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TODAY’S WORD…and PRAYER…

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Every day I will thank You;
I will praise You forever and ever.
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The Lord is great and is to be highly praised;
His greatness is beyond understanding.

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All your creatures, Lord, will praise You,
and all Your people will give You thanks.
They will speak of the glory of Your royal power
and tell of Your might,
so that everyone will know Your mighty deeds
and the glorious majesty of Your kingdom.
Your rule is eternal,
and You are King forever.

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The Lord is faithful to His promises;
He is merciful in all His acts.

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– Psalm 145:2-3,10-13 (GNT)

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Every day I will thank You;
I will praise You forever and ever.

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YEAR OF FAITH 2012-2013

FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH…

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Certain constant characteristics appear throughout the Psalms:

simplicity and spontaneity of prayer;

the desire for God Himself through and with all that is good in His creation;

the distraught situation of the believer

who, in his preferential love for the Lord, is exposed to a host of enemies and temptations,

but who waits upon what the faithful God will do,

in the certitude of His love

and in submission to His will.

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The prayer of the psalms is always sustained by praise […]

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“What is more pleasing than a psalm?

David expresses it well:

"Praise the Lord, for a psalm is good:

let there be praise of our God with gladness and grace!"

Yes, a psalm is a blessing on the lips of the people,

praise of God,

the assembly’s homage,

a general acclamation,

a word that speaks for all,

the voice of the Church,

a confession of faith in song.” (St. Ambrose)

[CCC 2589]

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