January 23, 2004, Tuesday of the third week in ordinary time.

A reading from the second book of Samuel.

David went to bring up the Ark of God from the house of Obed Idom

into the city of David amid festivities.

As soon as the bearers of the ark of the Lord had advanced six steps,

he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

Then David, Gert with a linen apron,

came dancing before the Lord with abandon,

and he and all the house of Israel were bringing up the Ark of the Lord with

shouts of joy and to the sound of the horn.

The Ark of the Lord was brought in and set in its place within the tent David had pitched

for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. When he finished making

these offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. He then distributed

among all the people to each man and each woman in the entire multitude of Israel, a loaf of bread,

a cut of roast meat, and a raisin cake.

With this, all the people left for their homes.

The Word of the Lord The response Oriol Psalm.

The response is, who is this king of glory? It is the Lord. Lift up, O gates, your lentils.

Reach up, you ancient portals, that the king of glory may come in. Who is this king of glory? It is the

Lord. Who is this king of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty. The Lord mighty in battle. Who is this king of glory? The Lord. Strong and mighty. The Lord mighty in battle.

Who is this king of glory?

It is the Lord.

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