Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Sing praise to the Lord; remember the wonders he has wrought
Psalm 105
Second Antiphon: The Lord did not abandon the good man who was sold into slavery, but freed him from the power of sinners.
Psalm 105
Third Antiphon: The Lord was true to his sacred promise; he led his people to freedom and joy.
Psalm 105
Verse: The man of God welcomes the light.
Resp: So that all may see that his deeds are true.
First Reading: Ex 12:37-49; 13:11-16
Response: Because the law of the Lord prescribed that every firstborn male had to be consecrated to him.
Second Reading: From the pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world of the Second Vatican Council
Response: but thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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