Monthly Archives: August 2017

1 The firmament on high is his beauty; it is the beauty of heaven in a vision of glory. 2 The sun, at its appearance, announces its journey; it is an instrument of wonder, a work of the Most High. 3 At midday, it scorches the earth. And in the presence of its heat, who […]

1 Let us praise the men of glory, and our ancestors in their generation. 2 The Lord has wrought great glory, by his own magnificence, from ancient times. 3 There are those who rule with their authority, men of great virtue, who are gifted with prudence. There are those who announce among the prophets, with […]

1 Moses was beloved by God and men. The remembrance of him is a blessing. 2 He made him like the holy ones in glory, and he magnified him by the fear of his enemies, and he appeased great portents by his words. 3 He glorified him in the sight of kings, and he gave […]

1 Joshua, the son of Nun, was valiant in warfare; he was the successor of Moses among the prophets. He was great in accord with his name, 2 very great in the saving the elect of God. He fought against the insurgent enemies, so that he might obtain the inheritance for Israel. 3 What great […]

1 After these things, Nathan the prophet arose, in the days of David. 2 And just as fat is separated from meat, so was David separated from the sons of Israel. 3 He played with lions, as if with lambs, and he acted similarly with bears, as if they were lambs of the flock, in […]

1 And the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, and his word burned like a torch. 2 He brought a famine upon them, and those who provoked him in their envy became few. For they could not bear the precepts of the Lord. 3 By the word of the Lord, he closed the heavens, and […]

1 The memory of Josiah is like a blend of fragrances composed by the work of a perfumer. 2 His remembrance will be sweet like honey in every mouth, and like music at a banquet of wine. 3 He was divinely directed for the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abominations of […]

1 Simon, the high priest, son of Onias: in his life, he propped up the house, and in his days, he strengthened the temple. 2 Even the height of the temple was established by him: the double building and the high walls of the temple. 3 In his days, waters flowed out from the wells, […]

1 The prayer of Jesus, the son of Sirach: I will confess to you, O Lord and King, and I will give praise to you, O God my Saviour. 2 I will acknowledge your name. For you have been my Helper and Protector. 3 And you have freed my body from perdition, from the snare […]