DO NOT BE AFRAID, I WILL HELP YOU
THURSDAY 2ND WEEK OF ADVENT: Universalis
Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church
The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in love
CI: Isaiah 41:13-20 I,
the Holy One of Israel, am your redeemer
I, the Lord,
your God, I am holding you by the right hand; I tell you, ‘Do not be afraid, I
will help you.’ Do not be afraid, Jacob,
poor worm, Israel, puny mite. I will help you – it is the Lord who
speaks – the Holy One of Israel is
your redeemer.
See, I turn you
into a threshing-sled, new, with doubled teeth; you shall thresh and crush the
mountains, and turn the hills to chaff. You shall winnow them and the wind will
blow them away, the gale will
scatter them. But you yourself will rejoice in the Lord, and glory in the Holy
One of Israel.
The poor and
needy ask for water, and there is none, their tongue is parched with thirst. I, the Lord,
will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them. I will make
rivers well up on barren heights, and fountains in the midst of valleys; turn
the wilderness into a lake, and dry ground into water spring.
In the
wilderness I will put cedar trees, acacias, myrtles, olives. In the desert I
will plant juniper, plane tree and
cypress side by side; so that men may see and know, may all observe and
understand
that the hand of the Lord has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has
created it.Responsorial Psalm: The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Gospel Matthew 11:11-15 A greater than John the Baptist has never been seen
CDR: Jesus spoke to the crowds: ‘I tell you solemnly, of all the children born of women, a greater than John the Baptist has never been seen; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is. Since John the Baptist came, up to this present time, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence and the violent are taking it by storm. Because it was towards John that all the prophecies of the prophets and of the Law were leading; and he, if you will believe me, is the Elijah who was to return. If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen!’
My God, my
heavenly Father, you are the Lord, my God who held my right hand, and said to
me do not be afraid, for you will help me. Father, come to my help, my
redeemer. You are my salvation Father, my joy. I will sing your praise. I am
poor and helpless, hear me. Do not abandon me Father. Lord you are
compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. You are Mighty, you alone are
God.
Jesus I trust in
you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. Saint John of the
Cross, pray for me. God’s Angels and Saints pray for me. My Angel Guardian pray
for me.
Pray the Holy
Rosary : Ave Maria. Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with
you.
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