Divine Office | Thursday Evening Prayer | August 20, 2026

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

Vespers 20th Thursday in Ordinary Time, August 20, 2026.

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Introductory Rite: Deus in adjutorium
Hymn: "O Bernard Heaven's Noble Jewel." ©2023 ICEL
Psalm 144
Psalm 144 continued
Canticle: Revelation 11v17-18, 12v10b-12a
Reading: See Colossians 1v23
Responsory: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall want for nothing."
Magnificat (Canticle of Mary)
Intercessions: "Give us light, peace, and security, Lord."
The Lord's Prayer
Collect
Concluding Rite
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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.