RELIGION AND ART

Father in  heaven, Your Son Jesus Christ showed his love for you by serving his brothers and sisters  in  need.  I now ask you to give me your help I serve you and your people Open my mouth to praise you in  word and song. Open my ears to hear your word. Open my hand to do your work well.  Take from me  all evil and distracting thoughts. Help me to know what I should do and do it well. Help me to serve reverently at your Holy Altar and  give you praise and glory now and for ever.  Amen.  Readings Lectures Reflection Saint Ambrose The return of the redeemed through the desert Let the wilderness and the dry-lands exult,  let the wasteland  rejoice and bloom,  let it bring forth flowers like the jonquil,  let it rejoice and sing for joy.  The glory of Lebanon is bestowed on it,   the splendour of Carmel and Sharon; they shall see the glory of the Lord,  the splendour of our God.  Strengthen all weary hands,  steady all trembling  knees  and say to all faint hearts,  ‘Courage! Do not be af

Thus says the LORD, who opens a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters, who leads out chariots and horsemen, and powerful army, till they lie prostrate together, never to rise, snuffed out and quenched like a wick. Remember not the event of the past, the things of long ago consider not; see, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? In the desert I make a way, in the wasteland, river. Wild beasts honor me, jackals and ostriches, for I put water in the desert and rivers in the wasteland for my chosen people to drink, the people whom I formed for myself, that they might announce my praise.  Isa. 43:16-21 Readings