Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us give thanks to the Lord, for his great love is without end.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Rise up, Lord, and come to my aid.
Psalm 35
Second Antiphon: All-powerful Lord, stand by me and defend me.
Psalm 35
Third Antiphon: My tongue will speak of your goodness all the day long.
Psalm 35
Verse: Turn back to the Lord your God.
Resp: He is kind and merciful
First Reading: Ex 12:21-36
Response: This blood will be a sign to you.
Second Reading: From the Mirror of Love by Saint Aelred, abbot
Response: He bore the crimes of many and prayed all the while for sinners.
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