Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship before the Lord, our maker.
Hymn
First Antiphon: I love you, Lord; you are my strength
Psalm 18
Second Antiphon: The Lord has saved me; he wanted me for his own.
Psalm 18
Third Antiphon: Lord, kindle a light for my guidance and scatter my darkness
Psalm 18
Verse: Turn back to the Lord and do penance.
Resp: Be renewed in heart and spirit.
First Reading: Ex 10:21-11:10
Response: For through your children the imperishable light of the law was to be given to the world.
Second Reading: From a demonstration by Aphraates, bishop
Response: And inscribe them on their hearts, not with ink but with the spirit of the living God.
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