Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Hymn
Antiphon: Their own strength cold not save them; it was your strength and the light of your face.
Psalm 44
Antiphon: Turn back to the Lord; he will not hide his face.
Psalm 44
Antiphon: Arise, Lord, do not abandon us for ever.
Psalm 44
Verse: Hear the word of the Lord, all you nations.
Resp: Proclaim it to the ends of the earth.
First reading: Is 49:14-50:1
Responsory: Even if a mother should forget, I would never forget you, says the Lord.
Second reading: From a commentary on Luke by Venerable Bede, priest
Responsory: The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.
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
Background music:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel., The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came., and Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, On Jordan’s Banks, Come Thou Long Awaited Jesus.