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    Divine Office – Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Catholic Church (Breviary)

    Daily scripture readings, psalms, and prayers that follow in the ancient traditions of the Church. Follow along using the session outlines at DivineOffice.org or by using the Divine Office iPhone, iPod, iPad app or Android app. From ancient times the Church has had the custom of celebrating each day the liturgy of the hours. In this way the Church fulfills the Lord’s precept to pray without ceasing, at once offering praise to God the Father and interceding for the salvation of the world. For this expressed purpose, the recordings of the Hours presented here are intended to expand awareness of this Liturgy, introduce and practice the structure of this prayer, and to assist in the recitation of the Liturgy in small groups, domestic prayer and where common celebration is not possible.

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    October 13th, 2026 – Office of Readings – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours Oct 02, 2026
    Show notes

    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV:
    Ordinary: 615
    Proper of Seasons: 380
    Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1129

    Christian Prayer:
    Does not contain Office of Readings

    Office of Readings for Tuesday in Ordinary Time

    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.

    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. Alleluia.

    HYMN

    O God, our help in ages past,
    Our hope for years to come,
    Our shelter from the stormy blast,
    And our eternal home.

    Beneath the shadow of Your throne
    Your saints have dwelt secure;
    Sufficient is your arm alone,
    And our defense is sure.

    Before the hills in order stood,
    Or earth received her frame,
    From everlasting you are God,
    To endless years the same.

    A thousand ages in your sight
    Are like an evening gone;
    Short as the watch that ends the night
    Before the rising sun.

    Time, like an ever rolling stream,
    Bears all our lives away;
    They fly, forgotten, as a dream
    Dies at the opening day.

    O God, our help in ages past,
    Our hope for years to come,
    Be now our guard while troubles last,
    And our eternal home.

    𝄞"O God, Our Help in Ages Past" by Melinda Kirigin-Voss, Vince Clark • Musical Score • Title: O God, Our Help in Ages Past; Text: Based on Psalm 90; Isaac Watts, 1674-1748, Psalms of David..., 1719, alt.; Tune: ST. ANNE, CM; later form of melody (rhythm adapted), attr. to William Croft, 1678-1727, A Supplement to the New Version of Psalms, 1708; Artist: Melinda Kirigin-Voss, Vince Clark; Copyright 2016 Surgeworks Inc. • Albums that contain this Hymn: Divine Office

    PSALMODY

    Ant. 1 Lord, let my cry come to you; do not hide your face from me.

    Psalm 102
    The longings and prayers of an exile
    God comforts us in all our troubles (2 Corinthians 1:4).

    I

    O Lord, listen to my prayer
    and let my cry for help reach you.
    Do not hide your face from me
    in the day of my distress.
    Turn your ear towards me
    and answer me quickly when I call.

    For my days are vanishing like smoke,
    my bones burn away like a fire.
    My heart is withered like the grass.
    I forget to eat my bread.
    I cry with all my strength
    and my skin clings to my bones.

    I have become like a pelican in the wilderness,
    like an owl in desolate places.
    I lie awake and I moan
    like some lonely bird on a roof.
    All day long my foes revile me;
    those who hate me use my name as a curse.

    The bread I eat is ashes;
    my drink is mingled with tears.
    In your anger, Lord, and your fury
    you have lifted me up and thrown me down.
    My days are like a passing shadow
    and I wither away like the grass.

    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.

    Ant. Lord, let my cry come to you; do not hide your face from me.

    Ant. 2 Be attentive, Lord, to the prayer of the helpless.

    II

    But you, O Lord, will endure for ever
    and your name from age to age.
    You will arise and have mercy on Zion:
    for this is the time to have mercy;
    yes, the time appointed has come
    for your servants love her very stones,
    are moved with pity even for her dust.

    The nations shall fear the name of the Lord
    and all the earth’s kings your glory,
    when the Lord shall build up Zion again
    and appear in all his glory.
    Then he will turn to the prayers of the helpless;
    he will not despise their prayers.

    Let this be written for ages to come
    that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord;
    for the Lord leaned down from his sanctuary on high.
    He looked down from heaven to the earth
    that he might hear the groans of the prisoners
    and free those condemned to die.

    The sons of your servants shall dwell untroubled
    and their race shall endure before you
    that the name of the Lord may be proclaimed in Zion
    and his praise in the heart of Jerusalem,
    when peoples and kingdoms are gathered together
    to pay their homage to the Lord.

    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.

    Ant. Be attentive, Lord, to the prayer of the helpless.

    Ant. 3 You, O Lord, established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

    III

    He has broken my strength in mid-course;
    he has shortened the days of my life.
    I say to God: “Do not take me away
    before my days are complete,
    you, whose days last from age to age.

    Long ago you founded the earth
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.
    They will perish but you will remain.
    They will all wear out like a garment.
    You will change them like clothes that are changed.
    But you neither change, nor have an end.”

    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.

    Psalm-prayer

    Lord, you live in the hearts of your saints, and so have built up Zion. May you always show your greatness through their good works.

    Ant. You, O Lord, established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

    Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell)
    A moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.

    Listen, my people, to my teaching.
    — Give ear to the words I speak.

    READINGS

    First reading
    From the beginning of the book of the prophet Zechariah
    1:1–2:4
    Vision of the rebuilding of Jerusalem

    In the second year of Darius, in the eighth month, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo:

    The Lord was indeed angry with your fathers… and say to them: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. Be not like your fathers whom the former prophets warned: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Turn from your evil ways and from your wicked deeds. But they would not listen or pay attention to me, says the Lord. Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, can they live forever? But my words and my decrees, which I entrusted to my servants the prophets, did not these overtake your fathers? Then they repented and admitted: “The Lord of hosts has treated us according to our ways and deeds, just as he had determined he would.”

    In the second year of Darius, on the twenty-fourth day of Shebat, the eleventh month, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, in the following way: I had a vision during the night. There appeared the driver of a red horse, standing among myrtle trees in a shady place, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

    Then I asked, “What are these, my lord?”; and the angel who spoke with me answered me, “I will show you what these are.” The man who was standing among the myrtle trees spoke up and said, “These are they whom the Lord has sent to patrol the earth.” And they answered the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees and said, “We have patrolled the earth; see, the whole earth is tranquil and at rest!”

    Then the angel of the Lord spoke out and said, “O Lord of hosts, how long will you be without mercy for Jerusalem and the cities of Judah that have felt your anger these seventy years? “To the angel who spoke with me, the Lord replied with comforting words.

    And the angel who spoke with me said to me, Proclaim: Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am deeply moved for the sake of Jerusalem and Zion, and I am exceedingly angry with the complacent nations;
    whereas I was but a little angry, they added to the harm. Therefore, says the Lord: I will turn to Jerusalem in mercy; my house shall be built in it, says the Lord of hosts, and a measuring line shall be stretched over Jerusalem. Proclaim further: Thus says the Lord of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity; the Lord will again comfort Zion, and again choose Jerusalem.

    I raised my eyes and looked: there were four horns. Then I asked the angel who spoke with me what these were. He answered me, “These are the horns that scattered Judah and Israel and Jerusalem.”

    Then the Lord showed me four blacksmiths. And I asked, “What are these coming to do?” And he said, “Here are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no man raised his head any more; but these have come to terrify them: to cast down the horns of the nations that raised their horns to scatter the land of Judah.”

    RESPONSORY Zechariah 1:16; Revelation 21:23

    I turn to Jerusalem in compassion;
    — there my house shall be rebuilt.

    The city had no need of the sun or the moon for light,
    for its lamp was the Lamb.
    — There my house shall be rebuilt.

    Second reading
    From an instruction by Saint Columban, abbot
    Light everlasting in the temple of the eternal high priest

    How blessed, how fortunate, are those servants whom the Lord will find watchful when he comes. Blessed is the time of waiting when we stay awake for the Lord, the Creator of the universe, who fills all things and transcends all things.

    How I wish he would awaken me, his humble servant, from the sleep of slothfulness, even though I am of little worth. How I wish he would enkindle me with that fire of divine love. The flames of his love burn beyond the stars; the longing for his overwhelming delights and the divine fire ever burn within me!

    How I wish I might deserve to have my lantern always burning at night in the temple of my Lord, to give light to all who enter the house of my God. Give me, I pray you, Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ, your Son and my God, that love that does not fail so that my lantern, burning within me and giving light to others, may be always lighted and never extinguished.

    Jesus, our most loving Savior, be pleased to light our lanterns, so that they may burn for ever in your temple, receiving eternal light from you, the eternal light, to lighten our darkness and to ward off from us the darkness of the world.

    Give your light to my lantern, I beg you, my Jesus, so that by its light I may see that holy of holies which receives you as the eternal priest entering among the columns of your great temple. May I ever see you only, look on you, long for you; may I gaze with love on you alone, and have my lantern shining and burning always in your presence.

    Loving Savior, be pleased to show yourself to us who knock, so that in knowing you we may love only you, love you alone, desire you alone, contemplate only you day and night, and always think of you. Inspire in us the depth of love that is fitting for you to receive as God. So may your love pervade our whole being, possess us completely, and fill all our senses, that we may know no other love but love for you who are everlasting. May our love be so great that the many waters of sky, land and sea cannot extinguish it in us: many waters could not extinguish love.

    May this saying be fulfilled in us also, at least in part, by your gift, Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

    RESPONSORY Isaiah 60:19-20

    The sun shall no longer be your light by day,
    nor shall the brightness of the moon shine on you at night.
    — The Lord shall be your everlasting light,
    and your God shall be your glory.

    Your sun shall never set,
    nor shall your moon withdraw.
    — The Lord shall be your everlasting light,
    and your God shall be your glory.

    CONCLUDING PRAYER

    May your grace,
    O Lord, we pray,
    at all times go before us and follow after
    and make us always determined to carry out good works.
    Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
    who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
    God, for ever and ever.
    — Amen.

    ACCLAMATION (at least in the communal celebration)

    Let us praise the Lord.
    — And give him thanks.


    October 13th, 2026 – Morning Prayer – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours Oct 02, 2026
    Show notes

    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III:
    Ordinary: 654
    All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1168

    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV:
    Ordinary: 618
    All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1132

    Christian Prayer (single volume)
    Ordinary: 689
    All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 947

    Morning Prayer for Tuesday in Ordinary Time

    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.

    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. Alleluia.

    HYMN

    Eternal Maker of the light,
    True Light itself, surpassing day,
    No gloom or darkness can you know,
    In your own light which has no end.

    Pale shades of night are yielding fast,
    Before the bold advance of day;
    Resplendent shines the morning star
    While other constellations fade.

    We gladly rise to sing your praise,
    And thank you with renewed delight,
    That rising sun brings back the day,
    To conquer night's obscurity.

    Most Holy One, we beg of you
    Let not our souls be led astray,
    By nature's pleasures and desires
    Or by the world's deceiving glare.

    Let no contention raise disputes,
    Nor greed disgrace a Christian's name,
    Nor greed for riches be a snare,
    Nor evil thoughts corrupt our minds.

    But let us show well-governed souls,
    Within a body chaste and pure,
    To spend this day in work and prayer,
    For Christ our Leader and our Lord.

    O Father, this we ask be done
    Through Jesus Christ your only Son,
    Whom with the Spirit we adore:
    One God who reigns for evermore. Amen.

    𝄞"Eternal Maker of the Light" by Kathleen Lundquist • Available for Purchase • Title: Eternal Maker of the Light; Text: Aeterne lucis conditor, 5th-6th c.; Translation: St. Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK; Tune: Chant, Mode IV; Lumen Christi Hymnal; Artist: Kathleen Lundquist; Recording copyright 2016 by Surgeworks, Inc. • Albums that contain this Hymn: Hymns and Chants of Divine Office, Vol. 1

    PSALMODY

    Ant. 1 I will sing to you, O Lord; I will learn from you the way of perfection.

    Psalm 101
    Avowal of a good ruler
    If you love me, keep my commandments (John 14:15).

    My song is of mercy and justice;
    I sing to you, O Lord.
    I will walk in the way of perfection.
    O when, Lord, will you come?

    I will walk with blameless heart
    within my house;
    I will not set before my eyes
    whatever is base.

    I will hate the ways of the crooked;
    they shall not be my friends.
    The false-hearted must keep far away;
    the wicked I disown.

    The man who slanders his neighbor in secret
    I will bring to silence.
    The man of proud looks and haughty heart
    I will never endure.

    I look to the faithful in the land
    that they may dwell with me.
    He who walks in the way of perfection
    shall be my friend.

    No man who practices deceit
    shall live within my house.
    No man who utters lies shall stand
    before my eyes.

    Morning by morning I will silence
    all the wicked in the land,
    uprooting from the city of the Lord
    all who do evil.

    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.

    Psalm-prayer

    So that your people may walk in innocence, you came to us, Lord Jesus, and told us to be holy as your Father is holy. Help your children to love what is truly perfect, so that we may neither speak what is evil nor do what is wrong. Let us stand in your sight and celebrate with you the Father’s love and justice.

    Ant. I will sing to you, O Lord; I will learn from you the way of perfection.

    Ant. 2 Lord, do not withhold your compassion from us.

    Canticle: Daniel 3:26, 27, 29, 34-41
    Azariah’s prayer in the furnace.
    With your whole hearts turn to God and he will blot out all your sins (Acts 3:19).

    Blessed are you, and praiseworthy,
    O Lord, the God of our fathers,
    and glorious forever is your name.

    For you are just in all you have done;
    all your deeds are faultless, all your ways right,
    and all your judgments proper.

    For we have sinned and transgressed
    by departing from you,
    and we have done every kind of evil.

    For your name’s sake, do not deliver us up forever,
    or make void your covenant.

    Do not take away your mercy from us,
    for the sake of Abraham, your beloved,
    Isaac your servant, and Israel your holy one,

    to whom you promised to multiply their offspring
    like the stars of heaven,
    or the sand on the shore of the sea.

    For we are reduced, O Lord, beyond any other nation,
    brought low everywhere in the world this day
    because of our sins.

    We have in our day no prince, prophet, or leader,
    no holocaust, sacrifice, oblation, or incense,
    no place to offer first fruits, to find favor with you.

    But with contrite heart and humble spirit
    let us be received;
    as though it were holocausts of rams and bullocks,
    or thousands of fat lambs,
    so let our sacrifice be in your presence today
    as we follow you unreservedly;
    for those who trust in you cannot be put to shame.

    And now we follow you with our whole heart,
    we fear you and we pray to you.

    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.

    Ant. Lord, do not withhold your compassion from us.

    Ant. 3 O God, I will sing to you a new song.

    Psalm 144
    Prayer for victory and peace
    I can do all things in him who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13).

    Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
    who trains my arms for battle,
    who prepares my hands for war.

    He is my love, my fortress;
    he is my stronghold, my savior
    my shield, my place of refuge.
    He brings peoples under my rule.

    Lord, what is man that you care for him,
    mortal man, that you keep him in mind;
    man, who is merely a breath
    whose life fades like a passing shadow?

    Lower your heavens and come down;
    touch the mountains; wreathe them in smoke.
    Flash your lightnings; rout the foe,
    shoot your arrows and put them to flight.

    Reach down from heaven and save me;
    draw me out from the mighty waters,
    from the hands of alien foes
    whose mouths are filled with lies,
    whose hands are raised in perjury.

    To you, O God, will I sing a new song;
    I will play on the ten-stringed harp
    to you who give kings their victory,
    who set David your servant free.

    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.

    Psalm-prayer

    Lord, God of strength, you gave your Son victory over death. Direct your Church’s fight against evil in the world. Clothe us with the weapons of light and unite us under the one banner of love, that we may receive our eternal reward after the battle of earthly life.

    Ant. O God, I will sing to you a new song.

    READING Isaiah 55:1-3

    All you who are thirsty,
    come to the water!
    You who have no money,
    come, receive grain and eat;
    Come, without paying and without cost,
    drink wine and milk!

    Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell) – a moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.

    RESPONSORY

    Lord, listen to my cry; all my trust is in your promise.
    — Lord, listen to my cry; all my trust is in your promise.

    Dawn finds me watching, crying out for you,
    — all my trust is in your promise.

    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
    — Lord, listen to my cry; all my trust is in your promise.

    CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH

    Ant. Lord, save us from the hands of all who hate us.

    Luke 1:68 – 79
    The Messiah and his forerunner

    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
    he has come to his people and set them free.
    He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
    born of the house of his servant David.

    Through his holy prophets he promised of old
    that he would save us from our enemies,
    from the hands of all who hate us.
    He promised to show mercy to our fathers
    and to remember his holy covenant.

    This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
    to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
    free to worship him without fear,
    holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.

    You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High;
    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
    to give his people knowledge of salvation
    by the forgiveness of their sins.

    In the tender compassion of our God
    the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
    to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
    and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

    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.

    Ant. Lord, save us from the hands of all who hate us.

    INTERCESSIONS

    To the God who gives us the joy of praising him this morning, and who strengthens our hope, let us pray:
    Hear us, O Lord, for the glory of your name.

    We thank you, God and Father of Jesus our Savior,
    — for the knowledge and immortality you have given us through him.
    Hear us, O Lord, for the glory of your name.

    Make us humble of heart,
    — help us to serve one another out of reverence for Christ.
    Hear us, O Lord, for the glory of your name.

    Pour out your Spirit on us, your servants,
    — make us sincere in our love for each other.
    Hear us, O Lord, for the glory of your name.

    You instructed man to labor and to exercise dominion over the earth,
    — may our work honor you and sanctify our brothers and sisters.
    Hear us, O Lord, for the glory of your name.

    Our Father who art in heaven,
    hallowed be thy name.
    Thy kingdom come.
    Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
    Give us this day our daily bread,
    and forgive us our trespasses,
    as we forgive those who trespass against us,
    and lead us not into temptation,
    but deliver us from evil.

    Concluding Prayer

    Increase in us, Lord,
    the faith you have given us,
    and bring to a harvest worthy of heaven
    the praise we offer you at the beginning of this new day.
    We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
    who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
    God, for ever and ever.
    — Amen.

    DISMISSAL

    May the Lord bless us,
    protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life.
    — Amen.


    October 13th, 2026 – Midmorning Prayer – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours Oct 02, 2026
    Show notes

    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III:
    Ordinary: 659
    Complementary Psalmody: 1291
    Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1178 (Midmorning)

    Midmorning Prayer for Tuesday in Ordinary Time using the Complementary Psalmody

    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.

    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. Alleluia.

    HYMN

    1 Come, Holy Ghost, with God the Son,
    And God the Father, ever one!
    Shed forth Thy grace within our breast,
    And dwell with us, a ready Guest.

    2 By every power, by heart and tongue,
    By act and deed, Thy praise be song;
    Inflame with perfect love each sense,
    That others' souls may kindle thence.

    3 O Father, that we ask be done,
    Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son;
    Who, with the Holy ghost and Thee,
    Shall live and reign eternally.

    4 Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
    Praise Him o' creatures here below.
    Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts.
    Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

    𝄞"Come, Holy Ghost, with God the Son" by Johanna Montealto • Text: St. Ambrose (c 340 - 4 April 397); Translator: J. M. Neale (1818-1866); based on tune OLD HUNDREDTH; Artist: Johanna Montealto; Copyright 2016 Surgeworks • Albums that contain this Hymn: Divine Office

    PSALMODY

    Ant. 1 I cried out, and the Lord heard me.

    Psalm 120
    Longing for peace

    To the Lord in the hour of my distress
    I call and he answers me.
    “O Lord, save my soul from lying lips,
    from the tongue of the deceitful.”

    What shall he pay you in return,
    O treacherous tongue?
    The warrior’s arrows sharpened
    and coals, red-hot, blazing.

    Alas, that I abide a stranger in Meshech,
    dwell among the tents of Kedar!

    Long enough have I been dwelling
    with those who hate peace.
    I am for peace, but when I speak,
    they are for fighting.

    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.

    Ant. I cried out, and the Lord heard me.

    Ant. 2 May the Lord watch over you as you come and as you go.

    Psalm 121
    Guardian of his people
    Never again will they hunger and thirst, never again know scorching heat (Revelation 7:16)

    I lift up my eyes to the mountains;
    from where shall come my help?
    My help shall come from the Lord
    who made heaven and earth.

    May he never allow you to stumble!
    Let him sleep not, your guard.
    No, he sleeps not nor slumbers,
    Israel’s guard.

    The Lord is your guard and your shade;
    at your right side he stands.
    By day the sun shall not smite you
    nor the moon in the night.

    The Lord will guard you from evil,
    he will guard your soul.
    The Lord will guard your going and coming
    both now and 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.

    Ant. May the Lord watch over you as you come and as you go.

    Ant. 3 I rejoiced in the good news they told me.

    Psalm 122
    The holy city, Jerusalem
    You have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22)

    I rejoiced when I heard them say:
    Let us go to God’s house.
    And now our feet are standing
    within your gates, O Jerusalem.

    Jerusalem is built as a city
    strongly compact.
    It is there that the tribes go up,
    the tribes of the Lord.

    For Israel’s law it is,
    there to praise the Lord’s name.
    There were set the thrones of judgment
    of the house of David.

    For the peace of Jerusalem pray:
    “Peace be to your homes!
    May peace reign in your walls,
    in your palaces, peace!”

    For love of my brethren and friends
    I say: Peace upon you.
    For love of the house of the Lord
    I will ask for your good.

    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.

    Ant. I rejoiced in the good news they told me.

    READING 1 John 3:17-18

    I ask you, how can God’s love survive in a man who has enough of this world’s goods yet close his heart to his brother when he sees him in need? Little children, let us love in deed and in truth and not merely talk about it.

    Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell)
    A moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.

    Happy the man who is compassionate and thoughtful
    — His memory will be cherished for ever.

    CONCLUDING PRAYER

    All-powerful and ever-living God,
    in midmorning you poured out the Holy Spirit
    as a constant Friend and Guide for your apostles.
    Send that same Spirit of love to us
    to make us faithful witnesses to you
    in the sight of all mankind.
    Grant this through Christ our Lord.
    — Amen.

    ACCLAMATION (only added when praying in community)

    Let us praise the Lord.
    — And give him thanks.


    October 13th, 2026 – Midday Prayer – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours Oct 02, 2026
    Show notes

    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III:
    Ordinary: 659
    All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1176 (Midday)

    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV:
    Ordinary: 623
    All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1140 (Midday)

    Midday Prayer for Tuesday in Ordinary Time using Current Psalmody

    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.

    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. Alleluia.

    HYMN

    Jesus, only begotten Son and Lamb of God the Father
    Thou didst give Thy body and blood to buy me from the grave

    Chorus:
    My Christ, my Christ, my shield, my encircler,
    Each day and night, each dark and light.
    My Christ, my Christ, my shield, my encircler,
    Each day and night, my Christ.

    Jesus, Son of Mary, be near me and uphold me
    in my standing, in my lying and in my sleeping.

    Chorus:
    My Christ, my Christ, my shield, my encircler,
    Each day and night, each dark and light.
    My Christ, my Christ, my shield, my encircler,
    Each day and night, my Christ.

    My helper, my encircler,
    My strength everlasting.
    My Christ, my Christ, my shield, my encircler,
    Each day and night, my Christ.

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    PSALMODY

    Ant. 1 Do the things you have learned, and you will be blessed.

    Psalm 119
    XVIII (Sade)

    Lord, you are just indeed;
    your decrees are right.
    You have imposed your will with justice
    and with absolute truth.

    I am carried away by anger
    for my foes forget your word.
    Your promise is tried in fire,
    the delight of your servant.

    Although I am weak and despised
    I remember your precepts.
    Your justice is eternal justice
    and your law is truth.

    Though anguish and distress have seized me,
    I delight in your commands.
    The justice of your will is eternal:
    if you teach me, I shall live.

    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.

    Psalm-prayer

    You are just indeed, Lord, and your commandments are eternal. Teach us to love you with all our hearts and to love our neighbor as ourselves.

    Ant. Do the things you have learned, and you will be blessed.

    Ant. 2 Let my prayer rise up before you, O Lord.

    Psalm 88
    Prayer of a person who is gravely ill
    This is your moment — when darkness reigns (Luke 22:53).

    I

    Lord my God, I call for help by day;
    I cry at night before you.
    Let my prayer come into your presence.
    O turn your ear to my cry.

    For my soul is filled with evils;
    my life is on the brink of the grave.
    I am reckoned as one in the tomb:
    I have reached the end of my strength,

    like one alone among the dead;
    like the slain lying in their graves;
    like those you remember no more,
    cut off, as they are, from your hand.

    You have laid me in the depths of the tomb,
    in places that are dark, in the depths.
    Your anger weighs down upon me:
    I am drowned beneath your waves.

    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.

    Ant. Let my prayer rise up before you, O Lord.

    Ant. 3 I cry to you, O Lord; do not hide your face from me.

    II

    You have taken away my friends
    and made me hateful in their sight.
    Imprisoned, I cannot escape;
    my eyes are sunken with grief.

    I call to you, Lord, all the day long;
    to you I stretch out my hands.
    Will you work your wonders for the dead?
    Will the shades stand and praise you?

    Will your love be told in the grave
    or your faithfulness among the dead?
    Will your wonders be known in the dark
    or your justice in the land of oblivion?

    As for me, Lord, I call to you for help:
    in the morning my prayer comes before you.
    Lord, why do you reject me?
    Why do you hide your face?

    Wretched, close to death from my youth,
    I have borne your trials; I am numb.
    Your fury has swept down upon me;
    your terrors have utterly destroyed me.

    They surround me all the day like a flood,
    they assail me all together.
    Friend and neighbor you have taken away:
    my one companion is darkness.

    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.

    Psalm-prayer

    Lord Jesus, redeemer of all and author of our salvation, for us you went down to the realm of death and became free of death. Hear the prayers of your family and lift us from our slavery to evil, that we may be redeemed by you and see your Father’s glory.

    Ant. I cry to you, O Lord; do not hide your face from me.

    READING Deuteronomy 30:11, 14

    This command which I enjoin on you today is not too mysterious and remote for you. No, it is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts; you have only to carry it out.

    Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell)
    A moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.

    Your word, O Lord, as a lantern guides my steps.
    — And lights up my pathway before me.

    CONCLUDING PRAYER

    Lord God,
    you made known to Peter
    your desire to bring all nations to salvation.
    Let all our work give you praise
    and carry out your loving plan.
    Grant this through Christ our Lord.
    — Amen.

    ACCLAMATION (only added when praying in community)

    Let us praise the Lord.
    — And give him thanks.


    October 13th, 2026 – Midafternoon Prayer – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours Oct 02, 2026
    Show notes

    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III:
    Ordinary: 659
    Complementary Psalmody: 1295 (Midafternoon)
    Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1180 (Midafternoon)

    Midafternoon Prayer for Tuesday in Ordinary Time using the Complementary Psalmody

    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.

    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. Alleluia.

    HYMN

    I am bending my knee
    In the eye of the Father who made me;
    In the eye of the Son who redeemed me;
    In the eye of the Spirit who cleansed me;
    And I'm asking the Three
    That my living shall be
    In the likeness of Jesus, my Lord.

    Chorus:
    In His love towards God, the affection of God
    And the smile of God in His face.
    In the Wisdom of God and the will of God
    To make this earth a holy place.

    O Christ be with me in my sleeping
    And in my awaking
    And Christ be with me in my rising
    And may Christ be with me in my going.
    And I'm asking the Three
    That my living shall be
    In the likeness of Jesus, my Lord.

    Chorus:
    In His love towards God, the affection of God
    And the smile of God in His face.
    In the Wisdom of God and the will of God
    To make this earth a holy place.

    And I am bending my knee
    In the eye of the Father who made me;
    In the eye of the Son who redeemed me;
    In the eye of the Spirit who cleansed me;
    And I'm asking the Three
    That my living shall be
    In the likeness of Jesus, my Lord.

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    PSALMODY

    Ant. 1 The Lord has done great things for us; he is the source of all our joy.

    Psalm 126
    Joyful hope in God
    Companions with him in suffering, you will share his over-flowing happiness (2 Corinthians 1:7)

    When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,
    it seemed like a dream.
    Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
    on our lips there were songs.

    The heathens themselves said: “What marvels
    the Lord worked for them!”
    What marvels the Lord worked for us!
    Indeed we were glad.

    Deliver us, O Lord, from our bondage
    as streams in dry land.
    Those who are sowing in tears
    will sing when they reap.

    They go out, they go out, full of tears,
    carrying seed for the sowing:
    they come back, they come back, full of song,
    carrying their sheaves

    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.

    Ant. The Lord has done great things for us; he is the source of all our joy.

    Ant. 2 May the Lord build our house and watch over our city.

    Psalm 127
    Apart from God our labors are worthless
    You are God’s building (1 Corinthians 3:9)

    If the Lord does not build the house,
    in vain do its builders labor;
    if the Lord does not watch over the city,
    in vain does the watchman keep vigil.

    In vain is your earlier rising,
    your going later to rest,
    you who toil for the bread you eat,
    when he pours gifts on his beloved while they slumber.

    Truly sons are a gift from the Lord,
    a blessing, the fruit of the womb.
    Indeed the sons of youth
    are like arrows in the hand of a warrior.

    O the happiness of the man
    who has filled his quiver with these arrows!
    He will have no cause for shame
    when he disputes with his foes in the gateways.

    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.

    Ant. May the Lord build our house and watch over our city.

    Ant. 3 Blessed are those who fear the Lord.

    Psalm 128
    Happiness of family life rooted in God
    “May the Lord bless you from Zion,” that is, from the Church (Arnobius)

    O blessed are those who fear the Lord
    and walk in his ways!

    By the labor of your hands you shall eat.
    You will be happy and prosper;
    your wife like a fruitful vine
    in the heart of your house;
    Your children like shoots of the olive,
    around your table.

    Indeed thus shall be blessed
    the man who fears the Lord.
    May the Lord bless you from Zion
    all the days of your life!
    May you see your children’s children
    in a happy Jerusalem!

    On Israel, peace!

    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.

    Ant. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.

    READING Isaiah 55:10-11

    Just as from the heavens
    the rain and snow come down
    And do not return there
    till they have watered the earth,
    making it fertile and fruitful,
    Giving seed to him who sows
    and bread to him who eats,
    So shall my word be
    that goes forth from my mouth;
    It shall not return to me void,
    but shall do my will,
    achieving the end for which I sent it.

    Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell)
    A moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.

    The Lord has sent his word to the earth.
    — Swiftly runs his decree.

    CONCLUDING PRAYER

    Father,
    you sent your angel to Cornelius
    to show him the way to salvation
    Help us to work generously for the salvation of the world
    so that your Church may bring us and all mankind
    into your presence.
    Grant this through Christ our Lord.
    — Amen.

    ACCLAMATION (only added when praying in community)

    Let us praise the Lord.
    — And give him thanks.


    October 13th, 2026 – Evening Prayer – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours Oct 02, 2026
    Show notes

    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III:
    Ordinary: 668
    All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1180

    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV:
    Ordinary: 632
    All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1144

    Christian Prayer:
    Ordinary: 694
    All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 953

    Evening Prayer for Tuesday in Ordinary Time

    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.

    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. Alleluia.

    HYMN

    Great Ruler of all space and time,
    You give us daylight to employ
    In work for you, that with the night
    Refreshing sleep we may enjoy.

    While silence and darkness reign
    Preserve our souls from sin and harm,
    Let nothing evil venture near
    To cause us panic or alarm.

    And while we thus renew our strength,
    Untouched by taint of sinful fire
    Let hearts and minds find rest in you,
    The Source of every good desire.

    O Father, this we ask be done
    Through Jesus Christ your only Son,
    Whom with the Spirit we adore
    One God who reigns for evermore. Amen.

    𝄞"Great Ruler of All Space and Time" by Kathleen Lundquist • Title: Great Ruler of All Space and Time; Text: Sator princepsque temporum, 7th-8th c.; Translation: St. Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK; Tune: Chant, Mode I; Lumen Christi Hymnal; Artist: Kathleen Lundquist; Recording copyright 2016 by Surgeworks, Inc.

    PSALMODY

    Ant. 1 If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither.

    Psalm 137
    By the rivers of Babylon
    The Babylonian captivity is a type of our spiritual captivity. (Saint Hilary)

    By the rivers of Babylon
    there we sat and wept,
    remembering Zion;
    on the poplars that grew there
    we hung up our harps.

    For it was there that they asked us,
    our captors, for songs,
    our oppressors, for joy.
    “Sing to us,” they said,
    “one of Zion’s songs.”

    O how could we sing
    the song of the Lord
    on alien soil?
    If I forget you, Jerusalem,
    let my right hand wither!

    O let my tongue
    cleave to my mouth
    if I remember you not,
    if I prize not Jerusalem
    above all my joys!

    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.

    Psalm-prayer

    Lord, remember your pilgrim Church. We sit weeping at the streams of Babylon. Do not let us be drawn into the current of the passing world, but free us from every evil and raise our thoughts to the heavenly Jerusalem.

    Ant. If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither.

    Ant. 2 In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.

    Psalm 138
    Thanksgiving
    The king of the earth will bring his glory and honor into the holy city. (Revelation 21:24)

    I thank you, Lord, with all my heart,
    you have heard the words of my mouth.
    In the presence of the angels I will bless you.
    I will adore before your holy temple.

    I thank you for your faithfulness and love
    which excel all we ever knew of you.
    On the day I called, you answered;
    you increased the strength of my soul.

    All earth’s kings shall thank you
    when they hear the words of your mouth.
    They shall sing of the Lord’s ways:
    “How great is the glory of the Lord!”

    The Lord is high yet he looks on the lowly
    and the haughty he knows from afar.
    Though I walk in the midst of affliction
    you give me life and frustrate my foes.

    You stretch out your hand and save me,
    your hand will do all things for me.
    Your love, O Lord, is eternal,
    discard not the work of your hands.

    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.

    Psalm-prayer

    Listen to the prayers of your Church, Lord God. In the presence of the angels we praise your name. You keep the proud at a distance and look upon the lowly with favor. Stretch out your hand to us in our suffering. Perfect in us the work of your love and bring us to life.

    Ant. In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.

    Ant. 3 Adoration and glory belong by right to the Lamb who was slain.

    Canticle – Revelation 4:11;5-9,10,12
    Redemption hymn

    O Lord our God, you are worthy
    to receive glory and honor and power.

    For you have created all things;
    by your will they came to be and were made.

    Worthy are you, O Lord,
    to receive the scroll and break open its seals.

    For you were slain;
    with your blood you purchased for God
    men of every race and tongue,
    of every people and nation.

    You made of them a kingdom,
    and priests to serve our God,
    and they shall reign on the earth.

    Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
    to receive power and riches,
    wisdom and strength,
    honor and glory and praise.

    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.

    Ant. Adoration and glory belong by right to the Lamb who was slain.

    READING Colossians 3:16

    Let the word of Christ, rich as it is, dwell in you. In wisdom made perfect, instruct and admonish one another. Sing gratefully to God from your hearts in psalms, hymns, and inspired songs. Whatever you do, whether in speech or in action, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father through him.

    Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell) – a moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.

    RESPONSORY

    I shall know the fullness of joy, when I see your face, O Lord.
    — I shall know the fullness of joy, when I see your face, O Lord.

    Fulfilment and endless peace in your presence,
    — when I see your face, O Lord.

    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
    — I shall know the fullness of joy, when I see your face, O Lord.

    CANTICLE OF MARY

    Ant. Do great things for us, O Lord, for you are mighty, and holy is your name.

    Luke 1:46-55
    The soul rejoices in the Lord

    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.

    Ant. Do great things for us, O Lord, for you are mighty, and holy is your name.

    INTERCESSIONS

    Let us praise Christ who gives power and strength to his people, and let us entreat him with sincere hearts:
    Hear us, O Lord, and we shall praise you for ever.

    Christ, our strength, you called your faithful ones to your truth,
    — mercifully grant them faith and perseverance.
    Hear us, O Lord, and we shall praise you for ever.

    Direct our leaders according to your will,
    — and help them to keep us in peace.
    Hear us, O Lord, and we shall praise you for ever.

    You provided bread for the hungry crowd,
    — teach us to share our resources with the needy.
    Hear us, O Lord, and we shall praise you for ever.

    Do not direct world leaders to give attention only to the needs of their own nations,
    — but give them, above all, a respect and a deep concern for all peoples.
    Hear us, O Lord, and we shall praise you for ever.

    Grant blessed life and resurrection to our brothers who have fallen asleep,
    — and may all those who have believed in you share in your glory.
    Hear us, O Lord, and we shall praise you for ever.

    Our Father who art in heaven,
    hallowed be thy name.
    Thy kingdom come.
    Thy will be done on earth,
    as it is in heaven.
    Give us this day our daily bread,
    and forgive us our trespasses,
    as we forgive those who trespass against us,
    and lead us not into temptation,
    but deliver us from evil.

    Concluding Prayer

    Lord,
    may our evening prayer come before you
    and let the faith our lips profess
    live in the prayerful thoughts of our hearts.
    We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
    who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
    God, for ever and ever.
    — Amen.

    DISMISSAL

    May the Lord bless us,
    protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life.
    — Amen.


    October 13th, 2026 – Night Prayer – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours Oct 02, 2026
    Show notes

    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours:
    Vol I, Page 1178
    Vol II, Page 1635
    Vol III, Page 1278
    Vol IV, Page 1242

    Christian Prayer:
    Page 1044

    Night Prayer for Tuesday

    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.

    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. Alleluia.

    Examination of conscience:

    We are called to have a clear conscience toward God and toward men, in our hearts and in our minds, in our actions and inactions. To do so, it is vital that we examine our conscience daily and to ask for God’s mercy as we fall short and to ask for His strength to do better.

    Lord Jesus,
    you have shown us the way to the Father:
    Lord, have mercy.
    — Lord, have mercy.

    Lord Jesus,
    you have given us the consolation of the truth:
    Christ, have mercy.
    — Christ, have mercy.

    Lord Jesus,
    you are the good shepherd,
    leading us into everlasting life:
    Lord, have mercy.
    — Lord, have mercy.

    HYMN

    All Your glory God Almighty
    To the Son and Spirit given
    Here upon the World’s Creation
    Dawn the newborn Light of Hev'n.

    Holy, Holy we adore You
    One in power and nature One,
    God the Father, God the Spirit,
    God the Co-Eternal Son.

    By Your Son the wide Creation
    Rules where chaos held its sway.
    By the Spirit God Almighty
    Swept eternal night away.

    Son the Father’s Love revealing
    Son through Whom the Spirit came,
    Blessed Godhead: Endless glory
    Be to Your exalted Name.

    𝄞"All Your Glory, God Almighty" by Rebecca Hincke • Musical Score • Text: Hymn from the Russian Church; Translated: John Brownie, 1857-1925, alt.; Tune: OMNIE DIE, 87 87; David Gregor Corner's Gesangbuch, Nuremberg, 1631; arr. William Smith Rockstro, 1823-1895; Recording copyright 2016 Surgeworks • Albums that contain this Hymn: Divine Office

    PSALMODY

    Ant. 1 Do not hide your face from me; in you I put my trust.

    Psalm 143
    Prayer in distress
    Only by faith in Jesus Christ is a man made holy in God’s sight. No observance of the law can achieve this (Galatians 2:16).

    Lord, listen to my prayer:
    turn your ear to my appeal.
    You are faithful, you are just; give answer.
    Do not call your servant to judgment
    for no one is just in your sight.

    The enemy pursues my soul;
    he has crushed my life to the ground;
    he has made me dwell in darkness
    like the dead, long forgotten.
    Therefore my spirit fails;
    my heart is numb within me.

    I remember the days that are past:
    I ponder all your works.
    I muse on what your hand has wrought
    and to you I stretch out my hands.
    Like a parched land my soul thirsts for you.

    Lord, make haste and answer;
    for my spirit fails within me.
    Do not hide your face
    lest I become like those in the grave.

    In the morning let me know your love
    for I put my trust in you.
    Make me know the way I should walk:
    to you I lift up my soul.

    Rescue me, Lord, from my enemies;
    I have fled to you for refuge.
    Teach me to do your will
    for you, O Lord, are my God.
    Let your good spirit guide me
    in ways that are level and smooth.

    For your name’s sake, Lord, save my life;
    in your justice save my soul from distress.

    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.

    Ant. Do not hide your face from me; in you I put my trust.

    READING 1 Peter 5:8-9a

    Stay sober and alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, solid in your faith.

    RESPONSORY

    Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.
    — Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.

    You have redeemed us, Lord God of truth.
    — I commend my spirit.

    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
    — Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.

    CANTICLE OF SIMEON

    Ant. Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.

    Luke 2:29-32
    Christ is the light of the nations and the glory of Israel

    Lord, now you let your servant go in peace;
    your word has been fulfilled:

    my own eyes have seen the salvation
    which you have prepared in the sight of every people:

    a light to reveal you to the nations
    and the glory of your people Israel.

    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.

    Ant. Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.

    Concluding Prayer

    Lord,
    fill this night with your radiance.
    May we sleep in peace and rise with joy
    to welcome the light of a new day in your name.
    We ask this through Christ our Lord.
    — Amen.

    BLESSING

    May the all-powerful Lord grant us a restful night and a peaceful death.
    — Amen.

    Antiphon or song in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    HYMN

    Mary 'mid the roses sits and rocks her holy child;
    While through the fragrant trees sweetly blows the gentle breeze.
    And by the cradle small comes a bird's song from the bough;
    Lulla, Lullay, sweetly sleep.

    Innocent thy laughter, holy is thy lullaby;
    Lay thy head in slumber sweet safely on thy mother's breast;
    Lula, Lullay, sweetly sleep.

    𝄞"The Virgin’s Slumber Song" by Choir of The Cathedral of the Madeleine • Title: The Virgin’s Slumber Song; Artist: Choir of The Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, Utah; Used with permission.

    September 26th, 2026 – This Week: Ankle-Deep, Knee-Deep, Waist-Deep – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours Sep 26, 2026
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    25th Week in Ordinary Time • Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist • Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina • Oprional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyr • Liturgical Colours: Green/Red/White

    While we move through this week, the prophet Ezekiel keeps us company, but the distance he travels is extraordinary. Let’s try to follow. It opens with the prophet burying his wife and being forbidden to weep for her. It ends with water pouring out of the temple, rising past his ankles, his knees, his waist, until it becomes a river he cannot cross — and everything it touches lives. Between those two points, the week unfolds: a heart of stone exchanged for a heart of flesh, a plain of dry bones raised, and the glory of God returning through the east gate.

    This Week in the Liturgy – Highlights

    Sunday 20 September — 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The week opens with a blow, the Lord says to the prophet: “I am taking away from you the delight of your eyes” — his wife — and forbids him to grieve publicly: “do not mourn or weep or shed any tears. Groan in silence.” His silence is itself the prophecy, Jerusalem will lose the temple the same way and their mourning rituals will be taken away from them. The Second Reading of the day continues Saint Augustine’s sermons On Pastors which will end on Friday. Particularly beautiful and inspiring today is his metaphor of the paralytic for which the “paralysis is interior”.

    Monday 21 September — Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. The First reading comes from Ephesians 4:1–16, the different graces in the one body. While the Second reading from Saint Bede the Venerable — “Jesus saw him through the eyes of mercy and chose him.” Each year on his feast day we remember his radical, miraculous transformation. Matthew was a tax collector, a wealthy man who profited from the occupation. Saint Bede argues precisely this: Jesus saw him accurately and chose him anyway. “By an invisible, interior impulse flooding his mind with the light of grace, he instructed him to walk in his footsteps.”

    Tuesday 22 September In Ezekiel 36, we see how God’s people are restored in body, heart and spirit: “I will take away the heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh, so that they may walk in my ways.” That interior change is a gift from God. Second Reading of the day continues Saint Augustine’s series On Pastors — the Church, like a vine, spreads everywhere in her growth.

    Wednesday 23 September — Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina. This year, the First reading on Padre Pio’s feast day comes from Ezekiel 37 – The vision of the dry bones. It paints a powerful picture of absolute despair transformed by God’s promise of new life. Padre Pio’s proper reading comes from the Second Vatican Council on “the priestly vocation to perfection,” and it is perfectly suited. He was deeply loved and revered for his self-sacrificial exercise of Christian virtues, which transformed him into a spiritual father to many.

    Thursday 24 September On Thursday the two sticks are joined into one — a sign of Israel and Judah made a single nation again: “there shall be one flock and one shepherd.” It was paired with Saint Augustine’s “In good pastures I shall feed my sheep”.

    Friday 25 September First Reading, Ezekiel 40, the vision of the restored temple, with the glory of God returning through the eastern gate. In the Second Reading, Saint Augustine closes On Pastors: “Christ is your shepherd and judge… I find that all good shepherds are one in the one shepherd.” We are reminded of Saint Matthew’s transformation when we read: “My sheep, he says, hear my voice and follow me.”

    Saturday 26 September The week ends with Ezekiel 47:1–12, water flowing from beneath the temple threshold — ankle-deep, then knee-deep, then waist-deep, then a river too deep to cross. Perfectly paired with Saint Hilary’s “discourse on the psalms”, “the river whose streams gladden the city of God”. We who have been “reborn through the sacrament of baptism… we feel within us the first stirrings of the Holy Spirit”; these gifts enter us “like a gentle rain.” They start small right after baptism, but as one grows in faith, it will “bring forth fruit in abundance,” completely transforming one’s life just like the river from Ezekiel’s vision transformed the dead and barren into thriving life.

    This week in focus: Ankle-Deep, Knee-Deep, Waist-Deep

    From Saturday, September 26th, Office of Readings, First Reading: From the book of the prophet Ezekiel 47:1–12 (The vision of water flowing from the temple)

    This week ends with a man being taken into a river by stages.

    “Then when he had walked off to the east with a measuring cord in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and had me wade through the water, which was ankle-deep. He measured off another thousand and once more had me wade through the water, which was now knee-deep. Again he measured off a thousand and had me wade; the water was up to my waist. Once more he measured off a thousand, but there was now a river through which I could not wade.”

    Four measurements. The first three, Ezekiel manages. He is wading, which means his feet are on the bottom and he is in charge of where he goes. Then comes the fourth thousand cubits, and the floor drops away.

    Anyone who has prayed the Hours for a while will understand this progression.

    You begin with something you can manage. Morning Prayer three times a week. One Hour a day, most days, when the schedule allows it. You are wading: you decide when to go in, how far, and when to come out. Everyone begins that way, in the vision his angelic guide starts Ezekiel wading through ankle-deep water.

    And because the prophet keeps moving the water keeps deepening. When you keep walking east, toward the Rising Sun, the river will always be bigger than your ability to stand in it. At some point, prayer will become not spiritual action but spiritual being, something you are inside of.

    If you’ll follow Ezekiel this week, you’ll see his story move from dry eyes forbidden to weep, to dry bones scattered in the dust, to being entirely submerged in a river of living water. It’s God’s promise to drown death in an ocean of life everlasting.

    “I saw water flowing eastward from beneath the threshold of the temple.
    — Wherever this water flows, everything shall live.
    The water I shall give you will become in you a spring welling up to eternal life.
    — Wherever this water flows, everything shall live.”
    Responsory after the First Reading (Ezekiel 47:1, 9; John 4:14)

    Those first words are sung across the whole Church at Easter, when the congregation is sprinkled with water at the beginning of Mass: “Vidi aquam”. I saw water. It comes from this vision.

    Whatever measure you are standing in this week, walk one more thousand cubits. Pray one Hour more than you have been praying, and let the water come up a little higher.

    If the Hours have taken you deeper than you thought you could go, please consider supporting our work, including our ongoing Spanish Liturgy of the Hours project. divineoffice.org/contribute

    With gratitude,
    The Divine Office Team


    September 26th, 2026 – About Today – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours Sep 26, 2026
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    September 26

    Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs

    Optional Memorial

    Saints Cosmas and Damian, twins, were early Christian physicians who practiced in Asia Minor in the 3rd century. They accepted no money for their services and converted a great many to Christ by their generosity. According to one account, when Diocletian’s persecution began, the twins and three of their siblings held firm to the faith and were beheaded. After their death, Emperor Justinian I rebuilt a church in their honor at Constantinople, which became a celebrated place of pilgrimage. Saints Cosmas and Damian are the patron saints of the medical professional and are included in the Canon of the Mass and the Litany of the Saints. [1]

    Written by Sarah Ciotti
    Reviewed by Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB, STD
    [1] Catholicpedia: The Original Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. s.v. “Sts Cosmas and Damian.”
    Note: Optional Memorials and Commemorations are optional celebrations and, at present, we do not include content specific to these special days. This “About Today” is provided so that you can celebrate these Saints as you worship Christ.


    September 26th, 2026 – Invitatory – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours Sep 26, 2026
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    Lord, open my lips.
    — And my mouth will proclaim your praise.

    Ant. Come, let us worship God who brings the world and its wonders from darkness into light.

    Psalm 100

    Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
    Serve the Lord with gladness.
    Come before him, singing for joy.

    Ant. Come, let us worship God who brings the world and its wonders from darkness into light.

    Know that he, the Lord, is God.
    He made us, we belong to him,
    we are his people, the sheep of his flock.

    Ant. Come, let us worship God who brings the world and its wonders from darkness into light.

    Go within his gates, giving thanks.
    Enter his courts with songs of praise.
    Give thanks to him and bless his name.

    Ant. Come, let us worship God who brings the world and its wonders from darkness into light.

    Indeed, how good is the Lord,
    eternal his merciful love.
    He is faithful from age to age.

    Ant. Come, let us worship God who brings the world and its wonders from darkness into light.

    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.

    Ant. Come, let us worship God who brings the world and its wonders from darkness into light.


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