Daily Prayer
Memorial of Cyril and Methodius--St. Valentine
Antiphon (mantra) repeat quietly:
Lift up your voice. Sing praise to God, sing praise.
Psalm 107 (Part I)
Let these be the words of God’s redeemed,
“O give thanks to God who is good,
whose love endures forever.”
God delivered them from the hands of the foe,
brought them home from far-off lands,
from east and west, north and south.
Some wandered in the desert wilderness,
finding no way to a city they could dwell in.
So hungry, so thirsty,
their lives were wasting away.
Then they cried to God in their need
and were rescued from their distress.
God led them along a safe path.
Let them thank God for such great love,
for the marvels done on their behalf.
God satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.
Some were in darkness and gloom,
bound in misery and chains,
having defied the counsel of God.
Their spirits were crushed;
they stumbled.
There was no one to help.
Then they cried to God in their need
and were rescued from their distress.
God led them forth from darkness and gloom,
releasing them from their chains.
Let them thank God for such great love,
for the marvels done on their behalf.
God burst the gates of bronze
and shattered the iron bars.
Some, stricken by their own sinfulness,
were afflicted on account of their guilt.
They could not bear to eat their food
and soon were at the gates of death.
Then they cried to God in their need
and were rescued from their distress.
God sent healing,
saving them from the grave.
Let them thank God for such great love,
for the marvels done on their behalf.
Let them offer a sacrifice of thanks,
rejoicing in these wondrous deeds.
Some sailed to the sea in ships
to trade on the vast waters.
These people saw God’s deeds
in the wonders of the deep.
For God spoke and summoned the storm winds,
tossing the waves of the sea up to the heavens
and back into the deep.
At this their courage failed;
their hearts were filled with fear.
All their skill was forgotten.
Then they cried to God in their need
and were rescued from their distress.
God stilled the storm to a whisper,
hushing the waves of the sea.
They rejoiced because of the calm
and were lead to the haven they desired.
Let them thank God for such great love,
for the marvels done on their behalf.
Let them exalt and praise God
in the assembly of the people.
Pray the Prayer of Jesus (Our Father)
Translation © 1998 Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.
