1.7.26 Vespers, Wednesday Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours

The Liturgy of the Hours: Sing the Hours

Paul Rose

Christianity, Music, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Lauds, Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, January 7, 2026.Christmas Weekday. This episode is sponsored by Hallow, the #1 prayer app in the world. Hallow has over 10,000 audio guided prayers, meditations, and music to help you find peace and grow closer to God. Get 3 months free of Hallow at https://www.hallow.com/singthehours Made without AI. 100% human vocals, 100% real prayer. Thank you for praying with us. Help us keep Sing the Hours on the internet! With your monthly support, receive a gift of ad-free Lauds, Vespers, Compline, and chant tutorials. https://singthehours.org/members Other ways to help: Venmo: @singthehours PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UT522UGV68ANS Check By Mail Please make checks out to Paul Rose and mail to: Sing the Hours c/o Paul Rose307 Orchard City Drive 1st Floor, Suite 116Campbell, CA. 95008 Latin/English Translation for the Benedictus and the Magnificathttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1HLzxSsHz6aKXBKznoJxYjKztRLsoAxKDH7Q6eyCvKv4/edit?usp=sharing Hallow 3 months free: https://www.hallow.com/singthehours Introductory Rite: "Deus in adjutorium" (O God, come to my assistance)Hymn*: "Why, Wicked Herod?" English translation ICEL ©2023 Psalm 62Psalm 67Canticle: Colossians 1v12-20Reading: Colossians 1v13-15Responsory: All peoples will be blessed in Him, men and women of every race.Magnificat (Canticle of Mary)Intercessions: Lord, show us your compassion.The Lord's PrayerCollect (Concluding Prayers)Concluding Rite Permissions Granted by the USCCB and ICEL. Copyright Attributions:English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours: General Instruction, Antiphons, Invitatories, Responsories, Intercessions, Psalm 95, the Canticle of the Lamb, Psalm Prayers; original texts of the Opening Prayers and Alternative Opening Prayers from the Roman Missal, and the Roman Calendar. Copyright ©1970, 1973, 1975, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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 BishopsThe English translation is copyright ©2023 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The Hymnal is published and distributed exclusively by GIA Publications, Inc.

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0:00.0	Thank you to our friends at Hallow for making this office possible.
0:04.7	Now let's pray.
0:07.6	Oh God, come to my assistance.
0:13.9	Lord make haste to help me.
0:19.3	Gloria, Patria, Fulio, and spiritu and sancto so it in principio and never and and in secular of amen amen allelu Amenhuia Secule, la Secur, Lord, Amen. Alleluia
0:41.3	Why wicked Herod should you fear?
0:49.3	With hostile dread the Christ who comes,
0:56.9	He gives us heaven his own realm
1:02.9	And lays no claim to earthly rule
1:09.3	The Magi came led by a star,
1:15.6	sent forth by God to show the way.
1:20.6	By light they sought their way to light.
1:30.3	With incense they confessed Him God.
1:35.3	The Lamb of God came forth and touched.
1:41.3	The River Jordan's cleansing stream, to wash us clean, he took away, the sins for which he bore no guilt.
2:04.1	At cane a power fresh and new.
2:10.3	Once made the jars of water blush
2:16.3	By his command
2:19.1	New wine
2:21.0	Was poured
2:23.3	transformed from water
2:27.4	At its source
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