Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.
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: Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.
Resp: The kingdom of God is at hand.
First Reading: Ex 6:2-13
Response: I will adopt you as my won people, and I will be your God.
Second Reading: From a sermon by St. Gregory of Nazianzen, bishop
Response: Who makes his sun shine on the good and the bad, and sends his rain upon honest and dishonest men alike.
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