1. Alleluia. Praise the Lord, children. Praise the name of the Lord.

2. Blessed is the name of the Lord, from this time forward and even forever.

3. From the rising of the sun, even to its setting, praiseworthy is the name of the Lord.

4. The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory is high above the heavens.

5. Who is like the Lord, our God, who dwells on high,

6. and who gazes upon the humble things in heaven and on earth?

7. He lifts up the needy from the ground, and he urges the poor away from filth,

8. so that he may place him with the leaders, with the leaders of his people.

9. He causes a barren woman to live in a house, as the joyful mother of sons.





“Por que a tentação passada deixa na alma uma certa perturbação? perguntou um penitente a Padre Pio. Ele respondeu: “Você já presenciou um tremor de terra? Quando tudo estremece a sua volta, você também é sacudido; no entanto, não necessariamente fica enterrado nos destroços!” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina