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

Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 18th Monday in Ordinary Time, August 4, 2025.
Memorial of St. John Vianney

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Deus in Adjutorium – "O God come to my assistance"
Hymn: "Luminis fons, lux et origo lucis." By St. Alcuin OSB, ca 735-805. English Translation ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc
Psalm 45 (first part)
Psalm 45 (second part)
Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10
Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2v13
Responsory: Accept my prayer, O Lord, which rises up to you.
Magnificat: Luke 1v46-55
Intercessions: Answer the prayers of your people, Lord.
The Lord's Prayer – "Pater Noster"
Collect
Concluding Rite
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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.