8.27.25 Lauds, Wednesday Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours

The Liturgy of the Hours: Sing the Hours

Paul Rose

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🗓️ 26 August 2025

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Lauds, Morning Prayer for the 21st Wednesday in Ordinary Time, August 27, 2025.Memorial of St. Monica, Widow. Thank you for praying with us. Help us keep Sing the Hours on the internet! With your monthly support, receive ad-free prayer videos. 100% of your donation goes to Sing the Hours when you sign up with Podia. Also, access chant classes! https://singthehours.org/members Venmo: @singthehours PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UT522UGV68ANS By Mail: St. Paul’s Parish, attn: Paul Rose, 29 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138. Checks made payable to Paul Rose. Thank you to our friends at truthly.ai for sponsoring this videoIntroductory RiteHymn: "Nox Tenebrae et Nubila," Prudentius (4th century), translation by ©2023 ICELPsalm 36Canticle: Judith 16v2-3a, 13-15 Psalm 47Reading: Tobit 4v15a, 16a, 18a, 19 (Old Testament reciting tone)Responsory: Incline my heart according to your will, O God. (adapted by StH from "Inclina Cor Meum" The Liber Usualis, Solesmes, 1961, p. 237, Benedictus (English, Gregorian tone 8, simple)Intercessions: Lord, help your brothers to grow in holiness. Pater Noster (The Lord's Prayer)CollectConcluding 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.

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0:00.0	This office is brought to you by Truthly, the Catholic AI app that helps you learn, live, and share the truth every day.
0:08.4	Now let's pray.
0:11.1	O God, come to my assistance.
0:15.5	Lord make haste to help me.
0:19.7	Gloria, Patri, and filio, and spiritu and
0:22.6	saint,
0:23.6	see could erot in
0:26.6	principio, and no get
0:27.6	semper, and in
0:29.6	sicul o'er
0:31.6	amen, allelulia.
0:36.6	O night and darkness clouded gloom
0:42.2	Disturbed confusion of the world
0:46.3	The dawn appears, The sky grows pale, Disburst and go go for Christ comes forth.
0:57.0	The veil of darkness torn apart is pierced by sharpened rays of sun.
1:05.0	Now color is restored to earth beneath the day star's shining face,
1:14.6	Just so the darkness of our lives, And hearts aware of veiled deceit,
1:22.6	Shall pale before the reign of God, La laid bare as clouds are rent by light.
1:32.3	In knowing you alone, O Christ,
1:36.0	with pure and honest mind and heart,
1:40.2	we learn to pray on bended knee
1:43.0	to come to you with tears and praise
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