Invitatory Antiphon: Let us approach the Lord with praise and thanksgiving.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Show me your mercy, Lord, and keep me safe.
Psalm 6
Second Antiphon: The poor are not alone in their distress; God is here to help them.
Psalm 9A
Third Antiphon: I will be the herald of your praises, Lord, where the people of Zion gather.
Psalm 9A
Verse: Give me insight, Lord, to know your will.
Resp: Then I will cherish it with all my heart.
First Reading: Zep 3:8-20
Response: And the remnant in Israel will take refuge in the name of the Lord.
Second Reading: From an exposition on John by St. Thomas Aquinas, priest
Response: I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cloudy and dark.
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