Sunday of the First Week of Lent
Hymn
Antiphon: See how the cross of the Lord stands revealed as the tree of life.
Psalm 1
Antiphon: Here is a king of my own choosing who will rule on Mount Zion.
Psalm 2
Antiphon: Lord, you are my protector; you have raised me up in glory.
Psalm 3
First reading: Ex 5:1-6:1
Responsory: Ex 5:1,3
Second reading: From a commentary on the psalms by St Augustine, bishop
Responsory: Jer 1:19; 39:18
Presentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) (c) 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical Readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975