Wednesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: We groan in pain as we await the redemption of our bodies.
Psalm 39
Second Antiphon: Hear and answer my prayer, O Lord; let me not weep in vain
Psalm 39
Third Antiphon: I have put all my trust in God's never-failing mercy.
Psalm 52
Verse: I put my trust in the word of the Lord.
Resp: All my hope is in him.
First Reading: Jer 26_1-15
Response: You and your city must bear the guilt of innocent blood.
Second Reading: From a commentary on John by Origen, priest
Response: You should then honor God in your body.
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