12.3.25 Vespers, Wednesday Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours

Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 1st Wednesday in Advent, December 3rd, 2025. Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, Priest Made without AI. 100% human vocals, 100% real prayer. This episode is sponsored by Hallow, the #1 prayer app in the world. Hallow has over 10,000 audio guided prayers, meditations, and music to help you find peace and grow closer to God. Get 3 months free of Hallow at https://www.hallow.com/singthehours Thank you for praying with us. Help us keep Sing the Hours on the internet! With your monthly support, receive a gift of ad-free Lauds, Vespers, Compline, and chant tutorials. https://singthehours.org/members Other ways to help: Venmo: @singthehours PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UT522UGV68ANS Check By Mail Please make checks out to Paul Rose and mail to: Sing the Hours c/o Paul Rose 307 Orchard City Drive 1st Floor, Suite 116 Campbell, CA. 95008 Latin/English Translation for the Benedictus and the Magnificat https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HLzxSsHz6aKXBKznoJxYjKztRLsoAxKDH7Q6eyCvKv4/edit?usp=sharing Get Hallow 3 months free Deus in Adjutorium – "O God, come to my assistance" Hymn: "Cónditor alme síderum," (English, ICEL ©2023) Psalm 27 (Gregorian tone 8) Antiphon I is based on Illuminatio Mea, for Psalm 26(27), Liber antiphonarius, Solesmes, 1960, p. 86 Antiphon II is based on Exaudi Domine, from The Liber Usualis, Solesmes, 1961, p. 1801 Canticle: Colossians 1v12-20 (Gregorian tone 4E) Reading: 1 Corinthians 4v5 Responsory: Come and set us free, Lord God of power and might. (Advent tone, StH adaptation) Magnificat (English, Gregorian tone 2, simple) Intercessions: Lord, your kingdom come. The Lord's Prayer (Monastic tone, English) Concluding Prayer Dominus Nos Benedicat – "May the Lord bless us..." 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.