Harpa Dei

Download PDF 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 […]

Download PDF 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:

Download PDF 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

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

Eccl 48:1-16 Then the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, his word flaring like a torch. It was he who brought famine on them and decimated them in his zeal. By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens, three times also he brought down fire. How glorious you were in your miracles,

Isa 48:17-19 Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Yahweh your God and teach you for your own good, I lead you in the way you ought to go. If only you had listened to my commandments! Your prosperity would have been like a river and your saving justice like

Mt 11:7b, 11-15 Jesus began to talk to the people about John: ‘In truth I tell you, of all the children born to women, there has never been anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. Since John the Baptist came, up to this present

In the midst of Advent, a bright light shines forth: it is a wise virgin whose name alone – and even more her witness – proclaims the Lord. She is Saint Lucia, the “light bearer”. She was one of those wonderful virgins who gave her life for Christ without hesitation. Like St. Agatha, St. Agnes,

Lk 1:39-48 A reading from the memorial of Our Lady of Guadalupe In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah,  and she entered the house of Zechari′ah and greeted Elizabeth.  And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and

Isa 35:1-10 ”Let the desert and the dry lands be glad, let the wasteland rejoice and bloom; like the asphodel, let it burst into flower, let it rejoice and sing for joy. The glory of Lebanon is bestowed on it, the splendour of Carmel and Sharon; then they will see the glory of Yahweh, the