Lauds, Sunday Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, on the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 18, 2025.
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Lord open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim Your praise.
Invitatory: Psalm 95
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.*
Psalm 118
Canticle: Daniel 3v52-57
Psalm 150
Reading: 2 Timothy 2v8, 11-13
Responsory: "We give thanks to You, O God, as we call upon Your Name."
Benedictus
Intercessions: "We praise you Lord, and trust in You."
The Lord's Prayer
Collect
Concluding Rite
Marian Devotion
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