Invitatory Antiphon: Come into the Lord's presence singing for joy
Hymn
First Antiphon: Their own strength could not save them; it was your strength and the light of your face.
Psalm 44
Second Antiphon: Turn back to the Lord; he will not hide his face.
Psalm 44
Third Antiphon: Arise, Lord, do not abandon us for ever.
Psalm 44
Verse: Let the light of your face shine on me, O Lord.
Resp: Teach me your way of holiness.
First Reading: 2 Thes 1:1-12
Response: And to be adored by all who have believed in him.
Second Reading: From the Catecheses by St. Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop
Response: But we who are on the way to salvation see it as the proof of God's power.
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