Lauds, Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, January 3, 2026.
Christmas Weekday.

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Introductory Rite: Deus in adjutorium (O God, come to my assistance)
Hymn*: "From Lands Beneath the Rising Sun." English translation ICEL ©2023
Psalm 119v145-152
Canticle: Exodus 15v1-4a, 8-13, 17-18
Psalm 117
Reading: Isaiah 61v11b-12a
Responsory: The Lord has made known, alleluia, alleluia, His saving power, alleluia, alleluia.
Canticle of Zechariah (Benedictus)
Intercessions: Be with us, Emmanuel
The Lord's Prayer
Collect (Concluding Prayers)
Concluding Rite

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Vespers, Friday Evening Prayer on the 9th Day of Christmas
Memorial of Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church

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Introductory Rite: Deus in adjutorium – "O God, come to my assistance"
Hymn: "Sacrata nobis." ©2023 ICEL
Psalm 41
Psalm 46
Canticle: Revelation 15v3-4
Reading: Acts 10v37-38
Responsory: The Word was made man, alleluia, alleluia.
Magnificat (Canticle of Mary: Luke 1v46-55)
Intercessions: "May your birth bring peace to all."
The Lord's Prayer
Collect (Concluding Prayers)
Concluding Rite: May the Lord bless us...
Marian Devotion

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Lauds, Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, January 2, 2026.
Octave of Christmas.
Memorial of Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church.

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Introductory Rite: Deus in adjutorium (O God, come to my assistance)
Hymn*: "Hi sacerdotes." ca 1035-1123 AD. English translation ICEL ©2023
Psalm 51
Canticle: Isaiah 45v15-25
Psalm 100
Reading: Ephesians 4v29-32
Responsory: On your walls, Jerusalem, I have set my watchmen to guard you.
Canticle of Zechariah (Benedictus)
Intercessions: Nourish your people, O Lord.
Pater Noster (The Lord's Prayer)
Collect (Concluding Prayers)
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.
Psalm Texts except Psalm 95 ©The Grail (England) 1963 published by Collins, London 1963.
English translations of the Te Deum, Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis, Benedictus, and Doxology by the International Consultation on English Texts.
*Hymn - Copyright ©2023 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The English translation is copyright ©2023 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The Hymnal is published and distributed exclusively by GIA Publications, Inc.