The Epiphany of the Lord: Entrance Antiphon

Malachi 3:1; 1 Chronicles 29:12

Behold, the Lord, the Mighty One, has come;
and kingship is in his grasp, and power and dominion.
(Malachi 3:1; 1 Chronicles 29:12)

Verse 1:

O God, give your judgement to the king,
to a king’s son, your justice.
(Psalm 72:1)

Verse 2:

That he may judge your people in justice,
and your poor in right judgement.
(Psalm 72:2)

Verse 3:

May he defend the poor of the people,
and save the children of the needy.
(Psalm 72:4)

Verse 4:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
(Gloria Patri)