Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ, the King of martyrs, alleluia.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Men will hate you because yo uare mine, but he who perseveres will be saved, alleluia.
Psalm 2
Second Antiphon: The sufferings of this life cannot be compared to the glory that will be revealed in us in the next, alleluia.
Psalm 11
Third Antiphon: The Lord tested his chosen ones as gold tested by fire; he has received them for ever as a sacrificial offering, alleluia.
Psalm 17
Verse: I have known tribulations and distress alleluia
Resp: But in your commands I have found consolation, alleluia.
First Reading: Rev 7:9-17
Response: Those who have been victorious need not fear the second death, alleluia.
Second Reading: From a letter by St. Cyprian, bishop and martyr
Response: His faith was founded on solid rock, alleluia.
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