Invitatory Antiphon: Come, Let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Who can climb the Lord's mountain, or stand in his holy place?
Psalm 24
Second Antiphon: Bless our God, you nations of the world; he has given us life.
Psalm 66
Third Antiphon: Listen to me, all you who revere God, let me tell you what great things he has done for me.
Psalm 66
Verse: Lord, your words are spirit and life.
Resp: You have the words of eternal life.
First Reading: Lv 8:1-17; 9:22-24
Response: But Christ has an eternal priesthood because he remains for ever.
Second Reading: From a treatise on John by St. Augustine, bishop
Response: Your word is a lantern which guides my steps, a light for the pathway before me.
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