Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Hymn
Antiphon: Their own strength could not save them; it was your strength and the light of your face, alleluia.
Psalm 44
Antiphon: Turn back to the Lord; he will not hide his face, alleluia.
Psalm 44
Antiphon: Arise, Lord, do not abandon us forever, alleluia.
Psalm 44
Verse: God has raised the Lord to life, alleluia.
Resp: Through his power he will also raise us up, alleluia.
First reading: Rev 15:5-16:21
Responsory: Mt 24:43; Rv 16:15; 1 Thes 5:3
Resp: See, I come like a thief, says the Lord; blessed is he who keeps watch, alleluia.
Second reading: From a treatise on John by St. Augustine, bishop
Responsory: 1 Jn 4:21; Mt 22:40
Resp: Whoever loves God must also love his brother, alleluia.
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