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TODAY’S WORD…

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O God, come to my aid.

O Lord, make haste to help me.

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– Psalm 70:1

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AN ARDENT PRAYER AND HYMN TO THE MOST HIGH…

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Eternal Glory of the sky,

Blest hope of frail humanity,

The Father’s Sole-begotten One,

Yet born a spotless Virgin’s Son.

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Uplift us with Thine arm of might,

And let our hearts rise pure and bright,

And, ardent in God’s praises, pay

The thanks we owe Him every day.

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The day-star’s rays are glittering clear,

And tell that day itself is near:

The shadows of the night depart;

Thou, holy Light, illume the heart.

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Within our senses ever dwell,

And worldly darkness thence expel:

Long as the days of life endure,

Preserve our souls devout and pure.

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The Faith that first must be possessed,

Root deep within our inmost breast:

And joyous Hope in second place,

Then Charity, Thy greatest grace.

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All laud to God the Father be;

All praise, eternal Son, to Thee;

All glory, as is ever meet,

To God the Holy Paraclete.

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– a 4th century prayer attributed to St Ambrose of Milan

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PRAYER…

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All Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit!

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