Tuesday of the First Week of Advent
Hymn
Antiphon: The Lord is just; he will defend the poor.
Psalm 10
Antiphon: Lord, you know the burden of my sorrow.
Psalm 10
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
Responsory: The Lord alone shall be exalted on that day.
Second reading: From a sermon by St. Gregory Nazianzen, bishop
Responsory: 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) (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., Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence., On Jordan’s Banks, Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.