Sts. Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs
Invitatory Resp: Come, let us worship Christ, the King of martyrs, alleluia.
Antiphon: The holy martyrs died for Christ; with their blood they enriched the earth. Their gift is crowned with everlasting life, alleluia.
Psalm 2
Antiphon: The just will live for ever; to live in God is their reward, alleluia.
Psalm 33
Antiphon: My saints, you fought the good fight in this world; I will give you the reward of your labors, alleluia.
Psalm 33
Verse: Our spirits yearn for the Lord, alleluia.
Resp: He is our help and our protector, alleluia.
First reading: Rv 7:9-17
Responsory: Wis 10:17-20
Resp: When a dry path opened up before them, they went unhindered across the Red Sea and were brought unharmed through the deep waters, alleluia.
Second reading: From the exhortation to Martyrdom by Origen, priest
Responsory: Eph 6:12,14,13
Resp: Stand firm and let the truth be the belt around your waist, alleluia.
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