Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent; Memorial of St. John Baptist de la Salle, priest
Hymn
Antiphon: He asked to share your life, O Lord, and you have heard his prayer; you have clothed him with glory and great beauty.
Psalm 21
Antiphon: The path of the just is like the passage of the dawn; it grows from first light to the full splendor of day.
Psalm 92
Antiphon: The just man will flourish like the palm tree; he will grow like a cedar of Lebanaon.
Psalm 92
First reading: Wis 5:1-15
Responsory: 1 Jn 3:7,8,10
Second reading: From a meditation by St. John Baptist de la Salle, priest
Responsory: Mk 10:13-14,16
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