ADVENT WEEK 1 TUESDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS
LECTIONARY OPTION: MATINS
The book of Isaiah read at Lauds and Vespers
DRA Isaiah 2: 10-22 modernized
Enter into the rock and hide yourself in the pit from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty. The lofty eyes of man are humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be made to stoop: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. Because the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and high minded, and upon every one that is arrogant, and he shall be humbled.
And upon all the tall and lofty cedars of Libanus, and upon all the oaks of Basan. And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the elevated hills. And upon every high tower, and every fenced wall. And upon all the ships of Tharsis, and upon all that is fair to behold. And the loftiness of men shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
And idols shall be utterly destroyed. And they shall go into the holes of rocks, and into the caves of the earth from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall rise up to strike the earth. In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which he had made for himself to adore, moles and bats. And he shall go into the clefts of rocks, and into the holes of stones from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall rise up to strike the earth. Cease ye therefore from the man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he is reputed high.
LECTIONARY OPTIONS: VESPERS
The book of Isaiah read at Lauds and Vespers
DRA Isaiah 3: 9- 4:1 modernized
The shew of their countenance has answered them: and they have proclaimed abroad their sin as Sodom, and they have not hide it: woe to their souls, for evils are rendered to them. Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings. Woe to the wicked unto evil: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
As for my people, their oppressors have stripped them, and women have ruled over them. O my people, they that call you blessed, the same deceive you, and destroy the way of your steps. The Lord stands up to judge, and he stands to judge the people. The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and its princes: for you have devoured the vineyard, and the spoil of the poor is in your house.
Why do you consume my people and grind the faces of the poor? says the Lord the God of hosts.
And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Sion are haughty, and have walked with stretched out necks, and wanton glances of their eyes, and made a noise as they walked with their feet and moved in a set pace: The Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Sion, and the Lord will discover their hair. In that day the Lord will take away the ornaments of shoes, and little moons, And chains and necklaces, and bracelets, and bonnets, And bodkins, and ornaments of the legs, and tablets, and sweet balls, and earrings. And rings, and jewels hanging on the forehead. And changes of apparel, and short cloaks, and fine linen, and crisping pins. And looking-glasses, and lawns, and headbands, and fine veils. And instead of a sweet smell there shall be stench, and instead of a girdle, a cord, and instead of curled hair, baldness, and instead of a stomacher, haircloth.
Your fairest men also shall fall by the sword, and your valiant ones in battle. And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she shall sit desolate on the ground. And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying: We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by your name, take away our reproach