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Daytime Prayer
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 • The Epiphany of the Lord
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
Sing Alleluia Forth
Sing alleluia forth in duteous praise,
O citizens of heaven, who know the festal days;
and by your singing learn how God may be adored.
O citizens of heaven, who know the festal days;
and by your singing learn how God may be adored.
Psalmody
Psalm 119See My Humiliation (Coph)
Ant. Today Christ is born for us; glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.
Behold my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.
Judge my judgment and redeem me; enliven me for the sake of your word.
Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not sought your justifications.
Your mercies are many, O Lord; enliven me according to your judgment.
Many are those who persecute me and who afflict me; I have not declined from your testimonies.
I saw the prevaricators and I pined away, because they have not kept your word.
See how I have loved your commandments; O Lord, enliven me in your mercy.
The beginning of your words is truth; all the judgments of your justice are forever.
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. Today Christ is born for us; glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.
Psalm 119Princes Have Persecuted Me (Res)
Ant. Today Christ is born for us; glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.
Leaders have persecuted me without cause; and my heart has been in awe of your words.
I will rejoice over your words, like one who has found great spoils.
I have hated and abhorred iniquity; but I have loved your law.
Seven times a day I have given praise to you, on the judgments of your justice.
Much peace is for those who love your law, and there is no scandal for them.
I waited for your salvation, O Lord, and I loved your commandments.
My soul has kept your testimonies, and I have loved them greatly.
I have kept your commandments and your testimonies, for all my ways are in your sight.
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. Today Christ is born for us; glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.
Short Reading
1 John 1:1–2
What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked upon and touched with our hands concerns the Word of life — for the life was made visible.
Responsory
V. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
R. Full of grace and truth.
Concluding Prayer
God of all joy, let the light of Christmas shine into every corner of our work today; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dismissal
Let us praise the Lord.
And give him thanks.