Invitatory Antiphon: Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth; serve the Lord with gladness
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: I put my trust in the word of the Lord.
Resp: All my hope is in him.
First Reading: 2Sa 24:1-4,10-18,24b-25
Response: Lest you ravage the land and destroy all the people.
Second Reading: From the ancient document entitled “The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles”
Response: And the bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?
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