Monday, July 27th
the 17th Week in Ordinary Time
Monday, July 27th
the 17th Week in Ordinary Time

Divine Office

Vespers

Feast of
Mary Magdalene

Ordinary Time
16th Week
Psalter Week 4
Wednesday
22
July
2026

Invitatory

Invitatory

Lord, ✛ open my lips, *
and my mouth will proclaim Your praise.

An Invitation to Praise God

Psalm 95
·
UMB-EN
Antiphon
Ant.

The Lord has made us. Come, let us worship him.

Come, let us sing praise to the LORD. *
    Shout with joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us enter His presence with a song of thanksgiving, *
    singing joyful songs to Him.
[ANT]
For the LORD is a great God, *
    and the great King above all gods.
In His hand are the depths of the earth, *
    and the mountain peaks are His as well.
The sea is His for He made it, *
    His hands formed the dry land.
[ANT]
Come, let us bow down and worship. *
    Let us kneel before the LORD our maker,
for He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, *
    and the flock of His hand.
[ANT]
Today, will you hear His voice? †
    "Do not harden your hearts, *
    as at Meribah and during the temptation in the wilderness,
where your ancestors tested and provoked Me, *
    although they were witness to My work."
[ANT]
"Forty years that generation disgusted Me", †
    and I said, "They are a people whose hearts go astray, *
    and they do not know My ways."
So I swore in My anger, *
    "Never shall they enter into My rest."
[ANT]
Gloria

Glory to the Father, to the Son, *
    and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, *
    and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia

Introduction

God, ✛ come to my assistance; *
Lord, make haste to help me.

Gloria

Glory to the Father, to the Son, *
    and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, *
    and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia

Psalmody

Jerusalem, The Holy City

Psalm 122
·
UMB-EN
Antiphon
Ant.

Jesus asked Mary, * "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?"

I was glad when they said to me, *
    "Let us go to the house of the LORD."
Our feet are standing *
    within your gates, Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, you are built as a city *
    that is firmly bound together.
The tribes go up to you, the tribes of the LORD, *
    as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
For there the thrones of judgement were set, *
    the thrones of the house of David.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, *
    "May those who love you prosper.
May peace reign within your walls, *
    and prosperity within your palaces."
For the sake of my family and friends, *
    I will say, "May peace reign within you."
For the sake of the House of the LORD our God, *
    I will seek your good.
Gloria

Glory to the Father, to the Son, *
    and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, *
    and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia

Antiphon
Ant.

Jesus asked Mary, * "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?"

I Cried from the Depths

Psalm 130
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UMB-EN
Antiphon
Ant.

They have taken * my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him. If you have carried Him away, tell me where you put Him. Alleluia. I will go and get Him. Alleluia.

Out of the depths, I cried to You, LORD, *
    Lord, hear my voice.
Let Your ears be attentive *
    to my cry for Your mercy.
If You, LORD, kept an account of our wrongs, *
    Lord, who could stand?
But with You, there is forgiveness, *
    so that You may be revered.
I wait for the LORD, all of me waits, *
    and I put my hope in His word.
My soul waits in hope for the Lord, *
    more than the night watch waits for the dawn.
Yes, more than the night watch waits for the dawn, *
    Israel, wait for the LORD.
For with the LORD there is mercy, *
    and with Him redemption in abundance.
And He will redeem Israel *
    from all their wrongs.
Gloria

Glory to the Father, to the Son, *
    and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, *
    and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia

Antiphon
Ant.

They have taken * my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him. If you have carried Him away, tell me where you put Him. Alleluia. I will go and get Him. Alleluia.

God the Savior

Ephesians 1:3-10
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UMB-EN
Antiphon
Ant.

Jesus asked Mary, * "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?"

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, *
    who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the heavenly places, in Christ.
For He chose us, in Him, before the world began, †
    that we would be holy and blameless, *
    present before Him in his love.
He always knew we would be his adopted children †
    through Jesus Christ, *
    because it is His good pleasure and desire.
To the praise of his glorious grace, *
    that he freely gave to us in the Beloved Son.
In Him we have redemption, by His blood, *
    the forgiveness of sins.
According to the riches of His grace, †
    which He lavished upon us, *
    with all wisdom and understanding.
He made known to us the mystery of his will, *
    according to his good pleasure, that he set forth in Christ.
His plan for the fullness of times *
    is to unite all things together in Christ,
all things in the heavens, *
    and the things of the earth.
Gloria

Glory to the Father, to the Son, *
    and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, *
    and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia

Antiphon
Ant.

Jesus asked Mary, * "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?"

Reading

An Epistle to the Church in Rome 8:28-30

    We know that for those who love God, He causes all things to work together for their good. For those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son. This way He would be the firstborn among many siblings. Now those that He predestined, He also called. Those that He called, he also justified. Those that He justified, He also glorified.

Silence for Reflection

Silence for Reflection

Brief Response

℣ Mary, do not weep, * the Lord is risen from the dead.
℟ Mary, do not weep, * the Lord is risen from the dead.
℣ Go to the others, and tell them,
℟ the Lord is risen from the dead.
℣ Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ Mary, do not weep, * the Lord is risen from the dead.

Gospel Canticle

My Soul Magnifies

Luke 1:46-55
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UMB-EN
Antiphon
Ant.

Mary Magdalene went and proclaimed to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord." She told them the things He had said to her.

My soul ✛ magnifies the greatness of the Lord; *
    my spirit bursts, rejoicing in God my Savior.
For He knew the humility of His servant. *
    From today all generations will call me blessed.
The Almighty has done great things for me, *
    and holy is His name.
He has mercy for those who fear Him, *
    from generation to generation.
He has shown the strength of His arm, *
    and scattered the proud for the thoughts of their hearts.
He has torn the mighty from their thrones, *
    and lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
    and sent the rich away empty.
He has given help to His servant Israel, *
    and remembered His promise of mercy.
The promise made to our ancestors, *
    to Abraham and His children forever.
Gloria

Glory to the Father, to the Son, *
    and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, *
    and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia

Antiphon
Ant.

Mary Magdalene went and proclaimed to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord." She told them the things He had said to her.

Intercessory Prayers of Petition

Lord, together with every holy woman, we pray for the Church, saying:
    Lord, remember Your Church.
Through every woman, who sow life and courage into their friends and neighbors,
    – grant Your Church to inspire us all to courageously live for others.
    Lord, remember Your Church.
Through everyone who mothers, whose loving devotion nurtures life, wisdom and hope into all under her care,
    – grant Your Church to mother all people into new life, transformed minds and eternal hope.
    Lord, remember Your Church.
Through every widow, whose prayers and hospitality embody their journeys with love and loss,
    – grant Your Church to welcome and bless everyone in every season of life.
    Lord, remember Your Church.
Through every women martyr, who followed You into death carrying her cross with strength of spirit,
    – grant Your Church their courage amidst every trial.
    Lord, remember Your Church.
Through every holy woman, who heard You call them by name, responded with faith and now look upon Your face in glory,
    – grant the deceased to gaze upon that same vision and rejoice with them forever.
    Lord, remember Your Church.

Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who is in heaven, *
    hallowed be Your Name.
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, *
    on earth as it is 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 the kingdom, the power, *
    and the glory
are Yours without end. *
    Amen.

Collect

Let us pray.

Lord our God, Your beloved Son chose Mary Magdalene to be the first to know and proclaim the joy of Easter. † Through her prayers and example, * help us proclaim that Christ is risen. He also invites us to share in her joy on the day we first see Jesus in His glory as the One who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever. Amen.

Blessing

May the Lord bless us, keep us from all evil, *
    and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.