Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us praise the Lord; in him is all our delight.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Lord, in your anger, do not punish me.
Psalm 38
Second Antiphon: Lord, you know all my longings.
Psalm 38
Third Antiphon: I confess my guilt to you, Lord; do not abandon me, for you are my savior.
Psalm 38
Verse: My eyes keep watch for your saving help.
Resp: Awaiting the word that will justify me.
First Reading: Jos 10:1-14;11:15-17
Response: And they will graze where streams of water flow and in every inhabitedplace in the land.
Second Reading: From the Explanations of the Psalms by St. Ambrose, bishop
Response: I will sing a psalm to you.
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