Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship God, wonderful in his saints.
Hymn
First Antiphon: He asked to share your life, O Lord, and you have heard his prayer; you have clothed him with glory and great beauty
Psalm 21
Second Antiphon: The path of the just is like the passage of the dawn; it grows from first light to the full splendor of day.
Psalm 92-I
Third Antiphon: The just man will flourish like the palm tree; he will grow like a cedar of Lebanon.
Psalm 92-II
Verse: The Lord led this holy man along a sure path.
Resp: He showed him the kingdom of God.
First Reading: Ph 3:17-4:9
Response: For this is what God wants you to do in Christ Jesus
Second Reading: From a treatise on the letter to the Philippians by St. Ambrose, bishop
Response: He put a new song in my mouth.
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