Daily Prayer
Antiphon (mantra) repeat quietly:
Our eyes are fixed on you, O God. Joy shall ring out from the faithful.
Canticle: Jonah 2:3-10
Out of my distress I called,
and you answered me, O God.
From the midst of the nether world
I cried for help.
You heard my voice.
You cast me into the depths of the sea,
and the flood enveloped me;
all your breakers swept over me.
I said, "I am banished from your sight!
How shall I ever look again
on your holy temple?"
The waters swirled about me,
threatening my life;
the abyss enveloped me;
seaweed clung about my head.
Down I went to the roots of the mountains;
the bars of the nether world
were closing behind me forever.
You rescued me from the deep.
When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered you.
My prayer reached you in your holy temple.
Those who worship vain idols
forsake their source of mercy.
But I, with resounding praise,
will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will fulfill.
Deliverance is from you, O God.
Pray the Prayer of Jesus (Our Father)
Translation © 1998 Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.
