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Week 33 of Ordinary Time

Midday Prayer

Saturday, November 21, 2026

Memorial · The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Midday Prayer for Saturday, November 21, 2026. You can scroll the whole Hour, or use Prayer space. Light is shorter.

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About today

The Presentation of Mary on 21 November is an ancient memorial of her belonging to God from childhood. The Gospels do not describe the scene; the Church simply rejoices that the Mother of the Lord was given, wholly, from the first. Dedication is older than our plans for a child; Mary is first a gift, then a Mother. Ask today for a life presented, not withheld, and for households that can dedicate a child to the One who first dedicated himself to us.

Original – Prayer on Fire.

Memorial: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Memorial — Ordinary Time prayers with a gentle remembrance.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening

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

Psalm I

Antiphon

Peace in the center of the day — Christ, be my stillness.

Psalm 72 (71):1–2, 12–13

Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)

Psalm

Give your judgment, O God, to the king, and your justice to the king’s son, to judge your people with justice and your poor with judgment. For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper. He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Antiphon

Peace in the center of the day — Christ, be my stillness.

Intentions

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Shared by the community

For Mary and Dewey as they prepare for their upcoming wedding, may the Holy Spirit be with them and help grow their love for one another through Holy Matrimony.

R. Lord, hear our prayer.

Christ beside the worker at noon, stay; do not let us pass you in the one who needs patience.

R. Lord, hear our prayer.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Closing prayer

We offer this unfinished afternoon. Receive it, and return us to love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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