Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: Let God arise, let his enemies flee before him.
Psalm 68
Second Antiphon: Our God is a saving God; he, the Lord, holds the keys of death.
Psalm 68
Third Antiphon: Kingdoms of earth, sing praise to God, make music in honor of the Lord.
Psalm 68
Verse: A voice is heard, crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord.
Resp: Make straight the path of our God.
First Reading: Is 30:27-33;31:4-9
Response: Like birds on the wing, so will the Lord protect Jerusalem, covering and rescuing it.
Second Reading: From the Imitation of Christ
Response: Mercy and truth are the Lord's ways, his witness to all who seek 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