Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship our mighty King and Lord.
Hymn
First Antiphon: Let God arise, let his enemies flee before him.
Psalm 68
Second Antiphon: Our God is a saving God; he, the Lord, holds the keys of death.
Psalm 68
Third Antiphon: Kingdoms of earth, sing praise to God, make music in honor of the Lord.
Psalm 68
Verse: I will listen to what the Lord God is saying.
Resp: He tells of peace for his people.
First Reading: Mic 3:1-12
Response: Do not disappoint us, but in your great mercy deal with us gently.
Second Reading: From a treatise On the Incarnation of the Lord by Teodoret of Cyr, bishop
Response: No one takes it from me; I lay it down freely.
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