Invitatory Antiphon: Come, Let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.
Hymn
First Antiphon: The Lord is just; he will defend the poor.
Psalm 10
Second Antiphon: Lord, you know the burden of my sorrow.
Psalm 10
Third Antiphon: The words of the Lord are true, like silver from the furnace.
Psalm 12
Verse: Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.
Resp: The kingdom of God is at hand.
First Reading: Heb 2:5-18
Response: In order to be their compassionate and faithful high priest
Second Reading: From the commentary on the psalms by St John Fisher, bishop and martyr
Response: Now that we are his friends we can be even more sure that we shall be saved by the life of his Son.
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