Invitatory Antiphon: Let us approach the Lord with praise and thanksgiving.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Show me your mercy, Lord, and keep me safe.
Psalm 6
Second Antiphon: The poor are not alone in their distress; God is here to help them.
Psalm 9A
Third Antiphon: I will be the herald of your praises, Lord, where the people of Zion gather.
Psalm 9A
Verse: Give me insight, Lord, to know your will.
Resp: Then I will cherish it with all my heart.
First Reading: Prv 3:1-20
Response: For those whom he loves the Lord reporoves, just as a father chastises a favorite son.
Second Reading: From a sermon by St. Bernard, abbot
Response: All good things came to me in her company.
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