Friday Vespers | July 24, 2026 | Divine Office

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

Vespers 16th Friday in Ordinary Time, July 24, 2026.

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Introductory Rite: "Deus in adjutorium..."
Hymn: “Horis Peractis Undecim," Mozarabic Hymn, Liber Hymnarius p.236. English Translation ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc.
Psalm 145
Psalm 145 continued
Canticle: Revelation 15v3-4
Reading: Romans 8v1-2, 10-11
Responsory: Christ died for our sins, to make of us an offering to God.
Magnificat (Canticle of Mary: Luke 1v46-55)
Intercessions: "Lord, have mercy."
The Lord's Prayer
Collect
Concluding Rite
Marian Devotion (Pray for us O Holy Mother of God...)

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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.
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