Feast of the Conversion of Paul, Apostle
Hymn
Antiphon: Who are you, Lord? I am Jesus whom you are persecuring; you harm only yourself by kicking against the goad.
Psalm 19A
Antiphon: Go, Ananias, and seek out Saul, who is praying to me; he is the one I have chosen to make my name known to the Gentiles and their kings, as well as to the people of Israel
Psalm 64
Antiphon: Paul went into the synagogues and proclaimed to the Jews that Jesus was indeed the Messiah.
Psalm 97
First reading: From the letter of St. Paul to the Galatians
Responsory: Gal 1:11-12; 2 Cor 11:10, 7
Second reading: From a homily by st. John Chrisostom, bishop
Responsory: 1 Tm. 1:13-14; 1 Cor. 15:9
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