Monday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: How good is the God of Israel to the pure of heart!
Psalm 73
Second Antiphon: Their laughter will turn to weeping, their merriment to grief.
Psalm 73
Third Antiphon: Those who depart from you will perish; my joy is to remain with you, my God
Psalm 73
Verse: To savor your words is my delight, O Lord.
Resp: Honey itself is not sweeter.
First Reading: Ez 2:8-3:11,17-21
Response: Neither be afraid of them nor rebellious like them.
Second Reading: From a sermon On Pastors by St Augustine, bishop
Response: I shall look for the lost sheep and bring back the stray.
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