July 22nd : First readingI found him whom my heart lovesA reading from the Song of Songs 3: 1-4

July 22nd :  First reading

I found him whom my heart loves

A reading from the Song of Songs 3: 1-4 

The bride says this:

On my bed, at night, I sought him

whom my heart loves.

I sought but did not find him.

So I will rise and go through the City;

in the streets and in the squares

I will seek him whom my heart loves.

I sought but did not find him.

The watchmen came upon me

on their rounds in the City:

‘Have you seen him whom my heart loves?’

Scarcely had I passed them

when I found him whom my heart loves.

The Word of the Lord.