Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 2nd Thursday in Advent, December 12th, 2025. Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Latin/English Translation for the Benedictus and the Magnificat
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00:06 Deus in Adjutorium – "O God, come to my assistance"
00:39 Hymn: "O How Our Lady's Brightness Shines." ©2023 ICEL. Divine Office Hymnal #568
02:29 Psalm 122
4:22 Psalm 127
06:17 Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10
08:16 Reading: Revelation 21v2-3
08:49 Responsory: "Her children rose up and they called her blessed."
09:36 Magnificat (Canticle of Mary)
12:21 Intercessions: Grant us her love, help, and protection.
13:48 The Lord’s Prayer
14:21 Collect (Concluding Prayers)
14:54 Concluding Rite
15:05 Marian Devotion

The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.