BLESSED BE GOD! BLESSED BE HIS GREAT NAME
Anna was sitting, watching the road by
which her son would come. She was sure at once it must be he and said to the
father, ‘Here comes your son, with his companion.’
The mother ran forward and threw her arms
round her son’s neck. ‘Now I can die,’ she said ‘I have seen you again.’ And
she wept. Tobit rose to his feet and stumbled across the courtyard through the
door. Tobias came on towards him (he had the fish’s gall in his hand). He blew
into his eyes and said, steadying him, ‘Take courage, father!’ With this he
applied the medicine, left it there a while, then with both hands peeled away a
filmy skin from the corners of his eyes. Then his father fell on his neck and
wept. He exclaimed, ‘I can see, my son, the light of my eyes!’ And he said:
‘Blessed be God! Blessed be his great
name! Blessed be all his holy angels! Blessed be his great name for evermore! For
he had scourged me and now has had pity on me and I see my son Tobias.’
Tobias went into the house, and with a
loud voice joyfully blessed God. Then he told his father everything: how his
journey had been successful and he had brought the silver back; how he had
married Sarah, the daughter of Raguel; how she was following him now, close
behind, and could not be far from the gates of Nineveh.
Tobit set off to the gates of Nineveh to
meet his daughter-in-law, giving joyful praise to God as he went. When the
people of Nineveh saw him walking without a guide and stepping forward as
briskly as of old, they were astonished. Tobit described to them how God had
taken pity on him and had opened his eyes. Then Tobit met Sarah, the bride of
his son Tobias, and blessed her in these words, ‘Welcome, daughter! Blessed be
your God for sending you to us, my daughter. Blessings on your father,
blessings on my son Tobias, blessings on yourself, my daughter. Welcome now to
your own house in joyfulness and in blessedness. Come in, my daughter.’ He held
a feast that day for all the Jews of Nineveh.
At
that time while teaching in the Temple, Jesus said, ‘How can the scribes
maintain that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, moved by the Holy
Spirit, said: CDR
The
Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand and I will put your enemies under
your feet.
David
himself calls him Lord, in what way then can he be his son?’ And the great
majority of the people heard this with delight.
My Father in heaven blessed be your great
name. Blessed be Jesus Christ. Blessed be the Holy Spirit. My soul, give praise
to the Lord. I will praise the Lord all my days. I will make music to my God
while I live.
The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right
hand and I will put your enemies under your feet. It is the Lord who keeps
faith forever, who is just to those who are oppressed. The Lord sets prisoners
free. The Lord raises up those who are bowed down. The Lord protects the stranger
and upholds the widow and orphan. The Lord loves the just, but thwarts the
path of the wicked. My soul, give
praise to the Lord. Blessed be his great name for evermore. Blessed
be his holy angels. The Lord reigns forever.
Lord Jesus I trust in you. Sacred Heart of
Jesus I believe in your love for me. Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for me.
Saint Joseph pray for me. God’s Angels and Saints pray for me. Angel Raphael
pray for me. Be my companion in all my journey. My Guardian Angel pray for me.
Protect me.
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