A form of prayer at specified times to be used
by individuals or groups. The Divine Hours includes morning,
midday, vespers (evening) and compline (before retiring) offices,
having roots in the biblical tradition. By default the Divine
Hours below is displayed based on Eastern Standard Time, U.S. |
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The Night Office |
To Be Observed Before Retiring |
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The Call to Prayer
May the Lord Almighty grant me and those I love a peaceful night and a perfect
end. Amen.†
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The Request for Presence
Our help is in the Name of the Lord; the maker of heaven and earth.
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| Psalm 124:8 |
The Greeting
Almighty God, my heavenly Father: I have sinned against you, through my own
fault, in thought, and word, and deed, in what I have done and what I have left
undone. For the sake of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me all my
offenses; and grant that I may serve you in newness of life, to the glory of your
Name. Amen.†
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The Reading
All that happens to me becomes bread to nourish me, soap to cleanse me, fire to
purify me, a chisel to carve heavenly features on me. Everything is a channel of
grace for my needs. The very thing I sought everywhere else seeks me incessantly,
and gives itself to me by means of all created things.
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| Jean-Pierre de Caussade |
The Gloria
Glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. As it was
in the beginning, so it is now and so it shall ever be, world without end.
Alleluia. Amen.
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| The Psalm |
Where Can I Flee from Your Presence
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| Where can I go then from your spirit?* Where can I flee from your presence?
If I climb up to heaven, you are there;* if I make the grave my bed, you are there
also.
If I take the wings of morning* and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Even there your hand will lead me* and your right hand will hold me fast. |
| Psalm 139:6-9 |
The Gloria
Glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. As it was
in the beginning, so it is now and so it shall ever be, world without end.
Alleluia. Amen.
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The Small Verse
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit; for you have redeemed me, O
Lord, O God of truth. Keep me, O Lord, as the apple of your eye; hide me
under the shadow of your wings.†
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The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name.
May your kingdom come, and your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;
for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
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The Petition
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and
give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give
rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield
the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen. †
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The Final Thanksgiving
Lord, you now have set your servant free to go in peace as you have promised; for
these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, whom you have prepared for all the
world to see: a Light to enlighten the nations, and the glory of your people
Israel. 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.
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