Daily Prayer
Memorial of St. Blase
Antiphon (mantra) repeat quietly:
O God, do not forget the poor! Let the nations see your justice.
Psalm 10
O God, why do you stand far off
and hide yourself in times of distress?
The poor are trapped in snares.
Let the wicked be caught in their schemes,
arrogantly they claim,
"We will not be punished.
There is no God."
Such are their thoughts.
Deceit and oppression fill their hearts.
They lie in wait to murder the innocent.
Their eyes watch for the helpless.
They lurk in hiding to seize the poor
and drag them away.
The helpless fall beneath this violence.
They think to themselves,
"God forgets and does not see."
Why do the wicked renounce you
and think you will not bring justice?
O God, do not forget the poor!
You have seen their trouble and sorrow.
The helpless trust themselves to you,
for you are their refuge.
Break the power of the wicked!
Let nothing evil remain,
for you are the God of Justice.
O God, you hear the cry of the poor
and strengthen their hearts.
You protect the rights of the oppressed
so the wicked strike terror no more.
Pray the Prayer of Jesus (Our Father)
Translation © 1998 Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.
