Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: The voice of the Lord, the God of magesty, echoes over the waters.
Psalm 29
Second Antiphon: Let all the earth adore you, Lord, and let it be joyful; for a new light has dawned upon the ages.
Psalm 66
Third Antiphon: Blessed be God, for he has willed that my soul should live; he has led me to a place of refuge.
Psalm 66
Verse: This is my beloved Son.
Resp: Listen to him.
First Reading: Is 42:1-9;49:1-9
Response: This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.
Second Reading: From a sermon by St Gregory of Nazianzus, bishop
Response: Because Christ was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Te Deum
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