Invitatory Antiphon: The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Hymn
First Antiphon: We groan in pain as we await the redemption of our bodies, alleluia.
Psalm 39
Second Antiphon: Hear and answer my prayer, O Lord; let me not weep in vain, alleluia.
Psalm 39
Third Antiphon: I have put all my trust in God's never-failing mercy, alleluia.
Psalm 52
Verse: God raised up Christ from the dead, alleluia.
Resp: So that all our faith and hope might be in God, alleluia.
First Reading: Rev 2:12-29
Response: And I will repay each one as his deeds deserve, alleluia.
Second Reading: From a sermon by St. Leo the Great, pope
Response: I know my sheep and my sheep know me, alleluia.
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