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Sts. Joachim and Ann, Parents of Mary
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Lord, open my lips.
— And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Ant. Come let us praise the Lord in whom is all our delight.
Psalm 95
Come, let us sing to the Lord
and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving
and sing joyful songs to the Lord.
Ant. Come let us praise the Lord in whom is all our delight.
The Lord is God, the mighty God,
the great king over all the gods.
He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
and the highest mountains as well
He made the sea; it belongs to him,
the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands.
Ant. Come let us praise the Lord in whom is all our delight.
Come, then, let us bow down and worship,
bending the knee before the Lord, our maker,
For he is our God and we are his people,
the flock he shepherds.
Ant. Come let us praise the Lord in whom is all our delight.
Today, listen to the voice of the Lord:
Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did in the wilderness,
when at Meriba and Massah they challenged me and provoked me,
Although they had seen all of my works.
Ant. Come let us praise the Lord in whom is all our delight.
Forty years I endured that generation.
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray
and they do not know my ways.”
So I swore in my anger,
“They shall not enter into my rest.”
Ant. Come let us praise the Lord in whom is all our delight.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. Come let us praise the Lord in whom is all our delight.
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gabigale
on July 26th, 2024 at 8:24
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gabigale
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on July 25th, 2024 at 23:54
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on July 25th, 2024 at 23:39
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on July 25th, 2024 at 22:17
Too many of our prayers to you oh God are when we come to you asking for something. Today, we ask you Lord Jesus to help us remember to come back to you always in thanksgiving.Amen
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on July 25th, 2024 at 21:39
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on July 25th, 2024 at 21:25
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on July 25th, 2024 at 20:00
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on July 25th, 2024 at 19:56
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on July 25th, 2024 at 18:08
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on July 25th, 2024 at 18:05
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on July 25th, 2024 at 12:00
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on July 25th, 2024 at 11:57
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c h
on July 25th, 2024 at 11:35
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Kelly
on July 25th, 2024 at 11:28
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c h
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