Feast of the Holy Innocents
Hymn
Antiphon: Lord, these little ones praise you and skip with joy like lambs, for you have set them free.
Psalm 2
Antiphon: These are the first of mankind to be won for God and the Lamb; innocent, they stand before the throne of God.
Psalm 33
Antiphon: Joy and everlasting gladness will be their lot. They will never again know sorrow and pain.
Psalm 33
Verse: These holy ones sang a new song before the throne of God and the Lamb.
Resp: Earth resounds with the echo of their song.
First reading: Ex 1:8-16, 22
Responsory: Never again will weeping and crying be heard among them.
Second reading: From a sermon by St. Quodvultdeus, bishop
Responsory: They laid their crowns before the throne of the Lord their God.
Te Deum
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
Background music: Silent night, O Holy Night, O Come All Ye Faithful.,