Memorial of St. Bonaventure, bishop and doctor
Hymn
Antiphon: I am worn out with crying, with longing for my God.
Psalm 69
Antiphon: I needed food and they gave me gall; I was parched with thirst and they gave me vinegar.
Psalm 69
Antiphon: Seek the Lord, and you will live.
Psalm 69
Verse: The Lord will teach us his ways.
Resp: And we will follow in his footsteps.
First reading: Sir 39:1-10
Responsory: Sir 15:5-6
Resp: The Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding.
Second reading: From the Journey of the Mind to God by St Bonaventure
Responsory: 1 Jn 3:24; Sir 1:8,9
Resp: We know that he dwells in us, by the Spirit he has given us.
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