11/8/2023 Wednesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time: Office of Readings

Wednesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time: Office of Readings

Hymn

First Antiphon: Wherever you are, Lord, there is mercy, there is truth

Psalm 89

Second Antiphon: When the Son of God came into this world, he was born of David's line.

Psalm 89

Third Antiphon: Once for all I swore to my servant David: his dynasty shall never fail

Psalm 89

Verse: When we listen to your word, our minds are filled with light.

Resp: It is the lowly heart that understands.

First Reading: 1 Mac 3:1-26

Response: For victory in war does not depend on the size of the army but on the strength that comes from heaven.

Second Reading: From a catechetical instruction by St. Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop

Response: And we have believed in Christ Jesus in order to be justified by him.

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