Harpa Dei

O King of the nations, and their desire,the cornerstone making both one:Come and save the human race,which you fashioned from clay. All peoples are waiting for you, O King of nations.Deep down they know it:There must be the One who truly loves us;There must be the One whom we willingly serve,There must be the One […]

O Morning Star,splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness:Come and enlighten thosewho dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. When Thou, O Sun of righteousness, arisest,thus diffusing the uncreated light,You pierce through all darknessand everywhere comes life, true life. There is nothing that can dim Your light;no shadow can darken You (Mal 3:20).When

O Key of David and Sceptre of the house of Israel,Who dost open and no man doth shut,Who dost shut and no man doth open,come and bring forth from his prisonhousethe captive that sitteth in darkness and in the shadow of death. “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Mt

O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;before you kings will shut their mouths,to you the nations will make their prayer:Come and deliver us, and delay no longer. In many parts of the world, O Lord, Your sign is raised up: the sign of the Cross.Exalted in it, You exclaim: “I am

O Adonai, and Leader of the house of Israel,Who didst appear to Moses in the flame of the burning bush,and didst give unto him the Law on Sinai:come and with an outstretched arm redeem us. O Adonai, Father of life! You never forsook man, even when he turned his back on You. In Paradise You

O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High,reaching from one end to the other,mightily and sweetly ordering all things:Come and teach us the way of prudence. You, O Wisdom, bring everything into holy order, for You come from the Eternal Father. Thou dost penetrate all things and, by Thy strength and gentleness,

Mt 21:23-27 When Jesus entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”  Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you a question; and if you tell me

Phil 4:4-7 Always be joyful, then, in the Lord; I repeat, be joyful. Let your good sense be obvious to everybody. The Lord is near. Never worry about anything; but tell God all your desires of every kind in prayer and petition shot through with gratitude, and the peace of God which is beyond our

Lk 14:25-33 Reading from the memorial of St. John of the Cross Great crowds accompanied Jesus on his way and he turned and spoke to them. ‘Anyone who comes to me without hating father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes and his own life too, cannot be my disciple. No one who does not carry

NOTE: Today we will listen to and meditate on the Gospel of Saint Lucy’s memorial following the traditional calendar. For those who wish to learn more about the story of today’s saint, we recommend listening to this meditation: https://en.elijamission.net/2023/12/13 Mt 13:44-46 ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which someone has