Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Hymn
Antiphon: Rise up, Lord, and come to my aid.
Psalm 35
Antiphon: All-powerful Lord, stand by me and defend me.
Psalm 35
Antiphon: My tongue will speak of your goodness all the day long.
Psalm 35
Verse: My son, take my words to heart.
Resp: Do as I say, and you will live.
First reading: 2 Sam 7:1-25
Responsory: Lk 1:30-32;Ps 132:11
Resp: He will rule over the house of Jacob for ever.
Second reading: From a book on the Predestination of the Saints by St. Augustine, bishop
Responsory: Gal 4:4-5; Eph 2:4; Rom 8:3
Resp: To redeem those who were subject to the law.
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