Holy Thursday
Hymn
Antiphon: Lord, you are our savior; we will praise you for ever.
Psalm 44
Antiphon: Spare us, O Lord; do not bring your own people into contempt.
Psalm 44
Antiphon: Rise up, O Lord, and save us, for you are merciful.
Psalm 44
Verse: When I am lifted up from the earth.
Resp: I will draw all people to myself.
First reading: Heb 4:14-5:10
Responsory: Heb 5:8,9,7
Resp: And now, for all who obey him, he has become the source of eternal life.
Second reading: From an Easter homily by St. Melito of Sardis, bishop
Responsory: Rom 3:23-25; Jn 1:29
Resp: God made Christ’s sacrificial death the means of expiating the sins of all believers
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