RELIGION AND ART

33rd Sunday Ordinary Time Year C SUNDAY WEEK I PRAYER Invitatory:            Lord, open my lips O God come to my assistance. Lord make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Alleluia Sunday Week I Ant.   A s morning breaks I look to you, O God, to be my strength this day, alleluia Psalm 63:2-9        A soul thirsting for God O God, you are my God; at dawn I seek you, for you my soul is thirsting. For you my flesh is pining, like a dry, weary land without water. I have come before you in the holy place, to behold your strength and your glory. Your loving mercy is better than life, my lips will speak your praise. I will bless you all my life, in your name I will lift up my hand. My soul shall be filled as with a banquet; with joyful my mouth shall praise you. When I remember you upon my bed, I muse on you through the watches of

SeventhSunday of Easter 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.                                                                                                                         1Peter 2:9-10  The gospel must not be kept hidden because of fear or indifference.   It was never meant to be hidden away in private.   It has to be put on a stand so that people may see its light and give praise to our heavenly Father (Pope (Saint) John Paul II). My God Accept My Heart This Day  Hai l Thou Star of Ocean