Memorial of St. Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
Hymn
Antiphon: Men will hate you because you are mine, but he who perseveres will be saved.
Psalm 2
Antiphon: The sufferings of this life cannot be compared to the glory that will be revealed in us in the life to come.
Psalm 11
Antiphon: The Lord tested his chosen ones as gold tested by fire; he has received them for ever as a sacrificial offering.
Psalm 17
Verse: I have known tribulations and distress.
Resp: But in your commands I have found consolation.
First reading: 2 Sam 2:1-11; 3:1-5
Responsory: Gen 49:10,8
Resp: Until the coming of the one I have promised you; he will be the desire of nations.
Second reading: From the treatise Against Heresies by St. Irenaeus, bishop
Responsory: Mal 2:6; Ps 89:22
Resp: He walked with me in goodness and in peace.
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