Sunday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time: 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: May the word of Christ ever fill your hearts.
Resp: Share with one another the wisdom you receive.
First Reading: 2 Cor 7:2-16
Response: But worldly sorrow brings death.
Second Reading: From a homily on the second letter to the Corinthians by St. John Chrysostom, bishop
Response: In all patience with signs, wonders, and miracles.
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