Ideas from The Liturgy of the Hours:
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
+ Morning Prayer +
Latin Hymn Trinitas, summo solio coruscans
Psalmody
- Psalm 63:2-9
Antiphon To you, O blessed Trinity, be worship and honor, glory and power, praise and joyful adoration through eternal ages.
- Daniel 3:57-88,56
Antiphon May all your creatures give you fitting praise, adoration and glory, O blessed Trinity.
- Psalm 149
Antiphon All things are from him, through him, and in him; to him be glory for ever.
Reading I Corinthians 12:46
Responsory
[excerpt] All praise, all glory to you, O Holy Trinity.
May we give thanks to you for ever.
Benedictus Antiphon
O holy, undivided Trinity, Creator and Ruler of all that exists,
may all praise be yours now, for ever, and for ages unending.
Intercessions
[response] Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
+ Daytime Prayer +
Midmorning
- Antiphon: We call upon you, we praise you, we worship you, O blessed Trinity.
- Reading: II Corinthians 1:21-22
- Response: Enter his gates giving thanks. Give glory to God the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Midday
- Antiphon: In you are our hope, our salvation, our dignity, O blessed Trinity.
- Reading: Galatians 4:4-6
- Response: O blessed and glorious Trinity, we worship you; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Midafternoon
- Antiphon: O Holy Trinity, we profess that for you to be, to live, to understand are all one.
- Reading: Revelation 7:12
- Response: Praise and thanks to you, Lord, in the heights of heaven. You are all glorious and worthy of praise for ever.
+ Evening Prayer II +
Latin Hymn Immensa et una, Trinitas
Psalmody
- Psalm 110:1-5,7
Antiphon O Trinity most high, eternal and true: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- Psalm 114
Antiphon Save us, set us free and give us life, O blessed Trinity.
- Revelation 19:1-7
Antiphon Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, the God who is, who was, and who is to come.
Reading Ephesians 4:3-6
Responsory
[excerpt] Let us worship the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; let us praise God for ever.
To God alone be honor and glory.
Magnificat Antiphon
With our whole heart and voice we acclaim you, O God;
we offer you our praise and worship, unbegotten Father, only-begotten Son, Holy Spirit, constant friend and guide;
most holy and undivided Trinity, to you be glory for ever.
Intercessions
[response] Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
The English translation of the Antiphons, Responsories, and Intercession Responses are from: The Divine Office: The Liturgy of the Hours, © Copyright 1970, 1973, 1975 International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.
Excerpts from the Readings are taken from the New American Standard Bible ® © Copyright 1973 The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
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