Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: Rise up, Lord, and come to my aid.
Psalm 35
Second Antiphon: All-powerful Lord, stand by me and defend me.
Psalm 35
Third 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
Response: 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
Response: 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) © 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975