Daily Prayer
Feast of the Presentation of Jesus
Antiphon (mantra) repeat quietly:
This child is destined for the fall and for the rising of many.
Psalm 6
Do not rebuke me, O God;
punish me not in your justice.
Stand in my place!
Have mercy on me.
My body is tormented with pain,
and I am deeply troubled.
How much longer will this last?
Turn and rescue me, O God;
heal me in your tenderness.
In death no one remembers you.
From the grave, who can give you praise?
I am exhausted from grieving;
every night I cover my pillow with tears.
My eyes waste away with sorrow;
I grow old surrounded by my foes.
Leave me, all you who do evil,
for God has heard my cry.
My plea has been heard,
my prayer accepted.
All my foes will be put to shame
and fall back in sudden confusion.
Pray the Prayer of Jesus (Our Father)
Translation © 1998 Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.
