Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship God who holds the world and its wonders in his creating hand.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Let us praise the Lord for his mercy and for the wonderful things he has done for men.
Psalm 107
Second Antiphon: Men have seen the works of God, the marvels he has done.
Psalm 107
Third Antiphon: Those who love the Lord will see and rejoice; they will understand his loving kindness
Psalm 107
Verse: Your truth O God, is high as the clouds.
Resp: Lord, your goodness is deep as the ocean.
First Reading: 2Kg 2:1-15
Response: He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers
Second Reading: From the treatise On the Mysteries by St. Ambrose, bishop
Response: Take this, all of you, and eat it; this is my body
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