Divine Office | Friday Evening Vespers I | August 14, 2026

Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 19th Thursday in Ordinary Time, August 14th, 2026
Vigil - Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Stay tuned to the end for a message from Archbishop Cordileone.
Introductory Rite: "Deus in adjutorium" – "O God, come to my assistance"
Hymn: "Gaudium mundi," St. Peter Damian, translation copyright ©2023 ICEL
Psalm 113
Psalm 147v12-20
Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10
Reading: Romans 8v30
Responsory: As Mary is taken up to heaven, the angels of God rejoice.
Magnificat, Canticle of Mary
Intercessions: Mary, full of grace, intercede for us.
The Lord’s Prayer
Collect
Concluding Rite
Marian Devotion
Message from Archbishop Cordileone

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