Friday of the Twenty-Eighth 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: Mal 1:1-14; 2:13-16
Response: His teaching was true, and no dishonesty fell from his lips.
Second Reading: From The City of God by St. Augustine, bishop
Response: Only to act justly, to love goodness and to walk humbly with your God.
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