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  • 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
    19 min
  • Dec 15, Office of Readings for Wednesday of the 3rd week of Advent
    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I:
    Ordinary: 649
    Proper of Seasons: 285
    Psalter: Wednesday, Week III, 975
    Christian Prayer:
    Does not contain Office of Readings.
    Office of Readings for Wednesday for 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 Wherever you are, Lord, there is mercy, there is truth.
    Psalm 89:2-38
    God’s favors to the house of David
    According to his promise, the Lord has raised up Jesus, a Savior, from the family of David (Acts 13:22, 23).
    I
    I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord;
    through all ages my mouth will proclaim your truth.
    Of this I am sure, that your love lasts for ever,
    that your truth is firmly established in the heavens.
    “With my chosen one, I have made a covenant;
    I have sworn to David my servant:
    I will establish your dynasty for ever
    and set up your throne through all ages.”
    The heavens proclaim your wonders, O Lord;
    the assembly of your holy ones proclaims your truth.
    For who in the skies can compare with the Lord
    or who is like the Lord among the sons of God?
    A God to be feared in the council of the holy ones,
    great and dreadful to all around him.
    O Lord God of hosts, who is your equal?
    You are mighty, O Lord, and truth is your garment.
    It is you who rule the sea in its pride;
    it is you who still the surging of its waves.
    You crushed the monster Rahab and killed it,
    scattering your foes with your mighty arm.
    The heavens are yours, the world is yours.
    It is you who founded the earth and all it holds;
    it is you who created the North and the South.
    Tabor and Hermon shout with joy at your name.
    Yours is a mighty arm, O Lord;
    your hand is strong, your right hand ready.
    Justice and right are the pillars of your throne,
    love and truth walk in your presence.
    Happy the people who acclaim such a king,
    who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face,
    who find their joy every day in your name,
    who make your justice the source of their bliss.
    For you, O Lord, are the glory of their strength;
    by your favor it is that our might is exalted:
    for our ruler is in the keeping of the Lord;
    our king in the keeping of the Holy One of Israel.
    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. Wherever you are, Lord, there is mercy, there is truth.
    Ant. 2 When the Son of God came into this world, he was born of David’s line.
    II
    Of old you spoke in a vision.
    To your friends the prophets you said:
    “I have set the crown on a warrior,
    I have exalted one chosen from the people.
    I have found David my servant
    and with my holy oil anointed him.
    My hand shall always be with him
    and my arm shall make him strong.
    The enemy shall never outwit him
    nor the evil man oppress him.
    I will beat down his foes before him
    and smite those who hate him.
    My truth and my love shall be with him;
    by my name his might shall be exalted.
    I will stretch out his hand to the Sea
    and his right hand as far as the River.
    He will say to me: “You are my father,
    my God, the rock who saves me.’
    And I will make him my first-born,
    the highest of the kings of the earth.
    I will keep my love for him always;
    for him my covenant shall last.
    I will establish his dynasty for ever,
    make his throne endure as the heavens.”
    19 min
  • Dec 14, Office of Readings – Memorial for St. John of the Cross, P & D
    Ribbon Placement:
    Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I:
    Ordinary: 649
    Psalter: Tuesday, Week III, 957
    Common of Pastors: 1431 (verse)
    Proper of Seasons: 277 (first reading)
    Proper of Saints: 1246 (second reading, responsory, concluding prayer)
    Christian Prayer:
    Does not contain Office of Readings
    Office of Readings for Tuesday in Advent, the Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor
    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 God arise, let his enemies flee before him.
    Psalm 68
    The Lord’s triumphant entrance into his sanctuary
    Ascending on high he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men (Ephesians 4:10).

    I
    Let God arise, let his foes be scattered.
    Let those who hate him flee before him.
    As smoke is blown away so will they be blown away;
    like wax that melts before the fire,
    so the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.
    But the just shall rejoice at the presence of God,
    they shall exult and dance for joy.
    O sing to the Lord, make music to his name;
    make a highway for him who rides on the clouds.
    Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence.
    Father of the orphan, defender of the widow,
    such is God in his holy place.
    God gives the lonely a home to live in;
    he leads the prisoners forth into freedom:
    but rebels must dwell in a parched land.
    When you went forth, O God,
    at the head of your people,
    when you marched across the desert,
    the earth trembled: the heavens melted at the presence of God,
    at the presence of God, Israel’s God.
    You poured down, O God, a generous rain:
    when your people were starved you gave them new life.
    It was there that your people found a home,
    prepared in your goodness, O God, for the poor.
    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 God arise, let his enemies flee before him.
    Ant. 2 Our God is a saving God; he, the Lord, holds the keys of death.
    II
    The Lord gives the word to the bearers of good tidings:
    “The Almighty has defeated a numberless army
    and kings and armies are in flight, in flight
    while you were at rest among the sheepfolds.”
    At home the women already share the spoil.
    They are covered with silver as the wings of a dove,
    its feathers brilliant with shining gold
    and jewels flashing like snow on Mount Zalmon.
    The mountains of Bashan are mighty mountains;
    high-ridged mountains are the mountains of Bashan.
    Why look with envy, you high-ridged mountains,
    at the mountain where God has chosen to dwell?
    It is there that the Lord shall dwell for ever.
    The chariots of God are thousands upon thousands.
    The Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.
    You have gone up on high; you have taken captives,
    receiving men in tribute, O God,
    even those who rebel, into your dwelling, O Lord.
    May the Lord be blessed day after day.
    He bears our burdens, God our savior.
    This God of ours is a God who saves.
    The Lord our God holds the keys of death.
    And God will smite the head of his foes,
    the crown of those who persist in their sins.
    The Lord said: “I will bring them back from Bashan;
    I will bring them back from the depth of the sea.
    Then your feet will tread in their blood
    and the tongues of your dogs take their share of the foe.”
    Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
    — as it was in the beginning,
    19 min

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