Feast of St James, Apostle
Hymn
Antiphon: Their voice has gone out to the limits of the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
Psalm 19A
Antiphon: They proclaimed what God has done for us; they grasped the meaning of his deeds.
Psalm 64
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: 1 Cor 4:1-16
Responsory: Jn 15:15; Mt 13:11,16
Resp: For I have shared with you everything I have heard from my Father.
Second reading: From a homily on Matthew by St. John Chrysostom, bishop
Responsory:
Resp: They drank the cup of the Lord and became the friends of God.
Te Deum
Presentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) (c) 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical Readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975