Give Us This Day 2013 Sample

DAILY PRAYER FOR TODAY’S CATHOLIC®

JANUARY 2013

Give Us This Day®Give Us This Day®Canticle of Zechariah (Benedictus) Luke 1:68-79

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;he has come to his people and set them free.

He has raised up for us a mighty savior,born of the house of his servant David.

Through his holy prophets he promised of old that he would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us.

He promised to show mercy to our fathersand to remember his holy covenant.

This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:to set us free from the hands of our enemies,free to worship him without fear,holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.

You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High;for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,to give his people knowledge of salvationby the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our Godthe dawn from on high shall break upon us,to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

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.

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Mary, Mother of God

Michelle Francl-Donnay

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Sts. Basil and Gregory

✛ St. Basil the Great Fr. Henri J. M. Nouwen

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[Most Holy Name of Jesus]

✛ St. Seraphim of Sarov Fr. Edward Foley

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

✛ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Wendy Cichanski

Caduff

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St. John Neumann

✛ Lanza del Vasto St. John Chrysostom

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Epiphany of the Lord

Catherine de Hueck Doherty

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[St. Raymond of Penyafort]

✛ Bd. Angela of Foligno Sr. Miriam Pollard

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✛ Micah Paul Mariani

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✛ Ven. Pauline Jaricot St. Augustine

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✛ St. Aelred of Rievaulx Michael Leach

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✛ Mev Puleo Sr. Mary McGlone

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✛ St. Marguerite Bourgeoys

Jean Vanier

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Baptism of the Lord

Melissa Musick Nussbaum

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✛ St. Nino Sr. Ruth Burrows

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✛ St. Arnold Janssen Fr. Lawrence Mick

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✛ Roberto de Nobili Sr. Anne Elizabeth

Sweet

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St. Anthony

✛ St. Antony of Egypt Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr

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✛ St. Margaret of Hungary

Hosffman Ospino

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✛ St. Paula Sr. Ephrem

Hollermann

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Fr. Virgilio Elizondo

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St. Agnes

✛ St. Agnes Vinita Hampton Wright

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Day of Prayer for Legal Protection of Unborn Children

✛ Alexander Men Pope Benedict XVI

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[St. Vincent]

✛ Satoko Kitahara Mary Stommes

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St. Francis de Sales

✛ St. Francis de Sales Fr. Richard Gula

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Conversion of St. Paul

✛ St. Xenia of Petersburg Fr. Daniel Durken

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Sts. Timothy and Titus

✛ Sts. Timothy and Titus Jessica Powers

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Sr. Melannie Svoboda

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St. Thomas Aquinas

✛ St. Thomas Aquinas Christopher Pramuk

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✛ Maisie Ward St. Teresa of Avila

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✛ Mohandas Gandhi St. Gregory the Great

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St. John Bosco

✛ St. John Bosco Br. Guy Consolmagno

January 2013

Within the Word: Hebrews

Within the Word: Melchizedek

Within the Word: Satan

Within the Word: Three Kings?

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CONTENTS January 2013 ◆ Volume 3, Issue 1

Receiving a Blessed Consciousness Fr. Ronald Rolheiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Teach Us to Pray: Insights in Prayer Fr. James Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Our Father Abbot Jerome Kodell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Prayers and Blessings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Prayer at Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Daily Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Order of Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321Liturgy of the Word (with Holy Communion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352Hymns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356Guide to Lectio Divina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

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Epiphany by Frank Kacmarcik, OblSB.

Sunday, January 6

MorningO Lord, open my lips.And my mouth will proclaim your praise.

(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 118:24-29This is the day the Lord has made;let us rejoice in it and be glad.

O Lord, grant salvation;O Lord, grant success.Blest is he who comesin the name of the Lord.We bless you from the house of the Lord;the Lord is God, and has given us light.

Go forward in procession with branches,as far as the horns of the altar.You are my God, I praise you.My God, I exalt you.Give praise to the Lord, for he is good;his mercy endures forever.

Glory to the Father . . .

Scripture Isaiah 56:3a, 6-7

The foreigner joined to the Lord should not say, / “The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.”

And foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, / to minister to him, / To love the name of the Lord, / to become his servants— / All who keep the sabbath without profaning

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it / and hold fast to my covenant, / Them I will bring to my holy mountain / and make them joyful in my house of prayer; / Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices / will be acceptable on my altar, / For my house shall be called / a house of prayer for all peoples.

Read, Ponder, Pray on a word or phrase from today’s Scripture (Lectio Divina, p. 362)

AntiphonRise up in splendor! Your light has come!

Canticle of Zechariah (inside front cover)

IntercessionsWe praise you, God. Your mercy endures forever. Hear us as we pray: r. Lead us by your light, O Lord.

Let our faces radiate your love. r.

Make your Church a wise steward of the gifts of all women and men. r.

Grant that all nations may serve justice and live in profound peace. r.

Our Father . . .

May the God of splendor and majesty grant us to see Christ’s glory now and forever. Amen.

MassEpiphany of the Lord, Mass during the Day

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

Gloria (p. 323)

CollectO God, who on this dayrevealed your Only Begotten Son to the nationsby the guidance of a star,grant in your mercythat we, who know you already by faith,may be brought to behold the beauty of your sublime glory.Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 60:1-6

The glory of the Lord shines upon you.

Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, / the glory of the Lord shines upon you. / See, darkness

covers the earth, / and thick clouds cover the peoples; / but upon you the Lord shines, / and over you appears his glory. / Nations shall walk by your light, / and kings by your shin-ing radiance. / Raise your eyes and look about; / they all gather and come to you: / your sons come from afar, / and your daughters in the arms of their nurses.

Then you shall be radiant at what you see, / your heart shall throb and overflow, / for the riches of the sea shall be emptied out before you, / the wealth of nations shall be


brought to you. / Caravans of camels shall fill you, / drom-edaries from Midian and Ephah; / all from Sheba shall come / bearing gold and frankincense, / and proclaiming the praises of the Lord.The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13

r. (cf. 11) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

O God, with your judgment endow the king,and with your justice, the king’s son;

he shall govern your people with justiceand your afflicted ones with judgment. r.

Justice shall flower in his days,and profound peace, till the moon be no more.

May he rule from sea to sea,and from the River to the ends of the earth. r.

The kings of Tarshish and the Isles shall offer gifts;the kings of Arabia and Seba shall bring tribute.

All kings shall pay him homage,all nations shall serve him. r.

For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out,and the afflicted when he has no one to help him.

He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor;the lives of the poor he shall save. r.

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6

Now it has been revealed that the Gentiles are coheirs of the promise.

Brothers and sisters: You have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for your benefit,

namely, that the mystery was made known to me by reve-

lation. It was not made known to people in other genera-tions as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: that the Gentiles are coheirs, mem-bers of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation Matthew 2:2We saw his star at its risingand have come to do him homage.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 2:1-12

We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east ar-

rived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet: / And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, / are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; / since from you shall come a ruler, / who is to shepherd my people Israel.” / Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage.” After their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the


place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.The Gospel of the Lord.

Creed (p. 324)

Prayer over the OfferingsLook with favor, Lord, we pray,on these gifts of your Church,in which are offered now not gold or frankincense or myrrh,but he who by them is proclaimed,sacrificed and received, Jesus Christ.Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

Communion Antiphon Cf. Matthew 2:2We have seen his star in the East, / and have come with gifts to adore the Lord.

Prayer after CommunionGo before us with heavenly light, O Lord,always and everywhere,that we may perceive with clear sightand revere with true affectionthe mystery in which you have willed us to participate.Through Christ our Lord.

ReflectionBring Your Gifts

He revealed Himself to the whole world on Epiphany. Oh, I know there are all kinds of revelations of the Lord. But the first one was Epiphany. And I was “there” with the Magi. I even brought gifts to Him: myrrh of my works, frankincense of my prayers, gold of compassion and understanding that He had put into my heart.

I strewed it all right in front of Him. He was little, but He gathered everything up in His tiny hand, because they were all intangible gifts. It wasn’t gold; it wasn’t frankincense; it wasn’t myrrh. It was love! Even when He was little, just barely born, He could put out His little hands and gather it up. It was all so very simple, because He was Love Himself. . . .

This is the time of bringing gifts to God. God is in our midst, you know: right here, right now! And He can be hurt in each one of us, or He can be consoled in each one of us. Christ said, “Whatever you do to the least of My brothers, you do to Me.”

We must learn how to bring the gift of consolation to the Christ in those around us. Whenever we do this, we will be consoling God Himself. To console God, or to hurt Him deeply: what a power we have! What a responsibility!

Catherine de Hueck Doherty, Donkey Bells

Catherine de Hueck Doherty (1896–1985) was a Russian-born aristocrat who dedicated her life to “the gospel without compromise.” Author of numerous books, she established the Madonna House in Combermere, Ontario.


EveningGod, come to my assistance.Lord, make haste to help me.

(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 67O God, be gracious and bless usand let your face shed its light upon us.So will your ways be known upon earthand all nations learn your salvation.

Let the peoples praise you, O God;let all the peoples praise you.

Let the nations be glad and shout for joy,with uprightness you rule the peoples;you guide the nations on earth.

Let the peoples praise you, O God;let all the peoples praise you.

The earth has yielded its fruitfor God, our God, has blessed us.May God still give us his blessingthat all the ends of the earth may revere him.


Scripture 1 Peter 2:4-5, 9-10

Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like

living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices accept-able to God through Jesus Christ.

But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Once you were “no people” / but now you are God’s people; / you “had not received mercy” / but now you have received mercy.


AntiphonThe Gentiles are coheirs of the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.

Canticle of Mary (inside back cover)

IntercessionsMerciful God, we seek to share in the light of your Son, and we pray: r. Shine your light on us, Lord.

Awaken your Church to the still, small voice of your Spirit. r.

Judge your people in mercy and justice, and help us bring an end to the death penalty. r.

Give to all who have died a share in your everlasting glory. r.

Our Father . . .

May the God of peace fill our hearts with the love of Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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Within the WordThree Kings?

When preaching an Epiphany homily, I often ask, “According to the Bible, what were the names of the three kings who visited the baby Jesus in Bethlehem?” Inevitably someone answers, “Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar.” I thank them but then point out it is a trick question: “According to the Bible . . . ?” Al-though Matthew calls the visitors “magi from the east,” he does not name them, or call them kings, or claim there were three, or say that Jesus was still an infant. So where did we get all these ideas? From a combination of Old Testament texts, New Testament inferences, and later Christian traditions.

Since Matthew says the magi brought gifts of “gold, frank-incense, and myrrh,” later traditions assumed that three gifts must have been brought by three different people; and ex-pensive gifts imply rich and powerful visitors. Assuming they were “kings” was also influenced by Isaiah 60:1-6, where “na-tions and kings” bring “the wealth of nations” (including “gold and frankincense”) to Israel, and by Psalm 72:10-15, where “kings” of many nations bring valuable gifts and pay homage to Israel’s king. Eventually, we get the popular hymn, “We Three Kings,” with one verse dedicated to each gift.

Who were the “magi”? The Greek word magoi probably stems from titles used for Persian scholars and Zoroastrian priests, known for their study of stars and use of magic. Yet these people sought wisdom wherever they could find it, not only in stars and nature but also by interpreting dreams, reading foreign literature, and traveling to other nations. So rather than “astrologers” or “magicians,” it is better to call them “wise men” or “sages.”

How many came? Surely more than three! Caravans travel-ing across ancient Middle-Eastern deserts would have been

quite large, with leaders bringing many attendants to make the journey safe. And since organizing caravans and traveling across deserts took many months, Matthew has the magi find the “child” Jesus and his mother in a “house” in Bethlehem, evidently long after Luke’s shepherds visited the “infant lying in a manger” (Luke 2:6-16).

As for the magi’s names, they are first mentioned in a sixth-century Greek manuscript, and later Western texts claim they hailed from three different countries: Caspar from India, Melchior from Persia, and Balthazar from Arabia. No wonder the figurines in Christmas crèches often have differ-ent clothing, ornaments, and skin color!

Finally, what about the three gifts? Gold clearly symbolizes power and wealth (appropriate for kings), while frankincense is used in temples and religious rituals (thus connected to priests). Matthew’s addition of myrrh is commonly thought to foreshadow the death of Jesus. Only John 19:39, however, men-tions myrrh used in a burial. In contrast, biblical myrrh is often valued as a fragrant perfume used by living people (Esther 2:12; Ps 45:9; Prov 7:17; Songs 1:13; etc.). Myrrh is also a pri-mary ingredient of the holy oil that God commands Moses to use for anointing all sacred objects and priests (Exod 30:23). Thus, rather than just symbolizing Jesus’ death, the mention of myrrh—along with the gold and frankincense—further supports Matthew’s emphasis on Jesus as the King of the Jews.

This true Messiah/King, though rejected by King Herod and the powerful elites, is recognized by magi from the east, who represent the many nations who will come to worship Jesus throughout the ages.

—Fr. Felix Just

Felix Just, SJ, is director of biblical education at Loyola Institute for Spirituality in Orange, California, and webmaster of catholic-resources.org.

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(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 71:1-6In you, O Lord, I take refuge;let me never be put to shame.In your justice, rescue me, free me;incline your ear to me and save me.

Be my rock, my constant refuge,a mighty stronghold to save me,for you are my rock, my stronghold.My God, free me from the hand of the wicked,from the grip of the unjust, of the oppressor.

It is you, O Lord, who are my hope,my trust, O Lord, from my youth.On you I have leaned from my birth;from my mother’s womb, you have been my help.At all times I give you praise.


Scripture Ezekiel 13:1-4, 9

The word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, prophesy! Say to those

who prophesy their own thoughts: Hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God: Woe to those prophets, the

fools who follow their own spirit and see nothing. Like foxes among ruins are your prophets, Israel!

My hand is against the prophets who see false visions and who make lying divinations. They shall not belong to the community of my people. They shall not be written in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel. Thus you shall know that I am the Lord.


AntiphonBeloved, test the spirits to see whether they belong to God.


IntercessionsYou are our hope, O Lord. With trust in your faithful love we pray: r. Lord, hear our prayer.

Inspire the work of our bishops as they oversee Catholic education. r.

Ease the pain and discomfort of the elderly. r.

Strengthen those who care for aging parents. r.

Our Father . . .

May Christ dwell in our hearts and bless us with health, goodness of life, and gentleness of spirit. Amen.

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Blessed Among UsBlessed Angela of FolignoFranciscan Mystic (1248–1309)

Blessed Angela came from a wealthy family of Foligno, Italy, where her early life was given over to frivolity and pleasure seeking. She married a rich man and bore three sons. But her existence lacked a higher purpose. By the time she was thirty-seven she desperately prayed to St. Francis for some relief. The next day, while sitting in church, she vowed to transform her life.

The opportunity for radical change came through tragic circumstances: the loss of her entire family during an out-break of plague. In her loss, Angela discerned the hand of God leading her to a life of penance and prayer. During a subsequent pilgrimage to Assisi she was overwhelmed by the love of God. After giving away all her property, she joined the Third Order of St. Francis and resolved to live on alms.

In time Angela gathered around herself a family of Fran-ciscan tertiaries, both men and women, for whom she served as spiritual mother. In her extensive writings, she described her intimacy with God and her vivid contemplation of Christ’s passion. Her intense mystical experiences, however, did not distract her from concern for others. With her com-panions she nursed the sick and waited on the poor. “The world,” she said, “is great with God.”

Angela died peacefully on January 4, 1309.

“ ‘Lord,’ I cried, ‘tell me what thou does want of me; I am all thine.’ But there was no answer, and I prayed from Matins till Terce—and then I saw and heard.”

—Blessed Angela of Foligno

MassMonday after Epiphany

[St. Raymond of Penyafort, opt. memorial]

Entrance AntiphonA holy day has dawned upon us: / Come, you nations, and adore the Lord, / for a great light has come down upon the earth.

CollectO God, whose eternal Word adorns the face of the heavensyet accepted from the Virgin Mary the frailty of our flesh,grant, we pray,that he who appeared among us as the splendor of truthmay go forth in the fullness of powerfor the redemption of the world.Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.

A reading from the first Letter of Saint John 3:22–4:6

Test the spirits to see whether they belong to God.

Beloved: We receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us. Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them, and the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit whom he gave us.

Beloved, do not trust every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can know the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh belongs to God, and every spirit


that does not acknowledge Jesus does not belong to God. This is the spirit of the antichrist who, as you heard, is to come, but in fact is already in the world. You belong to God, children, and you have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They belong to the world; accordingly, their teaching belongs to the world, and the world listens to them. We belong to God, and anyone who knows God listens to us, while anyone who does not belong to God refuses to hear us. This is how we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm 2:7bc-8, 10-12a

r. (8ab) I will give you all the nations for an inheritance.

The Lord said to me, “You are my Son;this day I have begotten you.

Ask of me and I will give youthe nations for an inheritanceand the ends of the earth for your possession.” r.

And now, O kings, give heed;take warning, you rulers of the earth.

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice before him;with trembling rejoice. r.

Gospel Acclamation See Matthew 4:23Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the Kingdomand cured every disease among the people.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25

The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.

When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he with-drew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in

Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: / Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, / the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, / Galilee of the Gentiles, / the people who sit in darkness / have seen a great light, / on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death / light has arisen.

From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Re-pent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their syna-gogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. His fame spread to all of Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases and racked with pain, those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics, and he cured them. And great crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.The Gospel of the Lord.

Prayer over the OfferingsReceive our oblation, O Lord,by which is brought about a glorious exchange,that, by offering what you have given,we may merit to receive your very self.Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon John 1:14We have seen his glory, the glory of an only Son coming from the Father, filled with grace and truth.

Prayer after CommunionGrant, we pray, almighty God,that, by the power of these holy mysteries,our life may be constantly sustained.Through Christ our Lord.


ReflectionHe Went

My favorite word in the Bible is not “victory” or “mercy” or “compassion,” even though life wouldn’t be worth living with-out them. The word I love is the humble verb “to go” and its companions. Jesus went. Jesus came. Jesus got his feet dirty. His back hurt and his eyes burned. He started here and ended up there.

Of course, God is everywhere. God does not need to go from here to there because God is always where he is. But Jesus, the God who is also a man—now, Jesus needs to walk. He needs to go and come and return and leave and approach. He can be watched and seen and met. One can straddle a tree branch to get a glimpse of him, and crush into a crowd. As the First Letter of John says, he can be touched. He owned for a moment this space. He owned for a moment the air he breathed. This flesh was his that now belongs to us.

How homey to touch the Word of God, and be touched by a healing hand, a hand and feet and eyes that were there yesterday and here today. On the other hand, this man who walked could also be shoved and slapped and beaten. He could be hung from the very tree he had created.

This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased—this Isaac, this sacrifice, these hands and feet, this brain and set of nerves.

My beloved is mine and I am his.

Sr. Miriam Pollard

Miriam Pollard, OCSO, is a Sister of Santa Rita Abbey in Sonoita, Arizona.


(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 114Alleluia!

When Israel came forth from Egypt,the house of Jacob from a foreign people,Judah became his temple,Israel became his domain.

The sea beheld them and fled;the Jordan turned back on its course.The mountains leapt like rams,and the hills like yearling sheep.

Why was it, sea, that you fled;that you turned back, Jordan, on your course?O mountains, that you leapt like rams;O hills, like yearling sheep?

Tremble, O earth, before the Lord,in the presence of the God of Jacob,who turns the rock into a pool,and flint into a spring of water.


Scripture 1 Thessalonians 5:14-24

We urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, cheer the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with all.

See that no one returns evil for evil; rather, always seek what is good [both] for each other and for all. Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for

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this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophetic utterances. Test every-thing; retain what is good. Refrain from every kind of evil.

May the God of peace himself make you perfectly holy and may you entirely, spirit, soul, and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will also accomplish it.


AntiphonJesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”


IntercessionsGod, with you all things are possible. In faith we pray: r. Lord, receive our prayer.

You turn rock to water: make fruitful the efforts of peacemakers and diplomats. r.

You shatter the weapons of war: break the bonds of fear that alienate people from one another. r.

You break the hold of the wicked: free the oppressed and rescue victims of human trafficking. r.

Our Father . . .

May God bless us with a peaceful rest, that we may rise refreshed and ready to praise God throughout another day. Amen.

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(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 142:2-4, 6-8With all my voice I cry to the Lord;with all my voice I entreat the Lord.I pour out my trouble before him;I tell him all my distresswhile my spirit faints within me.But you, O Lord, know my path.

To you I cry, O Lord.I have said, “You are my refuge,my portion in the land of the living.”Listen, then, to my cry,for I am brought down very low.

Rescue me from those who pursue me,for they are stronger than I.Bring my soul out of prison,and I shall give thanks to your name.Around me the just will assemble,because of your goodness to me.


Scripture Deuteronomy 8:1a, 2-3

Be careful to observe this whole commandment that I enjoin on you today, that you may live and increase.

Remember how for these forty years the Lord, your God, has directed all your journeying in the wilderness, so as to

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test you by affliction, to know what was in your heart: to keep his commandments, or not. He therefore let you be afflicted with hunger, and then fed you with manna, a food unknown to you and your ancestors, so you might know that it is not by bread alone that people live, but by all that comes forth from the mouth of the Lord.


AntiphonThey all ate and were satisfied.


IntercessionsGod of the covenant, your radiance shines in the light of your Son. Seeking to share in that light we pray: r. Provident God, hear us.

Enlighten the memory of our hearts, that we may remember your goodness to us always. r.

Renew the hope of those who suffer loss or grave disappointment. r.

Encourage the sick and all who have asked for our prayer. r.

Our Father . . .

May God pour out his spirit upon us and make us witnesses to the good news of Christ, now and always. Amen.

Blessed Among UsMicahProphet (Eighth Century BC)

The prophet Micah was a younger contemporary of the prophet Isaiah. Like Isaiah he operated in the southern king-dom of Judah in the eighth century BC. Unlike Isaiah, who sprang from the priestly elite, Micah came from a small village in the countryside. He identified with the poor of the land, those who bore the burden of the city folk with their privileges and their greed. The rich, he said, were like cannibals feeding off “the flesh of my people.” In harsh tones he denounced those who “abhor justice and pervert all equity.” The northern king-dom of Israel had fallen to Assyria. Micah warned that the same fate awaited Judah; he did not spare Jerusalem itself from the heat of divine judgment to come. The corruption had gone too far; the wound was “incurable.”

And yet what God sought from Judah was correction, not destruction. Micah proclaimed the preservation of a saving “remnant” from which a new nation would emerge. There would be a lasting era of peace and justice, war would be no more, and justice would rein. What in return did God re-quire? Not burnt offerings, lavish sacrifices, or elaborate wor-ship: “but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.”

They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.

—Micah 4:3


MassTuesday after Epiphany

Entrance Antiphon Psalm 118 (117):26-27Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord: / The Lord is God and has given us light.

CollectO God, whose Only Begotten Sonhas appeared in our very flesh,grant, we pray, that we may be inwardly transformedthrough him whom we recognize as outwardly like

ourselves.Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.

A reading from the first Letter of Saint John 4:7-10

God is love.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.

Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only-begotten Son into the world so that we might have life through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8

r. (see 11) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

O God, with your judgment endow the king,and with your justice, the king’s son;

He shall govern your people with justiceand your afflicted ones with judgment. r.

The mountains shall yield peace for the people,and the hills justice.

He shall defend the afflicted among the people,save the children of the poor. r.

Justice shall flower in his days,and profound peace, till the moon be no more.

May he rule from sea to sea,and from the River to the ends of the earth. r.

Gospel Acclamation Luke 4:18The Lord has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poorand to proclaim liberty to captives.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 6:34-44

Multiplying the loaves, Jesus shows himself as a prophet.

When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without

a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late. Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” He said to them in reply, “Give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?” He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out they said, “Five loaves and two fish.” So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass. The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties. Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; he


also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments and what was left of the fish. Those who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.The Gospel of the Lord.

Prayer over the OfferingsReceive with favor, O Lord, we pray, the offerings of your

people,that what they profess with devotion and faithmay be theirs through these heavenly mysteries.Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon Ephesians 2:4; Romans 8:3Because of that great love of his with which God loved us, / he sent his Son in the likeness of sinful flesh.

Prayer after CommunionO God, who touch us through our partaking of your

Sacrament,work, we pray, the effects of its power in our hearts,that we may be made fit to receive your giftthrough this very gift itself.Through Christ our Lord.

ReflectionIsn’t That How Love Works?

A letter from John the disciple, with a simple, clear message: to love one another, because that was at the heart of what Jesus had told them over and over. As when five thousand

and more come to a fishing village on the Sea of Galilee to hear a man preach, hungry for something they can believe in, even if they don’t know what that might look like. And the great Heart of the Matter was “moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd.”

It was late, Mark tells us, and only growing later. And the disciples—practical to a fault—tell Jesus to dismiss the crowd and let them fend for themselves.

No, feed them yourselves, he tells them. Don’t you at least understand?

And the calculations begin. Two hundred days’ wages to feed them. Who has money for that?

What can you share with them, he asks? And human na-ture being what it is, they can count on just five loaves and two fish among those five thousand.

Then share what you have. And something profound and beautiful begins to happen. Yes, the Father provides, but he invites us to provide as we can. And so loaves of bread and fish—which until then have been kept under wraps—begin to appear as one then another and another shares what he has, because isn’t that how love works? And in time, even we may catch on. That the answer is in giving, as this man did, even to the breaking of his body that we might live.

Paul Mariani

Paul Mariani, University Professor of English at Boston College, is a poet, biographer, and critic. His latest books are Gerard Manley Hopkins: A Life and the forthcoming Epitaphs for the Journey: New, Selected & Revised Poems.



(opt. hymn, pp. 356–61)Psalm 36:6-13Your mercy, Lord, reaches to heaven,your truth to the clouds.Your justice is like God’s mountains;like the great deep, your justice.Both man and beast you save, O Lord.

How precious is your mercy, O God!The children of men seek shelterin the shadow of your wings.

They feast on the riches of your house;you give them drink from the stream of your delight.For with you is the fountain of life,and in your light we see light.

Maintain your mercy for those who know you,your saving justice to upright hearts.Let the foot of the proud not tread on menor the hand of the wicked drive me out.There have the evildoers fallen;flung down, unable to rise!


Scripture Romans 5:6-10

For Christ, while we were still helpless, yet died at the appointed time for the ungodly. Indeed, only with dif-

ficulty does one die for a just person, though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. How much more then, since we are now justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath. Indeed, if, while we were enemies, we were rec-onciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life.


AntiphonLet us love one another, because love is of God.


IntercessionsMerciful God, with hope we pray to you: r. God, in your love, hear us.

Guide your Church by the light of Christ. r.

Strengthen Christians who suffer persecution for their faith. r.

Bless the homeless and those who serve in shelters and soup kitchens. r.

Our Father . . .

May the divine assistance be always with us. Amen.

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The Order of Mass❙❚ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

Holy Spirit.❙❚ Amen.

GreetingThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,and the love of God,and the communion of the Holy Spiritbe with you all.And with your spirit.Grace to you and peace from God our Fatherand the Lord Jesus Christ.And with your spirit.The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.

Penitential ActBrethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins,and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

(Pause)I confess to almighty Godand to you, my brothers and sisters,that I have greatly sinned,in my thoughts and in my words,in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, And, striking their breast, they say:

through my fault, through my fault,through my most grievous fault; Then they continue:

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therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,all the Angels and Saints,and you, my brothers and sisters,to pray for me to the Lord our God.Have mercy on us, O Lord.For we have sinned against you.Show us, O Lord, your mercy.And grant us your salvation.

These or other invocations may be used.

You were sent to heal the contrite of heart:Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.You came to call sinners:Christ, have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison.Christ, have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison.You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us:Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

❙❚ May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

❙❚ Amen.

KyrieThe Kyrie, eleison (Lord, have mercy) invocations follow, unless they have just occurred in a formula of the Penitential Act.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kyrie, eleison.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kyrie, eleison.❙❚ Christ, have mercy. ❙❚ Christe, eleison.❙❚ Christ, have mercy. ❙❚ Christe, eleison.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kyrie, eleison.❙❚ Lord, have mercy. ❙❚ Kyrie, eleison.

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GloriaGlory to God in the highest,and on earth peace to people of good will.We praise you,we bless you,we adore you,we glorify you,we give you thanks for your great glory,Lord God, heavenly King,O God, almighty Father.Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.For you alone are the Holy One,you alone are the Lord,you alone are the Most High,Jesus Christ,with the Holy Spirit,in the glory of God the Father.Amen.

Collect (Opening Prayer)

Liturgy of the WordFirst Reading

Responsorial Psalm

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Second Reading

Gospel Acclamation

GospelCleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God,that I may worthily proclaim your holy Gospel.❙❚ The Lord be with you.❙❚ And with your spirit.❙❚ A reading from the holy Gospel according to N.❙❚ Glory to you, O Lord.At the end:❙❚ The Gospel of the Lord.❙❚ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Through the words of the Gospelmay our sins be wiped away.

Homily

Profession of Faith[The Apostles’ Creed can be found on p. 353]

I believe in one God,the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all things visible and invisible.I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,the Only Begotten Son of God,born of the Father before all ages.God from God, Light from Light,true God from true God,begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;through him all things were made.For us men and for our salvationhe came down from heaven,

At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, all bow.

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,and became man.For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,he suffered death and was buried,and rose again on the third dayin accordance with the Scriptures.He ascended into heavenand is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again in gloryto judge the living and the deadand his kingdom will have no end.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sinsand I look forward to the resurrection of the deadand the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayer of the Faithful (Bidding Prayers)

Liturgy of the EucharistPresentation and Preparation of the GiftsBlessed are you, Lord God of all creation,for through your goodness we have receivedthe bread we offer you:fruit of the earth and work of human hands,it will become for us the bread of life.Blessed be God for ever.

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By the mystery of this water and winemay we come to share in the divinity of Christwho humbled himself to share in our humanity.Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,for through your goodness we have receivedthe wine we offer you:fruit of the vine and work of human hands,it will become our spiritual drink.Blessed be God for ever.With humble spirit and contrite heartmay we be accepted by you, O Lord,and may our sacrifice in your sight this daybe pleasing to you, Lord God.Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquityand cleanse me from my sin.

Invitation to PrayerPray, brethren (brothers and sisters),that my sacrifice and yoursmay be acceptable to God,the almighty Father.May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your handsfor the praise and glory of his name,for our goodand the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings

Eucharistic Prayer❙❚ The Lord be with you. ❙❚ And with your spirit.❙❚ Lift up your hearts. ❙❚ We lift them up to the Lord.❙❚ Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.❙❚ It is right and just.

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Introductory RitesIntroductionDeacon or lay leader:We gather here to celebrate the Lord’s Day.Sunday has been called the Lord’s Day because

it was on this daythat Jesus conquered sin and death and rose to new life.Unfortunately, we are not able to celebrate the Mass todaybecause we do not have a priest.Let us be united in the spirit of Christ with

the Church around the worldand celebrate our redemption in Christ’s suffering,

death, and resurrection.

Sign of the CrossDeacon or lay leader:❙❚ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

Holy Spirit.❙❚ Amen.

GreetingDeacon or lay leader:❙❚ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from

the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be God for ever.❙❚ Blessed be God for ever.

Collect

Liturgy of the WordFirst Reading

Responsorial Psalm

Second Reading

Gospel Acclamation

Gospel

Homily or Reflection on the Readings

Period of Silence

Profession of Faith[The Nicene Creed can be found on p. 324]

Apostles’ CreedI believe in God,the Father almighty,Creator of heaven and earth,and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. At the words that follow, up to and including the Virgin Mary,

all bow.

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died and was buried;he descended into hell;on the third day he rose again from the dead;he ascended into heaven,and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit,the holy catholic Church,the communion of saints,the forgiveness of sins,

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the resurrection of the body,and life everlasting. Amen.

Prayer of the Faithful

Communion RiteLord’s PrayerDeacon or lay leader:The Father provides us with food for eternal life.At the Savior’s commandand formed by divine teaching,we dare to say:Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name;thy kingdom come,thy will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread,and forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us;and lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.Amen.

Invitation to CommunionDeacon or lay leader:Behold the Lamb of God,behold him who takes away the sins of the world.Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.Lord, I am not worthythat you should enter under my roof,but only say the wordand my soul shall be healed.

Communion

Act of Thanksgiving

Concluding RiteInvitation to Pray for Vocations to the PriesthoodDeacon or lay leader:Mindful of our Lord’s word, “Ask the Master of the harvest to send out laborers for the harvest,” let us pray for an increase of vocations to the priesthood. May our prayer hasten the day when we will be able to take part in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist every Sunday.

Blessing

Sign of Peace

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Earth Has Many a Noble Cityepiphany—am/pm

Familiar Tune: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus

When Jesus Comes to Be Baptisedbaptism of the lord—am/pm

Familiar Tune: On Jordan’s Bank

O God of Love, O Prince of Peaceordinary time—am/pm

Familiar Tune: The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky

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The Day Is Filled with Splendorordinary time—am

Familiar Tune: O Lord, I Am Not Worthy

Before the Close of Day We Comeordinary time—pm

Familiar Tune: The Water Is Wide

O God of Truth, Prepare Our MindsOrdinary Time—am/pm

Familiar Tune: I Know That My Redeemer Lives

Guide to Lectio DivinaChoose a word or phrase of the Scriptures you wish to pray. It makes no difference which text is chosen, as long as you have no set goal of “covering” a certain amount of text. The amount of text covered is in God’s hands, not yours.

Read. Turn to the text and read it slowly, gently. Savor each portion of the reading, constantly listening for the “still, small voice” of a word or phrase that somehow says, “I am for you today.” Do not expect lightning or ecstasies. In lectio divina, God is teaching us to listen, to seek him in silence. God does not reach out and grab us but gently invites us ever more deeply into his presence.

Ponder. Take the word or phrase into yourself. Memorize it and slowly repeat it to yourself, allowing it to interact with your inner world of concerns, memories, and ideas. Do not be afraid of distractions. Memories or thoughts are simply parts of yourself that, when they rise up during lectio divina, are asking to be given to God along with the rest of your inner self. Allow this inner pondering, this rumination, to invite you into dialogue with God.

Pray. Whether you use words, ideas, or images—or all three—is not important. Interact with God as you would with one who you know loves and accepts you. Give to God what you have discovered during your experience of meditation. Give to God what you have found within your heart.

It is not necessary to assess the quality of your lectio divina, as if you were “performing” or seeking some goal. Lectio divina has no goal other than that of being in the presence of God by praying the Scriptures.

—Fr. Luke Dysinger

Luke Dysinger, OSB, is a Benedictine monk of Saint Andrew’s Abbey, Valyermo, California.

Canticle of Mary (Magnificat) Luke 1:46-55

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,my spirit rejoices in God my Savior

for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:the Almighty has done great things for me,and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear himin every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israelfor he has remembered his promise of mercy,the promise he made to our fathers,to Abraham and his children for ever.

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.

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