8.20.25 Lauds, Wednesday Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours

Lauds, Morning Prayer for 20th Wednesday in Ordinary Time, August 20, 2025.
Memorial of St. Bernard

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Introductory Rite
Hymn: "O Bernard, Heaven's Noble Jewel." English Translation ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc
Psalm 108
Canticle: Isaiah 61:10—62:5
Psalm 146
Reading: Wisdom 7v13-14
Responsory: Let the peoples proclaim the wisdom of the saints.
Benedictus (The Canticle of Zechariah, Luke 1v68-79)
Intercessions: Nourish Your people, Lord
The Lord's Prayer
Collect
Concluding Rite
Marian Devotion
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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.