Daily Prayer
Memorial of St. Francis Xavier
Antiphon (mantra) repeat quietly:
Prepare in the wilderness a highway for God.
Psalm 135
Glorify the name of the living God.
Sing praise,
all you who stand in the holy presence.
Sing a psalm to God's holy name,
to the source of all blessing,
for the Holy One has chosen Israel
for the favored heritage.
I know that God is great
and is truly to be praised.
God's will is over all—
in the heavens, on the earth, in the seas.
Clouds are summoned from the ends of the earth;
lightning flashes;
a downpour comes from the heavens.
The first-born of the Egyptians were no more,
human and beast alike.
Signs and wonders were worked
against Pharaoh and all his servants.
Nations in their greatness were struck,
and rulers in their splendor were slain.
These lands became a legacy to Israel,
God's chosen.
For the care and compassion shown to Israel
God's name endures forever,
remembered from age to age.
The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see,
ears, but cannot hear.
There is never a breath on their lips.
Their makers will come to be like them,
and so will all who trust in them!
House of Israel,
bless the Holy One!
House of Levi,
bless the Holy One!
You who honor God, raise your voice in blessing.
From Zion may the Giver of Life be blest.
Pray the Prayer of Jesus (Our Father)
Translation © 1998 Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.
