Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: Their voice has gone out to the limits of the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
Psalm 19A
Second Antiphon: They proclaimed what God has done for us; they grasped the meaning of his deeds.
Psalm 64
Third Antiphon: God's holiness was revealed by them; all nations saw God's glory.
Psalm 97
Verse: They proclaimed the Lord's praises, told of his power to save.
Resp: And of the wonders he had worked.
First Reading: I Cor 4:1-16
Response: For I have shared with you everything I have heard from my Father.
Second Reading: From a homily by St. Bede the Venerable, priest
Response: He dedicated all his efforts to the study of God's law so that with the Lord's guidance he might observe his precepts and teach them to others.
Te Deum
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