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Daytime Prayer
Saturday, December 20, 2025 • Advent, Week 3 — Saturday
Opening
O 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 forever. Amen.
Hymn
Come, Lord, Do Not Delay
Come, Lord, do not delay;
your people wait for you;
illuminate this midday hour
with all that is your truth.
your people wait for you;
illuminate this midday hour
with all that is your truth.
Psalmody
Psalm 132How Good It Is for Brothers to Live Together (Part II)
Ant. Your light will dawn, O Lord, and your glory will be seen upon us.
Like the dew of Hermon, which descends upon Mount Zion.
For there the Lord has commanded blessing and life, forevermore.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. Your light will dawn, O Lord, and your glory will be seen upon us.
Psalm 133Bless the Lord, All His Servants
Ant. Your light will dawn, O Lord, and your glory will be seen upon us.
Behold now, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
Lift up your hands toward the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. Your light will dawn, O Lord, and your glory will be seen upon us.
Short Reading
Isaiah 30:18
The Lord is waiting to show you favor, and he rises to have pity on you; for the Lord is a God of justice: blessed are all who wait for him.
Responsory
V. Come, Lord Jesus, and do not delay.
R. Give new courage to your people.
Concluding Prayer
Come, Lord Jesus, not only at Christmas but into every hour of our day. Be present with us now in our work and in our rest; who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Dismissal
Let us praise the Lord.
And give him thanks.