11/3/2023 St Martin de Porres, religious: Office of Readings

St Martin de Porres, religious: Office of Readings

Hymn

First Antiphon: Let God arise, let his enemies flee before him.

Psalm 68

Second Antiphon: Our God is a saving God; he, the Lord, holds the keys of death.

Psalm 68

Third Antiphon: Kingdoms of earth, sing praise to God, make music in honor of the Lord.

Psalm 68

Verse: I will listen to what the Lord God is saying.

Resp: He tells of peace for his people.

First Reading: 1 Tim 3:1-16

Response: You must rule over the church of God which he made his own through the blood of his Son.

Second Reading: From a homily at the canonization of St. Martin de Porres by Pope John XXIII

Response: His future will be secure in the Lord.

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