Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the King who was lifted up on the cross for our sake.
First Antiphon: See the cross of the Lord; let all his enemies flee in terror; the lion of Judah, David's seed, is victorious, alleluia.
Second Antiphon: The holy name of the Lord has been raised up on the cross above heaven and earth, alleluia.
Third Antiphon: O blessed cross, you alone were found worthy to bear the Lord and King of heaven, alleluia.
Verse: As Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert.
Resp: So must the Son of Man be raised up.
First Reading: Gal 2:19-3:7,13-14;6:14-16
Response: Through him we are saved and set free.
Second Reading: From a discourse by St. Andrew of Crete, bishop
Response: Through you the world has been saved by the blood of the Lord.
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