From today’s Liturgy of the Hours:
Noon reading (Sext) Titus 3:5 - 7 ©
God saved us by means of the cleansing water of rebirth and by renewing us with the Holy Spirit which he has so generously poured over us through Jesus Christ our saviour. He did this so that we should be justified by his grace, to become heirs looking forward to inheriting eternal life.
Prayers and Intercessions
God the Father has sent Christ for the resurrection of his children. We pray to him in faith:
- May the Lord Jesus himself be our life.
By the pillar of fire you guided your people in the desert:
through his resurrection may Christ today be the light that brings life.
By the words of Moses you taught your people on the mountain:
through his resurrection may Christ today be the word that brings life.
By the gift of manna you fed your people on their pilgrimage:
through his resurrection may Christ today be the bread that brings life.
Out of the stone you brought water for your people to drink:
through your Son’s resurrection grant us today the Spirit that gives life.
Our Father, who art in Heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those that trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.