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Vespers II, Evening Prayer for the 4th Thursday the Solemnity of the St. Joseph! March 19th, 2026.

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St. Joseph Pray for us!

Introductory Rite: God, Come to My Assistance
Hymn: "Te, Ioseph, Celebrent Agmina Caelitum," Let high hosts honor you" (©ICEL 2023)
Psalm 15 (tone 8, antiphon arranged by StH)
Psalm 112 (tone 4, antiphon arranged by StH)
Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10 (tone 8, antiphon arranged by StH)
Reading: Colossians 3v23-24
Responsory: The just man, shall blossom like the lily.
Magnificat (tone 7, antiphon arranged by StH)
Intercessions: Our Father in heaven, hear our prayer.
The Lord's Prayer (ICEL)
Collect
Concluding Rite

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Solemnity of St. Joseph. Lauds, Morning Prayer for the 4th Thursday Week of Lent, March 19, 2026.
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Domine Labia Mea Aperies – "Lord, open my lips"

Invitatory Psalm 24

Hymn: "Caelitum, Ioseph, decus, atque nostrae." Girolamo Casanate, 1620-1700. English Translation: ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc.

Antiphon 1:The shepherds went in haste and found Joseph and Mary, and the infant lying in the manger. Psalm 63v2-9.

Antiphon 2: Joseph and Mary, the mother of Jesus, marveled at what was said of their child. Canticle: Daniel 3v57-88, 56. (Tone composed by Paul Rose)

Antiphon 3: Joseph rose in the night and took the child and his mother into Egypt. There the stayed until the death of Herod. Psalm 149 (Tone IV)

Reading: 2 Samuel 7v28-29

Responsory: God made him the master of his household.

Canticle of Zechariah (Benedictus). (Tone VIII)

Intercessions: Holy God, raise us up to new life in holiness.

Pater Noster (The Lord’s Prayer)

Collect

Concluding Rite

Marian Devotion

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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.
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English translations of the Te Deum, Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis, Benedictus, and Doxology by the International Consultation on English Texts.
*Hymn: The English translation is copyright ©2023 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation.

Vespers I, Evening Prayer for the 4th Wednesday of Lent, March 18, 2026.
Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Introductory Rite: "Deus in adjutorium..."
Hymn: "Te Ioseph celebrent."
Psalm 113
Psalm 146
Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10
Reading: Colossians 3v23-24
Responsory: The just man, shall blossom like the lily. (StH arrangement)
Magnificat (Canticle of Mary: Luke 1v46-55, tone 8)
Intercessions: Our Father in heaven, hear our prayer.
The Lord's Prayer (ICEL)
Collect
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.
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English translations of the Te Deum, Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis, Benedictus, and Doxology by the International Consultation on English Texts.
*Hymn: The English translation is copyright ©2023 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation.

Lauds, Morning Prayer for the 4th Wednesday of Lent, March 18, 2026.
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Introductory Rite: "Deus in adjutorium" – "O God, come to my assistance"
Hymn: O Sun of Justice, Christ Our Lord. English Translation ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc.
Psalm 108
Canticle: Isaiah 61v10-62v5
Psalm 146
Reading: Deuteronomy 4v39-40a
Responsory: "God Himself will set me free from the hunter's snare."
Benedictus (Canticle of Zechariah)
Intercessions: Lord, give us Your Holy Spirit.
Pater Noster (The Lord's Prayer)
Collect
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: The English translation is copyright ©2023 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation.

Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 4th Tuesday of Lent, March 17, 2026.
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Introductory Rite: "Deus in adjutorium..."
Hymn: "Iesu, quadragenariae." English Translation ICEL ©2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc.
Psalm 137v1-6
Psalm 138
Canticle: Revelation 4v11, 5-9, 10, 12
Reading: James 2v14, 17, 18b
Responsory: "To You O Lord, I make my prayer for mercy."
Magnificat (Canticle of Mary: Luke 1v46-55)
Intercessions
The Lord's Prayer
Collect
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: The English translation is copyright ©2023 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation.