Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3v12-13
Responsory: Accept my prayer, O Lord, which rises up to you.
The Magnificat (English, Tone 8)
Intercessions: Our Lord and our God, hear us.
The Lord’s Prayer – "Pater Noster"
Concluding Prayers
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.
*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.