diff --git a/src/propers/octave-readings.ts b/src/propers/octave-readings.ts
index c5f358c..ad23eac 100644
--- a/src/propers/octave-readings.ts
+++ b/src/propers/octave-readings.ts
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ export function resolvePassages(passages: ScriptureCitation[]): Partial<Record<L
   for (const citation of passages) {
     const verses = getScriptureVerses(citation.book, citation.chapter, citation.verses);
     const la = verses
-      .map((v) => (v.text.la ? `${v.n} ${v.text.la}` : undefined))
+      .map((v) => v.text.la)
       .filter((s): s is string => !!s)
       .join(' ');
     const en = verses
-      .map((v) => (v.text.en ? `${v.n} ${v.text.en}` : undefined))
+      .map((v) => v.text.en)
       .filter((s): s is string => !!s)
       .join(' ');
     if (la) laParagraphs.push(la);
diff --git a/tests/propers/octave-readings.test.ts b/tests/propers/octave-readings.test.ts
index c09356c..d198485 100644
--- a/tests/propers/octave-readings.test.ts
+++ b/tests/propers/octave-readings.test.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ describe('getOctaveReading', () => {
     const reading = getOctaveReading('all-saints', 2);
     const paragraphs = reading?.text.la?.split('\n\n') ?? [];
     expect(paragraphs.length).toBe(3);
-    expect(paragraphs[0]).toContain('1 Et factum est');
-    expect(reading?.text.en).toContain('1 Now it came to pass');
+    expect(paragraphs[0]).toContain('Et factum est');
+    expect(reading?.text.en).toContain('Now it came to pass');
   });
 
   it('resolves a scripture passage reading that spans two chapters', () => {