Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Hymn
Antiphon: Their own strength could not save them; it was your strength and the light of your face.
Psalm 44
Antiphon: Turn back to the Lord; he will not hide his face.
Psalm 44
Antiphon: Arise, Lord, do not abandon us for ever.
Psalm 44
Verse: Let the light of your face shine on me, O Lord.
Resp: Teach me your way of holiness.
First reading: Zech 8:1-17, 20-23
Responsory: Let your hands be strong, you who hear these words proclaimed by the prophets.
Second reading: From a treatise on John by St. Augustine, bishop
Responsory: All who have listened to the Father and learned from him come to me.
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
Background music:
Albinoni – Concerto for 2 Oboes in F Major Op9 no3, 1 Allegro., Albinoni – Concerto for 2 Oboes in F Major Op9 no3, 2 Adagio., and Albinoni – Concerto for 2 Oboes in F Major Op9 no3, 3 Allegro. by Advent Chamber Orchestra. are licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0