Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Hymn
Antiphon: Our fathers have told us of the Lord’s power; they have recounted for us his marvelous deeds.
Psalm 78
Antiphon: The children of Israel ate the manna and drank from the spiritual rock which follwed after them.
Psalm 78
Antiphon: They remembered that God was their helper and redeemer
Psalm 78
Verse: Let your compassion come upon me, Lord.
Resp: Your salvation, true to your promise.
First reading: Is 51:1-11
Responsory: Clolse at hand is my Just One, my Savior draws near.
Second reading: From a treatise against the heresy of Noetus by St. Hippolytus, priest
Responsory: He himself will sit upon the throne of David his father to rule; the authority of David rests on his shoulders.
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.