Tuesday of the First Week of Advent: Office of Readings
Hymn
First Antiphon: The Lord is just; he will defend the poor.
Psalm 10
Second Antiphon: Lord, you know the burden of my sorrow.
Psalm 10
Third Antiphon: The words of the Lord are true, like silver from the furnace
Psalm 12
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 2:6-22; 4:2-6
Response: The Lord alone shall be exalted on that day.
Second Reading: From a sermon by St. Gregory Nazianzen, bishop
Response: To redeem those who were subject to the law.
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