Memorial of St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: Men will hate you because you are mine, but he who perseveres will be saved.
Psalm 2
Second Antiphon: The sufferings of this life cannot be compared to the glory that will be revealed in us in the life to come.
Psalm 11
Third Antiphon: The Lord tested his chosen ones as gold tested by fire; he has received them for ever as a sacrificial offering.
Psalm 17
Verse: I have known tribulation and distress
Resp: But in your copmmands I have found consolation.
First Reading: Sir 51:1-12
Response: For you have been my protector and my strength.
Second Reading: From the book On Virginity by St. Ambrose, bishop
Response: And therefore the Lord of heaven and earth has loved her.
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