Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.
Hymn
First Antiphon: We groan in pain as we await the redemption of our bodies.
Psalm 39
Second Antiphon: Hear and answer my prayer, O Lord; let me not weep in vain
Psalm 39
Third Antiphon: I have put all my trust in God's never-failing mercy.
Psalm 52
Verse: Turn back to the Lord and do penance.
Resp: Be renewed in heart and spirit.
First Reading: Ex 17:1-16
Response: And on that day you will say: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name.
Second Reading: From the treatise Against Heresies by St. Irenaeus, bishop
Response: And now that the time of faith has come, we are under that guardian no longer.
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