Monday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: Show me your mercy, Lord, and keep me safe.
Psalm 6
Second Antiphon: The poor are not alone in their distress; God is here to help them.
Psalm 0
Third Antiphon: I will be the herald of your praises, Lord, where the people of Zion gather.
Psalm 0
Verse: Give me insight, Lord, to know your will.
Resp: Then I will cherish it with all my heart.
First Reading: Jl 4:1-3, 9-21
Response: If anyone is thirsty, come forward and receive the water of life, freely given to all who desire it.
Second Reading: From a treatise on Forgiveness by St. Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishop
Response: When Christ who is your life appears, you will appear with him in glory.
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