Lauds, Thursday Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, on the 21st Thursday in Ordinary Time.

Memorial of the Beheading of John the Baptist! August 29th, 2024.

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"Lord open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim your praise."
Invitatory (Psalm 95)
Hymn: "O Nimis Felix," Paul the Deacon, 8th century
Psalm 63v2-9
Canticle: Daniel 3v57-88, 56
Psalm 149
Reading: Isaiah 49:1b-2
Responsory: "You sent your disciples to John, and he gave witness to the truth."
Benedictus (English, Tone 8, Luke 1v68-79)
Intercessions: "Dawn from on high, break upon us."
The Lord's Prayer
Concluding Prayers

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.Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist