Feast of the Triumph of the Cross: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: See the cross of the Lord; let all his enemies flee in terror; the lion of Judah, David's seed, is victorious, alleluia.
Psalm 2
Second Antiphon: The holy name of the Lord has been raised up on the cross above heaven and earth, alleluia.
Psalm 8
Third Antiphon: O blessed cross, you alone were found worthy to bear the Lord and King of heaven, alleluia.
Psalm 96
Verse: As Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert.
Resp: So must the Son of Man be raised up.
First Reading: Gal 2:19-3:7,13-14;6:14-16
Response: Through him we are saved and set free.
Second Reading: From a discourse by St. Andrew of Crete, bishop
Response: Through you the world has been saved by the blood of the Lord.
Te Deum
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