Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 4th Thursday in Lent, April 4, 2025.

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00:00 Thank you to our friends at the Amen app. Download today for free.
00:08 Deus in Adjutorium – "O God come to my assistance"
00:38 Hymn: "Iesu, quadragenariae." English Translation ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc.
02:36 Psalm 144 (two parts)
04:45 Psalm 144 (continued)
6:53 Canticle: Revelation 11v17-18; 12v10b-12a
08:49 Reading: James 4v7-8, 10
09:13 Responsory: To You O Lord, I make my prayer for mercy.
10:03 Magnificat (Canticle of Mary)
12:12 Intercessions: Lord give life to your people, whom Christ has redeemed
13:19 The Lord’s Prayer
13:55 Concluding Prayers
14:26 Concluding Rite
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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.