Divine Office | Monday Evening Vespers | August 17, 2026

Liturgy of the Hours of the Catholic Church
The daily prayer of the Catholic Church, chanted from the Roman Breviary.

Vespers, 20th Monday in Ordinary Time, August 2, 2026.

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Introductory Rite: "Deus in adjutorium" – "O God, come to my assistance"
Hymn: "Light Ever Radiant." ©2023 ICEL
Psalm 136
Psalm 136 continued
Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10
Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3v12-13
Responsory: "Accept my prayer, O Lord, which rise up to You."
Canticle of Mary (Magnificat)
Intercessions: "Our Lord and our God, hear us."
The Lord’s Prayer
Collect
Concluding Rite
Marian Devotion
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English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours: General Instruction, Antiphons, Invitatories, Responsories, Intercessions, Psalm 95, the Canticle of the Lamb, Psalm Prayers; original texts of the Opening Prayers and Alternative Opening Prayers from the Roman Missal, and the Roman Calendar. Copyright ©1970, 1973, 1975, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The texts of all Biblical Readings and Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles and the Canticle of the Lamb) are reproduced with permission from The New American Bible, ©1970 by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington D.C. All rights reserved.
Psalm Texts except Psalm 95 ©The Grail (England) 1963 published by Collins, London 1963.
English translations of the Te Deum, Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis, Benedictus, and Doxology by the International Consultation on English Texts.
*Hymn: The English translation is copyright ©2023 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation.