Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Hymn
Antiphon: The word of the Lord is a strong shield for all who put their trust in him, alleluia.
Psalm 18
Antiphon: Your strong right hand has upheld me, Lord; alleluia.
Psalm 18
Antiphon: May the living God, my Savior, be praised for ever, alleluia.
Psalm 18
Verse: God has raised the Lord to life, alleluia.
Resp: Through his power he will also raise us up, alleluia.
First reading: Rev 21:9-27
Responsory: Rev 21:21; Tobit 13:21,22,13
Resp: Throughout your length and breadth one great cry from the lips of all: Alleluia
Second reading: From a treatise by St. Gaudentius of Brescia, bishop
Responsory: Jn 6:58; Lk 22:19
Resp: Whoever eats me will live because of me, 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