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July 5th, 2026 – A Solemnity, a Feast and the Race to the Finish – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours

The Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time ·  The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, The Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle  ·  Liturgical Colors: Red/Green/White Saint Paul’s words in Morning Prayer on Monday hold the key for the entire week: “I have fought the good fight; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith.” That word — kept — is the thread. Not won, not achieved, not completed: kept. Carried. Brought through. What follows across the week is a series of portraits of what keeping the faith actually looks like from the inside: the sincerity with which we approach God in prayer; the genuine thirst that drives us toward Him; the honest encounter that heals doubt; the humility that never stops begging for pardon. Together they form a picture not of faith as arrival, but of faith as a sustained, whole-person orientation — a race that is kept until it is finally, irrevocably, finished. I Have Run the Race to the Finish Near the end of his life, writing from prison and awaiting execution, Saint Paul sends a sentence to Timothy that the Church has carried ever since. The liturgy places it on our lips at Morning Prayer this week, as the third antiphon of the Psalmody: * “I have fought the good fight; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith.” —  Ant. 3, Monday, Morning Prayer (Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul) Three verbs, and the most important is the last: not won, not arrived, but kept. Carried through. The Solemnity holds both apostles before us — Saint Peter, who gave the confession on which the Church is built, and Saint Paul, who ran to the ends of the earth without looking back. Their witness is not a single heroic act but a life sustained from beginning to end. The weekday Hours that follow ask, quietly and from different angles, what that sustaining looks like in practice. Saint Teresa of Avila, in Tuesday‘s Office of Readings, starts with a surprising question: would we approach anyone important carelessly, without thinking over what we wanted to say? * “When asking a favor of some person of importance, would anyone be so ill-mannered and thoughtless as not first to consider how best to address him?” — Second Reading, Office of Readings. The Hours are the Church’s answer to that question: a daily structure for approaching God with the care and honesty that every genuine relationship requires. Not pretending or performing, but genuine attention. Saint Jerome, on Thursday, gives the same question a different image: the newly baptized, fresh from the waters, “long for God as the deer longs for running water.” Not performing, longing — actually thirsting. The race Saint Paul describes is kept day by day in exactly this kind of sincerity. This sincerity reaches its fullest expression on Friday, the Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle. Saint Thomas was absent from the upper room on Easter evening. He refused to believe the testimony of the other disciples. He demanded proof. And Saint Gregory the Great, in the Office of Readings, names the gift hidden in that refusal: * “The disbelief of Thomas has done more for our faith than the faith of the other disciples.” — Second Reading, Office of Readings, Feast of Saint Thomas God, Saint Gregory says, arranged it in his providence that the one disciple who required honest encounter with the wounds would become the ground on which every honest doubter after him could arrive at faith. The Church marks his feast with a rare symmetry: the same antiphon at Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer both — “With your hand, touch the mark of the nails; doubt no longer, but believe, alleluia” — the Lord’s own words framing the whole day. The week closes on Sunday with Saint Augustine, who supplies the one word that prevents any of this from becoming self-congratulation. Do not assume, he says, that a good life excuses the need for ongoing repentance: * “Our lives should be praised only when we continue to beg for pardon.” — Second Reading, Office of Readings, 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Saint Paul’s “I have kept the faith” and Saint Augustine’s “we continue to beg for pardon” belong together. The race is real. The finish line is real. 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July 5th, 2026 – Invitatory – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours

Lord, open my lips. — And my mouth will proclaim your praise. Ant. Come, worship the Lord for we are his people, the flock he shepherds, alleluia. Psalm 95 Come, let us sing to the Lord and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us. Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving and sing joyful songs to the Lord. Ant. Come, worship the Lord for we are his people, the flock he shepherds, alleluia. The Lord is God, the mighty God, the great king over all the gods. He holds in his hands the depths of the earth and the highest mountains as well He made the sea; it belongs to him, the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands. Ant. Come, worship the Lord for we are his people, the flock he shepherds, alleluia. Come, then, let us bow down and worship, bending the knee before the Lord, our maker, For he is our God and we are his people, the flock he shepherds. Ant. Come, worship the Lord for we are his people, the flock he shepherds, alleluia. Today, listen to the voice of the Lord: Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did in the wilderness, when at Meriba and Massah they challenged me and provoked me, Although they had seen all of my works. Ant. Come, worship the Lord for we are his people, the flock he shepherds, alleluia. Forty years I endured that generation. I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray and they do not know my ways.” So I swore in my anger, “They shall not enter into my rest.” Ant. Come, worship the Lord for we are his people, the flock he shepherds, alleluia. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Ant. Come, worship the Lord for we are his people, the flock he shepherds, alleluia.

July 5th, 2026 – Office of Readings – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours

Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 651 Proper of Saints: 447 Psalter: Sunday, Week II, 827 Christian Prayer: Does not contain Office of Readings. Office of Readings for Sunday in Ordinary Time God, come to my assistance. — Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia. HYMN On this day, the first of days, God the Father's name we praise; Who, creation's Lord and spring, Did the world from darkness bring. On this day the eternal Son Over death his triumph won; On this day the Spirit came With his gifts of living flame. Father, who didst fashion man Godlike in thy loving plan, Fill us with that love divine, And conform our wills to thine. Word made flesh, all hail to thee! Thou from sin has set us free, And with thee we die and rise Unto God in sacrifice. Holy Spirit, you impart Gifts of love to every heart; Give us light and grace, we pray, Fill our hearts this holy day. God, the blessed Three in One, May thy holy will be done; In thy word our souls are free. And we rest this day with thee. 𝄞"On this day, the first of days" by Gabe Bouck, Rebecca Hincke • Title: On this day, the first of days; Words: From the Breviary of the Diocese of LeMans, 1748; translated by Henry W. Baker in 1861.; Music by Johann A. Freylinghausen (1704); Artists: Gabe Bouck and Rebecca Hincke; Recording (c) 2016 Surgeworks, Inc. • Albums that contain this Hymn: Divine Office PSALMODY Ant. 1 Lord, our God, in splendor and majesty you are clothed, wrapped in light as in a robe, alleluia. Psalm 104 Hymn to God the Creator To be in Christ means being a completely new creature. Everything of the old is gone, now everything is made anew (2 Corinthians 5:17). I Bless the Lord, my soul! Lord God, how great you are, clothed in majesty and glory, wrapped in light as in a robe! Ant. Lord, our God, in splendor and majesty you are clothed, wrapped in light as in a robe, alleluia. You stretch out the heavens like a tent. Above the rains you build your dwelling. You make the clouds your chariot, and walk on the wings of the wind; you make the winds your messengers and flashing fire your servants. Ant. Lord, our God, in splendor and majesty you are clothed, wrapped in light as in a robe, alleluia. You founded the earth on its base, to stand firm from age to age. You wrapped it with the ocean like a cloak: the waters stood higher than the mountains. Ant. Lord, our God, in splendor and majesty you are clothed, wrapped in light as in a robe, alleluia. At your threat they took to flight; at the voice of your thunder they fled. They rose over the mountains and flowed down to the place which you had appointed. You set the limits they might not pass lest they return to cover the earth. Ant. Lord, our God, in splendor and majesty you are clothed, wrapped in light as in a robe, alleluia. You make springs gush forth in the valleys: they flow in between the hills. They give drink to all the beasts of the field; the wild-asses quench their thirst. On their banks dwell the birds of heaven; from the branches they sing their song. Ant. Lord, our God, in splendor and majesty you are clothed, wrapped in light as in a robe, alleluia. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Ant. Lord, our God, in splendor and majesty you are clothed, wrapped in light as in a robe, alleluia. Ant. 2 The Lord has brought forth bread from the earth, and wine to give warmth to men’s hearts, alleluia. II From your dwelling you water the hills; earth drinks its fill of your gift. You make the grass grow for the cattle and the plants to serve man’s needs, that he may bring forth bread from the earth and wine to cheer man’s heart; oil, to make him glad and bread to strengthen man’s heart. Ant. The Lord has brought forth bread from the earth, and wine to give warmth to men’s hearts, alleluia. The trees of the Lord drink their fill, the cedars he planted on Lebanon; there the birds build their nests: on the tree-top the stork has her home. The goats find a home on the mountains and rabbits hide in the rocks. Ant. The Lord has brought forth bread from the earth, and wine to give warmth to men’s hearts, alleluia. You made the moon to mark the months; the sun knows the time for its setting. When you spread the darkness it is night and all the beasts of the forest creep forth. The young lions roar for their prey and ask their food from God. Ant. The Lord has brought forth bread from the earth, and wine to give warmth to men’s hearts, alleluia. At the rising of the sun they steal away and go to rest in their dens. Man goes forth to his work, to labor till evening falls. Ant. The Lord has brought forth bread from the earth, and wine to give warmth to men’s hearts, alleluia. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Ant. The Lord has brought forth bread from the earth, and wine to give warmth to men’s hearts, alleluia. Ant. 3 The Lord looked upon all he had made and saw that it was very good, alleluia. III How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches. Ant. The Lord looked upon all he had made and saw that it was very good, alleluia. There is the sea, vast and wide, with its moving swarms past counting, living things great and small. The ships are moving there and the monsters you made to play with. Ant. The Lord looked upon all he had made and saw that it was very good, alleluia. All of these look to you to give them their food in due season. You give it, they gather it up: you open your hand, they have their fill. Ant. The Lord looked upon all he had made and saw that it was very good, alleluia. You hide your face, they are dismayed; you take back your spirit, they die, returning to the dust from which they came. You send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the earth. Ant. The Lord looked upon all he had made and saw that it was very good, alleluia. May the glory of the Lord last forever! May the Lord rejoice in his works! He looks on the earth and it trembles; the mountains send forth smoke at his touch. Ant. The Lord looked upon all he had made and saw that it was very good, alleluia. I will sing to the Lord all my life, make music to my God while I live. May my thoughts be pleasing to him. I find my joy in the Lord. Let sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked exist no more. Ant. The Lord looked upon all he had made and saw that it was very good, alleluia. Bless the Lord, my soul. Ant. The Lord looked upon all he had made and saw that it was very good, alleluia. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Psalm-prayer Father, as you made springs in valleys to form streams between mountains, so you made living streams of grace flow from the Apostles that their teaching may bring salvation to all the nations. May we have a practical knowledge of their doctrine, be obedient to their commands, obtain remission of our sins through their prayers, and finally receive the reward of eternal happiness. Ant. The Lord looked upon all he had made and saw that it was very good, alleluia. Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell) – a moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church. Blessed are your eyes, for they see God’s works. — And your ears, for they hear his word. READINGS First reading From the second book of Samuel 12:1-25 The repentance of David The Lord sent Nathan to David, and when he came to him, he said: “Judge this case for me! In a certain town there were two men, one rich, the other poor. The rich man had flocks and herds in great numbers. But the poor man had nothing at all except one little ewe lamb that he had bought. He nourished her, and she grew up with him and his children. She shared the little food he had and drank from his cup and slept in his bosom. She was like a daughter to him. Now, the rich man received a visitor, but he would not take from his own flocks and herds to prepare a meal for the wayfarer who had come to him. Instead he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and made a meal of it for his visitor.” David grew very angry with that man and said to Nathan: “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this merits death! He shall restore the ewe lamb fourfold because he has done this and has had no pity.” Then Nathan said to David: “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I anointed you king of Israel. I rescued you from the hand of Saul. I gave you your lord’s house and your lord’s wives for your own. I gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were not enough, I could count up for you still more. Why have you spurned the Lord and done evil in his sight? You have cut down Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you took his wife as your own, and him you killed with the sword of the Ammonites. Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah to be your wife.’ Thus says the Lord: ‘I will bring evil upon you out of your own house. I will take your wives while you live to see it, and will give them to your neighbor. He shall lie with your wives in broad daylight. You have done this deed in secret, but I will bring it about in the presence of all Israel, and with the sun looking down.’” Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan answered David: “The Lord on his part has forgiven your sin: you shall not die. But since you have utterly spurned the Lord by this deed, the child born to you must surely die.” Then Nathan returned to his house. The Lord struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne to David, and it became desperately ill. David besought God for the child. He kept a fast, retiring for the night to lie on the ground clothed in sackcloth. The elders of his house stood beside him urging him to rise from the ground; but he would not, nor would he take food with them. On the seventh day, the child died. David’s servants, however, were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said: “When the child was alive, we spoke to him, but he would not listen to what we said. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may do some harm!” But David noticed his servants whispering among themselves and realized that the child was dead. He asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” They replied, “Yes, he is.” Rising from the ground, David washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes. Then he went to the house of the Lord and worshiped. He returned to his own house, where at his request food was set before him, and he ate. His servants said to him: “What is this you are doing? While the child was living, you fasted and wept and kept vigil; now that the child is dead, you rise and take food.” He replied: “While the child was living, I fasted and wept, thinking, ‘Perhaps the Lord will grant me the child’s life.’ But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.” Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He went and slept with her; and she conceived and bore him a son, who was named Solomon. The Lord loved him and sent the prophet Nathan to name him Jedidiah, on behalf of the Lord. RESPONSORY Prayer of Manasseh 9, 10; Psalm 51:5,6 My sins are more numerous than the sands of the sea, and my transgressions are many. I am not worthy to raise my eyes to the height of heaven because of my countless offenses; for I have provoked your anger, — and I have done evil in your presence. I know my faults, and my sin is ever before me, because I have sinned against you alone. — And I have done evil in your presence. Second reading From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit I acknowledge my transgression, says David. If I admit my fault, then you will pardon it. Let us never assume that if we live good lives we will be without sin; our lives should be praised only when we continue to beg for pardon. But men are hopeless creatures, and the less they concentrate on their own sins, the more interested they become in the sins of others. They seek to criticize, not to correct. Unable to excuse themselves, they are ready to accuse others. This was not the way that David showed us how to pray and make amends to God, when he said: I acknowledge my transgression, and my sin is ever before me. He did not concentrate on others’ sins; he turned his thoughts on himself. He did not merely stroke the surface, but he plunged inside and went deep down within himself. He did not spare himself, and therefore was not impudent in asking to be spared. Do you want God to be appeased? Learn what you are to do that God may be pleased with you. Consider the psalm again: If you wanted sacrifice, I would indeed have given it; in burnt offerings you will take no delight. Are you then to be without sacrifice? Are you to offer nothing? Will you please God without an offering? Consider what you read in the same psalm: If you wanted sacrifice, I would indeed have given it; in burnt offerings you will take no delight. But continue to listen, and say with David: A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; God does not despise a contrite and humble heart.Cast aside your former offerings, for now you have found out what you are to offer. In the days of your fathers you would have made offerings of cattle—these were the sacrifices. If you wanted sacrifice, I would indeed have given it.These then, Lord, you do not want, and yet you do want sacrifice. You will take no delight in burnt offerings, David says. If you will not take delight in burnt offerings, will you remain without sacrifice? Not at all. A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; God does not despise a contrite and humble heart. You now have the offering you are to make. No need to examine the herd, no need to outfit ships and travel to the most remote provinces in search of incense. Search within your heart for what is pleasing to God. Your heart must be crushed. Are you afraid that it might perish so? You have the reply: Create a clean heart in me, O God. For a clean heart to be created, the unclean one must be crushed. We should be displeased with ourselves when we commit sin, for sin is displeasing to God. Sinful though we are, let us at least be like God in this, that we are displeased at what displeases him. In some measure then you will be in harmony with God’s will, because you find displeasing in yourself what is abhorrent to your Creator. RESPONSORY My sins, O Lord, have pierced me through like arrows; but before they wound me, — heal me, O God, with the ointment of repentance. Create a clean heart in me, O God, and put a new and steadfast spirit within me. — Heal me, O God, with the ointment of repentance. TE DEUM You are God: we praise you; You are the Lord: we acclaim you; You are the eternal Father: All creation worships you. To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise: Holy, holy, holy, Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. The glorious company of apostles praise you. The noble fellowship of prophets praise you. The white-robed army of martyrs praise you. Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you: Father, of majesty unbounded, your true and only Son, worthy of all worship, and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide. You, Christ, are the King of glory, the eternal Son of the Father. When you became man to set us free you did not spurn the Virgin’s womb. You overcame the sting of death, and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. You are seated at God’s right hand in glory. We believe that you will come, and be our judge. Come then, Lord, and help your people, bought with the price of your own blood, and bring us with your saints to glory everlasting. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance. — Govern and uphold them now and always. Day by day we bless you. — We praise your name for ever. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin. — Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy. Lord, show us your love and mercy, — for we have put our trust in you. In you, Lord, is our hope: — And we shall never hope in vain. CONCLUDING PRAYER O God, who in the abasement of your Son have raised up a fallen world, fill your faithful with holy joy, for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin you bestow eternal gladness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. — Amen. ACCLAMATION (at least in the communal celebration) Let us praise the Lord. — And give him thanks.

July 5th, 2026 – Morning Prayer – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours

Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 654 Proper of Seasons: 452 Psalter: Sunday, Week II, 831 Christian Prayer: Ordinary: 689 Proper of Seasons: 618 Psalter: Sunday, Week II, 780 Morning Prayer for Sunday in Ordinary Time God, come to my assistance. — Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia. HYMN Lo, the dim shadows of the night are waning; Radiantly glowing with the dawn returning; Fervent in spirit, to the mighty Father Pray we devoutly. So shall our Maker, of His great compassion, Banish all sickness, kindly health bestowing; And may He grant us, of a Father's goodness, Mansions in heaven. This may He grant us, God for ever blessed, Father eternal, Son, and Holy Spirit, Whose mighty glory is through all creation Ever resounding. Amen. 𝄞"Lo! The Dim Shadows" by Kathleen Lundquist [http://www.mystagogia.net] • Available for Purchase [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P3W7Z6X/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk10] • Title: Lo! The Dim Shadows; Text: Ecce iam noctis, Attr. Alcuin 8th-9th c. ; Translation: Maxwell Julius Blacker, alt.; Tune: Chant, Mode IV; Lumen Christi Hymnal; Artist: Kathleen Lundquist; Recording copyright 2016 by Surgeworks, Inc. • Albums that contain this Hymn: Hymns and Chants of Divine Office, Vol. 1 PSALMODY Ant. 1 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. Psalm 118 Song of joy for salvation This Jesus is the stone which, rejected by you builders, has become the chief stone supporting all the rest (Acts 4:11). Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love endures for ever. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. Let the sons of Israel say: “His love endures for ever.” Let the sons of Aaron say: “His love endures for ever.” Let those who fear the Lord say: “His love endures for ever.” Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. I called to the Lord in my distress; he answered and freed me. The Lord is at my side; I do not fear. What can man do against me? The Lord is at my side as my helper: I shall look down on my foes. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in men: it is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. The nations all encompassed me; in the Lord’s name I crushed them. They compassed me, compassed me about; in the Lord’s name I crushed them. They compassed me about like bees; they blazed like a fire among thorns. In the Lord’s name I crushed them. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. I was hard-pressed and was falling but the Lord came to help me. The Lord is my strength and my song; he is my savior. There are shouts of joy and victory in the tents of the just. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. The Lord’s right hand has triumphed; his right hand raised me up. The Lord’s right hand has triumphed; I shall not die, I shall live and recount his deeds. I was punished, I was punished by the Lord, but not doomed to die. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. Open to me the gates of holiness: I will enter and give thanks. This is the Lord’s own gate where the just may enter. I will thank you for you have answered and you are my savior. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone. This is the work of the Lord, a marvel in our eyes. This day was made by the Lord; we rejoice and are glad. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. O Lord, grant us salvation; O Lord, grant success. Blessed in the name of the Lord is he who comes. We bless you from the house of the Lord; the Lord God is our light. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. Go forward in procession with branches even to the altar. You are my God, I thank you. My God, I praise you. Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; for his love endures for ever. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Psalm-prayer Lord God, you have given us the great day of rejoicing: Jesus Christ, the stone rejected by the builders, has become the cornerstone of the Church, our spiritual home. Shed upon your Church the rays of your glory, that it may be seen as the gate of salvation open to all nations. Let cries of joy and exultation ring out from its tents, to celebrate the wonder of Christ’s resurrection. Ant. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, alleluia. Ant.2 Let us sing a hymn of praise to our God, alleluia. Canticle – Daniel 3:52-57 Let all creatures praise the Lord The Creator… is blessed for ever (Romans 1:25). Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever; Ant. Let us sing a hymn of praise to our God, alleluia. And blessed is your holy and glorious name, praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages. Ant. Let us sing a hymn of praise to our God, alleluia. Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory, praiseworthy and glorious above all forever. Ant. Let us sing a hymn of praise to our God, alleluia. Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever. Ant. Let us sing a hymn of praise to our God, alleluia. Blessed are you who look into the depths from your throne upon the cherubim, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever. Ant. Let us sing a hymn of praise to our God, alleluia. Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven, praiseworthy and glorious forever. Ant. Let us sing a hymn of praise to our God, alleluia. Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, praise and exalt him above all forever. Ant. Let us sing a hymn of praise to our God, alleluia. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Ant. Let us sing a hymn of praise to our God, alleluia. Ant. 3 Praise the Lord for his infinite greatness, alleluia. Psalm 150 Praise the Lord Let mind and heart be in your song: this is to glorify God with your whole self (Hesychius). Praise God in his holy place, praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his powerful deeds, praise his surpassing greatness. Ant. Praise the Lord for his infinite greatness, alleluia. O praise him with sound of trumpet, praise him with lute and harp. Praise him with timbrel and dance, praise him with strings and pipes. Ant. Praise the Lord for his infinite greatness, alleluia. O praise him with resounding cymbals, praise him with clashing of cymbals. Let everything that lives and that breathes give praise to the Lord. Ant. Praise the Lord for his infinite greatness, alleluia. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Psalm-prayer Lord God, maker of heaven and earth and of all created things, you make your just ones holy and you justify sinners who confess your name. Hear us as we humbly pray to you: give us eternal joy with your saints. Ant. Praise the Lord for his infinite greatness, alleluia. READING Ezekiel 36:25-27 I will sprinkle clean water upon you to cleanse you from all your impurities, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you, taking from your bodies your stony hearts and giving you natural hearts. I will put my spirit within you and make you live by my statutes, careful to observe my decrees. Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell) – a moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church. RESPONSORY We give thanks to you, O God, as we call upon your name. — We give thanks to you, O God, as we call upon your name. We cry aloud how marvelous you are, — as we call upon your name. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, — We give thanks to you, O God, as we call upon your name. CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH Ant. Many who heard the teaching of Jesus were astonished and said: Where did he get all this? Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary? Luke 1:68 – 79 The Messiah and his forerunner Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he has come to his people and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty savior, born of the house of his servant David. Through his holy prophets he promised of old that he would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us. He promised to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant. This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: to set us free from the hands of our enemies, free to worship him without fear, holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life. You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, to give his people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Ant. Many who heard the teaching of Jesus were astonished and said: Where did he get all this? Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary? INTERCESSIONS Let us give thanks to our Savior who came into this world as God’s presence among us. Let us call upon him: Christ, King of Glory, be our light and our joy. Lord Jesus, you are the rising Sun, the firstfruits of the future resurrection, — grant that we may not sit in the shadow of death but walk in the light of life. Christ, King of Glory, be our light and our joy. Show us your goodness, present in every creature, — that we may contemplate your glory everywhere. Christ, King of Glory, be our light and our joy. Do not allow us to be overcome by evil today, — but grant that we may overcome evil through the power of good. Christ, King of Glory, be our light and our joy. You were baptized in the Jordan and anointed by the Holy Spirit, — grant that we may this day give thanks to your Holy Spirit. Christ, King of Glory, be our light and our joy. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Concluding Prayer O God, who in the abasement of your Son have raised up a fallen world, fill your faithful with holy joy, for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin you bestow eternal gladness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. — Amen. DISMISSAL May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. — Amen.

July 5th, 2026 – Midmorning Prayer – Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours

Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 623 Propers: 452 (concluding prayer) Psalter: Sunday, Week II, 840 Complementary Psalmody: 1291 (Midmorning) Midmorning Prayer for Sunday in Ordinary Time using the Complementary Psalmody God, come to my assistance. — Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia. HYMN 1. God Father, praise and glory Your children come to sing. Goodwill and peace to mankind. The gifts your kingdom brings. Refrain: O most Holy Trinity. Undivided Unity; Holy God, Mighty God. God Immortal, be adored. 2. And you, Lord Coeternal, God's sole begotten Son; O Jesus. King anointed. You have redemption won. Refrain: O most Holy Trinity. Undivided Unity; Holy God, Mighty God. God Immortal, be adored. 3. O Holy Ghost, Creator The Gift of God most high; Life, love and holy wisdom, Our weakness now supply. Refrain: O most Holy Trinity. Undivided Unity; Holy God, Mighty God. God Immortal, be adored. 𝄞"God Father, Praise and Glory" by Rebecca Hincke • Available for Purchase [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NTPHX87/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk3] • Musical Score [https://divineoffice.org/wp-content/uploads/O-God-Almighty-Father.pdf] • Title: God Father, Praise and Glory; Text: anon; Translator: John Rothensteiner, 1936, alt.; Melody: Gott Vater! Sel Gepriesen; Music: Mains Gesangbuch, 183; Artist: Rebecca Hincke; (c) 2016 Surgeworks, Inc. • Albums that contain this Hymn: Hymns and Chants of Divine Office, Vol. 4 PSALMODY Ant. 1 I cried out, and the Lord heard me. Psalm 120 Longing for peace To the Lord in the hour of my distress I call and he answers me. “O Lord, save my soul from lying lips, from the tongue of the deceitful.” What shall he pay you in return, O treacherous tongue? The warrior’s arrows sharpened and coals, red-hot, blazing. Alas, that I abide a stranger in Meshech, dwell among the tents of Kedar! Long enough have I been dwelling with those who hate peace. I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for fighting. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Ant. I cried out, and the Lord heard me. Ant. 2 May the Lord watch over you as you come and as you go. Psalm 121 Guardian of his people Never again will they hunger and thirst, never again know scorching heat (Revelation 7:16) I lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where shall come my help? My help shall come from the Lord who made heaven and earth. May he never allow you to stumble! Let him sleep not, your guard. No, he sleeps not nor slumbers, Israel’s guard. The Lord is your guard and your shade; at your right side he stands. By day the sun shall not smite you nor the moon in the night. The Lord will guard you from evil, he will guard your soul. The Lord will guard your going and coming both now and for ever. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Ant. May the Lord watch over you as you come and as you go. Ant. 3 I rejoiced in the good news they told me. Psalm 122 The holy city, Jerusalem You have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22) I rejoiced when I heard them say: “Let us go to God’s house.” And now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built as a city strongly compact. It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord. For Israel’s law it is, there to praise the Lord’s name. There were set the thrones of judgment of the house of David. For the peace of Jerusalem pray: “Peace be to your homes! May peace reign in your walls, in your palaces, peace!” For love of my brethren and friends I say: Peace upon you. For love of the house of the Lord I will ask for your good. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Ant. I rejoiced in the good news they told me. READING Romans 5:1-2,5 Now that we have been justified by faith, we are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have gained access by faith to the grace in which we now stand, and we boast of our hope for the glory of God. And this hope will not leave us disappointed, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell) A moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church. I will sing forever of your mercy, O Lord. — Make known to all generations the fidelity of our God. CONCLUDING PRAYER O God, who in the abasement of your Son have raised up a fallen world, fill your faithful with holy joy, for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin you bestow eternal gladness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. — Amen. ACCLAMATION (only added when praying in community) Let us praise the Lord. — And give him thanks.