Invitatory Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Hymn
First Antiphon: We groan in pain as we await the redemption of our bodies, alleluia.
Psalm 39
Second Antiphon: Hear and answer my prayer, O Lord; let me not weep in vain, alleluia.
Psalm 39
Third Antiphon: I have put all my trust in God's never-failing mercy, alleluia.
Psalm 52
Verse: God raised up Christ from the dead, alleluia.
Resp: So that all our faith and hope might be in God, alleluia.
First Reading: 1 Jn 2:18-29
Response: You do not need anyone to teach you, for his anointing teaches you all things, alleluia.
Second Reading: From a sermon by St. Leo the Great, pope
Response: But I shall return to take you with me, so that where I am you may also be, 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