October 2nd, 2026 - Night Prayer - Divine Office: Liturgy of the Hours

Night Prayer for October 2nd, 2026 - Liturgy of the Hours by DivineOffice.org Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours: Vol I, Page 1185 Vol II, Page 1642 Vol III, Page 1285 Vol IV, Page 1249 Christian Prayer: Page 1052 General instruction: Please pray with us actively, especially by joining with us in saying antiphons and responses, most of which are indicated in this highlight. Consider an examination of your own conscience before beginning to best make use of our time together in prayer. Night Prayer for Friday 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 for ever. Amen. Alleluia. Examination of conscience: We are called to have a clear conscience toward God and toward men, in our hearts and in our minds, in our actions and inactions. To do so, it is vital that we examine our conscience daily and to ask for God’s mercy as we fall short and to ask for His strength to do better. I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,    And, striking your breast, say: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;    Then continue: therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.    With a priest present, this absolution will be given: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.    The people reply: Amen HYMNO gladsome Light, O grace of God the Father's face, the eternal splendor wearing; celestial, holy, blest, our Savior Jesus Christ, joyful in thine appearing. Now, day is slowly fading evening light is showing, Evening hymn outpouring; Father of might unknown, thee, his incarnate Son, and Holy Ghost adoring. To thee of right belongs all praise of holy songs, O Son of God, Life-giver; thee, therefore, O Most High, the world will glorify, and shall exalt forever. Amen. 𝄞"O Gladsome Light, O Grace" by Johanna Montealto • Title: O Gladsome Light, O Grace; Text: Anonymous from Greek, third century; Trans: Robert Bridges, 1899; Tune: ST. ANNE; Artist: Johanna Montealto; Copyright 2016 Surgeworks • Albums that contain this Hymn: Divine Office PSALMODY Ant. 1 Day and night I cry to you, my God. Psalm 88 Prayer of a sick person This is your hour when darkness reigns (Luke 22:53). Lord my God, I call for help by day; I cry at night before you. Let my prayer come into your presence. O turn your ear to my cry. For my soul is filled with evils; my life is on the brink of the grave. I am reckoned as one in the tomb; I have reached the end of my strength, Like one alone among the dead, like the slain lying in their graves, like those you remember no more, cut off, as they are, from your hand. You have laid me in the depths of the tomb, in places that are dark, in the depths. Your anger weighs down upon me; I am drowned beneath your waves. You have taken away my friends and made me hateful in their sight. Imprisoned, I cannot escape; my eyes are sunken with grief. I call to you, Lord, all the day long; to you I stretch out my hands. Will you work your wonders for the dead? Will the shades stand and praise you? Will your love be told in the grave or your faithfulness among the dead? Will your wonders be known in the dark or your justice in the land of oblivion? As for me, Lord, I call to you for help; in the morning my prayer co... 📖 Full text: https://divineoffice.org/ord-fri-np-w... 📝 Transcript: https://divineoffice.org/ord-fri-np-w... --- The English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) Copyright 1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible Copyright 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. Used with permission. All rights reserved. The DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media follows the liturgical calendar for the United States. The 1970 edition of the New American Bible as published in the Liturgy of the Hours is approved for use only in the United States. DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media is Copyright 2006-2026 Surgeworks, Inc. All rights reserved. Please consider supporting this ministry by donating at DivineOffice.org. Your generosity helps us continue to bring the Liturgy of the Hours to people around the world. Subscribe and share this channel to help more people discover the beauty of the Liturgy of the Hours.