Invitatory Antiphon: Come into the Lord's presence singing for joy

Hymn

First Antiphon: Their own strength could not save them; it was your strength and the light of your face.

Psalm 44

Second Antiphon: Turn back to the Lord; he will not hide his face.

Psalm 44

Third Antiphon: Arise, Lord, do not abandon us for ever.

Psalm 44

Verse: Let the light of your face shine on me, O Lord.

Resp: Teach me your way of holiness.

First Reading: 2 Thes 1:1-12

Response: And to be adored by all who have believed in him.

Second Reading: From the Catecheses by St. Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop

Response: But we who are on the way to salvation see it as the proof of God's power.

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Antiphon: Lord God, be my refuge and my strength.

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Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ, chief shepherd of the flock.

Hymn

First Antiphon: If anyone wishes to be first, he must become the last and the servant of all.

Psalm 21

Second Antiphon: When the prince of pastors comes again, you will receive from him an unfading crown of glory.

Psalm 92

Third Antiphon: My good and faithful servant, come and share your master's joy

Psalm 92

Verse: You will hear the word from my mouth.

Resp: You will tell others what I have said.

First Reading: 1 Pet 5:1-11

Response: The great quality of a steward is to be faithful to his duty.

Second Reading: From a letter by St. John Bosco, priest.

Response: Let the little children come to me, and do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

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Antiphon: Do not hide your face from me; in you I put my trust.

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Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship the Lord, our mighty God.

Hymn

First Antiphon: Lord, let my cry come to you; do not hide your face from me.

Psalm 102

Second Antiphon: Be attentive, Lord, to the prayer of the helpless.

Psalm 102

Third Antiphon: You, O Lord, established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

Psalm 102

Verse: Listen, my people, to my teaching.

Resp: Give ear to the words I speak.

First Reading: 1 Thes 4:1-18

Response: He will gather his elect from the four winds, and from the depths of the earth to the heights of heaven.

Second Reading: From the treatise Against Heresies by St. Irenaeus, bishop

Response: Just as in Adam all men die, so in Christ all men will be brought to life.

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Antiphon: O Lord, our God, unwearied is your love for us.

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Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us sing joyful songs to the Lord.

Hymn

First Antiphon: How good is the God of Israel to the pure of heart!

Psalm 73

Second Antiphon: Their laughter will turn to weeping, their merriment to grief.

Psalm 73

Third Antiphon: Those who depart from you will perish; my joy is to remain with you, my God

Psalm 73

Verse: To savor your words is my delight, O Lord.

Resp: Honey itself is not sweeter.

First Reading: 1 Thes 2:13-3:13

Response: And may he confirm your hearts in holiness.

Second Reading: From a commentary on the psalms by St. Hilary of Poitiers, bishop

Response: Yet the measure of grace Christ gives to each of us is different.

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Sunday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time: Compline

Antiphon: Night holds no terrors for me sleeping under God's wings.

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Invitatory Antiphon: Come, worship the Lord, for we are his people, the flock he shepherds, alleluia.

Hymn

First Antiphon: Who can climb the Lord's mountain, or stand in his holy place?

Psalm 24

Second Antiphon: Bless our God, you nations of the world; he has given us life, alleluia.

Psalm 66

Third Antiphon: Listen to me, all you who revere God, let me tell you what great things he has done for me, alleluia.

Psalm 66

Verse: God's word is alive; it strikes to the heart.

Resp: It pierces more surely than a two-edged sword.

First Reading: 1 Thes 1:1-2:12

Response: Jesus who saves us from the wrath to come.

Second Reading: From a letter to the Church of Smyrna by St. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr

Response: Who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

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Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time: Compline

Antiphon: Have mercy, Lord, and hear my prayer.

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