Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us praise the Lord; in him is all our delight.
Hymn
First Antiphon: My God, do not reject my cry for help, assailed as I am by the wicked.
Psalm 55-I
Second Antiphon: The Lord himself will free us from hostile and treacherous hands.`
Psalm 55-II
Third Antiphon: Entrust your cares to the Lord; he will sustain you.
Psalm 55-III
Verse: Children, listen to my words of wisdom.
Resp: Pay attention to my counsels.
First Reading: Is 30:1-18
Response: Your strength shall lie in quiet and in trust.
Second Reading: From the Explanations of the Psalms by St. Ambrose, bishop
Response: He bore the crimes of many and prayed all the while for sinners.
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