Wednesday of the First Week of Lent

Hymn

Antiphon: I love you, Lord; you are my strength.

Psalm 18

Antiphon: The Lord has saved me; he wanted me for his own.

Psalm 18

Antiphon: Lord, kindle a light for my guidance and scatter my darkness.

Psalm 18

Verse: Turn back to the Lord and do penance.

Resp: Be renewed in heart and spirit.

First reading: Ex 10:21-11:10

Responsory: For through your children the imperishable light of the law was to be given to the world.

Second reading: From a demonstration by Aphraates, bishop

Responsory: And inscribe them on their hearts, not with ink but with the spirit of the living God.

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

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Wednesday of the First Week of Lent: Invitatory

Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.

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

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Tuesday of the First Week of Lent

Hymn

Antiphon: The Lord is just; he will defend the poor.

Psalm 10

Antiphon: Lord, you know the burden of my sorrow.

Psalm 10

Antiphon: The words of the Lord are true, like silver from the furnace.

Psalm 12

Verse: This is the favorable time.

Resp: This is the day of salvation.

First reading: Ex 6:29-7:25

Responsory: These men have spilled the blood of the saints and the prophets.

Second reading: From a treatise on the Lord's Prayer by St. Cyprian, bishop and martyr

Responsory: Ask and you will receive that your joy may be full.

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

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Tuesday of the First Week of Lent: Invitatory

Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.

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

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Monday of the First Week of Lent

Hymn

Antiphon: Show me your mercy, Lord, and keep me safe.

Psalm 6

Antiphon: The poor are not alone in their distress; God is here to help them.

Psalm 9A

Antiphon: I will be the herald of your praises, Lord, where the people of Zion gather.

Psalm 9A

Verse: Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.

Resp: The kingdom of God is at hand.

First reading: Ex 6:2-13

Responsory: I will adopt you as my won people, and I will be your God.

Second reading: From a sermon by St. Gregory of Nazianzen, bishop

Responsory: Who makes his sun shine on the good and the bad, and sends his rain upon honest and dishonest men alike.

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

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Monday of the First Week of Lent: Invitatory

Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.

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

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Sunday of the First Week of Lent

Hymn

Antiphon: See how the cross of the Lord stands revealed as the tree of life.

Psalm 1

Antiphon: Here is a king of my own choosing who will rule on Mount Zion.

Psalm 2

Antiphon: Lord, you are my protector; you have raised me up in glory.

Psalm 3

Verse: Man cannot live on bread alone.

Resp: But by every word that comes from the mouth of God

First reading: Ex 5:1-6:1

Responsory: Let my people go, so that they may keep a feast in my honor in the wilderness.

Second reading: From a commentary on the psalms by St Augustine, bishop

Responsory: For I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.

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

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Sunday of the First Week of Lent: Invitatory

Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.

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

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Saturday after Ash Wednesday

Hymn

Antiphon: The Lord delivered his people from the oppressor

Psalm 78

Antiphon: The Lord led his people to his holy mountain.

Psalm 78

Antiphon: The Lord chose the tribe of Judah, and David, his servant, to shepherd Israel, his chosen people.

Psalm 78

Verse: The man of God welcomes the light.

Resp: So that all may see that his deeds are true.

First reading: Ex 3:1-20

Responsory: Tell the people of Israel: I AM sent me to you.

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

Responsory: To fear him, and to love and serve him with all your heart and soul.

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

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Saturday after Ash Wednesday: Invitatory

Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.

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

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