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Daytime Prayer
Thursday, December 10, 2026 • Advent, Week 1 — Thursday
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 119Forever, O Lord, Your Word (Caph)
Ant. Behold, the Lord is coming with power; he will illuminate what is hidden in darkness.
Forever, O Lord, your word stands firm in heaven.
Your truth is from generation to generation; you have founded the earth, and it endures.
By your ordinance the day persists, for all things serve you.
Unless your law had been my meditation, perhaps then I would have perished in my humiliation.
Your justifications I will never forget, for in them you have given me life.
I am yours; save me, for I have sought your justifications.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me; but I have understood your testimonies.
I have seen the end of all perfection; your commandment is exceedingly broad.
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. Behold, the Lord is coming with power; he will illuminate what is hidden in darkness.
Psalm 119How I Love Your Law! (Lamed)
Ant. Behold, the Lord is coming with power; he will illuminate what is hidden in darkness.
O how I have loved your law, O Lord! All day long it is my meditation.
By your commandment, you have made me wiser than my enemies; for it is mine forever.
I have understood more than all my teachers, because your testimonies are my meditation.
I have understood more than the elders, because I have sought your commandments.
From every evil path I have restrained my feet, so that I might keep your words.
I have not declined from your judgments, because you have established a law for me.
How sweet are your words to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!
By your commandments I have gained understanding; therefore I have hated every path of iniquity.
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. Behold, the Lord is coming with power; he will illuminate what is hidden in darkness.
Short Reading
Isaiah 40:31
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Responsory
V. Come, Lord Jesus, and do not delay.
R. Give new courage to your people.
Concluding Prayer
Lord, give us the eyes of faith to see your signs in the events of this day, and the courage to act on what we see; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dismissal
Let us praise the Lord.
And give him thanks.