Sunday within the Octave of Easter
Hymn
Antiphon: I am who am, and wicked men do not accept my ways, for the law of the Lord is my delight, alleluia.
Psalm 1
Antiphon: I have asked my Father, and he has given me the nations for my inheritance, alleluia.
Psalm 2
Antiphon: I lay down to rest and fell asleep; I awoke again, for the Lord sustains me, alleluia
Psalm 3
Verse: The disciples rejoiced, alleluia.
Resp: When they saw the risen Lord, alleluia.
First reading: Col 3:1-17
Responsory: Col 3:1,2,3
Resp: Seek the things that are above and not the things of earth, alleluia
Second reading: From a sermon by St. Augustine, bishop
Responsory: Col 3:3-4; Rom 6:11
Resp: When Christ who is your life appears, you will appear with him in glory, alleluia.
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