RELIGION AND ART

My lips are filled with your praise,  with  your glory all the day long. Be a rock where I can take refuge, a mighty stronghold to save me; for you are my rock, my stronghold. Free me from the hand of the wicked. Textes liturgiques   Readings  Heavenly Father, I praise you for your goodness. Thank you for your faithfulness and your love. You are my rock, my stronghold. Father free me from the hand of the wicked. Psalm 23

Jacob called his sons and said: 'Gather round, sons of Jacob, and listen' listen to Israel your father. Judah, your brothers shall praise you: you grip your enemies by the neck, your father's sons shall do you homage, Judah is a lion club, you climb back, my son, from your kill; like a lion he crouches and lies down, or a lioness: who dare rouse him? The sceptre shall not pass from Judah, nor the mace from between his feet, until he come to whom it belongs, to whom the peoples shall render obedience.' Textes litrugiques Readings Beautiful Saviour

 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....... I will help you - it is the Lord who speaks- the Holy One of Israel is your redeemer..... Textes Liturgiques Mass Readings My Father in heaven thank you for your protection.  Thank you for your word of assurance, thank you Father for every help in my life journey Father, Holy One my Redeemer, thank you for your saving grace. The Lord is my Light

'Console my people, console them' says your God. Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call her that her time of service is ended, that her sin is atoned for, that she has received from the hand of the Lord double punishment for all her crimes' Readings Textes liturgiques  The Year is Gone beyond Recall Heavenly Father thank you for your love and your words of consolation. True Father I am a sinner, I deserve your condemnation, but your love for me is great. You are full of mercy, it is for this reason, I am grateful to you Father for your loving kindness and faithfulness. Like the  Shepherd, you will not abandon me, you keep looking for me to bring me back to you.  Thank You Father, my God.

The Presidents and satraps came along in a body and found Daniel praying and pleading with God. They then came to the king and said, 'Have you not just signed an edict forbidding any man for the next thirty days to pray to anyone, god or man, other than to yourself O king, on pain of being thrown into lions' den?'  The decision stands, 'the king replied 'as it befits the law of the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be revoked.'  Mass Readings Then they said to the king. 'O king, this man Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, disregards both you and the edict which you have signed: he is at his prayers three times each day. 'when the king heard these words he was deeply distressed, and determined to save Daniel; he racked his brain until sunset to find some way out. But the men came back in a body to the king and said, 'O king, remember that in conformity with the law of the Medes and Persians, no edict or decree can be altered when once issu...

Jesus said to his Disciples: 'Men will seize you and persecute you; they will hand you over to the synagogues and to imprison- ment, and bring you before kings and governors because of my name, and that will be your opportunity to bear witness. Keep this carefully in mind: you are not to prepare your defence, because I myself shall give you an eloquence and wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reist or contradict. You will be hated by all men on account of my name, but not a hair of  head will be lost. Your endurance will win you your lives.  Textes liturgiques Mass Readings     Heavenly Father, I thank you for giving me the gift of my life.  Lord Jesus Christ you said you will give me an eloquence and wisdom in all my challenges in life if I follow You.  I am happy for the assurance you gave than not a hair of my head will be lost. Direct me and help me see your goodness and mercy in all my challenges that I m...

When some were talking about the Temple, remarking how it was adorned with fine stonework and votive offerings, Jesus said, 'All these things you are staring at now, the time will come when not a single stone will be left on another: everything will be destroyed.' And they put to him this question. 'Master, 'they said ' when will this happen, then and what sign will there be that this is about to take place?' Readings Textes Liturgiques Psaume