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

Lauds for the 16th Saturday in Ordinary Time, July 25, 2026.
Feast of St. James the Apostle

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00:12 Lord open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim your praise.
00:21 Invitatory: Psalm 95
03:07 Hymn: "Te nostra laetis." Author Unknown. Translation © by The Benedictines of St. Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde, UK.
05:44 Psalm 63v2-9
07:47 Canticle: Daniel 3v57-88, 56
10:45 Psalm 149
12:34 Reading: Ephesians 2v19-22
13:21 Responsory: "You have made them rulers over all the earth."
13:53 Canticle of Zechariah
16:17 Intercessions: "The company of Apostles praises You, O Lord."
17:23 Pater Noster (The Lord's Prayer)
17:59 Collect
18:25 Concluding Rite

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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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