Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Rise up, Lord, and come to my aid.
Psalm 35
Second Antiphon: All-powerful Lord, stand by me and defend me.
Psalm 35
Third Antiphon: My tongue will speak of your goodness all the day long.
Psalm 35
Verse: Turn back to the Lord your God.
Resp: He is kind and merciful
First Reading: Heb 7:11-28
Response: You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.
Second Reading: From a treatise on faith addressed to Peter by St Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishop
Response: God has reconciled you to himself, in order to welcome you into his presence as saints, without the slightest impurity or imperfection.
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