Invitatory Antiphon: The Word was made flesh; come, let us worship him, alleluia.
Hymn
First Antiphon: In the fullness of time, God sent his Son, born of a woman, that we might become his children, alleluia
Psalm 2
Second Antiphon: When he came into this world, he said: You have prepared a body for me; behold I come to do your will O God, alleluia
Psalm 19A
Third Antiphon: In this we have come to know God's love for us: he has sent his only Son, that we might live through him, alleluia.
Psalm 45
Verse: The Word was made man, alleluia.
Resp: He lived among us, alleluia.
First Reading: Chr 17:1-15
Response: Behold you shal conceive and bear a son, and he will be called the Son of the Most High.
Second Reading: From a letter by St. Leo the Great, pope
Response: And you will be called blessed among women, alleluia.
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