Sunday of the Second Week of Advent
Hymn
Antiphon: This is our heavenly King; he comes with power and might to save the nations, alleluia.
Psalm 104
Antiphon: Daughter of Jerusalem, rejoice and be glad; your King will come to you. Zion, do not fear, your Savior hastens on his way.
Psalm 104
Antiphon: Let us cleanse our hearts for the coming of our great King, that we may be ready to welcome him; he is coming and will not delay.
Psalm 104
Verse: Lift up your heads and see.
Resp: Your redemption is now at hand.
First reading: Is 22:8b-23
Responsory: Behold I have put before you an open door which no one is able to close.
Second reading: From a commentary on Isaiah by Eusebius of Caesarea, bishop
Responsory: No one born of woman is greater than John the Baptist
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.