THE PROPER OF SEASONS
ADVENT SEASON
THE ORDINARY OF THE OFFICE
FOR THE EARLY DAYS OF ADVENT
T H E F IRST S U N D AY OF A D VEN T U N TIL D ECEM BER 16
At M attins
Invitatory antiphon
The Lord, the King that is to come: O come, let us
worship.
Vigils Hymn. Verbum supernum
IGH W ord of God, who once didst come,
H Leaving thy Father and thy home,
To succor by thy birth our kind,
W hen, towards thine advent, time declined.
2 Pour light upon us from above,
And fire our hearts with thy strong love,
That, as we hear thy Gospel read,
All fond desires may flee in dread;
3 That, when thou comest from the skies,
Great Judge, to open thine assize,
To give each hidden sin its smart,
And crown as kings the pure of heart,
4 W e be not set at thy left hand,
W here sentence due would bid us stand,
But with thy Saints thy face may see,
For ever wholly loving thee.
5 Praise to the Father and the Son,
Through all the ages as they run;
And to the holy Paraclete
Be praise with them and worship meet. Amen.
Psalms with their antiphons from the Psalter
First canticle with its antiphon from the Psalter except as
appointed in the Proper
Antiphon on Benedictus from the Proper
For the commemoration
= The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord;
+ Make his paths straight.
Collect of the previous Sunday
Lauds Hymn. Vox clara ecce intonat
thrilling voice by Jordan rings,
A Rebuking guilt and darksome things:
Vain dreams of sin and visions fly;
Christ in his might shines forth on high.
2 Now let each torpid soul arise,
That sunk in guilt and wounded lies;
See! the new Star’s refulgent ray
Shall chase disease and sin away.
3 The Lamb descends from heaven above
To pardon sin with freest love:
From such indulgent mercy shown
W ith tearful joy our thanks we own.
4 That when again he shines revealed,
And trembling worlds to terror yield,
He give not sin its just reward,
But in his love protect and guard.
5 To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Laud, honor, might, and glory be
From age to age eternally. Amen. X century
At Diurnum
1. Monday and Thursday
Hymn from the Psalter
Antiphon
The prophets did foretell † that a Savior should be born of
the Virgin M ary.
Psalms from the Psalter
X century Reading from the Proper
= The nations shall fear thy Name, O Lord;
+ And all the kings of the earth thy majesty.
Collect of the previous Sunday
2. Tuesday and Friday
Hymn from the Psalter
Antiphon
The Angel Gabriel † spake unto Mary, saying: Hail, thou
that art full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art
thou among women.
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Psalms from the Psalter 3 Thou camest, the Bridegroom of the Bride,
As drew the world to evening tide,
Reading from the Proper Proceeding from a virgin shrine,
The spotless Victim all divine.
= Remember us, O Lord, according to the favor that thou
bearest unto thy people. 4 At whose dread Name, majestic now,
+ O visit us with thy salvation. All knees must bend, all hearts must bow;
And things celestial thee shall own,
Collect of the previous Sunday And things terrestrial, Lord alone.

3. W ednesday and Saturday 5 O thou whose coming is with dread,

To judge and doom the quick and dead,
Hymn from the Psalter Preserve us, while we dwell below,
From every insult of the foe.
Antiphon
Mary said, † W hat manner of salutation is this? For my 6 To God the Father, God the Son,
soul is deeply troubled: Shall I bear the King? And will he And God the Spirit, Three in One,
not break the seal of my virginity? Laud, honor, might, and glory be
From age to age eternally. Amen. IX century
Psalms from the Psalter
At Compline
Reading from the Proper
Hymn. Te lucis ante terminum
= Come, O Lord, and tarry not.
+ Do away the offences of thy people. Antiphon on Nunc dimittis
Come, O Lord, in peace; † visit us with thy salvation, that
Collect of the previous Sunday we may rejoice before thee with a perfect heart.

At Evensong Sunday between November 27 and December 3

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Psalms with their antiphons from the Psalter Psalter W eek One

Antiphon on Magnificat from the Proper At First Evensong

For the commemoration
= Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let
the skies pour down righteousness.
+ Let the earth open, and let them bring forth
salvation.
Collect of the previous Sunday
Hymn. Conditor alme siderum
The blessing of the Advent wreath, in place of the prayer
for light
Lord Jesus Christ, who art the true light that lightest
O every man that cometh into the world: Bless, X we
pray thee, this wreath and its candles which we shall light
in preparation for thy coming; and so enkindle our hearts
with the fire of thy love that we may receive thee with joy
and gladness, and evermore stand fast in the faith; who
livest and reignest, world without end. Amen.

REATOR of the stars of night, Lucernarium responsory

C Thy people’s everlasting light,
Jesus, Redeemer, save us all,
And hear thy servants when they call.
2 Thou, grieving that the ancient curse
Should doom to death a universe,
Hast found the medicine, full of grace,
To save and heal a ruined race.
Come and save us, é O Lord God of hosts.
Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts.
Show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole:
O Lord God of hosts.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Ghost.
Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts.
= Show us thy mercy, O Lord;

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+ And grant us thy salvation.
Ant. 1: Tell it out † among the nations, and say: Behold,
our God and Savior cometh.
Ant. 2: Behold the Lord shall come, † the Prince of the
kings of the earth: blessed are they that are prepared to
meet him.
Ant. 3: That thy way, O Lord, † may be known upon
earth, thy saving health among all nations.
Ant. 4: Unto thee, O Lord, † do I lift up my soul: come
and deliver me, for I flee unto thee, O Lord.
Canticle 9. Ecce, Deus
Isaiah 12:2-6
Antiphon
Lo, he is my God, † and I will give him honor; my fathers’
God, and I will exalt him.
L ORD , I will praise thee, though thou wast angry with
O me; é thine anger is turned away, and thou comfor-
tedst me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation; é I will trust, and not be
afraid.
3 For the Lord J EHO VAH is my strength and my song: é
he also is become my salvation.
4 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells
of salvation: é and in that day shall ye say, Praise the
L ORD , call upon his Name,
5 Declare his doings among the people, é make mention
that his Name is exalted.
6 Sing unto the L ORD , for he hath done excellent things:
é this is known in all the earth.
7 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion; é for great
is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
Antiphon on Magnificat
Behold, the Name of the Lord † cometh from afar: and his
glory filleth all the earth.
At M attins
Ant. 1: In that day † the mountains shall drop down new
wine, and the hills shall flow with milk and honey,
alleluia.
Ant. 2: Be joyful, † O daughter of Zion, and exceeding
glad, O daughter of Jerusalem, alleluia.
Ant. 3: H o, every one † that thirsteth, come ye to the
waters: seek ye the Lord while he may be found, alleluia.
Ant. 4: Lo, there cometh † a mighty Prophet: and he alone
reneweth Jerusalem, alleluia.
Canticle 11. Surge, illuminare
Isaiah 60:1-3,11a,14c,18-19
Antiphon
Behold, the Lord cometh, † and all his Saints with him;
and there shall be in that day a great light, alleluia.
RISE, shine; for thy light is come, é and the glory of
A the L O RD is risen upon thee.
2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, é and
gross darkness the people,
3 But the L O RD shall arise upon thee, é and his glory
shall be seen in thee.
4 The Gentiles shall come to thy light, é and kings to the
brightness that springeth forth upon thee.
5 T hy gates shall stand open still both day and night, é
and never be shut.
6 T hou shalt be called the city of the L ORD , é the holy
Zion of Israel.
7 Violence shall never be heard in thy land, é neither
harm and destruction within thy borders.
8 Thy walls shall be called health, é and thy gates the
praise of God.
9 The sun shall never be thy daylight, é and the light of
the moon shall never shine upon thee.
10 But the L O RD himself shall be thy everlasting light, é
and thy God shall be thy glory.
Antiphon on Benedictus
Year A: Thus saith the Lord † your God: Repent ye, and
turn again; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, alleluia.
Year B: Blessed is that servant † whom his Lord, when he
cometh and knocketh at the door, shall find watching.
Year C: Lift up your heads, † for behold, your redemption
draweth nigh.
LMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast away
A the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of
light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son
Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the
last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the
life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with
thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
At Diurnum
1. Year A
Ant.: The prophets did foretell † that a Savior should be
born of the Virgin M ary.
Reading: Let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the
day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery
and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put
on the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 13:13-14a
= The nations shall fear thy Name, O Lord;
+ And all the kings of the earth thy majesty.
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 2. Year B
Ant.: The Angel Gabriel † spake unto M ary, saying: Hail,
thou that art full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed
art thou among women.
Reading: The Lord make you increase and abound in love
to one another and to all men, as we do to you, so that he
may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before
our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with
all his saints. I Thessalonians 3:12-13
= Remember us, O Lord, according to the favor that thou
bearest unto thy people.
+ O visit us with thy salvation.
3. Year C
Ant.:Mary said, † W hat manner of salutation is this? For
my soul is deeply troubled: Shall I bear the K ing? And
will he not break the seal of my virginity?
Reading: God deems it just to grant rest with us to you
who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from
heaven with his mighty angels, when he comes to be
glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at in all who
have believed. II Thessalonians 1:6,7,10
= Come, O Lord, and tarry not.
+ Do away the offences of thy people.
At Second Evensong
Psalm antiphons from First Evensong
Antiphon on Magnificat
Year A: The Holy Ghost † shall come upon thee, Mary;
fear not, thou shalt bear in thy womb the Son of God,
alleluia.
Year B: Be ye watchful † in your hearts, for the Lord our
God is nigh at hand.
Year C: Fear not, Mary, † for thou hast found favor with
the Lord: behold, thou shalt conceive and bring forth a
Son, alleluia.
MONDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
Lift up thine eyes, † O Jerusalem, and see the power of the
King: behold the Savior cometh to loose thee from thy
chain.
Readings at Diurnum
Year A: In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors
of the house of Jacob will lean upon the L ORD , the Holy
One of Israel, in truth. A remnant will return, the remnant
of Jacob, to the mighty God. Isaiah 10:20-21
Year B: Thus says the L ORD of hosts: “O my people, who
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dwell in Zion, be not afraid. In that day his burden will
depart from your shoulder, and his yoke will be destroyed
from your neck.” Isaiah 10:24, 27
Year C: Her time is close at hand and her days will not be
prolonged. The L ORD will have compassion on Jacob and
will again choose Israel. Isaiah 13:22b-14:1a
Antiphon on Magnificat
The Angel of the Lord † announced unto Mary, and she
conceived by the Holy Ghost, alleluia.
TUESDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
There shall come forth † a rod out of the stem of Jesse,
and all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord:
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Readings at Diurnum
Year A: Behold, the days come, saith the L ORD , that I will
raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall
reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice
in the earth. Jeremiah 23:5
Year B: In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall
dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be
called, THE L O RD O UR R IGH TEO U SN ESS . Jeremiah 23:6
Year C: I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie
down, saith the Lord G O D . I will seek that which was lost,
and will bind up that which was broken, and will strength-
en that which was sick; I will feed them with judgment.
Ezekiel 34:15-16
Antiphon on Magnificat
Seek ye the Lord † while he may be found: call ye upon
him while he is near, alleluia.
WEDNESDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
Lo, he is my God, † and I will give him honor; my fathers’
God, and I will exalt him.
Readings at Diurnum
Year A: The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the
haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the L ORD
alone shall be exalted in that day. Isaiah 2:11
Year B: Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not
be afraid: for the Lord G O D is my strength and my song;
he also is become my salvation. Isaiah 12:2
Year C: O L ORD , hear; O L ORD , forgive; O L ORD , hear-
ken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for
thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Daniel 9:19
Antiphon on Magnificat Antiphon on Benedictus
From heaven there cometh † the Lord, the Ruler, and in Living waters shall go out † from Jerusalem; and the Lord
his hand are honor and dominion. shall be King over all the earth.

THURSDAY Readings at Diurnum

Antiphon on Benedictus
I will wait † upon the Lord my Savior: and I will look for
him while he is near, alleluia.
Readings at Diurnum
Year A: The Sovereign shall stand in Israel, and feed in
the strength of the L ORD , in the majesty of the name of the
L ORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be
great unto the ends of the earth. And this man shall be the
peace. Micah 5:4-5a
Year B: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the
heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land. The
glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the
former, and in this place will I give peace, saith the L ORD
of hosts. Haggai 2:7,9
Year C: Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of
righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall
go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall, saith the L ORD
of hosts. Malachi 4:2
Antiphon on Magnificat
Blessed art thou † among women, and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb.
FRIDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
Lo, there cometh one † that is both God and Man, of the
house of David, to sit upon the throne, alleluia.
Readings at Diurnum
Year A: I know the plans I have for you, says the L O R D ,
plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and
a hope. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me
with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11,13
Year B: Thus says the L ORD : Behold, I will restore the
fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and have compassion on his
dwellings. Jeremiah 30:18a
Year C: Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but in
this crisis remember thy power and thy name, for thou art
the Lord our God. Baruch 3:5-6a
Antiphon on Magnificat
Out of Egypt † have I called my Son: he shall come to
save his people.
SATURDAY
Year A: In that day the branch of the L ORD shall be
beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be
the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel. Isaiah 4:2
Year B: All they who are left in Zion and remain in
Jerusalem will be called holy, every one who has been
recorded for life in Jerusalem. Isaiah 4:3
Year C: As the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a
garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord
G O D will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth
before all the nations. Isaiah 61:11
Sunday between December 4 and 10
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Psalter W eek Two
At First Evensong
The prayer for light
LMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast away
A the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of
light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son
Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the
last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the
life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with
thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Lucernarium responsory
Come and save us, é O Lord God of hosts.
Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts.
Show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole:
O Lord God of hosts.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Ghost.
Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts.
= Show us thy mercy, O Lord;
+ And grant us thy salvation.
Ant. 1: The Lord is our Lawgiver, † the Lord is our King,
he himself will come, and will save us.
Ant. 2: The law was given by Moses, † but grace and truth
came by Jesus Christ.
Ant. 3: The word of the Lord † shall be looked for as the
rain, and as the dew shall our God come down upon us.
Ant. 4: God shall come from Lebanon, † and his bright-
ness shall be as the light.
Ant. 5: Be ye steadfast, † and see the salvation of the Lord

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with you.
Antiphon on Magnificat
Come, O Lord, in peace; † visit us with thy salvation, that
we may rejoice before thee with a perfect heart.
At M attins
Ant. 1: Behold, the Lord shall appear † in the clouds of
heaven, with power and great glory, alleluia.
Ant. 2: Zion † is our strong city, a Savior will God ap-
point within her for walls and bulwarks: open ye the gates,
for God himself is with us, alleluia.
Ant. 3: Lo, in the time appointed, † the Lord will come,
and will not lie: though he tarry, wait for him: for he will
surely come, he will not tarry, alleluia.
Ant. 4: The mountains and the hills † shall break forth
before God into singing, and all the trees of the forest
shall clap their hands: for behold he cometh, our Lord and
Ruler to reign for ever, alleluia, alleluia.
Canticle 11. Surge, illuminare
Isaiah 60:1-3,11a,14c,18-19
Antiphon
Behold, † our Lord shall come with power, to enlighten
the eyes of his servants, alleluia.
RISE, shine; for thy light is come, é and the glory of
A the L O RD is risen upon thee.
2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, é and
gross darkness the people,
3 But the L O RD shall arise upon thee, é and his glory
shall be seen in thee.
4 The Gentiles shall come to thy light, é and kings to the
brightness that springeth forth upon thee.
5 Thy gates shall stand open still both day and night, é
and never be shut.
6 T hou shalt be called the city of the L ORD , é the holy
Zion of Israel.
7 Violence shall never be heard in thy land, é neither
harm and destruction within thy borders.
8 Thy walls shall be called health, é and thy gates the
praise of God.
9 The sun shall never be thy daylight, é and the light of
the moon shall never shine upon thee.
10 But the L O RD himself shall be thy everlasting light, é
and thy God shall be thy glory.
Antiphon on Benedictus
Year A: B ehold, I send my messenger, † and he shall
prepare my way before thy face.
Years B and C: The voice of one crying † in the wilder-
ness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the
desert a highway for our God.
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ERCIFUL God, who sent thy messengers the
M prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way
for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings
and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the
coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who liveth and
reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
for ever. Amen.
At Diurnum
1. Year B
Ant.: The prophets did foretell † that a Savior should be
born of the Virgin M ary.
Reading: Let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the
day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery
and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put
on the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 13:13-14a
= The nations shall fear thy Name, O Lord;
+ And all the kings of the earth thy majesty.
2. Year C
Ant.: The Angel Gabriel † spake unto Mary, saying: Hail,
thou that art full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed
art thou among women.
Reading: The Lord make you increase and abound in love
to one another and to all men, as we do to you, so that he
may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before
our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with
all his saints. I Thessalonians 3:12-13
= Remember us, O Lord, according to the favor that thou
bearest unto thy people.
+ O visit us with thy salvation.
3. Year A
Ant.: M ary said, † W hat manner of salutation is this? For
my soul is deeply troubled: Shall I bear the King? And
will he not break the seal of my virginity?
Reading: God deems it just to grant rest with us to you
who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from
heaven with his mighty angels, when he comes to be
glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at in all who
have believed. II Thessalonians 1:6,7,10
= Come, O Lord, and tarry not;
+ Do away the offences of thy people.
At Second Evensong
Psalm antiphons from First Evensong
Antiphon on Magnificat
Year A: The voice of one crying † in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert
a highway for our God.
Year B: After me † cometh one mightier than I, the latchet
of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.
Year C: Blessed art thou, † O M ary, for thou hast believed
the Lord: and there shall be a performance in thee of those
things which were told thee from the Lord, alleluia.
MONDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
Thus saith the Lord † your God: Repent ye, and turn
again; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, alleluia.
Readings at Diurnum
Year B: In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors
of the house of Jacob will lean upon the L ORD , the Holy
One of Israel, in truth. A remnant will return, the remnant
of Jacob, to the mighty God. Isaiah 10:20-21
Year C: Thus says the L ORD of hosts: “O my people, who
dwell in Zion, be not afraid. In that day his burden will
depart from your shoulder, and his yoke will be destroyed
from your neck.” Isaiah 10:24, 27
Year A: Her time is close at hand and her days will not be
prolonged. The L ORD will have compassion on Jacob and
will again choose Israel. Isaiah 13:22b-14:1a
Antiphon on Magnificat
Behold the King shall come, † the Lord of the earth, and
he shall take away the yoke of our captivity.
TUESDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
Rejoice and be glad, † O daughter of Zion; I will come
and make my dwelling in you, says the Lord.
Readings at Diurnum
Year B: Behold, the days come, saith the L ORD , that I will
raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall
reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice
in the earth. Jeremiah 23:5
Year C: In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall
dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be
called, THE L O RD O UR R IGH TEO U SN ESS . Jeremiah 23:6
Year A: I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie
down, saith the Lord G O D . I will seek that which was lost,
and will bind up that which was broken, and will strength-
en that which was sick; I will feed them with judgment.
Ezekiel 34:15-16
Antiphon on Magnificat
The voice of one crying † in the wilderness, Prepare ye
the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway
for our God.
WEDNESDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
He shall sit upon the throne † of David, and of his king-
dom there shall be no end, alleluia.
Readings at Diurnum
Year B: The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the
haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the L ORD
alone shall be exalted in that day. Isaiah 2:11
Year C: Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not
be afraid: for the Lord G O D is my strength and my song;
he also is become my salvation. Isaiah 12:2
Year A: O L O R D , hear; O L ORD , forgive; O L ORD , hear-
ken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for
thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Daniel 9:19
Antiphon on Magnificat
Zion, † thou shalt be renewed, and shalt see thy righteous
One, he that cometh unto thee.
THURSDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
Among them that are born † of women, there hath not
risen a greater than John the Baptist.
Readings at Diurnum
Year B: The Sovereign shall stand in Israel, and feed in
the strength of the L ORD , in the majesty of the name of the
L ORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be
great unto the ends of the earth. And this man shall be the
peace. Micah 5:4-5a
Year C: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the
heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land. The
glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the
former, and in this place will I give peace, saith the L ORD
of hosts. Haggai 2:7,9
Year A: Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of right-
eousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go
forth, and grow up as calves of the stall, saith the L ORD of
hosts. Malachi 4:2
Antiphon on Magnificat
He that cometh after me † is preferred before me, the
latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.
FRIDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
Say to them: † Ye that are of a fearful heart, be strong: for
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behold the Lord our God shall come.
Readings at Diurnum
Year B: I know the plans I have for you, says the L ORD ,
plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and
a hope. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me
with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11,13
Year C: Thus says the L O R D : Behold, I will restore the
fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and have compassion on his
dwellings. Jeremiah 30:18a
Year A: Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but in
this crisis remember thy power and thy name, for thou art
the Lord our God. Baruch 3:5-6a
Antiphon on Magnificat
W ith joy shall ye draw water † out of the wells of salva-
tion.
SATURDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
The Lord shall set up an ensign † for the nations, and shall
assemble the outcasts of Israel.
Readings at Diurnum
Year B: In that day the branch of the L ORD shall be
beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be
the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel. Isaiah 4:2
Year C: All they who are left in Zion and remain in
Jerusalem will be called holy, every one who has been
recorded for life in Jerusalem. Isaiah 4:3
Year A: As the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a
garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord
G O D will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth
before all the nations. Isaiah 61:11
Sunday between December 11 and 17
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Psalter W eek Three
On the weekdays from December 17 to December 23
inclusive, everything designated for Week Three is
omitted. Rubrics for the office in the last days of Advent
(below) are followed instead.
At First Evensong
The prayer for light
LMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast away
A the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of
light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son
Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the
last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the
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life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with
thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Lucernarium responsory
Come and save us, é O Lord God of hosts.
Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts.
Show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole:
O Lord God of hosts.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Ghost.
Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts.
= Show us thy mercy, O Lord;
+ And grant us thy salvation.
Ant. 1: Send, O Lord, the Lamb, † the Ruler of the land,
from the rock of the desert unto the mount of the daughter
of Zion.
Ant. 2: Let us live righteously and godly, † looking for
that blessed hope, and the coming of the Lord.
Ant. 3: Behold the Lord shall come, † that he may sit
among princes, and inherit the throne of glory.
Ant. 4: The Lord shall go forth † out of his holy place: he
shall come to save his people.
Ant. 5: Reward thou them, † O Lord, that wait for thee,
and let thy prophets be found faithful.
Antiphon on Magnificat
How shall this be, † O Angel of God, seeing I know not a
man? Hearken, O Virgin M ary: The Holy Ghost shall
come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee.
At M attins
Ant. 1: The Lord will surely come, † and will not tarry:
and will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and
will manifest himself to all nations, alleluia.
Ant. 2: Jerusalem, † joy with great rejoicing, for thy Sav-
ior cometh unto thee, alleluia.
Ant. 3: M ountains and all hills † shall be abased, and the
crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places
plain. Come, O Lord, and tarry not, alleluia.
Ant. 4: I the Lord † bring near my righteousness; it shall
not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry.
Canticle 11. Surge, illuminare
Isaiah 60:1-3,11a,14c,18-19
Antiphon
I will place salvation † in Zion, and in Jerusalem my
glory, alleluia.
 RISE, shine; for thy light is come, é and the glory of
A the L O RD is risen upon thee.
2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, é and
gross darkness the people,
3 But the L O RD shall arise upon thee, é and his glory
shall be seen in thee.
4 The Gentiles shall come to thy light, é and kings to the
brightness that springeth forth upon thee.
5 Thy gates shall stand open still both day and night, é
and never be shut.
6 Thou shalt be called the city of the L ORD , é the holy
Zion of Israel.
7 Violence shall never be heard in thy land, é neither
harm and destruction within thy borders.
8 Thy walls shall be called health, é and thy gates the
praise of God.
9 The sun shall never be thy daylight, é and the light of
the moon shall never shine upon thee.
10 But the L O RD himself shall be thy everlasting light, é
and thy God shall be thy glory.
Antiphon on Benedictus
On December 17: Know ye, below
Otherwise:
Year A: Now when John had heard † in prison the works
of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him:
Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
Year B: He that cometh after me † is preferred before me,
the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.
Year C: Let us live righteously and godly, † looking for
that blessed hope, and the coming of the Lord.
TIR up thy power, O Lord, and with great might come
S among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our
sins, let thy bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and
deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with
thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world with-
out end. Amen.
At Diurnum
1. Year C
Ant.: The prophets did foretell † that a Savior should be
born of the Virgin M ary.
Reading: Let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the
day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery
and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put
on the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 13:13-14a
= The nations shall fear thy Name, O Lord;
+ And all the kings of the earth thy majesty.
2. Year A
Ant.: The Angel Gabriel † spake unto Mary, saying: Hail,
thou that art full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed
art thou among women.
Reading: The Lord make you increase and abound in love
to one another and to all men, as we do to you, so that he
may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before
our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with
all his saints. I Thessalonians 3:12-13
= Remember us, O Lord, according to the favor that thou
bearest unto thy people.
+ O visit us with thy salvation.
3. Year B
Ant.: Mary said, † W hat manner of salutation is this? For
my soul is deeply troubled: Shall I bear the K ing? And
will he not break the seal of my virginity?
Reading: God deems it just to grant rest with us to you
who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from
heaven with his mighty angels, when he comes to be
glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at in all who
have believed. II Thessalonians 1:6,7,10
= Come, O Lord, and tarry not;
+ Do away the offences of thy people.
At Second Evensong
Psalm antiphons from First Evensong
Antiphon on Magnificat
On December 17: O W isdom, below
Otherwise
Year A: Art thou he † that should come, or do we look for
another? Go and show John those things which ye do see:
the blind receive their sight, the dead are raised, and the
poor have the gospel preached unto them.
Year B: After me † cometh one mightier than I, the latchet
of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.
Year C: He that cometh after me † is preferred before me,
the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.
MONDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
From heaven there cometh † the Lord, the Ruler, and in
his hand are honor and dominion.
Readings at Diurnum
Year C: In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors
of the house of Jacob will lean upon the L ORD , the Holy
One of Israel, in truth. A remnant will return, the remnant
of Jacob, to the mighty God. Isaiah 10:20-21
Year A: Thus says the L ORD of hosts: “O my people, who
dwell in Zion, be not afraid. In that day his burden will
depart from your shoulder, and his yoke will be destroyed
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from your neck.” Isaiah 10:24, 27
Year B: Her time is near to come, and her days shall not
be prolonged; for the L ORD will have mercy on Jacob, and
will yet choose Israel. (Isaiah 13: 22b-14:1a)
Antiphon on Magnificat
All generations † shall call me blessed: for God hath
regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.
TUESDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
Awake, awake, † arise, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from
the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Readings at Diurnum
Year C: Behold, the days come, saith the L ORD , that I will
raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall
reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice
in the earth. (Jeremiah 23:5)
Year A: In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall
dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be
called, THE L O RD O UR R IGH TEO U SN ESS . (Jeremiah 23:6)
Year B: I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie
down, saith the Lord G O D . I will seek that which was lost,
and will bind up that which was broken, and will strength-
en that which was sick; I will feed them with judgment.
(Ezekiel 34:15-16)
Antiphon on Magnificat
Before they came together † M ary was found with child
of the Holy Ghost, alleluia.
WEDNESDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
Comfort ye, † comfort ye my people, saith your God.
Readings at Diurnum
Year C: The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the
haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the L ORD
alone shall be exalted in that day. (Isaiah 2:11)
Year A: Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not
be afraid: for the Lord G O D is my strength and my song;
he also is become my salvation. (Isaiah 12:2)
Year B: O L O R D , hear; O L ORD , forgive; O L ORD , hear-
ken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for
thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
(Daniel 9:19)
Antiphon on Magnificat
Thou, O Lord, † art he that is to come, for whom we look,
to save thy people.
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THURSDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
Awake, awake, † put on strength, O arm of the Lord.
Readings at Diurnum
Year C: The Sovereign shall stand in Israel, and feed in
the strength of the L ORD , in the majesty of the name of the
L ORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be
great unto the ends of the earth. And this man shall be the
peace. (Micah 5:4-5a)
Year A: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the
heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land. The
glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the
former, and in this place will I give peace, saith the L ORD
of hosts. (Haggai 2:7,9)
Year B: Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righ
teousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go
forth, and grow up as calves of the stall, saith the L ORD of
hosts. (Malachi 4:2)
Antiphon on Magnificat
Rejoice ye † with Jerusalem; and be glad with her, all ye
that love her, forever.
FRIDAY
Antiphon on Benedictus
The word of the Lord † shall be looked for as the rain, and
as the dew shall our God come down upon us.
Readings at Diurnum
Year C: I know the plans I have for you, says the L ORD ,
plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and
a hope. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me
with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11,13
Year A: Thus says the L ORD : Behold, I will restore the
fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and have compassion on his
dwellings. Jeremiah 30:18a
Year B: Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but in
this crisis remember thy power and thy name, for thou art
the Lord our God. Baruch 3:5-6a
Antiphon on Magnificat
This is the witness † which John bare, saying: He that
cometh after me is preferred before me.
THE ORDINARY OF THE OFFICE
FOR THE LAST DAYS OF ADVENT
D ECEM BER 17 U N TIL THE V IGIL O F THE N ATIVITY
At M attins
Invitatory antiphon
The Lord is now at hand: O come, let us worship.
Vigils Hymn. Veni, Redemptor gentium
OME, thou Redeemer of the earth,
C And manifest thy virgin-birth:
Let every age adoring fall;
Such birth befits the God of all.
2 Begotten of no human will,
But of the Spirit, thou art still
The W ord of God in flesh arrayed,
The promised fruit to man displayed.
3 The virgin womb that burden gained
W ith virgin honor all unstained;
The banners there of virtue glow;
God in his temple dwells below.
4 Forth from his chamber goeth he,
That royal home of purity,
A giant in twofold substance one,
Rejoicing now his course to run.
5 O equal to the Father, thou!
Gird on thy fleshly mantle now;
The weakness of our mortal state
W ith deathless might invigorate.
6 Thy cradle here shall glitter bright,
And darkness breathe a newer light,
W here endless faith shall shine serene,
And twilight never intervene.
7 All laud to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to thee:
All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the Holy Paraclete. Amen.
St. Ambrose
Psalms from the Psalter, noting the proper antiphons
found there for the last days of Advent
First canticle from the Psalter, noting the proper anti-
phon found there for the last days of Advent
Antiphon on Benedictus for the date, below
For the commemoration
= The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord.
+ Make his paths straight.
Collect of the previous Sunday
Lauds Hymn. Magnis prophetæ
F old the prophets cried aloud,
O Foretelling Christ would surely come,
Theirs was the special grace to know
That man’s redemption was at hand.
2 Hence radiates our joy at dawn,
Our happy hearts rejoice and sing,
Proclaiming now our earnest faith,
In glory long since promised us.
3 This humble Coming known to few,
W as not to judge a sinful world,
But all our wounds to tend and heal
By saving what had gone astray.
4 His second Coming will declare
That Christ is at our very doors,
To crown all those who love him well,
And welcome them to lasting bliss.
5 Eternal light is promised us,
The star of our salvation shines;
Already its bright gleaming rays
Call us to keep the law of love.
6 Lord Jesus Christ, we seek but you,
To see you, God yet truly man,
So that this vision blest may be
Our never-ending hymn of praise. Amen.
At Diurnum
1. Monday and Thursday
Hymn. Certum tenentes
EHOLDING time pass in its frame,
B W ith heart devout invoke we now,
At this, the third hour of the day,
The Triune virtue all avow.
2 That we a worthy house may be,
W herein the Holy Ghost may dwell,
W ho at this hour on them was poured
As they did pray, the blessèd Twelve.
3 As ages run along their course,
Most wondrously ordaining,
The Maker of celestial realms
Our eternal reward preparing.
4 All laud to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to thee:
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All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the Holy Paraclete. Amen. Before the VI Century
Antiphon
The prophets did foretell † that a Savior should be born of
the Virgin M ary.
Psalms from the Psalter
Reading from the Proper for the date, below
= The nations shall fear thy Name, O Lord;
+ And all the kings of the earth thy majesty.
Collect of the previous Sunday
2. Tuesday and Friday
Hymn. Dicamus laudes
OW let us sing our praise to God
N W ith fervent heart and ready mind:
Each day the sun at zenith calls
The faithful to their noonday prayers.
2 For at this hour to all the world
The grace of true salvation came:
The Lamb of God restored our peace
By virtue of his saving Cross.
3 So dazzling is its holy light,
It puts the noonday sun in shade.
Then let us all with joy embrace
The flaming splendor of such grace.
4 All laud to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to thee:
All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the Holy Paraclete. Amen. Before the VI Century
Antiphon
The Angel Gabriel † spake unto Mary, saying: Hail, thou
that art full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art
thou among women.
Psalms from the Psalter
Reading from the Proper for the date, below
= Remember us, O Lord, according to the favor that thou
bearest unto thy people.
+ O visit us with thy salvation.
Collect of the previous Sunday
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3. W ednesday and Saturday
Hymn. Ternis horarum
OW wanes the third of threefold hours,
N Given by thee, O Lord most High;
W ho, Trinity yet ever One,
W ith psalms do we now glorify.
2 God’s holy myst’ry holding fast
W ith hearts free from deceits malign;
The very rule that Peter taught,
Made known to us by healing sign.
3 W ith psalms of praise in spirit we
Cleave unto the apostles’ deeds;
That weakened feet ere gone astray
Christ’s healing power true may lead.
4 All laud to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to thee:
All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the Holy Paraclete. Amen. Before the VI Century
Antiphon
Mary said, † W hat manner of salutation is this? For my
soul is deeply troubled: Shall I bear the King? And will he
not break the seal of my virginity?
Psalms from the Psalter
Reading from the Proper for the date, below
= Come, O Lord, and tarry not;
+ Do away the offences of thy people.
Collect of the previous Sunday
At Evensong
Psalms from the Psalter, noting the proper antiphons
found there for the last days of Advent
Great O antiphon on Magnificat for the date, below
For the commemoration
= Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let
the skies pour down righteousness.
+ Let the earth open, and let them bring forth
salvation.
Collect of the previous Sunday
Hymn. Verbum salutis omnium
 HE Father speaks a W ord to save
T All men and women from the grave.
O Virgin blest, dispel our gloom;
Receive him in your maiden womb.
2 The Spirit’s shade, from heaven’s height,
Has filled you with his living light,
That Christ the Lord you now may bear,
The Father’s equal and his heir.
3 This is the Gate that long was barred,
The sacred Temple safe to guard;
It opens now to greet the sight
Of heaven’s Lord with blessèd light.
4 To prophets promised from afar,
And born before the morning star,
Now Gabriel proclaims his birth;
The Lord of heav’n comes down to earth.
5 All peoples, leap for joy and raise,
W ith angels, shouts of gladsome praise;
The Highest comes this humble way
To save us who had gone astray.
6 To God the Father, glory sing,
And praise to Christ, most loving King;
The Spirit Paraclete we praise,
For ever and for endless days. Amen. X century
At Compline
Hymn. Christe, qui splendor
Antiphon on Nunc dimittis
Come, O Lord, in peace; † visit us with thy salvation, that
we may rejoice before thee with a perfect heart.
Sunday between December 18 and 24
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Psalter W eek Four
At First Evensong
The prayer for light
LMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast away
A the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of
light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son
Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the
last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the
life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with
thee and the Holy G host, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Lucernarium responsory
Come and save us, é O Lord God of hosts.
Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts.
Show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole:
O Lord God of hosts.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Ghost.
Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts.
= Show us thy mercy, O Lord;
+ And grant us thy salvation.
Psalms from the Psalter, noting the proper antiphons
found there for the last days of Advent
Great O antiphon on Magnificat for the date, below
At M attins
If this Sunday occurs on December 24, everything is as
assigned on that date, below. Otherwise:
Psalms from the Psalter, noting the proper antiphons
found there for the last days of Advent
Canticle 11. Surge, illuminare
Isaiah 60:1-3,11a,14c,18-19
Antiphon
Behold † the Desire of all nations shall come: and the
house of the Lord shall be filled with glory, alleluia.
RISE, shine; for thy light is come, é and the glory of
A the L O RD is risen upon thee.
2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, é and
gross darkness the people,
3 But the L O RD shall arise upon thee, é and his glory
shall be seen in thee.
4 The Gentiles shall come to thy light, é and kings to the
brightness that springeth forth upon thee.
5 Thy gates shall stand open still both day and night, é
and never be shut.
6 Thou shalt be called the city of the L ORD , é the holy
Zion of Israel.
7 Violence shall never be heard in thy land, é neither
harm and destruction within thy borders.
8 Thy walls shall be called health, é and thy gates the
praise of God.
9 The sun shall never be thy daylight, é and the light of
the moon shall never shine upon thee.
10 But the L O RD himself shall be thy everlasting light, é
and thy God shall be thy glory.
Antiphon on Benedictus
Year A: Joseph, thou son of David, † fear not to take unto
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thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is
of the Holy Ghost.
Year B: Hail M ary, † thou that art full of grace, the Lord
is with thee: blessed art thou among women, alleluia.
Year C: For lo, as soon † as the voice of thy salutation
sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for
joy, alleluia.
E beseech thee, Almighty God, to purify our con-
W sciences by thy daily visitation, that when thy Son
our Lord cometh he may find in us a mansion prepared for
himself; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liv-
eth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
At Diurnum
1. Year A
Ant.: T he prophets did foretell † that a Savior should be
born of the Virgin M ary.
Reading according to the date, below
= The nations shall fear thy Name, O Lord;
+ And all the kings of the earth thy majesty.
2. Year B
Ant.: The Angel Gabriel † spake unto Mary, saying: Hail,
thou that art full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed
art thou among women.
Reading according to the date, below
= Remember us, O Lord, according to the favor that thou
bearest unto thy people.
+ O visit us with thy salvation.
3. Year C
Ant.: Mary said, † W hat manner of salutation is this? For
my soul is deeply troubled: Shall I bear the King? And
will he not break the seal of my virginity?
Reading according to the date, below
= Come, O Lord, and tarry not;
+ Do away the offences of thy people.
At Second Evensong
Psalms from the Psalter, noting the proper antiphons
found there for the last days of Advent
Great O antiphon on Magnificat for the date, below.
THE GREAT ANTIPHONS
DECEMBER 17
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Antiphon on Benedictus
Know ye † that the Kingdom of God is nigh: verily I say
unto you, it will not tarry.
Readings at Diurnum
Year A: In that day the branch of the L ORD shall be
beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be
the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel. Isaiah 4:2
Year B: All they who are left in Zion and remain in
Jerusalem will be called holy, every one who has been
recorded for life in Jerusalem. Isaiah 4:3
Year C: As the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a
garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord
G O D will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth
before all the nations. Isaiah 61:11
Antiphon on Magnificat
O W isdom, † which camest out of the mouth of the Most
High, and reachest from one end to another, mightily and
sweetly ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of
prudence.
DECEMBER 18
Antiphon on Benedictus
W hen Mary † the mother of Jesus was espoused to
Joseph, before they came together, she was found with
child of the Holy Ghost.
Readings at Diurnum
Year A: Let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the
day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery
and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put
on the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 13:13-14a
Year B: The Lord make you increase and abound in love
to one another and to all men, as we do to you, so that he
may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before
our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with
all his saints. I Thessalonians 3:12-13
Year C: God deems it just to grant rest with us to you who
are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven
with his mighty angels, when he comes to be glorified in
his saints, and to be marveled at in all who have believed.
II Thessalonians 1:6,7,10
Antiphon on Magnificat
O Adonai, † and leader of the House of Israel, who
appearedst in the bush to Moses in a flame of fire, and
gavest him the law in Sinai: Come and redeem us with an
outstretched arm.
DECEMBER 19
Antiphon on Benedictus
He shall go before him † in the spirit and power of Elijah, on the Sunday, and those from December 22 are used for
to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. the Commemoration of Advent in the office of the feast.

Readings at Diurnum At M attins

Year A: In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors
of the house of Jacob will lean upon the L ORD , the Holy For the Commemoration of Advent
One of Israel, in truth. A remnant will return, the remnant
of Jacob, to the mighty God. Isaiah 10:20-21 Antiphon
Year B: Thus says the L ORD of hosts: “O my people, who Be not afraid, † for upon the fifth day our Lord shall come
dwell in Zion, be not afraid. In that day his burden will to you.
depart from your shoulder, and his yoke will be destroyed
from your neck.” Isaiah 10:24, 27 = The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye
Year C: Her time is close at hand and her days will not be the way of the Lord;
prolonged. The L ORD will have compassion on Jacob and + Make his paths straight.
will again choose Israel. Isaiah 13:22b-14:1a
Let us pray.
Antiphon on Magnificat
O Root of Jesse, † which standest for an ensign of the Collect of the previous Sunday.
people, at whom kings shall shut their mouths, unto whom
the Gentiles shall seek: Come and deliver us, and tarry At Diurnum
not.
Readings for use when December 21 falls on a Sunday;
DECEMBER 20 otherwise, the readings are those for the feast.

Antiphon on Benedictus
The Angel Gabriel † was sent to M ary, a Virgin espoused
to Joseph.
Readings at Diurnum
Year A: Behold, the days come, saith the L ORD , that I will
raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall
reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice
in the earth. (Jeremiah 23:5)
Year B: In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall
dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be
called, THE L O RD O UR R IGH TEO U SN ESS . (Jeremiah 23:6)
Year C: I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie
down, saith the Lord G O D . I will seek that which was lost,
and will bind up that which was broken, and will strength-
en that which was sick; I will feed them with judgment.
(Ezekiel 34:15-16)
Antiphon on Magnificat
O Key of David, † and Scepter of the house of Israel; that
openest and no man shutteth, and shuttest and no man
openeth: Come, and bring the prisoners out of the prison-
house, them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death.
Year A: The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the
haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the L ORD
alone shall be exalted in that day. (Isaiah 2:11)
Year B: Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not
be afraid: for the Lord G O D is my strength and my song;
he also is become my salvation. (Isaiah 12:2)
Year C: O L O R D , hear; O L ORD , forgive; O L ORD , hear-
ken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for
thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
(Daniel 9:19)
At Evensong
For the Commemoration of Advent
Antiphon
O Dayspring, † Brightness of the Light everlasting, and
Sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten them that sit in
darkness and the shadow of death.
= Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies
pour down righteousness.
+ Let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation.

DECEMBER 21 Let us pray.

This day is the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. When Collect of the previous Sunday
December 21 occurs on a Sunday, however, the feast is
transferred to Monday, December 22. In that case, these DECEMBER 22
antiphons are used with the Benedictus and Magnificat

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Antiphon on Benedictus
For lo, as soon † as the voice of thy salutation sounded in
mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy, alleluia.
Readings at Diurnum
Year A: The Sovereign shall stand in Israel, and feed in
the strength of the L ORD , in the majesty of the name of the
L ORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be
great unto the ends of the earth. And this man shall be the
peace. (Micah 5:4-5a)
Year B: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the
heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land. The
glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the
former, and in this place will I give peace, saith the L ORD
of hosts. (Haggai 2:7,9)
Year C: Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righ
teousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go
forth, and grow up as calves of the stall, saith the L ORD of
hosts. (Malachi 4:2)
Antiphon on Magnificat
O King of the Nations, † and their Desire; the Corner-
stone, who makest both one: Come and save mankind,
whom thou formedst of clay.
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Antiphon on Benedictus
Behold all things are fulfilled † which were spoken by the
Angel of the Virgin M ary.
Readings at Diurnum
Year A: I know the plans I have for you, says the L ORD ,
plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and
a hope. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me
with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11,13
Year B: Thus says the L ORD : Behold, I will restore the
fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and have compassion on his
dwellings. Jeremiah 30:18a
Year C: Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but in
this crisis remember thy power and thy name, for thou art
the Lord our God. Baruch 3:5-6a
Antiphon on Magnificat
O Emmanuel, † our King and Lawgiver, the Desire of all
Nations and their Salvation: Come and save us, O Lord
our God.
December 24
VIGIL OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
Commonly called Christmas Eve
Psalms and canticle as assigned in the Psalter for the day
of the week
At M attins
Invitatory antiphon
This day ye shall know that the Lord cometh: And in the
morning, then ye shall see his glory.
Ant. 1: O Judah and Jerusalem, † be ye not dismayed:
tomorrow go ye forth, and the Lord himself will be with
you, alleluia.
Ant. 2: Thou, Bethlehem, † in the land of Judah, shalt not
be the least: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that
shall rule my people Israel.
Ant. 3: Ye shall know this day † that the Lord will come;
and in the morning ye shall see his glory.
Ant. 4: The Lord will come, † go ye out to meet him,
saying: Great is his dominion, and of his kingdom there
shall be no end: the mighty God, the Governor, the Prince
of peace, alleluia.
Antiphon on the first canticle
Tomorrow † ye shall have salvation, saith the Lord God
of hosts.
Antiphon on Benedictus
The Savior † of the world shall arise as the sun: and shall
come down into the Virgin’s womb, as the showers upon
the grass, alleluia.
God, who makest us glad with the yearly expectation
O of the birth of thine only Son Jesus Christ: Grant that
as we joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so we may
with sure confidence behold him when he shall come to be
our Judge; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy
Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
At Diurnum
1. Monday and Thursday, or Sunday of Year A
Ant.: The prophets did foretell † that a Savior should be
born of the Virgin M ary.
Reading: In that day the branch of the L O R D shall be
beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be
the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel. Isaiah 4:2
= The nations shall fear thy Name, O Lord;
+ And all the kings of the earth thy majesty.
2. Tuesday and Friday, or Sunday of Year B
Ant.: The Angel Gabriel † spake unto Mary, saying: Hail,
thou that art full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed
art thou among women.
Reading: All they who are left in Zion and remain in
Jerusalem will be called holy, every one who has been
recorded for life in Jerusalem. Isaiah 4:3

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= Remember us, O Lord, according to the favor that thou
bearest unto thy people.
+ O visit us with thy salvation.
3. W ednesday and Saturday, or Sunday of Year C
Ant.: Mary said, † W hat manner of salutation is this? For
my soul is deeply troubled: Shall I bear the King? And
will he not break the seal of my virginity?
Reading: As the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a
garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord
G O D will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth
before all the nations. Isaiah 61:11
= Come, O Lord, and tarry not;
+ Do away the offences of thy people.
Collect as at Mattins

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