Invitatory Antiphon: Come, worship the Lord, for we are his people, the flock he shepherds, alleluia.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Who can climb the Lord's mountain, or stand in his holy place?
Psalm 24
Second Antiphon: Bless our God, you nations of the world; he has given us life, alleluia.
Psalm 66
Third Antiphon: Listen to me, all you who revere God, let me tell you what great things he has done for me, alleluia.
Psalm 66
Verse: God's word is alive; it strikes to the heart.
Resp: It pierces more surely than a two-edged sword.
First Reading: 1 Thes 1:1-2:12
Response: Jesus who saves us from the wrath to come.
Second Reading: From a letter to the Church of Smyrna by St. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr
Response: Who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
Presentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) © 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975