There are two options; the second is for Cycles B and C.
At the name of the Lord, let every knee bend, in heaven, on earth and under the earth; for the Lord became obedient to death, even death on the Cross; that is why Jesus Christ is the Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto you.
Phil. 2:10, 8, 11; V. Ps. 101:2
Blessed be the name of the Lord both now and forever. Do we truly give Him the glory and praise which is rightly His?
All you have inflicted upon us, O Lord, has been dealt out in true justice, for we have have sinned against you and we have failed to obey your commandments; but give glory to your name and deal with us according to the abundance your mercy.
V. Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Daniel 3:31, 29, 30, 43, 42; Ps. 118:1
Justice without mercy is vengeance; mercy without justice is enabling. God is both just and merciful; His discipline is merited.
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