Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 1st Monday in Advent, December 1, 2025.

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Latin/English Translation for the Benedictus and the Magnificat
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Deus in Adjutorium
Hymn: "Oh Loving Maker of the Stars." English Translation ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc
Psalm 11
Psalm 15
Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10
Reading: Philippians 3v20b-21
Responsory: Come and set us free, Lord God of power and might.
Canticle of Mary: Luke 1v46-55 (tone 8)
Intercessions: Come, Lord, and save us.
The Lord's Prayer
Collect (Concluding Prayers)
Concluding Rite

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.