Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 2nd Thursday in Lent, March 20, 2025.
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Deus in Adjutorium – "O God come to my assistance"
Hymn: "Iesu Quadragenariae." English Translation ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc.
Psalm 72
Psalm 72 (part 2)
Canticle: Revelation 11v17-18; 12v10b-12a
Reading: James 4v7-8, 10
Responsory: To you, O Lord, I make my prayer for mercy.
Magnificat: Canticle of Mary, Luke 1v46-55
Intercessions: Lord, give life to your people, whom Christ has redeemed.
The Lord's Prayer
Concluding Prayers
Dominus Nos Benedicat – "May the Lord bless us"

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.

Canticle of Mary (Magnificat) Translation

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.