Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.
Hymn
First Antiphon: We groan in pain as we await the redemption of our bodies
Psalm 39
Second Antiphon: Hear and answer my prayer, O Lord; let me not weep in vain.
Psalm 39
Third Antiphon: I have put all my trust in God's never-failing mercy.
Psalm 52
Verse: When I am lifted up from the earth.
Resp: I will draw all people to myself.
First Reading: Heb 12:14-29
Response: See how the Lord our God has shown us his greatness and his glory!
Second Reading: From a treatise on John by St. Augustine, bishop
Response: Since God has loved us so much, we too should love one another
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