3.23.26 Vespers, Monday Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours

Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 5th Wednesday of Lent, March 23, 2026.
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Introductory Rite: "Deus in adjutorium" or "O God, come to my assistance."
Hymn: "Iesu, quadragenariae." English Translation ICEL ©️2023 published in "The Divine Office Hymnal,” GIA Publications, Inc.
Psalm 11
Psalm 15
Canticle: Ephesians 1v3-10
Reading: Romans 5v8-9
Responsory: "Lord, You alone can heal me, for I have grieved You by my sin."
Canticle of Mary: Luke 1v46-55
Intercessions: "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us."
The Lord's Prayer
Collect (Concluding Prayers)
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.
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