Monthly Archives: August 2017

1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, children. Praise the name of the Lord. 2 Blessed is the name of the Lord, from this time forward and even forever. 3 From the rising of the sun, even to its setting, praiseworthy is the name of the Lord. 4 The Lord is high above all nations, and his […]

1 Alleluia. At the departure of Israel from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people: 2 Judea was made his sanctuary; Israel was made his power. 3 The sea looked, and it fled. The Jordan was turned back again. 4 The mountains exulted like rams, and the hills like lambs among the sheep. […]

1 Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer. 2 For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him. 3 The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. […]

1 Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled. 2 I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.” 3 What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me? 4 I will take up the cup of salvation, […]

1 Alleluia. All nations, praise the Lord. All peoples, praise him. 2 For his mercy has been confirmed over us. And the truth of the Lord remains for all eternity.

1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever. 2 Let Israel now say: For he is good, for his mercy is forever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now say: For his mercy is forever. 4 Let those who fear the Lord now say: For his mercy is […]

1 Alleluia. ALEPH. Blessed are the immaculate in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are those who examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart. 3 For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways. 4 You have ordered your commandments to be kept most […]

1 A Canticle in steps. When troubled, I cried out to the Lord, and he heard me. 2 O Lord, free my soul from lips of iniquity and from the deceitful tongue. 3 What will be given to you, or what will be added to you, for a deceitful tongue?: 4 the sharp arrows of […]

1 A Canticle in steps. I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains; from thence help will come to me. 2 My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 May he not allow your foot to be moved, and may he not slumber, who guards you. 4 Behold, he who […]

1 A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.” 2 Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem has been built as a city, whose participation is unto itself. 4 For to that place, the tribes ascended, […]