Dedication of the Churches of Peter and Paul, apostles: 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 sermon by St. Leo the Great, pope
Response: They drank the blood of the Lord and became the friends of 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