7/11/2024 Memorial of St. Benedict, Abbot: Invitatory + Office of Readings

Invitatory Antiphon: Come, let us worship God, wonderful in his saints.

Hymn

First Antiphon: He asked to share your life, O Lord, and you have heard his prayer; you have clothed him with glory and great beauty

Psalm 21

Second Antiphon: The path of the just is like the passage of the dawn; it grows from first light to the full splendor of day.

Psalm 92-I

Third Antiphon: The just man will flourish like the palm tree; he will grow like a cedar of Lebanon.

Psalm 92-II

Verse: The Lord led this holy man along a sure path.

Resp: He showed him the kingdom of God.

First Reading: Phil 3:7-4:1,4-9

Response: You must be like men awaiting the return of their master from the wedding feast.

Second Reading: From the Rule of Benedict, abbot.

Response: He lived as a hermit in the presence of the all-seeing God.

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

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