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Lord, open my lips.
\n And my mouth will proclaim your praise.

\n

Ant. The Lord is risen, alleluia.

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Psalm 24

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The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
\nthe world and all its peoples.
\nIt is he who set it on the seas;
\non the waters he made it firm.

\n

Ant. The Lord is risen, alleluia.

\n

Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
\nWho shall stand in his holy place?
\nThe man with clean hands and pure heart,
\nwho desires not worthless things,
\nwho has not sworn so as to deceive his neighbor.

\n

Ant. The Lord is risen, alleluia.

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He shall receive blessings from the Lord
\nand reward from the God who saves him.
\nSuch are the men who seek him,
\nseek the face of the God of Jacob.

\n

Ant. The Lord is risen, alleluia.

\n

O gates, lift high your heads;
\ngrow higher, ancient doors.
\nLet him enter, the king of glory!

\n

Ant. The Lord is risen, alleluia.

\n

Who is the king of glory?
\nThe Lord, the mighty, the valiant,
\nthe Lord, the valiant in war.

\n

Ant. The Lord is risen, alleluia.

\n

O gates, lift high your heads;
\ngrow higher, ancient doors.
\nLet him enter, the king of glory!

\n

Ant. The Lord is risen, alleluia.

\n

Who is he, the king of glory?
\nHe, the Lord of armies,
\nhe is the king of glory.

\n

Ant. The Lord is risen, alleluia.

\n

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
\nand to the Holy Spirit:
\nas it was in the beginning, is now,
\nand will be for ever. Amen.

\n

Ant. The Lord is risen, alleluia.

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'; // if not announce, add the description if (prayer_slug !== 'announce') { prayersList += '

for ' + description + '

'; } else { prayersList += '

Announcement

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'; // add this prayer to the list // prayersList += ''+prayer.post_title+'

' + prayer.post_title + '

for ' + description + '

'; // update the sidebar navigation bar // switch on post title to set the url of the link in the list item with the corresponding id inside nav > ul#nav switch (prayer.post_title) { case 'Invitatory': jQuery('nav ul#nav li a#invitatory').attr('href', prayer.guid + '?date=' + selected_date_string); break; case 'Morning Prayer': jQuery('nav ul#nav li#morningprayer a').attr('href', prayer.guid + '?date=' + selected_date_string); break; case 'Midmorning Prayer': jQuery('nav ul#nav li#midmorningprayer a').attr('href', prayer.guid + '?date=' + selected_date_string); break; case 'Midday Prayer': jQuery('nav ul#nav li#middayprayer a').attr('href', prayer.guid + '?date=' + selected_date_string); break; case 'Midafternoon Prayer': jQuery('nav ul#nav li#midafternoonprayer a').attr('href', prayer.guid + '?date=' + selected_date_string); break; case 'Evening Prayer': jQuery('nav ul#nav li#eveningprayer a').attr('href', prayer.guid + '?date=' + selected_date_string); break; case 'Night Prayer': jQuery('nav ul#nav li#nightprayer a').attr('href', prayer.guid + '?date=' + selected_date_string); break; case 'About Today': jQuery('nav ul#nav li#about a').attr('href', prayer.guid + '?date=' + selected_date_string); break; case 'Announce': jQuery('nav ul#nav li#announce a').attr('href', prayer.guid + '?date=' + selected_date_string); break; } }); prayersList += '
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This is the Liturgy of the Hours for December 31. Your local date is .

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Monday after Epiphany or Saint André Bessette, Rel

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Lord, open my lips.
And my mouth will proclaim your praise.

Ant. Christ has appeared to us; come, let us adore him.

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. Christ has appeared to us; come, let us adore him.

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. Christ has appeared to us; come, let us adore him.

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. Christ has appeared to us; come, let us adore him.

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. Christ has appeared to us; come, let us adore him.

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. Christ has appeared to us; come, let us adore him.

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. Christ has appeared to us; come, let us adore him.

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