Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Lord, you are our savior; we will praise you for ever.
Psalm 44
Second Antiphon: Spare us, O Lord; do not bring your own people into contempt.
Psalm 44
Third Antiphon: Rise up, O Lord, and save us, for you are merciful.
Psalm 44
Verse: Whoever meditates on the law of the Lord.
Resp: Will bring forth much fruit at harvest time.
First Reading: Ex 18:13-27
Response: And when this spirit came on them, they prophesied
Second Reading: From a treatise on the psalms by St. Hilary, bishop
Response: Those who love him are mindful of his law.
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