Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: Lord, you are our savior; we will praise you for ever.
Psalm 44
Second Antiphon: Spare us, O Lord; do not bring your own people into contempt.
Psalm 44
Third Antiphon: Rise up, O Lord, and save us, for you are merciful.
Psalm 44
Verse: Lord, to whom shall we go?
Resp: You have the words of eternal life.
First Reading: Jos 5:13-6:21
Response: You have reduced the city to a heap of stones, never to be rebuilt.
Second Reading: From a homily on Joshua by Origen, priest
Response: All mankind shall know that I, the Lord, am your savior, your redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob.
Presentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) © 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975