Memorial of St. Bonaventure, bishop and doctor: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: I am worn out with crying, with longing for my God.
Psalm 69
Second Antiphon: I needed food and they gave me gall; I was parched with thirst and they gave me vinegar.
Psalm 69
Third 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
Response: The Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding.
Second Reading: From the Journey of the Mind to God by St Bonaventure
Response: 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) © 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975