Invitatory Antiphon: Come, Let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.
Hymn
First Antiphon: The Lord delivered his people from the oppressor.
Psalm 78
Second Antiphon: The Lord led his people to his holy mountain.
Psalm 78
Third Antiphon: The Lord chose the tribe of Judah, and David his servant, to shepherd Israel, his chosen people.
Psalm 78
Verse: The man of God welcomes the light.
Resp: So that all may see that his deeds are true.
First Reading: Num 20:1-13; 21:4-9
Response: So that all who believe in him may have eternal life.
Second Reading: From the pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world of the Second Vatican Council
Response: That those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died and rose again for their sake.
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