Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: Look on us, Lord, and see how we are despised.
Psalm 89
Second Antiphon: I am the root and stock of David; I am the morning star.
Psalm 89
Third Antiphon: Our years wither away like grass, but you, Lord God, are eternal
Psalm 90
Verse: In you is the source of life.
Resp: In your light we see light itself.
First Reading: Mic 4:14-5:7
Response: And he will be our peace.
Second Reading: From a treatise on Christian Perfection by St. Gregory of Nyssa, bishop
Response: To guide our feet into the way of peace.
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