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  • Dec 21, Invitatory for December 21th or St. Peter Canisius, P & D
    Lord, open my lips.
    — And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Psalm 95
    Come, let us sing to the Lord
    and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
    Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving
    and sing joyful songs to the Lord.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    The Lord is God, the mighty God,
    the great king over all the gods.
    He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
    and the highest mountains as well
    He made the sea; it belongs to him,
    the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Come, then, let us bow down and worship,
    bending the knee before the Lord, our maker,
    For he is our God and we are his people,
    the flock he shepherds.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Today, listen to the voice of the Lord:
    Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did
    in the wilderness,
    when at Meriba and Massah
    they challenged me and provoked me,
    Although they had seen all of my works.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Forty years I endured that generation.
    I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray
    and they do not know my ways.”
    So I swore in my anger,
    “They shall not enter into my rest.”
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
    and to the Holy Spirit:
    as it was in the beginning, is now,
    and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.



    The English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) ©1974,
    International Commission on English in the Liturgy
    Corporation. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible
    © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
    The DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media follows the liturgical calendar for the United States.
    The 1970 edition of the New American Bible as published in the Liturgy of the Hours is approved for use
    only in the United States. DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media is © 2006-2021
    Surgeworks, Inc. All rights reserved.


    4 min
  • Dec 21, Office of Readings for Tuesday of the 4th week of Advent
    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I:
    Ordinary: 649
    Proper of Seasons: 351
    Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1082
    Christian Prayer:
    Does not contain Office of Readings.
    Office of Readings for December 21, Tuesday of the 4th Week of Advent
    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
    PSALMODY
    Ant. 1 Lord, let my cry come to you; do not hide your face from me.
    Psalm 102
    The longings and prayers of an exile.
    God comforts us in all our troubles (2 Corinthians 1:4).
    I
    O Lord, listen to my prayer
    and let my cry for help reach you.
    Do not hide your face from me
    in the day of my distress.
    Turn your ear towards me
    and answer me quickly when I call.
    For my days are vanishing like smoke,
    my bones burn away like a fire.
    My heart is withered like the grass.
    I forget to eat my bread.
    I cry with all my strength
    and my skin clings to my bones.
    I have become like a pelican in the wilderness
    like an owl in desolate places.
    I lie awake and I moan
    like some lonely bird on a roof.
    All day long my foes revile me;
    those who hate me use my name as a curse.
    The bread I eat is ashes;
    my drink is mingled with tears.
    In your anger, Lord, and your fury
    you have lifted me up and thrown me down.
    My days are like a passing shadow
    and I wither away like the grass.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. Lord, let my cry come to you; do not hide your face from me.
    Ant. 2 Be attentive, Lord, to the prayer of the helpless.
    II
    But you, O Lord, will endure for ever
    and your name from age to age.
    You will arise and have mercy on Zion:
    for this is the time to have mercy,
    yes, the time appointed has come
    for your servants love her very stones,
    are moved with pity even for her dust.
    The nations shall fear the name of the Lord
    and all the earth’s kings your glory,
    when the Lord shall build up Zion again
    and appear in all his glory.
    Then he will turn to the prayers of the helpless;
    he will not despise their prayers.
    Let this be written for ages to come
    that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord;
    for the Lord leaned down from his sanctuary on high.
    He looked down from heaven to the earth
    that he might hear the groans of the prisoners
    and free those condemned to die.
    The sons of your servants shall dwell untroubled
    and their race shall endure before you
    that the name of the Lord may be proclaimed in Zion
    and his praise in the heart of Jerusalem,
    when peoples and kingdoms are gathered together
    to pay their homage to the Lord.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. Be attentive, Lord, to the prayer of the helpless.
    Ant. 3 You, O Lord, established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
    III
    He has broken my strength in mid-course;
    he has shortened the days of my life.
    I say to God: “Do not take me away
    before my days are complete,
    you, whose days last from age to age.
    Long ago you founded the earth
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.
    They will perish but you will remain.
    They will all wear out like a garment.
    You will change them like clothes that are changed.
    But you neither change, nor have an end.”
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
    19 min
  • Dec 20, Invitatory for December 20th
    Lord, open my lips.
    — And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Psalm 95
    Come, let us sing to the Lord
    and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
    Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving
    and sing joyful songs to the Lord.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    The Lord is God, the mighty God,
    the great king over all the gods.
    He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
    and the highest mountains as well
    He made the sea; it belongs to him,
    the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Come, then, let us bow down and worship,
    bending the knee before the Lord, our maker,
    For he is our God and we are his people,
    the flock he shepherds.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Today, listen to the voice of the Lord:
    Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did
    in the wilderness,
    when at Meriba and Massah
    they challenged me and provoked me,
    Although they had seen all of my works.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Forty years I endured that generation.
    I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray
    and they do not know my ways.”
    So I swore in my anger,
    “They shall not enter into my rest.”
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
    and to the Holy Spirit:
    as it was in the beginning, is now,
    and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.



    The English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) ©1974,
    International Commission on English in the Liturgy
    Corporation. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible
    © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
    The DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media follows the liturgical calendar for the United States.
    The 1970 edition of the New American Bible as published in the Liturgy of the Hours is approved for use
    only in the United States. DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media is © 2006-2021
    Surgeworks, Inc. All rights reserved.


    4 min
  • Dec 20, Office of Readings for Monday of the 4th week of Advent
    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I:
    Ordinary: 649
    Proper of Seasons: 343
    Psalter: Monday, Week IV, 1064
    Office of Readings for Monday, December 20, in the Season of Advent
    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
    PSALMODY
    Ant. 1 How good is the God of Israel to the pure of heart!
    Psalm 73
    Why is it that the good have many troubles?
    Blessed is the man who does not lose faith in me (Matthew 11:6).
    I
    How good God is to Israel,
    to those who are pure of heart.
    Yet my feet came close to stumbling,
    my steps had almost slipped
    for I was filled with envy of the proud
    when I saw how the wicked prosper.
    For them there are no pains;
    their bodies are sound and sleek.
    They do not share in men’s sorrows;
    they are not stricken like others.
    So they wear their pride like a necklace,
    they clothe themselves with violence.
    Their hearts overflow with malice,
    their minds seethe with plots.
    They scoff; they speak with malice;
    from on high they plan oppression.
    They have set their mouths in the heavens
    and their tongues dictate to the earth.
    So the people turn to follow them
    and drink in all their words.
    They say: “How can God know?
    Does the Most High take any notice?”
    Look at them, such are the wicked,
    but untroubled, they grow in wealth.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. How good is the God of Israel to the pure of heart!
    Ant. 2 Their laughter will turn to weeping, their merriment to grief.
    II
    How useless to keep my heart pure
    and wash my hands in innocence,
    when I was stricken all day long,
    suffered punishment day after day.
    Then I said: “If I should speak like that,
    I should betray the race of your sons.”
    I strove to fathom this problem,
    too hard for my mind to understand,
    until I pierced the mysteries of God
    and understood what becomes of the wicked.
    How slippery the paths on which you set them;
    you make them slide to destruction.
    How suddenly they come to their ruin,
    wiped out, destroyed by terrors.
    Like a dream one wakes from, O Lord,
    when you wake you dismiss them as phantoms.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. Their laughter will turn to weeping, their merriment to grief.
    Ant. 3 Those who depart from you will perish; my joy is to remain with you, my God.
    III
    And so when my heart grew embittered
    and when I was cut to the quick,
    I was stupid and did not understand,
    no better than a beast in your sight.
    Yet I was always in your presence;
    you were holding me by my right hand.
    You will guide me by your counsel
    and so you will lead me to glory.
    What else have I in heaven but you?
    Apart from you I want nothing on earth.
    My body and my heart faint for joy;
    God is my possession for ever.
    All those who abandon you shall perish;
    you will destroy all those who are faithless.
    To be near God is my happiness.
    I have made the Lord God my refuge.
    I will tell of your works
    at the gates of the city of Zion.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
    Psalm-prayer
    It is good to be with you, Father; in you is fullness of life for your faithful peop...
    17 min
  • Dec 19, Invitatory for Fourth Sunday of Advent
    Lord, open my lips.
    — And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Psalm 95
    Come, let us sing to the Lord
    and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
    Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving
    and sing joyful songs to the Lord.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    The Lord is God, the mighty God,
    the great king over all the gods.
    He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
    and the highest mountains as well
    He made the sea; it belongs to him,
    the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Come, then, let us bow down and worship,
    bending the knee before the Lord, our maker,
    For he is our God and we are his people,
    the flock he shepherds.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Today, listen to the voice of the Lord:
    Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did
    in the wilderness,
    when at Meriba and Massah
    they challenged me and provoked me,
    Although they had seen all of my works.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Forty years I endured that generation.
    I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray
    and they do not know my ways.”
    So I swore in my anger,
    “They shall not enter into my rest.”
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
    and to the Holy Spirit:
    as it was in the beginning, is now,
    and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.



    The English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) ©1974,
    International Commission on English in the Liturgy
    Corporation. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible
    © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
    The DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media follows the liturgical calendar for the United States.
    The 1970 edition of the New American Bible as published in the Liturgy of the Hours is approved for use
    only in the United States. DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media is © 2006-2021
    Surgeworks, Inc. All rights reserved.


    4 min
  • Dec 19, Office of Readings for Sunday of the 4th week of Advent
    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I:
    Ordinary: 649
    Proper of Seasons: 311/334
    Psalter: Sunday, Week IV, 1047
    Christian Prayer:
    Does not contain Office of Readings.
    Office of Readings for the Fourth Sunday, December 19, in the Season of Advent
    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
    PSALMODY
    Ant. 1 This is our heavenly king; he comes with power and might to save the nations, alleluia.
    Psalm 24
    The Lord’s entry into his temple
    Christ opened heaven for us when he assumed humanity (Irenaeus).
    The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
    the world and all its peoples.
    It is he who set it on the seas;
    on the waters he made it firm.
    Ant. This is our heavenly king; he comes with power and might to save the nations, alleluia.
    Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
    Who shall stand in his holy place?
    The man with clean hands and pure heart,
    who desires not worthless things,
    who has not sworn so as to deceive his neighbor.
    Ant. This is our heavenly king; he comes with power and might to save the nations, alleluia.
    He shall receive blessings from the Lord
    and reward from the God who saves him .
    Such are the men who seek him,
    seek the face of the God of Jacob.
    Ant. This is our heavenly king; he comes with power and might to save the nations, alleluia.
    O gates, lift high your heads;
    grow higher, ancient doors.
    Let him enter, the king of glory!
    Ant. This is our heavenly king; he comes with power and might to save the nations, alleluia.
    Who is the king of glory?
    The Lord, the mighty, the valiant,
    the Lord, the valiant in war.
    Ant. This is our heavenly king; he comes with power and might to save the nations, alleluia.
    O gates, lift high your heads;
    grow higher, ancient doors.
    Let him enter, the king of glory!
    Ant. This is our heavenly king; he comes with power and might to save the nations, alleluia.
    Who is he, the king of glory?
    He, the Lord of armies,
    he is the king of glory.
    Ant. This is our heavenly king; he comes with power and might to save the nations, alleluia.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
    Psalm-prayer
    When your Son was unjustly condemned, Lord God, and surrounded by the impious, he cried to you, and you set him free. Watch over your people as the treasure of your heart and guide their steps along safe paths that they may see your face.
    Ant. This is our heavenly king; he comes with power and might to save the nations, alleluia.
    Ant. 2 Daughter of Jerusalem, rejoice and be glad; your King will come to you. Zion do not fear; your Savior is on his way.
    Psalm 66
    Eucharistic hymn
    The Lord is risen and all people have been brought to him by the Father (Hesychius)

    I
    Cry out with joy to God all the earth,
    O sing to the glory of his name.
    O render him glorious praise.
    Say to God: “How tremendous are your deeds!
    Ant. Daughter of Jerusalem, rejoice and be glad; your King will come to you. Zion do not fear; your Savior is on his way.
    Because of the greatness of your strength
    your enemies cringe before you.
    Before you all the earth shall bow,
    shall sing to you, sing to your name!”
    Ant. Daughter of Jerusalem, rejoice and be glad; your King will come to you. Zion do not fear; your Savior is on his way.
    Come and see the works of God,
    tremendous his deeds among men.
    He turned the sea into dry land,
    31 min
  • Dec 18, Invitatory for Saturday of the 3rd week of Advent
    Lord, open my lips.
    — And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Psalm 95
    Come, let us sing to the Lord
    and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
    Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving
    and sing joyful songs to the Lord.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    The Lord is God, the mighty God,
    the great king over all the gods.
    He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
    and the highest mountains as well
    He made the sea; it belongs to him,
    the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Come, then, let us bow down and worship,
    bending the knee before the Lord, our maker,
    For he is our God and we are his people,
    the flock he shepherds.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Today, listen to the voice of the Lord:
    Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did
    in the wilderness,
    when at Meriba and Massah
    they challenged me and provoked me,
    Although they had seen all of my works.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Forty years I endured that generation.
    I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray
    and they do not know my ways.”
    So I swore in my anger,
    “They shall not enter into my rest.”
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
    and to the Holy Spirit:
    as it was in the beginning, is now,
    and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.



    The English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) ©1974,
    International Commission on English in the Liturgy
    Corporation. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible
    © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
    The DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media follows the liturgical calendar for the United States.
    The 1970 edition of the New American Bible as published in the Liturgy of the Hours is approved for use
    only in the United States. DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media is © 2006-2021
    Surgeworks, Inc. All rights reserved.


    4 min
  • Dec 18, Office of Readings for Saturday of the 3rd week of Advent
    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I:
    Ordinary: 649
    Proper of Seasons: 326
    Psalter: Saturday, Week III, 1030
    Christian Prayer:
    Does not contain Office of Readings.
    Office of Readings for December 18, Saturday of the 3rd week of Advent
    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
    PSALMODY
    Ant. 1 Let us praise the Lord for his mercy and for the wonderful things he has done for men.
    Psalm 107
    Thanksgiving for deliverance
    This is God’s message to the sons of Israel; the good news of peace proclaimed through Jesus Christ (Acts 10:36).

    I
    “O give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
    for his love endures for ever.”
    Let them say this, the Lord’s redeemed,
    whom he redeemed from the hand of the foe
    and gathered from far-off lands,
    from east and west, north and south.
    Some wandered in the desert, in the wilderness,
    finding no way to a city they could dwell in.
    Hungry they were and thirsty;
    their soul was fainting within them.
    Then they cried to the Lord in their need
    and he rescued them from their distress
    and he led them along the right way,
    to reach a city they could dwell in.
    Let them thank the Lord for his love,
    for the wonders he does for men:
    for he satisfies the thirsty soul;
    he fills the hungry with good things.
    Some lay in darkness and in gloom,
    prisoners in misery and chains,
    having defied the words of God
    and spurned the counsels of the Most High.
    He crushed their spirit with toil;
    they stumbled; there was no one to help.
    Then they cried to the Lord in their need
    and he rescued them from their distress.
    He led them forth from darkness and gloom
    and broke their chains to pieces.
    Let them thank the Lord for his goodness,
    for the wonders he does for men:
    for he bursts the gates of bronze
    and shatters the iron bars.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. Let us praise the Lord for his mercy and for the wonderful things he has done for men.
    Ant. 2 Men have seen the works of God, the marvels he has done.
    II
    Some were sick on account of their sins
    and afflicted on account of their guilt.
    They had a loathing for every food;
    they came close to the gates of death.
    Then they cried to the Lord in their need
    and he rescued them from their distress.
    He sent forth his word to heal them
    and saved their life from the grave.
    Let them thank the Lord for his love,
    for the wonders he does for men.
    Let them offer a sacrifice of thanks
    and tell of his deeds with rejoicing.
    Some sailed to the sea in ships
    to trade on the mighty waters.
    These men have seen the Lord’s deeds,
    the wonders he does in the deep.
    For he spoke; he summoned the gale,
    raising up the waves of the sea.
    Tossed up to heaven, then into the deep;
    their soul melted away in their distress.
    They staggered, reeled like drunken men,
    for all their skill was gone.
    Then they cried to the Lord in their need
    and he rescued them from their distress.
    He stilled the storm to a whisper:
    all the waves of the sea were hushed.
    They rejoiced because of the calm
    and he led them to the haven they desired.
    Let them thank the Lord for his love,
    for the wonders he does for men.
    Let them exalt him in the gathering of the people
    and praise him in the meeting of the elders.
    21 min
  • Dec 17, Invitatory for December 17th
    Lord, open my lips.
    — And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Psalm 95
    Come, let us sing to the Lord
    and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
    Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving
    and sing joyful songs to the Lord.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    The Lord is God, the mighty God,
    the great king over all the gods.
    He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
    and the highest mountains as well
    He made the sea; it belongs to him,
    the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Come, then, let us bow down and worship,
    bending the knee before the Lord, our maker,
    For he is our God and we are his people,
    the flock he shepherds.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Today, listen to the voice of the Lord:
    Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did
    in the wilderness,
    when at Meriba and Massah
    they challenged me and provoked me,
    Although they had seen all of my works.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Forty years I endured that generation.
    I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray
    and they do not know my ways.”
    So I swore in my anger,
    “They shall not enter into my rest.”
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
    and to the Holy Spirit:
    as it was in the beginning, is now,
    and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. The Lord is close at hand; come let us worship him.



    The English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) ©1974,
    International Commission on English in the Liturgy
    Corporation. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible
    © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
    The DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media follows the liturgical calendar for the United States.
    The 1970 edition of the New American Bible as published in the Liturgy of the Hours is approved for use
    only in the United States. DivineOffice.org website, podcast, apps and all related media is © 2006-2021
    Surgeworks, Inc. All rights reserved.


    4 min
  • Dec 17, Office of Readings for Friday of the 3rd week of Advent
    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I:
    Ordinary: 649
    Proper of Seasons: 318
    Psalter: Friday, Week III, 1012
    Christian Prayer:
    Does not contain Office of Readings.
    Office of Readings for December 17, Friday in the 3rd Week of Advent
    God, come to my assistance.
    — Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
    PSALMODY
    Ant. 1 I am worn out with crying, with longing for my God.
    Psalm 69
    I am consumed with zeal for your house.
    They offered him a mixture of wine and gall (Matthew 27:34)
    I
    Save me, O God,
    for the waters have risen to my neck.
    I have sunk into the mud of the deep
    and there is no foothold.
    I have entered the waters of the deep
    and the waves overwhelm me.
    I am wearied with all my crying,
    my throat is parched.
    My eyes are wasted away
    from looking for my God.
    More numerous than the hairs on my head
    are those who hate me without cause.
    Those who attack me with lies
    are too much for my strength.
    How can I restore
    what I have never stolen?
    O God, you know my sinful folly;
    my sins you can see.
    Let not those who hope in you be put to shame
    through me, Lord of hosts:
    let not those who seek you be dismayed
    through me, God of Israel.
    It is for you that I suffer taunts,
    that shame covers my face,
    that I have become a stranger to my brothers,
    an alien to my own mother’s sons.
    I burn with zeal for your house
    and taunts against you fall on me.
    When I afflict my soul with fasting
    they make it a taunt against me.
    When I put on sackcloth and mourning
    then they make me a byword,
    the gossip of men at the gates,
    the subject of drunkard’s songs.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. I am worn out with crying, with longing for my God.
    Ant. 2 I needed food and they gave me gall; I was parched with thirst and they gave me vinegar.
    II
    This is my prayer to you,
    my pray for your favor.
    In your great love, answer me, O God,
    with your help that never fails;
    rescue me from sinking in the mud,
    save me from my foes.
    Save me from the waters of the deep
    lest the waves overwhelm me.
    Do not let the deep engulf me
    nor death close its mouth on me.
    Lord, answer, for your love is kind;
    in your compassion, turn towards me.
    Do not hide your face from your servant;
    answer me quickly for I am in distress.
    Come close to my soul and redeem me;
    ransom me pressed by my foes.
    You know how they taunt and deride me;
    my oppressors are all before you.
    Taunts have broken my heart;
    I have reached the end of my strength.
    I looked in vain for compassion, for consolers;
    not one could I find.
    For food they gave me poison;
    in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
    Ant. I needed food and they gave me gall; I was parched with thirst and they gave me vinegar.
    Ant. 3 Seek the Lord and you will live.
    III
    As for me in my poverty and pain,
    let your help, O God, lift me up.
    I will praise God’s name with a song;
    I will glorify him with thanksgiving.
    A gift pleasing God more than oxen,
    more than beasts prepared for sacrifice.
    The poor when they see it will be glad
    and God-seeking hearts will revive;
    for the Lord listens to the needy
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