Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship the Lord, our mighty God.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Lord, let my cry come to you; do not hide your face from me.
Psalm 102-I
Second Antiphon: Be attentive, Lord, to the prayer of the helpless.
Psalm 102-II
Third Antiphon: You, O Lord, established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
Psalm 102-III
Verse: Listen, my people, to my teaching.
Resp: Give ear to the words I speak.
First Reading: Ez 8:1-6,16-9:11
Response: But for the sake of the chosen the period of anguish shall be cut short.
Second Reading: From a sermon On Pastors by St Augustine, bishop
Response: And be spent for your sakes.
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