First Reading – Daniel 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28 King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his lords, with whom he drank. Under the influence of the wine, he ordered the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, to be …
This is the hour when the King of martyrs offered his life in the upper room and laid it down on the cross. Let us thank him and say: We praise you, O Lord. We praise you, O Lord, our Savior, inspiration and example for every martyr, for loving us …
First Reading – Daniel 2:31-45 Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar: “In your vision, O king, you saw a statue, very large and exceedingly bright, terrifying in appearance as it stood before you. The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs bronze, …
Let us praise Christ, the shepherd and guardian of our souls, who loves and protects his people. Placing our hope in him, we cry out: Protect your people, Lord. Eternal shepherd, protect our bishop, — and all the shepherds of your Church. Protect your people, Lord. Look kindly on those who …
First Reading – Daniel 1:1-6, 8-20 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came and laid siege to Jerusalem. The Lord handed over to him Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the temple of God; he carried …
Christ extolled those who practiced virginity for the sake of the kingdom. Let us praise him joyfully and pray to him: Jesus, example of virgins, hear us. Christ, you presented the Church to yourself as a chaste virgin to her spouse, — keep her holy and inviolate. Jesus, example of virgins, …
Let us pray to Christ the King. He is the firstborn of all creation; all things exist in him. May your kingdom come, O Lord. Christ, our king and shepherd, gather your sheep from every land, — give them pasture in green and fertile meadows. May your kingdom come, O Lord. …
First Reading – Daniel 7:13-14 As the visions during the night continued, I saw one like a Son of man coming, on the clouds of heaven; when he reached the Ancient One and was presented before him, the one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship; all …
Let us pray to Christ the King. He is the firstborn of all creation; all things exist in him. May your kingdom come, O Lord. Christ, our king and shepherd, gather your sheep from every land, — give them pasture in green and fertile meadows. May your kingdom come, O Lord. …
First Reading – 1 Maccabees 6:1-13 As King Antiochus was traversing the inland provinces, he heard that in Persia there was a city called Elymais, famous for its wealth in silver and gold, and that its temple was very rich, containing gold helmets, breastplates, and weapons left there by Alexander, …
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