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: Job 11:1-20
Response: We suffer persecution, but have not been abandoned
Second Reading: From the Moral Reflections on Job by St. Gregory the Great, pope
Response: Love is the fulfillment of the 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