Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 21st Friday of Ordinary Time, on the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist, August 29, 2025.
Filmed at San Juan Bautista Mission, California.

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00:10 Deus in Adjutorium – "O God come to my assistance"
00:55 Hymn: "Praecessor Almus Gratiae." Saint Bede the Venerable, O.S.B., 672-735 AD. *(English) ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal, GIA Publications, Inc. ©2023 Translation.
03:10 Psalm 116v1-9
05:18 Psalm 116v10-19
07:46 Canticle: Revelation 4v11; 5v9, 10, 12.
09:59 Reading: Acts 13v23-25
10:38 Responsory: The friend of the Bridegroom rejoices upon hearing the Bridegroom's voice.
11:28 Magnificat: Luke 1v46-55 (English)
13:57 Intercessions: O Lord, guide our feet into the way of peace.
15:23 The Lord's Prayer
15:53 Collect
16:25 Concluding Rite
16:36 Marian Devotion

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*Hymn - Copyright ©2023 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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