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2022-08-25 Commemoration of St. Louis: Office of Readings

Daily Prayer with the Divine Office

Commemoration of St. Louis Hymn 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 18 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 18 Antiphon: The just man will flourish like the palm tree; he will grow like a cedar of Lebanon. Psalm 18 Verse: The Lord led this holy man along a sure path. Resp: He showed him the kingdom of God. First reading: Jer 3:1-5,19-4:4 Responsory: Jer 14:7; Ps 130:3 Resp: We have been disloyal many times and have sinned against you. Second reading: From a spiritual testament to his son by St. Louis Responsory: 2 Kgs 18:3,5-7 Resp: He was loyal to the Lord and never turned away from him. 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