Sunday of the Fifth Week of
Lent: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: See how the
cross of the Lord stands revealed as the tree of life.
Psalm 1
Second Antiphon: Here is a
king of my own choosing who will rule on Mount Zion.
Psalm 2
Third Antiphon: Lord, you are
my protector; you have raised me up in glory.
Psalm 3
Verse: If anyone obeys my
teaching
Resp: He will never die.
First Reading: Heb 1:1-2:4
Response: And now he has
taken his place in heaven,m at the right hand of God in his majesty.
Second Reading: From an
Easter letter by Saint Athanasius, bishop
Response: And he has become
like Melchizedek, a high priest for ever.
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