Memorial of St Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs
Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ, the King of martyrs, alleluia.
Hymn
Antiphon: The holy martyrs died for Christ; with their blood they enriched the earth. Their gift is crowned with everlasting life, alleluia.
Psalm 2
Antiphon: The just will live for ever; to live in God is their reward, alleluia.
Psalm 33
Antiphon: My saints, you fought the good fight in this world; I will give you the reward of your labors, alleluia.
Psalm 33
Verse: Our spirits yearn for the Lord, alleluia.
Resp: He is our help and our protector, alleluia.
First reading: Rv 7:9-17
Responsory: Wis 10:17-20
Resp: When a dry path opened up before them, they went unhindered across the Red Sea and were brought unharmed through the deep waters, alleluia.
Second reading: From the homily at the canonization of the martyrs of Uganda by Pope Paul VI
Responsory:
Resp: What honor and glory and joy, to do battle in the presence of God, and to have Christ approve our victory, alleluia.
Presentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) (c) 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical Readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975