Liturgy of the Hours, Aug. 6: Morning & Evening Prayer

Morning Prayer


The Invitatory is: Come, let us worship the King of glory, exalted on high.



The Hymn is "Dulci Jesu memoria," "The very thought of Jesus Christ"



The Psalms are from Sunday, Week I, with the following antiphons:



1. Today the Lord Jesus Christ shone with splendor on the mountain, his face like the sun and his clothes white as snow.

2. Today the Lord was transfigured, and the voice of the Father bore witness to him: Moses and Elijah appeared with him in glory.

3. The law was given through Moses and prophecy through Elijah. Radiant in the divine majesty, they were seen speaking with the Lord.



The Reading is Revelation 20:10, 23, which speaks of the new Jerusalem, which "did not need the sun or the moon for light, since it was lit by the radiant glory of God and the Lamb was a lighted torch for it."

The Responsory is “With glory and honor, Lord, you have crowned him,” with the verse “You set him over the works of your hands.”



The Benedicust is sung with the following antiphon: A voice spoke from the cloud: This is my beloved Son in whom I am well-pleased; listen to him.



The Intercessions and Prayer are proper to Transfiguration.



Evening Prayer



The Hymn is "O nata lux de lumine," "O Jesus, very light of light"



The Psalms and the antiphons are proper to the feast:



1. Psalm 110:1-5,7, with

Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John,

and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone,

and he was transfigured before them.

2. Psalm 121, with

A bright cloud overshadowed them,

and suddenly a voice spoke from the cloud:

This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased;

listen to him.

3. I Timothy Canticle (3:16), with

As they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them:

Tell no one of the vision until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.



The Reading is Romans 8:16-17, which reminds us that we are “heirs of God and coheirs with Christ, sharing his sufferings so as to share his glory.”



The Responsory is: “Beauty and wealth surround him, alleluia, alleluia,” with the verse, “Richness and splendor adorn his holy place.”



The Magnificat is sung with this antiphon:

When they heard the voice from the cloud,

the disciples fell on their faces, overcome with fear;

Jesus came up to them, touched them, and said:

Stand up. Do not be afraid.



The Intercessions and Prayer are proper to the Transfiguration.