Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist
Hymn
Antiphon: Their voice has gone out to the limits of the earth, their words to the ends of the world, alleluia.
Psalm 19A
Antiphon: They proclaimed what God has done for us; they grasped the meaning of his deeds alleluia.
Psalm 64
Antiphon: God’s holiness was revealed by them; all nations saw God’s glory, alleluia.
Psalm 97
Verse: The Lord will give his message to the preachers of the Gospel, alleluia.
Resp: He will give them strength to proclaim it fearlessly, alleluia.
First reading: Eph 4:1-16
Responsory: 2 Pt 1:21; Prov 2:6
Resp: The men who spoke the word of God were inspired by the Holy Spirit, alleluia.
Second reading: From the treatise Against Heresies by St. Irenaeus, bishop
Responsory: 1 Cor 1:17-18,21
Resp: For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation, it is the proof of God’s power, alleluia.
Te Deum
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