Friday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: My God, do not reject my cry for help, assailed as I am by the wicked.
Psalm 55
Second Antiphon: The Lord himself will free us from hostile and treacherous hands.`
Psalm 55
Third Antiphon: Entrust your cares to the Lord; he will sustain you.
Psalm 55
Verse: Children, listen to my words of wisdom.
Resp: Pay attention to my counsels.
First Reading: Ez 16:3,5b-7a,8-15,35,37a,40-43,59-63
Response: With an everlasting love I have had compassion on you, says the Lord your redeemer.
Second Reading: From a sermon On Pastors by St Augustine, bishop
Response: We strive to please God and not men.
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