Good Friday
Hymn
Antiphon: Earthly kings rise up, in revolt; princes conspire together against the Lord and his Anointed
Psalm 2
Antiphon: They divided my garments among them; they cast lots for my clothing
Psalm 22
Antiphon: They sought to take my life by violence
Psalm 38
Verse: They brought false evidence against me
Resp: They were breathing out fury.
First reading: Heb 9:11-28
Responsory: Is 53:7,12
Resp: To give his people life.
Second reading: From the Catecheses by St. John Chrysostom, bishop
Responsory: 1 pt 1:18-19; Eph 2:189; 1 Jn 1:7
Resp: Through him, in the one Spirit, we can approach the Father.
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