Invitatory Antiphon: Let us listen to the voice of God; let us enter into his rest.
Hymn
First Antiphon: None but the Lord has ever done such marvels; his love endures for ever.
Psalm 136
Second Antiphon: He brought Israel out of Egypt with powerful hand and arm outstretched.
Psalm 136
Third Antiphon: Give praise to the God of heaven; he has ransomed us from our enemies.
Psalm 136
Verse: Lord, show me your ways.
Resp: Teach me to walk in your footsteps.
First Reading: Sir 47:12-25
Response: They shall be my people, and they have one shepherd.
Second Reading: From a discourse on the psalms by St. Augustine, bishop
Response: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for all he as promised to David my father.
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