Lauds, Sunday Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, on the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 18, 2025.

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00:10 Lord open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim Your praise.
00:18 Invitatory: Psalm 95
03:28 Hymn: #251 "Lo the dim shadows of night are waning." By St. Gregory the Great (540-604 AD). (English) ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal, GIA Publications, Inc. ©2023.*
04:52 Psalm 118
09:04 Canticle: Daniel 3v52-57
10:42 Psalm 150
11:52 Reading: 2 Timothy 2v8, 11-13
12:31 Responsory: "We give thanks to You, O God, as we call upon Your Name."
13:17 Benedictus
16:35 Intercessions: "We praise you Lord, and trust in You."
17:35 The Lord's Prayer
18:10 Collect
18:42 Concluding Rite
18:52 Marian Devotion
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