NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST MORNING PRAISE
SONGS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD
NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST MORNING PRAYER
(NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST LAUDS)
Divine Office || Morning Prayer Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Lauds of the Birth of St. John the Baptis
Office for the Sanctoral Cycle p. 259
Antiphon
His name will be called John: many will rejoice at his birth.
Ioánnes vocábitur nomen eius et in nativitáte eius multi gaudébunt.
PSALM 63
O God, you are my God, I watch for you from the dawn.
PSALM 62:2-9
Deus, Deus meus es tu,* ad te de luce vígilo.
Antiphon
With the spirit and power of Elijah
he will go before the Lord God to prepare a people fit for him.
he will go before the Lord God to prepare a people fit for him.
Ipse præíbit ante illum in spíritu et virtúte Elíæ paráre Dómino plebem perféctam..
CANTICLE DANIEL 3
Bless the Lord, all his works,
praise and exalt him for ever.
DANIEL 3:57-88,56
Benedícite, ómnia ópera Dómini, Dómino,*
Antiphon
You, little child, you shall be called the prophet of the Most High;
you will go before the Lord to prepare the way for him.
you will go before the Lord to prepare the way for him.
Tu, puer, prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis; præíbis ante Dóminum paráre vias eius.
PSALM 149
Sing a new song to the Lord,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
PSALM 149:1-9
Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum;*
laus eius in ecclésia sanctórum.
Short Responsory
He will be great in the sight of the Lord; he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.
He will go before the Lord to prepare a people fit for him
Responsorium breve
℣. Magnus erit coram Dómino* Et Spíritu Sancto replébitur. .
℟. Ipse præcédet ante Dóminum paráre illi plebem perféctam.
Antiphon
Zachary opened his mouth and spoke this prophecy:
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel