Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Hymn
Antiphon: Wherever you are, Lord, there is mercy, there is truth.
Psalm 89
Antiphon: When the Son of God came into this world, he was born of David’s line.
Psalm 89
Antiphon: Once for all I swore to my servant David: his dynasty shall never fail.
Psalm 89
Verse: When we listen to your word, our minds are filled with light.
Resp: It is the lowly heart that understands.
First reading: 1 Kgs 21:1-21,27-29
Responsory: Jm 4:8-10; 5:6
Resp: Mourn and weep; humble yourselves before the Lord.
Second reading: From the treatise On the Mysteries by St. Ambrose, bishop
Responsory: Mt 3:11; Is 1:16-18
Resp: He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
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